Hypnotherapy Potential

Learn to be grateful through hypnosis
Greetings from Doc Judie
In every theory that deals with happiness, gratitude pops up as the key ingredient to the being a fully actualized or content person. There are many people that have an unfortunate life, their bodies are torn apart through genetic or recent illness.  Their current situation if filled with grief such as PTSD, war, divorce, death, loss of income or home. There are people who are just not "genetically happy" they were born with less of the genes that makes people happy...so how can I be so bold as to instruct these people "to be grateful!" Much the same way Mother Theresa did when she was taking care of the poor and unwanted of Calcutta. Concentrate on what you have, not what you don't have. Give what you can, and make do with less. She gave people the paradoxical commandment and told them that if they pushed through all the roadblocks, and did good deeds with a grateful heart, they would be happy.  (I am only on 1/3 of this beautiful creed; I still do not walk in her sandals, but "I give it my all anyway."

1. People are illogical, unreasonable, and self-centered.
   Love them anyway.
   
2. If you do good, people will accuse you of selfish ulterior motives.
   Do good anyway.
   
3. If you are successful, you win false friends and true enemies.
   Succeed anyway.
   
4. The good you do today will be forgotten tomorrow.
   Do good anyway.
   
5. Honesty and frankness make you vulnerable.
   Be honest and frank anyway.
   
6. The biggest men and women with the biggest ideas can be shot down by the smallest men and women with the smallest minds.
   Think big anyway.
   
7. People favor underdogs but follow only top dogs.
   Fight for a few underdogs anyway.
   
8. What you spend years building may be destroyed overnight.
   Build anyway.
   
9. People really need help but may attack you if you do help them.
   Help people anyway.
   
10. Give the world the best you have and you'll get kicked in the teeth.
    Give the world the best you have anyway.

© 1968, 2001 Kent M. Keith

Go to  wwwGiveMeThe MasterKey.com website, all you hear about is gratitude, and see some wonderful graphic images.  There is a 42 day program that disciplines the mind and ma you realize that you have a lot to be grateful for...even the fact that you are able to read this blog. That you have a computer, that you can access the internet.  How much of the world population has this privilege? One billion people in the world are illiterate; you are not one of them.

Martin Seligman, founder of Positive Psychology  cites gratitude as the most important trait to not only being happier, but being healthier. So practice it, even when you don't feel terribly grateful. It will take you out of your own problems and will help you to focus on what is important in your life.
Write your own self-hypnosis script and think of three things that you are grateful for when you wake up and repeat when you go to bed Think of just one thing a day to do for someone else. (it does not have to be world peace quality, remember, it takes awhile to walk the Mother Theresa walk!) Let me know if there is a change. Anyone who has taken this task to heart for 30 days sees a major shift.  I would love to hear what happened!  I know it worked for me.
Here's to your mental and physical health
Doc Judie
judie@docjudie.com
775 782-3889

Rewiring your brain through hypnosis
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Tapping into your strength through hypnosis

Greetings from Doc Judie

I can remember my early training, using the methods drummed into my head, mainly Cognitive Behavioral Therapy or CBT.  It is what most therapists use because it gets to the point. It looks at "what is wrong" and the therapy guilds you to change your thinking and do something different. It is very useful for changing habits, but it has its drawbacks.  Like most popular theories, CBT points out "what is wrong" and does not concentrate on "what is right" with the person. 

I use a positive approach, asking a client "what is good in your life? How do your strengths get you through difficult times? What is still good in spite of your problems.  Most people can cite the reasons that they still find joy in life, a few have to be taught from the ground up before they give up and perish. 

When you come right down to the basics, humans are programmed right down to their DNA to want to live and to have a good life. The problems will always be there, and regardless of the degree of suffering and pain, you will return to a set point of happiness that you had before the tragedy. 

 A sixty year old man was recently found wandering around a desert in Southern California without food or water for 5 days.  He wrote notes to his wife and remembered his love for her, and that is what kept him alive until help arrived, that connection to his wife kept him alive. 

A mother of a 14 year old son who recently committed suicide. She has to remember that she has other children, and it is not her time to leave the earth.  She struggles with the recent tragedy, but pushes herself to take care of her grandchildren, and their innocent laughter helps to heal her heart  get through the day. It is a reminder that she has purpose, internal strength, to be here. 

A young man was recently caught "doctor shopping' for pain medication which turned into an addiction. It all started anno
cently by a doctor too eager to reach for his prescription pad to solve a problem.  My young client is in a recovery program and is counseling younger peers with addiction problems. He has moved on, using the experience in a positive way to help others.

Pain is pain, suffering is part of life,  and no one has the perfect life so accept  the human condition. You are meant to suffer and feel pain for awhile ,not block every thing that comes to you with a pill.   When you lose someone, you will be devastated, but within a two month period (most of the time, may take a little longer) eventually you will start to return to your set point of being yourself, and yes, you will be able to find joy in your life "in spite of the pain."

So accept it, "shit happens" but "happiness happens" too!  I listen to my clients as it is important to let them tell their story.  it is important to  but it equally important not to stay in the grief session after session.  Many of my clients have not found relief through traditional therapy, they state that they have spent years learning everything about their depression, they have taken pills, and they understand their condition thoroughly....but they are still depressed! 

HYPNOSIS:   I know you were waiting for me to finally get to the turn around point.  Through relaxation, breathing techniques, I help people "get back into their bodies" they often report feeling like they are floating and not in touch. The script recognizes the sad event, but does not leave the client there or direct them "not to think about their problems." Those ridiculous suggestions just don't work.  Instead, I allow the client to follow their own path, they know what they need to do far better than I ever will. Perhaps they need to mourn a little longer, they is no magical time limit.  Perhaps, they just don't feel like getting up and finding another job, they have to find themselves first. Perhaps they need to look at the picture of their lost child and not move the clothes out-let it be! (for a reasonable amount of time-the client will usually tell me "I would like to find a job within the year, or I can't feel like this for another year").

The second part of the script is to remind clients that they have strength to get through this even if they don't think that they do.  They can go back to other situations in their life and remember how they got through those periods. Through hypnosis they remember how to tap into their survivor instincts, which are much stronger than their weaknesses.
The problems will "always be there" or new ones will crop up, but how they deal with it and how they learn to build up their energy is what they find through the hypnotherapy sessions.

What helps? I often take the clues from the clients. Do they want to be with family and friends, or do they prefer to be alone? Would they like to try journaling or would they rather turn to a daily walk? Isolation is good for awhile, but humans are social creatures, and that connection is healing and necessary.

There are a few of my clients that are so down that they do need help from a mental health professional or a medical doctor, at least for awhile, but most people will come out of their grief and  they want to  find their way back to a life worth living, they are just stuck for awhile.

 So whatever you are going through, know that you will get through it with your strengths, even if you don't know what they are right now.  Lean on others when it gets too tough, or get out of your self for a little while and go help someone else. The problems, the hurt, the loss will never leave you; but you are a survivor, you have made it this far and you have the genetic code to get through the sad times and yes, even feel joy and happiness again. 
Hypnosis can help with the process, find a licensed ASCH professional in your area or give me a call.

Here's to your mental and physical health
Doc Judie
judie@docjudie.com
775 7823889

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 Glove anesthesia for pain control

Greetings from Doc Judie
 
I recently fell on a slippery spa floor and tore my rotor cuff, owie!  I am using  glove anesthesia hypnosis technique for my pain control.
I have helped so many people with  acute and  chronic injuries by using this suggestion, and it was very useful for me help with my own pain control.  There have been recent studies showing that touching an injured part and softly rubbing it can turn off the pain centers and help with healilng. This is basically the theory behind pain relief hypnosis scripts.

This technique has been used since World War 1 when the troops in the field were injured and there was not enough pain-killer medication on the site.  The  medics, nurses and doctors would often use self-hypnosis for pain control until they could move their injured soldiers off the field.

Today, hypnosis has become an invaluable medical adjunct.  It helps mothers to have painless childbirth experiences,and allows physicians to administer a fraction of the usual chemical anesthetics used in surgical procedures. It is also a way to control every day localized pain from a burnt finger to a bruised knee.

The  technique is not to be used in every instance.  Common sense of checking with your physician to see what "your pain is telling you" should be your first instinct.  in my case, surgery was not necessary,and the pain will go away with time, anti-inflammatories, exercise or a little help from my own self-hypnosis.  Here is now it works:

Hypnotic suggestions actually alter the way the brain interprets messages of pain.  The brain manufactures morphine-like
 chemicals called endorphins. These chemicals are a major part of the body's natural defense system and hypnosis is used to allow endorphins to be released producing a natural  narcotic.  It is done through a direct communication with the subconscious mind where healing and pain relief can take place. 

There are several scripts that you can look up, but the common one is called Glove anesthesia.  
When my client is in trance, I put my hand over their hand.  I tell them that in a few minutes they will feel their hand getting very warm.  I keep repeating this and give my client the suggestion that they can feel the intense heat from my own hand going into theirs.  I wait for a couple of minutes, and I can usually feel their hand warming up.(many therapists use the reverse and have the hand feel icy cold-I like heat better)  When the temperature has changed in the hand they can put it over the injured part of their body if they can reach it or if it is appropriate. (nobody wants to grab their butt in our out of trance!). They can just imagine the part they would like to numb or feel th leaving the body.
" Imagine that the nerves that connect to (injured part) are controlled by switches in your brain. Now see your hand turn the switch that controls those nerves that cause pain to the "off position." Your warm hand is so soothing, it is pulling the pain away from your (body part) .  You will feel your pain slowly leaving you.  Perhaps some of the pain will leave, and perhaps as you repeat this technique most of the pain will completely go away and you will feel relief."  I am helping with the pain, feel my warm hand on top of yours, and together we are directing the pain centers to turn off as we pull it away from your body through our healing hands." 
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Another suggestion that I use: You can also direct the pain "through colors" such as when you feel relief, the pain will go from burning red to a neutral yellow to a cool blue. Let me know what color you can tolerate and what color you are feeling right now! You can use an ideomotor response or ask them to use their voice.

Try this technique yourself for headaches, bruises, sprains etc. that just take time to heal, but hurt like.......!  Use self hypnosis techniques breathe deeply, long and slow.  When you feel relaxed, put both of your hands (if possible) over the injured part, or just imagine that you are doing this.  Direct a temperature change that works for you, either warm and soothing, or cool and numbing the spot like a bag of ice.  Keep concentrating on the injury and ask for a change in the pain centers or see your hands like a sponge pulling out the pain.

So here is to your "owies" little and large
Doc Judie
judie@docjudie.com
775 7823889

Success through hypnosis

Greetings from Doc Judie

You have no idea of how many clients come in and state "I am not very successful!" They often cite Malcomn Gladwell's
 Outliers, The Story of Success and have come up short because according to Gladwell, it takes 10,000 hours to be successful at anything  They have not put in 10,000 hours into anything, ever!  The point of the book is well taken, it is sticking to a program, developing expertise and spending time to perfect your craft.  Most of the people that are successful are not an instant success, they have been at their craft or trade for a few years and work at it.

Perhaps you are looking for a few hypnotherapy sessions to "shortcut the system" or maybe you don't want to be Bill Gates or Warren Buffet, maybe you just want to improve your golf game, pass a test or lose a few lbs; that could be your very accurate version of "success!"

So here are a few general rules that most of my successful clients have taught me! Thats right, they are better than I am and I learn, modify, and copy them all the time!  From a pilot who lost 125 lbs, to a Olympic contender who has to stay focused, to a single mother trying to figure out how to support herself and her baby, to a cancer survivor, this is what they have in common:

1.All success comes from internal motivation, will and drive.  You may be afraid, but if you want the goal and will work on it even if you are afraid, you will be successful.
2. Be prepared.  This comes in many forms. For people on a diet, they have to change their eating habits and exercise.  For the athletics, it requires hours of practice, for the person passing a test, they have to study and know the material, for the mother looking for a job, she has to keep going to interviews or build up her experience,and for the cancer survivor, they have to take care of their body and make wellness a priority and persevere what they have left.
3. They were all willing to make a plan and stick with it through journaling   Journaling moves your brain in a different direction, slows you down and makes you focus and be accountable. (It gets self defeating to write "0" in the column on what did you do today? You will finally "do something" to fill in the box!
4. They learn to relax-finally, this is where I come in.  To relax means to free your mind from the monkey brain, the clutter, the self-sabotaging thoughts that hold you back from your goal.  I often blog about breathing deeply into your belly for one minute, approximately 10 breaths.  You visualize that you are breathing through your heart, opening up for new possibilities wellness,and "success!"
5. Stay on track, and don't get discouraged when you slip, just start again.  The setback was yesterday's news, today is a new day.
6. Stick with the program for 30 days and review your journal and your success  You will either be very happy with the change, know you are on your way, or look at your journal in black and white and see that your success was connected to how much effort you put into the program.
Ah! It is so inspiring to have my clients say "I made it' I reached my goal, I am on my way!  They did it, I am doing it, and you can too!
Here is to your mental physical fitness.
doc Judie
judie@docjudie.com
775 782-3889

Tapping into a new vibration through hypnosis

Greetings from Doc Judie
I have blogged about tapping in the past, but would like to revisit the subject with some new observations from my clients and information from Carol Look, specialist in tapping techniques, or Emotional Freedom Technique (EFT).
Carol Look is an  Emotional Freedom Technique practitioner. she describes EFT as  a form of psychological acupressure that uses a gentle tapping technique instead of needles to stimulate traditional Chinese acupuncture points to move energy that is stuck in the neuro-pathways, or meridians.  Carol  taps on the designated points along with verbalizing the identified problem followed by a general affirmations phase, the energy system balances often relieve psychological stress and pain, states Long.
Here are some of the tapping points:
 Tap on the face and body,and then move to the hand  By using a karate chop type of motion to the side of the hand and tapping on the inside of the wrist and each finger.  Along with the tapping, you must use a series of words to change the vibration from negative to positive thinking.

The script: "Even though I have fear (such as I have no $$$) I completely accept myself  Repeat the phrase while tapping on each spot five ties. 
The first few times I tried this technique, I could not stop laughing.  First of all it tickled and I found certain tap
ping spots (especially by my lips and under my arms irritating!)   I found it ritualistic, and too airy-fairy for my scientific mindset.
However, it started to relieve my stress, and when I tapped for "chocolate" I no longer wanted to eat it.  So I will not waste your time with "proof" on how it works.  I really don't have concrete evidence, but for many of my clients and myself, there was a shift in behavior.  Long says it works better than "talk therapy for her" as it physically moves the energy around. 

For those of you who read my blogs, you know that I view hypnosis as a wonderful therapeutic tool and it blends with so many other healing modalities.  Tapping is no exception.  When my clients learn to relax through a hypnosis session, they are more receptive to tapping.  I never tap on the first session, I usually let my clients get use to relaxation and then I add it to my program.  It has been a great help for over eating, smoking, alcohol and anxiety.  Give it a try, easy to learn and most report it is a lot of fun, interesting, and amazed at the outcome.  Like anything new, it is not for everyone.There are a few clients that "don't like being touched and do not enjoy the experience." Many ways to the pathway of the mind, just try another technique.
Here's to your mental and physical health
Doc Judie
775 782-3889
judie@docjudie.com

I garden, therefore I am

Greetings from Doc Judie

Memorial Day weekend is the start of the garden season in my hometown of Genoa, Nevada. I am located at the base of the Sierra Foothills, where the old timers warn never to plant until after Memorial Day!

It is then a race to the most beautiful garden center, the Greenhouse Nursery. The nursery is located in Carson City, where the following friendly advise is given." Plant corn, potatoes, asparagus & summer bulbs early this month. Plant around the 1st of June if you have the correct microclimate or are just adventurous. The last frost for many years has been Memorial Day weekend, so be prepared to cover the garden with cloth for greater protection. Plastic does almost nothing."

I am a believer,the Greenhouse Nursery has replaced the Dali Lami, Bible Study, and any and all social gatherings for awhile.  I am on a mission, I have purpose, I have dirt and I have seeds!  Anyone who knows me will know where to find me in the month of June-in the garden.

Now I know I am sounding over the top with enthusiasm, but there is sound reasoning behind what I do.  The benefits of gardening have physical, mental, and spiritual benefits. I drop 10 pounds and  two sizes every summer!  In the winter, I turn into such a wimp, I huff and puff when I have to carry more than two grocery bags into the house from the car. However, something snaps when I am gardening, I only see the task at hand and do whatever it takes.  I can dig in the dirt all day, sling 50 pounds of fertilizer over my shoulder and stretch out a bale of fence wire.

Now if you are not a believer in hypnosis, try gardening to put you into an altered state! I lose time, I get lost in the beautifl forms of the flowers and plants I am in aromatherapy heaven when planting basil, cilantro and lavender.  The scents mix with the overgrown lilac bushes and I feel intoxicated!

In the garden, it is not safe for cell phones.  I don't need music.  I don't want chatter.  I enjoy the wind chimes which softly hit notes in the breeze.  I love to feel rich fertile soil and break it up with my fingers.  I feel energized with the warm sun on my back and I tingle when the cold irrigation water from the ditch rushes over my garden clogs.  It is almost sensual. (O.K. not quite there are some things that potatoes and rutabagas just can't do!).

In the garden, my problems do not make it past the weathered garden gate. The bills, the appointments, the phone calls are on the other side.  I will get to them in a little while. When I am in the garden, I am finding my balance, adjusting my attitude and resetting my biostat. 

I often state that I am not a "healer," but a facilitator to help people when they are stuck or feeling sad or overwhelmed.   Nature on the other hand is a true healer.  Try gardening, hiking, or sailing on a lake.Go outside where humans really belong. Try your hand in the garden.  Discover flowers, home grown vegetables, and fruit bearing trees.  Breathe fresh air and like my little seeds, you too will start to bloom.

Here's to your mental and physical health.
Doc Judie
775 782-3889 judie@docjudie.com

Neurolinguistics and Hypnosis or How to fall in love with anything

Greetings from Doc Judie

Neurolinguistics has been around for a long time, it was used in hypnotherapy sessions by Milton Erickson, Jay Haley and Virginia Satir. It is the study of the way your mind perceives language. Chris Howard, motivational speaker and owner of the largest neurolinguistics company recently gave a talk about the inner dialog, what you say to yourself when you are doing something you like, and what you say when you are doing something you don't like.  I found his technique very interesting and I have modified it for my own use.  Here is my version, tell me what you think of it.

When we are really passionate about something, we say to ourselves or out loud, I love to ...........................fill in the blank, what ever it is.  It could be sports, painting, running, sewing, dancing-what ever turns you on and brings out your passion  So go into the words that you use when you are enjoying your favorite past time.  If you are like me, "feel it" get in touch with how you feel during your favorite activities.  I love to garden in the summer and bake in the fall. I love to get my hands into dough or dirt!  i love the creativity, the quick results, the smells, and the art form of the activities.  I literally lose time, I work long and hard in the garden; I bake large quantities of whatever I have created. The end result is I love to share with others.  In the garden, I  share flower seeds, crops, fresh fruit and pies with family and friends. 

However, when I have to do mundane chores the passion is gone   For me it is paperwork, I "hate it!" Papers float around, I procrastinate, I don't get process forms on time and it is my least favorite mandatory task that must be done.  Needless to say, my office is a mess My garden and my kitchen are orderly, organized and cheerful  So it is not faulty neurology, it is a preference, one I "love" and one I "hate." The words describe my feelings toward the tasks, so in the exercise coming up, I reverse the internal message behind the words through a hypnotherapy session.  You can try it for yourself and see how it works for you.

I go through the steps of relaxation, and when my mind is calm I imagine all the wonderful feelings that  I have from pruning my fruit trees to planting my garden.  I see the end results in the fall of gathering up the harvest and converting the fruits and vegetables into wonderful dishes for my family and friends to share  It is more than just eating good food, I relive the whole process.  The end results are that I enjoy pleasing my family and friends, sharing dinners or picnics and all the good times that go with it. mmmmmmmmmm such a nice visualization.

Now I switch to my messy office, piles of paperwork, taxes overdue, forms for business to fill out...grrrrrrrrrrrr. So I usually procrastinate until I am forced to pay attention or pay the consequences.

Now for the change.  I have to look for something that makes sense about paperwork.  I do feel better when my office is straightened up and I can find things quickly  I feel empowered when my bills are paid on time and when I keep up on my correspondence. I now transfer the good feelings that I have for the garden and baking to office work. (o.k. it took me a few tries to get this down, just practice if it does not come to you right away)
I see the end results. When I keep in touch with people, it is satisfying, and increases my business.  When I take care of the bills immediately, I can budget when my checkbook is balanced.  I can stop saying I hate it to change my words to:  I really like the feeling I have when there is order in my office, my bills are paid, and I even have money in the budget for my garden! It pleases people when I stay in touch.  I know how much I appreciate it when people stay in touch with me.  I appreciate my clients response when they pay their bills on time.

The former task now has a different feel to it, I am careful to use positive words. I like the visually clean and orderly room where I am not wasting time, because everything is in its place. I almost "love it" not quite there yet, but I am getting close. 

Here is to your mental and physical health
Doc Judie
775 7823889 judie@docjudie.com

Using hypnosis to stay calm in a crisis

Greetings from Doc Judie

There are times when I am called to a crisis, such as the one last night.  A young woman who I have known for a long time  was in the emergency room, she had fainted and her white blood count was extremely low and there was blood in her urine.  She was very intelligent and knew that the signs were not good. White blood cells are the body's best defensive weapon in a fight against germs and disease; she was in a compromised state that required immediate attention.  Her doctor has made arrangements for her to be transported by ambulance or helicopter to a hospital in a nearby city where specialists could  handle her crisis.The wait seemed to take forever as all emergency care units were responding to a line up of other calls.

She was traumatized and to help her while she waited in the emergency room  for her ride, I had to calm myself down in order to help her. So  the suggestions that I was giving to her, I was also giving to myself.    The first message was to help her with the present situation, not rush to the future of 'what terrible fate is in store for me?" 

Her mind was racing with thoughts of who will take care of me? I won't be able to work, I know I have cancer, I am going to die!. She was hyperventilating and could not think straight, she did not know what to do.  Both sides of her brain hemispheres were engaged.  The conscious mind or  the logical decision maker was over run by unconscious mind,  the side that handles imagination and emotion. She was only concentrating on what awful things that were going to happen. She could not remember simple directions, her address or her phone number. 

A lot of conversation does  not help in a crisis, people often cannot concentrate and simple direct commands are often the best approach. It is not a good idea to touch people in trauma without their permission.  Back rubs, hugs, holding hands can be irritating but because I know her, and had her permission,  she was responsive to me touching a few pressure points on her head especially by her temples and eyes.  I told her that I did not know what was going to happen, she did not know what was going to happen, but she was in the best place for an evaluation, and she had a trained medical team right there for her.  She could help by "working with the doctors" and keeping her body calm, I would show her how to do this.  The simple suggestion given in a direct voice while touching her temples was really a form of hypnosis.  She had nothing else to cling to, and knowing that there was something that she could do to help her situation appealed to her.   I then  told her to count backwards and breathe deeply, she would notice that her body would calm down.

.  If you give your brain a simple task like counting, it automatically unhooks some of the emotions from the other side.  At the same time the deep diaphragmatic breaths bring oxygen to the blood; she responded and was able to relax and remember her basic information for the emergency room team.    The counting and breathng slowly were a double benefit.

I did not speculate or tell her that breathing slowly would help her compromised immune system and it needed all the help it could get.  Those were my thoughts, but it would only elevate her stress level.   When helping someone in a crisis, keep the commands simple.  Give the client or patient  the suggestion on what they can do right now and keep away from future speculations. Otten therapists and well meaning friends go overboard.   I knew to stay away from phrases such as:  "everything will be o.k, you'll be fine, it probably isn't anything,: as this will backfire. It often makes the client or patient even more upset because they don't believe it.   My job was done, it was time to let the medical staff handle the rest.

Here is to you mental and physical health
Doc Judie
775 7823889 judie@docjudie.com

Manage Your Monkey Brain through Hypnosis

"Tell me and I forget. Teach me and I remember. Involve me and I learn.” B. Franklin

Greetings from Doc Judie

If you are reading this article, you may be wondering what "a monkey brain" is, or you may have a pretty good idea.
It is a Zen term for a wildly energetic brain that never turns off; is often out of control and thoughts are always impulsive and scattered. Monkey brains are usually thrill seekers, rebellious at times, but also they are wildly successful entrepreneurs, rock stars and artists. They are the great politicians, charismatic leaders and 300 times more likely to become a "billionaire" than the general population!  However, even though friends, spouses, and bosses love having these  "five little monkeys jumping on the bed," over a period of time, it can drive structured minds CRAZY! So if you are blessed or cursed with the monkey brain and want to harness your creative energy and have a few friends at the end of the day, here are a few tips for you.

1. Structure your inner primate!  Make a list of the basics and stick to it.  Get up at the same time every day, and remember your hygiene, get dressed, and eat a healthy meal.   Creative minds run better and feel calmer when the body is nourished with protein, fresh fruit and vegetables.  Drink plenty of water.  Stay away from processed food and junk food. Drugs and alcohol  are often used by monkeys out of control...stay away, they blow your powers and suck out your creative juices like a vampire.

2. Push it hard!
Exercise is a natural for you, the harder and more intensive the better.  Hitting the trail, swimming, lifting weights,and running builds endorphins;  you feel alive, invigorate and relaxed at the same time.

2. Keep it simple, but keep it organized (kinda')
Paper work seems to "float" make big general piles and don't micro-manage or use too many files.  It is fine to just have one big folder marked "Bills" you will sort through them to find the phone invoice. Work close to a wastepaper basket and throw out as much as you can; the important stuff has a way of finding its way back to you, no need for duplicates.

3. Ignore rule #2 and cruise for an hour when you need a break.  Structured minds will think that you are wasting time, but for you, it is just the opposite.  When you allow your mind to drift, unwind, do something fun and easy for you, twenty great ideas will be brewing in the background.

4. Nighttime-where your creative juices flow!
Go to bed!  What a simple logical statement, but not for you!  It is easy to whittle the night away in front of a TV, video game, reading etc. So set a time for bed and keep this ritual going. Make sure the bedroom is inviting, calm, no TV or lights.  Keep it dark and cozy.  Now here is the good part....set the stage for your subconscious journey into the night with a self-hypnosis script  that you have prepared in advance 

5 The Night Train
To start the journey, deep breathe for one minute. Calm down from the day and exhale more than you inhale. Fill your mind with relaxing oxygen.  Now go to your script, tell each part of your body to unwind and go to the creative side of your brain where anything goes.  Your subconscious mind will take over and you will float in and out of ideas, dreams, inventions,lyrical prose and colors not seen in any other realm!  When you wake up, the ideas that you still have are the ones that you should continue work on!

So here is to your brilliance, your energy and creativity that fuel your special approach to life
Just remember to structure and slow down your thoughts for the general public; they don't have your energy or creative abilities, so be gentle and clear in your communications.  Use self hypnosis at night so you will know which ideas to work on,  and always remember,  above all else that you are so much better than your wildest dreams.

Here's to your mental and physical health
 and your wonderful monkey brain
Doc Judie
775 782-3889 judie@docjudie.com