New vision for 2007 (From The Oxford Times)

New vision for 2007

9:38am Monday 8th January 2007 in Health

Do you start each year with clarity about what you want to achieve over the next 12 months? As you reached the end of 2006, did you look back and feel a sense of having achieved all you set out to do, feeling confident that in 2007 you will build on all that you have created in your life during the last year?

Many people experience a combination of good intentions, mixed with a desire to make some positive changes, yet often they lose motivation because of a lack of information on how to make those changes happen, and where to begin.

The starting point is simply a question - are you ready to make this New Year different and create the changes that will expand your life and sense of wellbeing?

If your answer is yes, then working with an Integrative Hypnotherapist is a powerful way to gain the clarity, tools and skills that will enable you to succeed in that goal.

The other good news is that starting at the beginning of a brand new year means that your motivation to make change is supported by a greater insight into what you are, and are not, happy with, because this time of year brings with it a heightened range of experiences.

For example, did you find that the tension within your family or relationship over Christmas raised many issues for you? Did you long to wear a certain dress, and wish you had lost the weight you had planned to lose? Did you smoke or drink too much again? Did the idea of going back to work make your stomach plummet and your shoulders tense? Are you shy, anxious, lacking confidence and aware in social settings of how uncomfortable you feel? Do you wake refreshed each morning, or abruptly at 4am, spending the remaining, precious hours tossing and turning with your mind full of worries.

The starting point in this process for those I work with is the completion of a detailed questionnaire which ensures that I get a clear picture of you, your life, health issues and dreams. It also shows me what holds you back and stops you from having the life and health you desire.

These are just a few of the circumstances that can trigger a desire for change. As an individual you are unique, and bring with you knowledge and resources that, with guidance, can be tapped into to ensure you reach New Year's Eve 2008 knowing that you have really taken hold of your life, and shaped it into what you choose it to be.

The starting point in this process for those I work with is the completion of a detailed questionnaire which ensures that I get a clear picture of you, your life, health issues and dreams. It also shows me what holds you back and stops you from having the life and health you desire.

During the first session, I will suggest a treatment programme with identified stages and measurements, to guide you as you start the exciting and rewarding process of creating the life you want.

As part of the process I will give you a range of tools and skills that you will have for the rest of your life. During the sessions, I will use my experience as a hypnotherapist to ensure your beliefs and behaviours support, rather than limit, you, building your confidence and self-esteem. I will ensure the most appropriate techniques are used - these may include positive and direct suggestion.

As part of a team of highly qualified professionals, I can advise you on additional therapies you may wish to consider, taking the guess work - and expense - out of finding the right treatments for you.

If you have an existing medical condition, our team includes an experienced doctor who can provide guidance to ensure you follow an appropriate course of treatment. At The Bell Trees Clinic, we also have a wide range of resources should you need more information to help you make a decision about your health.

As we work together, the treatment programme will focus on integrating all the different aspects of your life. Add in the space to reflect, think and talk through possibilities as you develop an awareness of how you as an individual think and use your mind, and you will find you have a process that can, quite literally, transform your life so that your dream of a new you becomes a reality.

Jaimie Pattison D.Hyp MBSCH (formerly JuneMarie Pattison) is owner and director of The Bell Trees Clinic, Oxford. She is a fully qualified Clinical Hypnotherapist trained at The London College of Hypnotherapy. In her private practice she combines training in Hypnotherapy, Developmental Psychology, Homeopathy and as a Reiki Master to work as an Integrative Hypnotherapist. She can be contacted on 01865 378177 or 07779 333984 or by email at belltreesinfo@fsmail.net.