Competitors Edge

Performance Training for the Mind

Holistic Hypnotherapy / Healing Touch / Light & Sound Therapy

Hypnotherapy

What it is- Simply stated, Hypnotherapy is the process of freeing your mind from the habitual patterns of thinking and feeling the "trip us up" in sport or in life.  It is through this education, communication between the conscious and sub-conscious minds that the same message or desired information is received and accepted as truth. Hypnotherapy creates a mind and body connection that makes change, growth and healing possible.

Quantum Focusing is based on the principals of Hypnotherapy, creative stress management, and Quantum Physics. It is the process of creating a habitual state of being relaxed, alert, and in the moment. In this state, we are able to choose our responses to life's situations, rather than reacting to these situations in an un-conscious way.

How it works- The sub-conscious mind is where all habits, patterns and belief systems are formed, So, it is on a sub-conscious level that effective change can take place. To facilitate this process, the client is seated comfortably as the therapist uses guided imagery to quiet and relax the conscious  or critical mind. As the client reaches deeper levels of relaxation, they are still aware of their surroundings and the direction given by the therapist. The process continues with guided imagery, visualization and other techniques, to create and deliver positive suggestions and desired messages to the sub-conscious mind. Upon completion of the session, the client will have full recollection of their experience, will usually notice an immediate shift in their perspective and have greater insight to their situation.

Benefits of Hypnotherapy-

Ø      Achieve goals and  personal growth

Ø      Build confidence and self-worth

Ø      Change negative patterns

Ø      Decrease or eliminate physical symptoms

Ø      Eliminate stress, anxiety, fears, phobias, and unwanted habits

Ø      Increase focus and learning

Ø      Promote health and wellness

Healing Touch

What it is- Healing touch is a bio-field therapy that is an energy- based approach to health and healing. It uses touch to influence the energy field that surround the body, and the energy centers that control energy flow from the field to the physical body. Non-invasive techniques utilize the hands to clear, energize and balance the fields, promoting physical, emotional, mental, and spiritual health and healing. The goal of Healing Touch is to restore harmony and balance in the energy system; which supports the body's natural ability to heal itself. Healing Touch complements conventional health care and is often used in collaboration with other approaches to health and healing.

How it works- The body's energy comes from within and radiates outward, surrounding the body in rainbow colored layers of energy, which is referred to as the "aura" or "energy field". Illness appears in this field before it manifests in the body. When you are in pain, ill, or stressed, your energy will be blocked or congested. By clearing these congested areas, flow is restored and healing can progress. Through this hand-scanning process, the therapist may touch or work just above the body. The client remains fully clothed and is comfortably seated or lying down.  The movement of the therapist's hands in your energy field, along with other sensations like coolness or warmth, may or may not be felt. Balance and healing of your body's energy does not require your awareness of such sensations to be effective. Individuals often experience an immediate sense of relief from pain and stress. This renewal of energy can last for days and sometimes weeks following treatment.

Light and Sound

What it is- Audio-visual stimulation develops brain synchrony, often referred to as "the Zone". The brain works at its best when both hemispheres are working in harmony- "synchrony".  Developing synchrony is developing the state of mind where your participation and focus are everything and there are no distractions. This state of mental balance insures a peak performance.  AVS programs are designed to train the brain to enter certain brain wave states, promoting: balance, relaxation/recovery, focus, concentration, and learning.

During sports training, one needs the left brain for motor planning, timing, sequencing, and analyzing. However, during the performance, the person needs to activate the right side of the brain for peak performance or the Zone. If there is an imbalance of brain activity, one may experience more stress and lack of resolve. Stress is also the major cause of failure and illness today. Stress is useful until it reaches the level of anxiety. Calmness, therefore, allows us to master the situation, create options, and reach goals.

How it works- The SPORTSLINK FOCUS TRAINER is designed to help the brain and body work together to create a state of relaxation and focus through calmness. Light and sound technology is successful because the greatest needs of our brain are nutrition and light. Other stimulation such as sound is also necessary but is secondary. Daily amounts of light are mandatory for peak performance and rehabilitation.

Because the brain is electric and operates by frequency, light and sound is a perfect modality. Light and sound technology operates on electric frequencies called Hz., better known as cycles per second. Through frequency, light and sound can provide a friendly, usable energy input for the brain. Communication between the two is provided as the lights send a coded message across all areas of the brain including the all-important visual cortex. Since brain cells are highly sensitive to light, they then act as light transducers and can translate the flickering light stimulus into the brain. The result being a response as the lights are seen by the retina through closed eye lids.

Benefits of Light & Sound Therapy-  Anxiety , Body / Mind Connection,  Concentration and Focus,  Injury Rehabilitation, Acceleration of Healing Time, Pain Control, Relaxation

The Client's Role and Responsibility in Treatment: "Homework" is given to help energy treatments hold longer, and to further facilitate the process and reinforce the groundwork of Mental Training and Hypnotherapy sessions.

Renette Dickinson, CHt.

Ø      Certified Hypnotherapist (IMDHA)

Ø      Certified Mental Training Coach

Ø      Certified Quantum Focusing Coach

Ø      Certified Yoga Instructor

Ø      3^rd Degree Black Belt (Choi Kwang Do)

Ø      Owner of Integrated Training Systems- Martial Art-Sport and Conditioning Center

Specializing in:

Ø      Sport Performance

Ø      Focus

Ø      Anxiety & Stress Reduction

Ø      Injury- Accelerated Healing

Ø      Personal Growth

Ø      Unwanted Habits