Colours of Hypnosis

Empower yourself with GOLD

BY SAMANTHA TIMBERS NLP PRACTITIONER, HYPNOTHERAPIST, CREATOR OF REDESIGN YOUR LIFE AFTER 40 PROGRAM

Gold is one of the most prestigious metals on the planet and throughout history has been equated with power.

When I thought of the word “power”, my mind would automatically look to the negative, because to me power meant that someone has power over you and implied they were going to use that power for control. Over the last few years, I have redefined my perception and now see both positive and negative sides of power.

As I have discovered since writing for this beautiful magazine, often when I am working with the edition colour things related to the aspects of that colour appear. This month was no different as I was working with the colour gold a few situations arose regarding power and feeling disempowered. Two of these situations involved my daughters. In two separate situations they had felt their power was taken away by the actions and comments of other people. There were choices and decisions that needed to be made. Two choices immediately came to mind; run away and feel defeated or fight back and get angry. Many people believe these are the only two options available when you feel your power has been taken from you. At the root of any disempowerment is the lack of choice.

What if there is another choice? You don’t have to be defeated, a victim, or angry. Taking back your power can mean standing your ground from a place of calm and confidence, knowing your worth, knowing no one other than you can give away your power.

At some point in everyone’s life they have felt a sense of being unworthy, unlovable, undeserving, or just not feeling enough. When we feel this way, it is easy to give away power through being a victim or lashing out in anger. There are a number of ways to remove these limiting beliefs in order to feel worthy. In my last article, there are some concrete suggestions as to how to begin to feel worthy. It is difficult to feel empowered while not feel worthy or deserving.

When you are empowered, wonderful things happen. When you decide to stand your ground and keep your power and not give it away it will change your life. To claim your right to communicate what you need and want without resentment, anger, or feeling like a victim is power.

The Oxford dictionary defines Empowerment as “the process of becoming stronger and more confident, especially in controlling one’s life and claiming one’s rights.”

Hypnosis and feeling empowered

Hypnosis can assist you to find your power and feel empowered. Hypnosis is a tool used in Hypnotherapy, and is a trance-like state in which you have heightened focus and concentration. When you are in the state of hypnosis it allows you to access to your subconscious mind; when you access your subconscious mind you can begin to reprogram your thoughts and beliefs. Your beliefs, values, view of the world, and programs that run your life are all stored in the unconscious mind. All hypnosis is self-hypnosis, so whether you are working with a Hypnotherapist or you are going to practice self-hypnosis you can reprogram your mind to feel empowered. Through hypnosis you can increase your feelings of confidence, selfesteem, self-worth, and self-love. This will assist you in feeling empowered and expressing what you need and want in a situation.

When you are in a situation where you feel disempowered

Take a breath, do not immediately react

Be in the present

Tell yourself you are worthy, confident and you are powerful

Decide how you want to be treated and what you need and want

Communicate these wants and needs

Stay strong, say positive affirmations, know you are worth it

Hypnosis can assist with confidence, self-esteem, weight loss, stress, anxiety, smoking cessation, setting and achieving goals, and so much more.

Empower yourself through self-hypnosis

Many people do not realize that they can hypnotize themselves to assist with being empowered. You don’t always need a hypnotherapist. It would be similar to working out on your own to build your muscles or seeking out a personal trainer to assist you. When working with a certified Hypnotherapist you will often be able to experience a deeper level of trance and may have quicker results. Depending on what you are working on you may be able to accomplish what you need on your own. Self-hypnosis is similar to meditation with the additional use of suggestions to install behaviours and new beliefs.

Steps to hypnotize yourself to empowerment

Find a comfortable place where you will not be distracted and turn off your devices

• Sitting up preferably in a comfortable chair with loose clothing

Set your goal of empowerment

• You will use suggestions such as: I am confident, deserving, and worthy to speak of what I want and desire

Focus your gaze:

• Find a spot to focus on within your line of sight

Begin to relax

• Breathe deeply in through your nose and exhale through your mouth, do this 3 times and allow your shoulders to drop

Focus on your breath

• Continue to relax, close your eyes and continue to breathe deeply. Count down from 10 – 0 and imagine yourself walking down a beautiful staircase

Visualize

• Use your senses to create your most relaxed place see, hear, and feel what you would see in this space. Imagine your body becoming heavy, just like when you are about to fall asleep

Your suggestions of empowerment

• Imagine yourself feeling empowered, and see, hear, and feel what that is like. State to yourself - I am confident, deserving, and worthy to speak to what I want and desire. Repeat this to yourself 3 times as you do direct compassion and love to yourself

Bring yourself back

• Let your body return to normal, begin counting from 5 – 1 telling yourself that you are coming back from wherever you were into the room, and say when I reach one I will open my eyes energized and alert