Just letting you know that for a limited time I’m giving away a free binaural beat MP3 with any purchase of a HypnoBusters audio. (There’s a countdown timer under the checkout button showing how long is left).
This will help enhance your hypnotherapy or meditation session, unleashing even more therapeutic power.
Here’s a bit of info about binaural beats…
How binaural beats work
Binaural beats play two different tones at the same time – one in each ear. If you wear headphones, an amazing thing happens. Your brain begins to perceive a pulsing wave.
Your brain is actively creating this wave. It follows this wave and changes the wavelength it’s operating at. So if your binaural beat is 7.5Hz, then your brain quickly follows suit. This is a great wavelength for creative thought.
Binaural beats can help you get into the best frame of mind, no matter what task you are performing. This means you can be at your optimum, all the time.
Stress is a curious beast. Often you don’t know you’re suffering until it’s too late. Sometimes you only realise you were stressed AFTER the event. Why is this?
Stress creeps up slowly
Stress is rarely caused by an isolated incident. It is usually cumulative and creeps up on you. This is how is tricks you. You think you’re OK because nothing dramatic has happened. You may not feel too much different from yesterday or last week, but you are gradually becoming more stressed.
Why a glass of water?
Imagine holding a glass of water for a couple of minutes. No problem right?
Imagine if you held this same glass for a hour. Your arm would probably ache a little, but you’d be OK.
Now imagine you held this glass all day. Your arm would be destroyed!
In these 3 examples, the load on your arm was the same. It was the amount of time that differed. A small stress placed on you long enough can have a dramatic effect.
Modern life
You’re not designed to deal with modern stresses, such as your mortgage payments or problems at work. So you’re not very good at dealing with them.
You’re designed to deal with more basic problems such as being chased by a predator or a dispute over food.
Whilst these are stressful events, they can be dealt with swiftly by taking action. Problem solved.
When you’re stuck in a 3 hour traffic jam, knowing your boss is angry, and you need that promotion to pay off your debts, what can you do about it? You can’t smash your way through the traffic. No – you have to sit there and take it.
Your stress slowly builds and you have no immediate resolution. Your urges scream out for you to take action, but you know you can’t – not in modern society.
The boulder and the glass of water
Our ancestors had to pick up a boulder to deal with their problems, but they could quickly throw it down again. They had time to recover.
We have to hold that glass of water for hours on end. Then as soon as we can put it down, it’s time to pick it up again.
This is why modern life can be more stressful than life thousands of years ago. We led more natural lives. We had stress, but we could meet it head on and deal with it. The stresses of modern life are more subtle and prolonged.
Remember, given enough time, water can erode the hardest of rocks.
Final thoughts
Don’t let anyone tell you that life is easy and you shouldn’t feel stress. Our unnatural lives create unnatural stress that we ALL find challenging to deal with.
We aren’t supposed to have these niggling stresses that stay with us for days, weeks and sometimes months at a time. They may not be huge problems, but they build up, and slowly grind you down.
You need to find coping strategies to help you take a breather, and put down that glass of water. Never underestimate the effect small but consistent pressure has on you.
Do you feel down and lethargic this time of year? Moody and depressed? You’re not alone…
This time of year can be testing. All the festivities are over, and there’s a long time before summer.
Don’t let this dreary time of year beat you. Fight back and take action. You CAN help yourself beat your winter blues.
Here’s my top 10 tips to help you feel happy, bright and energetic in the winter months.
Learn how to beat your winter blues…
Get outdoors
Even The Winter Sun Can Pick You Up!
Exposure to sunlight boosts your serotonin levels. This chemical helps you feel wonderful and happy.
In winter there’s not much sun, so you must grab it when you can. Make a special effort to escape outdoors when the sun is shining. Even when cloudy, the sun’s rays still penetrate the clouds. So leave your house even when it’s overcast, as you still benefit.
If it’s cold, wear plenty of layers. Even wrapped up, you benefit from the winter sun. The sun’s light enters your eyes and creates positive physiological changes. It triggers your happy spring and summer mood. It doesn’t have to hit bare skin to lift you.
Make your house brighter
Paint your rooms lighter colours. Add more mirrors to bounce light around, and buy some lamps for extra lighting. This helps you feel brighter and happier.
Buy a lightbox
Lightboxes are relatively cheap, and can provide you with blue light that helps reduce symptoms of SAD.
Meditation/hypnotherapy
Visualising being in a sunny climate can give you a positive boost. If you visualise something clear enough, your subconscious mind believes it has really happened. Through visualisation, you can receive enormous benefits – just like you’ve really been in the sun.
Research has indicated that negative ions in the air significantly lifts our mood in the winter. You can buy an ionizer to help raise ion levels in the air.
Better still visit the beach, as there are high levels of naturally occurring negative ions. A salt lamp is great for replicating the effects of being at the beach.
Keep warm
Being cold increases depression. Wrap up well. Wear a hat indoors if you have to. Heat your home well. I know it can be expensive, but your mental and physical health is on the line – you’re worth it.
Vitamin D
Our body naturally produces vitamin D when exposed to sun. In the winter it’s a great idea to eat more foods that contain vitamin D. This includes eggs and oily fish.
Book a winter holiday
Consider booking a holiday in the winter to a warmer climate – even if you must sacrifice a summer holiday to pay for it. You benefit psychologically as you have something to look forward to, plus you benefit physically being in the sun. During the summer you could organise local trips out instead of going away.
Embrace the winter
Learn To Embrace Winter!
Learn to love what’s different about the winter. Appreciate how nature changes. The falling leaves and the frosty landscape has it’s own unique beauty.
If you’re motivated, take up a winter hobby like skiing or snowboarding.
Enjoy getting comfy at home. Put the fire on, wear a dressing gown, and cuddle up to a nice hot chocolate.
If you think positively, you will find many benefits to this time of year. Can you think of any?
Final thoughts
Try to follow as many of these tips as you can to help you beat your winter blues. Stay positive and be determined not to let it beat you.
Remember, as each day passes, you’re moving closer to summer. Hang on in there sunshine – you’ll get there!
If You Want Some Extra Help, Check Out My 20 Minute Beach Vacation Hypnosis Session. Here I will Guide You To A Warm And Sunny Beach. Perfect To Counteract When Your Feeling Cold And Miserable!
Subliminals work in a similar way to hypnotherapy. Both bypass the conscious mind to pass suggestions to the subconscious mind. Subliminals have a different way of doing this…
Instead of using trance, subliminals use hidden messages within music. Your conscious mind cannot hear these suggestions, but your subconscious mind can.
It’s like when you’re in a room with several conversations going on at once. In one of the conversations, someone mentions your name. This causes you to consciously focus on their conversation to see what they are saying about you.
Your powerful subconscious was listening to ALL the conversations at the same time. Your conscious mind is not capable of this. Your subconscious mind can pick out sounds within sounds that your conscious mind can’t.
With my subliminal sessions, only your subconscious mind can hear my suggestions. This allows them to go deep into your subconscious mind without conscious interference.
If you want help coming to terms with a bad memory from your past, this video is for you. (Please scroll down for my free NLP video)
When something bad happens to you, that’s bad enough. But what often happens is you relive the event over again. You repeatedly feel those same gut wrenching feelings as if it’s happening again. Sound familiar?
It’s time to say enough of those bad feelings…
In the following video I use a simple but powerful NLP anchoring technique that neutralises bad memories. You still remember the event just as accurately as before, but your feelings towards it are different. You just feel indifferent about it. Once you’ve experienced it, you’ll know what I mean.
Check out the video, I would love to hear in the comments what it does for you…
Please share this if you think there is someone you know who would benefit from this simple but powerful NLP therapy.
Just letting you know that for a limited time I’m giving away a free binaural beat MP3 with any purchase of a HypnoBusters audio. (There’s a countdown timer under the checkout button showing how long is left).
