What is Relaxation?
 
Relaxation refers to the state of mind and body that is free of stress, tension and anxiety. Relaxation is an important part of self-care, helping you look after your well-being when you’re feeling stressed and anxious. We are all different and may have our own ways of dealing with stress and tension from busy daily lives but do you take time out to actually relax.
 
Do you find it hard to relax?
Research has shown that Hypnotherapy can help reduce stress, anxiety and help in coping with some of the symptoms of panic disorder. Hypnotherapy is a recognised form of relaxation therapy as it can reduce “stress chemicals” in your body and brings your mind and body back in balance. 
 
Regular session reduces build-up of pressure and tension helping you to practice looking after your mental health.
 
Why it’s important to relax?
 
Healthy living is a matter of a balanced life and relaxation can play a key part of the balancing process along with exercise, eating well and how we handle stress. In this busy world we live in with constant demands from work, our families and social lives we quite often put aside down time to help rebalance our mental health. Being stressed and anxious has a negative effect on our bodies in so many way including:
 
digestive problems (IBS)
high blood pressure
mood swings
tense muscles
sleep issues
persistent exhaustion / tiredness
aches and pains
panic over small problems
loss of appetite / over eating
problems concentrating
knots in your stomach
racing heart
problems going to sleep
 
The good news is that you can make a small change that can help reduce or remove these issues. 
 
Why use Hypnotherapy for Relaxation?
 
Hypnotherapy helps to reduce the stress chemicals in your body and bring your body back to balance. Hypnosis trance is the induction of a deeply relaxation state, the mind is guided away from daily troubles and thoughts and takes you into a place of peace and tranquillity. During this process the therapeutic suggestion enables your mind-set to relax and encourages you to let go of unhealthy thoughts while in a comfortable and safety of a relaxed state. 
 
 
What are the benefits of Relaxation?
 
It’s beneficial for both mind and body. The key benefits thought to arise from relaxation are:
 
lowering blood pressure
improves sleep
reduces stress and anxiety
improves concentration 
helps restore and strengthen your immune system
remove any emotional upsets and unlock emotional blockages that contribute to stress and anxiety
lessening migraines, back pains, tension headaches and chronic pain.
 
Please feel free to contact me should you have any questions.