You may have heard some quotes similar to these

“What you think you become. What you feel you attract. What you imagine you create.” – Buddha

“Whether you think you can or think you can’t, either way you are right.” – Henry Ford

“You create your thoughts, your thoughts create your intentions and your intentions create your reality.” – Wayne Dyer

“Where Attention goes Energy flows; Where Intention goes Energy flows!”

The belief is that everything consists of energy (vibrations, even the Beatles sang a song called ‘good vibrations) and therefore our thoughts create our reality. You may remember a time when you were thinking about someone and the same day they sent a message to you, or called?

I have always been a very imaginative thinker and remember so many times when I have allowed myself to daydream and imagine things which later became reality...and this was before I even knew what it was...including homes and even finding cash on the floor randomly! (We are great at imagining when we are children)

Now I use the law of attraction intentionally and use methods and techniques to attract customers, circumstances, money etc into my life!

And hypnosis is one of the most useful tools I use!

So how does solutions focused hypnotherapy help with the law of attraction?

Well one of the most important parts when using the law of attraction is that your thoughts create your reality....during our sessions one of our aims is to get you focusing more on the ‘good things’ and create a more positive thinking program running in your brain, this = more positive situations/circumstances.

THOUGHTS… BECOME… THINGS!

To use the law of attraction to your advantage it’s important to set ‘intentions’ or ‘goals’ and during the ‘miracle question’ part of our session, not only do we set intentions or goals but we get really clear on the emotions of how we will feel once that has been achieved which is super powerful in the law of attraction.

And lastly the actual hypnosis or trance part of the session taps into our subconscious brain and helps to get rid of any limiting beliefs that might be holding us back and in fact helps to plant helpful and supportive beliefs….the trance also helps us to feel calmer and more in control (Us solutions focused lot refer to this as ‘emptying the stress bucket’ so we can enjoy life more).

Interested in knowing more or working with me?

Contact me to speak about working 1-1 or for to buy one of my personalised law of attraction recordings that you can use again and again!

Our brain is made up of 100's of neurotransmitters, evolutionarily many of them were and still are essential for survival. When we feel good it is because our brain chemicals are working well.

There are four major chemicals in the brain that influence our happiness, it is really helpful for us to learn what they are, what they do and how we get them.

1. Dopamine

2. Oxytocin

3. Serotonin

4. Endorphins

Dopamine:

Dopamine is often referred to as our 'reward or pleasure' neurotransmitter. It is actually a survival chemical...our motivator! For example as cavemen/cavewomen it was released when we caught our food. This encouraged us to do it again and again and again. We still release dopamine when we eat and because our natural instinct is to do more and more of what makes us feel good this can sometimes mean we turn to snacking or overeating in a bid to feel better. Unfortunately this can be counter productive and there are better ways to feel good.

We also produce dopamine when we have sex which encourages to reproduce. That is why sometimes when we meet someone new we get those butterfly or excited feelings!

We can produce dopamine by completing something you enjoy for example an excersise class, gardening or even better by being kind and helping others. Also to ensure that your brain increases dopamine naturally, you’ll want to make sure that you’re getting enough sleep. Lack of sleep has been shown to reduce concentrations of neurotransmitters, including dopamine, and their receptors. Some research shows that listening to music that we enjoy can release dopamine.

Stress can also have a negative effective on dopamine so trying to reduce stress can help, solutions focused hypnotherapy can be effective in reducing stress and some research shows that trance can even help us produce more dopamine!

Unfortunately a lack of natural dopamine can often lead to addictions such as gambling, gaming, phone addiction etc.

“We get one of these little pings on our smartphones, and we get a little hit of dopamine as well. We get excited. We feel anticipation. As we feel this, we want it more and more. So we spend more and more time looking at our phones.”

— Kim Stolz

Oxytocin

Oxytocin is often referred to as our 'bonding' or 'love' neurotransmitter. It's the chemical we would have released when we were fed milk as a baby, the brains of new mothers are usually flooded with oxytocin to help the bonding process as well.

We still release oxytocin when we have cuddles, kiss or when we trust someone! We can even release it when we shake hands with someone.

Oxytocin is the neurotransmitter that gives us that warm fuzzy feeling...so go on have a cuddle, even cuddling a pet with produce oxytocin!!

“It is important to understand that while oxytocin may be the hub of the evolution of the social brain in mammals, it is part of a very complex system. Part of what it does is act in opposition to stress hormones, and in that sense release of oxytocin feels good - as stress hormones and anxiety do not feel good.”

— Patricia Churchland

Serotonin

Serotonin is often known as our 'happy chemical' it is one of the most important neurotransmitters we have! Serotonin is believed to help regulate mood and social behavior, appetite and digestion, sleep, memory, and sexual desire and function.

A lack of serotonin is also thought to have a negative effect on confidence and self esteem.

To produce serotonin we need the three P's Positive Interaction, Positive Action and Positive thoughts!

“Brain wave tests prove that when we use positive words, our “feel good” hormones flow. Positive self-talk releases endorphins and serotonin in our brain, which then flow throughout our body, making us feel good. These neurotransmitters stop flowing when we use negative words.”

— Ruth Fishel

Endorphins

Have you ever heard of 'runners high'? This is an endorphin rush in the brain. Endorphins can masks pain with euphoria, this is why sometimes you will hear about someone who has been able to continue walking with a broken leg! Endorphins only mask pain for a short period of time luckily as we need to feel the pain response to stop us causing more injury.

We can create more endorphins through exercise, laughing and smiling!

STRESS

Unfortunately the chemical we release when we feel stressed or anxious 'Cortisol' has a negative effect on most of these chemicals, that is why the most effective things we can do is reduce stress and do more of what we enjoy. Solutions focused hypnotherapy is a really effective way of reducing stress and feeling, happier, more in control and more confident.

Many of my customers recently seem to be showing more of an interest in law of attraction / manifestation (not a coincidence…? ) and it’s been extremely interesting for me as I personally am a huge believer myself.

So first of all what is law of attraction?

For those who believe in it the law of attraction is a universal law, similar to that of gravity that is working all of the time. It is a belief that our thoughts or emotions are being brought into reality (Both good or bad). Often without us even realising it.

You may have heard some quotes similar to these