Positive Solutions uses a number of approaches in an integrative manner to solve many of these problems. Meridian Idaho Office

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In Our Clinic, Online, Phone Consultations, DVDs, CDs or we can set up a 5 day clinic in your area for group therapy. In this day, with rising health insurance costs and an eagerness for natural remedies to counteract a wide variety of adult-onset illnesses, guided imagery, NLP and hypnosis are popular techniques in the field of pain relief. Learning to use one's natural resources for the purpose of relaxation in the hopes of offsetting aggressive stress-related disease is a meaningful and well-considered alternative to expensive drugs and medication in the fight against heart disease, mental illness and other breakdowns of the human body.

Weight Control with Positive Solutions Thru NLP, Guided Imagery, EFT and Success Coaching. “GI”

Losing weight is a mainstay of good health care and is an important component in a lifetime of health maintenance. However, it is never an easy thing to do and those entering into a serious weight loss program need support and resources to help them reach their goals. Guided imagery, hypnosis and NLP put both the conscious and subconscious mind in the ring and offer the patient an opportunity to create whole new pathways in the brain that will alter bad habits and lead the patient into a fully integrated lifestyle with positive changes. It is not just about food and the body's need for food--the human body runs efficiently on the right amount of nutrients but often the mind and its particular demands steer a patient off-course. Emotional eating is caused by stress and can be the main reason a person puts on weight to begin with--the brain loses its ability to censor unnecessary impulses and harbors a deep-seeded need to fulfill what it thinks is a desire for food. However, with the stress release caused by the concentrated efforts of "GI" or NLP or Hypnosis, a patient can learn to discern between true hunger and imagined hunger and curb those subconscious tendencies so that a balance can be created between what the body wants and what it needs. Mind control, as sci-fi as that sounds, is a positive and reachable goal in the fight for life-saving weight control.

Stress is one of the leading causes of health concerns in the United States.

How Relaxation Exercises Can Help

There are many benefits to being able to induce the "relaxation response" in your own body. Some benefits include a reduction of generalized anxiety, prevention of cumulative stress, increased energy, improved concentration, reduction of some physical problems, and increased self-confidence (Bourne, 2000). Relaxation exercises can be a powerful weapon against stress. The following are some important facts about stress:

• 43% of adults experienced adverse health effects from stress
• 75-90% of visits to a physician's office are for stress-related conditions and complaints
• Stress has been linked to the 6 leading causes of death: heart disease, cancer, lung ailments, accidents, cirrhosis of the liver, and suicide
• The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has declared stress a hazard of the workplace
• In the workplace, stress may be related to lost hours due to absenteeism, reduced productivity, and worker's compensation benefits. This costs the American industry more than $300 billion annually.

Pain Management with Positive Solutions NLP, Hypnosis or Guided Imagery “GI”

One of the greatest achievements in the mastery of transcendental meditation, the ages-old Indian practice of measured breathing and mind focus, is the ability to lower one's pulse to the slowest possible pace. Yogis are practitioners who have gotten to the highest point of mastery and are able to guide their students through longer and longer periods of quiet, calm reflection. A University of Kentucky College of Medicine/Maharishi University of Management joint study has shown that significant changes can be made in a patient's blood pressure thanks to these meditative practices. A 15% decrease in blood pressure is the most common effect of these practices.

Guided imagery offers the same benefits. Medical patients may extend their pain threshold during difficult illnesses, such as cancer or cardiac surgery, with guided imagery. The process uses gentle-voiced narration to calm the patient into focusing on specific words and phrases leading them into the semi-conscious sleep state. According to Donald Miskiaman of the University of Alberta, an insomniac averaging 75.6 minutes of time awake before REM sleep could, after one month of guided imagery therapy, make the same relaxed fall in 15.1 minutes.

Stop Smoking with Positive Solutions Guided Imagery “GI”, NLP or Hypnosis

Although the world's major tobacco manufacturers have undergone severe changes in the light of medical studies showing that they manipulated their product to increase the chances of users becoming addicted to them, cigarettes are still sold, still bought, still used, still a bad habit for millions of men and women around the world. Because of the body's natural response to the addictive nature of nicotine, stopping smoking is a long and difficult process. The medical establishment has been working for years on fool-proof measures to help cut a smoker's need for this drug (and the harmful additives that are often manufactured with it) Studies show that procedures like smoking cessation can be aided by guided imagery. Similar to hypnosis, guided imagery gives the patient a sense of complete relaxation, from which the subconscious may release its grip on habit-forming activities hurtful to the patient. In the state of relaxation, the unconscious mind is able to accept new ideas and, as the patient is brought out of their sleep state, those ideas are now part of the fabric of their waking life.

All of these methods are positive ways to achieve important health goals. The idea of refocusing one's mental energies to change unhealthy habits is a burgeoning area in the medical world. Stress is a fact of modern life and therapists and doctors are forward-thinking in going deep to make a difference in a patient's comfort and lifestyle.