Contributions of hypnotherapy for dying persons, caregivers, and their loved ones - part 1

June 12, 5:18 PMTransitions & Grief ExaminerMaria Hoaglund

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Hypnotherapy is another mode of therapy that can help people who are out of balance, seriously ill, or dying. Not long ago I heard that my friend's brother who's dealing with a form of colon cancer had benefited greatly from some medical hypnotherapy that was recommended to him. Through his hypnotic trance, he was given the gift of finding himself "at one with his surroundings: with ocean, wind, sand, and sun, with a particular stone that I picked up in the trance." This beautiful image -- that he continues to use and re-experience -- has helped him become aware that his death will be a returning to "eternal unity all that I have kept separate," and that it would be a "crossing to safety."

My friend and hypnotherapist who works in North Seattle, Darlene Harris, wrote the following paragraphs for the section on "Hypnotherapy" in the last chapter of my book, The Last Adventure of Life:

Hypnotherpy processes can address needs of dying patients and family members for sleep issues, releasing anxiety, pain management, and dealing with impending separation, loss, and grief.

Albert Einstein has said, “Imagination is more powerful than knowledge…. Everything has changed with the splitting of the atom, except one thing—the way we think. We must change the way we think.”