by Brian Balke | Jan 9, 2019 | Specializations
Stress and Chronic Pain When confronted with threats, the most primitive areas of our mind seek to stimulate action in our muscles. This ancient programming is beyond conscious control. Just as with a weaker wolf threatened by a dominant wolf, that program is still in...
by Brian Balke | Jan 2, 2019 | Specializations
Hypnosis and Acute Injury When my sons had a tumble out the playground, I would see them tighten up and suggest: “It’s OK. Just breathe, relax, breathe. Don’t hold on to the pain – let it pass through you.” We all know that initial moment of physical insult. We...
by Brian Balke | Dec 29, 2018 | Basics
Our previous post described the general pattern of hypnotherapy. You might expect that hypnotherapy can be faster than talk therapy practiced by psychologists, and you’d be right. That said, talk therapy is necessary when the undesired behavior results from a chemical...
by Brian Balke | Dec 26, 2018 | Basics
Hypnotherapy helps us change our behavior. Why is that help necessary? It seems that when we realize that our behavior is hurting us, it should be easy to change our mind and act differently. But it’s not. The reason is that during elementary and middle school our...
by Brian Balke | Oct 29, 2018 | Specializations
This weekend I completed Cheryl O’Neil’s Therapeutic Imagery Series. The series is an extended course in guided hypnotic journeys that allows the client’s subconscious mind to speak freely. The sequence of journeys builds strength and confidence in...
