Elayne Lane Therapy
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Elayne Lane 
Spring: Finding the Balance Between Doing and Receiving Enjoying the energy of Spring without wearing ourselves out There’s something wonderful about the arrival of Spring. After the shorter, colder days of winter, the world begins to come alive again. The trees are covered in fresh green leaves, flowers are pushing up through the earth, and … Read more
Small moments of pleasure, connection and nourishment Life is full of small moments that can make us feel good, yet when we’re busy, worried, tired or caught up in everything that needs doing, they’re surprisingly easy to miss. The warmth of the sun on your face. A flower that smells beautiful. The first sip of … Read more
Helping Your Body Find Safety and Steadiness When we’ve been under stress for a while, it isn’t always enough to tell ourselves to relax. Our body may still be responding as though it needs to stay alert, even when there is nothing we need to deal with right now. These two recordings are designed to … Read more
A client came in for a massage recently and, as I began working around her shoulders, she said, “I can’t seem to switch off these days”. I hear versions of this quite often. We usually imagine tension as something we would notice. A tight back, aching shoulders, a racing mind, difficulty sleeping. But when you’ve been carrying … Read more
The time I thought hypnosis wouldn’t work Some years after I trained as a hypnotherapist, I did a special course called the Rewind Technique, which is often used for phobias, fears and memories that keep repeating themselves. I did the course with a group of friends and we had a great time learning and practising the … Read more
The time I completely froze after discovering hypnosis When I came home from my first hypnosis course, I was buzzing with ideas. My friend Annie and I had spent the drive from Christchurch to Nelson stopping several times to write down things we could do with hypnosis in the future. We were excited about the possibilities … Read more
She came in for a massage because her neck had become stiff and her shoulders were sore. Nothing dramatic had happened. There hadn’t been an injury or a particular moment when she suddenly realised something was wrong. It had simply crept up on her. This client had a busy job, a home to run, children … Read more
Most people know me as a massage therapist. What they might not know is that I’m also a hypnotherapist. The story of how I became one started in a rather unexpected place. I was in my 50s and going through menopause, and my hands and feet had become so sore that I was beginning to … Read more
If you’ve never experienced hypnosis before, you might have a picture in your mind of someone being put into a trance, losing control, or becoming completely unaware of what is happening. That isn’t how I experience hypnosis. For me, hypnosis is much more like becoming deeply absorbed in something. You are still there. You can … Read more
What Do I Want To Do With My Life? Become a Detective and Discover Your Direction There are certain questions that seem to follow us through life. What do I want to do with my life? Am I in the right career? Should I change direction? For some people these questions arrive as they leave … Read more