Positive thinking isn’t just fluff – research shows it actually reduces stress

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Positive thinking isn’t just fluff – research shows it actually reduces stress

“Positive thinking isn’t just fluff – research shows it actually reduces stress”
by Elise Fee

 

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Concordia University recently published research results that show that optimistic people have lower stress levels in their daily lives and are better able to handle unexpected stressful experiences. Now there is proof that thinking positively actually does make a difference in your ability to deal with the stressors of life.

 

So what if you aren’t naturally a positive thinker? The good news is that our thoughts are mostly habitual – which means they can be changed. So if you want to reduce your stress levels AND be able to handle life’s challenges more effectively and easily, you can LEARN how to think positively.
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Past Life Therapy – Valerie Vinar, PH.D, M.F.T

by Mark Barrus - Director of Healthy Life Centers LLCMark BarrusPosted on Posted in Hypnosis, subconscious
Past Life Therapy – Valerie Vinar, PH.D, M.F.T

PAST LIFE THERAPY

by, VALERIE VINAR, Ph.D., M.F.T., CLINICAL HYPNOTHERAPIST LIFE COACH

 

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HOW IT WORKS:

Have you had a Deja experience where you met someone for the first time and feel like you’ve known them before? Or perhaps you have been somewhere that feels so familiar but you don’t have a conscious memory of it? These can be examples of past lifetimes that are in your memory banks.
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Is the Glass Half Full, or is it Half Empty?

by Stephanie LevineStephanie LevinePosted on Posted in Hypnosis
Is the Glass Half Full, or is it Half Empty?

By Stephanie Levine, Hypnotherapist

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Why is it so important to strive for self improvement?

In a lifetime you will meet many challenges; some self-imposed, others from outside influences. Some can be burdensome, others easy, no matter. These challenges are what helps to define you. What is important is the personal responsibility with which you accept them. It is your inner character that helps you cope with them.

Life is difficult at best, but can be interpreted as a half full glass or a half empty one; the choice will be yours. If you choose the first, then overcoming a difficult challenge will be tolerable, if not, you will always be miserable. Again, the decision is yours.

But, understand this, if you try and look at your most challenging times as an accomplishment, (whether you achieve your goals or not), and see it as a way to improve yourself, than you can accomplish most of your dreams, plus face whatever life deals you. If so, then you will have become a stronger, more self confident, poised, responsible, happy human being.

This comes with hiccups of course. Others might see these traits as tenacious, or bullish. However, it doesn’t matter what others think. It is what is inside YOU that will make you the man to which you will be.

Go after each and every dream you wish to achieve. An accomplishment is something you have tried, regardless of its outcome.

So Which Does Come First: The Mind, The Brain, or The Body?

by Mark Barrus - Director of Healthy Life Centers LLCMark BarrusPosted on Posted in Hypnosis
So Which Does Come First: The Mind, The Brain, or The Body?

“So Which Does Come First: The Mind, The Brain, or The Body?”

by Susan French, Clinical Hypnotherapist

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When I first studied psychology and then hypnotherapy, the same nagging issue kept hammering at me. Over and over again, I found a ‘disconnect’ between how and where we looked for causes of illness as well as for unwanted behavior.
 
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Hypnosis for Insomnia – How to Let Go of Awake and Embrace Sleep

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Hypnosis for Insomnia – How to Let Go of Awake and Embrace Sleep

“Hypnosis for Insomnia – How to Let Go of Awake and Embrace Sleep”

by Kelley Woods, Certified Clinical Hypnotherapist

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One of the most beneficial side effects of engaging in hypnosis is, for many, improvement in the quality of sleep. Whether it is due to a “re-training” of conditioned sleep habits, or because bothersome issues are finally being dealt with, hypnosis can facilitate the resolution of insomnia.

Research shows that chronic lack of sleep results in daytime sleepiness, fatigue, and cognitive impairment. People who do not get quality sleep actually wake in a stressed state which can accelerate throughout their day. Poor sleep experience can also influence weight – cortisol levels are heightened in people who suffer from a lack of sleep, which contributes to weight gain.
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Will Coaching Help ME and What Does a Life Coach Do?

by Elise Fee alt imageElise FeePosted on Posted in Coaching, stress
Will Coaching Help ME and What Does a Life Coach Do?

“Will Coaching Help ME and What Does a Life Coach Do?”
by Elise Fee

 

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While life coaching can be beneficial for many people, the clients who see the greatest results are those who are highly-motivated to live their best life.
 
What’s common among coaching clients is that they have an inner drive and a commitment to know themselves better, to become more aware of themselves, how they show up in the world, and how they influence others.
 
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Am I in a Rut? – I Can’t Quite Put My Finger On It

by Elise Fee alt imageElise FeePosted on Posted in Coaching, stress
Am I in a Rut? – I Can’t Quite Put My Finger On It

“Am I in a Rut? – I Can’t Quite Put My Finger On It”
by Elise Fee

 

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Something isn’t right. You aren’t feeling happy and excited about life like you used to. When you think about the individual parts of your life, you can’t pinpoint what’s wrong; yet life feels dull, routine, boring. Your life feels ‘lifeless.’
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Anxiety, But it’s Normal to Have Anxiety, Isn’t it?

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Anxiety, But it’s Normal to Have Anxiety, Isn’t it?

“Anxiety, But it’s Normal to Have Anxiety, Isn’t it?”
by Elise Fee

 


 
Yes and no.
 
Yes, it’s normal to have a degree of anxiety in stressful situations like speaking to a crowd, interviewing for a job, etc. However, despite the fact that so many people experience high levels of anxiety on a daily basis, it is NOT normal to feel anxiety regularly or at high levels.
 
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Addictions Appear to be on the Increase and in Intensity

by Mark Barrus - Director of Healthy Life Centers LLCMark BarrusPosted on Posted in Hypnosis
Addictions Appear to be on the Increase and in Intensity

“Addictions Appear to be on the Increase and in Intensity”

by Alice Stacionis
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The ones easy to label are the physical addictions, i.e. food, alcohol, drugs both legal and illegal. Addictions are not limited to just the physical. The next level up being emotional/behavioral addictions. Addictions make us “feel good”, but as with any addiction, no amount is enough.
 
As hypnotists we can deal with clearing the behavior (addiction), all too soon it will reappear. You hear of people losing a lot of weight then gaining it back, plus more. People who are successful in smoking cessation then go thru a stressful event and start again. The same goes for drugs and alcohol.
 
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The Second Drug in Cigarettes – Do Cigarettes Relieve Stress?

by Mark Barrus - Director of Healthy Life Centers LLCMark BarrusPosted on Posted in hypnotherapy
The Second Drug in Cigarettes – Do Cigarettes Relieve Stress?

“The Second Drug in Cigarettes – Do Cigarettes Relieve Stress?”

by James Hazlerig, MA, Certified Hypnosis Practitioner

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Everyone knows that cigarettes contain the drug nicotine, along with about a hundred and fifty poisons. But most people, even smokers, don’t know that cigarettes contain from 8% to 18% sugar.
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When a smoker lights up, that sugar bypasses the digestion and goes straight to the bloodstream, causing a sugar rush. A few hours later, dropping blood sugar creates the same symptoms as hypoglycemia: cold sweats, irritability, clammy palms, shaky hands—symptoms usually mistaken for nicotine withdrawal.
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