Almost half the people in the UK on sickness benefits are  suffering from
mental health problems.

Mental illness benefit claims up

The number of people claiming incapacity benefit because of mental  illness
has reached an all-time high of 1.1m, say the Conservatives.
Figures obtained by the Tories show a huge rise in the numbers of people with
  drug and alcohol problems or suffering from stress and depression.
The party said more spending on early intervention in mental health services
would save money spent on benefits.
_BBC NEWS | UK | Mental illness  benefit claims up_
(http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/6319593.stm)

Yours  Sincerely,

Donald Robertson
Training Director

Senior Clinician  Hypnotherapist (NCH)
Registered Psychotherapist (UKCP)
Member of the  European Register of Psychotherapists (ERP)

HypnoSynthesis®

The UK  College of Hypnosis & Hypnotherapy Ltd.
_www.HypnoSynthesis.com_ (http://www.hypnosynthesis.com/)
Freephone  0800 195 9809
International +44(0)2086610492

HypnoSynthesis®  is the registered trademark and trading name of The UK
College of Hypnosis &  Hypnotherapy Ltd.
Registered in England as Company No. 05499462, UK Register  of Learning
Providers No.10008042


[Non-text portions of this message have been removed]

The following is a short article which explains the outcome of a recent
exchange between the Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) and myself, Donald
Robertson of HypnoSynthesis: the UK College of Hypnosis &  Hypnotherapy.  The
upshot is that we established a fairly modest claim,  that hypnotherapy for
smoking cessation is more effective than nicotine  replacement therapy (NRT). 
We
did this by appeal to research which was  submitted to ASA and examined by them
before they would accept the claim as  evidence-based.  I know many
hypnotherapists will consider this a very  modest efficacy claim.  However, the
point
is that in the UK NRT is the  current treatment of choice in the NHS and media
articles on smoking almost  always insist on saying that hypnotherapy is not
supported by evidence.   Our action in this respect undermines that by
definitively proving that  hypnotherapy for smoking cessation is evidence-based
and sub
stantially more  effective than NRT.  (Apologies for the grammar, but the
draft was hastily  typed up.)  Enjoy.  -DR



Stick this in  your pipe and smoke it.
Sole  copyright © Donald Robertson, 2007
[The  text of this article was checked and approved by Donna Mitchell of the
ASA  Communications Team (31/1/07) before publication.]
What  advertising claims can you make about hypnotherapy to quit smoking?
There are three main restrictions which  bind UK  hypnotherapists,
1.                  The  UK law insofar as it restricts  certain forms of
advertising.
2.                  Having  made an agreement to abide by their (NCH) code of
ethics, they are bound to  abide by any restrictions imposed by their
professional body, failure to do so  might be construed as a breach of contract.
3.                  The  Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) administer
self-regulatory codes of  practice for the advertising sector.  Written
advertisements are regulated by the CAP Code (the British Code of Advertising,
Sales
Promotion  and Direct Marketing - _www.asa.org.uk_ (http://www.asa.org.uk/)  or
www.cap.org.uk)
The ASA  have the power to investigate complaints about specific
advertisements and to  impose sanctions on advertisers who break their codes. 
They
publish a very useful database of  adjudications online.
I should mention in passing that, unfortunately, the ASA database shows  that
a number of therapists, including hypnotherapists, have made advertising
claims in the past which they have been unable to substantiate when evidence was
requested by the ASA Council.  The  adjudications make very interesting
reading.
All hypnotherapists should be aware that the Committee of Advertising
Practice (CAP), which is responsible for writing the CAP Code that is 
administered
by the ASA, publishes a number of very valuable articles in their
AdviceOnline database available from their main website.  In particular,
hypnotherapists
should be  familiar with,
1.  Ailments, Treatments and Therapies: General
2.  Ailments, Treatments and Therapies: Hypnotherapy
3.  Smoking, Stopping
CAP also  provide a very useful service through the CAP Copy Advice team who
will inspect  your proposed advertising copy and make recommendations on
wording to help  ensure it complies with the codes.  Several of our students
have
found this service very helpful.  In fact, the Copy Advice team have not  only
helped us avoid transgressions but actually, on a more positive note, came  up
with some good ideas for new advertising headlines!
One important requirement of the CAP Code is that specific claims should  be
supported by appropriate evidence.  We spotted that an adjudication relating
to Nicotine Replacement Therapy  (NRT) had made use of the important
meta-analysis by Viswesvaran and Schmidt  (1992) of the University of Iowa. 
This study
compares many different  pieces of individual research to compare the efficacy
of different methods of  stopping smoking.  The evidence  shows that NRT is
more effective than willpower alone.  (A finding, incidentally, which many
researchers now consider a research artefact due to the dubious research design
used with NRT.)  However, we were  aware from our own research that this study
also authoritatively shows  hypnotherapy to be more effective than NRT for
smoking  cessation.
I believe that there are strong grounds for concluding that meta-analysis
tends to substantially underestimate  the efficacy of treatments like
hypnotherapy which can evolve significantly in  response to research findings,
unlike
chemical therapies including NRT and  Zyban, which are pretty fixed in their
nature and therefore do not improve much  over time.  If you take the
statistical average of old studies using clumsy hypnotherapy methods and new 
ones using
sophisticated multi-component cognitive-behavioural hypnotherapy  strategies
you necessarily negate the benefits of progress that has been made  over time.
  Nevertheless, even in  these unfavourable conditions, research consistently
shows hypnotherapy to be  more effective than NRT and other treatments.  It is
therefore something of a scandal  that anti-smoking charities and the NHS
continue to recommend NRT as the  treatment of choice for smoking and resist
calls to endorse hypnotherapy.  Most therapists suspect that this has  something
to do with the David versus Goliath problem, the voice of the  hypnotherapy
profession is inherently feeble, indeed virtually non-existent,  compared to the
“
Big Pharm” lobby who have the ears of the decision makers and  media.
It is my personal belief, based on the research, that NRT will be
conclusively shown to be of negligible efficacy within the next ten years or 
so.  It’s
not much better than  placebos, i.e., dummy patches.  As  my students know, I
believe that the key to smoking cessation lies in  evidence-based client
selection procedures derived from other research  studies.  We provide training
in
our  own approach on our “Smoking Cessation Masterclass” available in
central
  London.  Most private hypnotherapists will not  undertake treatment with
clients who they feel are unmotivated or only coming  for treatment because
someone else wants them to stop smoking.  That’s just common sense.  There are
much
more sophisticated and  empirically-based ways of assessing clients’
suitability for treatment,  though.
We attempted to take a proactive stance on advertising smoking cessation  by
submitting our own advertising copy to the copy advice team for approval, and
supporting specific claims by reference to independent research.  The copy
advice team exchanged several  emails with us during which we carefully revised
our wording until we arrived at  agreement upon the following wording,

Smoking  Cessation Hypnotherapy
Research comparing many different  studies of hypnotherapy has shown that on
average smokers are over five  times more likely to break the habit with
hypnosis than by willpower  alone.  Hypnotherapy in general is  also proven to
be
more than twice as effective compared with nicotine  gum.
If you really want to stop smoking,  then one session of hypnotherapy could
be all you  need.
Satisfaction  Guaranteed
Your money back if you're not happy  with the treatment.  You have to want to
stop smoking to succeed but  hypnotherapy can help dramatically.  We are so
confident that you will find  our package of treatment beneficial that we
guarantee to refund your payment in  full if you are not satisfied with the
quality
of service provided by our  clinic.
Obviously,  this is a template and individual advertisers would need to add
their details  and modify the wording to suit their requirements.  However, we
would recommend that any  changes to wording which might change the meaning or
even connotation should be  cleared with the CAP Copy Advice team on an
individual basis.  In particular, the Copy Advice team were  insistent that the
wording make it clear that the evidence relates to  hypnotherapy in general and
not the outcome rates for the specific practice  being advertised.  We
eventually  agreed that the wording above satisfied this requirement.
Donald  Robertson
HypnoSynthesis®
The  UK College of Hypnosis & Hypnotherapy  Ltd.
_www.HypnoSynthesis.com_ (http://www.hypnosynthesis.com/)
_HypnoSynthesisUK@..._ (mailto:HypnoSynthesisUK@...)
Freephone  0800 195 9809

Yours  Sincerely,

Donald Robertson
Training Director

Senior Clinician  Hypnotherapist (NCH)
Registered Psychotherapist (UKCP)
Member of the  European Register of Psychotherapists (ERP)



HypnoSynthesis®
The UK College of Hypnosis &  Hypnotherapy Ltd.
_www.HypnoSynthesis.com_ (http://www.hypnosynthesis.com/)
Freephone  0800 195 9809
International +44(0)2086610492

HypnoSynthesis®  is the registered trademark and trading name of The UK
College of Hypnosis &  Hypnotherapy Ltd.
Registered in England as Company No. 05499462, UK Register  of Learning
Providers No.10008042


[Non-text portions of this message have been removed]

HypnoSynthesis(rtm)
The UK College of Hypnosis & Hypnotherapy  Ltd.

Just a quick note to let you know that there are still a few places
available on our forthcoming hypnotherapy practitioner certificate (HPC) 
course.
This course can be treated as a stand-alone training or as the  first stage of
our advanced hypnotherapy diploma (HPD) training in  evidence-based hypnotherapy
and Hypno-CBT(rtm).
     The HPD is an external award, independently  accredited by most of the
lead bodies in the hypnotherapy field (HA, HS, NCH,  GHSC).  It has been
classified by NCFE as a level 4 qualification on the  Government's National
Qualification Framework (NQF), equivalent to a level 4 NVQ  or university
certificate
course.  It meets the new National Occupational  Standards (NOS) for the
hypnotherapy profession.  We consider it to  represent the highest standard of
hypnotherapy training available in the UK  today.

Date: 11th-17th February
Location: Kensington, London

See our website for full details of this and other trainings,

_www.HypnoSynthesis.com_ (http://www.HypnoSynthesis.com)

Don't miss your opportunity.  Places are strictly limited so please  call
asap to reserve your booking.

Places can be reserved by payment of a small deposit and course fees may be
paid by instalments of as little as £69 per month.  (Terms and conditions
apply, contact UKCHH for details.)

Call our office free on 0800 195 9809 to book your place, or for more
information on how to become a professional hypnotherapist.

Email:
_HypnoSynthesisUK@..._ (mailto:HypnoSynthesisUK@...)


Yours  Sincerely,

Donald Robertson
Training Director

Senior Clinician  Hypnotherapist (NCH)
Registered Psychotherapist (UKCP)
Member of the  European Register of Psychotherapists (ERP)


HypnoSynthesis®
The UK College of Hypnosis &  Hypnotherapy Ltd.
_www.HypnoSynthesis.com_ (http://www.hypnosynthesis.com/)
Freephone  0800 195 9809
International +44(0)2086610492

HypnoSynthesis®  is the registered trademark and trading name of The UK
College of Hypnosis &  Hypnotherapy Ltd.
Registered in England as Company No. 05499462, UK Register  of Learning
Providers No.10008042


[Non-text portions of this message have been removed]

Raising spirits to combat alchoholism
Problem drinkers attending the faith-based Alcoholics  Anonymous groups are
30% more likely than others to remain sober for at least  two years, according
to research published this month.
The study, published in Alcoholism: Clinical and Experimental Research, found
  their treatment also costs 30% less than conventional cognitive behavioural
therapy.

_BBC NEWS | Health |  Raising spirits to combat alchoholism_
(http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/6309619.stm)

Yours  Sincerely,

Donald Robertson
Training Director

Senior Clinician  Hypnotherapist (NCH)
Registered Psychotherapist (UKCP)
Member of the  European Register of Psychotherapists (ERP)


HypnoSynthesis®
The UK College of Hypnosis &  Hypnotherapy Ltd.
_www.HypnoSynthesis.com_ (http://www.hypnosynthesis.com/)
Freephone  0800 195 9809
International +44(0)2086610492

HypnoSynthesis®  is the registered trademark and trading name of The UK
College of Hypnosis &  Hypnotherapy Ltd.
Registered in England as Company No. 05499462, UK Register  of Learning
Providers No.10008042


[Non-text portions of this message have been removed]

Well, Thankyou Very Much Donald Robertson,
That was Fabulas Now, I can meet all the hypntherapists in my area and
find out about local shows and things.. I know you said that you can
not mention stores untill the realease date. But I think I know which
stores they'll be...(heee)

I do take it, that Hypnotherapists alike on national Non smoking day
can actually talk about the "Smoking sensation" programe and the
Govements ban in public places for smoking to be stopped?

Anyway I am right behind you on this one I think it is great..
Hypno-mainia (Yahoo ID) catherine_bigg32d

[Non-text portions of this message have been removed]

NCH & Asda Promotion - National No Smoking  Day

We have had a great response to the e-mail sent out previously. I am  now
able to tell you that it is at every ASDA in the country. We still have  lots
of gaps. Below are the places where we are still looking for  hypnotherapists
to go into the ASDA stores on that day.

PLEASE READ  THE DOCUMENT AT THE END OF THIS EMAIL FOR WHAT YOU NEED TO  DO
NEXT.

This list is the location and the postcodes of the stores we  are still
looking to fill. It is on a strictly first come first serve basis  so don't
delay.

Kind regards

Paul Howard
Marketing  Director
The NCH
pr@...

Abbey Park     CV3 4AR
Aberdare    CF44 0AH
Aberdeen Beach    AB24  5EZ
Accrington    BB5 1QR
Aintree    L10  3LN
Alloa    FK10 3SD
Altrincham Living    WA14  5GR
Arrowe Park    CH49 5PD
Ashington    NE63  9JY
Ashton (SOL)    OL6 7DP
Ayr    KA8  9BF
Ballyclare Northern Ireland    BT39 9AA
Bangor Northern  Ireland    BT20 4SD
Barking    IG11 8DJ
Barrow   LA14 5UG
Basildon    SS14 3AF
Basingstoke     RG22 4DH
Bearsden    G61 2TX
Beckton    E6  4JP
Benton    NE12 9SJ
Bexley Heath    DA6  7BN
Biggleswade    SG18 0JS
Billingham    TS23  2LF
Birchwood    WA3 6PG
Bishopbriggs    G64  2PT
Blackburn    BB2 3DY
Blackpool    FY4  4QH
Blackwood    NP12 0NT
Blantyre    G72  0AQ
Bloxwich    WS3 3JR
Blyth    NE24  4LZ
Bodmin    PL31 2AR
Boldon Supercentre (SOL)     NE35 9AR
Bolton    BL1 8QS
Boston    PE21  8EQ
Bournemouth    BH8 8DL
Bradford    BD4  7SR
Breck Road    L5 6PX
Bridge of Dee    AD10  7QA
Bridgwater    TA6 5AZ
Brierley Hill    DY5  3BJ
Broadstairs    CT10 2NR
Bromborough    CH62  3QP
Brynmawr    NP23 4SL
Burnden Park    BL3  2QS
Burnley    BB12 0EQ
Burton on Trent    DE14  3TN
Bury    BL9 ORN
Byker Living    NE6  2YJ
Caerphilly    CF83 3SX
Carcroft    DN6  8DN
Cardiff Supercentre    CF14 7EW
Carlisle    CA3  0JQ
Castlepoint    BH8 9UP
Chadderton    OL9  OJE
Clydebank    G81 2RZ
Coatbridge    ML5  3BU
Colchester    CO4 5TU
Coleraine Northern Ireland   BT52 1QP
Colne    BB8 8LU
Cookstown Northern  Ireland    BT80 8JR
Corby    NN17 5DT
Coventry   CV2 2PN
Cramlington    NE23 6QW
Cumbernauld     G67 1JW
Cwmbran (SOL)    NP44 1UL
Dagenham    RM9  6SJ
Darlaston    WS10 8UZ
Darlington    DL1  3RB
Dewsbury    WF12 9AE
Doncaster    DN4  5NW
Donnington Wood    TF2 7RX
Downpatrick Northern  Ireland    BT30 6AJ
Dudley    DY5 1QL
Dumbarton   G82 1RD
Dundee Kirkton    DD3 0SZ
Dundee Milton   DD4 7RX
Dundonald Northern Ireland    BT16  1RN
Dunfermline    KY11 4LP
Dyce    AB21 7NG
East  Retford    DN22 6EN
Eastgate Supercentre    SS14  1AE
Eastlands Supercentre    M11 4BD
Eastleigh    SO5  3YJ
Edinburgh Supercentre    EH15 3AR
Ellesmere Port  Supercentre    CH65 0BZ
Enniskillen Northern Ireland     BT74 6JQ
Essentials Northampton    NN5 5LE
Essentials  Pontefract    WF8 4BW
Falkirk    FK1  1JT
Falmouth    TR10 9LY
Fareham    PO14  1TT
Farnworth    BL4 9DT
Fleetwood    FY7  6NU
Frome    BA11 5LA
Fulwood    PR2  9NP
Galashiels    tbc
Gateshead    NE11 9YA
Glasgow  Fort Living    G34 9DL
Glasshoughton    WF10  5EL
Golborne    WA3 3SP
Gosforth    NE3  5BU
Gosport    PO12 1SH
Govan    G51  3HR
Grangemouth    FK3 8YS
Grantham    NG31  6NZ
Great Bridge Supercentre    DY4 7HW
Grimsby     DN32 9DL
Halifax    HX1 4PG
Hamilton (SOL)    ML3  6AD
Harlow    CM20 1AN
Harpurhey    M9  4DJ
Harrogate    HG1 5DE
Hartlepool    TS24  0XR
Hatfield    AL10 OJP
Havant Supercentre (SOL)     PO9 3QW
Hereford    HR2 7JE
Horwich    BL6  6JA
Huddersfield    HD2 2LQ
Hull Bilton    HU11  4AL
Hull Mount Pleasant    HU9 2BN
Hulme    M15  5AS
Hunts Cross    L24 9WS
Huyton Supercentre    L36  7TX
Hyde    SK14 1BD
Irvine    KA12  8EH
Kendal    LA9 7JA
Kilkeel Northern Ireland    BT34  4AF
Killingbeck    LS14 6UF
Kilmarnock    KA1  3XF
Kingswood    HU7 4HS
Kirkcaldy    KY1  3NU
Lancaster    LA1 5JR
Leamington Spa    CV31  1YD
Liscard    CH45 4NZ
Living Crown Point    LS10  1ET
Livingston Supercentre (SOL)    EH54 6NB
Llanelli   SA15 1BX
Longsight    M12 4NH
Lowestoft    NR33  0PX
Luton    LU2 9TA
Mansfield    NG19 8QT
Merthyr  Tydfil    CF48 2YF
Middleton Park    AB22 8WQ
Minworth  Supercentre    B76 1XL
Morley    LS27  OBP
Motherwell    ML1 1YR
Newport    NP10  8XL
Newton Mearns    G77 6EY
Newtonards Northern Ireland   BT23 4EU
North Divisional Office - Thornaby Store    TS17  9EN
North Divisional Office - Wakefield    WF10  5UA
Nuneaton    CV11 4FL
Oldbury    B69 4PU
Omagh  Northern Ireland    BT78 1RD
Parkhead Forge    G31  4EB
Pembroke Dock    SA72 6DA
Pentwyn    CF23  8NL
Perry Barr    B42 1AB
Perth    PH1  5AP
Peterborough    PE1 1ET
Peterhead    AB42 3JY
Pilsworth    BL9 8RS
Portlethen    AB12 4XP
Pudsey  Supercentre    LS28 6AR
Queensferry    CH5  1TP
Queslett (SOL)    B43 7HA
Radcliffe    M26  3DA
Rawtenstall (New)    BB4 8EL
Rhyl    LL18  5EQ
Robroyston    G33 1AD
Rochdale    OL12  6XT
Romford    RM1 3EE
Runcorn    WA7  2PY
Rushden    NN10 6AA
Scunthorpe    DN17  2XF
Sefton Park    L15 2LF
Shipley    BD18  3RY
Shore Road Northern Ireland    BT15 3PR
Shrewsbury    SY3 7ET
Sittingbourne    ME10 2PD
Skelmersdale   WN8 6LU
South Divisional Office - Chepstow    NP6  6UD
South Divisional Office Bedford CDC     MK43 9AB
South  Shields    NE33 2HT
South Shields (store re-site)    NE33  1
Southampton    SO14 7EG
Southport    PR9  0TY
Spennymoor    DL16 6NE
St Austell    PL25  4PR
St Helens    WA10 2EF
St Leonards    KY11  3NY
Stafford    ST16 3TA
Stanley    DH9  ONB
Stockport    SK1 1UA
Stockton    TS18  2PB
Strabane Northern Ireland    BT82 8EN
Sunderland   SR2 9TT
Swanley (SOL)    BR8 8BB
Swansea    SA6  8PS
Swindon    SN5 7DL
Taunton (SOL)    TA1  2AN
Telford    TF3 4AB
Thornaby    TS17  9EN
Thurrock Living    RM20 3LP
Tilbury    RM18  7HJ
Tipton    DY4 0BP
Toryglen    G42  0AE
Totton    SO40 3LX
Wakefield (SOL)    WF2  7EQ
Wakefield Service Centre    WF10 4UA
Wallington     CRO 4XS
Walsall Living    WS2 8LL
Walthamstow    E17  7LS
Walton    L4 9XU
Warrington    WA1  2QA
Waterlooville    PO7 7XR
Wembley (SOL)    HA9  9EX
Westbrook (SOL)    WA5 5UG
Weston-Super-Mare     BS23 3UZ
Westwood Northern Ireland    BT11 9BQ
Weymouth   DT4 8JQ
Wheatley    OX33 1YZ
Widnes    WA8  6AH
Wigan Supercentre    WN5 0XA
Winsford    CW7  1BD
Wolstanton    ST5 0AP
Wolverhampton    WV1  4DE
Yeovil    BA20 2HB
York    YO32  9LF



The NCH gives you more
Introduction
You will be  delighted to hear that NCH has secured an agreement with a
national  supermarket chain for a hypnotherapist to be in store on 'National
No Smoking  Day', which is on the 14th March 2007. We have agreed not to
release details  of the chain until press releases have gone out. However we
can safely say it  is one of the top three supermarket chains in the UK.
We have made a  commitment to have a hypnotherapist in every store all day to
promote  Hypnotherapy and assist with their support of 'National No Smoking
Day'.
This is a unique and incredible opportunity to promote Hypnotherapy and  your
practice directly to the general public, with the support of a  strong
branded name in prime locations throughout the UK.
This promotion  opportunity is ONLY available to NCH members who are fully
paid up.
What  is expected of you?
During this day you are required to be in store for the  full working day.
You may only promote HYPNOTHERAPY; no other therapies may  be promoted during
this day. Please remember that you will be there as a  representative of the
NCH and an ambassador for Hypnotherapy.
We would  expect you to involve local media where possible - Press/TV/Radio.
We  anticipate that you will promote your own practice, please ensure that
the  NCH is mentioned when you can.
The in-store promotion day should be for  talking about Hypnotherapy and
making appointments for yourself or your  practice.
You may also be requested by store management to talk to their  staff about
smoking cessation.
Costs to you
The only cost is an  administration charge of £20 to you, payable to the NCH.
This also covers 200  colour leaflets we will be producing for every store.
Space will be provided  on the back of the leaflet where you can stamp your
practice details or  attach a business card. This payment is mandatory if you
wish to participate.
We have also designed a self-supporting pop up banner 2 metres high by  0.8
metres wide, see attached picture. It is a full colour banner,  normally
costing £110 + VAT + £5 PP. This banner is long lasting and reusable  for any
future events you may wish to do. Because of the NCH purchasing power  we
have managed to secure a price of just £80 + VAT + £5 PP. Unless you  have
your own point of sale marketing material, we would strongly suggest  that
you take up this offer.
Administration
In order to participate in  this event you need to do the following:
Email pr@...  <mailto:pr@...> with the
following information
Your Name.
Your practice address including postcode.
Email address
Telephone number
Banner required Yes/No
We will allocate stores on a  first come first served basis (so don't delay).
Should you local store be  already allocated to another therapist we may
offer you your next nearest  available.
Once you have been allocated a store we need to receive your  payment for
£20.00, + payment for the banner if required, within 5 days in  order to
secure your confirmed allocation. If we don't receive your cheque  the
allocation will be offered to someone else. When sending your cheque  please
enclose it together with the form below.
Once you have a confirmed  allocation the Event Coordinator will liaise with
you regarding the day. At  that point the responsibility passes on to you.
If you do not have a  confirmed allocation the store will not allow you to
participate in this  event.
An extra opportunity
Because we have been so helpful with the  smoking event the group Head Office
has asked us if we can help with another  event that they had already planned
to hold next week, on high blood  pressure. This is too good to miss! We have
already created some 70,000  leaflets on Hypertension, which will be
delivered to the stores in time for  the event.
Those members that act quickly enough and sign up for the 'No  Smoking Day'
event will be offered the opportunity to be in store during this  weeklong
event. You will not be required to be there all week but simply when  it is
convenient for you. Possibly the best times to be there would be  during
their busy times.
NCH National No Smoking Day Promotion
Entry  Form
Name
Address Line 1
Address Line 2
County
Postcode
Tel No.
Email address
Allocated  store
Pop up banner    Yes / No
* Delete where appropriate
I enclose a cheque for my store  allocation & Pop up banner for £119.
Or
I enclose a cheque for my  store allocation for £20
I agree to be bound by the conditions set out  above.
Signed...................................................  Date
.............................
Please make cheques payable to The NCH  LTD
Please return this form to: -
The NCH Marketing
274 London Road
Wallington
Surrey
SM6 7DJ
The Pop Up Banner

The final  wording for the banner has not been agreed  yet





[Non-text portions of this message have been removed]

Drug company 'hid' suicide link

Secret e-mails reveal that the UK's biggest drug company distorted  trial
results of an anti-depressant, covering up a link with suicide in  teenagers.
Panorama reveals that GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) attempted to show that Seroxat
worked for depressed children despite failed clinical trials.
_BBC NEWS | Health |  Drug company 'hid' suicide link_
(http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/6308871.stm)
Yours  Sincerely,

Donald Robertson
Training Director

Senior Clinician  Hypnotherapist (NCH)
Registered Psychotherapist (UKCP)
Member of the  European Register of Psychotherapists (ERP)


HypnoSynthesis®
The UK College of Hypnosis &  Hypnotherapy Ltd.
_www.HypnoSynthesis.com_ (http://www.hypnosynthesis.com/)
Freephone  0800 195 9809
International +44(0)2086610492

HypnoSynthesis®  is the registered trademark and trading name of The UK
College of Hypnosis &  Hypnotherapy Ltd.
Registered in England as Company No. 05499462, UK Register  of Learning
Providers No.10008042


[Non-text portions of this message have been removed]

Practice-Building for Therapists
One-Day  Workshop

Workshop Fee: £149
Next Dates:  Saturday 31st March 2007, 10am-5pm (Central London)
Call 0800 1959809 now to  reserve your place.
_HypnoSynthesis®  Practice-Building Workshop for Hypnotherapists_
(http://www.ukhypnosis.com/Events/Practice-Building%20Workshop.htm)
Practice-Building for Therapists
Do you want to attract more  clients and make more money from your therapy
practice?  This one-day  workshop is specially designed to meet the needs of new
or experienced  therapists looking for ways to maximise their income and
improve their  business.  Learn how to understand the economics of running a
private  practice, how to increase your profits, and how to identify new sources
of
  revenue.
You will be taken through the core  principles of business planning and
planning marketing for a therapy business  and helped to identify the strategies
most suited to helping your business  grow.  This includes,
     *
Designing a mission statement for  your practice that sums up your true
personal values as a therapist.
Goal-setting, to make sure you know  exactly what you're going to achieve.
Action-planning, to make sure your  good ideas are put into practice.
Financial planning and budgeting for  profit.
Where your business stands with  insurance and legal issues.
Using knowledge of taxation and VAT  to your advantage.
Competitor analysis and SWOT analysis  (strengths, weaknesses, opportunities,
threats) for your business.
Identification of unique  selling-points (USPs) that make your practice
special.
Buying advertising and getting it  FREE.
Setting fees, payment methods, and  using discounts to boost your profits.
"Selling" yourself and your services  as a professional therapist.

Consider  this an investment, as the expert training and detailed
information you obtain can potentially be used to recoup the course fees many 
times
over.

_HypnoSynthesis®  Practice-Building Workshop for Hypnotherapists_
(http://www.ukhypnosis.com/Events/Practice-Building%20Workshop.htm)
Who Should Attend?

This workshop is designed  to be relevant to hypnotherapists, counsellors,
psychotherapists and may also be  relevant to those in similar professions such
as life-coaching and complementary  therapy.

Your Trainer

David Hawley is a Senior Accredited Counsellor  and Psychotherapist (BACP)
with a busy Harley Street practice.

David is the author of "A Fair Day's Work for a Fair Day's  Pay", an article
on the economics of running a private therapy practice  published in the BACP
journal.  He is also a former business counsellor and  accountant with
extensive experience of advising small  businesses.

Your Venue
The training will take place in a four star  hotel conference venue in
Kensington, London.  Gloucester road tube  station, on the district and circle
lines, is just a couple of minutes walk  away.

The Grange Strathmore Hotel
Queens Gate  Gardens
Kensington
London

Date/Time

This is a one-off workshop.  Places are  very limited due to the venue size
so please call asap to guarantee your  booking.

10am-5pm, Saturday, 31st March 2007

Call us free of charge today on 0800 195 9809  to reserve your place.

_HypnoSynthesis®  Practice-Building Workshop for Hypnotherapists_
(http://www.ukhypnosis.com/Events/Practice-Building%20Workshop.htm)

Yours Sincerely,

Donald Robertson
Training Director

Senior  Clinician Hypnotherapist (NCH)
Registered Psychotherapist (UKCP)
Member of  the European Register of Psychotherapists (ERP)


HypnoSynthesis®
The UK  College of Hypnosis & Hypnotherapy Ltd.
_www.HypnoSynthesis.com_ (http://www.hypnosynthesis.com/)
Freephone  0800 195 9809
International +44(0)2086610492

HypnoSynthesis®  is the registered trademark and trading name of The UK
College of Hypnosis &  Hypnotherapy Ltd.
Registered in England as Company No. 05499462, UK Register  of Learning
Providers No.10008042


[Non-text portions of this message have been removed]

The NCH  gives you more
Introduction
You will be delighted to hear that NCH has secured an agreement with a
national supermarket  chain for a hypnotherapist to be in store on ‘National
No
Smoking Day’, which is  on the 14th March 2007.  We have agreed not to release
details of the chain until press releases  have gone out. However we can safely
say it is one of the top three supermarket  chains in the UK.
We have made a commitment to have a  hypnotherapist in every store all day to
promote Hypnotherapy and assist with  their support of ‘National No Smoking
Day’.
This is a unique and incredible  opportunity to promote Hypnotherapy and your
practice directly to the general  public, with the support of a strong
branded name in prime locations throughout  the UK.
This promotion opportunity is ONLY available to NCH members who are fully
paid up.
What  is expected of you?
During this day you are required to  be in store for the full working day.
You may only promote HYPNOTHERAPY;  no other therapies may be promoted during
this day. Please remember that you  will be there as a representative of the
NCH and an ambassador for Hypnotherapy.
We would expect you to involve local  media where possible - Press/TV/Radio.
We anticipate that you will promote your  own practice, please ensure that the
NCH is mentioned when you can.
The in-store promotion day should be  for talking about Hypnotherapy and
making appointments for yourself or your  practice.
You may also be requested by store  management to talk to their staff about
smoking cessation.
Costs to you
The only cost is an administration  charge of £20 to you, payable to the NCH.
This also covers 200 colour leaflets we  will be producing for every store.
Space will be provided on the back of the  leaflet where you can stamp your
practice details or attach a business card.  This payment is mandatory if you
wish to participate.
We have also designed a  self-supporting pop up banner 2  metres high by 0.8
metres wide,  see attached picture. It is a full colour banner, normally
costing £110 + VAT +  £5 PP. This banner is long lasting and reusable for any
future events you may  wish to do. Because of the NCH purchasing power we have
managed to secure a price  of just £80 + VAT + £5 PP.  Unless  you have your
own
point of sale marketing material, we would strongly suggest  that you take up
this offer.

Administration
In order to participate in this  event you need to do the following:
Email _pr@..._ (mailto:pr@...)  with
the  following information
Your Name.
Your practice address including  postcode.
Email address
Telephone number
Banner required Yes/No
We will allocate stores on a first  come first served basis (so don’t delay).
Should you local store be already  allocated to another therapist we may
offer you your next nearest  available.
Once you have been allocated a store  we need to receive your payment for
£20.00, + payment for the banner if  required, within 5 days in order to secure
your confirmed allocation. If we  don’t receive your cheque the allocation
will
be offered to someone else. When  sending your cheque please enclose it
together with the form  below.
Once you have a confirmed allocation  the Event Coordinator will liaise with
you regarding the day. At that point the  responsibility passes on to you.
If  you do not have a confirmed allocation the store will not allow you to
participate in this event.
An extra opportunity
Because we have been so helpful with  the smoking event the group Head Office
has asked us if we can help with another  event that they had already planned
to hold next week, on high blood pressure.  This is too good to miss! We have
already created some 70,000 leaflets on  Hypertension, which will be
delivered to the stores in time for the  event.
Those members that act quickly  enough and sign up for the ‘No Smoking Day’
event will be offered the  opportunity to be in store during this weeklong
event. You will not be required  to be there all week but simply when it is
convenient for you. Possibly the best  times to be there would be during their
busy
times.
NCH National No Smoking Day Promotion

Entry  Form

Name
Address Line  1
Address Line  2
County
Postcode
Tel  No.
Email  address
Allocated  store
Pop up  banner
Yes /  No
*  Delete where appropriate
I enclose a cheque for my store  allocation & Pop up banner for £119.
Or
I enclose a cheque for my store  allocation for £20
I agree to be bound by the  conditions set out above.
Signed
















    Date 









..
Please make cheques payable to  The NCH LTD
Please return this form to:  -
The NCH  Marketing
274 London  Road
Wallington
Surrey
SM6 7DJ
The Pop Up Banner


The  final wording for the banner has not been agreed  yet



[Non-text portions of this message have been removed]

ROTFLMAO!

Nicotine isn't one of the most addictive substances, it is the *most*
addictive substance,
followed by heroin and other drugs. Just because a person didn't feel
withdrawl doesn't
indicate that nicotine isn't addictive but that the mind has considerable
power over the
body. More power than most people-- particularly western science-- realizes.

Ron


>From: "duncan5932" <duncan@...>
>To: hypnosis-hypnotherapy-UK@yahoogroups.com
>Subject: [UKhypno] A true life story of how one smoker realised that his
>addiction was in his mind
>Date: Thu, 18 Jan 2007 12:56:03 -0000
>
>If you smoke and you think you are addicted, then you make a very good
>customer for the tobacco industry.
>
>NRT (Nicotine Replacement Therapy) is as big a business as tobacco.
>Next time you are at the chemist take a look at the multitude of NRT
>on display - in the prime position of the chemists counter. It is
>worth billions of pounds each year and it makes sense to allow you to
>continue to think you are physically addicted to nicotine.
>
>If you think that is cynical - then read John's brief story below.
>John is typical of a vast number of NRT users who come to see me as a
>hypnotherapist for help to stop smoking/using NRT:
>
>John (48) had been a non smoker for just a day. He had smoked 20
>cigarettes a day for most his adult life and had watched both parents
>die in excruciating pain from smoking related diseases.
>
>John had decided to quit smoking. He had been pretty nervous about
>stopping smoking - the usual fears - withdrawl, stress etc. He smoked
>his last cigarette at 2200hrs and went to bed.
>
>In the morning he put on his first 24 hour patch and went about his
>daily routine. Everything was going well (pleased he'd quit smoking at
>last) when he went to bed that evening.
>
>He awoke to start his second day as a non smoker and went about his
>normal routine, except today he changed his patch after having a
>shower. John went to work. No cravings, no withdrawl, no stress or
>grumpiness.
>
>When he got home, as usual he went to change out of his work clothes
>and when he went into his bedroom, there, on the floor was the patch.
>The same patch that he had applied that morning. It had fallen off
>before he'd dressed that morning, and John hadn't noticed.
>
>If nicotine is physically addictive, how would it be possible for John
>to spend the whole day without any nicotine intake, with no withdrawl
>symptoms. There is only one answer. NICOTINE IS NOT PHYSICALLY ADDICTIVE.
>
>If Nicotine isn't addictive, why do smokers find it so hard to quit?
>
>If quitting smoking were a simple conscious decision, you would have
>made that decision already, and you would be a non smoker. In fact it
>is the subconscious that drives the desire to smoke - usually
>associating times (after a good meal), places (in the pub) and
>feelings (when feeling stressed) with lighting a cigarette.
>
>Hypnotherapy allows you to re-write those associations quickly - so
>that you can make the easy transition to a healthy non-smoker pain
>free, without cravings, stress or weight gain.
>
>Most smokers think that stopping smoking will be difficult, that the
>cravings will be too much, that they will put on weight, that they are
>sacrificing something, that they won't be able to relax and enjoy life.
>
>The truth of it couldn't be more different, because quitting smoking
>with Hypnosis is easy, as long as you really want to quit.
>
>Take a look at this site if you want any more tips on <a
>href="http://www.mmhypnotherapy.co.uk/stop-smoking.shtml">how to stop
>smoking with hypnosis.</a>
>
>Good luck!
>
>Duncan Warner
>Mind Matters Hypnotherapy
>http://www.mmhypnotherapy.co.uk
>
>
>
>You want to be a Hypnotherapist? We will train you...
>Clinical Hypnotherapy Training Courses:
>www.HypnoSynthesis.com
><a href="http://www.HypnoSynthesis.com">Click here</a>
>
>Submit your Website to the Hypnosis &amp; Hypnotherapy UK Webring:
>http://l.webring.com/wrman?ring=ukhypnotherapy&addsite
>
>Replies will default to the sender unless you specify "Reply to All" to
>send your posting to the group.  All postings are moderated, only suitable
>messages will be approved.  Please keep your postings short, on the topic
>of hypnosis, respectful and polite.  All advertisments must be authorised
>by the moderators.
>Yahoo! Groups Links
>
>
>

_________________________________________________________________
Valentine’s Day -- Shop for gifts that spell L-O-V-E at MSN Shopping
http://shopping.msn.com/content/shp/?ctId=8323,ptnrid=37,ptnrdata=24095&tcode=wl\
mtagline

Hi David

Reading the part of your post that suggests that we don't even have to look at
individual letters in a word to make a meaning for us, sent me off into trance
(naturally) and reminded me of this:-

I cdnuolt blveiee taht I cluod aulaclty uesdnatnrd waht I was redinag.  The
phaonmneal pweor of the hmuan mnid.
Aoccdrnig to a rscheearch at Cmabrigde Uinervtisy, it deosn't mttaer in waht
oredr the ltteers in a wrod are, the olny iprmoatnt tihng is taht the frist and
lsat ltteer be in the rghit pclae. The rset can be a taotl mses and you can
still raed it wouthit a porbelm.

Tihs is bcuseae the huamn mnid deos not raed ervey lteter by istlef, but the
wrod as a wlohe.   Amzanig huh?

yaeh and I awlyas thuohgt spleling was ipmorantt



Sue McIntyre  Dip.Adv.Hyp.  Dip.Pers.Dev.  Cert.Couns.
Hypnotherapy, Coaching, Counselling, Stress Management
www.theconsultingrooms.co.uk
+44 (0)1278  784490



[Non-text portions of this message have been removed]

Good morning all.

Last night's episode of Holby City (BBC1) showed a scene involving a
patient being aneasthetised by hypnosis due to his anaesthetic allergy.
I thought that the clinical hypnosis profession was portrayed well with
an accurate mix of sceptisism, curiosity and, finally, surprise in
seeing a successful operation.

I was wondering what others more experienced than myself thought.

Duncan

If you smoke and you think you are addicted, then you make a very good
customer for the tobacco industry.

NRT (Nicotine Replacement Therapy) is as big a business as tobacco.
Next time you are at the chemist take a look at the multitude of NRT
on display - in the prime position of the chemists counter. It is
worth billions of pounds each year and it makes sense to allow you to
continue to think you are physically addicted to nicotine.

If you think that is cynical - then read John's brief story below.
John is typical of a vast number of NRT users who come to see me as a
hypnotherapist for help to stop smoking/using NRT:

John (48) had been a non smoker for just a day. He had smoked 20
cigarettes a day for most his adult life and had watched both parents
die in excruciating pain from smoking related diseases.

John had decided to quit smoking. He had been pretty nervous about
stopping smoking - the usual fears - withdrawl, stress etc. He smoked
his last cigarette at 2200hrs and went to bed.

In the morning he put on his first 24 hour patch and went about his
daily routine. Everything was going well (pleased he'd quit smoking at
last) when he went to bed that evening.

He awoke to start his second day as a non smoker and went about his
normal routine, except today he changed his patch after having a
shower. John went to work. No cravings, no withdrawl, no stress or
grumpiness.

When he got home, as usual he went to change out of his work clothes
and when he went into his bedroom, there, on the floor was the patch.
The same patch that he had applied that morning. It had fallen off
before he'd dressed that morning, and John hadn't noticed.

If nicotine is physically addictive, how would it be possible for John
to spend the whole day without any nicotine intake, with no withdrawl
symptoms. There is only one answer. NICOTINE IS NOT PHYSICALLY ADDICTIVE.

If Nicotine isn't addictive, why do smokers find it so hard to quit?

If quitting smoking were a simple conscious decision, you would have
made that decision already, and you would be a non smoker. In fact it
is the subconscious that drives the desire to smoke - usually
associating times (after a good meal), places (in the pub) and
feelings (when feeling stressed) with lighting a cigarette.

Hypnotherapy allows you to re-write those associations quickly - so
that you can make the easy transition to a healthy non-smoker pain
free, without cravings, stress or weight gain.

Most smokers think that stopping smoking will be difficult, that the
cravings will be too much, that they will put on weight, that they are
sacrificing something, that they won't be able to relax and enjoy life.

The truth of it couldn't be more different, because quitting smoking
with Hypnosis is easy, as long as you really want to quit.

Take a look at this site if you want any more tips on <a
href="http://www.mmhypnotherapy.co.uk/stop-smoking.shtml">how to stop
smoking with hypnosis.</a>

Good luck!

Duncan Warner
Mind Matters Hypnotherapy
http://www.mmhypnotherapy.co.uk

--- In hypnosis-hypnotherapy-UK@yahoogroups.com, "catherine"
<catherine_bigg1d@...> wrote:
> Dear Readers/groupies,
> Can You hypnotise anyone who has not previously been hypnotised
through static email?

Hi, this question is basically like most of the questions people raise
in that it seems to derive from popular misconceptions about the nature
of hypnotism.  Hypnotism is, to put it crudely, a cluster of processes
for helping people to enter a frame of mind in which they are more able
to accept ideas (suggestions) in such a way that they respond to them
emotionally and/or physically.  However, it is usually portrayed in the
media as being a kind of magical or supernatural state.

1. It would be strange to think that someone could make another person
enter a supernatural state by email, as that would resemble casting a
magic spell.  So, of course, that is false and a misconception.

2. However, let's reframe your question as asking whether it is
possible to help someone to enter a frame of mind where they are more
responsive to ideas they choose to focus on, by means of instructions
contained in an email.  That seems much simpler.  Of course, it should
theoretically be possible to give someone instructions (a script) to
follow which they could use to help deliver suggestions to themselves.
Nevertheless, if they are anxious or don't understand the instructions
properly they will find it difficult to comply.  So it would be much
easier if they have been prepared in advance by being taken through the
steps with another person there to guide them, a hypnotist.

The problem with "hypnotism" is that in the public imagination it is a
confused mish-mash of 1 and 2 above, or of misconceptions derived from
mesmerism and genuine psychological facts.

Questions about hypnosis often sound strange when phrased by non-
hypnosists.  Like someone who has never seen an airplane asking: "Is it
true that your people are carried through the sky by giant metal
birds???"  To which the answer is neither "yes" nor "no", but
rather "Sort of, but it's not really like you describe it."  Though
hypnotism is actually not that mysterious, it comes shrouded in the
garb of mystery -from corny movies and comic books, etc.- which gets in
the way a lot of the time.  When I was a kid the only person I ever
saw "doing hypnosis" was Dracula in the old Hammer horror films.

The good part is that understanding hypnosis, though a road less
travelled, is itself a worthy therapeutic aspiration.  The more we
grasp what hypnosis is, the more we begin to understand our own minds
and make sense of living.  "Know thyself" (Gnothi seauton), as the
inscription reputedly advised over the oracle of Apollo, the patron god
of Western philosophy and classical psychotherapy.  To know what
hypnosis is and how it works is to know ourselves at a deeper level,
perhaps even to know our essence as emotional beings.

Yours Sincerely,

Donald Robertson
Training Director

Senior Clinician Hypnotherapist (NCH)
Registered Psychotherapist (UKCP)
Member of the European Register of Psychotherapists (ERP)

HypnoSynthesis®
The UK College of Hypnosis & Hypnotherapy Ltd.
www.HypnoSynthesis.com
Freephone 0800 195 9809
International +44(0)2086610492

HypnoSynthesis® is the registered trademark and trading name of The UK
College of Hypnosis & Hypnotherapy Ltd.
Registered in England as Company No. 05499462, UK Register of Learning
Providers No.10008042

Like any good hypnosis session, a pretalk always helps.  If a person knows what
hypnosis is, they can recognize it more readily, and know when they've
experienced it.

To be hypnotized by email isn't such a far-fetched proposal, if you recognize
that any time we're engrossed in what we're doing, be it reading a good story,
an important email, watching a compelling movie...  we're entering into trance
in doing these things.

Now, as you read the words in this email, you are already aware of the fact that
you can make sense of what these words mean to you, and yet you haven't really
any idea of exactly how that happens.  And you can be aware of your internal
responses to the words, and you can even be aware of the way the letters in the
words look to you- their brightness, and size.  ANd that's something we don't
often do, looking at the individual letters in words as we read them because
they go by so fast, and yet we know that some part of us picks them up and makes
them into meaning in us.  And if that's not the beginnings of trance via static
email, then what is?

Not only is hypnosis possible in statis email, I believe it happens all the
time.

Dave Xanatos


Xanatos Enterprises Worldwide
Web Sites that WORK!
http://xanatos.com/
PO Box 170
Wilbraham, MA 01095-0170
413-267-9518 (TEL)
413-267-9518 (FAX)
413-427-2096 (CELL)

$life =~ s/ :( / :) /g;

Thus a man of knowledge endeavors, and sweats, and puffs, and if one looks at
him he is just like any ordinary man, except that the folly of his life is under
control.

                                    ~ Carlos Castaneda ~

This email message and all attachments are intended solely for the use of the
addressee and contain privileged, confidential and/or restricted information. 
If you received this message in error, please notify the sender immediately by
email reply and delete this message from your computer system.  Unauthorized use
or disclosure of this information is strictly prohibited and may in some cases
result in prosecution.

Parts of this message, including the email address, © 2005 David Xanatos and/or
Xanatos Enterprises.

---------- Original Message ----------------------------------
From: "Ron Hubbard" <hubbard_ron@...>
Date:  Wed, 10 Jan 2007 21:28:53 -0000

>Hi, Catherine;
>
>I've had a lot of experience with hypnosis, on both ends-- doing it
>and being hypnotized. While we live in an infinite universe where
>everything is possible-- some things are very improbable. I would
>say you have a slim to no chance of getting hypnotized by email;
>and as the old joke goes, Slim has left town.
>
>Ron
>
>
>--- In hypnosis-hypnotherapy-UK@yahoogroups.com, "catherine"
><catherine_bigg1d@...> wrote:
>>
>> Dear Readers/groupies,
>> I have been signing up to various courses over the past 4 months or
>so most are free self
>> hypnosis courses others yah pay that little bit extra...
>>
>> Anyhow.. after shuffling through the rubbish.. and realising I
>maxed out my credit card on
>> a load of tripe I thought I will just come out with it straight.
>>
>> Can You hypnotise anyone who has not previously been hypnotised
>through static email?
>>
>> In clearer english: Hypnotist is tutoring a trainee hypnotist..
>Trainee asks "Please hypnotise
>> me so I can anaylse whether it works"
>>
>> Could the hypnotist say "In the next email I will put in some
>subliminal suggestions/
>> embedded comands and hypnotise you"
>>
>> Would it work?
>>
>> I do know however that one can type in "Post hypnotic suggestions"
>on static email but
>> that is after someone has been pre hypnotised.
>>
>> kind regards
>> Hypno-mainia32/catherine_bigg32d
>>
>
>
>
>
>You want to be a Hypnotherapist? We will train you...
>Clinical Hypnotherapy Training Courses:
>www.HypnoSynthesis.com
><a href="http://www.HypnoSynthesis.com">Click here</a>
>
>Submit your Website to the Hypnosis & Hypnotherapy UK Webring:
http://l.webring.com/wrman?ring=ukhypnotherapy&addsite
>
>Replies will default to the sender unless you specify "Reply to All" to send
your posting to the group.  All postings are moderated, only suitable messages
will be approved.  Please keep your postings short, on the topic of hypnosis,
respectful and polite.  All advertisments must be authorised by the moderators.
>Yahoo! Groups Links
>
>
>
>





________________________________________________________________
Sent via the WebMail system at xanatos.com

Mental health drugs overused


_BBC NEWS | Health | Mental  health drugs overused_
(http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/6256185.stm)

Up to  one in three mental health patients are being over-prescribed drugs,
says the  Healthcare Commission.

Yours  Sincerely,

Donald Robertson
Training Director

Senior Clinician  Hypnotherapist (NCH)
Registered Psychotherapist (UKCP)
Member of the  European Register of Psychotherapists (ERP)

HypnoSynthesis®

The UK College of Hypnosis & Hypnotherapy Ltd.
_www.HypnoSynthesis.com_ (http://www.hypnosynthesis.com/)
Freephone  0800 195 9809
International +44(0)2086610492

HypnoSynthesis®  is the registered trademark and trading name of The UK
College of Hypnosis &  Hypnotherapy Ltd.
Registered in England as Company No. 05499462, UK Register  of Learning
Providers No.10008042


[Non-text portions of this message have been removed]

----- Original Message -----
> Could the hypnotist say "In the next email I will put in some subliminal
> suggestions/embedded comands and hypnotise you"

Catherine, self-hypnosis is really easy. All you need do is write out how to
hypnotise yourself in the email, and include the suggestions that you want
the person to do.

If the person agrees to the suggestions, she'll do it. There's no need to
embed suggestions or commands.

Hypnosis can be far simpler than some people make out.

If you want to embed suggestions, then I recommend you study how to use
metaphor (NLP-style, which borrows from Milton Erickson) and create suitable
stories with nested loops. That is a form of hypnosis (depending on how you
define "hypnosis" - there is much disagreement over that).

Paddy

Dear Catherine

I don't think I can hypnotize someone by e-mail without having set
them up for it previously. Of course that only means I don't think I
can do it. It doesn't mean that nobody can do it. I'd sceptical of
claims that someone else could do it, but I wouldn't rule out the
possibility completely.

Wouldn't it be a touch problematic, though? Suppose I did hypnotize
someone by e-mail ... how would I get them out again? What if they
had spontaneous eye catalepsy or spontaneous deafness - both of which
I've seen in patients I've had in front of me?

And wouldn't it be irresponsible to put someone into a state where
they didn't have their normal control, and neither did I?

For what it's worth I think you should experience and learn to do
hypnosis by correspondence in the same way that one might experience
and learn how to drive a car by correspondence; that is, not at all.

Best wishes

barry
http://www.mindsci-clinic.com


--- In hypnosis-hypnotherapy-UK@yahoogroups.com, "catherine"
<catherine_bigg1d@...> wrote:
>
> Dear Readers/groupies,
> I have been signing up to various courses over the past 4 months or
so most are free self
> hypnosis courses others yah pay that little bit extra...
>
> Anyhow.. after shuffling through the rubbish.. and realising I
maxed out my credit card on
> a load of tripe I thought I will just come out with it straight.
>
> Can You hypnotise anyone who has not previously been hypnotised
through static email?
>
> In clearer english: Hypnotist is tutoring a trainee hypnotist..
Trainee asks "Please hypnotise
> me so I can anaylse whether it works"
>
> Could the hypnotist say "In the next email I will put in some
subliminal suggestions/
> embedded comands and hypnotise you"
>
> Would it work?
>
> I do know however that one can type in "Post hypnotic suggestions"
on static email but
> that is after someone has been pre hypnotised.
>
> kind regards
> Hypno-mainia32/catherine_bigg32d
>

Hi, Catherine;

I've had a lot of experience with hypnosis, on both ends-- doing it
and being hypnotized. While we live in an infinite universe where
everything is possible-- some things are very improbable. I would
say you have a slim to no chance of getting hypnotized by email;
and as the old joke goes, Slim has left town.

Ron


--- In hypnosis-hypnotherapy-UK@yahoogroups.com, "catherine"
<catherine_bigg1d@...> wrote:
>
> Dear Readers/groupies,
> I have been signing up to various courses over the past 4 months or
so most are free self
> hypnosis courses others yah pay that little bit extra...
>
> Anyhow.. after shuffling through the rubbish.. and realising I
maxed out my credit card on
> a load of tripe I thought I will just come out with it straight.
>
> Can You hypnotise anyone who has not previously been hypnotised
through static email?
>
> In clearer english: Hypnotist is tutoring a trainee hypnotist..
Trainee asks "Please hypnotise
> me so I can anaylse whether it works"
>
> Could the hypnotist say "In the next email I will put in some
subliminal suggestions/
> embedded comands and hypnotise you"
>
> Would it work?
>
> I do know however that one can type in "Post hypnotic suggestions"
on static email but
> that is after someone has been pre hypnotised.
>
> kind regards
> Hypno-mainia32/catherine_bigg32d
>

Practice-Building for  Therapists
One-Day Workshop

Workshop Fee: £149
Next Dates: Saturday  31st March 2007,  10am-5pm (Central London)
Call 0800 1959809 now to reserve your place or  visit our website to book
securely online.

Practice-Building for Therapists
Do you want to attract more clients and make  more money from your therapy
practice?  This one-day workshop is specially  designed to meet the needs of new
or experienced therapists looking for ways to  maximise their income and
improve their business.  Learn how to understand  the economics of running a
private practice, how to increase your profits, and  how to identify new sources
of
revenue.

Consider  this an investment, as the expert training and detailed information
you obtain  can potentially be used to recoup the course fees many times
over.


Who Should Attend?

This workshop is designed  to be relevant to hypnotherapists, counsellors,
psychotherapists and may also be  relevant to those in similar professions such
as life-coaching and complementary  therapy.
Your  Trainer
David  Hawley is a Senior Accredited Counsellor and Psychotherapist (BACP)
with a busy  Harley Street practice.

David is the author of "A Fair Day's Work for a Fair Day's  Pay", an article
on the economics of running a private therapy practice  published in the BACP
journal.  He is also a former business counsellor and  accountant with
extensive experience of advising small  businesses.

Your Venue

The training will take place in a four star  hotel conference venue in
Kensington, London.  Gloucester road tube  station, on the district and circle
lines, is just a couple of minutes walk  away.

The Grange Strathmore Hotel
Queens Gate  Gardens
Kensington
London

Date/Time

This is a one-off workshop.  Places are  very limited due to the venue size
so please call asap to guarantee your  booking.

10am-5pm, Saturday, 31st March 2007

Call us free of charge  today on 0800 195 9809 to reserve your place or visit
our website,  below,
_www.ukhypnosis.com_ (http://www.ukhypnosis.com)


Yours  Sincerely,

Donald Robertson
Training Director

Senior Clinician  Hypnotherapist (NCH)
Registered Psychotherapist (UKCP)
Member of the  European Register of Psychotherapists (ERP)

HypnoSynthesis®

The UK College of Hypnosis & Hypnotherapy Ltd.
_www.HypnoSynthesis.com_ (http://www.hypnosynthesis.com/)
Freephone  0800 195 9809
International +44(0)2086610492

HypnoSynthesis®  is the registered trademark and trading name of The UK
College of Hypnosis &  Hypnotherapy Ltd.
Registered in England as Company No. 05499462, UK Register  of Learning
Providers No.10008042


[Non-text portions of this message have been removed]

Dear Readers/groupies,
I have been signing up to various courses over the past 4 months or so most are
free self
hypnosis courses others yah pay that little bit extra...

Anyhow.. after shuffling through the rubbish.. and realising I maxed out my
credit card on
a load of tripe I thought I will just come out with it straight.

Can You hypnotise anyone who has not previously been hypnotised through static
email?

In clearer english: Hypnotist is tutoring a trainee hypnotist.. Trainee asks
"Please hypnotise
me so I can anaylse whether it works"

Could the hypnotist say "In the next email I will put in some subliminal
suggestions/
embedded comands and hypnotise you"

Would it work?

I do know however that one can type in "Post hypnotic suggestions" on static
email but
that is after someone has been pre hypnotised.

kind regards
Hypno-mainia32/catherine_bigg32d

Hypnosis may help anxious teens
_BBC NEWS | Health |  Hypnosis may help anxious teens_
(http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/6230327.stm)
Self  hypnosis could be useful in aiding treatment for children suffering
from  anxiety, research has suggested.
A small study found that hypnotherapy helped psychological treatment in
reducing anxiety and feelings of helplessness in students.

The effects of hypnotherapy were found to be greater than those of more
traditional relaxation techniques. [...]
The students received psychological treatment in sessions with their parents
during which they set things they wanted to change about their lives. They
were  then taught how to self-hypnotise and work towards these targets.
Mr Byron said the hypnotherapy acted as a useful vehicle for the
psychological treatment, and he found it produced greater effects than were seen
in
students using more traditional relaxation techniques. [...]
Mr Byron said hypnotherapy could also be useful to help with a number of
other treatments, and that he would like to see the Child and Adolescent Mental
Health Services nationwide employing people to offer a hypnotherapy service to
  patients.
He said: "There is no doubt it has a tremendous amount to offer."

Yours  Sincerely,

Donald Robertson
Training Director

Senior Clinician  Hypnotherapist (NCH)
Registered Psychotherapist (UKCP)
Member of the  European Register of Psychotherapists (ERP)

HypnoSynthesis®

The UK College of Hypnosis & Hypnotherapy Ltd.
_www.HypnoSynthesis.com_ (http://www.hypnosynthesis.com/)
Freephone  0800 195 9809
International +44(0)2086610492

HypnoSynthesis®  is the registered trademark and trading name of The UK
College of Hypnosis &  Hypnotherapy Ltd.
Registered in England as Company No. 05499462, UK Register  of Learning
Providers No.10008042


[Non-text portions of this message have been removed]

Dear Ron,
That is the thing I faced when trying to quit smoking. I downloaded scripts for
smoking and weight control and self-esteem.  I merged them in my PC to one and
listened every morning 11. am -t highest urge hour for smoking. As you said the
smoking issue was solved first. Than self-esteem and than weight problem, as is
decribed by  Maslows' theory. The importance / priority issue.
If you have been on a dessert for two days and have a thirst to hell and there
is a sexy lady in your bed, which one you choose? Water or sex. I assume you
better give your self some time for each suggestion.
I do this to my patients. One at a time, adding a new one in the next session.
Best regards,
Candan Esin MD
PsychoHpynoTherapist
Istanbul/Turkey


   ----- Original Message -----
   From: Ron Hubbard
   To: hypnosis-hypnotherapy-UK@yahoogroups.com
   Sent: Saturday, December 30, 2006 1:18 AM
   Subject: [Spam] [UKhypno] Why The Limit?


   Hi, All;

   I've noticed that when I try to give myself more than two post-
   hypnotic suggestions, only one ever gets carried out and the others
   are ignored. does any one have an explanation for this, and/or a
   way around this bit of a problem?

   Ron





[Non-text portions of this message have been removed]

Quarter say cancer 'down to fate'

_BBC NEWS | Health |  Quarter say cancer 'down to fate'_
(http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/6226117.stm)
Over a quarter of people believe that fate will determine whether  they get
cancer, a survey says.
More women than men thought destiny would determine their chances - and
smokers were 50% more likely than non-smokers to believe in it.
The poll of 4,000 people was carried out by the charity Cancer Research  UK.

Smoking and obesity are linked to an increased cancer risk.
But the survey also found 34% of smokers and 36% of over 65s believed that
getting cancer was down to fate.

Yours  Sincerely,

Donald Robertson
Training Director

Senior Clinician  Hypnotherapist (NCH)
Registered Psychotherapist (UKCP)
Member of the  European Register of Psychotherapists (ERP)

HypnoSynthesis®

The UK College of Hypnosis & Hypnotherapy Ltd.
_www.HypnoSynthesis.com_ (http://www.hypnosynthesis.com/)
Freephone  0800 195 9809
International +44(0)2086610492

HypnoSynthesis®  is the registered trademark and trading name of The UK
College of Hypnosis &  Hypnotherapy Ltd.
Registered in England as Company No. 05499462, UK Register  of Learning
Providers No.10008042


[Non-text portions of this message have been removed]

My vision is for each of you to enjoy
the best life has to offer.

My vision is for you to enjoy
abundance in all aspects of life.

My vision is for each of you to enjoy
enough with some left over for those times
when you need to treat yourself - with more.

My vision is for each of you to enjoy
the relationships of family and friends
in exactly the way which is right for you.

My vision is for each of you to enjoy
  a life filled with joy and laughter.
My vision is for each of you to enjoy
the knowledge of who you truly are,
a glorious being filled with light.

May you have a wonderful year ahead
'tis from my heart to yours

Warmest Regards

Geoffrey
The Temple of Peace

[Non-text portions of this message have been removed]

Cigarette-buying age set to rise

_BBC NEWS | Health |  Cigarette-buying age set to rise_
(http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/6216523.stm)

The government is to raise the legal minimum age at which tobacco  can be
bought in England and Wales from 16 to 18 years from October.
The move, announced by Public Health Minister Caroline Flint, will follow the
  introduction of a ban on smoking in public and work places in July.
An awareness campaign will be launched in the New Year.
About 9% of 11 to 15-year-olds smoke and ministers hope the move will reduce
this figure.


Yours  Sincerely,

Donald Robertson
Training Director

Senior Clinician  Hypnotherapist (NCH)
Registered Psychotherapist (UKCP)
Member of the  European Register of Psychotherapists (ERP)

HypnoSynthesis®

The UK  College of Hypnosis & Hypnotherapy Ltd.
_www.HypnoSynthesis.com_ (http://www.hypnosynthesis.com/)
Freephone  0800 195 9809
International +44(0)2086610492

HypnoSynthesis®  is the registered trademark and trading name of The UK
College of Hypnosis &  Hypnotherapy Ltd.
Registered in England as Company No. 05499462, UK Register  of Learning


[Non-text portions of this message have been removed]

Hi, All;

I've noticed that when I try to give myself more than two post-
hypnotic suggestions, only one ever gets carried out and the others
are ignored. does any one have an explanation for this, and/or a
way around this bit of a problem?

Ron

I have been diagnosed schizophrenic. I got diagnosed a year and a half
after the extremely acute psychosis, in about July of this year, three
years after the prodrome, but was still readily diagnosed under that.
When i did go into hospital for a week, every day i spoke to the
psychiatrists and briefly delved into my past, but since i came out
nothings been looked into at all.
Now im in quite a weird place, i cant remember anything but the
tiniest fragments of my past, a alomst all-inclusive amnesia - and
other things about my situation that i wont go into, all i can say is
that im getting worse and worse. I really feel that something like
hypnotherapy would really be beneficial to me and my situation - ive
been reading Jay Haley's "Uncommon Therapy" recently, but hypnosis is
something ive been extremely interested in for years when its come to
mind.

Can anyone tell me any relevant infomation about this situation, like
if you need your psychiatrists consent in the UK, or anything else?

thanks

Hi
Im James, Im in practice in cheshire and over a
year built up a good client base.If i can help
anyone please email me.

Very best wishes
James


easy.com
This message was sent from the free private e-mail service by easy.com, the
portal site owned by Stelios and the easyGroup. This email service is available
to all members of the public to use for personal reasons only.  Not all
subscribers to this e-mail service are representatives of an easyGroup company.

Would anyone know of any suitable venues in London where I may present courses,
workshops and seminars?

Any recommendations and suggestions will be much appreciated

Warmest Regards

Geoffrey

[Non-text portions of this message have been removed]