C.H.A.N.G.E. Academy Hypnotherapy Newsletter
from the office of Beverley S. Bley, L.P.N., C.M.Ht.
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Issue #8 January 2005
PAIN MANAGEMENT: Powerful Achievement of Hypnotherapy


Contents:
* HYPNOSIS ON THE WEB
* HYPNOSIS IN THE MEDIA
* New Year Resolutions - How to make them stick
* CALENDAR - Hypnotherapy Classes
* CALENDAR - Quakertown Affiliate Workshops
* ARTICLE - PAIN MANAGEMENT: Powerful Achievement
of Hypnotherapy

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* Hypnosis On The Web *********************

New Scientist.com
Hypnosis Really Changes Your Mind, Sept 2004
http://www.newscientist.com/article.ns?id=dn6385



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* Hypnosis In The Media *********************

NBC BEDFORD, Texas reports on hypnosis
http://www.nbc11.com/health/4049318/detail.html



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* New Year Resolutions *********************

> How to make them stick!
See this About.com article for an effective map
for your clients. Using the map as your guide and
hypnosis as your tool, your clients are sure to
succeed!

http://mentalhealth.about.com/library/weekly/aa123099b.htm


> 7 Weightloss Scams
Keep yourself educated. Your clients have tried most
of these scams, you need to be aware of them as well!

http://lowcarbdiets.about.com/od/advicecolumn/a/dietscams.htm



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* CALENDAR *********************************
** Emmaus, PA Office ***********



*** SPECIALIZED HYPNOTHERAPY CERTIFICATES ***


"KICKING YOUR BUTTS FOREVER" **
3 SESSION SMOKING CESSATION PROGRAM
Feb.6th 9am - 5pm $150
NOTE: This program is presented one day workshop.
Manual and sample tapes are included in this workshop.
Call 610.797.8250 or change@...
for details and registration.



"C. H. A. N. G. E." YOUR WEIGHT FOREVER
A 5 SESSION WEIGHT LOSS PROGRAM
March 5th & 6th (Sat & Sun) 9:00-5:00 $250
Weight on. Weight off. Weight on. Weight off.
You can help your clients stop the "Yo-Yo"!
NOTE: This program is presented two day workshop.
Manual and sample tapes are included in this
workshop.
Call 610.797.8250 or change@...
for details and registration.


Past Life Regression - To be Announced
If you are interested in an upcoming PLR
workshop, please call/email and we will
notify you when a date is set.
Call 610.797.8250 or change@...
for details.



*** HYPNOTHERAPY CERTIFICATION CLASSES ***
(Certification classes are FREE for Graduated Students
of C.H.A.N.G.E. Academy who want to audit the class.
Call ahead to find out we will be discussing and when.)


Modules:
- Basic Hypnosis (Start Date March 9, 2005)
- Advanced Hypnotherapy (Start Date April 2, 2005)
- Hypno-analysis Course (Start Date May 1, 2005)
- Certification Exam June 1st (After 150 completed hrs)


Call 610.797.8250 or change@...
for details and registration.




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* CALENDAR *********************************
** Quakertown Affiliate ********

For details/registration, please contact:
Debbie and Jim Pietruszka Serendipity@...
215-679-3945


Drumming - Saturday January 22, and Saturday February 12
We are having drumming circles both days at 7:30 PM. As
always the drumming is free, we only ask that you bring
a snack to share. Please let us know ahead of time if you
are coming so we can prepare.

Healing For The Healer - Saturday January 29
For Healers, Energy Workers, Complimentary & Traditional
Practitioners. Pamper yourself while networking with
other healers. Reflexology, Palmistry, Runes reading,
Healing Touch, Massage, Channeling, Energy Balancing,
Integrated Energy Therapy. 12 to 5 PM, $5 admission to
support AHNA, and $1 per minute paid directly to the
practitioners.

Introduction to NLP - Saturday February 19
Bill Trivett Will be presenting this workshop on Neuro
Linguistic Programming, a popular, innovative cutting edge
psychological body of knowledge that allows you to deepen
your rapport with yourself and your world. It is often
called the science and art of exquisite communication.
10 AM to 5 PM, $85

Enhance Your Healing Abilities Through Crystal Healing
Techniques - Saturday February 26
Bill Steinrock will be presenting the workshop from
10 AM to 12:30 PM, and will be available in the afternoon
for individual 30 minute crystal healing sessions. $40 for
the workshop and $40 for an individual session.

Animal Communication workshop, Level 1 - Saturday March 12
Presented by Peaceable Kingdom Animal Communications. Take
the first steps in learning to communicate with your pets.
9:30 AM to 4 PM, $85

Magic in a Handshake - Saturday April 16
Presented by Romona. Learn about strangers and friends
simply by using the "Magic Handshake." 1 PM to 3 PM, $35

Introduction to Ancient Egyptian Teachings - Saturday April 23
Presented by Gloriel. 1 PM to 4 PM, $40





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PAIN MANAGEMENT
Powerful Achievement of Hypnotherapy

Recently a hypnotherapist received a call from the wife
of a friend he had not seen for more than two years. He
knew that the friend had been treated surgically for cancer
of the kidney, but he had heard that the operation had
proved successful and all was well. Unfortunately, this was
not the case.

The wife asked the hypnotherapist if he would see the
husband and try to relieve the intense pain which was
being suffered. The therapist requested medical authority
to enter into the case and was advised that the situation
was terminal, and that everything possible had been done –
any help in pain relief was more than welcome. The prognosis
was for about six months of life.

The situation was such that the patient could not visit the
office, so the hypnotherapist offered to make a house call.
He had some concern about the hypnotizability of the
patient, since hypnosis usually requires an ability to focus
attention as directed by the hypnotherapist in the fixation
phase of the induction. It was possible that the sheer
intensity of the pain was so great that diversion of
attention from it would be difficult or impossible.

Anticipating that repeat visits would be difficult in view
of the medical and family situations, the therapist made a
tape dealing with relaxation, rest and pain reduction,
taking it with him on the call. On arriving he learned that
he was ill-prepared to face the situation confronting him.
His friend was in bed, face contorted with agony, with a
tube in the arm connected to a button which released
morphine on demand. The morphine now provided minimal relief.

The Power Of The Mind
The hypnotherapist called the family into the room, together
with the patient, to acquaint them with the plan and
procedures. After the family was informed, members left and
the therapist talked for some time with the patient,
discussing hypnosis, the powers of the mind and pain. An
induction was then begun, and while it was slow going at the
beginning, the patient did slip into hypnotic trance and
responded very well once relaxation was achieved. He was
programmed for alleviation of pain, control of emotions,
abilities to take nourishment and response to treatment. He
was given a special cue to use for pain relief when
discomfort became particularly intense. He was given the
tape and advised it paralleled the hypnotic session and
would provide similar relief when used. On awakening the
patient commented that he had not rested so well in months.

In six weeks the patient died. At the funeral services the
wife told the hypnotherapist the final six weeks had been
bearable for both the patient and the family due to the tape.
She commented that when pain became intense the patient would
ask for the tape, and when it was begun the time required to
move from deep pain to total relaxation was approximately
thirty seconds.

It was evident that the expectation of relief more than the
content of the tape was the effective element. Such is the
power of the mind.

Applications and Techniques
Hypnotherapeutic methods for achieving pain relief are
numerous. Effectiveness can vary and the choice may depend on
the condition and personality of the patient. Suggestions may
be direct or indirect, interspersal, or may utilize
anaesthesia, guided imagery, hypnoanalysis or other procedures.

As is so important in hypnosis, attitude is a major factor.
It is important that the patient accept that relief is possible.
Constant pain needs to be approached on a different basis than
interim pain. Constant pain is not to be relinquished completely
even for a few minutes, since it is identified with the life
force. The patient likes to feel it is there, however reduced,
even during periods of sleep.

Physical pain is seldom constant. The therapist will determine
if the patient has experienced periods, however briefly, which
were free of pain. If the patient claims the pain is constant,
it is more likely to be psychological in origin and may indicate
a constant pain syndrome. Treatment will likely involve the
establishment of rapport with empathy and appreciation of the
value of pain. Hypnotic regression to the cause of the problem
can lead to understanding and relief.

A reasonable hypnotherapist usually will not work with physical
pain without being in communication with an appropriate physician,
for the simple reason that pain is more of a symptom than a
condition. Pain indicates that something is wrong, somewhere, and
that is true whether the pain is physical or mental. It would be
the height of folly to treat a migraine headache only to have it
turn out to have been a brain cancer.

It is important to remember that some patients value their pains
highly, just as a hypochondriac can be said to "enjoy poor health."
Through hypnosis patients frequently can be shown that they can
control their pains, and being able to do so they also can diminish
pain to tolerable levels or turn it off completely at will.

Seemingly endless periods of tests which prove inconclusive, often
accompanied by conflicting diagnoses, can instill levels of fear
which may be dealt with through hypnotherapy. Guilt, anger or other
emotional problems often enter into the picture when accidents are
involved as source conditions.

Negative attitudes must be dealt with, and again the capability of
hypnosis to modify trends of thought becomes important. In difficult
cases the power to cope can be programmed into the patient's mind,
possibly together with cues to make the process more or less
automatic.

In dealing with pain situations, teaching the patient the use of
self-hypnosis techniques can be highly beneficial, reinforcing the
programming that has been done in the case.


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