Do You Smoke to Take a Break?
There is an interesting phenomenon that is often attached to regular smoking. When someone comes to see me to stop smoking, it is often the case that when working, they will have a cigarette every couple of hours or so.
Today is National No Smoking Day
Nobody wants to be preached at and everyone has free will. It has to be the right time for you to stop smoking, the time when you feel ready and sick enough of it to want to stop.
Cake - Making a Gentle Decision
Recently, I was telling someone that I was going for coffee with some of the people with whom I attend a dance class. He said there would inevitably be cake (we had been having a conversation about health).
Is Smoking Damaging Your Brain?
Everyone knows that smoking is bad for your health. One thing that is rarely talked about however is the connection between smoking and the deterioration of the brain and cognitive functioning.
Too Old to Stop Smoking?
There is much research that suggests that no matter how long you have been smoking or how old you are, there are still significant benefits to quitting smoking that accrue the longer you stay stopped.
New London Bridge / Borough Practice
I now practise from beautiful therapy rooms between London Bridge and Borough underground stations.
The Smoking Trance
If you have read any of my information on this website about the nature of the hypnotic state that we also refer to as trance, you will know that its characteristics include the narrowing down of attention and absorption.