Stand in mountain pose (shown). Position arms by your sides, palms forward, with thumbs facing outwards. Inhale and sweep arms upwards and overhead until hands meet abover head, with palms touching. Exhale as you slowly lower arms to your sides. Deepen and lengthen breathing and try to feel the pause after each breath. Repeat 5 to 8 times. Find out more Find out more about mindfulness in our previous post where we kicked off Mindful Mondays. … [Read more...] about Mindful Mondays: Awaken your breath
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We have launched a YouTube channel
Today marks the official launch of our Hypnotic Universe YouTube channel, featuring our debut video. Take a tranquil drone tour of various global destinations, accompanied by soothing piano melodies. Experience it for yourself here. If you'd like to suggest our next video, please leave a comment, or contact us. … [Read more...] about We have launched a YouTube channel
Mindful Monday: Intensive Observations
In today's Mindful Monday we're doing a simple exercise, which you may carry out basically, anywhere. Step 1: Choose an object to focus on. It may be a leaf, a stone, a flower or plant, if you're outdoors. Or a desk, cup or glass., if you're indoors. Step 2: Have a really good look at it. Notice it's shape, colour, texture, corners, where one surface meets another, how the light reflects of its surface. If a man-made object, or something that has been processed in some way, consider how it was made and what processes might be involved. Find out more Find out more about mindfulness in our previous post where we kicked off Mindful Mondays. … [Read more...] about Mindful Monday: Intensive Observations
Free stress-relieving and relaxation audio
Hi everyone, we've added a free gift to our store. We've been doing some free relaxation sessions for our local community (more on that later), so we've recorded some of the relaxation exercises for them. We figured, we may as well let you have it too. There's 3 or 4 exercises on there, with a total length of around 45 minutes. Enjoy! https://hypnoticuniverse.org/shop/free-stress-relieving-relaxation-audio-tracks/ More: Contact us if you'd like to give us feedback | find out more about the benefits of relaxation … [Read more...] about Free stress-relieving and relaxation audio
How to make an income from blogging
Today we'll be sharing a variety of ways in which you can make money blogging. We have done our best to keep this somewhat generic, but ensured that the ideas are (at minimum) relevant for those who manage and/or post on therapy blogs. So, here we go... Physical products Common sources of income via physical products are: Books Merchandise (merch) Binders Physical planners Dropshipping, such as via AliExpress and (not shown on diagram) Print on Demand services, such as Redbubble and Society 6 Virtual products Popular methods of income from virtual products are: e-Books Online courses Printables Apps Planners Software Photos Templates Plugins Themes Affiliate marketing Popular sources of income in this category include: … [Read more...] about How to make an income from blogging
Relaxation Class
Just a quick thank you to everyone who turned up to our free relaxation class this evening. It's the first time we've been hosted by a school and I'm so pleased that we were able to partner-up to help our local community. If you're interested in joining our free relaxation classes, please contact us with your name, e-mail address and location. This will put you onto our communication list for future events. … [Read more...] about Relaxation Class
New in store – The Little Book of Happiness (free)
Hi all, this is just to let you know that we've added a new self-help book to the store. It's currently free and contains 100 affirmations for happiness, wellness, health and joy. https://hypnoticuniverse.org/shop/the-little-book-of-happiness/ … [Read more...] about New in store – The Little Book of Happiness (free)
How to value your mental health
Today we're lookng at 6 key ways in which you can promote mental well-being in your own life. So let's jump right into it. 1. End toxic relationships Scott (2020) defines a toxic relationships as follows: A toxic relationship is one that makes you feel unsupported, misunderstood, demeaned, or attacked. - Scott (2020) The term doesn't apply to just sexual partners, but every other sphere too, whether it's your employer, a family member, a coach, or somebody else. 2. Talk to friends You know the saying "a problem shared is a problem halved"? It's said for a good reason, because sharing a problem allows you to get a different perspective, process your own thoughts, feelings and emotions and sometimes just doing that allows you to reach a conclusion or decision and maybe find the … [Read more...] about How to value your mental health
What trauma may look like
Today we're looking at 8 ways in which trauma may present itself. I first came across people dealing with trauma back in the early 90's whilst working at a psychiatric hospital in England. Of course back then, trauma wasn't really something which was understood by the average m'man on the street'. However, fast forward 30+ years later and I don't really have to define it for many of us to grasp what it means. If we haven't endured at least one traumatic experience in our lives, I willing to bet that you know somebody who has. I feel I should start by saying that only a small percentage of people who experience trauma will develop Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD). So that said, what exactly is trauma? Or more to the point PTSD? Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is … [Read more...] about What trauma may look like
7 ways to deal with uncertainty?
Over the last two years, the world has been filled with uncertainty hasn't it? I'd say that we've got used to living day to day but have we really? And each time it feels like some semblance of normality is returning, it's ripped out of our grasp...yet again. The world's gone mad! I'm being a little melodramatic here, but you know where I'm coming from, right? How well do you deal with uncertainty? Truth be told, some of us deal with uncertainty better than others. You know? Some people are quite 'chill' and just brush off uncertainty, and then there are those of us who have a tendency to feel anxious and whom feel really quite unsettled during periods of uncertainty. The reality Despite there being so much uncertainty in the world right now, the reality is that uncertainty is actually … [Read more...] about 7 ways to deal with uncertainty?
