Hypnotherapy & Relaxation

Written By Chicagohealers.com practitioner Karen Erickson -

One of the best ways to learn to relax is through hypnosis or hypnotherapy. Many people have a hard time relaxing on their own because most people live their lives being stimulated with constant noise around them (TV, radio, cell phones) that they become addicted to the noise and have a hard time quieting their mind and being in silence. Hypnosis is a guided visualization technique to deeply relax the body and can help train the client how to relax on their own through self-hypnosis. Through hypnosis you will learn how to quiet your mind and slow down or stop the mind chatter from your ego.

Once your mind and body has made the connection and learned how to relax and go into an altered state, it will be very easy to achieve this on your own without the hypnotherapist. This is really the beginning stages of learning how to meditate, going within and quieting the mind. Many studies have shown that your health and life improves through meditation and hypnosis. People are happier, handle life better, healthier and more connected to the flow of life, so life is just easier.

Usually in 3 sessions with a hypnotherapist, most people will have learned a deep state of relaxation and will be able to do self-hypnosis or meditation. The practitioner can make a tape for the client which can help deepen the state to make it easier until the client feels comfortable doing it on their own. People who can benefit the most from hypnosis would be anyone who is feeling lots of stress, who is constantly on the go, can’t sleep at night because of mind chatter or who is having health problems.

Hypnotherapy and Relaxation Exercises

Self hypnosis and meditation are relaxation techniques, which are very similar in many ways, both providing substantial health benefits by reducing stress. Some of these techniques are also used to relax the body and mind. Here are some techniques that readers can perform on their own to help reduce stress:

1. Always go to a quiet place, turn off the television, radio and get really comfortable; loosen any tight clothing.
2. Close your eyes, put your hands on your abdomen, take 3 slow deep breaths, counting one 1,000 two 1000, 3 1,000, breathing deeply into your abdomen through your nose without lifting your shoulders. When exhaling, let out a loud, deep ‘ahhh’.
3. Return to normal breathing, in and out of your nose, but continue breathing from your abdomen.
4. Roll your eyes up gently and focus the on the point between your eyes in the middle of your forehead
5. Imagine yourself in a super comfortable setting, such as a bubbling Jacuzzi or floating on top of a cloud. Imagine all the tenseness leaving your body and imagine yourself becoming as light as a feather. Imagining all the stresses leaving your body often aid in relaxation.
6. Another option is to imagine being at a peaceful and safe place. Now, imagine being there, using all your senses. For example, imagine being on a beach, it is a beautiful sunny day and you can feel the warmth of the sand underneath your feet. As you squish your toes into the sand, you hear the sound of the waves as they break at the shore. The more you imagine being there and using all your senses, the more you’re body will de-tense and relax.

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