Keeping New Year Resolutions with Hypnotherapy and NLP
Sometimes the initial enthusiasm lasts for a day or so, maybe even a week, but then something happens and that determination starts to slip and it becomes easier to stay as you are.
But why should that be? Why is it that so many people have amazing dreams of how their lives Read More...
Walking off the mince pies
Walking is a wonderful way not only to shrug off the extra food but to give you some space and recharge the spirit.
If you're in Oxfordshire or the Cotswolds, here are some great places to have some fresh air... Read More...
Changing Feelings with Hypnotherapy and NLP
That kind of feeling that stays with you, like a festering wound, whatever else you're doing and stops you enjoying your present moment? What do you do when you've done all you can to help a situation but maybe a conversation or a memory of something is still looming there large as life?
I had one of those times recently myself here in Oxfordshire, with someone I was concerned about in my personal life, who I'd had a highly emotional telephone conversation with. Read More...
Exploding Doormats
No, it's not the latest Christmas gift idea here in Oxfordshire. Although it would be a novel way to get rid of out of tune carol singers or unwanted guests.
An Exploding Doormat is someone who seems to be mild mannered and easy going and then, with little or no warning, blows their top, hurling abuse or the best china across the room. And you're left wondering where that all came from.
An Exploding Doormat has the supernatural ability to time travel too. They will remind you of things you said or did, or forgot to do, months or even years ago. When it comes to your failings they've suddenly become a Memory Maestro. Read More...
Tips on surviving Christmas
Recently, in a supermarket, I overheard one woman saying to another "I always feel like divorcing my whole family at Christmas. I begin to wonder what on earth I'm doing with any of them. Seriously, this year I think I'm going to wrap myself up in brown paper and send myself off in the post to another family who appreciate me".
That struck me as really sad and an all too familiar feeling that many people have around Christmas.
A time when we hope to be loving and sharing and celebrating but so often end up squabbling and feeling let down.
With people thrown together with enforced jollity,thousands of families have heated words over Christmas and many relationships fall apart at this time of year.
So how do you avoid rows breaking out and make Christmas enjoyable for everyone this year, including yourself?
Here are some tips on keeping your cool.....