Quit Smoking…Overcoming Your Beliefs
Hi Future Non Smoker Just when I thought I would never hear anything new about smoking and smoking beliefs, a client confided in me that she never gets sick at all, and she secretly worried that when she quits it may somehow affect her immune system and she will get colds like everyone else. We…
Quitting Smoking…Is Poor Breathing Really Good Enough?
Hi Future Non Smoker If you are prepared to settle with 3rd or 4th best in life then smoking might be OK for you. You know for sure that smoking affects your breathing. How much it affects you is in the lap of the gods. Your genes, luck, your diet, how fit you are, how…
Quit Smoking…The Certainties and Uncertainties Of Life
Hi Future Non Smoker Anthony Robins states that two of the needs of people are certainty and uncertainty. Unfortunately smoking provides both of these needs, but in a negative way. As a smoker you live constantly with the certainty that 30% of all cancer deaths are related to smoking and that a whopping 87% of…
Quit Smoking…The Important 70/30 Number
Hi Future Non Smoker It is not uncommon for smoking clients to come to see a hypnotherapist and expect the therapist to fix them. In my early days before I knew better, when a client would sit down with an attitude of solve my problem I would work extra hard to help them. Now if…
Quitting Smoking…Why a Tiny Bacteria Matters
Hi Future Non-Smoker A long long time ago a tiny bacteria entered the human body and took up long term residence in every one of our cells. We now call them mitochondria, and they are the engines of our energy production. They still have their own DNA and are seen as predictors of our lifespan.…
Quit Smoking…The Miracle Of Breath
Hi Future Non Smoker It is easy to take things for granted, things like our health, the people in our lives and even something as simple and automatic such as breathing. As a child we breathe easily and deeply, as an adult many things change the way we breathe. Our posture, our stress, and of…
Things In Common About Quitting Smoking And Smoking
Hi Future Non Smoker As a vital part of my quit smoking programme I teach clients some simple strategies to assist them in their lives as non-smokers. An example is a specific breathing technique. Some clients embrace these strategies, some agree to do them and don’t and some push back. I applaud those who do…
How To Quit Smoking When You Are Sceptical Of Your Success
One of the biggest impediments to successfully quitting smoking is your internal belief system. Henry Ford once said that if you think you can or you think you can’t either way you are right. Of course that is easier said than done sometimes. But as you approach your hypnosis quit smoking session you can do…
Can You Quit Smoking And Still Drink Coffee?
Hi future Non Smoker In spite of all the times you have heard that smoking is a nicotine habit, over the past 10 years and working to help thousands of people to quit smoking, I have found something quite different to be the truth. The interesting thing is that when I question smokers, the vast…
What Stage Of The Smoking Cycle Are You In?
Hi Future Non-Smoker In Australia approximately 20% of adults are smokers, and all of you are in some part of the smoking cycle. This figure is in doubt as government figures differ from tobacco sales figures, which place it at about 23% Those who are new to smoking. In this day and age with the…