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The British Society of Clinical and Experimental Hypnosis states:
‘In therapy, hypnosis usually involves the person experiencing a sense of deep relaxation with their attention narrowed down, and focused on appropriate suggestions made by the therapist.’
These suggestions help people make positive changes within themselves. Hypnosis is not about being made to do things, in fact it is the opposite, it is about empowerment.
Definition of hypnosis
Hypnosis is a state of deep relaxation, NOT sleep. It involves the induction of a trance-like condition, but when in it, the client is actually in an enhanced state of awareness, concentrating entirely on the hypnotist's voice. In this state, the conscious mind is suppressed and the subconscious mind is revealed. The hypnotist is able to suggest ideas, concepts and lifestyle adaptations to the client, the seeds of which become firmly implanted.
Hypnosis aims to re-program patterns of behaviour within the mind, enabling irrational fears, phobias, negative thoughts and suppressed emotions to be overcome.
How does it work?
Hypnosis works by altering our state of consciousness. When in a trance-like condition the hypnotist is able to communicate directly with the subconscious mind. Since the subconscious mind is a deeper-seated, more instinctive force than the conscious mind, this is the part which has to change for the client's behaviour and physical state to alter.
Caroline's recordings can be listened to whilst sitting or lying down relaxing and they simply work their magic through positive suggestions and affirmations.
What is the experience like?
Client’s remain aware of their surroundings and situation, and, contrary to what some people believe, are not under the control of the hypnotist. The important thing is that the client wants to change and is highly motivated to do so. They have to want it to work.
What issues can be helped by hypnosis?
Confidence, fears, nerves and anxieties can usually be helped quickly and effectively which makes it ideal for you as a horse rider.
Caroline uses her skills to provide clients with hypnotic recordings that, if listened to on a regular basis, will enable them to become calm, clear thinking riders!
Neurology - the mind and how we think
Linguistics - how we use language and how it affects us
Programming - how we sequence our actions to achieve our goals
The basic principle of NLP is to re-examine the way our minds process a certain thought pattern or life in general. Helping you change that process gives you more confidence in dealing with new events. Scientists often state that only the surface has been scratched in understanding the brain and its capacity to learn. It is becoming more apparent that if a problem begins in the mind, the solution exists there as well.
NLP is well known for its success in dealing with confidence issues, anxieties, nerves, fears and phobias. There are many ways that it can be used to help with these challenges and create strategies for a long lasting life change. These can include managing thought processes, what we say, how we remember things, reframing (putting something into a different context, viewing it differently), emotional state management (e.g. resourcing our desired 'state' such as relaxed or confident), reprogramming our brains to move towards what we do want and erasing the unhelpful emotions attached to old memories.
Our minds receive information through the senses but the emotional impact of that information depends on whether we mentally associate or disassociate to it. We associate by viewing and experiencing an event through our own eyes and bodies. We are literally in the experience, processing it from the perspective of 'I see, feel, hear, etc. this event'. We disassociate by experiencing it as if we are an observer watching ourselves.
Associated experiences have a more powerful emotional impact than disassociated experiences. We are attached rather than detached. It's the difference between imagining yourself riding a horse and seeing it under you with its neck, head and ears extended before you or viewing an image of yourself riding at a distance.
Understanding this difference in perspectives can be very useful in helping clients overcome phobias and fears or past traumatic experiences. NLP has a process to help clients safely confront minor phobias and fears by disassociating and reframing their experiences.
There are many simple, quick and effective NLP techniques that can help with horse rider confidence and many other issues.
Linguistics - how we use language and how it affects us
Programming - how we sequence our actions to achieve our goals
The basic principle of NLP is to re-examine the way our minds process a certain thought pattern or life in general. Helping you change that process gives you more confidence in dealing with new events. Scientists often state that only the surface has been scratched in understanding the brain and its capacity to learn. It is becoming more apparent that if a problem begins in the mind, the solution exists there as well.
NLP is well known for its success in dealing with confidence issues, anxieties, nerves, fears and phobias. There are many ways that it can be used to help with these challenges and create strategies for a long lasting life change. These can include managing thought processes, what we say, how we remember things, reframing (putting something into a different context, viewing it differently), emotional state management (e.g. resourcing our desired 'state' such as relaxed or confident), reprogramming our brains to move towards what we do want and erasing the unhelpful emotions attached to old memories.
Our minds receive information through the senses but the emotional impact of that information depends on whether we mentally associate or disassociate to it. We associate by viewing and experiencing an event through our own eyes and bodies. We are literally in the experience, processing it from the perspective of 'I see, feel, hear, etc. this event'. We disassociate by experiencing it as if we are an observer watching ourselves.
Associated experiences have a more powerful emotional impact than disassociated experiences. We are attached rather than detached. It's the difference between imagining yourself riding a horse and seeing it under you with its neck, head and ears extended before you or viewing an image of yourself riding at a distance.
Understanding this difference in perspectives can be very useful in helping clients overcome phobias and fears or past traumatic experiences. NLP has a process to help clients safely confront minor phobias and fears by disassociating and reframing their experiences.
There are many simple, quick and effective NLP techniques that can help with horse rider confidence and many other issues.
EFT (Emotional Freedom Technique), also known as energy tapping, is a process of mindful and intentional tapping (gently, with fingertips) on several meridian end-points (found in traditional Chinese energy medicine) on the face, upper body and hands. It is like Acupuncture without the needles and aims to release 'blockages' in our energy flow which can be created by, for example, sudden trauma such as an accident. Think of it as having a blockage in your home plumbing system removed so the water can flow freely once more. This free flow of energy throughout our body's cells is vital to our well-being.
EFT is easy to learn and flexible enough to be used by anyone. It can allow us to transform the way we respond to, for example, traumatic memories, our limiting beliefs and emotions. EFT can bring surprising (and lasting) relief, enabling us to move forward with our lives free from the ties that have bound us.
EFT is easy to learn and flexible enough to be used by anyone. It can allow us to transform the way we respond to, for example, traumatic memories, our limiting beliefs and emotions. EFT can bring surprising (and lasting) relief, enabling us to move forward with our lives free from the ties that have bound us.
This is one of the definitions you will find on the internet:
‘a mental state achieved by focusing one's awareness on the present moment, while calmly acknowledging and accepting one's feelings, thoughts, and bodily sensations, used as a therapeutic technique.’
As humans we often fail to be ‘present’ in our own lives, overlooking the good stuff in favour of self-criticism and judgement. Human minds are easily distracted, examining past events or imagining the future and often not in a good way, we have a tendency to ‘catastrophise’.
Have you ever had an experience that you can’t remember like a drive to work? You have switched onto autopilot and lost awareness of the journey.
Becoming more aware of our thoughts, feelings and sensations in a way that suspends judgement and self-criticism can have an incredibly positive impact on our lives. For example, you can be aware of the fact that riding causes you to feel anxious without judging it, simply acknowledging it ‘I am aware that I feel anxious when I think about riding’.
Mindfulness is a way of paying attention to, and seeing clearly whatever is happening in our lives. It will not eliminate life's challenges, but it can help us respond to them in a calmer manner that benefits us as a whole. It helps us recognise and step away from our reactions to things. It provides us with a scientifically researched approach to cultivating clarity, insight, and understanding. Practicing mindfulness allows us to be fully present in our life and therefore improve its quality.
According to Jon Kabat-Zinn , ‘mindfulness means paying attention in a particular way; on purpose, in the present moment, and non judgmentally.’
It is normal for thoughts to drift in and out of your mind whilst practicing mindfulness, they are simply acknowledged, without judgement, without engaging in them and you can then let them go.
The more we practice mindfulness, the more we develop neuro-pathways in the brain associated with being mindful, which make it easier to be fully in the present moment. By learning to experience the present moment as it really is, we develop the ability to step away from unconscious, sometimes habitual, reactions to everyday events, see things as they really are and respond to them wisely rather than on auto pilot.
Mindfulness is very good at helping riders to remain in the moment with their horses rather than imagining all that could go wrong. It will take practice and Caroline helps guide her clients as appropriate.
‘a mental state achieved by focusing one's awareness on the present moment, while calmly acknowledging and accepting one's feelings, thoughts, and bodily sensations, used as a therapeutic technique.’
As humans we often fail to be ‘present’ in our own lives, overlooking the good stuff in favour of self-criticism and judgement. Human minds are easily distracted, examining past events or imagining the future and often not in a good way, we have a tendency to ‘catastrophise’.
Have you ever had an experience that you can’t remember like a drive to work? You have switched onto autopilot and lost awareness of the journey.
Becoming more aware of our thoughts, feelings and sensations in a way that suspends judgement and self-criticism can have an incredibly positive impact on our lives. For example, you can be aware of the fact that riding causes you to feel anxious without judging it, simply acknowledging it ‘I am aware that I feel anxious when I think about riding’.
Mindfulness is a way of paying attention to, and seeing clearly whatever is happening in our lives. It will not eliminate life's challenges, but it can help us respond to them in a calmer manner that benefits us as a whole. It helps us recognise and step away from our reactions to things. It provides us with a scientifically researched approach to cultivating clarity, insight, and understanding. Practicing mindfulness allows us to be fully present in our life and therefore improve its quality.
According to Jon Kabat-Zinn , ‘mindfulness means paying attention in a particular way; on purpose, in the present moment, and non judgmentally.’
It is normal for thoughts to drift in and out of your mind whilst practicing mindfulness, they are simply acknowledged, without judgement, without engaging in them and you can then let them go.
The more we practice mindfulness, the more we develop neuro-pathways in the brain associated with being mindful, which make it easier to be fully in the present moment. By learning to experience the present moment as it really is, we develop the ability to step away from unconscious, sometimes habitual, reactions to everyday events, see things as they really are and respond to them wisely rather than on auto pilot.
Mindfulness is very good at helping riders to remain in the moment with their horses rather than imagining all that could go wrong. It will take practice and Caroline helps guide her clients as appropriate.
For all enquiries call 07789 861541 or email caroline@confidenceforriders.com