A Simple Gratitude Practice by Jackie Foskett, CH How do you incorporate gratitude into YOUR life? Bonnie McFarland recommends a daily gratitude practice and I do, too. I encourage many of my clients to use a daily focus on gratitude to shift their thoughts from what is not working to what is. The result? Immediate access to positive feelings and acceleration in desired changes. Here are some ways to start a daily gratitude practice: Start with a gratitude list Bonnie suggests taking 5-30 minutes to write down anything and everything that you are grateful for.…
The Benefits of Gratitude by Jackie Foskett, CH Perhaps the best—and most effective—way to begin the new year is with a healthy dose of gratitude. Why? According to Bonnie McFarland, a Seattle-based Clarity Coach and owner of La Bella Via, what we focus on expands. Focusing on the things we’re unhappy with, for example, reaps dissatisfaction. On the other hand, turning our attention toward that which fulfills us, brings us joy, and inspires creativity will invite happiness to take root and blossom in our lives. In her recent newsletter, Bonnie writes that psychologists, spiritual teachers,…
The Power of Listening The subconscious hears…. I recently shared a story on my Facebook business page about a client who called for smoking cessation. It’s such a great story, I want to share it with you, too. We talked for about 20-25 minutes, during which time I found out about him by listening to him and listening about his desire to be a non smoker. I gave him a lot of information about how hypnotherapy can support him in being a non smoker, how our thoughts work with our conscious and unconscious mind, how…
Diabetes: Lower Your Blood Sugar by Jackie Foskett, CH Hypnosis positively influences the body as well as the mind. For those with diabetes, regular hypnotherapy sessions can lower blood sugar levels. Here’s how: Hypnotherapy reduces stress, which leads to Lower blood sugar levels, which leads to Stable insulin levels, which leads to Better eating habits, which leads to Weight release, which keeps the whole cycle moving toward better blood sugar levels. The results of hypnotherapy? A more relaxed life, lower blood sugar levels—and ultimately your better health!
Diabetes: 7 Ways Hypnosis Can Help by Jackie Foskett, CH Diabetes is one of the world’s fastest growing diseases, but it doesn’t have to be a losing battle in your own life. Hypnotherapy, along with your doctor’s recommendations and guidelines, can be an effective adjunct tool for preventing and/or managing diabetes. Hypnosis can help: Motivate you to follow your doctor’s treatment plan Create the desire for healthy food choices and good eating habits Inspire you to safely begin and continue exercising Teach you new ways to respond to life’s stresses Improve your memory to aid…
Imagine you are standing in front of a full-length mirror. Naked. You have been asked to gaze at yourself for two minutes. Now take a quick inventory of the feelings that were aroused by this suggestion. Did you feel curious or afraid? Interested or hesitant? Willing or unwilling? Or did you reject the whole idea as something you would absolutely never do? Imagining the experience gives you an indication of your level of self-acceptance; actually doing it will tell you even more. Self-acceptance is an action; it is something we do, not just something we…