by victoriab | Jan 31, 2016 | Blog, Creating Transformation, Events, Fears & Phobias, Hypnosis, Pain Management, Relaxation, Spiritual Counseling, Spirituality, Stress and Anxiety Relief, Weight Loss, Workshops
Denver area friends, wanted you to know that I have a new Meetup group that I think you’d enjoy-Mind/Brain Explorations for Living. To help you create the life you are meant to be living, we will learn, explore, meditate and create on our journey to wellness and...
by victoriab | Jul 20, 2012 | Blog, Cancer Recovery & Chronic Illness, Coping with Everyday Life, Medical Issues, Pain Management, Recovering from an Illness
The sensation of pain varies greatly from one person to the next. Many of the factors are not coming from the actual pain receptors, like-the fear of death or financial ruin, previous experiences and associations with pain, lack of control, what the pain signifies,...
by victoriab | May 23, 2012 | Blog, Cancer Recovery & Chronic Illness, Pain Management, Recovering from an Illness, Relaxation
In the classic Cancer a Turning Point: the Handbook for People with Cancer, Their Families, and Health Professionals, Lawrence Leshawn decribes the difference between a bad dream and a nightmare. In a nightmare these three elements are present: Terrible things are...
by victoriab | Apr 13, 2012 | Blog, Cancer Recovery & Chronic Illness, Coping with Everyday Life, Medical Issues, Pain Management, Recovering from an Illness
The Associated Press reports that Americans are in more pain than ever, probably due to the aging of the population, so pain killers are selling like crazy. The use of oxycodone, found in OxyContin and Percocet has increased 16 times in some areas. According to...
by victoriab | Aug 24, 2011 | Comfortable Childbirth, Medical Issues, Pain Management
Hypnotic techniques, suggestions, and breathing methods have been used for birthing in America for many generations and entered the mainstream. However, the common understanding is that it is beneficial for those who don’t want to take the risk of pain...
by victoriab | Aug 14, 2011 | Comfortable Childbirth, Pain Management
Ferdinand Lamaze went to Russia in the 1920’s to study hypno-obstetric techniques. Upon his return to France he developed what he called the Lamaze Method for Childbirth without Pain Through the Psychological Method. By the ’60’s it was widely used...
