When we are tense, stressed or anxious our sympathetic nervous system is activated and our body goes through a number of changes.

Just imagine….. It is a nice, sunny day, you are taking a nice walk in the park.

Suddenly, an angry bear appears in your path.  Do you stay and fight OR do you turn and run away? These are "Fight or Flight" responses. In these types of situations, your sympathetic nervous system is called into action - it uses energy - your blood pressure increases, your heart beats faster, you become more sensitive to sound and pressure (pain) and your digestion slows down.

In comparison just imagine…. It is a nice, sunny day, you are taking a nice walk in the park.

This time, however, you decide to relax in a comfortable chair that you have brought along. This calls for "Rest and Digest" responses. Now is the time for the parasympathetic nervous system to work to save energy. This is when blood pressure can decrease, pulse rate can slow, and digestion can start.

In nature a fright (a high level of stress) would be followed by an action to run or fight, then the parasympathetic system would reset and the body would return to rest and digest.

Many people today are living with high levels of stress and going to their doctor with many stress related illnesses. In just the same way that stress can negatively effect our mind and health, You can positively effect it too. One of the ways to do this is through hypnosis.

Hypnosis works like a guided meditation that helps you to deeply relax. When you are relaxed the parasympathetic nervous system resets.

In order to prevent the recurrence of stress symptoms it is important to identify the cause, contributory factors and triggers to your stress so that these can be resolved.  Quite often you already know what these are but are unable to change them. This is because at the time they were activated your subconscious brain felt these responses were in your best interest.

Your brain works on many levels. There is the ‘conscious mind’ which is the analytical and critical part of our brain, and the ‘subconscious mind’ which is the ‘deeper’ part of the mind linked with creativity, intuition, emotions and will power.

When you want to stop or change a behavior your conscious mind will make a decision to do so, but you find that it is impossible to follow through with your decision. That is because the subconscious mind and the emotional drivers can over ride your conscious decision and control your behavior

Hypnosis works like a bridge connecting the conscious and subconscious mind so there is clear communication. This creates harmony and teamwork so you can achieve your goals and changes that you desire for yourself.