http://www.changeandmore.co.uk/ en david@changeandmore.co.uk Copyright 2012 2012-01-18T16:32:09+00:00 http://www.changeandmore.co.uk/index.php/latest_news/view/slim_change_coaching_for_weight_loss/ http://www.changeandmore.co.uk/index.php/latest_news/view/slim_change_coaching_for_weight_loss/#When:16:32:09Z I am now delivering Slim Change, my popular weight loss programme as a stand-alone package. In five easy sessions I support you to become healthy and happy in your body without dieting. Cravings are banished and emotional eating is tackled in weekly or fortnightly sessions. For more information please call 07545 871 504 or email me. You can also read more about Slim Change here. 2012-01-18T16:32:09+00:00 http://www.changeandmore.co.uk/index.php/latest_news/view/nlp_for_therapists_event_-_with_david_lewis_and_james_stokes/ http://www.changeandmore.co.uk/index.php/latest_news/view/nlp_for_therapists_event_-_with_david_lewis_and_james_stokes/#When:08:33:14Z   This one-off evening event is for you if you are a psychotherapist or counsellor who wants to find out more about NLP and Hypnosis and how these skills could add extra value to your therapy sessions. James Stokes and David Lewis will be giving you an introduction to what exactly NLP is, the power of hypnosis and hypnotic language patterns, and how NLP can be used in therapy sessions to effect changes more quickly for your clients, adding value to the work you do with them. When: Friday 25th November from 7 - 8.15pm. After the talk you are welcome to stay to network and chat over a glass of wine. Where: Berkeley Square, London W1 Price: £15 To book please email Lucinda Stokes or phone 020 7183 6040 ******************************************** James Stokes is a NLP Business Master Practitioner Trainer who has studied extensively with Richard Bandler (co-developer of NLP) and other leading trainers around the world. He is a successful entrepreneur, dynamic trainer and public speaker and a highly skilled coach and mentor.  David Lewis is UKCP registered Psychotherapist in private practice who has studied NLP and uses NLP language patterns extensively in his work. 2011-10-26T08:33:14+00:00 http://www.changeandmore.co.uk/index.php/latest_news/view/newcastle-upon-tyne_practice/ http://www.changeandmore.co.uk/index.php/latest_news/view/newcastle-upon-tyne_practice/#When:14:51:17Z I am now offering appointments in Collingwood Street in Newcastle city centre, just 200m from Newcastle Central Station. 2011-09-01T14:51:17+00:00 http://www.changeandmore.co.uk/index.php/latest_news/view/personal_enhancement_evening_sessions/ http://www.changeandmore.co.uk/index.php/latest_news/view/personal_enhancement_evening_sessions/#When:09:20:21Z I will be assisting my colleague James Stokes at a series of regular Personal Enhancement Evening Sessions. We will run them at 40 Beak Street for a group of around 10 - 20 people. Each evening will be different, starting at 6pm and finishing around 8pm. The evening will consist of an open talk with questions, followed by a trance of some kind. The focus of each talk will be something around enhancing your life / yourself / the way you run your brain. We will also take requests from the audience for future areas to cover. The idea is that you will have an enjoyable evening, learn something, and trance out / meditate. If anyone is interested, please contact me for further details of dates and costs. 2011-03-09T09:20:21+00:00 http://www.changeandmore.co.uk/index.php/latest_news/view/regression_therapy_at_the_royal_academy/ http://www.changeandmore.co.uk/index.php/latest_news/view/regression_therapy_at_the_royal_academy/#When:09:46:23Z February in London can be pretty tough going can’t it? It’s the relentless grey that just makes me want to head out to Heathrow and escape somewhere warm and sunny. No question of that though. Far too frivolous. So what to do? After consultation with ‘the gang’ we decided to visit the Royal Academy’s Modern British Sculpture exhibition in the hope that it would be both uplifting, and dare I say it, improving. I mean, after all, how heavy-gravity could viewing some of the finest masterpieces of sculpture in the world within the august surrounding of Burlington House be? Incredibly, hideously heavy-gravity it turns out! Coming upon Damien Hirst’s Let’s Eat Outdoors Today was initially rather like the time I accidently sprayed Cillit Bang in my face. When I forced my eyelids open again after the initial shock, I slowly began to take in the reality of the maggots, flies and rotting meat in front of me as a my throat constricted and a queasy feeling spread throughout my stomach. It wasn’t long before I was feeling thoroughly nauseous. This is a classic example of how a small, even unconscious, trigger can build strong negative states (what we often call ‘fears’ or ‘phobias’). In fact, I was feeling so unwell that if the priceless Chinese pottery on show had not sensibly been housed in a glass cabinet, I might have thrown up in it. Don’t get me wrong, it was not the blood oozing from the decapitated cow’s head that turned my stomach. I am a five star gold-plated triple platinum carnivore and like my steak done, as the French say, bleu. It was rather the sight and sound of the flies that were having a detrimental effect on me. Swarming flies trigger a state in me that is strong, negative and unresourceful. However, little would I have ever imagined that it would be thanks to Damien Hirst and the Royal Academy that I would have the opportunity for some first-class exposure therapy. A quick way of ridding ourselves of unresourceful states, and something I use a lot with clients, is regression (time line) therapy. I decided to use it on myself there and then. Because Time Line work requires the trance phenomena of Regression and Positive Hallucination a trance state is achieved quickly without the need for an induction, and in my case with Sensory Distortion (feeling sick) also present in the mix it was an even quicker slide into trance.  As most other visitors had their eyes closed in disgust I did not attract anyone’s attention as I slowly journeyed back in time, following that feeling of nausea all the way back to the very first time I had felt it. Suddenly I accessed a memory in great detail that I had forgotten about: I could see myself as a six year old boy at my grandparents’ house in Anglesey. I am in bed yelling blue murder as a swarm of horrid black flies swarm around me. I see grown ups come into the room, telling me to be quiet and stop making such a fuss about a ‘few harmless flies’ as my mother pulls a dead rabbit from out under the bed where the dog has thoughtfully (not!) hidden it. As I see the dead rabbit crawling with maggots I am sick. Observing this past event, I do a quick bit of reprocessing, make sure it feels better, and then bring myself back to the present and count myself back into the room. OMG! I love it. I love Time Line and, yes you’ve guessed it, I now love (well, perhaps not quite!) Damien Hirst’s Let’s Eat Outdoors Today.  I calibrate the results there and then: The feeling of nausea has cleared, and I am just looking at a work of art, experiencing it in the moment. Whatever other emotions are being triggered by viewing it the physical feeling of sickness is now no longer one of them. It just goes to show how easily we can change our state from unresourceful fears, phobias and anxieties when we can access the right (probably buried) memory and tap it on the head. So, anyone with a fly (or maggot) phobia, get down to the Royal Academy for some first class exposure therapy! 2011-02-08T09:46:23+00:00 http://www.changeandmore.co.uk/index.php/latest_news/view/make_2011_a_year_for_change/ http://www.changeandmore.co.uk/index.php/latest_news/view/make_2011_a_year_for_change/#When:10:00:27Z The fact that VAT has gone up to 20% might only seem to re-enforce the sense that the harsh realities of January have arrived after the over-indulgence of Christmas. In 2011 the UK is entering a period of austerity which means that  – if policy is implemented fairly – every one of use is going to have to pay up and make amends for previous bad habits. This seems to me to be a good metaphor for therapy. For whatever the specific problem may be that causes so many people to seek out change in the guise of a psychotherapist, hypnotherapist of coach each January, the underlying sentiment is the same: We can no longer afford to let things continue as they are. We need to act now if we are to stop destructive patterns of behaviour and ways of being getting any worse.  We simply cannot afford to let ourselves go through another year feeling so helpless, lonely, anxious, or depressed or whatever it may be …. So if this is going to be a year of cuts, let’s make it about lasting change where we cut back on anxiety, cut back on depression, cut back on anger, cut back on shame and guilt and all those other negative emotions.  No matter how thin our wallets might become over the next year, we can still work towards being happier, more at ease with ourselves, and being in more fruitful and satisfying relationships with others.  2011-01-05T10:00:27+00:00 http://www.changeandmore.co.uk/index.php/latest_news/view/join_me_for_workshop_with_dr_david_hamilton/ http://www.changeandmore.co.uk/index.php/latest_news/view/join_me_for_workshop_with_dr_david_hamilton/#When:09:43:54Z On Monday 11th January Dr David Hamilton will be speaking on Harnessing the Power of The Mind Body Connection at the Royal Hotel in Bridge of Allan. I am going to be attending, and it would be great to see you there too. David Hamilton is a highly sought after speaker and author of several books including 'How Your Mind Can Heal Your Body' and 'It's The Thought That Counts'. At this workshop designed specifically with Hypnotherapy in mind, David is going to help us Understand the science behind the theory Learn how the mind impacts the brain, cells throughout the body, and even our genes Tickets are £69.00 (includes lunch, teas & coffees). Please contact Liz McConnell for further information or booking form. 2011-01-05T09:43:54+00:00 http://www.changeandmore.co.uk/index.php/latest_news/view/the_one-session_anxiety_m.o.t/ http://www.changeandmore.co.uk/index.php/latest_news/view/the_one-session_anxiety_m.o.t/#When:10:25:14Z Between now and Christmas I am offering a special Anxiety M.O.T. In just one session we will explore your anxiety and I will show you some marvellous techniques for reducing your stress levels. The Anxiety M.O.T. is designed to equip you with the tools you need to feel calmer, more in control and less overwhelmed in any situation.  The Anxiety M.O.T. lasts 90 minutes and costs £75. Please email David or phone 020 3341 1708 for further details. 2010-11-03T10:25:14+00:00 http://www.changeandmore.co.uk/index.php/latest_news/view/introduction_to_hypnosis_lecture/ http://www.changeandmore.co.uk/index.php/latest_news/view/introduction_to_hypnosis_lecture/#When:09:00:29Z I am giving a talk at the Royal Gibraltar Yacht Club on Monday 18th October. As well as outlining the history of hypnosis and its application to therapy in a contemporary context, participants will have the opportunity to learn some self-hypnosis techniques and have their hypnotic responses tested. Attendance is limited to club members. 2010-10-13T09:00:29+00:00 http://www.changeandmore.co.uk/index.php/latest_news/view/shift_your_mood_eft_mini_workshop_in_brussels/ http://www.changeandmore.co.uk/index.php/latest_news/view/shift_your_mood_eft_mini_workshop_in_brussels/#When:18:06:51Z I am hosting an EFT Mini Workshop in Brussels on 8th October at 15h00. Admission is FREE and all are welcome. The venue is 252 avenue Franklin D Roosevelt, B-1050 Brussels. Spaces are limited, so please email brussels@changeandmore.co.uk to book your place in plenty of time. The working language will be English.    EFT (Emotional Freedom Techniques) is based on the discovery that past emotional experiences and memories can 'lock' tension and blocks into your energy system. These disturbances can create 
havoc in your current life. These disruptions may manifest themselves in many 
different ways and EFT is a simple way of tapping these blocks and disturbances out of your system. It is bit like acupuncture without the needles. Once the pattern, memory, belief or habit is released, then you can move on with your life in a new way. The results can be amazing and surprising.   I will demonstrate how this wonderful treatment will help in all kinds of ways. 
I believe it is a marvelous therapy that can release old negative patterns of behaviour, take the trauma out of memories, and help everyone move forward in the way they wish.   EFT is useful for anyone with: Lack of Confidence
 Anxiety Stress Fears Phobias Trauma Addictions Lack of Self Esteem Cravings Physical Pain 2010-09-28T18:06:51+00:00