We are pleased to announce that you can now learn self hypnosis and relaxation techniques for pregnancy and labour pain management in the comfort of your own home thanks to our new “Learn at home” hypnobirthing class. Learning relaxation techniques and self hypnosis for preganancy can give you a sense of control over your mind […]
A new report from the department of gastroenterology at King’s College Hospital, London, published in the British Medical Journal, highlights the fact that Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) is a combination of “psychological” as well as physical factors, and that psychological therapies, including hypnotherapy, can be an alternative to medication. Excerpt from the Daily Mail: Hypnotherapy […]
A lovely story in the news today tells how blind adventurer, Miles Hilton-Barber, completed a journey half way around the world in his microlight. In an interview he remarked that “The only thing holding me back was five inches, the distance between my ears. Attitude is what determines altitude.” After losing his sight nearly 25 […]
From Wednesday 16th May we will be relocating our practice to Sigma Beauty Salon, 153 Parrock Street, Gravesend, DA12 1ER. Click here for a map. This exciting move puts us in prime position within Gravesend, with ample client parking in the Lord St Car Park opposite, and just a short walk from Gravesend Mainline station. […]
Today is National No Smoking Day, and to celebrate we have launched our new FREE stop smoking programme – ‘5 top tips to Quit Smoking’. This programme is delivered by email over a month and is designed to follow your progress as you quit. Please let us know how you get on with it!
Wednesday 14th March is National No Smoking Day, which this year holds a special significance to many smokers faced with the reality of a total ban on smoking in public places coming later this year. The Smoking in the Workplace Ban, which has already been implemented in Ireland, Scotland and Wales, comes into force in […]
Today is the day when professionals in the field of hypnotism from organisations around the world are sharing expertise and promoting the truths and benefits of hypnotism. So what is hypnosis, and how can it help? Hypnosis is a natural state of mind which each one of goes into every day: Have you ever been […]
It seems hypnosis has been nearly everywhere over the past few centuries: onstage with entertainers swinging fat, gold watches; on couches with reclining psychoanalysis patients; in movies, books, and even children’s cartoons. But the one gig hypnosis couldn’t get was the scientific laboratory. Until now. The long-controversial practice of inducing a trancelike state through suggestion […]
According to research published in Science (Vol 314, p435), women led to believe that genetic factors cause female under-achievement subsequently perform much worse in maths tests than those told that social factors (such as teacher attention being given to boys) are responsible. The two studies, undertaken by Steven Heine and Ilan Dar-Nimrod at the University […]
A review of non-drug pain relief therapies suggests that hypnosis and acupuncture may ease labour pain. “There is too little research to assess how effective many complementary therapies will be with pain management in labour,” said lead study author Caroline Smith. Further research is needed, she said, but “the results concerning acupuncture and hypnosis are […]