Reflection on the Tsunami 2005

Hypnotes February 2005

Which of us ever know what will happen in the next moment let alone tomorrow or in a week or month or year?  These were words I wrote in the first paragraph of the January edition of Hypnotes – written mid December.

None of us knew the horrors which were about to be unleashed by nature over the other side of the world on early Boxing Day morning GMT. The earthquake and resulting Tsunami stunned us all, even through the sanitised television screens we could not escape the magnitude of what had happened. And yet this devastation has begun to bring people and countries together. It is hoped the world doesn’t forget when the cameras and television crews have left. Already the reporting has reduced significantly, sometimes to just 2 or 3 minutes mention in the national news. I have produced a fund raising CD from which all profits will go to the Disaster and Emergency Committee Appeal fund.

Priced at £10 please visit www.asiaindistress.com or write to me at the address alongside this article.

2007 Update: This link is now removed. However the suffering continues. Please consider making a purchase, we have CDs in stock and all profits from it will go to the Red Cross. Please email Michael at, mike@healthyaudio.com  if you wish to purchase a copy of this CD.

Have you kept your new years resolution, or did it last just a few minutes, hours days or weeks? Are you smoking again after being absolutely determined that you would remain a non smoker?  Has the diet gone bang the old thought patterns controlling you again? Have you managed to get yourself ‘stressed out’ again so soon after the Christmas break. If so don’t be too hard on yourself, it is often the case when we go back to our usual daily routines. Remember if at first you don’t succeed you are about average! Hypnotherapy can help many conditions of mind and body, ring 01925 658322 for a free information sheet.

I am often asked about smoking cessation.  Being an ex-smoker (stopping 21 years ago using self hypnosis) helps me when working with smoker clients. If you are unsure about whether you want to stop smoking, then the time is not right.  Literally all smokers know the facts about smoking and the damage it causes not only to the lungs, but many other parts of you body too. One thing no smoker knows however is which cigarette, will contain the particle that will touch the cell, which will begin the chain reaction of that disease which will impact health, quality of life, and in many cases threatens the very existence of the smoker. 

So before lighting the next cigarette take a thought for your future, and if the thought is ‘it won’t happen to me’ well consider the idea it possibly will!!  For many smokers the damage will already be done, but it’s not too late to minimise the damage.  If you want to stop smoking, see your doctor, there is support at your medical centre for you.   Hypnotherapy is often a last resort for people, but it is something to consider. It is relaxing, gentle and none intrusive.

But when you think the time is right for you do something about it. Whether is it Hypnotherapy, patches or gum or any other method available to you, remember that not only will you benefit, but those that you love and who love you will benefit too.