Degree in Clinical Hypnosis

I am now on the final few months of my degree in Clinical Hypnosis, which is the first educationally recognised qualification in hypnosis. It is very worrying to know that a ‘qualification’ in hypnosis can be given to people with as little as a few hours practice and no formal assesment, which when you consider the sensitivity of the work a therapist undertakes, is extremely worrying and shocking.

The depth of training I have recieved on the degree course gives me and you the confidence that I understand all the scientific basis of the treatment I offer, as well as being fully trained to treat a wide variety of issues according to strict researched and evidence based methods.

Research Project

As the final part of my BSc (hons) degree, I am researching the effects hypnosis has on memory and recall and I am looking for participants who could spare 2 one and a half hour sessions between now and the end of March. It involves being hypnotised using two different methods and learing a short acting script during the hypnosis.

If you are interested in finding out more, please email me.

Many thanks

Bunny

University Again!!

I took a brave step this Autumn and returned to University to study Clinical Hypnotherapy at St Mary’s University, Twickenham. This degree course is the first formally recognised qualification in hypnotherapy and I’m sure in time it will become the bench mark for the profession.

Hypnosis has, until now, had courses run by a variety of hypnotherapy schools, the best of which are approved by associations such as the GHR. GHR and other similar associations, have strict regulations for their members, which covers their basic training standards and ongoing professional courses and awareness.

Whilst there are many wonderful therapists out there, hypnosis still suffers from this lack of regulation and this leads to the therapy often not being recognised by other health professionals, for its scientifically proven success in treating many neurosis.

This university degree is a huge step forward in recognition of Hypnosis, and it is my sincere hope that in time you will be able to receive treatment through the NHS. I am proud to be one of the first people who will receive a degree in the subject and I am looking forward to wearing that gown again!

xx Bunny xx

Time Management

The Summer is a very hectic time for me, with four children to organise and all my usual work commitments to cope with too, I can end up rushing about all day, feeling I have achieved nothing!

I find it of real benefit to have just one task, that I ensure I target myself to complete each day and that way I give myself the satisfaction of achieving. This task is usually something small that I am confident that I can do and I would easily finish. By specifically focusing on this task, I give myself a greater feeling of achievement.

Many people take on too much and end up feeling that they are getting bogged down and can’t cope. It is important in life to break things down into bite size chunks in order to give yourself the ideal platform for greater well being and happiness!

My task today is to get to the bank!!

x Bunny x

Web Stress!!

Here I am, up late again, trawling through the complexities of the internet!!

With so much of our lives controlled by the web, it is essential that I can be seen on as many sites as possible… but I realise that I now need a full “ology” in web marketing too!!!

I must consider writing a technical phobia program!!!

Off to bed now with a glass of wine and a busy head… time for some sleep self hypnosis I guess!!

xx Bunny xx

Driving Test Success!!

I was almost feeling sick with nerves yesterday morning ,knowing that my daughter was taking her test! I remembered the fear I had felt many years previous and that memory still burns strongly. I could recall the moment  in such detail, the test and the examiner and the moment when I made that decision to overtake the bycycle on that hill, and the sound as the examiner sucked in sharply through his teeth and the sinking feeling in my heart!!

Unlike my daughter, who passed her first test, I had to retake mine 4 weeks later!

It is an interesting point, that our stronger memories are burnt through the release of powerful chemicals in our bodies, such as fear, anger and joy. In the most part this is a useful occurrence since we need to remember to avoid fearful situations, however, that which a child might find fearful may not be frightening to an adult.

Since we are burning memories from the day we are born, it is a wise idea that an adult spends sometime reflecting on their life and addressing any patterns which may have been set by a 2,3,4 year old and releasing themselves from them!

Hypnosis is an amazing way to undertake this process and through careful guidance any irrational fears, worries and nervous habits can be erased and overwritten by the adult self! I doubt you would allow a child to make important decisions for you now….

x Bunny x

Blog 14th July 2010

My daughter has her driving test on Friday and I am creating a program for her to calm her nerves. She is a good driver and I’m certain with the added bonus of some hypnotherapy before the day, she will pass!!

Good Luck Charlotte xxx

Testimonial

Dear Bunny,

I just wanted to say a huge thank you for all your help!

I successfully completed the race for life and I am feeling so positive about my life and my future.

L.H. Bournemouth

The Voice Within

During my work with smokers, I find many people say to me “that voice within me, that wants to keep me a smoker is so strong. I know I want to give up and I start out so well, but after a few weeks, that voice of temptation starts to shout louder and louder and I end up giving in to it, feeling disappointed and frustrated.”

That voice comes from your smoking identity, that voice is the voice that put you on the path of smoking in the first place. When you smoked that first cigarette, it was disgusting, you coughed and choked, it tasted awful, it may have given you a headache or even made you feel sick, your body recognised the poison you were inputting into it.

But that voice spoke up, you wanted to be a smoker, to be part of the ‘in crowd’, to be cool, to be like your friends or the people you admired, you wanted to be a rebel, to be grown up and you wanted these things at all costs.

So you managed to switch off your poison receptors, through the strength of this voice and this continues to rest within your subconscious beliefs and identities. This voice had to become so powerful, that it changed your perception of smoking, shutting down your natural senses and ignoring all the health issues.

Through hypnosis you are able to reset these self saboutaging beliefs and allow your new preference to be a non smoker, to have the stonger motivation and identity.

Many people put off the day when they will become a non smoker, fearing the change, but I would say to you that if you aren’t intending to be a smoker all your life, then why put off that day? The only time that exists is now, and whether you stop smoking ‘now’, or when at a ‘now’ in the future, ‘now’ is always ‘now’….