QUESTION: May I ask if Hypnotherapy can apply to pets?

CHERYL: Once you gain rapport with an animal, communication becomes telepathic, which could be called hypnotic. The feelings or meaning you project are perceived. Projecting affectionate energy elicits responses in kind with animals and nature of all kinds. Actually, any animal is capable of hypnotic rapport. It’s especially easy to connect with cats and dogs, although the communication is somewhat different.  Read More…

We wield, each one of us, much more power and influence than we realize. Every thought we think, every action we take, adds to the collective pool of harmony or chaos. We are constantly influencing that balance and most often without any idea of the power we bring to bear, or of how we effect the balance of our own well being-our bodies, minds and spirits.

The process of healing our wounds and finding our own unique path is a noble undertaking that enriches not only ourselves, but the world around us. (More…)

by Cheryl Canfield

Vernon Howard once said, "No action is more fascinating than the action of self-transformation. Nothing on earth can compare with its drama or value." In these often difficult and challenging times, reframing our perspective from a focus on the burdens weighing us down to a focus on empowering choices, can begin moving us forward in a positive direction.

Every situation that confronts us leaves us with a choice. We can be a victim (of circumstances, people, attitudes) which drains life energy and leads to illness, depression or apathy; or choose to take positive action, beginning with taking charge of thoughts. If you think you can't do something you can be fairly certain that you're right. If you think you can do something, even though challenging, you may also find that you're right. (More…)

Tools for Healing and Releasing the Past 

The present is the only time we ever really have, and if we don't live in the present, we don't even scratch the surface of our potential. Two common negative feelings that keep us out of the present are guilt and worry. Guilt keeps us stuck in the past losing energy over something that already happened, and worry is a non-productive mulling over of some negative possibility in the future that may never happen. When we're working with a client who tends to get stuck in either of those states we can help that person switch their focus to self-reflection, hypnosis and possibly Gestalt to either heal the past or impact the future in a positive way. (More...)