Chronic back pain reared its ugly head last week after I spent 6-8 hours on zoom for 5 consecutive days. I’m just not used to sitting in one position staring at my computer screen for so long. In office sessions with hypnotherapy clients, we sit in comfortable chairs and are able to move around easily. At home, in isolation, what can you do if you have a similar problem? I knew that my discomfort (hypnotherapists don’t like to call it pain) was a condition that I had experienced before. I used the techniques below to mitigate the discomfort. Anyone can use these techniques at home or working with your hypnotherapist online. If you have questions, please contact me.

Send healing light to the source of the pain, this can be any color that you choose and can be also be used after surgery. Sit in a quiet, dark room and imagine that you are connecting with the universe, the source of healing. Imagine that healing power coming in to your body on a beam of light. Let that light heal and relax whatever part of your body is in discomfort.
Imagine your discomfort on a thermometer with a scale of 1-10. The higher the number, the great the pain. Begin to imagine the number coming down as the pain decreases. Watch the number move closer and closer to 0 as you let the pain recede.
Enter into your inner mind and find the control room for the pain. In this room is a dial that you can use to turn down the level of pain. Again, watch the number move down toward 0.
Hear the pain as a discordant symphony and change the sound to music that is familiar and pleasing to you. Find the instruments that are out of tune and bring them into tune. Again, focus your imagination on finding a pleasant happy song to listen to.
Create an affirmation that you are healing and that you feel good. (Do not use the word “pain.”) Say and write down daily, “Every day I am getting better and better. I am discomfort free. I enjoy being active and healthy.”
NOTE: Pain can be a signal that there is a serious medical issue that needs professional medical attention – a broken arm, a ruptured disc -- or it can be a signal that you need to slow down, focus on what is going on in your life and remember the steps that we need to do to take care of ourselves.

If discomfort or pain is something that you are dealing with, please call or text and we can discuss how I may be able to help.