Kathy Doner MD - "Making the Change that Makes the Difference"

September 2010

Announcing

Workshops!

Mastering the Power of Self-Hypnosis

Know WHAT you want to change?

This Self-Hypnosis Training teaches you HOW!

Monday July 20, 2010

6:30-8:30 PM
Pro-Health and Fitness Center
255 Borman dr., Merritt Island, FL

Non-members
welcomed also!

$35, check or cash, includes workbook.

Reservations necessary, 321-258-9698
Limited seating -- call now!

Successful
Weight Loss:
Using Mental Technology for Powerful Change!

A three week series

Mondays Sept 27, Oct 4 and Oct 11

6:30-8:30 PM

Pro-Health and Fitness Center, 611 Sheridan Rd., Melbourne.

$125 includes 3 CDs and Training Manual

Reservations necessary 321-258-9698

Limited seating -- call now!

(Read more on www.KathyDonerMD.com, workshops)

Emotional Freedom Technique for Cravings and Stress

Monday Oct 18

6:30-8:30

Pro-Health and Fitness Center, 611 Sheridan Rd., Melbourne

$35 includes training Manual

Reservations necessary, 321-258-9698
Limited seating -- call now!

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FEATURE ARTICLE

Putting Aside the Whip

("What did I just say to myself?")

“Please don’t ‘should’ on yourself!” I told the 35 class members at the recent Pro-Health Self-Hypnosis Training. I showed them the trash-can. Every time someone wrote a self-hypnosis suggestion that was the least bit derogatory, I pointed to designated repository of “shoulds.”

Shoulda, woulda, coulda – keeps us stuck in the past. The purpose of self-hypnosis is to get out of the rut of old habits and move forward. Over time, with repetition, emotion and imagination (the language of the sub-conscious mind), new positive habits are reinforced.

Eventually the new habits can become the preferred ones. We can create new neural paths in the brain, which then run automatically. “Neurons that fire together, wire together.” But the focus always needs to be positive in order to become happier and healthier

“Isn’t there a time to beat up on myself? To whip myself into shape?” one class member asked.

Apparently this was the only way she had found to motivate herself. Disgust can make us go on the diet. (Shame makes me clean the house before guests!) And fear often makes us buckle down to business under the dead-line.

“There is a time and place for sincere regrets,” I replied.

“Hopefully we learn from mistakes, get experience and attain wisdom. This is a time-honored path of learning. But continually whipping ourselves can make us feel defeated. To change we need to feel empowered!”

(See side-bar for upcoming Trainings at Pro-Health and Fitness Centers -- a great opportunity for empowerment and lasting positive change!)

Read more evidence on Scientific Research.

Read Dr. Doner's Personal Writings: "There are at Least Two Ways of Letting Go"

FEATURED SUCCESS STORIES

Hypnosis vs. Standard Medical Therapy for Human Papillomavirus (HPV, genital warts)
“Hypnosis was fivefold more successful in creating complete clear-up of symptoms at 12 weeks follow-up. These findings are very exciting given the frequency of recurrence typically seen, the suffering that is usually caused and the linkage of HPV to forms of cancer.”
-- International Journal Clinical and Experimental Hypnosis, 58(2): 165-185.

"In the Weight Loss with Hypnosis workshop series I’ve learned tools for the rest of my life. This experience was life-changing! Using self-hypnosis I now know that I can make positive changes in every part of my life, not just weight loss. I’ve much less stressed and anxious and am exercising every day".
-- Jack Williams,Vero Beach, FL

"The Self-Hypnosis training at Pro-Health and Fitness Center gave me a process to reprogram my brain. It motivated me to identify old issues that I need to change because they don’t serve me anymore!"
-- Denise Boehm, LMT, Melbourne, FL

(Read more Success Stories)

FOOD FOR THOUGHT

How can we get out of the rut of "shoulda, woulda, coulda" ?

By thinking “And.”

Whenever the old whip comes out, acknowledge what it is trying to teach you. (If you don’t pay attention to internal feedback, then the whip will just keep popping up!)

Maybe even say “Thank-you for sharing.” After all, there is no failure, just feed-back. (And throw the whip into the trash can!.)

Then with an “And” clearly state how you want to think, feel or behave differently. This gives your mind a direction. You have a next step. You are no longer stuck or defeated.

And over time this pattern runs itself automatically. The whip may come out at an unconscious level, the whip goes into the trash and your mind goes to the preferred way of being. Happier and healthier. You deserve it. (And it takes practice!)

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