HypnoBirthing® Infant Massage Certification Course Coming To Baltimore

HypnoBirthing^® Infant Massage Certification

Dates: July 14 and 15, 2012
Times: 9:00am - 5:00pm
Instructor: Kim Young
Hosted by: Sanders Hypnosis Center - 443.494.9766 - success@sandershypnosis.com
Brian Sanders, MS, BCH, CHBP, CI
Location:
Empire Towers
7310 Ritchie Hwy.
Glen Burnie MD 21061

To register, contact: Kim Young at 412-716-1559 or bodyandbirth@aol.com

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A wonderful adjunct to all Massage Therapists and Birthing Professionals – Childbirth Educators, Doulas, Midwives, Doctors and Nurses, and to anyone who works with parents and is interested in fostering healthy family relationships

Teaching Parents to Relax and Enhance their Relationship with their Babies
through Touch

Students will learn how to teach parents to massage their babies. Underlying the basics of massage strokes and routines that parents are taught is the empowerment and trust that parents learn. Every pregnant parent has an idealized vision of what life will be like after the baby is born; sometimes that vision becomes the reality, and the love affair between parent and baby is amazing. Sometimes, however, the reality is less than perfect, and parents may feel clueless, lost, or even at war with their babies. They are willing to do whatever it takes to become the parent they know they can be. Teaching this class to parents satisfies the needs of both groups: it will enhance the perfect relationship, and it will help the troubled relationship to become peaceful and relaxed.   

This two-day class teaches several of the relaxation techniques that are part of the HypnoBirthing^® philosophy and training, but being a HypnoBirthing^® Instructor or Parent is not a prerequisite. Students will receive certification as a “HypnoBirthing Infant Massage Educator,” and CEU credit hours for Massage Therapists and HypnoBirthing^® Childbirth Educators. Other professional CEUs may be available in the future.

Tuition for the 2-day class includes:

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A syllabus for teaching parent classes

Handouts that can be copied and distributed to parents

Lifelike baby doll (a $50 value) to use as a teaching aid in future classes.

About the Instructor:

Kim Young is a Nationally Certified Massage Therapist and a graduate of the Pittsburgh School of Massage Therapy. She is the owner of Body and Birth Wellness Center, where she specializes in services for the Childbearing Year - including helping prospective parents to overcome fertility challenges, Pregnancy Massage, Obstetrical CranioSacral Therapy, Childbirth Education and Infant Massage Classes. In addition to being a Massage Therapist (she was voted “Best Massage Therapist” in Sewickley, a suburb of Pittsburgh), she is also a Certified Hypnotherapist, a Birth Doula (DONA), and a HypnoBirthing® Childbirth Educator. She recently received high honors from the HypnoBirthing® Institute for her work in creating this Advanced Education program for the Institute. This Infant Massage class is a result of techniques learned both from the many advanced classes she has attended, and also from her experiences over the years of working with parents and babies.

HypnoBirthing is Coming Soon!

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MindPlace Products Now At Sanders Hypnosis Center

The Sanders Hypnosis Center of Maryland is happy to announce our partnership with MindPlace®, the leading manufacturer of state-of-the-art meditational technology. We can now provide the technological tools for you to explore your potential for peak performance, concentration, and clarity of mind. Your mind is a wonderful place!

Hypnosis Center Director Selected to Present Workshop at International Hypnosis Conference

Brian Sanders, director of the Sanders Hypnosis Center of Maryland, was selected to serve as a faculty member this August at the 2012 National Guild of Hypnotists International Convention in Marlborough, MA, where he will present a workshop to an international student body of hypnotists entitled, "Taming The Inner Musical Beast—Strategies For Overcoming Stage Fright For Musicians."

Celebrities and Hypnosis

Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis led a remarkable life in which she experienced considerable tragedy. Most tragic of all, of course, was the assassination of husband, President John F. Kennedy, in 1963 at which she, herself, was present. Then her second husband, the Greek businessman, Aristotle Onassis, died in 1973, just seven years after they were married. Jackie Kennedy Onassis is said to have used hypnotherapy to "relive and let go of" some of these tragic events in her life, and it is thought to have brought her considerable comfort. Sometimes the process of confronting past experiences and fears during a trance is enough to allow a person to come to terms with them.

Sanders Hypnosis Center of Maryland

Sanders Hypnosis responds to Baltimore Sun story, "Be a helpful cheerleader."

Alexia Elejalde-Ruiz, of Tribune Newspapers, wrote an interesting and entertaining story that was published today entitled, "Be a helpful cheerleader: When a loved one needs to change, nagging just won't work."

This story discussed the ups and downs of a wife who encouraged her husband to change his eating habits in order for them to both lose weight together. We hope this will encourage other couples to do the same, but we understand how difficult it is to take away food that another desires. As such, we sent the author our response:

Dear Ms. Elejalde-Ruiz,

I read your article today, "Be a helpful cheerleader" in the Baltimore Sun. It was a very enjoyable read with a positive, real-life spin. I hope your article will motivate couples to do the same as the two you wrote about. 

I am the director of the Sanders Hypnosis Center in Glen Burnie, Maryland and work with weight loss clients on a daily basis. As such, there is a shortcoming in your article that I would like to point out. We have found that the reason why most individuals overeat is a psychological one. As a concerned spouse, it might be tempting to eliminate that pizza or hamburger from a loved one's diet, but if that person wants it they will eventually get it. Think about a child who is told to stay away from the cookie jar. The temptation for a cookie may have been there before, but now that he is told he can't have it, he will desire the delicious contents inside the jar even more! 

This is precisely why diets fail. People are told to abstain from foods they want. As a result, they want it even more! This discussion is, coincidentally, a timely one in that World Hypnotism Day will be celebrated by hypnotists around the world on January 4th. At the Sanders Hypnosis Center, our clients deal with the psychological aspects of their eating problems. Our approach is very unique in that, with hypnosis, our clients believe they have a gastric band fitted around their stomachs. As a result, they are less hungry. For example, individuals who once would eat an entire pizza are now satisfied by having only one slice. They still eat what they want, just much less of it.

Anyone with questions about how hypnosis can help them with their weight loss goals should visit www.SandersHypnosis.com or call the Sanders Hypnosis Center at 443-494-9766.

"Quit smoking? It's tough but not impossible" in the Baltimore Sun

The Baltimore Sun published an article today entitled, "Quit smoking? It's tough but not impossible" in their Ask The Expert section. Christine Schutzman, coordinator of the Freshstart Smoking Cessation Program at St. Joseph's Medical Center, is featured describing the extremely addictive nature of nicotine and the benefits of counseling.

I believe that counseling only touches the surface of the smoking habit and doesn't deal with the psychological aspects. As such, I was perplexed as to why hypnosis was not listed as an option. I sent an email to the writer, Meredith Cohn, which reads:

Dear Ms. Cohn,

I read your article today, "Quit smoking? It's tough but not impossible." I enjoyed it very much and it helped bring to light many truths about just how addictive nicotine is. However, this article fell short in a particular area, which I would like to address. 

One of the most important aspects of a smoking cessation program is behavior modification. This was merely touched upon in the last paragraph of the article. The habits associated with smoking are embedded in the subconscious mind. For example, the hand to mouth movements, the routine most smokers have of "lighting up" upon waking, after meals, and while driving, and also triggers occurring in our daily lives such as stress and anxiety. These are all imprinted below the surface of our conscious awareness.

As such, I was very disappointed to see that hypnotherapy was not listed as an effective option to quit smoking. At the Sanders Hypnosis Center in Glen Burnie, Maryland, we work with numerous individuals to quit smoking. Almost all of our clients have tried everything else ranging from the patch to Chantix. While these smoking cessation aids may curb the desire for nicotine, they do not deal with the psychological aspect of smoking and, as a result, they often return to their old, bad smoking habits.

This discussion about hypnosis for smoking cessation is a timely one, as World Hypnotism Day will be celebrated by hypnotists around the world on January 4th. As part of the combination therapies mentioned, hypnosis should be an option. My belief is that it should be the first option. Talk therapy, whether it be with a group, individually, online, or by phone, is certainly helpful and can provide positive reinforcement for the right person. However, it doesn't effectively deal with the subconscious issues, which can be easily and permanently addressed with hypnosis.

Anyone with questions about how hypnosis can assist with their smoking cessation program can visit our website at www.SandersHypnosis.com or call the Sanders Hypnosis Center at 443-494-9766.