http://www.exuberancehypno.co.uk/blog Dave Sabat of Exuberance Clinical Hypnotherapy posts useful, informative & sometimes controversial views about the world of hypnosis & matters of the mind. Thu, 29 Dec 2011 11:01:48 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 http://www.exuberancehypno.co.uk/blog/index.php/2011/12/hypnotist-arrested-after-using-witchcraft-on-41-children/ http://www.exuberancehypno.co.uk/blog/index.php/2011/12/hypnotist-arrested-after-using-witchcraft-on-41-children/#comments Thu, 01 Dec 2011 13:19:51 +0000 Dave Sabat http://www.exuberancehypno.co.uk/blog/?p=515 There are numerous misconceptions about hypnosis & hypnotherapy and what they really are. Sometimes I hold my head in my hands and say to myself “Oh dear, oh dear, oh dear” when I see some stories in the news. This is one of those stories. Hypnotist arrested after using witchcraft on children. Please believe me [...]

]]> http://www.exuberancehypno.co.uk/blog/index.php/2011/12/hypnotist-arrested-after-using-witchcraft-on-41-children/feed/ 0 http://www.exuberancehypno.co.uk/blog/index.php/2011/07/hypnosis-is-dangerous-and-illegal-in-the-wrong-hands/ http://www.exuberancehypno.co.uk/blog/index.php/2011/07/hypnosis-is-dangerous-and-illegal-in-the-wrong-hands/#comments Mon, 18 Jul 2011 14:58:48 +0000 Dave Sabat http://www.exuberancehypno.co.uk/blog/?p=484 Hypnosis should only be used by licensed medical professionals. This means that only doctors and psychiatrists should be able to use the incredible powers of hypnosis. In the wrong hands it can be a dangerous and, in some cases, illegal practice. Fortunately, a video clip of some unauthorised and illegal use of hypnosis has surfaced and [...]

]]> http://www.exuberancehypno.co.uk/blog/index.php/2011/07/hypnosis-is-dangerous-and-illegal-in-the-wrong-hands/feed/ 2 http://www.exuberancehypno.co.uk/blog/index.php/2011/04/mr-universe-trains-his-mind-as-well-as-his-body/ http://www.exuberancehypno.co.uk/blog/index.php/2011/04/mr-universe-trains-his-mind-as-well-as-his-body/#comments Fri, 01 Apr 2011 12:57:31 +0000 Dave Sabat http://www.exuberancehypno.co.uk/blog/?p=471 Neale Cranwell, Mr Universe and Mr World (World Class bodybuilder), has recently started to enjoy the benefits of training his mind with sports hypnosis before he embarks on his first year on the pro-circuit which means entering (and going there to win!) events around the world. Neale regularly appears on The Active Channel and is the [...]

]]> http://www.exuberancehypno.co.uk/blog/index.php/2011/04/mr-universe-trains-his-mind-as-well-as-his-body/feed/ 2 http://www.exuberancehypno.co.uk/blog/index.php/2011/01/bbc-late-kick-off-brentford-goalkeeper-richard-lee-sports-hypnosis/ http://www.exuberancehypno.co.uk/blog/index.php/2011/01/bbc-late-kick-off-brentford-goalkeeper-richard-lee-sports-hypnosis/#comments Tue, 18 Jan 2011 22:43:30 +0000 Dave Sabat http://www.exuberancehypno.co.uk/blog/?p=458 BBC Late Kick Off recently featured Brentford Goalkeeper Richard Lee singing the praises of sports hypnosis after working with me. Chappers interviewed Richard and saw a session in action. Catch the episode quickly on BBC iPlayer What is hypnosis and what does it involve? Hypnosis is the quickest way of installing new habits and beliefs with [...]

]]> http://www.exuberancehypno.co.uk/blog/index.php/2011/01/bbc-late-kick-off-brentford-goalkeeper-richard-lee-sports-hypnosis/feed/ 0 http://www.exuberancehypno.co.uk/blog/index.php/2010/06/latest-testimonials/ http://www.exuberancehypno.co.uk/blog/index.php/2010/06/latest-testimonials/#comments Mon, 07 Jun 2010 12:48:51 +0000 admin http://www.exuberancehypno.co.uk/blog/?p=312 Being self-employed, receiving these notes and thank-you’s, whether they are OK’ed to be used as testimonials or not, is like an employed person getting a pat on the back from the Chairman! It is always lovely to hear clients telling me and others about how good they feel after the session(s) and how the “talking” [...]

]]> http://www.exuberancehypno.co.uk/blog/index.php/2010/06/latest-testimonials/feed/ 0 http://www.exuberancehypno.co.uk/blog/index.php/2010/04/free-hypnosis-free-hypnotherapy-free-self-hypnosis/ http://www.exuberancehypno.co.uk/blog/index.php/2010/04/free-hypnosis-free-hypnotherapy-free-self-hypnosis/#comments Wed, 28 Apr 2010 11:26:51 +0000 admin http://www.exuberancehypno.co.uk/blog/?p=310 This is really simple. The Hypnosis World Summit is offering you the opportunity to listen to some of the world’s leading hypnotists and hypnotherapists for free. FREE. Nothing. Nada. Sign up now, it only takes a moment. http://www.hypnosisworldsummit.com/cmd.php?af=1177020  Listen to one or all of the sessions, it’s your choice, for free. Be happy, Dave. Clinical Hypnosis

]]> http://www.exuberancehypno.co.uk/blog/index.php/2010/04/free-hypnosis-free-hypnotherapy-free-self-hypnosis/feed/ 0 http://www.exuberancehypno.co.uk/blog/index.php/2010/04/hypnotherapy-recession-busting-rates-offer-finishes-april-30th/ http://www.exuberancehypno.co.uk/blog/index.php/2010/04/hypnotherapy-recession-busting-rates-offer-finishes-april-30th/#comments Wed, 21 Apr 2010 12:55:00 +0000 admin http://www.exuberancehypno.co.uk/blog/?p=309 Since the new year I've offered a substantial discount off of the usual hourly rate which has enabled many people to take advantage of improving their lives for less! However, one man does not an economy make and whilst I have done my bit to put some money back in to the UK economy, the [...]

]]> http://www.exuberancehypno.co.uk/blog/index.php/2010/04/hypnotherapy-recession-busting-rates-offer-finishes-april-30th/feed/ 0 http://www.exuberancehypno.co.uk/blog/index.php/2010/01/attention-all-hypnotherapists-and-hypnotists/ http://www.exuberancehypno.co.uk/blog/index.php/2010/01/attention-all-hypnotherapists-and-hypnotists/#comments Tue, 12 Jan 2010 18:57:00 +0000 admin http://www.exuberancehypno.co.uk/blog/?p=301 You know how good self-hypnosis is at helping you to make changes but what if you get stuck? What do you do if you need a hand making the changes that you wish to make? Maybe you are a secret smoker? Maybe you want to lose weight? Maybe you’re having relationship issues? Maybe you just [...]

]]> http://www.exuberancehypno.co.uk/blog/index.php/2010/01/attention-all-hypnotherapists-and-hypnotists/feed/ 0 http://www.exuberancehypno.co.uk/blog/index.php/2010/01/hypnotherapyhypnosis-rates-reduced-recession-busting-rates/ http://www.exuberancehypno.co.uk/blog/index.php/2010/01/hypnotherapyhypnosis-rates-reduced-recession-busting-rates/#comments Mon, 04 Jan 2010 12:52:12 +0000 admin http://www.exuberancehypno.co.uk/blog/?p=300

]]> http://www.exuberancehypno.co.uk/blog/index.php/2010/01/hypnotherapyhypnosis-rates-reduced-recession-busting-rates/feed/ 0 http://www.exuberancehypno.co.uk/blog/index.php/2009/12/the-most-powerful-hypnotists-on-the-planet-are/ http://www.exuberancehypno.co.uk/blog/index.php/2009/12/the-most-powerful-hypnotists-on-the-planet-are/#comments Mon, 28 Dec 2009 19:19:00 +0000 admin http://www.exuberancehypno.co.uk/blog/?p=298 ……..advertisers. This is a really clever TV advert from the UK which shows someone recalling advert “hooks” or “slogans” even though the adverts haven't been on the tele for many years. If you accept that hypnosis or hypnotherapy is simply bypassing common sense to ask the subconscious mind to act on an acceptable suggestion, then [...]

]]> http://www.exuberancehypno.co.uk/blog/index.php/2009/12/the-most-powerful-hypnotists-on-the-planet-are/feed/ 2 http://www.exuberancehypno.co.uk/blog/index.php/2009/12/bbc-inside-out-hypnotherapy-and-hypnosis/ http://www.exuberancehypno.co.uk/blog/index.php/2009/12/bbc-inside-out-hypnotherapy-and-hypnosis/#comments Thu, 17 Dec 2009 14:53:24 +0000 admin http://www.exuberancehypno.co.uk/blog/?p=296 On the BBC recently was a programme called Inside Out which put hypnotherapy and hypnosis under the spotlight and the reporter showed how he could obtain qualifications for his cat. The question was raised “How do you know if you are seeing someone who knows what they are doing?”, and I’ll cover that in a [...]

]]> http://www.exuberancehypno.co.uk/blog/index.php/2009/12/bbc-inside-out-hypnotherapy-and-hypnosis/feed/ 1 http://www.exuberancehypno.co.uk/blog/index.php/2009/11/the-perfect-psychotherapy-session-on-video/ http://www.exuberancehypno.co.uk/blog/index.php/2009/11/the-perfect-psychotherapy-session-on-video/#comments Thu, 26 Nov 2009 13:38:00 +0000 admin http://www.exuberancehypno.co.uk/blog/?p=294 Sometimes it seems that my profession, and others related to it, gets itself wrapped up in unnecessary pontifications and posturing, pointless discussions about processes, political “in-fighting” between self-proclaimed representative organisations, “my way is the best way” on-line forum duels and seems to forget that all we do is talk. That's it, all we do is [...]

]]> http://www.exuberancehypno.co.uk/blog/index.php/2009/11/the-perfect-psychotherapy-session-on-video/feed/ 0 http://www.exuberancehypno.co.uk/blog/index.php/2009/11/itv-tonight-age-before-beauty-women-and-negative-thoughts/ http://www.exuberancehypno.co.uk/blog/index.php/2009/11/itv-tonight-age-before-beauty-women-and-negative-thoughts/#comments Tue, 24 Nov 2009 13:40:48 +0000 admin http://www.exuberancehypno.co.uk/blog/?p=293 The Tonight programme on ITV recently featured women who constantly have negative thoughts about themselves. It was called “Age Before Beauty” and focused on the negative thoughts women have about their bodies as they get older. Age Before Beauty Many people who visit me to feel better about themselves start off by saying “Dave, I [...]

]]> http://www.exuberancehypno.co.uk/blog/index.php/2009/11/itv-tonight-age-before-beauty-women-and-negative-thoughts/feed/ 0 http://www.exuberancehypno.co.uk/blog/index.php/2009/10/video-of-a-real-life-hypnosis-session-this-is-what-i-do/ http://www.exuberancehypno.co.uk/blog/index.php/2009/10/video-of-a-real-life-hypnosis-session-this-is-what-i-do/#comments Mon, 19 Oct 2009 15:14:00 +0000 admin http://www.exuberancehypno.co.uk/blog/?p=292 Turn your speakers up and enjoy this clip of a hypnosis session in action. This is really what hypnosis is all about and the techniques shown here by Michel de la Vega are exactly the same as I would use with first time clients including children and pensioners. I speak in English rather than French [...]

]]> http://www.exuberancehypno.co.uk/blog/index.php/2009/10/video-of-a-real-life-hypnosis-session-this-is-what-i-do/feed/ 0 http://www.exuberancehypno.co.uk/blog/index.php/2009/07/do-you-believe-in-the-secret/ http://www.exuberancehypno.co.uk/blog/index.php/2009/07/do-you-believe-in-the-secret/#comments Fri, 31 Jul 2009 11:58:19 +0000 admin http://www.exuberancehypno.co.uk/blog/?p=288 There is a book and DVD called “The Secret” which encourages the belief that anyone can get anything they want just be asking for it, believing that they have it and then they will receive it. I've written about my view of “The Secret” on this blog before, so here is a clip by some [...]

]]> http://www.exuberancehypno.co.uk/blog/index.php/2009/07/do-you-believe-in-the-secret/feed/ 2 http://www.exuberancehypno.co.uk/blog/index.php/2009/07/swearing-is-therapeutic-official/ http://www.exuberancehypno.co.uk/blog/index.php/2009/07/swearing-is-therapeutic-official/#comments Thu, 30 Jul 2009 14:15:00 +0000 admin http://www.exuberancehypno.co.uk/blog/?p=287 There are many forms of “releasing” i.e. letting go of negative thoughts, feelings or emotions, from meditation to saying “F*** it!”, now it seems that swearing can relieve pain and is actually beneficial on certain occasions. Swearing can be therapeutic Well I'll be *&^&*! Be happy, Dave. Watford Hypnotherapy

]]> http://www.exuberancehypno.co.uk/blog/index.php/2009/07/swearing-is-therapeutic-official/feed/ 1 http://www.exuberancehypno.co.uk/blog/index.php/2009/06/self-hypnosis/ http://www.exuberancehypno.co.uk/blog/index.php/2009/06/self-hypnosis/#comments Thu, 04 Jun 2009 13:05:14 +0000 admin http://www.exuberancehypno.co.uk/blog/?p=278 Just had a look at the self-hypnosis section of my blog and realised that I haven't posted on there for over two years! Time is the one thing that all of us share, my sixty seconds is the same as your sixty seconds, and time passes whether we master it or use it as an excuse. [...]

]]> http://www.exuberancehypno.co.uk/blog/index.php/2009/06/self-hypnosis/feed/ 0 http://www.exuberancehypno.co.uk/blog/index.php/2009/02/the-act-of-driving-is-95-subconscious/ http://www.exuberancehypno.co.uk/blog/index.php/2009/02/the-act-of-driving-is-95-subconscious/#comments Wed, 25 Feb 2009 13:01:04 +0000 admin http://www.exuberancehypno.co.uk/blog/?p=266 Imagine a square. The square represents a supermarket car park with the bottom right hand corner being the car park exit and the top left hand corner being the car park entrance. You can only access the car park from one direction, by approaching from the bottom right hand corner, passing the exit, doing a [...]

]]> http://www.exuberancehypno.co.uk/blog/index.php/2009/02/the-act-of-driving-is-95-subconscious/feed/ 2 http://www.exuberancehypno.co.uk/blog/index.php/2009/02/follow-my-updates-on-facebook/ http://www.exuberancehypno.co.uk/blog/index.php/2009/02/follow-my-updates-on-facebook/#comments Sat, 21 Feb 2009 14:19:49 +0000 admin http://www.exuberancehypno.co.uk/blog/?p=265 I've recently joined Facebook so if you want to keep up to date with blog posts and the latest information regarding new programmes, the latest hypnosis news including the new group sessions that I will be launching very soon which offer great value and will cover a vast amount of topics, simply search Exuberance Clinical [...]

]]> http://www.exuberancehypno.co.uk/blog/index.php/2009/02/follow-my-updates-on-facebook/feed/ 0 http://www.exuberancehypno.co.uk/blog/index.php/2009/02/drugs-to-erase-memories-memory-erasing-drugs/ http://www.exuberancehypno.co.uk/blog/index.php/2009/02/drugs-to-erase-memories-memory-erasing-drugs/#comments Thu, 19 Feb 2009 14:20:20 +0000 admin http://www.exuberancehypno.co.uk/blog/?p=264 This week has seen the announcement that a team of Dutch researchers have used beta-blocker drugs to erase the negative emotions connected to certain memories. This has raised a lot of questions about it's moral and ethical usage. I'm sure that this has been mentioned on the TV before, about a year ago, but perhaps [...]

]]> http://www.exuberancehypno.co.uk/blog/index.php/2009/02/drugs-to-erase-memories-memory-erasing-drugs/feed/ 0 http://www.exuberancehypno.co.uk/blog/index.php/2008/11/diseases-with-no-known-cause/ http://www.exuberancehypno.co.uk/blog/index.php/2008/11/diseases-with-no-known-cause/#comments Tue, 25 Nov 2008 18:25:00 +0000 admin http://www.exuberancehypno.co.uk/blog/?p=255 I am an absolute believer in the mind-body connection, I believe that stress is bad for our immune systems and that when we feel good mentally we also boost our immune systems. I absolutely believe that every thought, feeling or emotion that we experience at a subconscious level manifests itself in our physical body somehow. Now, [...]

]]> http://www.exuberancehypno.co.uk/blog/index.php/2008/11/diseases-with-no-known-cause/feed/ 0 http://www.exuberancehypno.co.uk/blog/index.php/2008/11/kerry-katona-alcoholic-why-i-wouldnt-take-her-on-as-a-client/ http://www.exuberancehypno.co.uk/blog/index.php/2008/11/kerry-katona-alcoholic-why-i-wouldnt-take-her-on-as-a-client/#comments Tue, 11 Nov 2008 16:48:00 +0000 admin http://www.exuberancehypno.co.uk/blog/?p=254 Kerry Katona has recently admitted that she is an alcoholic. Apparently, she was “diagnosed” as an alcoholic four years ago after her marriage break-up. She said “I have never admitted to this before and I know it is a battle I will have to face for the rest of my life.” Why is it a [...]

]]> http://www.exuberancehypno.co.uk/blog/index.php/2008/11/kerry-katona-alcoholic-why-i-wouldnt-take-her-on-as-a-client/feed/ 0 http://www.exuberancehypno.co.uk/blog/index.php/2008/10/world-mental-health-day-hypnotherapy-hypnosis/ http://www.exuberancehypno.co.uk/blog/index.php/2008/10/world-mental-health-day-hypnotherapy-hypnosis/#comments Fri, 10 Oct 2008 11:15:46 +0000 admin http://www.exuberancehypno.co.uk/blog/?p=252 Today is World Mental Health Day and I'm pleased that so far I've heard and read mentions of it in some of the press. As I believe that every thought, feeling or emotion that we experience at a subconscious level manifests itself somehow in our physical body, the importance of mental health can't be stressed enough (no [...]

]]> http://www.exuberancehypno.co.uk/blog/index.php/2008/10/world-mental-health-day-hypnotherapy-hypnosis/feed/ 1 http://www.exuberancehypno.co.uk/blog/index.php/2008/10/amazing-new-hypnotic-techniques-discovered/ http://www.exuberancehypno.co.uk/blog/index.php/2008/10/amazing-new-hypnotic-techniques-discovered/#comments Fri, 03 Oct 2008 17:32:38 +0000 admin http://www.exuberancehypno.co.uk/blog/?p=251 I love to collect and read old books on hypnosis, some of which are not that good and some of which could have been written today because they are so spot-on with guidance, techniques and understanding of human behaviour. There are many different methods of hypnosis and many different techniques involved within the many methods. [...]

]]> http://www.exuberancehypno.co.uk/blog/index.php/2008/10/amazing-new-hypnotic-techniques-discovered/feed/ 0 http://www.exuberancehypno.co.uk/blog/index.php/2008/08/hypnotherapy-when-you-feel-great/ http://www.exuberancehypno.co.uk/blog/index.php/2008/08/hypnotherapy-when-you-feel-great/#comments Thu, 21 Aug 2008 16:21:00 +0000 admin http://www.exuberancehypno.co.uk/blog/?p=245 Hypnotherapy is not only for those occasions when people feel bad, depressed or down about themselves or life, it can be used at anytime, even if you feel great. One of the many wonderful things about the state of hypnosis is how virtually any state can be improved immediately so even if you feel fantastic, you [...]

]]> http://www.exuberancehypno.co.uk/blog/index.php/2008/08/hypnotherapy-when-you-feel-great/feed/ 0 http://www.exuberancehypno.co.uk/blog/index.php/2008/08/i-officially-distance-myself-from-nlp/ http://www.exuberancehypno.co.uk/blog/index.php/2008/08/i-officially-distance-myself-from-nlp/#comments Fri, 08 Aug 2008 14:54:06 +0000 admin http://www.exuberancehypno.co.uk/blog/?p=244 I’ve read the books, listened to the CD’s, browsed the websites and can not find one single thing that NLP could help me achieve that I can’t already do as a clinical hypnotherapist. Not one.   I’m fed up with people asking me if I use NLP, telling me I should use NLP or actually [...]

]]> http://www.exuberancehypno.co.uk/blog/index.php/2008/08/i-officially-distance-myself-from-nlp/feed/ 0 http://www.exuberancehypno.co.uk/blog/index.php/2008/08/hypnosis-hypnotherapy-should-i-laugh-or-cry/ http://www.exuberancehypno.co.uk/blog/index.php/2008/08/hypnosis-hypnotherapy-should-i-laugh-or-cry/#comments Mon, 04 Aug 2008 18:48:07 +0000 admin http://www.exuberancehypno.co.uk/blog/?p=242 There are many myths surrounding hypnosis and the perceived “mind control” that a hypnotherapist has. Of course there is no mind control, no-one can be made to do anything that contradicts any moral, religious, spiritual or ethical beliefs that they hold. This is the biggest myth of all. I stumbled across this article on the [...]

]]> http://www.exuberancehypno.co.uk/blog/index.php/2008/08/hypnosis-hypnotherapy-should-i-laugh-or-cry/feed/ 0 http://www.exuberancehypno.co.uk/blog/index.php/2008/05/natasha-farnham-addicted-dependent-on-a-substance/ http://www.exuberancehypno.co.uk/blog/index.php/2008/05/natasha-farnham-addicted-dependent-on-a-substance/#comments Wed, 21 May 2008 14:09:00 +0000 admin http://www.exuberancehypno.co.uk/blog/?p=224 Recently in the UK a young girl, Natasha Farnham, has been told by doctors that if she drinks alcohol again she will die. She is 18 years young and when she was 14 she was the youngest patient in the UK to have liver failure caused by alcohol abuse. Having scanned the Internet to find [...]

]]> http://www.exuberancehypno.co.uk/blog/index.php/2008/05/natasha-farnham-addicted-dependent-on-a-substance/feed/ 0 http://www.exuberancehypno.co.uk/blog/index.php/2008/03/bbc-alternative-therapies-hypnotherapy-kathy-sykes/ http://www.exuberancehypno.co.uk/blog/index.php/2008/03/bbc-alternative-therapies-hypnotherapy-kathy-sykes/#comments Wed, 19 Mar 2008 15:02:00 +0000 admin http://www.exuberancehypno.co.uk/blog/?p=202 Hmmmm, interesting. The programme that aired recently on BBC2 took a look at hypnotherapy. The main question on the mind and lips of it's presenter, Kathy Sykes, seemed to be “can I be hypnotised?” Well, what does it mean to be hypnotised? The definition of hypnosis that I use and agree with is “The bypassing [...]

]]> http://www.exuberancehypno.co.uk/blog/index.php/2008/03/bbc-alternative-therapies-hypnotherapy-kathy-sykes/feed/ 0 http://www.exuberancehypno.co.uk/blog/index.php/2007/11/emotional-eaters-find-it-hard-to-lose-weight-official/ http://www.exuberancehypno.co.uk/blog/index.php/2007/11/emotional-eaters-find-it-hard-to-lose-weight-official/#comments Wed, 28 Nov 2007 14:55:21 +0000 admin http://www.exuberancehypno.co.uk/blog/?p=164 People who eat when they are lonely, sad or stressed have the hardest time losing weight and then keeping it off, according to a new study from The Miriam Hospital and The Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University in Providence, R.I, USA. Often called “emotional eaters,” this group tends to view food as a [...]

]]> http://www.exuberancehypno.co.uk/blog/index.php/2007/11/emotional-eaters-find-it-hard-to-lose-weight-official/feed/ 0 http://www.exuberancehypno.co.uk/blog/index.php/2007/10/some-so-called-hypnotherapists-are-sickos/ http://www.exuberancehypno.co.uk/blog/index.php/2007/10/some-so-called-hypnotherapists-are-sickos/#comments Tue, 30 Oct 2007 19:20:33 +0000 admin http://www.exuberancehypno.co.uk/blog/?p=154 My blood is boiling but I feel I have to put this post up now. I was just checking my emails before I set off home when I found one promoting some “hypnosis downloads”. Just before I hit the delete button I caught sight of one of the titles and had to re-check it to [...]

]]> http://www.exuberancehypno.co.uk/blog/index.php/2007/10/some-so-called-hypnotherapists-are-sickos/feed/ 0 http://www.exuberancehypno.co.uk/blog/index.php/2007/07/fancy-a-dip-the-power-of-the-mind/ http://www.exuberancehypno.co.uk/blog/index.php/2007/07/fancy-a-dip-the-power-of-the-mind/#comments Fri, 20 Jul 2007 13:30:49 +0000 admin http://www.exuberancehypno.co.uk/blog/?p=126 Earlier this week, British endurance swimmer Lewis Pugh became the first man to swim at the North Pole. He spent almost 19 minutes at minus 1.8C as he front crawled for one kilometre – more than half a mile in the coldest water a human has ever swum. Lewis Pugh's incredible ability to withstand the [...]

]]> http://www.exuberancehypno.co.uk/blog/index.php/2007/07/fancy-a-dip-the-power-of-the-mind/feed/ 0 http://www.exuberancehypno.co.uk/blog/index.php/2007/07/sex-lies-and-hypnosis-ursula-james/ http://www.exuberancehypno.co.uk/blog/index.php/2007/07/sex-lies-and-hypnosis-ursula-james/#comments Tue, 03 Jul 2007 10:58:43 +0000 admin http://www.exuberancehypno.co.uk/blog/?p=119 Last night on CH5 was a programme called “Sex, Lies and Hypnosis” featuring hypnotherapist Ursula James. The aim of the episode was to help a couple, Clair and Woody, overcome their emotional issues which were effectively destroying the relationship as opposed to making it better. Ursula spoke about the destructive issues as being symptoms and stressed [...]

]]> http://www.exuberancehypno.co.uk/blog/index.php/2007/07/sex-lies-and-hypnosis-ursula-james/feed/ 1 http://www.exuberancehypno.co.uk/blog/index.php/2007/06/hypnotherapy-in-simple-terms/ http://www.exuberancehypno.co.uk/blog/index.php/2007/06/hypnotherapy-in-simple-terms/#comments Fri, 29 Jun 2007 10:47:00 +0000 admin http://www.exuberancehypno.co.uk/blog/?p=116 The other day I was explaining to my 7 year old daughter what I did for a living and after pondering for a moment I told her “I help people who believe they can't, believe they can”. It made sense to her and it makes sense to me. Sometimes we look at things and make them [...]

]]> http://www.exuberancehypno.co.uk/blog/index.php/2007/06/hypnotherapy-in-simple-terms/feed/ 2 http://www.exuberancehypno.co.uk/blog/index.php/2007/05/diets-dont-work/ http://www.exuberancehypno.co.uk/blog/index.php/2007/05/diets-dont-work/#comments Wed, 23 May 2007 13:14:00 +0000 admin http://www.exuberancehypno.co.uk/blog/?p=103 The Daily Mail recently reported that the world's largest study of weight loss has shown that diets do not work for the vast majority of slimmers and may even put lives at risk. More than two-thirds pile the pounds straight back on, raising the danger of heart attack, stroke and diabetes. Indeed most dieters end [...]

]]> http://www.exuberancehypno.co.uk/blog/index.php/2007/05/diets-dont-work/feed/ 0 http://www.exuberancehypno.co.uk/blog/index.php/2007/05/self-hypnosis-week-15-im-in-charge/ http://www.exuberancehypno.co.uk/blog/index.php/2007/05/self-hypnosis-week-15-im-in-charge/#comments Mon, 21 May 2007 09:03:00 +0000 admin http://www.exuberancehypno.co.uk/blog/?p=101 This week's suggestion again focuses on creating an awareness that we are each ultimately responsible for ourselves, and this can be a good thing to accept. It doesn't mean that we should become selfish or hedonistic but that ultimately, we are responsible for our own actions and behaviours. As always, all you have to do [...]

]]> http://www.exuberancehypno.co.uk/blog/index.php/2007/05/self-hypnosis-week-15-im-in-charge/feed/ 0 http://www.exuberancehypno.co.uk/blog/index.php/2007/05/self-hypnosis-week-14-responsibility/ http://www.exuberancehypno.co.uk/blog/index.php/2007/05/self-hypnosis-week-14-responsibility/#comments Mon, 14 May 2007 09:07:55 +0000 admin http://www.exuberancehypno.co.uk/blog/?p=98 This week's suggestion should enable you to start getting back in charge of how you think and feel. In an ideal world, we all would be in charge of how we think, feel and behave, and these thoughts, feelings and behaviours would all be positive and beneficial to us. As a hypnotherapist, I aim to [...]

]]> http://www.exuberancehypno.co.uk/blog/index.php/2007/05/self-hypnosis-week-14-responsibility/feed/ 0 http://www.exuberancehypno.co.uk/blog/index.php/2007/05/fergie-drugs-and-hypnotherapy/ http://www.exuberancehypno.co.uk/blog/index.php/2007/05/fergie-drugs-and-hypnotherapy/#comments Fri, 11 May 2007 11:07:00 +0000 admin http://www.exuberancehypno.co.uk/blog/?p=97 BLACK EYED PEAS singer Fergie turned to a hypnotherapist to get her life back on track after becoming addicted to crystal meth. The singer, real name Stacy Ferguson, decided to seek help after spiralling out of control. She explains, “I started going a little nuts and hit rock bottom. I called my mom and told her [...]

]]> http://www.exuberancehypno.co.uk/blog/index.php/2007/05/fergie-drugs-and-hypnotherapy/feed/ 0 http://www.exuberancehypno.co.uk/blog/index.php/2007/04/self-hypnosis-week-12/ http://www.exuberancehypno.co.uk/blog/index.php/2007/04/self-hypnosis-week-12/#comments Mon, 30 Apr 2007 09:08:41 +0000 admin http://www.exuberancehypno.co.uk/blog/?p=92 Now that Spring is here and in full flow, this suggestion helps “spring clean” the mind. As always, really mean it and believe it when you say it. So, every day for the next week, achieve “eye-lock” and say several times whenever you are able to; “I let go of any unnecessary worries or concerns.” Say it, feel it, [...]

]]> http://www.exuberancehypno.co.uk/blog/index.php/2007/04/self-hypnosis-week-12/feed/ 0 http://www.exuberancehypno.co.uk/blog/index.php/2007/04/the-bullst-detective-bbc3/ http://www.exuberancehypno.co.uk/blog/index.php/2007/04/the-bullst-detective-bbc3/#comments Fri, 27 Apr 2007 10:36:37 +0000 admin http://www.exuberancehypno.co.uk/blog/?p=90 Last night's programme on BBC3 set out to disprove the fact that hypnotherapy could help increase breast size. It didn't do it very well. Despite quoting the recent article in the Daily Mail which detailed a hypnotherapist, Lesley Graves, and her clients who reported an increase in breast size from an A or AA cup [...]

]]> http://www.exuberancehypno.co.uk/blog/index.php/2007/04/the-bullst-detective-bbc3/feed/ 0 http://www.exuberancehypno.co.uk/blog/index.php/2007/04/hypnosis-and-advertising/ http://www.exuberancehypno.co.uk/blog/index.php/2007/04/hypnosis-and-advertising/#comments Wed, 25 Apr 2007 14:56:23 +0000 admin http://www.exuberancehypno.co.uk/blog/?p=89 Advertisers spend billions of pounds every year trying to influence our choices when it comes to spending money. Their clever adverts are designed to get into our subconscious so that we quite naturally think of their washing powder or beer or chocolate when we are shopping, and are therefore more likely to buy their products. [...]

]]> http://www.exuberancehypno.co.uk/blog/index.php/2007/04/hypnosis-and-advertising/feed/ 0 http://www.exuberancehypno.co.uk/blog/index.php/2007/04/self-hypnosis-week-11-feel-healthy/ http://www.exuberancehypno.co.uk/blog/index.php/2007/04/self-hypnosis-week-11-feel-healthy/#comments Mon, 23 Apr 2007 15:26:00 +0000 admin http://www.exuberancehypno.co.uk/blog/?p=88 We will continue to build good feelings, from the inside out, with this week's suggestion. It does not matter if you are actually suffering from a cold or ailment because if you tell yourself often enough, in a state of hypnosis, that you are healthy, guess what, you could get healthy! As always, really mean it [...]

]]> http://www.exuberancehypno.co.uk/blog/index.php/2007/04/self-hypnosis-week-11-feel-healthy/feed/ 0 http://www.exuberancehypno.co.uk/blog/index.php/2007/04/self-hypnosis-week-10-the-best-one-of-all/ http://www.exuberancehypno.co.uk/blog/index.php/2007/04/self-hypnosis-week-10-the-best-one-of-all/#comments Mon, 16 Apr 2007 11:58:41 +0000 admin http://www.exuberancehypno.co.uk/blog/?p=83 This week's suggestion has been on here before, week 1, but is probably the best all-round suggestion anyone could give themselves, so it deserves a repeat and it will certainly appear again in the future. Because it is so vague, the subconscious mind deals with whatever it feels is the most important thing at that time, so it works [...]

]]> http://www.exuberancehypno.co.uk/blog/index.php/2007/04/self-hypnosis-week-10-the-best-one-of-all/feed/ 0 http://www.exuberancehypno.co.uk/blog/index.php/2007/04/self-hypnosis-week-9-building-self-worth/ http://www.exuberancehypno.co.uk/blog/index.php/2007/04/self-hypnosis-week-9-building-self-worth/#comments Mon, 02 Apr 2007 14:11:00 +0000 admin http://www.exuberancehypno.co.uk/blog/?p=79 This week's suggestion is related to the Monday Motivation piece. All worthwhile therapies focus on building a feeling of self-worth, as when we feel good about ourselves so many other things just fall into place. As always, really mean it and believe it when you say it. So, every day for the next week, achieve “eye-lock” and say several times [...]

]]> http://www.exuberancehypno.co.uk/blog/index.php/2007/04/self-hypnosis-week-9-building-self-worth/feed/ 0 http://www.exuberancehypno.co.uk/blog/index.php/2007/03/self-hypnosis-week-8/ http://www.exuberancehypno.co.uk/blog/index.php/2007/03/self-hypnosis-week-8/#comments Mon, 26 Mar 2007 11:00:38 +0000 admin http://www.exuberancehypno.co.uk/blog/?p=76 This week's suggestion follows on from last week's, as it boosts self-esteem and reduces any worries or anxious feelings. As always, really mean it and believe it when you say it. So, every day for the next week, achieve “eye-lock” and say several times whenever you are able to; “I am calm and relaxed in every situation.” Say it, feel [...]

]]> http://www.exuberancehypno.co.uk/blog/index.php/2007/03/self-hypnosis-week-8/feed/ 0 http://www.exuberancehypno.co.uk/blog/index.php/2007/03/what-is-hypnosis/ http://www.exuberancehypno.co.uk/blog/index.php/2007/03/what-is-hypnosis/#comments Wed, 21 Mar 2007 14:33:35 +0000 admin http://www.exuberancehypno.co.uk/blog/?p=72 Hypnosis is a state that all of us pop in and out of all the time, many times a day. When we watch a film or programme on the TV and our attention becomes so fixed on the storyline, we can become emotional and feel as is we are really there, really involved. Emotions are controlled by [...]

]]> http://www.exuberancehypno.co.uk/blog/index.php/2007/03/what-is-hypnosis/feed/ 0 http://www.exuberancehypno.co.uk/blog/index.php/2007/03/self-hypnosis-week-7/ http://www.exuberancehypno.co.uk/blog/index.php/2007/03/self-hypnosis-week-7/#comments Mon, 19 Mar 2007 12:24:00 +0000 admin http://www.exuberancehypno.co.uk/blog/?p=71 This week's suggestion aims to reduce feelings of anxiety, the worry or concern about something that hasn't yet happened. As always, really mean it and believe it when you say it. So, every day for the next week, achieve “eye-lock” and say several times whenever you are able to; “Whatever happens, I'll handle it easily.” Say it, feel it, [...]

]]> http://www.exuberancehypno.co.uk/blog/index.php/2007/03/self-hypnosis-week-7/feed/ 0 http://www.exuberancehypno.co.uk/blog/index.php/2007/03/hypnotherapy-newsletter/ http://www.exuberancehypno.co.uk/blog/index.php/2007/03/hypnotherapy-newsletter/#comments Fri, 16 Mar 2007 16:39:00 +0000 admin http://www.exuberancehypno.co.uk/blog/?p=69 For those of you who visit this blog but haven't yet visited my website, www.exuberancehypno.co.uk , there is a newsletter available that I publish every 3/4 weeks. Each newsletter has information about the latest sessions available and contains information that will not appear on this blog. The newsletter subscription box is at the top right [...]

]]> http://www.exuberancehypno.co.uk/blog/index.php/2007/03/hypnotherapy-newsletter/feed/ 0 http://www.exuberancehypno.co.uk/blog/index.php/2007/03/self-hypnosis-week-6/ http://www.exuberancehypno.co.uk/blog/index.php/2007/03/self-hypnosis-week-6/#comments Mon, 12 Mar 2007 15:20:00 +0000 admin http://www.exuberancehypno.co.uk/blog/?p=67 This week we have a suggestion that deals with our physical body. If we cut our finger, we don't have to look at our finger for 3 days saying ”blood thicken, form a scab, heal under the scab, scab fall off.” The healing just happens naturally. So, every day for the next week, achieve “eye-lock” and [...]

]]> http://www.exuberancehypno.co.uk/blog/index.php/2007/03/self-hypnosis-week-6/feed/ 0 http://www.exuberancehypno.co.uk/blog/index.php/2007/03/self-hypnosis-week-5/ http://www.exuberancehypno.co.uk/blog/index.php/2007/03/self-hypnosis-week-5/#comments Mon, 05 Mar 2007 10:22:40 +0000 admin http://www.exuberancehypno.co.uk/blog/?p=62 This weeks affirmation is designed to help change the “I can't…” mentality that sometimes affects all of us, by reinforcing the belief in you that you “can”. We are all capable of achieving the things that we would like to achieve, the only thing stopping us is ourselves. Start saying “I can…” “I am a [...]

]]> http://www.exuberancehypno.co.uk/blog/index.php/2007/03/self-hypnosis-week-5/feed/ 0 http://www.exuberancehypno.co.uk/blog/index.php/2007/02/self-hypnosis-week-4/ http://www.exuberancehypno.co.uk/blog/index.php/2007/02/self-hypnosis-week-4/#comments Mon, 26 Feb 2007 11:12:06 +0000 admin http://www.exuberancehypno.co.uk/blog/?p=58 If you have been following last weeks advice you should now be noticing positive, beneficial things that perhaps you didn't before. This weeks suggestion works wonderfully well with the subconscious mind in bringing about a quite natural state of happiness. “To be happy” should never be a goal because you focus on why you aren't [...]

]]> http://www.exuberancehypno.co.uk/blog/index.php/2007/02/self-hypnosis-week-4/feed/ 0 http://www.exuberancehypno.co.uk/blog/index.php/2007/02/self-hypnosis-no-3/ http://www.exuberancehypno.co.uk/blog/index.php/2007/02/self-hypnosis-no-3/#comments Mon, 19 Feb 2007 10:54:00 +0000 admin http://www.exuberancehypno.co.uk/blog/?p=55 I trust that if you are doing this on a regular basis you are feeling the positive benefits and, of course, remember to enjoy it! This weeks suggestion, and really feel it when you say it, is; “Wonderful opportunities are everywhere for me.” This suggestion will help you notice things that you may not have noticed [...]

]]> http://www.exuberancehypno.co.uk/blog/index.php/2007/02/self-hypnosis-no-3/feed/ 0 http://www.exuberancehypno.co.uk/blog/index.php/2007/02/why-is-hypnotherapy-so-effective/ http://www.exuberancehypno.co.uk/blog/index.php/2007/02/why-is-hypnotherapy-so-effective/#comments Fri, 09 Feb 2007 13:21:00 +0000 admin http://www.exuberancehypno.co.uk/blog/?p=48 Hypnotherapy can be much more effective in bringing about a permanent and profound change because it works with our subconscious mind, as opposed to our conscious mind. Traditional psychotherapy is generally much less effective, much more costly and takes a lot more time than hypnosis because it works with conscious thought. You would sit there and talk [...]

]]> http://www.exuberancehypno.co.uk/blog/index.php/2007/02/why-is-hypnotherapy-so-effective/feed/ 2 http://www.exuberancehypno.co.uk/blog/index.php/2007/02/self-hypnosis-the-1st-one/ http://www.exuberancehypno.co.uk/blog/index.php/2007/02/self-hypnosis-the-1st-one/#comments Mon, 05 Feb 2007 10:45:00 +0000 admin http://www.exuberancehypno.co.uk/blog/?p=46 We start this self-hypnosis programme with probably the most famous suggestion of them all. A Frenchman named Emile Coue found that when he asked his patients to give themselves this suggestion, almost all of them showed an improvement either mentally or physically. “Every day, in every way, I am getting better and better.” The beauty [...]

]]> http://www.exuberancehypno.co.uk/blog/index.php/2007/02/self-hypnosis-the-1st-one/feed/ 0 http://www.exuberancehypno.co.uk/blog/index.php/2007/02/monday-launch/ http://www.exuberancehypno.co.uk/blog/index.php/2007/02/monday-launch/#comments Fri, 02 Feb 2007 11:28:00 +0000 admin http://www.exuberancehypno.co.uk/blog/?p=44 From next Monday I will come up with a weekly suggestion for those that know the “eye-lock” technique which is a light state of hypnosis. Many of my clients are aware of this method of self-hypnosis, and it is a really good way of giving yourself positive, beneficial suggestions which are accepted by the subconscious [...]

]]> http://www.exuberancehypno.co.uk/blog/index.php/2007/02/monday-launch/feed/ 0 http://www.exuberancehypno.co.uk/blog/index.php/2007/01/how-could-hypnotherapy-help-with-physical-complaints-pt-2/ http://www.exuberancehypno.co.uk/blog/index.php/2007/01/how-could-hypnotherapy-help-with-physical-complaints-pt-2/#comments Wed, 17 Jan 2007 15:42:25 +0000 admin http://www.exuberancehypno.co.uk/blog/?p=37 There is a massive mind-body connection. If we feel fantastic, we are more likely to whizz around getting things done, we have more energy, we sleep better, our posture improves, we have a more positive and enthusiastic outlook on life and our brain & body performs much better. If we feel crappy and depressed, we are less [...]

]]> http://www.exuberancehypno.co.uk/blog/index.php/2007/01/how-could-hypnotherapy-help-with-physical-complaints-pt-2/feed/ 0 http://www.exuberancehypno.co.uk/blog/index.php/2007/01/how-could-hypnotherapy-help-with-physical-complaints-pt-1/ http://www.exuberancehypno.co.uk/blog/index.php/2007/01/how-could-hypnotherapy-help-with-physical-complaints-pt-1/#comments Fri, 12 Jan 2007 13:45:08 +0000 admin http://www.exuberancehypno.co.uk/blog/?p=35 Please be aware that hypnotherapy does not make you bionic or indestructible, it helps accelerate any desired thoughts or feelings to become beliefs at a subconscious level. Any physical complaint that you have or notice MUST be investigated and looked at by a Doctor first. I am not a Doctor nor do I offer medical [...]

]]> http://www.exuberancehypno.co.uk/blog/index.php/2007/01/how-could-hypnotherapy-help-with-physical-complaints-pt-1/feed/ 0 http://www.exuberancehypno.co.uk/blog/index.php/2007/01/dragons-and-fairies-trust-me-im-a-healer/ http://www.exuberancehypno.co.uk/blog/index.php/2007/01/dragons-and-fairies-trust-me-im-a-healer/#comments Wed, 10 Jan 2007 15:05:16 +0000 admin http://www.exuberancehypno.co.uk/blog/?p=34 There was a programme on BBC2 on Monday night called Trust me, I'm a healer. It featured a guy called Peter who is a Shaman. The reporter seemed to be very sceptical from the start and the programme showed Peter treating his clients using Shamanic methods including calling upon fairies, dragons and genies to help. [...]

]]> http://www.exuberancehypno.co.uk/blog/index.php/2007/01/dragons-and-fairies-trust-me-im-a-healer/feed/ 0 http://www.exuberancehypno.co.uk/blog/index.php/2006/11/do-you-dream-it-or-do-it/ http://www.exuberancehypno.co.uk/blog/index.php/2006/11/do-you-dream-it-or-do-it/#comments Fri, 17 Nov 2006 13:59:00 +0000 admin http://www.exuberancehypno.co.uk/blog/?p=14 I was sorting out the bottom of my wardrobe the other day when I came across a book I haven't read for a few years. I remember that the last time I read it, it didn't quite make sense. So, as it is quite a small book with not many pages, I thought I'd read [...]

]]> http://www.exuberancehypno.co.uk/blog/index.php/2006/11/do-you-dream-it-or-do-it/feed/ 0 http://www.exuberancehypno.co.uk/blog/index.php/2006/10/were-not-all-spooky/ http://www.exuberancehypno.co.uk/blog/index.php/2006/10/were-not-all-spooky/#comments Thu, 12 Oct 2006 11:03:30 +0000 admin http://www.exuberancehypno.co.uk/blog/?p=6 Whilst I very much enjoy ITV’s Wire in the Blood, last nights episode unfortunately showed another stereotypical Hypnotherapist. The guy was going on about writing books and thought a murderer was innocent because “I regressed him back to childhood and there were no issues there”, or words to that effect. Two things, people. Myth 1 [...]

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