| Recently, when I was snowed in I was flipping through | | | | to a past life. And I will discuss some of my findings in |
| the channels and came across of a new TV show | | | | another article. When old memories and "flash backs" |
| called "Past Life." This show brings up an interesting | | | | create havoc in a person's present life, they need to |
| concept of whether past lives exist. | | | | be uncovered and released. Once you are conscious |
| In this TV show they accept the premise that not only | | | | of what is triggering panic and anxiety it becomes |
| do past lives exist, but that a traumatic past life | | | | possible to change it. |
| experience can be remembered. | | | | In my practice I use memories a person uncovers, to |
| The last episode of the TV show was about a young | | | | help to solve present life issues. We don't have to |
| boy who kept getting "flash backs" to a person | | | | decide whether the memories are exactly "true", we |
| screaming at "him." These memories and the fear that | | | | act as if they are in order to heal them. In this TV |
| went with them made him feel out of control. As I | | | | show they have a person, who believes in the boy's |
| watched the show they did a great job showing how | | | | experience. Believing in someone is healing in itself. She |
| a person in the middle of a panic attack feels. His | | | | doesn't diagnose him; she uses his flashbacks as |
| anxiety attacks were getting in the way of his present | | | | information to solve a crime. This is the same concept |
| life. | | | | a hypno-therapist uses, not to judge whether it is true |
| The boy was re-living a trauma from a "past life." And | | | | or not, just accept it, as if it is true and use it for a |
| when it happened he had difficulty distinguishing | | | | positive healing purpose. |
| between what was "real" and what was a "flash | | | | Of course, this "Past Life" TV show has everything is |
| back." | | | | all unraveled in a half-hour. The crime is solved and the |
| Whether or not you believe in past lives, what I have | | | | boy goes on with his life, relieved of his past life |
| learned as a hypno-therapist is that old memories | | | | trauma. Even using hypnotic techniques it will take |
| (ones from our childhood) can and do influence our | | | | more than 30 minutes, yet I have found that using |
| reactions. In real life (not TV shows) a person may not | | | | Hypnosis helps a person to free themselves of |
| be aware of these old memories. They might just | | | | trauma, and old limiting beliefs. That is why I was so |
| know that they are feeling anxiety, and not know | | | | delighted to see a show that is dealing with the issues |
| where it is coming from. That is where hypnotic | | | | of past influencing the present. |
| techniques can be extremely helpful. By going to the | | | | Many people have questions and doubt about past life |
| part of the mind that stores old memories and | | | | issues. You might wonder if it is even possible to have |
| releasing old negative "junk" at the root so a person is | | | | had a past life. Or if you believe in past life whether a |
| freed up to move on with life. | | | | past life can affect present life issues. |
| I have done regressions with people where they do go | | | | |