The First 3 Days After The Session: Grounding, NOT Thinking
Don't overthink yet. Now you opened a door to the unknown, you might feel an information overload. It's time to rest and ground yourself to feel you body.
The whole purpose is to shift our awareness from our mind to our body and really embrace the sensations of being a human, so that we don't get lost in trip of the past.
If you have depressive or anxiety tendencies, you need to activate your support system right away to avoid spiraling downwards.
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Mindful Eating:
I suggest some mindful eating right away after the session. Eat slowly and notice the smell, color, texture, consistency of every bite.
Earthing:
Walk barefoot on the ground. You can also lay on the grass.
Breathwork:
I recommend simple Wim Hof Breathing, but you can do any kind of breathwork that allows you to stay present.
Take a Warm Bath:
Put on your favourte music and bring a drink to the bathtube.
Walk in Nature:
I recommend walking in a forest or along a river, especially in early mornings.
Gardening:
There is nothing like putting your hands in the soil and take care of your favourite plants.
The First 3 Weeks After The Session: Crossing The Threshold
Most of you are familiar with these kind of trauma-realise work, and already have tools and systems to take care of yourself afterwards,
you can skip this and stick with what works for you. Stick to the tools that calm you down the most in the past.
About 15% of you will experience a difficult period, something like a crisis.
Especially if you have discovered a traumatic experience that your conscious
mind has put aside to protect you before you are ready.
It lasts from the third day after the session till 3-4 weeks later,
even longer if you fail to hold space for the stired-up emotions. But they will eventually pass.
"I feel agitated and irritable weeks after the session."
"I had some weird nightmares, intense dreams and sleep paralysis."
"I was definitely in a better state before the session. Now all the negativity comes back"
This is the stage of work I refer to as "Opening Pandora's Box". Pandora released what primarily perceived
as punishment - worries, unknown, hardship, but the lesson is really about the gifts of insight that are possible when we withihold
judgement - and stay open and curious. This is different from any depression episode or crisis episode you had because it leads to long-term relief. And it is reasonable, after you experienced what you experienced. If you do not over-interpret it
as your analytical mind trying to get you to, it will pass faster.
Hold a Gentle Space for Your Feelings
The more gentle you treat these newly arised emotions, give them a space, the quicker they integrate and settle.
Having a listener
If the feelings after the sessions are overwelming, consider sharing them with someone you can fully trust.
If you have a therapist or coach who works with you, they are also helpful to hold space for the emotions that arise.
Meditation
I recommend Dr.Joe Dispenza's mediations, this one for example.
I also recommend love & kindness meditations, this one for example.
If you have visualization trips and lucid dreaming, this one is really good.
Whatever you like, whatever you want. If sitting still is already too hard for you, try out walking meditations, like this one.
Journaling
Journaling is extremely helpful to sort out your thoughts. Try CBT (Cognitive Behavioral Therapy) journaling.
Be Selective About Any Input
Either it is people who take energy from you, or things that you simply don't like. Your body is telling you everything and you don't have to
rationalise why, what and how. Stay away from anything that takes your energy away. If you do not have this option, be assertive, say no, say what you need,
and make it into an environment you can accept. Here is a free Assertiveness Training Workbook I recommend.
Gentle Somatic Bodywork
Hakomi Sessions. I recommend Jason Link in Kreuzberg, Jason Link Somatic Therapy.
Lieselot in Neukoeln is very good at mindful massageLieselot from Mindful Massage.
I also recommend Reiki and Tantra massages by someone you can trust.
Bath and Sauna
Bath and Sauna are easy ways to connect with our body. I reccommend Vabali Spa in Berlin
Embrace Nature
Walking barefoot, bike in a forest, swim in a lake, book a flight and go to the beach, just for yourself. If you are in Berlin,
I recommend this lake Schlachtensee
Creative Work
Singing, dancing, painting, writing, sewing, handwork, ceramik. I am always surprised how many come to the conclusion in hypnosis that
the simple creative work they do is a founding pillar of their emotional balance.
Stay Connected with Your Higher Self
The hypnosis session is just one-time experience. It is made to open up the door a bit more, open up another layer of your heart, and let the
light shine in a bit more. It is your job to integrate and keep it up. Otherwise, even the hard-earned results from the session could reverse.
Healing only happens when you are at a blanced, aligned state. When you are in a state of joy, abundance and healthiness, joy healthiness and bundance
will just come to you. If you have a system of maintenance, stick to it. Here are some more maintenance idea I recommend:
Listen Back to the Recording
listening back to the recording will take you back to the healing state. I also get different answers each time I listened to it for a different intention. Please do
follow through what is taught in your session by your higher self. Otherwise you cannot expect a long-term result.
Meditation. Medidtation. Meditation.
Our negative unsconscious thoughts are the cause of most of our sufferings. Meditation is like training you to look at the road instead of the tree while
driving. I recommend Vipassana
retreats, I recommend Joe Dispenza. But really, any meditation is fine. Just do it daily. You feel the difference within days.
Listen to Your Body Daily
Whatever keeps you to be joyful and present fundamentally and deeply, do it weekly, no matter what your brain might tell you "I don't have time."
"It's expensive.""It's only temporary relief.""I am so selfish.""My baby needs me. I can't go." No matter how urgent the problem in front you looks,
you can only solve it when you are well. Invest into you emotional, physical, spiritual health. Everything else is a result of your abundance.
Continue Your Healing
Healing is more a path than a goal. Every layer brings you closer to your true self. Continue the work and enjoy the scenery on the way.