a study to determine the feasibility of mindful hypnotherapy (MH) as a novel treatment option, and to investigate the impact of MH on stress, psychological distress and mindfulness compared to controls. Participants in the study were college-age (18 to 21), primar-
ily female (81%) and Caucasian (65%), who identified as highly stressed, with no diagnostic indicators or history of borderline personality disorder, psychosis or schizophrenia. A total of 42 recruits completed the study. Participants were randomized into two groups, with 22 in
the MH intervention group and 20 in the control group, which received no therapeutic intervention. Baseline stress measure- ments were taken using assessments designed to measure four constructs of psychological distress: depression, hopelessness, anxiety and anger. Upon completion of the eight-week study period, these assessments were repeated for both groups. The MH group received eight weekly one-hour individual
therapy sessions at the Mind-Body Medicine Lab at Baylor Uni- versity, wherein hypnotic induction was performed with sugges- tions for achieving greater mindfulness. Participants were also given self-hypnosis audio recordings for each weekly session and were asked to practice these 20-minute recordings at home once daily and record their practice in a treatment journal. Over the course of the eight-week study, the material covered in MH sessions progressed from present-moment awareness into nonjudgmental awareness of the five senses, then nonjudgmen- tal awareness of thoughts and feelings. Other covered material included compassion for self and others, awareness of personal values and meaning in life, integrating mindful awareness and
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how to transition to a long-term mindfulness practice.
Mindful Hypnotherapy May Significantly Reduce Stress Upon completion of the study, participant feedback was clear: mindful hypnotherapy was considered a "highly satisfac- tory intervention" for managing periods of intense stress. The overall satisfaction rate for MH as a stress intervention was 8.9 on a scale of 10. Participants were largely compliant with at-home practice guidelines with 84% practicing every day. A low adverse event rate (4.5%) was also noted.
MH group members were pleased with multiple aspects of
the practice, including the number and frequency of sessions, the ease of using at-home hypnosis CDs and the clarity of session content. Large effect sizes were observed relative to areas of life contributing to stress, the level of psychological distress experi- enced and the benefits of being mindful. Control group participants, who received no intervention,
had no significant difference between baseline stress measure- ments and post-study stress levels. Elkins hopes to continue MH studies on larger numbers of people and explore the potential of MH as a therapy for other psychologically affective disorders such as depression, anxiety disorder and chronic pain.
Mindfulness Retrains Your Brain for Health Hypnosis may only have a brief history as a therapeutic
mechanism, but it has shown great promise as a low-risk/high- reward healing modality. Hypnotherapy has been used to help with smoking cessation, lessen chronic pain and benefit treat- ment-resistant depression. Mindfulness-based interventions have also demonstrated usefulness in the effort to break nicotine ad- diction in college students, and may be helpful in the manage- ment of chronic pain and fatigue, further illustrating the crossover potential for these modalities in the treatment of pain and addic- tion.
The therapeutic benefits of adopting a mindfulness practice
are more than just a new-age construct; it's scientifically vali- dated fact. Thanks to neuroimaging advancements, meditation has been shown to enhance gray matter concentrations within brain regions involved in executive functioning and contribute to beneficial alterations in the neural circuitry that regulates self- awareness, emotional processing and present-moment aware- ness.
With no known health risks presented by meditation, and
no special training or equipment required, the benefits of begin- ning a mindfulness practice are achievable to anyone with a desire to develop deeper states of relaxation and mental clarity.
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