Have you ever said "yes" when it was a "no" or vice versa?
Have you ever said something because it was the "nice" thing to say?
I get it.
I really do. Most of us have been trained to be "nice" or to be a "good girl".
It's exhausting.
Can you begin to imagine what it might be like to live a life that feels good, like really good to you?
How Does Lily Help?
Hypnotherapy
Hypnosis is the state a person is in.
Hypnotherapy is what is done in that state.
Hypnosis can be explained in many ways. Scientifically as well as metaphysically. That, for me, is one of the many reasons that I found myself drawn to this amazing modality.
Hypnosis can be described as a focused state of relaxation in which we are more open to suggestions. We are given suggestions hundreds, if not thousands of times in a day, every day.
Every time we make a choice, we have chosen a suggestion. Studies show that watching a television set for less than one minute lowers a person’s brain waves from beta waves, our normal waking state, into alpha waves, which is a light relaxation. The lower our brain waves, the more open to receiving suggestions we become. This is why television advertising works so well.
We all move in and out of varying states of trance every day - daydreaming is a hypnotic state. Becoming so involved in an activity that time is lost is also a hypnotic state. Ever driven somewhere and don’t remember the drive? That is a trance!
Ever been so comfortable when you’re falling asleep that you simply don’t want to move your body, yet you’re still aware of your thoughts? That’s a hypnotic trance.
That is when your conscious mind has slowed down enough that it has slipped into a restful state, the critical mind has quieted down and your subconscious mind has become more present
. This is why utilizing this state is so beneficial!
It’s where our operating system resides. Suggestions given in this state, if accepted, will become permanent. Also, in this state, emotions stored from traumatic events can be released, bringing freedom from the event.
Pain is processed as emotion in this part of the brain and so are the emotions that are associated with making decisions. The reason that this is helpful in a therapeutic setting, is it creates a space where the emotions associated with a painful experience can be released permanently.
Once the emotions have been released, the memory is no longer painful.
Neuro-Linguistic Programming (NLP)
NLP or neuro-linguistic programming, in a simple nutshell, NLP is why we think the way we do. What makes it so powerful is once you know WHY, that information can be broken down into easy to understand chunks of information and then changed, or updated in whatever way is right for you.
To obtain long lasting results, the changes, or the update must occur in the subconscious mind.
In between the conscious mind and the subconscious mind, there is a space known as the critical mind. This space is the go-between, it gathers information that is consciously given, like an affirmation for example, and it will see if it is a match in the subconscious mind. If it is, then that information is accepted as true. If it isn’t then it is rejected and will get flushed out during REM sleep.
Both hypnosis and NLP can bypass the critical mind, but how they do that is different. NLP is generally faster and can bypass the critical mind without setting off the protection mechanisms that may be in place. Remember, the subconscious mind wants to keep you happy, healthy, safe, and secure and if that is threatened, all kinds of obstacles can show up! Studies show that one isn’t better than the other, each method is unique in its own way.
I use both modalities regularly, as they each have their place and their purpose. NLP embraces so many aspects of us, the words we use to describe things, the strategic ways we make decisions, and a skilled practitioner can use the techniques in NLP to create fast, (really fast) changes in the pathways in the brain that can seem like magic!
Imagine you take a certain pathway every day, it becomes automatic. Like a well-traveled path. NLP can change that pathway in an instant if that is what is desired. But wait! There’s more! NLP will also make the new pathway seem as though it has been there forever and is easy to take.
Many of my clients tell me the new path appeared as if it was magic!
It’s not magic, it NLP!
Hypno - Coaching
Coaching happens in an environment that offers a safe place for a voice to be profoundly heard, emotions to be expressed, internal blocks and limiting beliefs explored, and intentions and desires to be recognized and expressed.
Discovering your strengths, overcoming obstacles, and designing a custom path for your story, held safely, in a container that provides nurturing, guidance, and accountability.
My unique style of coaching, mixed with the power of hypnosis and NLP brings your chance of success to a whole new level because it easily updates the information in your mind, and naturally creates a new pathway that leads you to a life that works for you.