Thoughts on Listening
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A Cat’s Purr Can Help Reduce Stress and Lower Blood Pressure
When a cat purrs it may be doing something more than simply communicating or expressing contentment. Some researchers believe that the vibrations (24-140 per minute) are helpful for bone regeneration, …
Thoughts on Being at Peace with Yourself
When you’re at peace with yourself, everywhere feels like home.
Thoughts on Error and Change
An error only becomes permanent when we are too judgemental of ourselves too angry at ourselves too sorry for ourselves or too unforgiving of ourselves to believe that we can …
A Teaching Tale about Solution Oriented Therapy
When Milton Erickson was a young boy, living in Wisconsin, he found a horse grazing by the roadside. It was saddled and Erickson figured that it must have thrown its rider. …
A Teaching Tale for Entrenched Beliefs
A student came to his guru, looking very distressed. “Master,” he said, “something very strange happened this morning at breakfast.” The guru nodded his head, “Yes, What happened?” “You know, …
A Teaching Tale for Procrastination
In the 4th Century BC, it is said that in the great city of Gordium in north-west Turkey was an ox-cart tied to a post with an intricate knot, known …
A Teaching Tale for Insomnia
A woman came to a hypnotherapist stating that she was suffering from insomnia and hadn’t slept for three days. The hypnotherapist asked her what was keeping her awake. “I’m a …
The Cactus – A Teaching Tale from Milton Erickson
An alcoholic who came to Erickson felt he was a hopeless case. His parents were alcoholics, his grandparents on both sides were drinkers, even his wife and brother were alcoholics. …
Slurp slurp slurp – A Teaching Tale from Milton Erickson
A young girl was constantly sucking her thumb as form of hostility and rebellion towards others. Erickson challenged her by calling her stupid because she was not being clever and …