
Hypnosis : Anxiety & Stress Freedom 30 Min Session
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Anxiety is Your Wake-Up Call Book.
If anxiety, stress and overthinking are taking up too much space in your life, this Anxiety & Stress Freedom Hypnosis is designed to help you feel calmer, more present and more in control of how you respond.
This thirty-minute hypnosis session combines deep relaxation with powerful hypnotic suggestions to help you change your relationship with anxious thoughts, stress and familiar patterns of overthinking.
Find somewhere comfortable where you won't be disturbed, close your eyes and allow yourself to fully experience the session.
For the greatest benefit, listen regularly and allow the experience to deepen with repetition.
Please do not listen while driving or operating machinery. This hypnosis is for relaxation and personal development and is not a substitute for medical or psychological treatment.
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The Ultimate Mindset Change Podcast — Hypnosis : Anxiety & Stress Freedom 30 Min Session. Machine-transcribed; use the interactive transcript above to jump the player to any line.
and Porsche Hood, and together we are doing a 30-minute anxiety and stress freedom hypnotherapy session. Together I will guide you into a deep muscle relaxation and work with you deep into your mind to transform your relationship and experience with anxiety and stress. And please do listen to the very end for how you can access some powerful resources that I have created for you. Just a quick warning, only listen to this hypnotherapy session when you can safely relax. Do not listen whilst driving or operating any type of machinery. This recording is intended for relaxation and personal development. It is not a substitute for medical or psychological treatment. Now make yourself comfortable and cozy. And I recommend lying down for this session. Or if you wish you can sit in your favourite meditation
position whatever suits you. And whenever you are ready, allow your eyes to just gently close. And begin to simply notice what is already here. The sound of my voice. The natural movement of your breathing. The weight of your body supported by whatever is beneath you. And there's nothing special you need to make happen. You don't have to try to relax. You don't have to clear your mind. And you don't have to wonder whether you're doing this right.
You can rest there and just simply listen. And at times you may hear every word. And at other times your attention may wander. You may become absorbed in a thought. They sound. A sensation. Or perhaps lose track of what I'm saying for a while. And that's okay. Whenever you become aware that your attention has wandered, you can simply return to the sound of my voice. And perhaps even that can become part of what you're learning here.
To notice. And return. No sounds that are happening around you can simply also become part of the experience. And if you become deeply relaxed, that's okay too. You don't need to consciously remember every word. Some suggestions may stand out and resonate deeply within your mind. And others may simply pass through your awareness. For the next few minutes, there's nowhere else you need to be.
And nothing you need to achieve. Just this breath. Just this moment. And the opportunity to become curious about what happens. When you stop trying and just simply notice. Bring your attention to your breathing. And just take a few normal breaths in through the nose and direct through the nose. And now slowly control your inhale in through the nose. And then slowly control your exhale out through the nose. But if you do need to use your mouth for any reason, that's okay.
Feel the cooler enter in through your nose. And how the temperature changes to warmer as it leaves your nose. And then let your breathing fall into its own natural rhythm. And notice how it begins to slow down or by itself. And then slowly control your breath.
Notice the pause at the end of the breath before you breathe back in. And as you extend that pause very slightly. Notice how your mind slows down. Becomes more peaceful and still. Now give yourself permission to let your mind and body relax to the level that is right for you. Wherever you place your awareness will be a signal to soften, release, and let go.
As your awareness moves around your head and body. Some of you may naturally imagine a warm glowing amber light of awareness moving around. Or some of you will just feel the release without any imagery at all. It may be subtle or it may be more obvious. You will all experience this type of session in your own personal way. Experiencing exactly what is right for you. Now bring your awareness to your scalp. Noticing any sensations. Tingling warmth or corners.
As tension begins to let go or by itself. Now moving down to your forehead. Any lines begin to smooth out. And your awareness now moving to the muscles around your eyes. Tiny muscles around your left eye softening. And now your right eye. Both eyes. And a gentle heaviness forming around your eyes as they sink gently back into your sockets.
Even with your eyes closed. That's not total darkness. Can you see the hypnotic patterns of light and shadow moving around your eyelids? As you begin to drift. You're left cheekbone softening. Followed by your right cheekbone. You jaw loosening. Your tongue resting. And a subtle wave of relaxation moving down your neck.
And that wave of relaxation. Is it warm? Cool. Is there a heaviness or a lightness? I wonder what you are experiencing as you continue to let go. That wave of relaxation awareness moving into your shoulders. Letting them drop as they release any inner burdens they no longer need to carry.
Your awareness now moving to your left bicep. Tension easing as the wave moves down into your arm and to your elbow. And then the winding in your forearm to the back of your hand. Into your palm where you may feel an aliveness of sensation, tingling, warm or cool. Your attention now moving to your right bicep. Releasing deep into the muscle.
Each outbreath and invitation to continue letting go. As that wave moves down to your elbow. Into your forearm. Into the back of your hand. And again into the palm of the hand that comes alive with sensation, tingling, warmth or corners. Without any effort. Your awareness just signals a deep letting go within. No effort. No need to control. Just letting go.
Focusing on your chest. And feel the subtle rise and fall of your chest with each breath. And can you for a moment feel some gratitude for giving yourself this time to work within yourself. Notice how the gratitude feels. A shift of energy. A lightness in the body. What do you notice when you feel grateful?
Let that healing feeling or gratitude flows through your whole body from tip to toe. And your awareness now moving down to your belly. Which is expanding and contracting with each breath. Your awareness now moving around your lower back. And like a slow moving rhythm it moves up your spine. Spreading out like small streams across your back. Relaxing and winding.
And feeling the support of your spine. And what is beneath you. Your awareness now moving to your pelvis. Which may open slightly as it softens. And into your left thigh. Tension melting like ice cream on a warm day. Down to your knee. Your calf muscle. Into your foot. Toes. Which come alive with sensation. That fluctuate through your whole foot. Into your right thigh.
Which is also melting like ice on a warm sunny day. Down to the knee. Into the calf muscle. Into your feet. Which come alive with sensation. That fluctuates through your whole foot. And now become aware of your whole body at once. From the top of your head. To the tips of your toes. A cloud of sensation. Happening all at once. Your body just floating.
And you begin to access a deeper intelligence within yourself. The more you relax. Some of you may sense a warm feeling in your gut. A feeling of familiarity. Like you're coming home to yourself. Something that you'd forgotten. That was here all along. A peace, a stillness. A natural state of being. Beyond the noise of a thinking mind. And Lord your head very slightly. If you can feel that calm and grounded you.
Rest in here right now. A you that is naturally calm. Confident and intuitive. To help you navigate your life. A you that you feel. When your mind quietens down. Your true self. The part of you that can watch your thoughts appear. And disappear in your mind. Like clouds appearing briefly. In a deep blue sky.
No need to fear them. Push them. Or chase them away. When an anxious thought appears. A be see them. Except they are appearing. Breathe into how you feel. Gently slow and low. Choose to label. As just anxiety. That will pass in.
For the next few moments watch your thoughts. And if an anxious one appears. Except. Breathe into how you feel. Slow and low. Choose to say. This is just anxiety. And it will pass in. And as you watch your anxious thoughts. Drift on by.
Notice how much blue sky surrounds them. How small these thoughts actually are. And how tiny they become. When they disappear behind you. Into the past. Where they belong. And that deeper part of you knows the truth.
Say deeply and calmly inside your mind. I am not my thoughts. I am letting them go. I am not my thoughts. I am letting them go. I am not my thoughts. I am letting them go. And as you lie here resting.
In a deep relaxing state of being. Letting go of all effort. Imagine right now. Experiencing anxiety and stress freedom. You will be. Feel right now. That peace and stillness within.
Stress and anxiety evaporated. Like morning mist meeting the golden sun's rays. Your natural state of being emerging. The deeper part of you. Your true self. Adaptable. With any situation.
And when stress and anxiety naturally arise. You accept. You breathe into. And you choose to label. And let it go. Like clouds appearing. In a deep blue sky. Feel the lightness.
Feel the confidence. Growing within you. When you are present. When you accept. When you breathe slow and low. And choose to label. And let it go. And let it go. See yourself. Looking happier. Lighter. More energized. As you lead a more peaceful. Present. And powerful life. And I wonder what you'll notice first. As a sign. You are being yourself more than you've ever been.
Now in a moment. I'm going to count from one to five. And you can return to ordinary waking awareness. Bring him back. Whatever feels useful for you. From this experience. Perhaps feeling more grounded and peaceful. Clear and refreshed. Equipped. To manage. Whatever comes your way. One. Starting to become more aware of your body. Two. Noticing the surface beneath you. The signs around you. Three. Taking a slightly further deep breath.
That. Beginning to move some movement back into your hands. And your feet. Four. Becoming increasingly alert. Bringing your attention fully back into the space around you. And five. Eyes open when ready. Returning fully awake. Alert. Clear, grounded. And ready to continue. Into your day. Welcome back. And just rest here for a moment. And that whatever you experience to continue. Working deep.
Into your mind. Now as promised. Here are some resources. I believe can help you. Now I am on a mission to help as many people as possible. Break free from the unconscious patterns that create anxiety, stressed and self-died. It really can ruin your chances of success in life. If you would like to experience exclusive content. Live coaching. With. No. You can't. Live content. Live coaching. With new resources. Support. And a community that has your back. Please join us in a new school community. The link is below in the show's description. I would love to see you there. Also, I am very proud to announce that my book.
Anxiety is your way of co-core. Is now out to buy. I wrote this after traditional methods. Fell to help me. And I had my own wake up call to find a new way to become anxiety free. Links to both the community and the book are in the show's description. Please do check them out. And of course you can always reach out for one-to-one help with me. Thank you for listening. And I look forward to connecting with you in the very next episode. Have a wonderful, peaceful and present day.
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