Hypnosis - What's Old is New Again |
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~Ladies Home Journal by Debra Gordon Last year, Andrea Tickle was pregnant with her first child. To combat the pain of childbirth, she could have chosen an epidural or narcotics but decided, instead, on a drug-free approach. To help her, Andrea contacted a Pennsylvania hypnotherapist named Wendy Goldenthal. Goldenthal specializes in a hypnosis technique called HypnoBirthing, which teaches pregnant women to take advantage of their body's natural anesthetic abilities in order to make childbirth a less painful, more positive experience. Andrea, 31, was won over. "I would have to say what HypnoBirthing gave me was a greater sense of my inner strength, and it empowered me through my labor," says Andrea, who lives near Philadelphia with her husband and 1-year-old daughter, Siena. |
Studies show that those who experience medical
hypnosis heal faster, feel less discomfort,
and have fewer complications.
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a powerful impact on the mind."
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"We believe in meditating. I believe in meditating in the tub with some very
nice bath products. You can
sit in the chair, you can sit on the floor, you can sit in the window, you can
sit in the tub. I give myself at least ten minutes every day in some form of
meditation. I happen to like the tub."
