Hypnobirthing
These days there are many ways modern expectant women are planning to manage the pain of birthing their babies and this occasionally includes one method you've probably never really thought of.
Hypnobirthing is becoming more and more popular because many mums, feel that it helps them relax and prepare for the process of childbirth. Going into hypnosis allows the mind to get into a tranquil state before childbirth. Hypnotherapy for childbirth puts the mum to be in a relaxed mental state that helps keep her calm while focusing on positive feelings rather than outside distractions and the physical pain her body may be experiencing.
Expecting parents can go through a childbirth hypnosis program, where they learn new positive and reinforcing words to use during the process in order to break the association of birth with pain and discomfort. Since the brain controls our bodies, repeating these affirming mantras during labor can help put the mind in a calm trance like state which in turns minimises the feeling of pain and the stress on the baby.
Celebrity mums such as Gisele Bündchen, Jessica Alba, Angelina Jolie and even the Duchess of Cambridge have been using hypnobirthing to assist with the pain free birth of their children.
Are you an expectant mum looking for a way to manage the pain of childbirth in a safe and effective way? Every woman is different and it all really depends on your body and what you're most comfortable with. The best way to learn more and find out if childbirth hypnosis is for you; is to consult with a professional hypnotist in your area.
Why do we eat Junk Food?
A study published by Dr Benjamin Schuz, of the University of Tasmania; entitled "Stimulus control and affect in dietary behaviours. An intensive longitudinal study", has determined a number of factors that make it hard to give up junk food.
The study involved 53 adults over the period of 10 days, and looked at the factors that influenced eating and drinking habits.
A summary of the main findings were as follows:
1. FOOD AVAILABILITY
If you have food easily available to you, you are more likely to eat it. So that packet of Tim Tams you have stashed away for guests, those Lollies in your pantry or even those fundraising chocolates at work make it easy for you to eat junk food. You are more likely to consume them whether you are hungry or not. So if you don't want to eat junk food don't purchase them in the first place. As the saying goes: "Out of sight, out of mind".
2. SEEING OTHERS EAT
Seeing other people eat, psychologically gives us permission to eat whether we are hungry or not. This can be observed in food courts where people are generally always eating whether it's meal time or not. A 30 year study (Framingham Heart Study) indicated that we become like the people we spend our time with. So if you are surrounded with people eating junk food you will more likely eat junk food. But the opposite is also true, if you spend time with healthy people you are more likely to eat healthy. So to avoid this at work, make your own healthy lunches and don't go out to the food court to eat.
3. NEGATIVE EMOTIONS
Some people use food to relieve stress, to cope with depression, sadness, loneliness or boredom. This will then trigger even worse feelings of guilt for the overeating. But this is just a learnt behaviour that we either learnt while were children. Or became influenced by media to feel better after we eat junk food. There are a few ways to control comfort eating; firstly choose portion controlled treats. And secondly identify when you are feeling down or sad and learn new ways to cheer yourself up. This is where hypnotherapy can help; to change your bad eating habit and remove negative emotions.
4. KEEPING BUSY
Put simply, keeping yourself busy helps you control your food intake. By engaging your mind and body in activities other than eating, resulted in fewer snacks being consumed. This explains why we eat more at night when we are at home relaxing on the couch.
5. BEING WITH FRIENDS AND FAMILY
Everyone loves the company of other people; especially when you have an engaging conversation. The study actually found when we are around friends and family there is a significant decrease in consumption of snacks. So when you are due for a snack or meal seek out company, it's another simple way to control the amount of food you eat.
So if you need help with your junk food cravings and want to lose weight to get to your ideal body size. Contact Dion from Meta Hypnotherapy now for a FREE 15 minute phone consultation:
https://calendly.com/metahypnotherapy/15min
Ashley Madison Hack
Back in August 2015 the Ashley Madison website was hacked and the details of it's users were released online.
So I did a bit of statistical analysis on each city and worked out the percentage of users per population.
And I've uncovered a disturbing trend for some major Australian cities. (see table below)
| City | Population | Users | % |
| Calgary | 1214839 | 107021 | 8.81 |
| Sydney | 4293000 | 251813 | 5.87 |
| Brisbane | 2274600 | 118857 | 5.23 |
| Perth | 1834000 | 88754 | 4.84 |
| Melbourne | 4442919 | 213847 | 4.81 |
| Las Vegas | 1951269 | 87720 | 4.50 |
| San Antonio | 2277550 | 99157 | 4.35 |
| Brooklyn | 2592000 | 110859 | 4.28 |
| Brasília | 2481000 | 97096 | 3.91 |
| Toronto | 6139000 | 222982 | 3.63 |
| Santiago | 6015000 | 218125 | 3.63 |
| Houston | 5383000 | 186795 | 3.47 |
| San Diego | 3095313 | 94953 | 3.07 |
| Madrid | 5427000 | 135294 | 2.49 |
| London | 8586000 | 179129 | 2.09 |
| Miami | 5582000 | 109505 | 1.96 |
| Atlanta | 4715000 | 86897 | 1.84 |
| Sao Paulo | 20786000 | 374542 | 1.80 |
| Chicago | 9121000 | 162444 | 1.78 |
| Dallas | 5874000 | 97736 | 1.66 |
| Philadelphia | 5474000 | 86018 | 1.57 |
| Bogota | 8702000 | 123559 | 1.42 |
| New York | 20464000 | 268171 | 1.31 |
| Rio de Janeiro | 12043000 | 156572 | 1.30 |
| Los Angeles | 14900000 | 181918 | 1.22 |
Sydney, Brisbane, Perth and Melbourne take out 2nd, 3rd, 4th and 5th respectively. Significantly higher than some of the major cities around the world (except Calgary) and even more than Sin City (Las Vegas) itself.
So now the question begs why are there so many Australian men prepared to have affairs with married women? (Gizmodo.com has reported almost none of the "women" on the site were real)
It could be:
He doesn't feel appreciated in his current relationship?
He is immature and thinks he can get away with it?
He is insecure and the affair makes him feel good?
He has past trauma issues such as physical abuse, neglect or sexual abuse?
I guess there could be many, many reasons for men cheating, but the point of this blog is not to point fingers or place blame.
It's merely to present my findings, all relationships are complex changing environments which both parties are responsible for maintaining to a healthy level.
And in my humble opinion the best way to maintain a healthy relationship is to work on yourself first so you are not bringing fears or past traumas into the relationship.
Hypnotherapy can be a great way to clear these fears and past traumas.
Contact Dion now to help your relationship problems.
Forget Motivation
When it comes to achieving your goals, most people will likely tell you that motivation is the key. But unfortunately motivation is short lived. That's why it's more important to use discipline in your life. Motivation is defined as "having a strong reason to act or accomplish something". Whereas discipline is defined as an "activity, exercise, or a regimen that develops or improves a skill". Muhammad Ali was quoted as saying "I hated every minute of training, but I said, Don't quit. Suffer now and live the rest of your life as a champion". So even one of the greatest athletes of all time was never really motivated to train but it was his discipline to train that made him successful.
So if you use discipline to exercise or accomplish your goals your motivation to do them is irrelevant; you just get in and do it, no excuses. But how do you cultivate discipline? One method that can help is hypnotherapy. You can see a hypnotherapist such as myself to help you develop your self discipline or even listen to hypnosis MP3s from www.hypnosisdownloads.com regularly. It is my belief that it does take time to build discipline. But if you are willing to work on it you will always have the energy and commitment to succeed in life.
Other ways to cultivate discipline is to do something physically hard like Qigong, Martial Arts or Bikram Yoga. I can say on a personal level that my martial arts training has definitely given me discipline which I have applied to all areas of my life. And I would not be the man I am today without it.
However, discipline is nothing without a clear path in your mind about what you want. No amount of discipline will help you find a goal, but simply help you achieve it. Once you realise what you want to do, the consistency you receive from your discipline will allow everything to fall into place. We all have one thing that we wish we could accomplish. Do not let anything, or anyone, stand in the way of what you want to get out of life and take control of your decision making today.
Hypnotherapy for Sports
An article on dailymail.co.uk named Hypnosis: Does It Really Work discussed about the success that people achieved in different fields through hypnotherapy. The article suggests that hypnotism helps to create a mental shift that affects body functions. A lot of people know that they have the potential to achieve more in their life but struggle to get there, this is where hypnotherapy comes in. It gives your mind the power to make your body perform up to its maximum level. The article also discusses that Hypnotherapy has had some success in sports as well. There has been a lot of research on the use of hypnotherapy in different sports. In every sport there have been occasions where seasoned athletes experience a drop in their performance and then over time start performing well again. The question one should ask is why did they start performing poorly when they have loads of experience. The answer is simple, because of their mindset. When they correct their mindset they get back to their peak performance or better. Hypnotherapy can work for athletes from all sports because it allows them to remove their limiting beliefs. Even at the international level, sports trainers use hypnotherapy to relieve the athlete’s stresses of competing at this peak level.
Hypnotherapy can help players become more confident. It can help them concentrate more on their game. An athlete with good technique might succeed but an athlete with a combination of good technique and a good mindset will definitely succeed. There are certain athletes in every sport who stay calm under pressure when a lot of the other athletes make mistakes. This all comes down to having the right mindset and positive self talk. Hypnotherapy can help an athlete remain calm under pressure. The toughest opponent an athlete will face is themselves, hypnotherapy helps change their internal belief system. Once the athlete’s limiting beliefs have been removed they will experience a positive change in their performance. This was proved in 1952 by Roger Bannister. He was the first man to run the mile in under 4 minutes, which had been deemed unbreakable as the world record stood for 9 years. But within a year, 30 other runners had achieved a similar time.
I’ve successfully worked with a lot of martial artists to help them increase their performance in the cage/dojo. Many have requested to be able to better control nerves before a fight or remain relaxed during a fight so they can react quicker. It is my belief that the next level of increased performance in the mixed martial arts arena will be from mental training. Because as the saying goes “it is the mind that moves the body.”
Celebrity Weight Loss
Like a lot of people, you may have experimented with different ways to lose weight and keep fit through exercise and dieting. You might not realise though, that not all exercise and dieting is going to help you reach your goals. It’s also important to train your mind to keep you focused and remove your previous bad habits.
A lot of celebrities have reportedly lost weight with the help of Hypnotherapy. In 2013 Nigella Lawson lost 13kgs with the help of a UK Hypnotist. In 2015 Olivia Munn received help from a US Hypnotist to start exercising regularly. Munn and Lawson are not the only celebrities who have had success with hypnosis for weight loss; others include - pop star Lily Allen, former Spice Girl Geri Halliwell and Sarah Ferguson, Duchess of York.
One recent research study followed a group of participants who wanted to start a workout program. They received a short educations program to assist them in deciding on the best exercises for themselves. Then they were assigned to a therapist and were finally given a series of hypnotherapy for weight loss sessions. The results of the study showed that 85% of people stayed with a regular workout program the entire six months of the project. Even more impressive was the fact that they lost on average, 7 more kilograms than the participants who did not receive hypnotherapy.
Hypnotherapy for weight loss is a safe and effective way to increase and maintain your discipline to exercise and eat healthy. Training your mind with hypnotherapy offers a route to success which previously seemed impossible. Hypnotherapy will allow your mind to modify its previous behaviour and develop new, more beneficial habits. If you are “allergic” to exercising and eating healthy, hypnotherapy for weight loss can be a fantastic way for you to develop the will to increase and maintain your health and overall fitness goals.
Hypnotist Helping Brisbane
Dave Elman describes hypnosis as "The bypass of the critical faculty of the conscious mind and the establishment of acceptable selective thinking.” Despite what you may have heard; hypnosis, is a natural state. Everyone undergoes hypnosis daily whether you believe it or not. For example, ever sat in a long boring meeting and started to daydream? Have you ever driven your car somewhere and can’t remember how you got there? Ever been to the movie cinema and felt like you were part of the movie? If any of these have happened to you then you definitely, have been hypnotised.
The act of hypnosis is a relaxing and soothing process, letting your mind calm down, without thinking of any stress or problems. It’s like a meditative state where your mind enters an altered state of consciousness.
Hypnotherapy is used to treat people for different purposes such as quitting cigarettes, losing weight, reducing anxiety, improving sleep, managing stress and even to gain confidence whenever performing or talking in public. Qualified Brisbane Hypnotherapist Dion Borg can help you access your subconscious mind in a deeper way ridding you of any bad habits. With hypnotherapy, you can alter your pre-programmed feelings, behaviours or habits changing the way you think. Hence, you are able to free yourself of any bad habits, behaviors or feelings that are not serving you in a positive way.
So if you want to change something inside you; Dion, your Hypnotherapist is definitely what you are looking for. All the way throughout your session, he will assist you to be more relaxed, to feel better, to rejuvenate your mind and help you attain what you want in life. Dion’s ultimate goal is to achieve quick, comfortable and the best result for you. Here are the areas Dion the Hypnotist can help you with:
- Quit smoking
- Lose weight (Hypno Gastric Band)
- Conquer Phobias
- Resolve Relationship Problems
- Managing Chronic and Acute Pain
- Stop Depression
- Control anxiety
- Issues of insomnia and difficulty in sleeping
- Impulse Control and Habit or Addiction Problems
- Procrastination and motivation
- Improving self esteem and confidence
- Achieving goals
- Recovering from Trauma and Grief
- Overcoming Sexual Problems
- Concentration and Success in Work, School and Sports
There is a misconception that hypnosis is dangerous. But, this is definitely incorrect. During hypnotherapy, you are completely aware of what is happening around you. Dion the Hypnotist guides your subconscious mind to make decisions to change your bad habits or feelings and replace them with something that serves you better. Brisbane’s most trusting Hypnotherapist is here to motivate you, teach you how to control your mind and make you comfortable during the whole process. Dion will never insist or force you to do anything that you do not like, so there is nothing to be afraid of. If you think you need to improve yourself for the long term, come and see Brisbane’s most trusting Hypnotherapist, Dion Borg now!