by Brian Balke | Nov 12, 2021 | Book Reviews
“In the Realm of Hungry Ghosts” explores the nature of addiction. Gabor Maté is a physician and activist who serves those ground down by the War on Drugs, personalities blown around the streets like loose-leaf sheets. Recognizing and frustrated by the addict’s...
by Brian Balke | Feb 8, 2021 | Basics
Healing from trauma is learning that you have a choice. At Hypnosis Rising, that choice starts in hypnosis with a deep and grateful connection to your body. It builds with giving yourself permission to be “the god(ess) of you.” And it is cemented by...
by Brian Balke | Jan 30, 2021 | Basics
Abusive relationships and traumatic events leave deeply embedded wreckage in our minds. That cyst manifests as anxiety in our waking lives. Hypnotherapy organizes the mental powers to heal that wound. Your mind has marvelous powers of healing. I will teach you how to...
by Brian Balke | Oct 22, 2020 | Book Reviews
Throughout “Stop Missing Your Life,” author Cory Muscara weaves snapshots from his early, six-month meditation retreat in Burma. Seeking guidance through physical and emotional discomfort, often Cory was offered this wisdom: “Be more present.” That forced him to...
by Brian Balke | Oct 21, 2020 | Specializations
One of the paradoxes of post-surgical recovery is that while the surrounding tissue is damaged, total immobility prevents the flows of blood and lymph that facilitate healing. Unfortunately, pain causes a reaction that makes that worse: the stiffening of muscles,...
