LCCH MALAYSIA - A SUCCESS AT INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE

Left to Right: Principal LCCH Malaysia - SheilaMenon. Adviser to the Malaysian Society of Clinical Hypnosis - Tan Sri Mahadevan. Director of Studies LCCHLondon - Peter Mabbutt

LCCH (Malaysia) launched its collaboration with the Associationof Family Practitioners of Malaysia (AFPM) by holding a one-day experiential workshop entitled Pain Management through Clini-cal Hypnosis at the inaugural AFPM/Royal Australian College of General Practitioners (RACGP) international conference held in Kuala Lumpur at the end of April. The conference is the success-ful culmination of months of work between the LCCH Malaysia and the Academy of Family Physicians Malaysia. The oversub-scribed workshop was attended by more than 110 enthusiastic GPs from Malaysia, Australia and from around the world. Direc-tor of Studies (LCCH), Peter Mabbutt, was in Kuala Lumpur to introduce delegates to hypnotherapy and to the role that it has to play in the management of pain. Throughout the day many highly sceptical doctors became ardent advocates of hypno-therapy as they came to the realisation that it can help improve patient care in their very busy practices. Through the hard work of those LCCH (Malaysia) diploma students who were helping out on the day, the important role that lay practitioners have to play in hypnotherapy was both highlighted and appreciated by the delegates who did not hold back on their praise for these students skills and commitment.

Principal of LCCH (Malaysia), Sheila Menon, took the opportu-nity afforded by the conference to introduce the LCCH to the many key players in medicine in attendance from the Asia-Pacificregion. These included the Director General of the Malaysian Department of Health (the equivalent of the Minister for Health in the UK) and both heads of the AFPM and the RACGP, who were enthusiastic in expressing a wish to work with the LCCH in expanding the public awareness of hypnotherapy.

Malaysian and Australian delegates were awarded CME points from the AFPM and CPD points from the RACGP for attending the workshop.

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The AFPM has accredited the entire LCCH training program for CME points and is actively encouraging doctors and allied health care workers to attend, the first joint LCCH/AFPM Certificate Course commencing in May. The Malaysian Medical Associationhas also expressed a wish to collaborate with the LCCH in the future.

THE FIRST HOSPITAL-BASED HYPNOTHERAPY PAIN

CONTROL CLINIC IN THE ASIA-PACIFIC REGION

Principal of LCCH (Malaysia), Sheila Menon has been approached by the Head of Orthopaedic Surgery from University Hospital (Malaysia) Prof. Dato Dr Tunku Sara Binte Tunku Ahmad Yahaya who is keen to explore the possibility of creating a hypnotherapy pain control clinic. The LCCH team including Peter Mabbutt, Director of Studies (LCCH) and Dr. Anna Zohrabian (Principal LCCH Medical) will form the first London Malaysia collaboration between the LCCH and the University Hospital, Malaysia.

The research clinic is the first of its kind in the Asia-Pacificregion and will primarily treat patients suffering from brachial plexus injury which is a condition where pain control through conventional means is notoriously difficult. Puan Marzida, the Head of Anaesthetics also part of the University Hospital team suggested that oncology patients and patients suffering from degenerative spinal conditions would also benefit. It was agreed that a bi-monthly clinic would be set up at the hospital and that research would also be undertaken to assess its effectiveness. Suitably qualified Diploma students (LCCH Malaysia) working on specific protocols will also be involved in the research clinic.

NEW APPPOINTMENT

We are pleased to congratulate our colleague Karine Solloway on her recent appointment to the post of Honorary Lecturer at the School of Health, University of Greenwich. This new appointment for Karine is another step towards our long-term collaboration with the University, helping to enhance the aca-demic standing of our profession

NEW LCCH EXAMINATION INFORMATION

As part of the ongoing accreditation process with the University of Greenwich, the LCCH Certificate course and examination has changed in order to maintain the Colleges academic accreditation with the University. To demonstrate students knowledge and understanding of the course mate-rial the multiple-choice and short answer questions have been replaced by a one hour short answer paper which will require the student to answer four short essay type questions. The oral and practical examinations have been merged into a role playing practical examination.Continued on Page 17...

REGISTRATIONS

Most members have now registered for the 2007/ 2008 year. This is important so that we know you are in practice, and so that you can enjoy the advantages and benefits which reg-istration offers (such as inclusion on the searchable Internetdatabase and in the corporate advertising program, telephone referrals scheme, etc). It is also important for members who have additional addresses or web pages hosted from the Societys web space to continue registration so that these facili-ties are maintained. If for any reason you have forgotten to register, or perhaps did not receive the registration reminder form, then please contact the secretary: sec@bsch.org.uk or 01262 403 103.

All the Society Certificates expire at the end of March each year. However, Affiliate Members should note that this does not mean that their membership has expired (only the certificate). Many Affiliate members choose to wait until they have passed the Diploma exam before requesting a new Certificate and sta-tionery, but if you require a new Certificate immediately after the end of March please contact the Secretary and one will be sent to you.

Also, remember to let the Secretary know when you receive news of exam successes.

BSCH WEBSITE

We now have a new design for the Society website and most members visiting it have expressed their satisfaction. However, we are always keen to improve this facility so all ideas and suggestions are gratefully received. We are hoping to expand the usefulness of the website by including some articles from

News from the BSCHBritish Society of Clinical HypnosisTOM CONNELLY, Organising Secretary.

members - there is already a small selection in the about hyp-notherapy section. Hopefully this can be developed over time to provide an additional informative resource for the public.

BSCH - ASIA

The LCCH has now established its training courses in Asia, based in Malaysia. This is in large part due to the energy and dedication of our member Sheila Menon, who trained with the LCCH in London during the nineties. Although the Societyalready has an international flavour - having members in many countries this development in Malaysia is so significant that it represents a chapter in its own right.

The Secretary had the opportunity to meet with some of these new Asian students earlier in the year and was impressed by their dedication and overall standard of education. Thewhole mindset in this part of the world is one of enterprise and it is certain that the students trailblazing the profession of hypnotherapy in this region will capitalise on the opportunities that are open to them. We welcome them into the Society and look forward to providing support, advice and an exchange of energy and viewpoints.

LEFT: PETRONAS TOWERS, KLBELOW: MALAYSIAN STUDENTS

CD FOR THE NATIONAL PHOBICSOCIETYAssociate member Karen Campbell has produced a CD enti-tled Relax. The CD is to be marketed through the NationalPhobic Society with a significant portion of the sale price being donated to this charitable organisation. Members who listen to the recording will recognise basic scripts, which have been amended to suit the production of the CD. What is significantly different is that Karen is based in Bridge of Weir, and the magic of her very gentle Scottish accent is in itself most relaxing and therapeutic. In addition to this Karen has managed to recruit support from a professional guitarist whose skill in providing background music is well worth listening to. The CD has been produced in a recording studio and the product is of very high quality indeed. The detailed work of this CD has taken some two years to develop and the planning, preparation and final product reflects the meticulous effort that has gone into the piece.

The CD includes sections on relaxation and de-stressing, guided meditation, and self-hypnosis. It is delightfully relaxing and will surely be enjoyed by most patients who need to take a little time out when they are at home, and indeed by therapists, who deserve a relaxing break.

Review by John Hempstead, Chair BSCH.

MEMBERS ON TV: FELIX ECONOMAKIS

Watch out for our member Felix Economakis who is tak-ing part in a television series for BBC3. The show, which is called The Panic Room, began on Tuesday the 10th of April, at 9.00pm and is scheduled to run for 6 episodes.

From the BBC web site:Felix is a fully qualified

Chartered Counselling Psychologist, having completed a six-year full-time University course in London. During that time he also undertook a two-year-long diploma and post-gradu-ate diploma in clinical hypnosis. This lead to further training in Neurolinguistic Programming, of which he is a certified master practitioner. Felix currently divides his time between work-ing as a consultant psychologist for the NHS in a large Group Practice and with his private patients in London.

The Panic Room is a specially designed infinity space cre-ated to help extreme phobics escape their fears forever. Psychologists Dr Lucy Atcheson and Felix Economakis have combined their expert knowledge to create the Panic Room, a radical new approach to phobia treatment. They take twelve

phobics on a journey to recovery in just three days.

Felix comments:My main approach was using clinical hypnosis whereas my colleague used CBT, although she subsequently started model-ling my language patterns and has now subscribed to a hypno-therapy training!

We saw 6 phobics in total and had a 100% success rate. Theproducers are pushing for a second series as they were so happy with it.

500,000 HYPNOSIS CD'S SOLD

Our Member Glenn Harrold is pictured here receiving a gold disc from Richard Knight of Nielsen Book Data for his Complete Relaxation title.

Now, with more than 500,000 of his Hypnosis CDs sold, Glenn is offi-cially one of the

top audio-book authors in the UK. Add to this his hypnosis recordings for the BBC and his new book & CD released by Orion (De-Stress Your Life) and he stands at No. 5 in the UKaudio-book charts, only just behind J.K. Rowling (but above Terry Pratchett!).

MEMBER IN PRINT

Member Karen W. Smith goes into print for the first time with a new book entitled, The Butterfly Experience - Inspiration for Change. Apart from Amazon the book will be onsale in Waterstones and WHSmithsetc.

The book is 192 pages, in paperback format published by Mirage.ISBN-10: 1902578260

Talk and Book signing in Glasgow Waterstones, 9th July 6pm.

KAREN CAMPBELL

HELLO TO EVERYONE IN EUROPE AND ASIA,

It is almost impossible to believe it is April. And yet it feels like I have been here for ten years. 2007 coincides with Visit Malaysia Year. We are celebrating 50 years following independ-ence. And in two months we will celebrate the first anniversary of LCCH Malaysia. There is going to be a beach party. All LCCH Malaysia ex and current students are welcome and any visitors from LCCH (abroad). There will be dancing, swimming, and some interesting classes under the palms. We are hosted in Trengganu by a professor of counselling; Baha (an ex student); and a very current Dip. Student, Peter. I believe Peter (Mabbutt) will be in Malaysia that month so we may do a few group ses-sions on the beach!

Time has gone so quickly. Last June we started at the Royal Commonwealth Club. Members of Batch 1 still sometimes meet there. It is still a little special for those of us who had our first interviews, tutorials, catch-up classes, and even our celebration party there. Bill even stayed there one time when he visited. There was a time when you could not walk into the club house without seeing one of our students.

By September we had an office, and Batch 2 had the luxury of air conditioning and the recliner chair - which certain stu-dents, like Ria, have made their own! I am also told that our Dr. Prakash was also a little fond of the recliner particularly with the encouragement of Rias dulcet or Lennies more authoritar-ian tones. By batch 3, LCCH Malaysia was travelling to several different states Penang, Ipoh and Johor. A big thank you to Batches 1, 2 & 3, who have been such wonderful hosts: Dr. Lee, Su Fong, Dr. Ong & Quin Jin in Penang; Tan Sri Dr Mahadevan and Seeva in Ipoh; Tony, Dr. Siva & Mr See in Johor; and of course Francis, Katherine and Fauziah in Singapore. And not forgetting Shirley who is sometimes from Singapore and some-times from KL. You were all wonderful, wonderful hosts and I

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loved visiting the different states, and even having the chance to go abroad (Singapore). It was especially great, since I have lived in all these places.

The Diploma course has begun. It is serious work, especially for us in Malaysia since we are also shaping the beginnings of our professionalism here. Diploma (and Practitioner Diploma) graduates from LCCH Malaysia will become amongst the first professionals to qualify in Clinical Hypnosis in Malaysia. Wework closely with the AFPM and other organizations to provide an integrated approach to medicine and a holistic approach to patient care. This follows international guidelines and is expected to provide the best care for the patient and the most satisfaction for the professional.

Some students, as is always the case, prefer the social aspects and lighter side of the Certificate course. The LCCH Malaysia Alumni has been created to provide a social group and a means for students, who met and had fun during the certificate course, to continue to do so. And now that we are expanding again and leasing offices with a few additional rooms there will be meet-ing space for both erstwhile and continuing students. We have even added Aini to our permanent staff.

Some of you already know that LCCH Malaysia is part of LCCH Asia. Tom Connelly, the Secretary of the British Societyof Clinical Hypnosis (BSCH) has visited us, and the Asian chap-ter of BSCH has been formed. The first students to graduate will also become founder members. Tom, I have to say, loved the durians he ate an entire biji (fruit) himself so no doubt he will return for your graduation. But he was also busy whilst he was here. Tom met University people, Insurance people, and of course many students. He finalized the arrangements for pro-fessional indemnity insurance, which is a necessary requirement for full membership to the BSCH; he also agreed to manage the early administration and enquiries relating to BSCH Asia. Big thank you Tom. Daniel, in KL, will answer questions relating to

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insurance.

On April the 26th LCCH Malaysia and the Academy of Family Physicians (AFPM) celebrated their collaboration at the interna-tional and inaugural conference between the Royal College of Australian GPs and the AFPM. There has been a lot of planning, many meetings, and of course much debating of the menu! Which was quite fun, given that all this takes place at the ImperialSheraton (KL).

Our contribution was the one day workshop on Pain Management through Clinical Hypnosis, and Peter Mabbutt was here to co-present. We have obtained CME points for the workshop and are now also in discussion with several other medical organizations. As this Newsletter goes to press Dr. Anna Zohrabian who arrived in May is presenting a hypnosis in psychia-try workshop. Dr Anna also opens the next LCCH course which also offers CME points to doctors and includes a joint certificate available to both Certificate and Diploma students. Students already on the Diploma course will also receive joint certification.

So, as usual, it has been busy. But is has been fun. Michael Joseph visited us and spoke to our Diploma 1 and the Certificate 3 students. It was great to see Michael - and even better because he insisted on meetings being conducted at a Langkawi beach! But then he sent me and Peter back to workAnd so here I am.

TOP LEFT: STUDENTS ON WEEKEND ONE

BOTTOM LEFT: BATCH 1 AT THE COMMONWEALTH CENTRE

ABOVE: BSCH SECRETARY TOM CONNELLY TRIES THE LOCAL FLAVOURS

SPOT THE MONKEY IN LANGKAWI MEETING IN PROGRESS

News from LCCH ScotlandH A R V E S T C L I N I C , G L A S G O W

Hello everyoneNodont be alarmed: you are on the cor-rect page for Scottish News. This lovely lady from Malaysia was doing the Certificate Course on Angela Trainers (ScottishPrincipal) recent lectures in Kuala Lumpur! What a fabulous country and what wonderful people to teach. Many many thanks to Sheila Menon (Principal LCCH Malaysia) for her wonderful welcome and to all the Certificate and Diploma students who were so hospitable and had us eating all sorts of strange and wonderful combinations of food - but we did man-age to avoid the dreaded Durian Fruit Trial! (this time)!!

CERTIFICATE COURSE MALAYSIA

DIPLOMA COURSE MALAYSIA

ANGELA AND TAN SRI DATO MAHADEVAN

Angela had the wonderful experience whilst there of meeting with Tan Sri Dato Mahadevan who is referred to as the Father of Psychiatry in Malaysia. Dr. Mahadevan trained many, many years ago with John Hartland of Hartlands Progressive Relaxation fame. Hartland invited him to London when

he had been featured in National newspapers for assisting at a

roadside accident and saving the life of one of the victims. Thegentleman he saved had just lost his family in the accident and Dr. Mahadevan managed to stabilize him, using what he now realizes was a form of eye-to-eye induction technique. He was so successful in helping to save the victims life that the hospi-tal registrar accused him of giving the patient sedation... they could not understand how he was so calm having gone through so much trauma/pain!!! He went on to finish his psychiatric training at Harvard Medical School and eventually returned to become Chief of Psychiatry in Malaysia, pioneering the treat-ment of the mentally ill. He set up riding for the disabled in Malaysia. He still loves playing polo (he has played with Prince Charles) and is a committee member for the Para Olympic Equestrian Team of Malaysia.

BACK TO GLASGOW NOW

Our current Diploma runs with a feisty bunch of 32 students, and well done you guys for reaching the halfway stage (time to start that revision ?) Many congratulations to our recent Certificate group who have just taken their exams: ---its in the BAG!

We hope you are all having a wonderful summer. So many of our graduates are spreading the word far and wide. In addition to our graduates on placement in Doctors surgeries, hospices and Garnavel Hospital we now can boast students working from the Maggies Centres for cancer patients throughout Scotland, and for the recently established Stress Management Centres run by various local councils. It is so gratifying to see our work spread the length and breadth of the country, the more so when we know that many of these ex students are actually in fee earning positions.

HERE ARE SOME OF THE GLASGOW GANG!

Dr Mary Frame sitting in the photo is based in the Marie Curie Hospice and is also lecturer for Physiology/Anatomy on the Certificate course.

Brenda (standing) is one of our Hypnotherapists at the Harvest, is tutor on the Practitioners Course, and is co-ordinator for the project at Gartnavel Hospital (Haematology Department)

Angela Wood (seated on the floor) has been Practice Manager for 3 years at the Harvest, and now also works as a Hypnotherapist. Angela

ANGELA TRAINERIN MALAYSIA

(Scottish Secretary BSCH) is planning to have an evening with Rossi/Milton Erickson at the Harvest Clinic soon (on video of course not in person). Any suggestions for a ScottishHypnotherapy Night would be most welcome. Call on 07789 327247

COMING UP

Hypnosis Courses

Certificate Course starts 15th & 16th September 2007Diploma Course starts January 2008.

Reiki

Angela continues to run a full Reiki training programme from her lovely home set on a hill with a stunning 360-degree view of open country. Students can enjoy the ancient standing stone, chiminee fire and resident clootier tree, which are all incor-porated into the attunement procedure. Many students find Reiki complementary to hypnotherapy and you can see a happy bunch celebrating the completion of their Reiki Course in this photo.

To quote a recent student: A transformational and liberating experience Amazing experience! Truly life-changing: a landmark in my own development.

Reiki Training 2007

24th & 25th October 2007 Reiki 125th & 26th August 2007 Reiki 226th & 27th January 2008 Reiki 3(Master)

Residential workshop 2007 The Course in Little Miracles

Set in the beautiful gardens of Scotland, within Wiston Lodge, the course offers the perfect place to get away from it all. The Victorian Hunting Lodge is set in 55 acres of woodland grounds.

No phones, no TV, no newspapers, no hassle 2 days of Personal Development with new best friends and Bliss (great home cooking too!)

For details of courses, Masterclasses or residential workshops in Scotland call on 0141-333 0878

Call Marian for further informa-tion to help you refresh your skills on Certificate, Diploma or Reikicourses.

Not only is Marian a very busy Practice Manager and Supervisor on the Diploma course, she still finds time to mop the floors here at the Harvest in Glasgow with a huge big Marian smile !!

We would also like to thank especially Marian, Charles, Sarah, Dawn, Tracy, Ita and Fiona, our fabulous Supervisors for 2007!

A wee extra !A big hand for us: AngelaW. Angela T. and Marian Duffy - in intentionalsoft focus of course. Weare here to help let us know if we can.

STEPHEN DRYSDALE WRITES:

During my time studying psychology at The University of St Andrews I developed an interest in alternative therapies, and completed Reiki levels 1 and 2. After grad-uating, I spent a year working in Dubai, as a primary and secondary school teacher,

where I developed a keen interest in working with young peo-ple requiring learning support.

I now work as part of a therapeutic programmes team, in a residential setting, with young people experiencing a range of social, emotional and behavioural difficulties. Programmes include drug and alcohol awareness, self-harm counselling, con-fidence building, and a cognitive behavioural approach to anger management. Having completed the Certificate in Clinical Hypnosis through The Harvest Clinic in December 2006, I have recently started working towards the Diploma and look for-ward to an exciting year ahead.

MY JOURNEY INTO HYPNOTHERAPYby Terry G. Carson

On the ninth of September 1999 I received a diploma in advanced counselling and group work, a cognitive approach. Ihad been working for a voluntary organisation for the previous year, facilitating support groups for men and women living with

GLASGOW STUDENT:JIM GOW

cancer. My work was varied, and included counselling carers working with young people whose lives were just starting out, and with men and women who were desperately fighting for their lives whilst enduring chemotherapy and radiotherapy.

One of my tutors had given me a book by the great Dr Bernie Siegel and I was fascinated by his studies and their outcomes. Even forward thinking oncologists were looking at survival rates among cancer patients, and seeking to discover what was different about the people who, against the odds, survived. Here began my fascination with the power of the unconscious mind.

I also realised that the people I was working with were afraid, stressed, struggling with benefits, and would be helped greatly by some form of deep relaxation and guided imagery. Iphoned several organisations to ask for help and advice but, with the exception of The Bristol Cancer Centre who kindly invited me to come and see what they were doing, no one seemed to know what I was looking for.

About a week after I had started this search I came into my office to find a message on the answering machine. A warm and friendly voice said Hello, I am Andrew Johnson. I am a hyp-notherapist and a member of the LCCH. I live just round the corner from your centre and I wondered if there was anything I could do to assist your organisation.I invited Andrew to come to the centre, and bombarded him with questions. Could he help the patients relax? Could he help them with pain control? Could he teach me how to do it? And what is guided imagery?

Andrew became a wonderful volunteer member of our team and I became more and more impressed with the results of hypnotherapy. I just knew this was something I had to learn. There was however a big problem: I had just finished paying for my previous course, and working for a charity meant that not a lot of money was available for further training. I discussed this with Andrew.

A couple of weeks later I was invited to apply for a scholar-ship and attended an interview with Angela Trainer, Principal in Glasgow. I was extremely nervous, and delighted when she later contacted me to say I had been accepted. The course was fascinating, and I learned many techniques that were to be invaluable in my work. I was able to give individual sessions, helping many people lose their fear of needles and be more relaxed when receiving chemo. Many learned to use guided imagery, at the same time imagining the chemo as a healing liq-uid moving through their body, cleansing and clearing.

I was also able to offer a service to patients in hospital and in the local hospice. Many of the nurses from the nearby hospitals came to the centre to try hypnotherapy for themselves, which further helped to promote the service. I am no longer work-ing solely with cancer patients. I now work for a community project offering counselling and stress management services to people who would otherwise not be able to afford it. Hypnotherapy enables clients to move through their issues and learn a skill that they can use for the rest of their lives.I will always be extremely grateful to Andrew Johnson for the introduction to hypnotherapy, to Angela Trainer for giving me the opportunity to further my learning, and to the LCCH for the scholarship. Many people have benefited, and will benefit in

the coming future.

JIM GOW WRITES:

In August 2005 I was diagnosed with depression and pre-scribed medication by my G.P. Was I depressed? I dont know. How are you supposed to feel when depressed? Events in my life were making me unhappy, angry, bored, tired; but is this depression or just a need for change?

By the time I saw my G.P. (at the insistence of my family and a friend) I had sold my flat, walked out on my job of almost 14 years, and moved in with said friend. I decided I was not going to take the medication.

I had no idea what I was going to do with my life but I had decided there was no turning back; I had to move on.

One day my friend was searching the Internet for a hypno-therapist for her friend who had a fear of cats. She came across the Harvest Clinic, I discovered Reiki. I had no idea what it was but for some reason was drawn to it, and signed up for the course. On 1st April 2006 I met Angela Trainer and my life took a completely new direction.

It was at the Reiki 1 Course that I first heard about the Clinical Hypnotherapy Course & requested the prospectus. The one thing about the course that appealed to me was the mention of memory enhancement; this I needed.

In January 2000 I had major surgery to remove a growth from my skull, and to do this the surgeons had to remove a large part of my skull and replace it with a titanium plate. I seemed to recover quite quickly from the surgery but my short-term memory wasnt so good. It took longer to read or write, Iwould get very agitated, and I found it difficult to reach the end of a newspaper article. I would easily lose my train of thought, and often my mind would go completely blank. All of this improved slowly, but it was about 4 years before I picked up a book, and even than it seemed to take forever to get through it. So although the memory enhancement aspect appealed, the course still seemed rather daunting - especially as my reading and writing was still a little slower than it has been, and occa-sionally my mind would still go blank.

By the Reiki 2 Course I had decided I would go ahead and sign up for the Clinical Hypnosis Course. I started the course in Sept. 2006 at the Marie Curie Centre in Glasgow and very quickly realised I had made the right decision. I met some fan-tastic people, made new friends, and had the pleasure of being taught again by Angela. The relaxed way in which the course was taught, the support and encouragement from Angela and the supervisors and everyone on the course, and the self-hyp-nosis, all helped to make my time on the course a really enjoy-able experience.

When I received my certificate I really felt that I had achieved something I am now on the Diploma Course & enjoying shar-ing this journey with most of the friends from the Certificate Course, plus a few new ones from the June Certificate Course.

Rusa Vilardebo, Principal of LCCH Portugal writes:

Much is happening in Portugal, as LCCH is definitely settled here. As you can see by the photos, we have a big bunch of happy students throughout the country Porto, Lisboa and Almancil/Algarve learning more and more about hypno-sis.

The main feedback we have from the students is that their lives are changed for the better by this learning. Self-hypnosis is undoubtedly the major tool driving this improvement.

While the majority of our students are already practitioners in some area of Health Care, so they complement their practice with this incredible technique which is Clinical Hypnosis, some of our students, coming from areas other than health care, are also becoming good hypnotherapists, starting their practices with our help and supervision.

We are also privileged to have several English lecturers com-ing to Almancil and Lisboa. We have attached some photos of Charles Caruana & the girls in Almancil.

The weather over there is normally warm and sunny, and now that summer is approaching a swimsuit is a must, so that we can have a dip after lecturing is over.

The Centre in Portugal is now offi-cial. The CENTRO DE HIPNOSE CLNICA IBRICO was born on the February 7, 2007 in Lisboa. And our premises are having to grow bigger, with more consult-ing rooms, since we have other therapists working with us.

The big news is the fact that Michael Joseph agreed to give a Masterclass in Lisboa on Smoking Cessation. This was held on 12th of May.

We are honoured to have Michael Joseph lecturing for a whole day to Portuguese students and hopefully to some Spanishones also. We know that he is the major person behind this incredible technique which has helped so many people to quit that negative habit in just one session.

News from LCCH PortugalL I S B O A , A L G A R V E A N D P O RT O

CERTIFICATE LISBOA 2007

CERTIFICATE PORTO 2007

DIPLOMA A;LGARVE 2007 PRACTITIONER ALGARVE 2007

CHRISTA MACKINNON, LCCH COURSE DIRECTOR FOR THE SOUTH WEST WRITES:

I already mentioned before that the Exeter LCCH team is proud and fond of the many students who attended the cours-es over the last nine years, and who have put their acquired skills to good use, changed their lives in the way they wanted to, gained much confidence during their studies and are cur-rently practicing all over the South West. We will therefore, again, let Exeter students and practitioners speak for them-selves.

We keep reminding students that they shouldnt forget the professional skills they acquired before training as a hypno-therapist, and to find out if they can combine the old and the new. We again provided space to two practitioners, who com-bine their previous professional skills with their newly acquired skills in clinical hypnosis: Kim Moore, who combines her hyp-notherapy skills with a range of other treatments, especially though with craniosacral therapy, and to Teresa who used her newly required skills in clinical hypnosis to assist in her equine Reiki work.

Jayne Owen, currently a student on the practitioner course, has overcome her long-standing dental phobia by developing a treatment plan for herself, and has written an account of her struggles for us. Jaynes gorgeous smile is now enhanced by perfect teeth.

Finally I want to thank all the students who contributed to the LCCH News this time. It was nice to hear from so many of you!

Christa

MIX AND MATCH - COMBINING CLINICAL HYPNOSISAND CRANIOSACRALTHERAPY

By Kim Moore-Cullem

I have worked in clinical prac-tice as a multi-disciplined therapist for about 16 years. Iam passionate about health and education and have to say that working with hypnosis has con-stituted a true awakening for

me. The amazing power of the mind to allow for growth and change, and in particular the mind-body link, will continue to enthral me for many years to come! Apart from using hypnosis with clients presenting with trauma, I also work with crani-osacral therapy and find that those trauma skills and resourcing techniques really complement my work with clients. Typically, I may start by resourcing the client to surface health with a

cranial session and on the next session begin the hypnosis. As it depends upon what a client brings, it can also help to process body felt sensations or shock affect using hypnosis and EMDR; however, where this is contraindicated I can turn to processing with another session of craniosacral therapy. The two treat-ments have stand-alone sessions and sometimes I use NLP(neuro-linguistic programming) to enable the client to move on.

Craniosacral therapy is non invasive; it is a gentle hands-on approach that balances the fluids and structures of the body. This process allows health to surface so that the body can process and release restriction in the craniosacral motion.

I find my greatest joy in using the two forms of therapy together lies in my work with children, who really respond well to craniosacral therapy, while stories and metaphors can be used too. NLP anchoring is easily taught to youngsters and this enhances any behavioural work we may do together.

I find that teaching hypnotic techniques to my clients, so that they can help themselves by means of homework, really empowers them to create the desired changes. That is, in fact, the added benefit that hypnosis brings to craniosacral therapy: clients can take skills home with them.

Kim Moore-CullenRCST.Dip.HYP.Cert.Ed.Tel: 01278 691934

HYPNOTHERAPYCHANGES LIVESFOR THE BETTER

By Teresa Bulford-Cooper

For no reason that I could fathom I suddenly lost confi-dence in riding and handling my horses - not helpful as Iteach equine Reiki! I decided to put the self-hypnosis, which I had learnt on the LCCH certificate course last year, into practice. The results were

astounding. The self-hypnosis enabled me to overcome my fears. I now love riding and working with my horse once again.

After observing the changes in me, Viv from Top Hat ArabianStud, asked if I could help her conquer her fear of horses. Viv and her daughter Claire breed Arabs, and Viv was terrified of them! This made working around them very difficult, as Claire would have to move one horse at a time so that Viv could muck out. Vivs fear was so great that if she saw a horse being led in the yard she would run for cover! After treatment with hypnotherapy Viv no longer needs to have the horses moved for mucking out; she is quite happy to be in the stable with them, and will even get them off the horse walker and lead them by hand!

I have also incorporated hypnotherapy into my NLP and Reikipractice with amazing results. People with very low esteem,

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whom I have treated, have gained abundant self-empowerment. I have witnessed people change their lives for the better.

For further information please contact Teresa on:Tel: 01363 775935Teresabulford_cooper@hotmail.comwww.theeuropeanschoolofreiki.com

FROM THE DENTISTS CHAIRBy Jayne Owen

Six months ago I decided to do something that I had been putting off for 30 years: I booked an appointment with the dentist to deal with my troublesome front teeth.

As a newly qualified hypno-therapist this would present an excellent opportunity for me

to practice what I preach. In other words, if I planned to work with others to overcome their fears and make positive changes in their lives, I had to walk the walk.

Case HistoryAt the age of 10, I split one of my two top front teeth length-ways. The first trip to the dentist resulted in a specially con-structed filling - a temporary measure taken while my parents and the dentist considered the best permanent fix. Dental technology 35 years ago was not what it is today; so the result was unsightly, but I could at least talk without lisping.

Shortly afterwards the tooth became troublesome and the dentist removed the nerve. The original filling was replaced with a similar one, and there was talk of a crown. However, by this time I had developed a fear of dental injections and the plug that dentists at that time used to wedge the mouth open. I had a nosebleed after each injection under the nose, the plug caused me to gag; and there were floods of tears on each visit. I refused to have any more work done.

Over the next few years the tooth gradually turned increas-ingly black, becoming more and more unsightly. The filling was occasionally replaced, but was always very noticeable. Secondary school photographs show a succession of sneers as I tried to smile without revealing my top teeth. By the age of 14, when teenagers are particularly sensitive about the way they look, I was miserably conscious of the dead black tooth at the front of my mouth.

Just before my fifteenth birthday, I developed an excruciatingly painful abscess on the roof of my mouth. The doctor referred me to the dentist, who confirmed that the abscess was con-nected with the offending tooth. I was off school for some days and was prescribed a course of antibiotics.

The tooth had to be dealt with. With my parents support, I felt brave enough to tackle it again: the injection and the plug could

not be worse than the abscess pain. At the next visit to the dentist, I was numbed again thankfully no nosebleed this time while he did some exploratory work in prepara-tion for a crown.

A couple of days later I was back in bed with another abscess. Work done around

the root of the tooth had caused it to flare up again. Thistime it was even worse, extending right across the roof of my mouth.

The tooth could not be saved, so a false tooth was necessary. The dentist proposed two options: a screw-in tooth fitted immediately after the old one was extracted, or a false tooth with a plate. We all agreed on the former, so preparatory work started again.

A few days later, the abscess was back once more. The options now were: two weeks in hospital to open and drain the roof of my mouth to prepare for the screw-in tooth, or a half-plate false tooth. I wimped out and took the false tooth. Despite the stigma which I felt, it was wonderful to be able to smile without worrying. The false tooth would do, I considered, until I was 30.

30 came and went. So did 40. The tooth became an integral part of my life. Several dentists had asked me to consider a bridge; but over time I was far less bothered about it, promis-ing vaguely to deal with it some time.

Then trouble started again. Because I had been wearing a plate for so long, I began to get minor infections around the roof of my mouth. A hairline crack had also appeared on the other front tooth. I discussed a bridge with my current dentist, a woman in whom I place a great deal of trust.

There was, of course, a hitch. She explained that I had a cross-bite. Instead of my bottom teeth fitting neatly below the top teeth when my mouth is closed, my jaw is slightly misaligned so that on the left side my bottom teeth extend slightly beyond the top ones, crossing at the false tooth and placing pressure on it. The bridge would be complicated.

The issues Knowing that it would be a long and complex process. Past negative associations with dental work. Fear of injections under the nose. Worry that the abscess might flare up again. Experiencing tension as soon as the dentists chair tilted back. Gagging during impressions. Depressive episode in the weeks prior to the appointment.

How hypnosis helpedI did not use self-hypnosis as much as I would have liked in the week before the appointment because of the depressive episode. Instead I created a motivational visual image, which Irecalled using an NLP swish technique each time I thought of the appointment. The main challenge, however, was the appoint-ment itself as the first session would take at least an hour and a half.

I explained to the dentist that I would be using hypnosis. Sheacknowledged this, but was rather too quick with the injec-

Viv from Top Hat Arabian Stud asked if I

could help her conquer her fear of horses

tion, which loomed up before I had completed the countdown. However, after 18 months of regular practice, I was able to access the relaxed dissociated state almost immediately as the needle went in.

Next were the impressions. In the past, I had found these extremely challenging; but deep muscular relaxation got me through without a hitch. By the sixth impression, I barely regis-tered the sensation.

I used various techniques as the work was being done. Attimes, I found it difficult to dissociate from the kinaesthetic activity in my mouth and around my head, but found that Icould get out of my head by bringing my attention to breath-ing and gut. When consciousness called I was at least aware of it, and used that state to initiate another trance technique. Most successful by far was a double-dissociation, where I lay on the sofa at home with the cat, watching the process on TV with the sound on mute. I also kept my motivational image in the top right hand corner of the visual field and used my intrusive inner commentary to prepare mental notes for this article.

I also recalled one of the tips given by Avy Joseph during the Diploma training session on dental hypnosis a suggestion of turning off the saliva flow using a tap. Slightly sceptical about this initially, I found it a very powerful technique.

With the benefit of hindsight, I could have prepared better for the after-effects. Focussing so much on the appointment itself, I had forgotten about the discomfort as numbness wears off. Discomfort was a good indicator though, as it was necessary to return for an adjustment the following day.

The appointment for the fitting followed four weeks later. Thistime I was ready for the injection and immediately accessed the relaxed state without countdown, though I was slightly put out when the dentist reminded me that I was due a filling on the other side of the bridge. So - for the first time in my life - I had an injection under each side of my nose. After a silent grumble, I relaxed so deeply that it took some time to become fully awake when the dentist spoke to me.

The work for the fitting was minimal, focussing far more on cosmetics. I was prepared for the after-effects this time, but not for the strangeness of the new teeth. To accommodate the cross-bite, the technician had altered the sitting of the original tooth, so that it fitted over the bottom teeth an entirely new sensation. For the rest of the day, especially as the double injec-tion took several hours to wear off, I felt like a rabbit.

EvaluationWas it worth it? Yes, definitely. A month later I am still get-ting used to the new arrangement in my mouth; and the joy of finally being rid of the plate is immeasurable. The cosmetics, cleverly, look similar to what was there before.

How well did hypnosis work? To review the issues:Knowing that it would be a long and complex process break-ing it down into smaller steps and focussing on the motivation-al image turned the process into a series of minor, manageable goals.

Past negative associations with dental work on the front teeth overcome by trust in the dentist and belief that I could get over any obstacles and discomfort using hypnosis.

Fear of injections under the nose neutralised by relaxation.Worry that the abscess might flare up again negative thought replaced by positive motivational image.

Experiencing tension as soon as the dentists chair tilted back neutralised by relaxation and using the tilt as a cue for relax-ing and dissociating.

Gagging during impressions neutralised by deep relaxation around mouth and jaw, and moving consciousness to gut.

Depressive episode in the weeks prior to the appointment focussing on positive visualisations and mentally review-ing techniques led to confidence that I could achieve what Ineeded on the day.

Jayne lives in Wales and can be contacted via Tel: 01267 290647 or email: jayne@mozaique.co.uk

COURSE DATES:

Birthing and HypnosisTraining workshop for Hypnotherapists

I am delighted to inform you that we are finally in the process of organising the long awaited Birthing and Hypnosis train-ing day with Petrina Grant, a Registered Midwife and LCCH trained hypnotherapist, who utilizes clinical hypnosis in fertility, birth preparation and post-natal trauma. Petrina, will draw on her 8 years experience as a practising Midwife, and on her knowledge in utilising hypnosis within her field, to familiarise hypnotherapists with the birthing process and to provide them with ideas, scripts and techniques.

The training workshop is planned to be held in Devon on the 30th June 2007. If you are interested, please get in touch with Christa: christa@kamdaristraining.co.uk to receive more infor-mation and a booking form.

LCCH course dates in Exeter

The next Certificate course will commence on the 29th September 2007. The next Diploma course will commence on the 12th January 2008.

For information and booking forms please contact the LCCH SW office on 01822 853086 or email christa.mackinnon@lcch.co.uk

Practitioner course students 2007 We wish the Exeter Practitioner course

students good luck in their exams

This is a very busy time for us here in the North-East, with a Certificate Course and two diploma courses ongoing. I would like to take this opportunity to thank my two stalwart supervisors on the present courses, Jan Rollin and Stephanie Newboult, for the sterling work they do on the weekends and also to thank all past students who have worked as supervisors at Leeds.

There are always openings for past students who want to become supervisors. This is a great opportunity for them to attend the course again - free of charge - and to have the satisfaction of knowing that their knowledge and experience is helping new students on their road to becoming professional therapists. Becoming a hypnotherapist continues a lifelong learning experience. I have been practising now for over 21 years and am still learning: from my patients, books, attending courses, from students and from life itself! I never cease to be amazed at the power of the mind; and if I ever do lose that won-derment I know that will be time to stop but right now I cant see a time when that will happen.

I would be pleased to hear from any past student, who is currently practising and qualified to Practitioner level, who is interested in becoming a supervisor and even perhaps going on to train as a lecturer. Also there are some areas in the North where we are short on tutors and anyone with the above qualifications who is interested in becoming one, should please contact me on 01282 843 363 or email me on dorothy.chippendale@lcch.co.uk.

I would like to welcome Karen Riley, who is going great guns with her HypnoBirthing classes, to the ranks of the tutors.

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FIRST ANNUAL BAMH HYPNOTHERAPY CONFERENCE 2007

23 November 2007, 9.30 5.00pm Royal Society of Medicine, London

An exciting programme of paper presentations, discussions and workshops for clinicians, academics, health and general hypnotherapy professionals

Call for papersYou are invited to submit a paper for presentation at the conference

and share your work and experienceDeadline for abstract submission 1 September 2007

Programme outline of the Conference will be published by 15 July 2007 on BAMH web site: www.bamh.org.uk

For more information or to register your interest please e-mail:secretary@bamh.org.uk or call 020 7486 3939

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LETTERS FROM THE LCCH MIDDLANDS STUDENTS

CAROLINE DYSON WRITES:

When I found out I was pregnant in January 2006 I was delight-ed; but one small thing troubled me - giving birth!

I began to trawl back through my LCCH notes for the obstet-rics section and wrote a treatment plan for myself. My main aims were to have a comfortable, medically sound pregnancy, be relaxed about the forthcoming birth, and give birth natu-rally without the use of drugs, except gas and air if I wanted. Several days later I had a comprehensive treatment plan but then discovered a distinct lack of local therapists who had experience in this area. This left me no other option than to exclusively use self-hypnosis.

Almost every evening I would hypnotise myself and go through my plan, applying various techniques including dissociation, pain control, time distortion, anchors, reframing, and guided visual imagery. As the weeks progressed my fear subsided and Ibecame genuinely excited about the birth, much to the disbelief of friends who had children already. During antenatal classes I was surrounded by women terrified of childbirth; yet despite their negative vibes I remained calm and relaxed. As my bump slowly emerged so too did all the horror stories about child-birth; yet these simply made me more determined to prove to everyone that childbirth could be enjoyable. I had my secret weapon hypnotherapy.

My pregnancy was described by the midwives as textbook with everything going according to plan. I thoroughly enjoyed being pregnant and did not experience any of the uncomfort-able side effects usually associated with pregnancy. I remained calm and strong despite a series of devastating personal events that unfortunately occurred throughout the nine months.

In the middle of the night, just two days before my due date, my waters broke. How did I feel? Excited! Not just at meet-ing my baby but to see how the hypnotherapy had worked. Ipacked the remaining items into my bag as if I was going on a holiday instead of to hospital to have a baby! My husband was more apprehensive than me! Eight hours after my waters broke, and using only gas and air, Jamie Dyson was born weigh-ing 8lbs. My labour/birth was problem-free and much quicker than the average 16 hours for a first baby.

I now specialise in helping women to achieve a calm and relaxed pregnancy and birth. I currently have many friends who are pregnant and who come to me to hear a positive story about birth. I had always been convinced of the power of hyp-notherapy (although admittedly had remained sceptical about the effectiveness of self-hypnosis) but I certainly dont doubt

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it now, and I encourage everyone not to underestimate the power of self-hypnosis.

SHARAN SURDHAR WRITES:

Hi, my name is Sharan Surdhar, and I completed my Practitioner level training last summer in Birmingham. I am a trained clinical scientist in the field of genetics, and it was while I was work-ing in the NHS for 10 years that I completed my hypnotherapy training.

My interest in hypnotherapy came about when I read two amazing books by Michael Newton, called Journey of the Soulsand Destiny of the Souls. The books are based on thousands of case studies that the author had accumulated over many years on Life-Between-Lives hypnotherapy, which basically aims to answer the question: what happens to the soul in between lives? Individuals are taken into a state of super-consciousness where they can access the soul state and retrieve answers to questions about life: why they are here and what their life purpose is. The logistics of the session are that the individual is taken progressively from the present to the womb, then into a past life. The death in that life is used as a sort of springboard into the spirit life. Once in the spirit world many areas are explored.

So when I read these books I looked around for hypnotherapy training courses and found the LCCH, of course. I have to men-tion Matt Krouwel here: he was a brilliant tutor and took me through all my trials and tribulations. So thank you Matt!Last year, before my Practitioner exam, I found out that Michael Newton was holding a course on Life-Between-Lives (LBL) hyp-notherapy in Bedford. I really felt that this was so synchronistic for me, as this was where my interest lay! I enrolled on this course and of course met Michael Newton, who is a wonderful

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man, and really down to earth.

A year on, I have now completed just over ten case studies, out of which I have had to submit five (one of which has to be on audio CD as well). Thank goodness that no transcript has to be done as each sessions can last at least 4 hours! LBL work is amazing. I have seen patients come in to therapy with such a burden of sadness; but after the session they have regained a feeling of zest for life, realising their purpose in life, and having been able to meet their guides during the session too. So basically, I started off with nothing more than an inter-est in LBL work and ended with the ability to facilitate these amazing sessions.

BBC Radio WM interviewed me in December last year (Imade sure to mention the BSCH!) and they want to arrange a further programme to speak with me in detail about the LBL work. So I want to thank the LCCH for giving me such a thor-ough knowledge of hypnotherapy without which I would not have been able to become a Life Between Lives facilitator! Youcan read the testimonials on my website if you so wish.

Finally, a nice quote, on understanding quantum physics, from Deepak Chopra: Quantum physics is not only stranger than you think it is, it is stranger than you can think.

Sharan Surdharsurdhar2000@yahoo.co.uk07890363303

ANN CAMPBELL WRITES:

During the Practitioners course, when our lecturer Matt Krowell was working on me, using EMDR desensitisation for the belief that I was a slow reader, which some trainee teacher had implanted in me at the age of 10, simply because, being quiet, I hated standing up and reading in front of a total stranger. He also believed, incorrectly, that I needed assistance from a special needs teacher who, after one session, dismissed his claim and wanted to send me back to the class. However, I let her know that he didnt like me (which was true - he subsequently gave me a traumatic year) and she let me stay for one more session, where I wrote my first (excellent) poem instinctively.

However since then, even though I had previously read avidly, I just stopped reading. The charts on the wall the following year didnt help to stop the compound of my negative belief, when others claimed to have read dozens of books while Iwas stuck on one boring book. Thereafter, until my work with Matt Krowell, I never read a book properly. Despite this, I still passed the 11+ and was offered a grammar school place. Somuch for the wisdom of teachers.

A few months after the EMDR, someone was telling me about his belief that he couldnt do maths. I asked him whom he got that belief from, and he pinpointed one of his school teach-ers. I tried to explain EMDR to him and how we were using it on my belief, and while reiterating it to someone else, I heard myself saying. Even though Im a slow reader, it doesnt mean Im any less intelligent. It was a breakthrough moment. Do you know, that new belief came at just the right time. I had

completed my teaching certificate and had finished one module at university to support a course I was teaching. Even though I always wanted to go to university, I had visualised mounds of books to read that I would never get through. Id part filled out application forms before, but never submitted them. Thatday, I decided to go for it. It was August 2002. I had also spo-ken with a different therapist at an alternative health show, and at that point realised I wanted to do it. The next day I went to the University open day. Within a couple of weeks, I received a call to tell me I was starting University. I rationalised that if I didnt do it then, I would never be in a better position to do it, as my business was in its early days, and I had the time available. I have done it! I graduated in 2006 with a 2:1 BScHonours in Psychology and Marketing. I still do hypnotherapy, and have just been offered a job as a Trainer Life Coach with a large organisation (with my own desk!).

Thank you for the part you played. Im still working on the organisation time line, and being on Oprah in 2012!

I have done it!Ann Campbell

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we hope to enrich the professional expertise of many other

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Hypnosis and Infertility

B Y S J A N I E H U G OIt is estimated that one in seven UK couples have difficulty conceiving approximately 3.5 million people. A wide variety of factors affect fertility, and there are many potential causes of infertility. These range from physical and chemical factors to emotional and psychological factors.

A diagnosis of infertility whether it is explained or unex-plained can leave you feeling extremely disappointed and without hope. But does this mean the end of a life long dream? Or are there things you can do to increase your fertil-ity and help you become a parent?

I have worked with many couples who have wondered if they will ever conceive and have a family of their own. Some of these couples have been trying for a baby for years and some have spent a lot of time and money on medical treatments like IUI (intra-uterine insemination), GIFT (gamete intrafallopian transfer) and IVF (in-vitro fertilisation) without success. Inother cases, couples have made the decision to start a family in their later years, only to discover that becoming pregnant is taking far longer than they expected.

Regardless of each couples unique situation, they all found their struggles with infertility highly emotional and stressful which is completely understandable, given everything that they have to go through. The ongoing striving for a baby can leave you feeling out of control and hopeless. It can affect every aspect of your life, from your relationships with your partner, family and friends to your career. It can be the first real test of a marriage. The majority of infertile women report that coming face to face with their infertility is the most upsetting experience of their lives.

Unfortunately, their heightened levels of stress and increased feelings of depression can have a very harmful effect on their ability to conceive and carry a baby to full term. Research has shown that stress affects the hormonal system, which may result in decreased fertility. Stress causes tremendous changes in the bodys biochemistry and rhythms. It upsets the bodys natural balance, and over time can lead to chronic health problems. After prolonged stress the Sympathetic Nervous system can become hyperstimulated. A hyperstimulated nervous system sends less blood to the uterus and ovaries, thereby impairing their optimal functioning. (Lewis, R. P TheInfertility Cure.' Little, Brown and Company, January 2004. Pg193.)

So how can Hypnotherapy help? Hypnotherapy can help to decrease the effects of infertil-ity, and it can also work to help increase fertility. By reduc-ing stress, relieving anxiety, lifting depression, increasing the patients sense of control, it enables patients to cope better and take better care of themselves during this time. As part of the treatment I teach people a variety of self-help tools, including self-hypnosis, which can be used for many things including deep relaxation. Relaxation techniques help women to cope with, and heal from, the stress of infertility while also substantially increasing the rates of conception. Usingapproaches derived from Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, Ialways aim to work with unhealthy beliefs and to challenge them so that the patient can actively change the causes of stress and anxiety. Hypnotherapy also helps couples to pre-

pare for pregnancy, birth and parenthood. This process will often address unconscious resistance to conception as well as any ambiguity towards parenthood. Couples are often sur-prised when I ask them: why do you want to be parents? Andwhy dont you want to become parents? Simply discussing this can bring many beliefs into conscious awareness.

Recent research has drawn attention to the effectiveness of using hypnosis to support IVF treatment. The use of hypnosis during embryo transfer doubles the IVF/ET (embryo trans-fer) outcome in terms of increased implantation and clinical pregnancy rates. Furthermore it seems the patients attitude to treatment was more favourable. (Impact of hypnosis dur-ing embryo transfer on the outcome of in vitro fertilization-embryo transfer: a case-control study. Fertility and SterilityJournal. May 2006; 8 (5):14040-8)

Due to the increasing demand for this treatment, I have devel-oped an effective hypnotherapy protocol, which is designed to support couples through each stage of IVF. I have also begun teaching this protocol at fertility and hypnotherapy workshops, since many practitioners find it such an important component of their fertility work.

Below I have listed the key stages of IVF treatment, and a few ideas and approaches to consider during each stage.

The Stages of IVF:

a) Preparation for treatmentPreparing the body and mind

Hypnotherapy: Increase physical, mental and emotional well being Reducing FSH (Follicle Stimulating Hormone) levels if

necessary Direct suggestion to support detox Techniques like Self-Integration Dissociation to clean

out any psychological or emotional clutter Pseudo orientation to see themselves being in control

throughout the treatment, feeling calm and relaxed. Teach self-hypnosis for relaxation and visualisation

b) Ovarian Stimulation (10 - 14 days)Fertility Drugs are used to stimulate ovarian production

Hypnotherapy: To increase the effectiveness of the drugs and to

decrease the negative side effects Use of techniques like Healing White Light,

Apposition of Opposites and Control Room of the Mind

Visualisation of the ovaries producing an abundance of healthy eggs.

Use self-hypnosis to balance the systems of the body on a daily basis using Apposition of Opposites

c) Egg collection and sperm collectionThe eggs are retrieved, fertilized and monitored

Hypnotherapy: To increase comfort and speed of recovery from egg

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collection Visualisation of the eggs being fertilised, and growing

stronger and stronger each day Visualisation of the uterus lining thickening and prepar

ing to receive the fertilised embryo

d) Embryo transferThe fertilised embryo is transferred into the womb.

Hypnotherapy: To increase the chances of implantation. To increase blood flow to the womb Visualisation for implantation and a healthy thick uterine

lining Nurturing, and bonding with, the growing baby Self-Hypnosis to visualise the growing connections

between mother and baby

e) The two week waitAllowing the embryo two weeks to become fully implanted in the womb.

Hypnotherapy: To increase levels of calmness and relaxation during this

time Use of deep relaxation techniques Ego strengthening to increase calmness and ability to

cope irrespective of the outcome of the treatment Pseudo orientation to enable patients to see them

selves through pregnancy and holding their baby in their arms

f) ResultsAfter two weeks, pregnancy tests are carried out

Hypnotherapy: If pregnant to increase the sustainability of pregnancy

and to help prepare for childbirth If not pregnant to help couple to cope with the

results, to grieve and ultimately to consider what all their future options are for parenthood.

So many women who have undergone IVF without any support the first time, and then experienced it using hypnotherapy the second time, have reported the dramatic difference it has made to their experience of the treatment and often the result too.

Working with fertility can be deeply rewarding. It is, after all, an opportunity to be a part of the magical creation of life.

Sjanie Hugo Clinical Hypnotherapist, specialist in Fertility and Child Birth. Lecturer at the LCCH and Managing Editor of the EJCH.

FERTILITY THROUGH HYPNOSIS:ADVANCED TRAINING:

The next course will be held in Glasgow on 30th June and 1st July 2007. For more info

visit www.calmercentre.com/fertility or email fertility@calmercentre.com or call 07989513189.

www.hypnosisinfertility.com

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It is a matter of fact that we can change the chemistry of our brain by changing our thoughts. Consider the following: you are walking along a poorly lit street late one night. Suddenly you hear footsteps behind you, and as you look round you real-ise that a shadowy person is catching up with you. Your heart beats faster, your palms become damp and a host of other biochemical changes take place as you begin to think that this person may be going to attack you. In short the fight-or-flight response has kicked in as result of your thinking.

As the shadowy figure catches up with you, you realise that it is a friend. You smile, and you feel yourself relax; another bio-chemical change!

Furthermore, the way we think is of fundamental importance. If we are associated with our thinking then the biochemical change takes place. If we are dis-associated from our thinking then no biochemical change is likely to take place. This could be a key factor in the response to any disease.

Using and applying these principles leads on to the following questions with respect to Parkinsons disease: -

How can using this natural biochemical change influence the way this disease affects you?

What methods could be used to bring about beneficial chang-es?

In the autumn of 2006 I began a three-month investigation to see if there are any answers to these questions. The initial idea for the investigation came from a former client of mine (who also agreed to become one of the two participating volunteers). I was very interested to see, specifically, whether applied clini-cal hypnotherapy combined with Cognitive Behaviour Therapy could make a difference and if so, how?

It has been a worthwhile project, and there are undoubted indications in this excercise that the mind and mental attitude influences the body.

The three-month programme, for both volunteers, consisted of fortnightly therapy sessions (listening in the meantime to my Relaxation CD two or three times a week for relaxation and calmness) with a review process at each therapy session.

The 45-minute therapy sessions were structured around a review, followed by an examination of the effect of the cognitive process on outlook, behaviour and the effect of Parkinsons on daily life. Finally a trance-induced session introduced the con-cept of the control room of the mind: giving us the freedom to be able to choose how we want our life to be, how we can control our thoughts, physical state, and how we can experi-ence those past and future sensations through pseudo orienta-tion in time.

Interestingly, regressing back to a time of more active physical ability and control was also remarkably effective for one volun-teer in a way which I will describe in more detail.

Each session varied slightly from the previous one to avoid detailed repetition and to allow slight variations of the main theme to maintain interest. Volunteers received the same treat-ment (so far as I was able to achieve this) adjusted sufficiently to accommodate their specific experiences and symptoms.

The two volunteers were Paul and Colin. Their personal pro-files are included at the end of this report. The self-description of their symptoms uses the National Parkinson Foundations Unified Parkinson Disease Rating Scale (UPDRS) as a basis

(while adhering slavishly to that scale). Each kept a diary record of any changes.

SO WHAT ACTUALLY HAPPENED?

We had no pre-conceived expectations; however there was a natural hope that some positive response would appear.

Month One.

Paul - After the first session Paul found his neck muscles to be less tense. By the second, his co-ordination at tennis and badminton had improved noticeably. This was confirmed by remarks from a number of club members. He had also begun to listen to music again. Regular listening to the relaxation CD was proving helpful in helping him to feel calmer and less physi-cally tense.

Colin - (Colin had started to take a new nutrient and vitamin based supplement just as the experiment began, so there is likely to be an effect on the outcome.) No specific noticeable changes. Using the CD a few times had helped him with being calmer and having a slightly better sleeping pattern.

Month Two.

Paul - Movement at badminton and tennis was faster. Walkingposture was more upright and more fluid, with greater move-ment in the left arm which was noticeably able to swing more. Paul was able to walk two miles to collect his car from the garage. He also found that making very deliberate and sudden decisions to take action (as opposed to considering and pon-dering how and when) to perform a task, such as tying a shoe-lace, meant that he could do that task almost as well as he had before the onset of the disease.

Colin - Noticed that maintaining a high level of mental and physical activity at work reduced the focus on Parkinsons, with a resultant lessening of physical symptoms. Periods of stress, however, produced a higher degree of tremor and impaired co-ordination.

Month Three.

Paul - Consistently better agility at tennis. Right hand move-ment flicker on a scale of 1:10 had reached 8:10. Deliberately focusing on, and recalling, earlier times of improved fitness and mobility seemed to help movement so a specific trance-induced regression to younger fitter times was planned. Themain issue here was how, as result of Parkinsons, his body had forgotten how to be mobile and learned to be less able. Thissession was quite remarkable in the way in which Paul expe-rienced and recalled a time of youthful movement and fitness extending up to his early forties.

Colin - Quality of sleep had been better than for years. Longer intervals elapsed between the periods needed for medica-tion. The medication now seems to have an effect much more quickly - possibly due to the nutrient suppliment. I have come a long way in three months. Hypnotherapy does help with calmness.

RESULTS AND CONCLUSIONS

Conventionally, Parkinsons is viewed as a progressive disease with the expectation of physical degeneration is generally established and accepted early after diagnosis. There is every likelihood that the body and mind then learn to be less able as the new habit of being less able is developed. The habit of being

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less able thus overrides previous abilities. As we found using trance induced regression, a deliberate strategy to focus on re-learning and recalling better physical ability does help in recall-ing and using that ability.

Through the use of biofeedback methods Paul was able to demonstrate how poor body posture often a feature of Parkinsons sends a message to the brain of being stressed, which manifests itself in the physical symptoms of stress which in turn reinforce the cycle which actually is simply a cycle of poor posture. Correcting and changing body posture demon-strably reduced the symptoms of stress.

It is well-known that stress has an adverse effect upon the symptoms of Parkinsons disease, but what may not have been considered is that it is possible that chronic stress could be the cause of at least some manifestations of Parkinsons. A full detailed explanation of this idea would be too lengthy for this report. However, the following short description introduces the basic principles.

When we are stressed our physiology changes, one of the first signs being that our head moves forward and our stomach muscles contract, preparing us to either run, or fight. If we continue to be stressed the new posture becomes the norm, and the brain and body work hard to maintain it. Now the head (which weighs about10 pounds) has made the body unsta-ble, which means the weight is transferred onto the toes, and that all the muscles in the legs and back contract to try and re-establish balance. The result is a permanently tense body. Because this is a self-regulating system, and feedback from the muscles to the brain says, we are stressed, the brain responds by instigating the stress response.

As this self-maintaining cycle continues, the muscles in the neck become so tense that the arteries that supply blood to the brain become constricted. In addition to this the semi permanent contraction of the stomach muscles restricts the movement of the diaphragm, resulting in shallow breathing and poor oxygen intake. So not only is the brain not getting enough blood, but also the blood it does receive is not fully oxygenated. This could cause cell death in the brain and, if we were considering this mechanism as a possible root cause of Parkinsons disease, this cell death would become effect rather than cause.

A table cross-referencing each symptom of Parkinsons disease to a root cause in stress is currently being compiled.

Another key question to answer is whether, in many instances, being diagnosed with Parkinsons completely masks unrelated symptoms and conditions, which are treated as those to be expected from the disease?

This exercise strongly indicates the need to take this concept, of the mind and body learning new habits, and the value of recalling past improved physical ability, much further. We would like to instigate a larger scale research project which would enable much more detail to be examined, so that a greater number of those with Parkinsons disease would be able to use the benefits of the theory and of the learning derived from this exercise.

The Volunteers.

Paul. Age: 57

Background: trained in electronics and worked in the aerospace industry, undertaking various technical roles until the age of 37.

Then moved into subcontracts management; finally appointed business efficiency manager reporting to the managing director at a blue-chip electronics company. Left the company at the age of 48 to start own consultancy business.

Health: generally very healthy, hardly ever getting ill. Diagnosed with Parkinsons disease four years ago. Early symptoms started to appear at least two years before that. Parkinsons manifests itself primarily in stiffness, rigidity, and slowness of movement. There is no sign of resting tremor; however, under exertion tremor is present in some degree.

Secondary symptoms are: lack of facial expression, excess sali-va, distinct stoop, poor body temperature regulation, impaired speech, some difficulty with word selection, impaired memory, poor hand movement (and consequently difficulty with eating and drinking), and turning over in bed at night.

Medication: 2 mg of Pramipexole daily. This particular drug is a dopamine agonist, and is supposedly neuroprotective.

Fitness: I have always maintained a high level of fitness. Istarted weight training at the age of 16, and still do a limited amount now. My strength peak was at the age of 51, when Iwas bench pressing 290 pounds, and doing half squats with 560 pounds. Since 1982 I have run more half marathons then I can remember. I also belonged to two badminton clubs, being the captain of the mens team for one of the clubs until two years ago. I still play the occasional game (albeit limited). I have played tennis virtually every Sunday for the last 25 years.

Background: trained in electronics and worked for a number of blue chip companies. Started to develop symptoms of Parkinsons about the year 2000 and was diagnosed in September 2001, at the relatively young age of 47.

Health: for the last ten years at least he has actively taken a multi-mineral vitamin supplement with a probiotic; this has ena-bled him to remain healthy and he has not had viral infections such as colds, flu or the occurrence of a sore throat (which could be viral or bacterial) during the whole of that period.

Secondary symptoms are: Lack of facial expression at times; stooping posture more apparent without medication; resting tremor can occasion poor hand movement and co-ordination. Stress exacerbates symptoms.

Medication: consists of Sinemet Plus, Stalevo (100mg l-dopa), Cabaser (4mg daily). Colins consultant has allowed him to mix and match as required the l-dopa-based medicines as they have different absorption rates. Colin still works full time.

John Chocqueel-ManganD.Hyp. MBSCH, Chartered MCIPD, CertPractioner NLP February 2007

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