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Next week, I'll be showcasing our new college website and advising details of our new London based Hypnotherapy Practitioner Diploma course and our plans to run our diploma course in other locations around the UK and Europe. During recent weeks, since my two year old son went back to pre-school after the Summer holidays, and my one year old daughter returned to toddler group, they both very kindly keep bringing back bugs, coughs,
snotty noses and all manner of other invisible nasties to share with me. It meant my marathon training stalled progress, working a lot of long hours with no days off was made tougher and I felt jaded and worn out.
Not the cheeriest start to Adam Up, eh?
Yesterday I was one of the experts on a Twitter Chat and online clinic helping people with issues related to stress and anxiety in the workplace.
One of the most common and observable issues that I kept on encountering was the way so many people overlook the seemingly basic things in life that will help them feel
better – healthy diet, regular exercise, social interaction, natural sunlight, fresh air, taking time out to switch off from work and properly relax, learn skills to relax and get things back into some perspective….
And that is what happened to me…. At the tail end of the most recent bug I had, I began on the Tim Noakes (Sports professor, running author and now food revolutionist) inspired Banting diet that many professional and elite runners and triathletes around
the world use. It is high fat, low carb and I have been loving it.
I also started back getting out in the wind and rain along my beloved sea front for my training runs despite a slight cough.
I ran my diploma course
module one and got to meet a great group of people for the first time; I also got to spend time working with, chatting with, and catching up with the course assistants who are all very good, close friends of mine.
Fair enough, I have not had any time off yet, but the weekend is not far and I’ll take some time out. But getting back running, eating well,
sleeping better, having the love of my wife and children when I come home and the enjoyable social interaction I enjoyed at work helped me to climb out of the slump I felt with the constant poorliness.
Yesterday, I also advised a man who worried and stressed about work goals about how to mentally rehearse ‘realistic’ outcomes for those work goals. I say
‘realistic’ because we do not want to catastrophise about the worst things happening when they are unlikely to happen and we also do not want to expect utter and absolute dream-like perfection with everything we do, so having a sober, balanced expectation tends to serve people best.
In a personal message, the man told me about his worries and along with
the general advice I recommeneded about not overlooking the basics (afore mentioned) and that there was a particular technique he should have a go at doing daily for a couple of weeks to see himself coping effectively with the demands of his work and then mastering the tasks in the way he usually does, to remind himself of how capable he is.
Most of the people that come to see me for therapy have learned somewhere along the line to cope in some way with their issues... They
have not mastered dealing with the issue, otherwise they would not need to see me. Today, I want to talk about a process that allows anyone to move from coping to mastering just by using the power of your mind, so that you can overcome unnecessary worry or stress too. Continued Below...
New Academic Year - Course and Seminar Dates
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As you can see we are moving away from Bournemouth for many of our seminars and courses next year. In particular we have positioned some of our courses near London Heathrow as we do get many participants from abroad and we hope that this will be more convenient for those of you who would like to attend from outside the UK. To find out more about any of these courses or seminars please visit: To Register and Pay:The Seminars can be booked and paid for online at: EventbriteThe Diploma and Cognitive Behavioural Courses -
you will need to get in touch with us.
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Steps To Move From Coping To Mastery Using Self-Hypnosis Prior to starting with this process, for a moment close your eyes and think of a situation that you feel uncomfortable about. that is the situation that we'll use throughout this process... Ideally a situation that you'd like to feel wonderfully
at ease, confident and comfortable about in the future.
So with that situation in mind, imagine the situation like it is a film clip that has a distinct beginning, middle and ending. Like a scenario whereby you imagine that the scene begins at a point before anything has happened, goes through the discomfort of the situation, and ends when it is over and you feel safe once again.
Run through that entirely and thoroughly in your mind before you even begin this
process.
Having done that, briefly and starting at the beginning, go ahead and describe the sequence of events out loud to yourself or someone else that you can get to listen. Just verbalise it and make sure it sounds right and is a worthwhile situation to be dealt with.
Then give yourself a score of between 0-10 about how confident you feel about the situation right now having run through it. maybe make a note of that score - this is going to help us measure
your progress later on.
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Step Two:
Ok, so if you have studied or explored the field of NLP, you'll be aware of this kind of process of dissociating... Though it was being done a long
time before NLP started popularising it...
Now just imagine that you are seated in the back row of your own private cinema. If you used to snog quietly at the back row of the cinema, then you might want to sit in a different seat... ;-)
You are going to watch a film clip of that situation, the one you ran through prior to starting this... This time, it is going to be viewed in a different way though. You're going to view things from a distance, and feel more detached,
neutral and objective about them.
So that from here onwards, you can still think about those things but you do so in a way that is much more helpful, progressive and constructive. What we want to happen here is for you to be able to face those old negative, unwanted emotions, feelings and thoughts and learn from them. Heck, maybe even grow stronger as a result of them!
So bring the cinema screen to life and see yourself on the screen at the beginning of that
imagined situation. Hit the pause button for a moment.
In a moment, you are going to watch the things you were worried might happen - which was a ridiculous thing to do, wasn't it? Run it through including the beginning, middle, and end. Tell yourself that the more you watch, the more calm, relaxed and confident you feel.
Face those old, unwanted fears, worries or anxieties from this distanced position and just drain all the negative feelings away. maybe you can see
them, imagine them as colours, or hear them, or just assume that they are draining in whatever way is best for you.
Really do that right now, watch yourself going through that. Once you have arrived at the end of that scene, fade the screen, blank it out, pull a curtain over it and relax. If you know of a good progressive relaxation process, go through that for a while, do all you can to relax yourself more than before. Ok, so now when you think about that same
situation, how self-confident do you feel about coping with it, on a scale from 0-10, what number do you have? How higher is it than it was before? Cool, eh?
Repeat this process at least two more times, remembering to score yourself after each time. Step Three:So having done that at least three times, you now use your imagination and actually put yourself in that same situation...
So this time you are seeing things through your own eyes, hearing through your own ears and feeling what it is like to be in the situation. As vividly as you can, imagine being there and it's happening here and now.
While you are there, you may want to deliver some powerful messages to yourself, affirming that "I can do
this" or "I feel calm" or "I am in control of myself" or whatever kind of internal dialogue helps enhance how you feel in this situation.
Imagine that you are now coping with that situation in a more calm, relaxed and confident manner. Not perfect yet, though better than before. Start at the beginning, and imagine yourself handling things in a more progressive and capable manner.
Then once you have reached the end of the clip, with you in it, blank out the screen, fade
the picture or pull a curtain over it all and relax as much as you possibly can. Again, using whatever relaxation technique is best for you.
So that now when you think about that situation, on a scale of 0-10 how self-confident do you feel about coping with it? How much higher is that number now?
Repeat this process at least two more times, remembering to score yourself after each time. Step Four:So this is the climax, the
crescendo, the mastery being met... The fun.
Finally then, you imagine yourself having totally mastered the same situation and dealing with it in a completely calm, relaxed and confident manner.
You may want to repeat any internal dialogue or messages to yourself again. Saying them with vigour and with a sense of really meaning it! So that you are now handling that situation to the best of your ability, as calm, relaxed, and confident as you can imagine. It is personal
to you, so do this in whatever way you deem to be the best of your abilities.
Again, as before, start at the beginning, and imagine yourself experiencing things in as progressive and comfortable way as possible, as if it is happening right now. When you've reached the end, blank out the screen and relax. Really nice and deeply, breathe a deep breath and relax.
OK, one more time now, when you think about that situation, how self-confident do you feel about coping with
it, on a scale from 0-10, what number do you have?
You can repeat this until you get to zero, if for any reason you have not already. Step Five:Exit.
Practice this technique over and over again. It'll make a huge difference. Go and take some action, that is undeniably convincing to you that you are making this change. |
This Week - Adam Interviews Dr Brian Roet |
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The next podcast will be available tomorrow (Friday) and information about it can be found at http://hypnosis-weekly.com.
This week Hypnosis Weekly Episode 13 - - Adam interviews Dr Brian Roet
- Hypnosis in the news includes football teams employing hypnosis and Adam makes a heartfelt plea to a lovely actress
- This week's
discussion is about the use of metaphor, symbolism and parts therapy with Dr Brian Roet
- The fact of the week includes one of the field's most important contributors and one of the world's most famous novels of all time.
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Joke of the week: Three men died in a car accident and met Jesus himself at the Pearly Gates.
The Lord spoke unto them saying, "I will ask you each a simple question.
If you tell the truth I will allow you into heaven, but if you lie....Hell is waiting for you."
To the first man the Lord asked, How many times did you cheat on your wife? The first man replied, "Lord, I was a good husband. I never cheated on
my wife." The Lord replied, "Very good! Not only will I allow you in, but for being faithful to your wife I will give you a huge mansion and a limo for your transportation."
To the second man the Lord asked, "How many times did you cheat on your wife?" The second man replied, "Lord, I cheated on my wife twice." The Lord replied, "I will allow you to come in, but for your unfaithfulness, you will get a four- bedroom house and a BMW."
To the third man the
Lord asked, "So, how many times did you cheat on your wife?" The third man replied, "Lord, I cheated on my wife about 8 times." The Lord replied, "I will allow you to come in, but for your unfaithfulness, you will get a one-room apartment, and a Yugo for your transportation."
A couple hours later the second and third men saw the first man crying his eyes out. "Why are you crying?" the two men asked. "You got the mansion and limo!" The first man replied,
"I'm crying because I saw my wife a little while ago, and she was riding a skateboard!"
Hahahaha.... Very funny indeed...
Thanks to everyone who continues to send me in jokes each week, I love getting them!
Articles:
Here are a selection of topical articles that I enjoyed reading this week, often related to the fields of hypnosis, hypnotherapy, psychotherapy and other forms of
personal development. Some may have just amused me or made me smile. If you ever come across any related articles that you think may feature well, then get in touch with me and we can share them here:
More next week.
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Hypnosis Weekly Podcast
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There are interviews, debates, facts, news articles and much more, you can visit the site of the podcast at www.hypnosis-weekly.com or
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Forthcoming Courses & Events
2014/2015 |
Avoid Disappointment - Book Early
You will see that some of our events are now available via Eventbrite.
This means that you can pay for the tickets online.
We will still get in touch with you for any special arrangements.
We just hope that you find this a more convenient way to
book yourself onto our Seminars.
If you have any queries about any course get in touch via our Help DeskWe will be sure to get back to you
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HYPNOTHERAPY DIPLOMA TRAINING
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Our 10 Month Course is 1 weekend per month from October till July
Next course starts October 2014
Our Intensive Course is more suited to people living further afield.
Two 9 Day blocks - Next Course begins March 2015
If you want to train to be a
hypnotherapist, there has never been a better time, we are thriving in this economic climate! If you'd like to train, check out here for a course prospectus, dates
and application form for this year's diploma, fully approved and accredited in several countries... The spaces are going at some pace right now though... My training school is one of a few in the UK to currently offer the externally verified HPD (Hypnotherapy Practitioner Diploma) which matches government occupational standards and is the equivalent of
National Vocational Qualification (NVQ) level 4 |
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Learn Self-Hypnosis!
We have new dates for my self-hypnosis one day seminar.
They also carry with them Continued Professional Development (CPD) credits with the GHR and NCH
here in the UK if you are a member of either.
The seminars have been fully booked up this year and we are offering these extra dates in response to popular demand.
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FIVE DAY COURSE
COGNITIVE BEHAVIOURAL HYPNOTHERAPY
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Rapid Inductions and Hypnotic Phenomena Seminar |
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I am delighted to invite you to join me for a daylong, fun filled seminar aimed at and created for hypnotherapists looking to advance their range and fluency at inducing hypnosis rapidly and creating hypnotic phenomena in a professional manner. This seminar is being run in Edinburgh, Manchester, London and Bournemouth in the next
year.
Book Now
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Please do come and join us in the new Hypnosis Hub, - if you are a professional in the field, you'll get more business using this forum,
- if you are curious the hypnosis field, you'll learn more,
- if you are
student of hypnosis and hypnotherapy, you'll get support and resources...
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PLATINUM MEMBERS AREA
EVER BIGGER AND BETTER
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Pete Vincent
Hypnotherapist, Bradford-On-Avon, UK I would highly recommend Adam’s course to anyone who wants to learn about hypnotherapy in a down to Earth, balanced way, free to adopt their own take on the
subject without being forced to follow one particular way of thinking.
Anyone doing this course will not only improve their own lives as a result of doing some of the tasks along the way, they will also be very well equipped and able to help other people using a well documented, effective array of tools and techniques.
I particularly
liked Adam’s sense of humour and style of teaching as well as meeting loads of new friends.” MORE TESTIMONIALS HERE
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I thank you for reading... Goodbye for now.
Bulooo!
Adam. |
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