Techniques and principles of Psychophysical Therapy have been used for centuries by shamans, wise women and others following the esoteric tradition of their culture. When Psychophysical Therapy is stripped of misunderstandings and erroneous ideas which may surround it, you can see it for what it really is - a natural way of balancing the mental, emotional (sometimes called astral or psychic) and physical energy fields of the person.
Psychophysical therapy works on the bio-energetic field of the body. Treatment covers four general areas:
Psychophysical therapy can produce a feeling of lightness, and well-being which follows from the balancing of energies of the whole system.
Hypnosis is a deep relaxation state where the patient feels comfortable and secure, and can accept information that is being fed into the subconscious mind directly. It is a state between waking and sleeping where the patient can feel physical sensations and yet be aware of external impressions. You can even see as well as hear and still be in a state of hypnosis. Therapy success depends on the teamwork between the patient and the therapist.
Yes. Hypnosis is an entirely natural state of mind which everyone goes through on the way from waking to sleeping. As you relax down into sleep, the thinking part of the mind becomes unconscious first; after a short period of time, the instinctive part of the mind also becomes unconscious. For that short period of time you are in a hypnotic state of mind. The hypnotherapist can help you to attain this state, and can control the depth of relaxation within that state. If you wish to be hypnotised you can be; but nobody can ever be hypnotised against their will.
Treatment can be divided into four types;
A qualified hypnotherapist has the professional training to know how hypnosis should be employed as well as when it should (or shouldn't) be used. Your hypnotherapist's qualifications are your assurance of safety. You will never say or do anything under hypnosis that you would not say or do when fully awake. You can wake yourself up at any time you wish - the hypnotic state is maintained by mutual cooperation between you and your hypnotherapist.
In the subconscious or hypnotised state, there is virtually no change in mental awareness but nearly always physical changes (due to relaxation of the parasympathetic system) so that you may feel relaxed, warm, heavy, cool, sinking, floating or even simply secure. You may hear what the hypnotherapist is saying, and you can think of other things whilst in a hypnotic state of mind; in fact you are suspended between wakefulness and sleep.
Most therapists charge the recommended fee set by the Guild (currently $90.00 per session). Each session can last up to an hour (and occasionally longer), the fee is not subject to time taken. Some private health funds pay a refund, so check with your fund for details. The number of visits required to solve a problem can vary from one to ten or more. Most troubles however are well catered for in 3 to 5 sessions.
A state of mesmerism is induced in the subject as a result of mesmeric passes. It is frequently the treatment of choice for the patient suffering from endogenous or major depression. It can free the sufferer from the enclosing nature of repetitious thoughts, so creating the opportunity for change. Probably best described by the results it brings about, the following are self reports from subjects in answer to the question "How did that feel"?
"So beautiful. I was just a point of conscousness floating on waves of energy. I felt so safe";
and "Not relaxed, but funny. I lost my body just following my thoughts. Then I lost myself";
and "Quiet, sedate. No thoughts. Just feeling lighter".
Mesmerism is often and incorrectly considered to be a primitive forerunner to hypnosis.