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What
is Yogabodymind therapy?
This is a combination
of yoga, hypnosis, hands on bodywork and shiatsu.
Thus it combines the pleasantly relaxing physical
sensations of touch, pressure and manipulation
with some active participation
of the client through yoga techniques. It also
includes hypnotic suggestions to engage the
mind, enhance relaxation and reinforce the
desired outcome
for the session.
What happens in a session?
In a session, you may be given some simple active
yoga postures and movements to do, in conjunction
with your breathing, and/or passive postures,
using props and supports to enable you to
relax at a deeper level. The active poses stimulate
circulation and breathing and help mobilise and
strengthen the body. In the passive
poses you are placed in positions, which stretch
and open particular areas of your body. This
works on the inner body, releasing tension from
the deep muscles and allows unconscious and chronically
held tight areas to relax in a way most people
have never experienced before. The process is
enhanced by the use of hands on support adjustments
and stretches, stimulating pressure points, and
applying some gentle joint mobilisation.
After the initial assessment, you will be asked
to form an intention ('sankalpa') of the outcome
you would like from the session. This may be
something as simple as to feel relaxed and
energised, or to heal an illness or injury, perhaps
to cultivate an inner resource and/or to resolve
an issue in your life. The session usually begins
with a short, guided relaxation in which your
aims are fed back to you as hypnotic suggestions,
while you are relaxing your body and/or you may
be asked to use your memory and imagination to
visualise the outcome you would like. Your aims
may be reinforced from time to time during the
session, while you are in postures, which have
been selected as particularly appropriate to
help you move towards your desired goals.
You are today where your thoughts have brought you;
you will be tomorrow where your thoughts take you.
~ James Allen ~
What is it good for?
Yoga, shiatsu and hypnosis have all proved effective
in helping to treat an enormous range of physical,
mental and emotional conditions, including:
- back and neck problems
- joint injuries, pain or stiffness
- problems with digestion, blood pressure, heart, circulation, breathing
or menstruation,
- chronic coughs and colds
- immune system disorders
- infertility, discomfort and minor ailments in pregnancy
- headaches
- insomnia
- stress, depression and anxiety
- addictions
- fears and phobias
- low energy levels
- lack of confidence
Combining yoga with mind and bodywork is also very helpful for addressing life issues, clarifying and achieving your goals, for preventative health care and to help maintain general well being.
If you would like to ask about a specific problem
or issue feel free to contact me. I will tell
you if I think I could help and how or suggest
something else which might.
How many sessions would I need?
It is usually recommended that you attend for
an initial series of 5 sessions, during which
we work together to build up a simple routine
of exercises, postures and techniques, which
will be drawn up for you to take home and follow
on your own. Thus you will have your own personal
self-help programme you can use as part of your
ongoing self care routine. You can then continue
with the sessions, or return as and when you
feel the need.
Some people chose to attend regularly or every
few weeks, when the original problems are resolved,
because it helps keep them at a high level of
well-being and to deal with minor imbalances
and the stresses and strains of modern life,
before they become incapacitating ailments.
Take care of your body
or you will have nowhere to live!
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