Many conditions can be ‘treated’ using hypnotherapy. Hypnotherapy can help people change their negative thought patterns and ideas. Thoughts and ideas are considered negative when they are unrealistic, upsetting, intrusive or irrational.

Such thoughts and ideas include:

 Continual thoughts that one is sick, despite medical reassurances
 Doubts of a spouse’s fidelity / faithfulness
 Constant imagination of the worst in any situation
 Inability to take constructive criticism
 Suspicious nature - always expecting the worst
 Lack of Self-confidence - always wondering if others are judgmental


Hypnotherapy is useful in removing fears and phobias, especially irrational ones. It could be fear of insects, animals, blood, needles, water, and anything else. Such fears and phobias could stem from childhood.

Hypnotherapy is also useful in helping people who are overly shy or nervous in overcoming their lack of self confidence.

And hypnotherapy is especially useful for helping people understand their emotions, and to be able to manage their negative emotions that adversely affect their normal functioning.

Examples of such emotions are:

 Anger
 Guilt
 Loneliness
 Sadness
 Jealousy
 Frustration
 Depression

Hypnotherapy is also good for helping people take charge of their lives and quit bad habits such as:

 Smoking
 Nail-biting
 Shop-lifting
 Drinking
 Hair pulling
 Stuttering
 Coughing
 Compulsive eating
 Other compulsive behaviors

The best part of using hypnosis is that it is drug-free and has no adverse side-effects.

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The information contained on this blog is provided for one's general interest and knowledge only, and it does not constitute as therapy. Those seeking professional attention on specific issues are advised to contact us directly. My team and I are based in Singapore and offer one-on-one hypnotherapy, counseling and coaching sessions. We can be contacted by email at info[at]petrahypnosis.com. You may also call us at 6-250-6166 or 9-1000-432.

It was only some years ago that hypnosis and hypnotherapy began to become enter into the mainstream consciousness. This was fuelled by the media popularization of self-help books on self-hypnosis and DVDs such as The Secret. Nowadays hypnosis is a hip word; almost everyone in every field has heard about it and many have even come out to testify as to how using hypnosis has helped them make the necessary changes that they so want.

So it was no surprise when Ben Affleck (a popular American actor) said on Oprah recently that he had managed to successsfully quit smoking through hypnotherapy. Affleck told viewers that he had been smoking for over 20 years (almost all of his adult life) - he kept telling himself that he would quit someday, but he just never got around to it. Finally, he decided to make a commitment to quit after the birth of his child. He engaged a professional hypnotherapist to help him do it. Today, he is a non-smoker, and he has declared he'll stay that way!



Many CEO’s, pro athletes and successful people use hypnosis. Hypnosis is simply accessing the subconscious part of your mind. What people find intriguing is that this happens naturally everyday without people realizing it. It happens just before we fall asleep, just before we awaken, when we day dream, when we’re watching T.V. or playing computer games and when we’reengrossed in an activity. And better yet, it costs nothing, is easy to do and can be utilized immediately.

The subconscious mind is similar to intuition, gut feeling or even conscience. It is where all memory, creativity, morality, ethics and guidance lie. It determines our habits and beliefs. You can easily learn how you can harness this ability to help you make changes in your life. And if you suffer from psychological challenges stemming from your past, you can easily get them resolved by visiting an experienced and trained hypnotherapist.

Today's blog article provides you with tips to help get you started on the path to quitting smoking.

1) Make the commitment. Say it aloud, and write down your goal, then paste in up in a place you will be bound to see. This will serve as a constant reminder.

2) Set a target goal date - this is when you aim to stop smoking completely.

3) Set quiet time for yourself daily. You will need to find a spot where you can easily relax.

4) When you are in your quiet spot, you should close your eyes and concentrate on breathing. Once your breathing becomes steady and you are relaxed, you are in a state to receive positive suggestions. This state would feel like when you are daydreaming or in deep focus.

5) Now, you should repeat your goal to yourself. Also, visualize your goal - that is, you have stopped smoking and have no need for it anymore. By Visualizing and repeating the positive statements during your quiet period, you are reinforcing them.

Quitting smoking is a very difficult process, as any smoker will tell you. A person may stop smoking for a short duration, then feel compelled to smoke again when the craving kicks in. Mood swings, lethargy and intense cravings can be obstacles to overcome; but these are physiological reactions to the nicotine withdrawal.

The mind is stronger than we think. It is possible to quit smoking through hypnosis - in fact, I believe no other method can truly work as well and be sustainable over the long run as hypnosis can!

With the tips above, you are off to a great start. Please note that one major problem for most people trying to quit is how to get into a relaxed mode in order to accept the positive suggestions. This is where professional hypnotherapists can help. With a professional's help you are brought into a relaxed state very easily, and positive suggestions will stop the cravings for cigarettes, even when you are out of hypnosis. Another added benefit, is that when you actually pay for professional help, you are also demonstrating your commitment to yourself - you are making a change NOW.

Remember always, whichever method you choose on your path to quit smoking - the most important thing is your commitment level. You must want to quit, and act accordingly to do so.

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The information contained on this blog is provided for one's general interest and knowledge only, and it does not constitute as therapy. Those seeking professional attention on specific issues are advised to contact us directly. My team and I are based in Singapore and offer one-on-one hypnotherapy, counseling and coaching sessions. We can be contacted by email at info[at]petrahypnosis.com. You may also call us at 6-250-6166 or 9-1000-432.


Hypnosis can be used to:

(1) eliminate negative or unwanted habits
(2) facilitate the learning process
(3) improve memory and concentration
(4) develop self-confidence
(5) eliminate stage-fright
(6) improve athletic abilities




(7) stop smoking
(8) reduce stress levels
(9) have a natural and painless birthing experience
(10) experience pain relief
(11) overcome anxiety
(12) improve sleep problems
(13) deal with loss and separation
(14) enhance creativity
(15) heal addictions like alcohol abuse
(16) overcome irrational fears
(17) lose weight
(18) get help in other social issues
(19) seek help in educational matters
(20) enhance any cultural endeavours
(21) eliminate nervousness about exam-taking
(22) reduce or eliminate fear of flying or heights

Hypnotherapists do not see clients with a medical or mental disease unless they get a written and signed referral from a licensed medical health professional. However, even with a referral, Hypnotherapists will not see certain mental patients especially those with a bipolar condition. Hypnotherapists’ normal clients are normal everyday people with normal everyday problems.

Conditions for Hypnosis

(1) Normal average intelligence.
(2) Must want to change for the better.
(3) Agrees to follow the instructions of the therapist.
(4) Must be in the natural state, that is, not drunk or overly medicated.

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The information contained on this blog is provided for one's general interest and knowledge only, and it does not constitute as therapy. Those seeking professional attention on specific issues are advised to contact us directly. My team and I are based in Singapore and offer one-on-one hypnotherapy, counseling and coaching sessions. We can be contacted by email at info[at]petrahypnosis.com. You may also call us at 6-250-6166 or 9-1000-432.

Hypnosis is definitely not a new age phenomena. Way back during the Ancient Greece and Egypt periods, there were such things as ‘sleep temples’ - places of pilgrimage and healing where hypnosis was practised. And during the Middle Ages, healing was done through touch and prayer; this was done while the people were in a hypnotic state.

Did you Know that...

‘Mesmerize’ is an English word which means ‘to fascinate’. Now it is also used to mean ‘to hypnotise’ because ‘mesmerism’ is now equated with hypnosis. However, when the word first came to be used, it was not associated with hypnotism although that was exactly what it meant. The word ‘hypnosis’ was invented much later. The word ‘mesmerism’ originated from a man named Anton Mesmer who practised hypnosis in the 1700’s (18th century). This was when the theory of magnetism was developed. Franz Anton Mesmer discovered that he could induce people into a trance-like state. It was only in the 19th century that James Braid coined the term ‘hypnosis’ for the induction of a trance-like state through simple suggestion. He was the one who re-examined Mesmerism and reached similar conclusions as Anton Mesmer.

In the early part of the 20th century, hypnosis was used almost exclusively by stage hypnotists, thereby projecting a hopelessly distorted view of the very powerful therapeutic tool. This was when misconceptions and distorted views about hypnosis became rampant, causing many professionals to disassociate themselves from this powerful tool.

However, in 1952, the British government passed the Hypnotism Act as it recognised hypnosis as a viable therapeutic tool, but it was only in 1955 that the British Medical Association decided to endorse the practice of hypnosis in medical school education. The American Medical Association also recognized hypnosis as a healing modality. And in 1958, the American Psychiatric Association (APA) also approved hypnotherapy for use by professionally responsible individuals.

Despite this, many medical schools did not include hypnosis in their curriculum, leading to many doctors passing through medical school without the knowledge to utilise hypnosis in their work.

Meanwhile the field of hypnotherapy was growing and many individuals became professional hypnotherapists and were able to help the vast majority of people whose problems could not be solved by conventional medical science.

Hypnotherapists who belong to accredited organisations like the NGH (National Guild of Hypnotists) are required to follow the code of Ethics prescribed by it and have to renew their membership annually by meeting certain criteria set by the Guild. Any client who has medical symptoms like pain is always asked to provide a doctor’s referral before he or she is seen by a hypnotherapist. In this way, professional hypnotherapists work hand in hand with the health care professionals.

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The information contained on this blog is provided for one's general interest and knowledge only, and it does not constitute as therapy. Those seeking professional attention on specific issues are advised to contact us directly. My team and I are based in Singapore and offer one-on-one hypnotherapy, counseling and coaching sessions. We can be contacted by email at info[at]petrahypnosis.com. You may also call us at 6-250-6166 or 9-1000-432.

What is Hypnosis?

Posted by Fauziah Shah | 9:58 PM

‘Hypnosis’ is a word that usually gets people both fascinated and interested or utterly suspicious and cautious or even defensive. As can be seen, these people are at extreme ends of the pole.

Why does the word ‘hypnosis’ attract such diverse opinions?

The main reason is because many people know nothing about the true nature of hypnosis and to their minds, it is surrounded by mystery and intrigue. So, they respond according to what resides in their subconscious minds.

Even the experts are unable to tell us what hypnosis really is. They know what it is like to be in hypnosis and they know what benefits can accrue because of hypnosis, but they cannot really say what it actually is.

The best way is to say what hypnosis is not and then discover what hypnosis is!

What most experts agree on is that hypnosis is a state of the mind that is relaxed enough to be suggestible so that changes can take place in the subconscious mind.

This is because the subconscious mind is non-selective and non-critical so it is receptive to the subtle power of suggestions.

In a nutshell, we can say that hypnosis is an altered state of heightened suggestibility.

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The information contained on this blog is provided for one's general interest and knowledge only, and it does not constitute as therapy. Those seeking professional attention on specific issues are advised to contact us directly. My team and I are based in Singapore and offer one-on-one hypnotherapy, counseling and coaching sessions. We can be contacted by email at info[at]petrahypnosis.com. You may also call us at 6-250-6166 or 9-1000-432.

Welcome to AICH's Blog

Posted by Fauziah Shah | 9:23 PM

Welcome to the official blog of the Advanced Institute of Complementary Healthcare (AICH)!

AICH is a subsidiary of its parent body, Petra Hypnosis & Training Centre Pte Ltd. AICH and the Petra provides services and conducts training courses. For more information on the available services and courses, please visit the respective websites.

I am the founder and director of Petra and AICH. My interest in helping others heal and to move towards wellness prompted me to get training in hypnosis, hypnotherapy and other healing modalities. However, I am aware that I am merely a facilitator as the true healer is the client and the divine power. I take my profession seriously and I believe in continuing education not only for my students, but also for myself. I have training in counselling, clinical hypnosis, interpersonal psychotherapy, trauma management and somatic healing, energy psychology, audiblox mind training, spalding method, Reiki, 5 PATH Hypnotherapy, 7th Path Self Hypnosis, EFT, Therapeutic Quantum Awareness, Quantum Touch, and Family Constellations amongst others.

Through this blog, I will share with readers information related to hypnosis, and mental and emotional wellness, with insights gained from my therapy and training sessions. Most of the articles to the blog will be contributed by myself, but from time to time, the blog will also feature articles from other hypnotherapy and wellness professionals.

The blog articles will touch on information that include tips and techniques on how to:

. relieve mental, emotional and physical stress
. quit bad habits & addictions
· increase your self-esteem and boost your self confidence
· improve your concentration and focusing skills
· uncover and neutralize childhood trauma
· recollect 'lost' memories
· remove blockages to success
· eliminate negativities related to your past
· develop a more positive attitude and lifestyle
· access your subconscious and make it work for you
· sleep better
· remove fears or phobias
· cope with difficult issues in your life
· sort out your relationship problems
· discover your true potential

The information contained on this blog is provided for one's general interest and knowledge only, and it does not constitute as therapy.

Those seeking professional attention on specific issues are advised to contact us directly. My team and I are based in Singapore and offer one-on-one hypnotherapy, counseling and coaching sessions. We can be contacted by email at info[at]petrahypnosis.com. You may also call us at 6-250-6166 or 9-1000-432.

This blog will also contain updates on AICH's services, courses and activities. So you are encouraged to bookmark this page!


About Advanced Institute of Complementary Healthcare (AICH)



Accreditation:
Advanced Institute of Complementary Healthcare (AICH) Pte Ltd and its parent body, Petra Hypnosis & Training Centre Pte Ltd are both registered businesses with ACRA, the regulatory body for businesses in Singapore. The Institute and the Centre provide services and conduct courses under the auspices of the following governing bodies:

NGH - National Guild of Hypnotists, USA
BHC - Banyan Hypnosis Centre Inc., USA
IACT - International Association of Counsellors and Therapists, USA
IMDHA - International Medical and Dental Hypnotherapy Association, USA

Core Values:
The following are the Core Values of both the Advanced Institute of Complementary Healthcare (AICH) Pte Ltd and Petra Hypnosis & Training Centre:

Humanistic Approach:
We provide services to clients with one main ingredient- Love. We believe in the healing power of love. We treat our clients with utmost respect and our main aim is to move them towards wellness regarding the challenge/s they are facing. We utilise whatever technique is suitable for our client with their permission. Our care and consideration for our clients’ welfare is usually much appreciated and that makes us feel good. Our students are trained in this approach too.

Client / Student Centred:
We are outcome oriented, so whatever we do, we do it for the benefit of our clients. Our students are taught the same way. Our courses are student centred and we stress upon personal development as well as career management skills.

Experientially Based:
Our Certification Courses are all conducted with hands-on learning experiences, so that each and every one of our graduates are thoroughly trained to start the work immediately after they graduate from our classes. Even our non-certification courses are experientially based and participants get to have lots of hands-on experience in the classroom.

Employment Focused:
Our courses are conducted in such a way that prepares students to be employment-ready, motivated graduates who can either start their own businesses or join an existing business as a world-class practitioner.

Globally Oriented:
As our courses are internationally recognized, our programs are taught with the premise that our graduates are able to practice what they learn in any country, subject to the laws of the state or country in which they practice.

Meet the Founder of AICH, Fauziah Shah

Posted by AICH Manager | 12:33 PM

Fauziah is Passionate in What She Does




Fauziah believes in the body’s natural ability to heal itself. She believes that this coupled with divine power that an individual has access to can aid many people move towards wellness and health. She believes that whatever healing modality is used should take into account this crucial factor. And this is the main reason why she has pursued the profession of hypnotism and related healing arts.

Close to a thousand people, children as well as adults, have benefited from her passion in this field. Realizing that there are many people out there who needed help, and not enough hypnotherapists to go round, she became a Hypnosis Trainer and started training only the more serious, qualified and mature individuals to become Certified Hypnotherapists while maintaining a private practice. She has kept her training classes small and attract only those who’re meant to do this work.

Fauziah's Educational and Professional Background


She graduated from the National University of Singapore with a Bachelors degree in English and History with a minor in Political Science in 1987. She then graduated from the same university with a Masters degree in English studies in 1991. Her research focused on the language acquisition of children and how to help children progress in their linguistic skills despite their learning disabilities.

Before she became a hypnotherapist, she had been a school teacher with the Ministry of Education, Singapore. Having the potential to do more for society in a private capacity, she resigned from mainstream teaching and set up a private language school called Petra Education Centre in 1997. The school was registered with the Ministry of Education, Singapore and was also accredited by Case Trust. Now the school has been made into a private limited company and registered with the Centre for Private Education in Singapore under the new education guidelines. The school’s curriculum caters to the needs of local as well as foreign students. She also created and developed a Phonics program to help students read, write and spell effectively, called Petra Phonics. For many years she ran a reading, writing and spelling clinic for children. Today Fauziah is popularly sought by parents for specialised English language training.

What got Fauziah into Hypnosis and Hypnotherapy


Having dealt with the academic achievement of students, both children and adults for many years, she realized the importance of mental and emotional stability and well being. She found that students who are emotionally stable perform better than those saddled with emotional challenges. That was when she started looking for ways to enhance her ability to help the students not only academically but also mentally and emotionally. That began her journey into the field of hypnotism at the turn of the century.

Fauziah was Trained by the Best in the Field


She is grateful to Cal Banyan who was her first formal instructor in hypnotism. Now she represents Cal in Singapore by teaching his brand of hypnotism the 5 PATH & 7th Path way. She appreciates Cal for his many contributions to the field of hypnotherapy. After her initial and thorough training (she did it three times with Cal), she then received numerous other training from other well known trainers: Dr. George Bien, Dr. Michael Robertson, Paul Rushton, Dr. Ashok Jain, Richard Harte, Mickey Mongan, Maggie Phillips, Bert Hellinger, Richard Gordon, Stephen MacCarthy, Michael Gerber, Ron Eslinger, Roy Hunter, Peter Mabbut.....This list is not exhaustive.


Fauziah Believes in Increasing the Tools in her Toolbox


Fauziah is trained not only in 5 PATH & 7th Path; she is also trained in General Hypnotherapy, Clinical Hypnotherapy, Counseling, Interpersonal Psychotherapy, HypnoBirthing, Systemic and Family Constellations, Trauma and Somatic Healing, Energy Psychology, Reiki, Quantum Touch, Advanced Theta Healing DNA, Security and Risk Management and many others. What she constantly does is to integrate all that she has learnt into a meaningful and effective system that works all the time.

She takes all that is good in what she has learnt, modifies them and then uses them in her sessions with her clients. She uses 5 PATH & 7th Path in many cases. 7th Path® is a mind, body, spirit form of self-hypnosis that has been specially designed to complement 5 PATH® hypnotherapy. She also uses NGH and IACT/IMDHA techniques which are needed in many cases too.

Fauziah believes in Lifelong Learning


Fauziah believes in lifelong learning. Despite her vast knowledge and expertise, Fauziah believes in continually upgrading herself and encourages those who work with her to do the same. Fauziah also updates herself with the latest knowledge about hypnotherapy and complementary modalities by being members of various organizations like the National Guild of Hypnotists, the 5 PATH International Association of Professional Hypnotherapists, the International Association of Counselors and Therapists, the International Medical and Dental Hypnotherapy Association, the HypnoBirthing Institute and the International Hypnosis Research Institute.

AICH- Leader in Complementary Healthcare!


After seeing clients out of language centre for a couple of years, we registered our business with ACRA as Petra Hypnosis & Training Centre at Pandan Valley. Subsequently this was renamed Petra Hypnosis & Training Centre Pte Ltd. More than a year ago, we registered a new business name with ACRA, Advanced Institute of Complementary Healthcare at No. 10 Marshall Road. Recently we moved institute to our new address at 203-A Goldhill Centre, Thomson Road and we then privatized our business. So now our business name is Advanced Institute of Complementary Healthcare (AICH) Pte Ltd or in short AICH Pte Ltd. This is to take our practice to the next level and to incorporate other healing modalities under one roof. Not only are other therapists able to work together with me now but clients who see us can also benefit from this partnership. So we have Monisha Assudani, Ian Pang, Richard Tan, Shuli Law, Simon Lee and a few others working out from our centre.

We at AICH work as a team of professionals. We work with people using waking hypnosis by reframing our client’s issues and counseling them. And when we need to collapse challenges and remove blockages stemming from programming from the past, we believe doing hypnotherapy is the best option. We can then directly access the subconscious mind to effect the necessary changes at this level. We use 5 PATH and 7th Path Hypnotherapy. Hypnotherapy is indeed a safe, effective and practical way to work with the mind. When necessary, we use other healing modalities as well such as EFT and energy healing.

Fauziah and the Other Therapists at PETRA and AICH use an Integrative Approach


Almost everyone in every walk of life can benefit from doing hypnosis and hypnotherapy with us and also other therapeutic modalities that we offer at our centre. We have worked with a number of challenges like fear of public speaking, fear of heights, other irrational fears, bad habits like smoking or nail biting, relationship issues, confidence and self esteem issues, concentration and focusing challenges, pain management, sleeping challenges, and many more. We have coached people to reframe their thought patterns, to manage their emotions, to relieve stress and to create abundance in their lives. There is no end to the possibilities available in the use of hypnosis and other healing modalities for well being.

Close to a thousand people have benefited from doing hypnotherapy/ healing with us.

We help you SUCCEED!

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The information contained on this blog is provided for one's general interest and knowledge only, and it does not constitute as therapy. Those seeking professional attention on specific issues are advised to contact us directly. My team and I are based in Singapore and offer one-on-one hypnotherapy, counseling and coaching sessions. We can be contacted by email at info@petrahypnosis.com. If your email is urgent, then send it to fauziahshah@gmail.com You may also call us at 6-250-6166 or 9-1000-432.

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Posted by Fauziah Shah | 9:21 PM

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