You use hypnosis not as a cure but as a means of establishing a favorable climate in which to learn. (MILTON H. ERICKSON, MASTER HYPNOTHERAPIST)
Hypnosis is a very natural state of consciousness. We all go in and out of hypnotic states each day
.Have you planned to stop in at the supermarket while driving home? Suddenly you find yourself pulling into your driveway, and you realise that you completely forgot to pick up something for dinner. In fact, the car just seemed to be driving itself. You were in a trance. You were deep in thought and not paying much conscious attention to driving. Your subconscious has internalised the ability to drive and you were, so to speak, on autopilot. You were not fully in the present.
Now if you encountered something unexpected, a car
coming right at you, for example, you would have popped out of the trance
immediately and reacted to that emergency.
A hypnotic trance induced by a hypnotherapist is not
all that much different. The hypnotherapist gently instructs you to relax your
body. As you relax more and more, you gradually stop worrying about what is
happening around you. Your attention shifts to your inner world.
The hypnotherapist will give you suggestions that
align with your intentions for the trance. If you want to re-experience a past
life, she will give you suggestions that accord with that, such as ‘You will
emerge into a past life that helps you understand your path in your current
life.’ If she suggests something completely unexpected and not aligned with
your belief system, you will pop out of the trance. This is like the emergency
when driving on autopilot. If you are severely challenged, you will react
instantly to protect yourself.
We all know we have a physical body and we know our body is vulnerable. To survive, we constantly need food, shelter and protection. Our body can be damaged. Our body can die. Because we are vulnerable, we are usually alert and focused. We spend much of our energy looking after our physical self. That is why our instinct for self-preservation kicks in if another car veers across at us while we are driving, and we immediately brake to avoid a collision.
To freely enter into a trance, we need to know that we are protected, both physically and emotionally, from any harm. We need to feel that we are in a place that is completely safe and secure. We also need to trust that the hypnotherapist is going to follow our instructions, guide us into a trance that helps us meet our stated intentions, and bring us safely back to normal waking reality.
When we feel safe and secure, we can stop worrying
about our physical or emotional safety and shift our attention from the outside
world to the inner worlds. To travel to past lives and other realms, we need to
focus inwards.
Hypnotherapists trained by the Niúton Institute create a safe environment for their clients. I use a comfortable chair, soft lights, an essential oils diffuser and a quiet room to create a sanctuary of security and serenity.
Nearly all my clients go easily into a trance state
and experience a regression. A few struggle to relax and let go. Here are some
of the reasons why.
Some people remain hyper-vigilant. They’re always watching for the sleight of hand. Intrusive thoughts—‘something isn’t right’ or ‘where is this taking me?’—keep their attention focused on the conscious world. Or they might expect to find themselves immersed in a deeply visual dream state, not realising that only a few people experience such vivid images. Even when they allow themselves to relax, they can block the flow of information by doubting the veracity of their experience. They believe they’re making it up—it’s just their imagination running away with them.
I encourage my clients to stop worrying about the
reality of the information and images that are surfacing, pointing out that the
word ‘imagination’ is closely related to ‘image’. In a regression, clients need
to open themselves to sensing images or information. They do this by using
their inner eyes and their inner senses. It doesn’t matter whether what is
happening during the actual regression is ‘true’ or not. The whole process
works best when clients are trusting, with few preconceptions. After they
emerge from the trance, they make sense of the experience, and decide whether it
feels true to them at a personal level.
A few people worry that something disturbing might confront them. I suspect they are unaware of an obstruction present in their current lives. Subconsciously, they know they have negative emotions that need to be released. Before leading anyone into a trance, I reassure my clients that I will take care of them, no matter what happens during the session.
I deal with disturbing experiences sensitively, using
supportive techniques that ensure the client feels safe. Over the years, I have
guided many clients through challenging histories and difficult past lives. In
fact, I have faced many of these issues myself. Helping clients release
disturbing emotions is most satisfying.
Clients who experience a disturbing past life or other challenges report robust benefits. They are relieved to free themselves from the past. Releasing any troubling emotions associated with our history has a positive effect on our current lives. The more disturbing the unresolved emotion, the greater the freedom we feel. Clients say they undergo deep, positive shifts once their emotions have been released and their experiences have been integrated into their lives.
One of my clients had a negative previous experience of hypnosis. He struggled to let go of those memories and place his trust in me. As a young man, he had gone out with his mates one evening to watch a hypnotist perform on stage.
An easy-going chap, my client immediately stepped up
when the hypnotist called for volunteers. Stage hypnotists test these
volunteers to find the most compliant. As a young man, this client was a bit of
a larrikin who would have a go at anything. His attitude was perfect for the
stage hypnotist, which explains why he was chosen. My client said he enjoyed
the experience while on-stage. This view changed dramatically when his mates
told him he had made a fool of himself. They laughed at him and belittled him.
His mates, rather than the stage hypnotist, were the ones who did the damage.
He swore he would never allow himself to be hypnotised again.
He came to me because he wanted to experience a past life. In the pre-briefing he mentioned the stage hypnotist but he had forgotten the promise he’d made with himself. I spent quite a while inducting him into a trance before he said he couldn’t allow himself to relax enough. I worked with him to uncover the reason and we discovered the steadfast agreement he’d made with himself to never again be hypnotised.
Promises we make to ourselves can be difficult to shift. They’re more powerful than vows we take in public. They are more powerful because they’re private vows that we take to mask our shame. After we’ve made such promises they fade from our conscious memory—but they’ll emerge again to protect us when needed. Although my client wanted to access his past lives, that negative experience with the stage hypnotist was blocking him.
Once I understood the situation, I helped him remove the block. Eventually, he fell into a relaxed state. There was little time left but he still received some helpful information that moved him forward in his life.
I have had two clients who were unable to fully
regress. Even though one had trouble letting go in the beginning, she
experienced a past life in her first session. She found this experience to be
both helpful and reassuring. However, during the second regression a couple of
weeks later, she could not relax sufficiently to go inwards. She kept wandering
off and could not focus.
The other client was not able to access a past life at
all. He kept seeing scattered images and could not receive anything coherent.
In both these cases I moved directly to address the
issues that we had discussed in the pre-brief. Because I have twenty years’
experience as a psychologist, I used counselling techniques to re solve their
inner conflicts. Both were happy with the results they achieved. When I
followed up some months later, each noted that their lives had changed for the
better.
I concluded that these clients actually needed psychological counselling rather than regressions. They did not, however, feel comfortable with science-focused, clinical counselling. In fact, one admitted he’d had negative experiences with counsellors in the past. I believe they chose past life and life between lives regressions because they identified closely with a spiritual approach. In any case, it didn’t really matter. They both said they got what they needed.
This is my only guarantee regarding these regressions: You receive what you need.
Hypnotherapists who have been endorsed by The Niúton
Institute (TNI) to do life between lives regressions are well trained. To begin
studying with TNI, one must have hypnotherapy qualifications and a hundred
hours of documented hypnotherapy experience. The program of study includes many
hours of training and many hours more of hands-on assessment.
TNI-endorsed hypnotherapists project a sense of confidence and security to their clients. As well as having years of study and experience, they are bound by a strict Code of Ethics. They belong to a worldwide community of life between lives hypnotherapists who share information, thereby continuing to grow and develop excellence.
Practitioners who are confident in their hypnotherapy
work and who have taken their own therapeutic journeys, inspire trust and
self-assurance in their clients.
I believe in divine guidance and divine timing, so I
know clients will be guided to the right practitioner for them. Those who
follow their intuitive guidance on such matters are wise.
Most people achieve profound outcomes when they find a
therapist they can trust.
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