Elayne Lane Therapy
Feel good in your own skin
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
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