Hypnotherapist Reveals 10 Tricks To Quit Smoking

Did you know that hypnosis can ensure YOUR success in quitting smoking?

Imagine the benefits of a smoke-free life now. Greater energey, more confidence and control over your life. No more smelly breath and being ostracised or having to leave a pub or club for a sneaky cigarette, as if you were back in school hiding from teachers.

Renowned Master Hypnotherapist and Life Coach Richard Haggerty is making available through his website, www.StopSmokingCardiff.co.uk his 10 tricks to stop smoking online course to ensure that Cardiff smokers can quit smoking before the end of 2007. The articles provide tools and exercises that any smoker can use to quit smoking cold turkey without patches, gum, or pills.

"Over the past decade, I have developed and refined a quit smoking program that uses hypnosis to make even chronic smokers smoke-free after just one session," reports Richard. "I am pleased to make the 10 Tricks I provide to all of my clients available to the public via this free online course."

Since clients typically have the same worries and concerns and I spent a considerable amount of time educating them and assisting them to prioritise the goal of stopping smoking, it made sense to provide a course that people could use to do that for themselves. If they would like extra assistance, then I am also here to provide there in my personal one-on-one hypnotherapy sessions.

Richard is a certified master hypnotherapist and life coach with over 10 years of clinical experience. He is the number-one Doctor recommended hypnotherapist in the Cardiff area. Richard has helped hundreds of patients quit smoking using his revolutionary program.

Readers of the "10 Tricks" articles will learn about proven techniques that have helped many smokers through the difficulty of quitting cigarettes. The articles give guidance on prioritizing the goal, focusing on results, managing stress, and other keys to successful smoking cessation. "The hypnosis session, either in person, is the engine for quitting smoking," says Richard, "the 10 Tricks are the fuel that keeps the engine turning."

Richard’s success rates for stopping smoking have made him the premier stop smoking clinic in South Wales.

Letters and e-mails from recent satisfied clients include:-

"I stopped smoking and feel so relaxed now. I don’t want to smoke again – EVER! It really worked 100%." - Mrs Nicolai

“I stopped smoking in one hour. It worked!” - Ifan Ramage

“Richard (Stop Smoking Cardiff), Thank you for your recent letter [to follow up the single non-smoking session]. I would like to just say that I have been off the cigarettes since my visit to you [since January 2006] and I haven’t looked back”
- Dave Limburn

Richard is located in Canton, Cardiff and on the web www.StopSmokingCardiff.co.uk.

To access the "10 Tricks" articles or that helps smokers in taking the first step to quit, please visit www.StopSmokingCardiff.co.uk or call Richard direct on 02920 193978.

How Can Hypnosis Help You To Lose Weight Now?

Hypnosis is the ability to focus powerfully on one thing to the exclusion of all else. In this receptive state you are able to literally tap in to much more of your latent abilities and, in doing so, change habits.

Being overweight typically creates a vicious cycle for people. They eat for “comfort” and to “reward themselves.” They then feel anxious, upset or depressed about the extra weight and are less motivated to exercise or change eating habits. Past a certain point, they feel out of control and unable to lose those extra pounds.

People often resort to trying to “dieting” i.e. cutting out eating or reducing eating, depriving themselves, losing a few pounds, then getting fed up and over-eating again – but in scoffing even more than before and feeling worse than they did before. Obviously, the key is to create sustainable habits of thinking, eating and exercising that allow you to consistently feel good and healthy.

Hypnosis and NLP are able to communicate directly with the habit-forming part of you, the part that is much bigger than who we think we are, commonly called the subconscious or unconscious mind. This is the part that regulates such things as impulse control, metabolism and fat-burning capability.

Studies have shown that mental preparation, combined with appropriate eating and exercise habits can assist a person in overcoming old patterns of yo-yo dieting. Furthermore, hypnosis can assist a person to become more motivated to lose weight and eat healthily. Newer NLP processes (which allow for a form of conversational hypnosis) can further strengthen the connection between the conscious decision to lose weight and the unconscious habit-forming part.

For example, I worked with a client recently to change habits of over-eating crisps, chocolate and pizza, whilst strengthening her desire to eat properly and adopt regular sensible exercise patterns. Trance also allows for greater control of autonomic processes and it is even possible to increase metabolic rate through suggestions.

Tips for losing weight:-

• Set a date to lose weight and write down exactly how you wish to be different. This gives your mind a direction to start heading in

• Write down your reasons for wanting to be a different weight. Why is this an overwhelming “MUST” in you life? Look for the benefits, how you will feel, look and what being this new body will do for you.

• Find some people who can assist you – either hypnotherapists, people who have been successful already in losing weight healthily and keeping it off or find books by people who have successfully achieved what you want to

- Visit www.HypnosisCardiff.co.uk for tips, advice and a free online course.

If you are fed up with your weight, feel out of control or are interested in losing those last few pounds before the summer, then call now for a free consultation on 02920 193978.

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Till next time.

Warm regards,

Richard Haggerty
Certified Master Hypnotherapist

Cardiff Hypnotherapist Launches Book To Help Women Become Man Magnets

***STOP PRESS***

Finally, I’ve released my latest book.

It’s taken a while.

A long while.

The idea has been growing for several years of writing a practical book to help women like you get their ideal man.

Sounds impossible?

Have you ever noticed how there is hardly anything out there written specifically to help women deal with things like:-

• Why don’t I seem to be able to communicate to men I like?
• This guy seemed so nice but turned out to be a complete jerk
• How can I tell if we share common values?
• Why didn’t he call me back?
• How can I let a man I like know it so he does call me back?

And of course, the one question that women ask when they are fed up with the dating bandwagon, "Is there something wrong with me?"

The majority of my therapy clients are women because put a higher premium on looking after themselves. After dealing with hundreds and hundreds of women over the years, you can’t not notice certain patterns emerge!

I also noticed certain typical problems that single women have, difficulties that women in relationships have in general relating to men and being able to have a deeply fulfilling, nurturing and mutually fulfilling relationship.

So after several years of research, the book has finally been written. I’ve decided to call it, “Become A Man Magnet!”

The newspapers were so interested that they sent someone out the other day to try to “catch me out” – to prove that the techniques did *NOT* work. I thought they were just coming to see about the book and ask me a few questions!

No, the journalist wanted results “on the spot.”

She challenged me, "Show me now how to become a Man Magnet."

I gulped. I was simply expecting to outline to Laura (the journalist) the inner steps you need to create the inner sense of happiness, clarity and expectation that will let YOU attract the right man.

Suffice to say, she was blown away with the techniques...and she only saw the tip of the iceberg.

This is an extract from the article she wrote for the Daily Echo afterwards:-

“I am a cynic about alternative therapies, but using the Man Magnet System, I did feel better about myself. I certainly didn’t expect to be as convinced by his methods as I was.

I realised some of my attitudes, approaches and even my demeanour were inadvertently a massive turn-off and were making me unattractive.

In fact, I wondered why my boyfriend had stuck with me for the last three-and-a-half years. Richard made me realise that only by changing myself would I be a happier person and more relaxed.”

- Laura Wright, Special Features Journalist
South Wales Echo, Cardiff, UK

If you know any women who want to improve or enhance their relationships and don’t know where to start, then give send them the link below. There is even a free online course for them to start to make progress. To find out what all the other women are talking about, go to:-

www.Become-A-Man-Magnet.com

Warm regards,
Richard
Thursday, 12 July 2007

When NOT To Book A Hypnotherapy Session

I've got a confession to make.

I often get asked about whether hypnotherapy will help with a variety for problems; but the answer is often, but not always, yes.

There are times when I say to a client, “I don’t think hypnosis is for you at this moment in time.”

That might shock you, but the truth is that any therapy is a two-way relationship and a client MUST be in the right frame of mind to make progress: an attitude of "I'm willing to try, do and be something different."

So, under what conditions MIGHT I recommend to a client not to book a session?

Here are some common times where I would recommend NOT to choose hypnotherapy:-

1. If there is any history of mental illness or they are on some involved psychotic medication, then it is certainly advisable to see the GP instead

2. If someone does not believe in “therapy or “hypnosis.” I have seen many miracles in clients, but only when they are “sold on the idea” that therapy CAN work and that it IS POSSIBLE for a person to change. If you remember that a therapist cannot force a person to do anything, not even go into trance, then you already start to realise how much personal power you have! A therapist or coach simply supports YOU to make the changes you wnt. Their job is not to sell the “concept” of therapy to you. If you decide to book a session, you must be open to the therapy or coaching – and willing to commit to the process

3. If you are someone who always has to be “in control” and are NOT open to trying new things, then perhaps hypnotherapy is not for you

4. And the final category of folk would be those people who want to “prove” that hypnotherapy, hypnosis or therapy does "not" work. These folks need to reconsider the aspects of their life that lead them to that place. There are lots of folk who are serious about making a change.

After all, when you see a therapist, you are paying for their time. They will of course want you to get wonderful changes and results but - in the long-term - each individual has to take responsibility for that! The therapist can suggest, guide and talk to you about many aspects of the change process, but you must be committed to co-operate in that process.

However, if you are determined to stop, willing to believe in therapy, willing to co-operate with the therapist, are willing to try something new and already believe that hypnosis works (as clients must do), then you are in for a treat.

If you are one of folk *serious* about making a change, as you probably are if you are taking the time to read this, then please take the time to check out the Hypnosis Cardiff website. I invite you to sign up for one of the free online courses there and enjoy a complimentary hypnotioc trance.

If you do, you might just be like our recent client Sue who raved that she is, “very relaxed and feel able to resist cigarettes [for the first time in 40 years].”

Demystifying Hypnosis - and why it just might help you

As people generally have certain things on their mind when they first think of “hypnosis” I thought it might be good to give you the low down on what it is and what it isn’t!

Simply stated, “hypnosis” or “trance” is a state of narrow and focused attention where you are focusing on one thing to the exclusion of all else. It’s like day dreaming or being engrossed in a film or that state you are in when neither asleep nor awake.

The real benefit is that you can give your self-suggestions, start to relax and feel and see yourself differently if you let yourself get into a lower brainwave frequency (which is what happens in trance). You body and brain literally slow down what is known as a theta brainwave state.

Everyone…and I mean everyone has natural body rhythms that mean they start to slow down and drift off every 90 minutes. These cycles happen when asleep or awake, but people often choose to override their own biological programming and have a coffee or force themselves on, rather than a break! The net result is that we see so much more stress and anxiety today. You’ve noticed it too, haven’t you? The more I consider it, the majority of people’s problems, even weight gain, are linked strongly to “stress.” You might call it “anxiety,” or feel you are a “worrier” but unless you learn something like meditation (a close cousin of hypnosis) or a form of trance, then chances are that it will get worse over time.

That’s where a skill hypnotherapist comes in. He or she can help put you at ease, assist you to relax quickly and start to help you focus your mind on what you actually want - automatically. I have seen people in my own practice scared since childhood of talking in front of groups suddenly start smiling at the prospect after just minutes of focusing the mind like this in trance. I’ve seen clients stop biting their nails in seconds and stop blushing in minutes. I’ve seen them quit smoking in minutes (which is normal as I estimate it takes the average client about 20 minutes to stop – when they are motivated and focus their mind appropriately)

You see you mind is very powerful. You may have heard, “as you think, so you are.” It is so true. A friend of mine told me a story recently about the force of expectation – and that is what hypnosis is – it’s the “induction of conviction.” Years and years ago, a highly unethical and ad hoc study or rather a set of random observations was done. Criminals were told they were going to be beheaded, but actually at the crucial moment, they had a bucket of water thrown over them. They still died.

Now think about that. I know it might seem “far out” to believe, but there are many such well-documented stories such as the Haitian Voodoo Men pointing at believing villagers and “cursing “them – and healthy individuals dying within 24 hours.

Now, I know that you probably don’t believe in that stuff and you might be thinking, “that’s terrible.” And it is. But that is the force of expectation and we all get what we expect to get.

When you feel uncomfortable or out of control, your mind may well be creating things you don’t want – like persistent old habits or weight gain. But I guarantee you that the results you are getting now be they financial, health or relationships boil down to how you feel and what you expect. Hypnosis is a really easy and non-intrusive way to change old patterns that have frustrated the hell out of you – and start to focus your mind on what you do want - and when combined with NLP (which will be covered in a future post) can help to quickly release old patterns.

As a client who had suffered terrible fears for years told me recently after just one session of hypnosis: “I now feel so much more happy, restful and full of optimism. Thank you Richard”

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Does Hypnosis work?

One of the most common questions that people ask me is, "does hypnosis work?"

I guess that this comes from a perception, probably deserved, that stage hypnotism is hypnosis and that its use extends to making people "cluck like a chicken." This is because stage hypnotism and the shows that Paul McKenna used to do are often the only reference point that folk have for "hypnosis." Interestingly, he no longer does stage shows because (I am sure) he realises that it detracts - in some regards - from the positive clinical uses of hypnotherapy.

So what is "trance" and how would you know you were in one? And how do you know you aren't in a trance now???!

Well, the truth is that we are always in a certain state, feeling or level of consciousness. You might think of yourself as always being in a state of "trance." It might be a "happy" trance, a "forgetful" trance, an "absorbed in a TV program" trance, a "speaking to my best friend" trance of a thousand other different experiences. When these things happen, you tend to notice only what it immediately apparent and not notice other things. In fact trance can be defined as "a state of narrow and focused attention where a person focuses on one thing to the exclusion of all else."

I remember one of the first times I went into a formal hyponotic trance was when Paul McKenna defined hypnosis in a class as "the eradication of the multiplicity of the foci of attention." Whooa Paul...slow down...but of course that's what I did!

So anytime that you go inside and daydream, get absorbed in something, drive your car on autopilot, start to imagine things or become totally engrossed in a film to the point where that's all you are aware of, then you are using your body's natural ability to switch off from high end beta brainwave pattern functioning - and starting to relax into a a place where you have more access to latent abilities.

A competent and skilled hypnotherapist can help you get their quicker, deeper and also "re-script" your unconscious mind with new suggestions that you consciously want, but don't seem able to make into a habit - like stopping smoking.

So, yes hypnosis works, but only if you want to chill out and make changes more quickly and easily!

If you are looking to quit smoking in ONE HOUR easily and quickly with an experienced Master Hypnotherapist Cardiff, you have come to the right place. We have a 94% smoking cessation rate with our clients. We offer highly effective weight loss and weight watcher programs tailored to each individual. We also specialise in relief from anxiety attacks, phobias and panic attacks, as well as life coaching and Advanced NLP Cardiff.

This Blog will contain information on hypnosis, self-hypnosis, NLP, autosuggestion, binaural beat technology and anything else to do with personal growth. I will also give you the lowdown on why some people transform quicker than others, based on working with hundreds of clients and the typical challenges folk face when try to make a change. There will be tips on overcoming fears and anxieties, as well as giving up smoking or other addictions.

For Hypnosis Cardiff please go to http://www.hypnosiscardiff.co.uk/