Feb 05 2010
"The sea does not reward those who are too anxious, too greedy,
or too impatient. To dig for treasures shows not only impatience
and greed, but lack of faith.
Patience, patience, patience, is what the sea teaches.
Patience and faith.
One should lie empty, open, choiceless as a beach
--waiting for a gift from the sea." ~ Anne Morrow Lindbergh
Feb 02 2010
Benedict Carey in a Los Angeles Times article dated January 5, 2004, reports “50% to 70% of people who have tried it say hypnosis has helped them to feel better or heal faster.”
Feb 01 2010
In rivers, the water that you touch is the last of what has passed and the first of that which comes; so with present time. ~Leonardo da Vinci
Jan 25 2010
You can become blind by seeing each day as a similar one.Each day is a different one, each day brings a miracle of its own.It's just a matter of paying attention to this miracle. ~ Paulo Coelho
Jan 20 2010
When you affirm your own rightness in the universe, then you co-operate with others easily and automatically as part of your own nature. You, being yourself, help others be themselves. Because you recognize your own uniqueness you will not need to dominate others, nor cringe before them.”
Jane Roberts ~ The Nature of Personal Reality
Dec 10 2009
All prosperity begins in the mind and is dependent only upon the full use of our creative imagination. ~ Ruth Ross
Nov 30 2009
In the confrontation between the stream and the rock, the stream always wins…not through strength but by perseverance.
~ H. Jackson Brown
Nov 23 2009
“50% to 70% of people who have tried it, say hypnosis has helped them to feel better or heal faster.” ~ Benedict Carey in a Los Angeles Times article dated January 5, 2004.
Nov 23 2009
Have in your mind that which would constitute a miracle for you. Get the vision. Suspend disbelief and skepticism. Allow yourself to take the journey toward real magic. ~ Wayne Dyer
The elevator to success is out of order. You'll have to take one step at a time.
What you tell yourself has the greatest of power over your life.What you tell yourself ultimately determines what you are and are not able to do.
What are you telling yourself?
Begin by being specific in defining your personal vision of success. Take a few moments each day to visualize what you want. Daydream. You are clearly defining success, not keeping it some vague, unknown entity. Get in touch with the emotional connection to a particular goal. As you visualize, bring to mind the feeling of success and accomplishment. When you connect with your feelings about your goal, it sets the creative process in motion.
You must believe it is possible. “For those who believe, no proof is necessary. For those who don’t believe, no proof is possible.” John and Lyn St. Clair Thomas.
You must accept that it will happen. When you tell yourself you can and you will, you have taken the first step towards accomplishing what you want to accomplish. And you will find that you can and you will accomplish your goal. Conscious action alone does not create change. Successful change requires planning. By creating changes in your thoughts, you are reinforcing your idea of success. Success also requires self-acceptance; a positive attitude and the ability to concentrate on and develop your strengths.
There is no limitation to mind power and the ability to direct it to make positive things happen. Set your goals high. Create positive images. Project the best of yourself. Your efforts are always important to your success. Think about what you want, not what you don’t want! And remember, anything you set your mind to accomplish is possible.
Nov 09 2009
Life isn't about finding yourself.Life is about creating yourself.
~ George Bernard Shaw (1856-1950, Irish-born British Dramatist)
Nov 03 2009
The Four Agreements by Don Miguel Ruiz is a simple, yet remarkable guide to help you create a brand new belief system to improve your life in every way. I highly recommend this Toltec tool of transformation.
Be Impeccable with Your Word
Speak with integrity. Say only what you mean. Avoid using the word to speak against yourself or to gossip about others. Use the power of your word in the direction of truth and love.
Don’t Take Anything Personally
Nothing others do is because of you. What others say and do is a protection of their own reality, their own dream. When you are immune to the opinions and actions of others, you won’t be the victim of needless suffering.
Don’t make Assumptions
Find the courage to ask questions and to express what you really want. Communicate with others as clearly as you can to avoid misunderstandings, sadness and drama. With just this one agreement, you can completely transform your life.
Always Do Your Best
Your best is going to change from moment to moment; it will be different when you are healthy as opposed to sick. Under any circumstance, simply do your best and you will avoid self judgment, self-abuse and regret.
(The Four Agreements Companion Book by Don Miguel Ruiz, pg. ix)
Oct 29 2009
Anna Freud wrote that “sex is something you do, sexuality is something you are.”
There is a difference between the act of sex and the individual experience of our sexuality. Sexuality is an intrinsic part of who we are. Hypnotherapy, imagery and meridian tapping are very effective methods to help with problems of intimacy and sexuality.
Gender Identity
Hypnosis helps people with questions and problems about their gender identity. It allows them to explore and investigate their doubts and to experience what it would be like to be of the other gender. If the decision to have sex-change surgery has been made, hypnosis helps with motivation, being prepared for the surgical ordeal, to control pain and to adapt more fully to the new life.
Sexual Orientation
Hypnotic techniques help the person to accept what cannot be changed and adjust constructively to that situation.
Sexual Preference
In adolescence, we are faced with our sexual preferences, the “things” (activities, sights, scents, etc.) that arouse us and lead to our sexual satisfaction. These “things” include specific parts of the human anatomy and/or body type; physical sensations (including pain); emotional situations (such as fighting and make-up sex); activities and behaviors; scents, sounds, tastes, objects, places, and more.
Sexual preferences are always highly subjective and often culturally determined. Because the person with atypical sexual behavior, like most everybody else, usually imagines beforehand what is going to happen, hypnotic methods work well to help the person be more comfortable with their sexuality or let go of negative behaviors.
Sexual Response
Different from sexual preference, sexual response focuses on what is normally expected, both physiologically and psychologically, when the person has no medical conditions and enjoys good health. There are five progressive stages in human sexual response: Desire, arousal, foreplay, orgasm, and cognitive processing.
The use of visualization or mental rehearsal has shown to be more effective than cognitive therapy. Using visualization techniques, it is possible to substitute and “correct” the negative images that may keep a person in a cycle of unfulfilling or damaging behavior.
People with low libido are better served by proceeding slowly, from sensuality to sex. The person is invited to imagine any physical contact that might be acceptable, or even appealing. Once this is identified, mental rehearsal is centered on it.
Entering into the sexual fantasy as if it were real is helpful for those with an inability to create positive sexual images. This inability could be due to very painful sexual encounters in the past, including sexual abuse or trauma.
Most sexual arousal problems are the result of anxiety and tension, so it’s easy to accept the value of hypnotic relaxation. The imagery is not necessarily sexual at first, but helps the person to have a clear experience of natural relaxation. Then, once they are able to control their anxiety about sexual performance, other feelings that produce stress such as fear of intimacy, anger or guilt can be addressed.
Problems in foreplay often indicate both ignorance and poor sex education, or boredom, lack of emotional excitement, or distracting thoughts unrelated to the sexual situation.
To improve problems in sexual foreplay, the person is helped to have a vivid and detailed mental experience involving all the inner senses, so it is imagined as if it were real and happening right now. After repeated visualization, it becomes so natural that it is expected to happen the way it has been imagined.
Sexual climax or orgasm is the healthy, normal, inevitable, outcome. The inability to reach this physiological conclusion may be due to unresolved problems in the relationship. It may be due to a lack of self-esteem or confidence. Personal beliefs and limitations affect our ability to experience pleasure. All of these problems can be addressed with the use of hypnosis, imagery and meridian therapy.
After sex, we process. The mental activity going on during sex and, especially after it is finished, is very rich. It consists of both mental images and statements, subconscious memories and programming. Hypnotherapy can help the person to focus more on positive aspects of the sexual situation and let go of any negativism related to the experience.
Sexual Mores
Our culture and historical moment allow or forbid, encourage, or discourage sexual behavior. The expectations and rules are established by the economic, political, ethnic, family, social, and religious values and roles. Sexual role rebellion can be expressed in nonconformity in dress, make-up or customs. Those uncomfortable with their rebellion can be helped through learning to accept themselves.
Choose your thoughts. Choose the good ones. And your body will respond.
Your body is your subconscious mind.
Jul 31 2007
All my life I’ve wanted to be somebody. But I see now I should have been more specific. ~Jane Wagner
