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<TABLE WIDTH="95%" BORDER="0" CELLSPACING="2" CELLPADDING="2" ALIGN="center">  <TR> <TD WIDTH="100%" ROWSPAN="1" ALIGN="center" VALIGN="top"><IMG SRC="../images/content_hypnotherapy.gif"></TD> </TR>  <TR> <TD VALIGN="top" BGCOLOR="#ffffff"> </TD> </TR> <TR> <TD VALIGN="top" BGCOLOR="#ffffff"><H4 ALIGN="center" STYLE="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0"><EM><FONT COLOR="#000000">for fears, phobias, pain, addictions, and addictive behaviors</FONT></EM></H4></TD> </TR> <TR> <TD VALIGN="top" BGCOLOR="#ffffff"> </TD> </TR> <TR> <TD VALIGN="top" BGCOLOR="#ffffff"> <DIV ALIGN="left"> <TABLE WIDTH="100%" CELLPADDING="0" BORDER="0"> <TR VALIGN="top"> <TD WIDTH="56%" VALIGN="middle"> <BLOCKQUOTE STYLE="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0;"> <A HREF="#Quick_Links_1" CLASS="quicklinks">What Is Hypnosis?</A><BR> <A HREF="#Quick_Links_2" CLASS="quicklinks">Hypnotherapy </A><BR> <A HREF="#Quick_Links_3" CLASS="quicklinks">Can Hypnotherapy Help Me?</A><BR> <A HREF="#Quick_Links_4" CLASS="quicklinks">What Sort Of Issues Can Hypnotherapy Address?</A><BR> <A HREF="#Quick_Links_5" CLASS="quicklinks">Self Hypnosis</A><BR> <A HREF="#Quick_Links_6" CLASS="quicklinks">How Long Does Hypnotherapy Take?</A><BR> <A HREF="#Quick_Links_7" CLASS="quicklinks">Can Hypnosis Release Uncontrollable Emotions?</A><BR> <A HREF="#Quick_Links_8" CLASS="quicklinks">Are The Effects Of Hypnosis Permanent?</A><BR> <A HREF="#Quick_Links_9" CLASS="quicklinks">Spiritual Counseling And Private Meditation Instruction</A><BR> <A HREF="#Quick_Links_10" CLASS="quicklinks">Contact Us</A> </BLOCKQUOTE></TD> <TD WIDTH="44%"> <DIV ALIGN="left"><IMG SRC="images/splash.jpg" WIDTH="210" HEIGHT="263"></DIV></TD> </TR> </TABLE> </DIV></TD> </TR>   <TR> <TD VALIGN="top" BGCOLOR="#ffffff" ALIGN=RIGHT> </TD> </TR> <TR> <TD VALIGN="top" BGCOLOR="#ffffff" ALIGN=RIGHT><BLOCKQUOTE STYLE="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0;"> <DIV ALIGN="left" STYLE="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0"> <P ALIGN="center" STYLE="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0">Caitríona Reed and Michele Benzamin-Miki are available <BR> for Hypnotherapy, Meditation Coaching and Instruction, Counseling, and Mediation.<BR> If you would like to speak to either of them directly please call 310-470-8443 </P> </DIV> </BLOCKQUOTE></TD> </TR> <TR> <TD VALIGN="top" BGCOLOR="#ffffff" ALIGN=RIGHT><A NAME="Quick_Links_1"></A> </TD> </TR>  <TR> <TD CLASS="SubtitleRow" COLSPAN="2"><B>What is Hypnosis?</B></TD> </TR>  <TR> <TD VALIGN="top" BGCOLOR="#ffffff"> </TD> </TR>  <TR> <TD VALIGN="top" BGCOLOR="#ffffff"> <BLOCKQUOTE STYLE="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0;"> <P STYLE="margin-bottom: 0;">Hypnosis is a natural state of mind. We experience something like it every day—when we daydream, or just before we fall asleep at night, while we are still half awake, as we linger for a short time in a dream-like zone. In this state of mind we do not reason or analyze. It is intuitive and non-intellectual. Sometimes it is inspirational and insight-provoking, but never logical or linear.<BR> <BR> As young children we were in this state of mind most of the time. Then, and now, we do most of our deep learning in it—especially the learning that has to do with who we imagine we are, and what we imagine we are capable, or not capable, of doing, and of changing about ourselves. It is also similar to certain states of meditation, effortless and vastly spacious.</P> </BLOCKQUOTE></TD> </TR>   <TR> <TD VALIGN="top" BGCOLOR="#ffffff" ALIGN=RIGHT> </TD> </TR> <TR> <TD VALIGN="top" BGCOLOR="#ffffff" ALIGN=RIGHT><A NAME="Quick_Links_2"></A><A HREF="#Return_to_top">Return To Top</A></TD> </TR>  <TR> <TD CLASS="SubtitleRow" COLSPAN="2"><B>Hypnotherapy</B></TD> </TR>  <TR> <TD VALIGN="top" BGCOLOR="#ffffff"> </TD> </TR>  <TR> <TD VALIGN="top" BGCOLOR="#ffffff"> <BLOCKQUOTE STYLE="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0;"> <P STYLE="margin-bottom: 0">Sometimes certain problems and difficulties in our lives persist even though we seem to have a clear intellectual understanding of them. In the hands of an experienced practitioner, Hypnotherapy is used to uncover, explore, and transform those persistent problems and difficulties. It is a way to bypass the rational mind, literally to get to the root of the matter.<BR> </P> </BLOCKQUOTE></TD> </TR>   <TR> <TD VALIGN="top" BGCOLOR="#ffffff" ALIGN=RIGHT> </TD> </TR> <TR> <TD VALIGN="top" BGCOLOR="#ffffff" ALIGN=RIGHT><A NAME="Quick_Links_3"></A><A HREF="#Return_to_top">Return To Top</A></TD> </TR>  <TR> <TD CLASS="SubtitleRow" COLSPAN="2"><B>Can Hypnotherapy Help Me?</B></TD> </TR>  <TR> <TD VALIGN="top" BGCOLOR="#ffffff"> </TD> </TR> <TR> <TD VALIGN="top" BGCOLOR="#ffffff"> </TD> </TR>  <TR> <TD VALIGN="top" BGCOLOR="#ffffff"> <TABLE WIDTH="100%" BORDER="0"> <TR VALIGN="top"> <TD WIDTH="45%"> <DIV ALIGN="center"><IMG SRC="images/SometimesItFeelsLikeThis.jpg" WIDTH="220" HEIGHT="298"></DIV></TD> <TD WIDTH="55%" VALIGN="middle"> <P STYLE="margin-top: 0">Hypnosis is a natural state of mind it is available to everyone. Anyone can benefit from Hypnotherapy—to transform painful emotions, attitudes and habits, and to uncover innate resources of creativity, joy and energy. </P></TD> </TR> </TABLE></TD> </TR>   <TR> <TD VALIGN="top" BGCOLOR="#ffffff" ALIGN=RIGHT> </TD> </TR> <TR> <TD VALIGN="top" BGCOLOR="#ffffff" ALIGN=RIGHT><A NAME="Quick_Links_4"></A><A HREF="#Return_to_top">Return To Top</A></TD> </TR>  <TR> <TD CLASS="SubtitleRow" COLSPAN="2"><B>What are the kinds of things Hypnosis can help me with?</B></TD> </TR>  <TR> <TD VALIGN="top" BGCOLOR="#ffffff"><P STYLE="margin-bottom: 0;"> </P></TD> </TR> <TR> <TD VALIGN="top" BGCOLOR="#ffffff"> </TD> </TR>  <TR> <TD VALIGN="top" BGCOLOR="#ffffff"><UL STYLE="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0;"> <LI>  Habits and addictions—cigarettes, alcohol abuse, drugs abuse, marijuana and narcotics.</LI> <LI> Food issues, addiction to food, bulimia, anorexia, weight problems, ending the dieting cycle by addressing the underlying emotional needs</LI> <LI> Anxiety, panic attacks, fear.</LI> <LI> Stress and anxiety, agoraphobia, fear of flying, fear of success</LI> <LI> Communication skills, shyness, confidence, self-esteem</LI> <LI> Memory, creativity, removing obstructions that limit your true capacity.</LI> <LI> Sleep Disorders and Insomnia</LI> <LI> Depression, energy, focus</LI> <LI> Pain management, allergies, fatigue, </LI> <LI> Hypertension</LI> <LI>  Creative blocks, the creative process</LI> <LI> Relationships, sexuality, gender identity </LI> <LI>  Persistent self-limiting attitudes such as— </LI> </UL></TD> </TR> <TR> <TD VALIGN="top" BGCOLOR="#ffffff"><BLOCKQUOTE STYLE="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0;"> <BLOCKQUOTE STYLE="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0;"> <P STYLE="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0;">"No one understands me . . ." <BR> "What if they find out about me? If people discovered who I really am they would probably realize I was unlovable."<BR> "No matter what I do, nothing seems to work . . ." </P> </BLOCKQUOTE> </BLOCKQUOTE></TD> </TR>   <TR> <TD VALIGN="top" BGCOLOR="#ffffff" ALIGN=RIGHT><UL STYLE="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0;"> <LI> <DIV ALIGN="left" STYLE="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0"> "Incurable" maladies, and illnesses that are typically approached with therapies that have significant side effects can often be alleviated to a significant degree. We cannot 'cure' the incurable, nor are we an alternative to medical diagnosis and treatment. We do however offer tools can alleviate symptoms as well as significantly change your attitude with such illnesses as: </DIV> </LI> </UL></TD> </TR> <TR> <TD VALIGN="top" BGCOLOR="#ffffff" ALIGN=RIGHT><BLOCKQUOTE STYLE="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0;"> <BLOCKQUOTE STYLE="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0;"> <DIV ALIGN="left" STYLE="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0;">migraines</DIV> <DIV ALIGN="left" STYLE="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0;">fibromyalgia</DIV> <DIV ALIGN="left" STYLE="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0;">chronic fatigue syndrome</DIV> <DIV ALIGN="left" STYLE="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0;">asthma</DIV> <DIV ALIGN="left" STYLE="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0;">Parkinson's</DIV> <DIV ALIGN="left" STYLE="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0;">rheumatoid arthritis</DIV> <DIV ALIGN="left" STYLE="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0;">HIV</DIV> <DIV ALIGN="left" STYLE="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0;">cancer</DIV> </BLOCKQUOTE> </BLOCKQUOTE></TD> </TR> <TR> <TD VALIGN="top" BGCOLOR="#ffffff" ALIGN=RIGHT> </TD> </TR> <TR> <TD VALIGN="top" BGCOLOR="#ffffff" ALIGN=RIGHT><A NAME="Quick_Links_5"></A><A HREF="#Return_to_top">Return To Top</A></TD> </TR>  <TR> <TD CLASS="SubtitleRow" COLSPAN="2"><B>Self Hypnosis</B></TD> </TR> <TR> <TD VALIGN="top" BGCOLOR="#FFFFFF" ALIGN=CENTER> </TD> </TR>   <TR> <TD VALIGN="top" BGCOLOR="#ffffff"> <BLOCKQUOTE STYLE="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0;"> <P STYLE="margin-bottom: 0">All hypnotherapy is really 'self' hypnosis. It is only within yourself that true change is effected. No one has the answers for anyone else, though a hypnotherapist, or any sort of therapist, can be the essential catalyst for you to effect change within yourself. As part of our working relationship we will teach you self-hypnosis as a way to relax, focus and re-learn self-destructive ideas about yourself that may have limited you in the past.</P> </BLOCKQUOTE></TD> </TR>   <TR> <TD VALIGN="top" BGCOLOR="#ffffff" ALIGN=RIGHT> </TD> </TR> <TR> <TD VALIGN="top" BGCOLOR="#ffffff" ALIGN=RIGHT> </TD> </TR> <TR> <TD VALIGN="top" BGCOLOR="#ffffff" ALIGN=RIGHT><A NAME="Quick_Links_6"></A><A HREF="#Return_to_top">Return To Top</A></TD> </TR>  <TR> <TD CLASS="SubtitleRow" COLSPAN="2"><B>How long does Hypnotherapy take?</B></TD> </TR>  <TR> <TD VALIGN="top" BGCOLOR="#ffffff"> </TD> </TR> <TR> <TD VALIGN="top" BGCOLOR="#ffffff"> </TD> </TR>  <TR> <TD VALIGN="top" BGCOLOR="#ffffff"> <TABLE WIDTH="100%" BORDER="0"> <TR VALIGN="top"> <TD WIDTH="60%" VALIGN="middle"> <BLOCKQUOTE STYLE="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0;"> <P STYLE="margin-top: 0;">Hypnotherapy is a way to achieve rapid results with specific issues. Typically we see people for between three and eight sessions. Sometimes one session might be enough. </P> <P STYLE="margin-bottom: 0;">Hypnotherapy can also be used for in-depth explorations of ongoing life-processes. Sometimes we work with long-term counseling.</P> </BLOCKQUOTE></TD> <TD WIDTH="40%" VALIGN="middle"> <DIV ALIGN="center"><IMG SRC="images/MyFatherWhoArt.jpg" WIDTH="220" HEIGHT="340"></DIV></TD> </TR> </TABLE></TD> </TR>   <TR> <TD VALIGN="top" BGCOLOR="#ffffff" ALIGN=RIGHT> </TD> </TR> <TR> <TD VALIGN="top" BGCOLOR="#ffffff" ALIGN=RIGHT> </TD> </TR> <TR> <TD VALIGN="top" BGCOLOR="#ffffff" ALIGN=RIGHT><P STYLE="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0"><A NAME="Quick_Links_7"></A><A HREF="#Return_to_top">Return To Top</A></P></TD> </TR>  <TR> <TD CLASS="SubtitleRow" COLSPAN="2"><B>I am afraid that Hypnosis will release uncontrollable emotions?</B></TD> </TR>  <TR> <TD VALIGN="top" BGCOLOR="#ffffff"> </TD> </TR>  <TR> <TD VALIGN="top" BGCOLOR="#ffffff"><BLOCKQUOTE STYLE="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0;"> <P STYLE="margin-bottom: 0">We have natural self-protective mechanisms. Just as certain traumatic memories can be hidden for years, so we seem to have the natural ability to release only those emotions, memories and experiences that we are able to integrate.</P> </BLOCKQUOTE></TD> </TR> <TR> <TD VALIGN="top" BGCOLOR="#ffffff"> </TD> </TR> <TR> <TD VALIGN="top" BGCOLOR="#ffffff"> </TD> </TR>   <TR> <TD VALIGN="top" BGCOLOR="#ffffff" ALIGN=RIGHT><A NAME="Quick_Links_8"></A><A HREF="#Return_to_top">Return To Top</A></TD> </TR>  <TR> <TD CLASS="SubtitleRow" COLSPAN="2"><B>Are the effects of hypnosis permanent?</B></TD> </TR>  <TR> <TD VALIGN="top" BGCOLOR="#ffffff"> </TD> </TR>  <TR> <TD VALIGN="top" BGCOLOR="#ffffff"> <BLOCKQUOTE STYLE="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0;"> <P>While there is nothing that can be guaranteed as 100% permanent, Hypnotherapy is an ideal tool to help you realize change in your life because it is NOT about analysis, diagnosis, or theory. It is about empowering you to understand your own capacity to effect change within a life of constant change. </P> <P STYLE="margin-bottom: 0;">You might hear us say that we have no idea what will can help you or what you need, but that we do know (with unshakeable confidence) who does know. The work of the hypnotherapist is to catalyze the change that comes to you from within yourself. Such change is never superficial or temporary. Once learned, you will have skills that you will always remember.</P> </BLOCKQUOTE></TD> </TR>   <TR> <TD VALIGN="top" BGCOLOR="#ffffff" ALIGN=RIGHT> </TD> </TR> <TR> <TD VALIGN="top" BGCOLOR="#ffffff" ALIGN=RIGHT> </TD> </TR> <TR> <TD VALIGN="top" BGCOLOR="#ffffff" ALIGN=RIGHT><A NAME="Quick_Links_9"></A><A HREF="#Return_to_top">Return To Top</A></TD> </TR>  <TR> <TD CLASS="SubtitleRow" COLSPAN="2"><B>Spiritual Counseling and Private Meditation Instruction and Guidance</B></TD> </TR>  <TR> <TD VALIGN="top" BGCOLOR="#ffffff"><BLOCKQUOTE STYLE="margin-bottom: 0;"> <BLOCKQUOTE STYLE="margin-bottom: 0;"> <P STYLE="margin-bottom: 0;"> </P> </BLOCKQUOTE> </BLOCKQUOTE> <TABLE WIDTH="100%" BORDER="0"> <TR VALIGN="top"> <TD WIDTH="54%"> <DIV ALIGN="center"><IMG SRC="images/Waterfall.jpg" WIDTH="220" HEIGHT="298"></DIV></TD> <TD WIDTH="46%" VALIGN="middle"> <P STYLE="margin-top: 0;">Also available:</P> <P STYLE="margin-bottom: 0;">Private Meditation instruction</P> <P STYLE="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0;">Spiritual Counseling</P> <P STYLE="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0;">Dharma Study </P> <P STYLE="margin-top: 0;">Career Coaching and Guidance</P> <P STYLE="margin-bottom: 0;">by appointment. </P></TD> </TR> </TABLE></TD> </TR>  <TR> <TD VALIGN="top" BGCOLOR="#ffffff"> </TD> </TR> <TR> <TD VALIGN="top" BGCOLOR="#ffffff"> <P STYLE="margin-bottom: 0"> </P></TD> </TR>   <TR> <TD VALIGN="top" BGCOLOR="#ffffff" ALIGN=RIGHT><A NAME="Quick_Links_10"></A><A HREF="#Return_to_top">Return To Top</A></TD> </TR>  <TR> <TD CLASS="SubtitleRow" COLSPAN="2"><B>Contact us</B></TD> </TR>  <TR> <TD VALIGN="top" BGCOLOR="#ffffff"> </TD> </TR>  <TR> <TD VALIGN="top" BGCOLOR="#ffffff"> <P STYLE="margin-bottom: 0"> </P> <BLOCKQUOTE STYLE="margin-top: 0;"> <P STYLE="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0;">If you have questions please call, write, or e-mail<BR> <STRONG>Caitríona Reed </STRONG> cr@fivechanges.org <BR> <STRONG>Michele Benzamin-Miki </STRONG> mbm@fivechanges.org <BR> <STRONG>Voice Mail </STRONG> 310-470-8443 </P> <P STYLE="margin-top: 0;"><STRONG>Mail </STRONG>PO Box 67, Warner Springs, CA 92086, USA</P> </BLOCKQUOTE> <P> </P> <P> </P> <P> </P> <P> </P> <P STYLE="margin-bottom: 0;"> </P></TD> </TR> <TR> <TD VALIGN="top" BGCOLOR="#ffffff"><DIV ALIGN="center"></DIV></TD> </TR> <TR> <TD VALIGN="top" BGCOLOR="#ffffff"> </TD> </TR>    <TR> <TD VALIGN="top" BGCOLOR="#cccccc"> </TD> </TR> <TR> <TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN=CENTER CLASS="update_size">All images on this page are from paintings by Michele Benzamin-Miki © Michele Benzamin-Miki. 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