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we try Photo by Mark Bridge Self-Hypnotising for Health Switching yourself off I’m sitting on the beach at Cuckmere Haven, strong sun warming my back, listening to the sea as waves ebb and flow along the shore, pulling the shingle. Actually where I am is in a chair in the River Clinic’s new location in Malling, listening to Lynne Russell’s voice, guiding me through a visualisation. Cuckmere Haven is the relaxing place I’ve decided to imagine myself being in. Lynne is a hypnotherapist who also teaches self-hypnosis, and we’re doing a one-to-one taster session to get a sense of what her day workshops are like. “There are a lot of misunderstandings about hypnosis, based on the sorts of things stage hypnotists get up to. That’s not what I’m about.” Essentially, she explains, the aim of her workshops is to teach participants to learn a safe way to get themselves into (and out of) a light trance. This “gives our brains and bodies an energising rest and the inward focus allows the unconscious mind to become more open to positive suggestion. We can then tap into our mental resources to learn to feel calmer and more in control.” Feeling ‘safe’ is important, because, she explains “self-hypnotising appeals to those who are interested in hypnotherapy, but concerned about remaining in control – which you always are, especially with this”. A couple of weeks previously, she’d sent me a form to complete, which included a question about what I’d like to get out of the session. My immediate thought was ‘to sleep better’. Lynne says that’s a common one, as are “phobias, anxiety and confidence issues”. She reassures me that there’s never any danger of becoming so deeply self-hypnotised we won’t ‘wake up’. And getting interrupted, by the front door bell, a ringing phone or any random noise is not a problem. “It’s completely natural for brainwave patterns to go in and out of trance”. Lynne talks me through the stages by which we can take ourselves into a trance state. She has lots of ideas and suggestions as to how to tailor this process precisely to suit yourself and what you want to get out of it. We try going through this exercise together, and it’s a really interesting experience of feeling present in the room, but also detached. When we’re finished, I leave feeling calm and relaxed, and yawning a lot. But the big question is, does it work? Well, at this stage, it’s too soon to tell. I did wake that night, but I felt less anxious about it, and I did get back to sleep. What I will do now is practise ten or fifteen minutes self-hypnosis either every day, or a few times a week, for a couple of weeks, to learn to develop what Lynne calls mental ‘cart tracks’ towards being able to switch off an overactive brain. Emma Chaplin Next Hypnotising for Health day, Sat 18, 10am- 4.30pm, St Mary’s Church Hall, Highdown Road. £55 per person (concessionary rates available), including an information pack and CD. 07970 245118 info@chantryhealth.com hypnowholeness.com 83
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