Mindfulness - Blog Category - Lynda Hudson

Exhausted? Help for your ‘Mental Health’ is at hand

in Mental Health, Mindfulness 4th March 2021 348 0

There is no vaccine for your mental health but this audio could help! It certainly helped Helen who sent me these words the other day. Night-time has often been a bit of a nightmare for her … a combination of an overactive mind and an irritating...

Mindfulness or Self-Hypnosis? Do we have to choose one or the other?

in Hypnosis, Mindfulness 3rd November 2020 421 0

How about both Mindfulness and Self-Hypnosis? Why not combine the two? Life doesn’t always have to be about EITHER / OR … It can be both. And to be truthful you don’t actually need to sit cross-legged on a mountain! Nor do you really need to sit...

It’s good to talk… or is it?

in Mindfulness 23rd May 2019 1254 0

Yes it is… but just be a bit choosy about who you talk to Remember that not everybody can keep a secret And, while it is certainly better not to bottle up your feelings and let them drag you down, you don’t necessarily want your private...

Ten Top Tips to Lift Your Mood

in Hypnotherapy, Mindfulness 8th May 2019 1405 0

Remember that your mind and your body are connected Your thoughts and your feelings and your body language are inextricably linked. We generally believe that we have to start with a positive thought and positive feelings and body language will...

Mindfulness Meditation: It stops the scary stuff!

in Children, Mindfulness 3rd December 2018 2874 0

Pupils thrive under mindfulness It was reported in the Observer last week that more and more schools have recognised the value of Mindfulness Meditation and have given it a regular place in their school. What brilliant news! One primary school in...

Gratitude

in Hypnotherapy, Mindfulness 29th May 2018 2742 0

Amazing effects on lifting spirits Last week I was pointing out that the neuroscientist, Alex Corb and author of ‘The Upward Spiral’ claims that developing a ‘gratitude mindset’ can have amazing effects on lifting our spirits. Here’s a follow on...

What does ‘Practising Gratitude’ even mean?

in Hypnotherapy, Mindfulness 15th May 2018 2371 0

Apparently we have a gratitude circuit in the brain Alex Corb, neuroscientist and author of ‘The Upward Spiral’, claims that we have a gratitude circuit in our brains that, when we activate it, improves our mood and our health. Studies suggest...

Which is better? Self-Hypnosis or Hypnosis with a therapist?

in Hypnotherapy, Mindfulness 5th April 2018 3109 0

As with so many things, the answer lies with the individual person and also the reason for doing it in the first place. In a way, you have to know yourself and know how you like to do things. Is all hypnosis self-hypnosis? Some people say that...

What do Ruby Wax and Goldie Hawn have in common … apart from being American and famous?

in Mindfulness 9th May 2017 1871 0

Both these stars personally regularly practise mindfulness, sing its praises and have written books on the subject. They tell how it has helped them and how it can help others. Goldie Hawn set up the Hawn Foundation for children in America where...