Hypnosis and meditation are both considered to be modified states of consciousness which reflect a dynamic change in brain activity. ‘The experiencer feels a qualitative alteration in the overall pattern of mental functioning such that their consciousness is radically different …

Recently I attended a workshop on Gastric Banding Hypnosis. The workshop was held in Brisbane, QLD and was run by Sheila Granger from the UK. Gastric Banding Hypnotherapy is extremely popular overseas and is only just beginning to become recognised …

Most of our lives are lived unconsciously, on auto-pilot.  As a result I believe many people are not living the life they really want to be living and feeling the connections that we naturally crave as human beings – not …

I wonder if you’ve ever had the experience where you’ve started this journey… and it’s exciting because it’s all new… you’re filled with curiosity about where all of this could possibly lead you… you’re walking this path …and then you …

Treating depression with anti-depressants is, in my opinion, treating the person from the outside in. It’s like blindfolding someone and hoping they can find their way in the dark… sometimes they can find their way – with bumps and bruises (side effects); and sometimes they can’t (often resulting in more medication, change of medication – in the hope that something works; or upset, frustrated people).

Taking anti-depressants is ‘moving away’ from depression. In life, if we ‘move away’ from something we will see-saw back and forth between being ok and not being ok. The problem never really gets solved, just masked – and it comes and goes.