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 #9 May 2005
INSOMNIA * SLEEP WELL If You Awaken, Sleep Again in 90 Seconds

Contents:
* New Affiliate
* HYPNOSIS ON THE WEB
* Hypnosis Q&A
* ARTICLE - INSOMNIA * SLEEP WELL
If You Awaken, Sleep Again in 90 Seconds

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* Welcome our Newest Affiliate!!!

Andrea Linaberry, a recent graduate of C.H.A.N.G.E. Academy has
opened
her hypnotherapy practice in Perkasie, PA. in Bucks County.


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

Take the time to visit www.durbinhypnosis.com. This site has a
wealth
of quality information for hypnotherapists and is worth the time.


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* Hypnosis Q & A

Do you have a question about hypnotherapy? Are you a hypnotherapist
and have questions about building your practice. Please email your
questions to change@... with Hypnosis Q&A in the subject
line.
We will publish questions and answers in future issues.


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* Article **********************************

INSOMNIA * SLEEP WELL
If You Awaken,
Sleep Again in 90 Seconds

You've had a tense and difficult day. The problems are not
resolved,
and tomorrow promises to be worse. You need a night of refreshing,
rejuvenating sleep. But you know you are worried, upset, depressed,
anxious or troubled with any of countless other feelings. You know
you face another sleepless night.

Of course, your own certainty of an inability to sleep is a large
part of the problem. A few sessions of hypnotherapy could change
your attitude, eliminate your fears and teach you a self-hypnosis
procedure which could remove the problem from your life and in the
process enable you to handle problems in a manner less likely to
produce sleep-destroying stress.

How does insomnia affect you personally? Do you feel anxiety and
lie awake for hours before finally sleeping fitfully for a brief
time before starting the new day? Or do you fall asleep promptly,
then awaken later with mind churning and thrash around for the rest
of the night? Or do you drift in and out of sleep all night long,
and arise in the morning totally exhausted?

Insomnia has a specific cause. Relief may well involve seeking
out the cause if it is unknown. Hypnotic regression may be helpful
in such cases.

Relief may require medical attention in some cases, or professional
counseling in others. Or too many stimulating beverages may be
factors * coffee, tea, cola drinks, etc. Strenuous physical or
mental activity before bedtime can interfere with sleep * workouts,
challenging games, emotional conversation can be culprits. Napping
during daylight hours will affect nighttime relaxation. It may be
necessary to consider your life and habit patterns, discuss them
with
professional counsel, then utilize hypnotherapy to create beneficial
changes. Simply learning hypnotic relaxation can create physical
nd mental conditions conducive to achieving the necessary rest
patterns.

Sometimes sleep is forfeited due to excitement. Anticipation of an
important event, happy or otherwise, can disrupt the sleeping
process.
But such occasional insomnia is seldom a cause for concern. But
when
an over-active mind attempts to deal with tensions, anxieties, pains
and problems, sleepless nights are predictable.

What's The Answer?

Old time remedies, such as warm milk, counting sheep, reading,
exercise, etc. are at best temporary solutions. Yet insomnia
responds wonderfully well to hypnosis. Often, following a hypnotic
session and even without suggestions, the subject will sleep quite
soundly due to the deep relaxation achieved during the session
itself. Direct suggestions, also, can be given to the subject with
wonderful effectiveness. Post hypnotic suggestions can be given in
hypnosis, resulting in sleep at a specified time for a specified
period. Individuals can give post hypnotic suggestions to
themselves
after instruction by the hypnotherapist. Appropriate suggestions
for self-hypnosis might include instructions to concentrate on
relaxing daily. Elimination of doubts about ability to sleep can be
achieved through hypnosis. Remaining in one comfortable position
can
be helpful * tossing contributes to the inability to sleep.
Unnatural sleep aids should be avoided. Further, it can be helpful
to practice resting and/or relaxation in the presence of noises, pain
or other disturbances, for easy sleeping can be learned and can
become a beneficial habit.

For those who awaken at night and cannot get back to sleep, a
simple but effective technique is to count backwards from 100.
The count should be slow * very slow * as follows: 100 (pause)
"sleep". 99 (pause) "sleep". 98 (pause) "sleep". And so on.
After each count, speak or think the word "SLEEP". It is important
to get comfortable before starting, but having done so, few counters
are able to stay awake to number 90.

It may prove effective to modify physical surroundings. It is
important to determine the specific irritation * whether it is a
sound, a feeling or a body tension. A minor amount of instruction
in
self-hypnosis can enable an individual to live and sleep well with
those elements he cannot change, after changing those which he can.
Dim light or darkness, circulating air, appropriate temperatures are
important.

Your Hypnotherapist Can Help

Those seeking rapid, effective relief may turn to hypnotherapy.
In addition to programming a client with suggestions conducive to
restful sleep and teaching self-hypnosis, the therapist can create
a personalized tape designed to deal with individual problems.

The tape can simply lead the client into deep, comfortable
relaxation with instructions at the end of the tape to enjoy
restful sleep throughout the night and in the morning awaken
refreshed and enthusiastic about the new day.

The insomnia induction likely will entail permission given to the
subconscious to enjoy relaxation, to be aware of past accomplishments
and the comfort of having experienced success together with the
recognition that success is contagious, generating feelings of well
being.

Your hypnotherapist will tend to replace negative thinking and
attitudes with positive viewpoints, resulting in mental conditioning
conducive to relaxation, peace and contentment. Problems of
significance can be set aside, as the conscious mind is in essence
disconnected to allow sleep to take place.

Finally, you will be programmed to relate the night time to
sleep time, so that body and mind are synchronized and not in
conflict. Through visualization a mental picture can be created
of a filing system in which the problems of the day can be stored
for the night, safe and secure, in a manner which will prove
undisturbing during sleep hours yet available as needed on
awakening.
The refreshed awakening will enhance much better handling of any
disturbing elements as a bright new day begins.





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