Trying to Lose weight? Consider Virtual Gastric Banding (VGB.) The New Zealand Health Survey 2016/17 found that: around 1 in 3 adults (aged 15 years and over) were obese (32%) a further 34% of adults were overweight but not obese. 50% of Māori adults were obese. For all those striving to lose weight, Blenheim clinical […]
Self Esteem Self Esteem is how we value or perceive ourselves. If you have a low self-esteem you may feel like you hate or dislike yourself, you may feel worthless or feel you aren’t good enough. You may not be able to make decisions or assert yourself. You will probably blame yourself for things that […]
Legend has it… That Androcles was a runaway Roman slave, who, on entering a cave in the North African desert, found a lion that was dying of hunger. He soon realised it could no longer hunt due to a large thorn embedded in its paw. Taking his life in his hands, Androcles plucked the thorn […]
Science I have a relative in Ireland, who has a doctorate is some weird realm of science (hydrography – or some such.) Recently, he stayed with us for a few days. When he asked, I tried to explain to him the function of my clinic. I say ‘tried to explain,’ because, initially at any rate, […]
Mind Over Matter People often claim that Kiwis are sports mad. Excelling in sport is as much, or even more, a question of mind as it is of physical fitness and ability. It is no surprise then that sport induced problems and ambitions are often raised with clinical hypnotherapists throughout NZ. The most common requests […]
Christchurch NZ For one local woman, experiencing the earthquakes in Christchurch, Seddon and Kaikoura caused her debilitating anxiety. ‘Judith’, who wishes her identity to remain confidential, was treated this year by Chris Steadman of Ntrance Hypnosis for her anxiety and panic attacks as a result of the earthquakes. Move To Blenheim She had been in […]
Waist-Control So frequent are the requests at the clinic for help with weight control that my husband often teases me that I shouldn’t describe myself as a clinical hypnotherapist, but as being in the waist-control business! This problem of unbalanced food intakes is indeed prevalent throughout our community. New Zealand is rated behind the USA […]
Time for a throw back! This is an excerpt from an article featured in One on One in the Sun by Cathie Bell May 3, 2017 Addictions In New Zealand Chris Steadman offers a ‘silver bullet’ solution to people struggling with addictions to cigarettes or food. She talks to reporter Cathie Bell about her techniques. […]
Last month saw a landmark in the development of Ntrance. The second Ntrance clinic (re)opened its doors for business (with a slight twist!). What was Capital Ntrance has now been recreated and relaunched as Capital Hypnosis New Zealand! New Zealand’s first fully online hypnotherapy clinic. Our son Daniel, having successfully completed his training […]
Fear Of Sharks In Swimming Pools…Let’s Talk Hypnotherapy I don’t know when my fear of sharks in swimming pools started, but most likely started when I lost my hearing twenty years ago. My phobia is weird, it’s not the usual fear of spiders, I love spiders! And I love air travel! It’s not a fear […]
