Post-party Spa Treatment, Lancashire

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Spa Crystal Therapy Treatment

 

Join in-house hypnotherapist Gemma Webster for a Spa Crystal Therapy Treatment at The Spa Hotel at Ribby Hall Village, Lancashire. This wonderfully relaxing and restorative treatment could be just what you need following Christmas indulgence! Counteract the party season with time out to restore, reflect and set your intentions for 2017.

Crystal therapy is used to open and balance vital energy at the chakra points where low energy can occur. The stones are selected to help clear, balance and heal. The Spa Crystal Therapy Treatment takes you on a journey into deep mental and physical relaxation using creative hypnotic and visualisation techniques. Leave feeling refreshed, uplifted and ready to take on the New Year with a positive mind set.

You will remain fully clothed whist crystals are place on the base, sacral, solar plexus, heart, throat, third eye and crown chakras.

January Offer: £55 Approx: 60 minutes - you are also free to enjoy the sumptuous relaxation rooms at the Spa Hotel following the treatment.

Contact: hypnotherapy@calmandcontented.co.uk

Spa Hypnotherapy

Hypnotherapy in Lancashire

There is only a handful of Spa Hotels across the UK that have the foresight to employ a Clinical Hypnotherapist. I am lucky enough to work at Ribby Hall Spa Hotel in Lancashire offering hypnotherapy treatments.

As 2016 comes to a close I have worked with a range of amazing clients who have shown that it is possible to make fantastic changes in their lives. It has been an enjoyment and an honour to support these clients on their journey to change and ultimately see them leaving me with more positivity and a greater level of happiness and satisfaction.

Miracles can't be guaranteed...but what I can assure you of is my dedication to ensure clients receive the best I can possibly give. As a therapist this can sometimes you feeling a little frazzled at the end of the day, but the satisfaction of knowing the difference I have made makes it all worthwhile!

There is still a stigma attached to hypnosis and hypnotherapy and I think many clients arrive really not knowing what to expect. Most clients feel reassured from our first meeting understanding that hypnotherapy is a safe and natural process. Any fears are always alleviated from the start and client questions answered as thoroughly as possible.

The 5 Star reviews Calm & Contented Hypnotherapy have received speak volumes:

"I only had 1 session before going on holiday and I felt a thousand times better, my family couldn't get over how relaxed on the run to my holiday I was and how calm I was on the flight, compared to my usual stressed and worried self. I can't wait to book in again to finish my last few sessions. Thanks so much xx"

"Gemma is an amazing hypnotherapist. I am attending her therapy course for relaxation each week and find I them beneficial to my well being in many ways. Gemma is reassuring and friendly.Her voice is like a salve!
If anyone is unsure about hypnotherapy as I was at first, don't be, with Gemma you feel safe and in control at all times. I can't wait for the next session."

Hypnotherapy can help with so many issues. Please give me a call to discuss your requirements. As we prepare to welcome in 2017 - now is the time to book an appointment to ensure those New Year's Resolutions last longer than a month :) !

Thank You & Wishing you all the Best for 2017

Hypnotherapy Preston

 

All I want for Christmas is...

• Socks

• Pj's

• Chocolates

  
  

  If you are looking for a unique gift this Christmas - why not treat your loved ones to Calm & Contented Hypnotherapy gift vouchers? The ultimate in relaxation at Ribby Hall Spa Hotel, Preston.

   

The Gift of Relaxation this winter will leave you with that toasty warm giving feeling. You can rest assured that the recipient will receive a sumptuous, restoring and reinvogorating hypnotherapy experience!
£50 (usual price £65) for 60 minutes.

For more details please email hypnotherapy@calmandcontented.co.uk

Pregnancy Calm - Lancashire

Mum-to-Be?

 

Everyone needs a little relaxation time – even more so when you are a Mum-to-Be! Ribby Hall Spa Hotel offers a great selection of treatments for pregnant ladies... 

 

Including wonderful Neom and Elemis Massages -  where you are invited to settle into a cushioned treatment bed that moulds to every bump, mothers-to-be are restored to optimum wellness.

 

And the Signature Bumps a Daisy package cleansing and relaxing from top to toe - you will be invited to enjoy a welcome lower leg and foot ritual, facial cleanse followed by a relaxing neck, shoulder, face and scalp massage, a hand and arm massage, foot and leg massage and a fabulous finish with our file and polish to the toes. You'll also receive a Natural Spa Factory gift to take home and a delicious mocktail. 

 

Click here for more information...

 

Pregnancy Calm

You can now enjoy a blissful hour of Relaxation and Baby Bonding with me Gemma Webster, in-house hypnotherapist at Ribby Spa. There are many benefits of pregnancy relaxation: time out can really give you the opportunity to feel refreshed and restored.

 

 Why not combine a pregnancy massage with hypnotherapy and really spoil yourself!

Hypnotherapy takes you in to a state of rest and repair giving you and your baby a well earned break away from the stresses of life. Calm & Contented Hypnotherapy specialises in hypnosis for birth and will work with you to address any specific concerns and alleviate anxiety. The amazing effects of hypnosis can really help to reduce aches and tenderness, reduce blood pressure and even alleviate morning sickness - ultimately promoting a positive mind set for pregnancy and birth.

“As a hypnobirthing Mum, I have firsthand experience of the difference that hypnotherapy can make. Both of my babies were Calm & Contented! I truly believe that they were born already conditioned to relax. I practiced hypnosis so often during pregnancy that my babies had heard the same relaxing music in the womb and felt my own relaxation response many times. After birth, they both settled really well whenever they heard the same track. Music is such powerful and emotional trigger especially when combined with hypnotic techniques. Of course I am bias, but I can’t recommend hypnotherapy enough!” Gemma Webster

Pregnancy Calm is specifically designed for time out and baby bonding. Calm & Contented Hypnotherapy also offers a Hypnobirthing program for natural birth preparation. For more information email hypnotherapy@calmandcontented.co.uk

New to Ribby Hall Village...

NEW Hypnotherapy Treatments at The Spa Hotel, Ribby

Wow - How time flies when you are having fun. I can't believe we are moving into autumn already and its two months ago since my last post! A lot has been happening at Calm & Contented Towers... I am delighted and excited to announce that I am now practicing Hypnotherapy at Ribby Hall Village, Preston. It is a truly spectacular place to work with a wonderful, friendly set of people - and an even better place to unwind and relax! Where else are you greeted by ducks and a beautiful fountain - it really sets the scene for relaxing visualisation.

The Hypnotherapy Clinic is primarily based in the Wellness Suite. This gives you the opportunity to unwind prior to their treatment with a drink and piece of fruit. After the one hour - tailored hypnotherapy session, you will be taken to one of the spa relaxation rooms. Either the enchanting dark room or quiet rooms looking out over rural Preston - this gives you time for reflection and an opportunity to gather their thoughts.

Hypnotherapy can be used to treat a whole range of clinic issues and many visitors to Ribby are already feeling the benefits: Anxiety, Insomnia, Weight Control, Infertility, IBS, Smoking Cessation are most in demand - but hypnotherapy can also help more obscure issues. Please feel free to ask...

The number of sessions required range from one to six and beyond - it all depends on your requirements. Your wellbeing is our absolute number one priority and Calm & Contented Hypnotherapy aims to make the most dramatic change in the shortest and safest time possible.


The Hypnotherapy Clinic runs on Tuesday/Wednesday and Thursday. For more information or to book please contact The Spa at Ribby 01772 671 111 or hypnotherapy@calmandcontented.co.uk

Look forward to seeing you soon
xx

The Art of Positive Thinking

Think it.

Believe it.

Be it.

If you are looking to make a positive change in your life, hypnotherapy may be an option for you. Whether it be stopping smoking, feeling less anxious, losing weight...Hypnotherapy is tried and tested and can certainly help.

The first thing to know is that you need to be on board with your change - 100% committed to what you are hoping to achieve. Hypnotherapy probably isn't for you if you have a vague idea that you would like to lose a few pounds, but aren't really bothered either way... It is crucial that you have a clear, achievable and positive goal before setting off on your journey to change. A good hypnotherapist will help you to identify and focus upon a realistic set of goals - so that the wheels of change can be put into motion.

The other thing is to maintain a positive perspective - you might continue to dwell on the 10 Big Mac meals you have eaten this week and hold on to the shame of the state of your body - but this really it not helpful on any level. Hypnotherapy can help you release old emotion and help to boost positivity. Really dwelling on the problem only serves to magnify it, so all that happens is that the problem seems much larger than it is. It makes much more sense and it is much more effective to focus on what you want to achieve. So in the instance of weight control having a clear idea of how much you would like to lose each week, the types of foods that you would like to be eating, focusing on your new svelete figure and the types of activities you will be doing is so much more constructive than dragging yourself down - A positive mindset is the difference between stagnating - staying the same - and feeling rubbish or achieving your goals - feeling energised - and being awesome!

Pick up any magazine and you can read about positive thinking - so much so that 'positive thinking' has almost become cliche. The thing is, neuroscience now teaches us that positive thinking can chemically help us to have a greater sense of wellbeing - positive thoughts create the wonderful hormones such as serotonin and endorphins which are directly responsible to how you feel. There is nothing woo woo about it! Positive thoughts can really impact on your life. 'Change your thoughts - change your life'. Ha. Sounds easy doesn't it, but in reality that positivity switch can need an almighty flick to make a change to your well worn mindset. Conscious positive thought can really help, but it is hypnotherapy that really makes a that subconscious difference.

Hypnotherapy and the Brain

Broccoli and the Brain

 

Hypnotherapy has many amazing applications - to make positive changes, break habits, let go of the past, improve motivation and so on... You may be considering hypnotherapy for anxiety, hypnobirthing, smoking cessation, fertility treatment, IBS to name just a few. If you are based in the Blackpool and Fylde area - you are certainly searching in the right direction.

Calm & Contented Hypnotherapy can help with all of these issues

This post is all about hypnotherapy and the brain. So you might be wondering why there is a picture of a stem of broccoli on this post - is it some subliminal message to anyone considering hypnotherapy for weight control? Possibly. But the main reason I chose to include broccoli in the post is because this is the vegetable that most helps me to understand what is going on in the brain.

Most people are familiar with the general shape and size of our grey matter - cast your mind back to your school days and you may remember 'the plastic brain model' in the science lab. or pictures in text books?

Without baffling you with science: different parts of your brain are responsible for different functions - moving, seeing, speaking etc... The human brain as a whole could be compared to a lump of play-doh. The brain is really malleable and pliable. This is a relatively new discovery - as in years gone by it was thought that the brain had little plasticity - i.e. unable to change once it had grown, developed and set in it's ways. However, it turns out you can teach a old dog new tricks as long as the treats are tasty enough and actually our brains are able to make new neural connections and make a change.

So back to the broccoli. One of the primary cells in the brain is called a neuron, which - yes you've guessed it - looks like broccoli - more precisely the tender stem variety. All sensations, movements, memories, thoughts, feelings etc are a result of signals passing through these neurons. The tasty tree like part at the top (the dendrites) receive messages from other cells, then signals pass through the stalk (the cell body) and down the stem (the axon), this signal then passes from that neuron to the next broccoli head through receptors via the release of chemicals and electrical pulses known as neurotransmitters.

The end result is a very intricate and complex brain structure and thus many of workings of the brain still remain a mystery. It is thought that hypnotherapy is used to 're-wire' the brain and strengthen or change current neural pathways. Suggestions, ideas and imagery which are in line with a clients goals and aspirations can be presented during a hypnotherapy session, these impact on the neural pathways and lead to a positive response in the clients physical, mental and emotional wellbeing.

According to Dr. Mary Pasini “regardless of age, your brain has the ability to make new neurons and construct new neural pathways throughout your life. When you engage in new experiences or think in novel ways, new pathways are forged. Every time you think a specific thought, a specific pathway of neurons fires up, neurotransmitters are released and synapses are subtly altered. With repetition this pathway is strengthened. Even as you read this very sentence, your brain is changing. In this way, your brain’s structure is a culmination of all the thoughts and experiences you have had up to this very moment.”

Hypnotherapy brings about a state of deep relaxation and heightened awareness. In this state, the mind becomes open and receptive to new concepts. It is believed that the mind doesn't know the difference between imagination and reality, so hypnotherapy impacts on neural pathway and new ideas can become a new reality.

Of course, this is a very simplified version and only part of what hypnotherapy can entail. At Calm & Contented Hypnotherapy many different techniques are used and chosen in accordance to what is most suitable for the individual client.

Whatever the scientific reasoning and rational for change - for those clients who:

• wish to stop smoking - habits can be broken
• wish to lose weight - willpower can be strengthened
• wish to overcome anxiety - calm and balance can be re-stored

Testimony to this can be found in the number of people who are seeking out hypnotherapy across the UK. It is proving to be a safe and natural alternative to dealing with emotional issues, behaviours and stresses in life.

Trying to Conceive...

 

Unexplained Infertility 

 

Many women seek out hypnotherapy because they have the intention of becoming pregnant and after a time nothing seems to be happening. Calm & Contented Hypnotherapy makes no guarantees that hypnotherapy will enable you to become pregnant, in the same way that medical treatments such as IVF can't make promises.

It would be wonderful to have a crystal ball - but no-one knows what the future holds. The miracle of life is very much in the hands of the gods, higher force, force of nature or whatever beliefs you hold. At Calm & Contented Hypnotherapy I maintain that the intention of become pregnant is very important - after all it is the reason you are taking a certain journey. However, our aim is to focus upon the changes that need to be made which will enable you to become more fertile. The emphasis of the sessions is to put you in a more fertile state - changes may be made on a  mental, physical or emotional level, or you may require support with lifestyle changes for example stopping smoking or weight control.
 
The Fertile Body Method aims to increase fertility by identifying and resolving issues that may be preventing conception. There are issues that you may be consciously aware of, or blocks to conception which may manifest in the unconscious part of the mind.

The Fertile Body Method has treated may clients with a range of underlying fears and unresolved issues:

• Fears about pregnancy
• Fears of birth
• Parenthood and the ability to cope
• Concerns about work versus family life
• Unresolved issues relating to past miscarriage or termination
• Past grief
• Childhood experience
• Relationship issues  

Each woman is different - with different wants, needs and expectations. The best way to find out whether hypnotherapy is right for you, is to give me a call for an informal and confidential chat. Sessions are help at Susan Walker Associates, Hardhorn Road, Poulton-le-Fylde and The Spa on the Breck, Breck Road, Poulton-le-Fylde.

Gemma Webster

Clinical Hypnotherapist & Fertile Body Method Practitioner

Dip HPD & PNLP (MNCH)reg NHPr BA Hons.

07729275909

Listening to your femininity within...

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Your Menstrual Cycle: Pregnancy, Infertility and more... 

How much do you know about your menstrual cycle?

For most women they view their monthly bleed as something less than positive. An inconvenience, messy and more often than not uncomfortable. With this mind set, its hardly surprising that a women's period is known as 'the curse' - Yet how helpful is it to view such a natural and wonderful process with such negative connotation?

An understanding of the female body can help us to reconnect with ourselves on multiple levels. Whatever stage of life: puberty, trying for a baby, pregnant, menopausal or resolving tensions. It can be empowering for a woman to embrace femininity rather than viewing the menstrual cycle as something that should be 'put up with' or 'swept under the carpet'.

Certainly if you are trying to concieve: biological and emotional understanding of your own unique cycle is so important. And once pregnant imagine how much easier it is to listen to your body and embrace the changes of pregnancy, if you are already accustomised to tuning in to your body. Techniques such as hypnobirthing can the help strengthen and focus your mind and body for birth - building and bonding on what you already instinctively know from within.

Understanding physical and emotional changes throughout your cycle can help with self nurture - by listening to your body you can learn when it is time to eat, drink, rest and take that all important 'me time' away from the rest of the world. 'Me time' sounds like a bit of a cliche these days! But time out can really give a woman the opportunity to reflect on the month past and prepare for the month ahead.

Emotions are all part of humanity and where once you might have viewed irritability or tears or sadness during the lead up to your monthly bleed, such emotions may now be viewed through different eyes. This purge of negative emotion may be a reflection of the experiences you have had that month - reminents of unexpressed anger and unfinished business. When these emotions are encouraged to surface: a woman may feel cleansed and refreshed. Similar to that feeling, when you have a good cry over a sad movie. Dealing with locked in emotion then paves the path to move forward - with energy, enthusiam and positivity.

So not only does understanding and instinctly responding to our natural cycle help us to celebrate womanhood - it can also help to improve conditions and wellbeing. It is suggested by some experts that when our own natural tendancies and rhythms are not honoured that illness can follow. This is certainly a reason to start and pay attention to our bodies, emotions and thoughts and really start to give ourselves the self nurture that we deserve. Menstruation can be truly healing. To read more about this fasinating subject read: 'Her Blood is Gold, Awakening to the Wisdom of Menstration' by Lara Owen.

For more information about Natal Hypnotherapy™ and Hypnotherapy for Infertility & Hormonal Issues see www.calmandcontentedhypnotherapy.co.uk

Take a breather

Are you breathing comfortably?

As you sit there now: Are you consciously aware that you are breathing? Until I mentioned it...probably not. Breathing is an innate and involuntary function controlled by our autonomic system - which means for most of us, much of the time our breathing patterns don't register on our radar.

Perhaps as you read this and become aware of your breathing now, you can notice more about your breathing pattern? Short and shallow or long and deep. Some people breathe high up into their chest and others breathe low, deep into their stomach and these patterns change depending on our circumstances. In these ever busy days, the stresses and tensions of life tend to mean that most people are in the first camp - breathing short and shallow. What's more as stress increases, breathing patterns accelerate as part of our flight and fight response, thus fuelling and prolonging feelings of anxiety.

What happens when we breathe?

On an inhalation the diaphragm contracts and moves down making way for air to fill the lungs. When oxygen enters the lungs there is an exchange of oxygen and carbon dioxide between the air and blood in the lungs. A complex network of blood vessels and capillaries carries oxygen to all parts of our body.

Breathing is quite a remarkable bodily function in that although for most of the time it remains an involuntary function, if you choose, you may alter the patterns of your breath. By paying attention to your breathing pattern you may learn how to manipulate it, to have a profound effect on your body and mind. Stress can be reduced and well being improved simply by focusing on long, abdominal breaths. Deep breathing creates a shift in the nervous system away from stress and towards relaxation, calm and mental clarity. 

Deep focused breathing can help generate a state of rest and repair. Diaphragmatic breath has been shown to positively affect immune function, hypertension, asthma, autonomic nervous system imbalances, and psychological or stress-related disorders. 

Learn to breathe...

One of the times that women may be familiar with 'learning to breathe' is within antenatal classes. Natal Hypnotherapy teaches women deep abdominal breathing which can help to:

•Relax your body

•Expanding your abdomen & lungs makes more room for the uterus

•Your blood pressure remains at a healthy level

•Increases the level of oxygen to your muscles and to your baby

•Increases the production of birthing hormones 

•Helps get rid of toxins and lactic acid

Instinctive deep, autonomic breathing can come naturally within a birthing scenario - but what about the rest of time? In daily life we often hear the deep exasperated sigh of someone who is feeling 'brassed off'. A natural antedote for frustruation. Perhaps it is a case of staying in tune with our bodies - and really breathing properly when we need to? Perhaps incorporating deep breathing on a day to day basis is the way forward... Incidentally the process of hypnosis is synonymous with deep breathing and just another benefit of hypnotherapy.

Yogis have known for centuries all about the benefits of good breathing and it seems science is finding more and more reasons that we should take advantage of this rich and free medication. So whether or not you are preparing for birth, whether or not you are feeling stressed out.
Keep on (deep) breathing ;)

Yoga and breathing 

Relaxation Techniques 
 

Fertility Treatment Blackpool & Fylde

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Can Hypnotherapy get me Pregnant? 

It would be wonderful if hypnotherapy were a magic wand! Unfortunately there are no guarantees about becoming pregnant. What hypnotherapy can do is to help to put you into a fertile state. It is important to hold on to the intention of becoming pregnant whilst you see your therapist, but the focus of hypnotherapy for fertility is to address the mental and physical issues that may be preventing conception. It is unusual for there to be any one single reason that you are unable to become pregnant so therapy encompasses everything that needs to be addressed - for example limiting beliefs, stress, hormone levels, lifestyle - or whatever is relevant for you.

Fertility Hypnosis: How it works...

Hypnosis is a trance state induced through focusing attention; hypnotherapy is the art of utilising this state of absorption to facilitate inner change, which can positively impact on physical well being and fertility. Mind-body medicine is an approach to health that recognises the effect that our mind has on our body, and vice versa. This model views the various aspects of ourselves and the different systems of our body, as a part of the greater whole. This holistic approach acknowledges the effect that one part, or one system, will have on another.

For some the idea of mind-body medicine is a completely new concept and you may struggle to see how changes to the mind can affect the body and vice versa. Everyone has experienced the physical affects of emotion. For example the quickening of our heart beat when thinking about fear or the leap of excitement in your stomach as you think about a loved one. There are many beliefs that a woman may have surrounding fertility, for example: the belief that she should not become pregnant or that she doesn't deserve to conceive. These mental beliefs can strongly impact on the physical being thus preventing pregnancy.

Changing beliefs is just one element that hypnotherapy can help with. Hypnotherapy can support the mind and body to work in harmony together and redress balance in all aspects of health and life.

For more information regarding Unexplained Female Infertility please contact Gemma Webster at Calm & Contented Hypnotherapy and watch this space for more information on the Fertile Body Method...


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