What is Intuition and How do I Develop It?

Intuition is an innate ability that we all possess. It’s a feeling or understanding of what’s true that comes from your subconscious or your inner voice.

It is not an analytical skill that comes from your conscious mind.   It is that part of you deep inside, the very center core of your subconscious mind that is logical, rational, cool and collected, calm and relaxed, clever and wise, your true Essence.

Some people refer to this as their inner guide or advisor. Others refer to this as their higher self or guardian angel. But regardless of the name, it has this incredibly special function of guiding you from within to continue to find your own way for self-actualization, your own way to learn the difference between past and present.

Intuition helps us survive by providing fast responses that usually offer an appropriate, immediate action to address a situation. It stimulates spiritual growth, connecting with the Divine, through intuition and clairsentience (a sense of knowing). It is all about getting used to information coming to you from a different source. Guidance comes from within and the more you listen and trust, the easier it becomes.

One way to develop intuition is to learn how to relax your mind and release the subconscious mind into the super-conscious. This can be done through hypnosis, meditation, mindfulness, and other relaxation techniques.

At ChangingLivesHypnosis, Georgina Cannon & Mary McCandless, you will learn how to quiet your busy, critical conscious mind, connect to your inner guidance and develop your spirituality in many ways.

Our next workshop on Developing Your Intuition at www.changingliveshypnosis.com is offered through Zoom. 

Questions are always welcomed by mary@changingliveshypnosis.com

When you are ready to stop smoking through hypnosis, the following is what must be accomplished the week before your first session.  This indicates that you are committed to make the changes you desire to become smoke free for life.  Three sessions are recommended to be successful.

STOP SMOKING AGREEMENT

(This is a legal binding document)

Goal Statement:  I will be smoke-free by  ___________________.

Primary Objective:  (What are my thoughts?)

I’ll rid myself of the idea that I get pleasure from cigarettes or that I have a need for them.  I believe I own the habit instead of the habit owning me.

Enabling Objectives:  (What is my behavior?)

1. I agree to buy a different brand of cigarettes every morning. (I can only buy my cigarettes in the morning.)
2. If my daily allotment is 15 cigarettes, I am to break up and throw away ten cigarettes when I buy my pack. Any cigarettes left over  at night are to be broken up and thrown away before going to sleep.
3. Grubbing or giving is out, of course.
4. I agree to replace my ashtrays at work and at home with a glass of water.
5. Each time I want a cigarette, I will take a deep breath, take a slip of water and ask myself, “Do I really want this cigarette?”  That is my trigger point.  It’s my signal to make myself aware that I am about to become smoke-free for life.
6. I will practice my self-hypnosis and auto-suggestion exercises every day to reinforce my goal statement.  Each night before I go to sleep, I will place one hand on my chest and one hand on my abdomen and repeat to myself ten times, counting on each finger of each hand, “I am smoke free for life.  My life.  I am in control.”  
7. I will mark my calendars with a large QD on my Quitting Date. I feel very good about this commitment.
8. I will increase my intake of water and fruit during this period and take Vitamin C, Calcium, Vitamin D and Vitamin B.
9. I will reduce my coffee and alcohol intake and will drink more water.                                                     

                                                Questions are always welcomed by mary@masterhealer.ca, 905-377-8585                                                                                                          Mary McCandless, Master Healer & Master Hypnotist, Hypnosis Instructor                                                               Cobourg Centre for Hypnosis, 1001 Ontario Street, Cobourg, ON  K9A 3C8

There are constantly new crystals being unearthed and it is through working with them, that we discover how they affect us physically, emotionally, mentally, and spiritually.

As no two people are alike, the same applies to crystals.  Each crystal has its own personality and will have a different effect energetically.

For this reason, it is important for you to choose which crystal is right for you.

I was first introduced to Andara crystals upon a pilgrimage to Kauai where I noticed a small hand-made sign tucked into the bushes on the side of the road. I followed the sign and my intuition and found myself in front of a garage.  It was here that I met Mark of Kauai Gems for the first time and was introduce to a whole new world of unusual crystals, including Andara.

“Not a “crystal” in the true sense of the word, few crystals generate such intense controversy as Andara glass. Opinions are sharply divided, and many claims made. Some people believe it could be the Philosopher’s stone, a master cure-all with the highest vibration of any “crystal” yet found and powerful transformative qualities that stimulate channeling and access universal wisdom through connection with the highest levels of consciousness. To others, it is scrap glass from a rubbish heap. It depends on how your personal frequencies resonate or dissonant with the Glass.

Said to contain the prima–materia of the ancient alchemists, a combination of 70 minerals, Andara Glass was apparently found by a Native American shaman on a dump – claimed to be an ancient sacred site – near a vortex point in the High Sierra Mountains. Allegedly Andara Glass is infused with monoatomic elements of gold, silver, iridium, chrome and platinum and trace elements of iron, manganese, selenium, cobalt, copper, nickel, titanium and uranium, essential elements for health, well-being, and spiritual activation.

A protective stone Andara Glass guards against electromagnetic smog and environmental pollution. In those who are attuned it, it clears negativity, activates, and aligns all the chakras and rapidly accelerates spiritual growth. Increasing the flow of energy around the meridians, it strengthens the bio magnetic field.

Myths has rapidly grown around this Glass. It is postulated to be an ancient healing stone of Atlantis and the Lemurian imbued with crystal codes and that considerable knowledge can be obtained about those civilizations. It facilitates a link to Archangel Michael, other Archangels, and ascended Masters. A stone of paradox and contradictions, it should be called the “make up your own mind” – or “try it and see”, as it is said to overcome doubts. An invaluable aid for assessing how you interact with a crystal rather than believing what you are told by an “expert”, it reminds us that we each have an equal valid opinion and that there is no right or wrong in crystal work, just different experiences according to how our awareness functions. Andara Glass is a useful receptacle for manifestation rituals.

Andara Glass has a centre core of tranquility that deepens meditation and placed on the back of the neck, acts as an alta major and soma chakra connector. Past, present, and future become one and you move with ease through time and beyond.  Each colour carries separate properties.   Green is a renewing stone that contains the fountain of youth while lilac or lavender connects to St. Germain and the Archangel Zadkiel, linking to the violet flame of transmutation and opening metaphysical gifts. Yellow-brown Shaman Andara resonates particularly well with those attuned to Reiki.

HEALING  Andara Glass is reputed to be a master healer restoring health and equilibrium. It works from the subtle bodies and the etheric blueprint to balance the physical body but may do whatever is asked of it.

POSITION  Hold, place or meditate with the stone as appropriate or disperse gem essence around the aura.”  Judy Hall, Crystal Bible 3

The Andara Crystals that I carry come from the Etherium Fields of the High Sierra Mountains of Northern California (the original find/source from over twelve years ago).

Who amongst us hasn’t searched a patch of clover for the ‘lucky one’ with four leaves, only to press it into a book for safe keeping?  My sister has had that gift all her life.  In fact, one of the boys she taught in kindergarten still carries one she gave him in his wallet, forty years later.  

Or, picked a dandelion puff to blow into the wind sending hundreds of wishes into the sky. 

Or pulled each petal from a daisy, determining whether they were loved or not.

I think of all these things as HOPE. 

HOPE is also an amazing woman, named Valerie Hawkins, who survived the ravages of cancer, again and again.  Her passion to help others who were experiencing this same loss of health and dignity was ever present.  As a lightworker, Val decided to study hypnosis with me to enable herself and others to continue to help and heal themselves, using the power of their subconscious or inner mind.  Connecting with their deep healing inner wisdom, enabling a sense of peacefulness and calm, optimism, confidence and most importantly HOPE, to prevail.

This recording captures the true essence of her positivity to live each day to the fullest, regardless.  I recorded it with her in mind this year adding only those thoughts that would truly enhance her message.  Believe.  Anything is possible.  Live Aloha.

This meditative, self-hypnosis recording will help you to develop a whole new way of being.  You will enable your body, mind and spirit to begin to heal, regenerate and restore.  This will help relax your stress response and boost your immune system.

Self-Hypnosis refers to a peaceful, meditative state in which positive suggestions are introduced into your subconscious mind. This can literally change your thoughts, feelings, perceptions, how you behave and react.  Hypnosis is safe and effective and can increase your abilities to focus, cut through the fog and clear your mind, calm the moment and help you move forward into a healthier, happier life.

Simply sit quietly and listen to one of these guided meditations at least once a day for 21 days or even as you are preparing for sleep. Gently, positively, effectively your life will change….all you must do is listen. 

This audio program is not designed to diagnose or treat any medical condition.  Do not listen to this recording if you have been diagnosed with epilepsy, disassociated disorder or have had recent heart surgery. Do not listen to this recording, if you are driving or operating heavy machinery. 

If you would like to receive a FREE Mp3 of HOPE contact mary@masterhealer.ca  Mary McCandless is a Master Hypnotist and Certified Instructor of Hypnosis and an active member of the National Guild of Hypnotists.   https://www.masterhealer.ca

Got a sweet tooth or are all your teeth sweet?  Can’t pass up on that new bag of Lay’s Light potato chips?

Whether you live to eat or eat to live, a new year brings our minds to a fresh start; healthier, happier, less stress.

As a Master Hypnotist, I see that stress is the number one cause of sugar and yes, salt addictions.  And, of course, the more we are stressed the more we eat.  I think of it as looking for the sweetness in life.

Yes, we eat when we are unhappy, sad, depressed, lonely, anxious, angry, as well as when we are happy! “What can we eat to celebrate?”

The more you try to stop, the more your taste buds remember just how much they crave its deliciousness and how much better you’ll feel with just one…bite.

I mean, if you’ve opened the bag of chips, you might as well finish it. Or, just one cookie becomes the first row of cookies in the tray…or two.

Does just talking about it make your mouth water?

Perhaps, you stay away from it all day, only to binge on all things sweet or salty once you’ve finished dinner.

It’s just a habit and habits can be changed permanently. 

We all know the reasons to take control of our habits; weight gain, obesity, depression and heart disease, but it doesn’t happen just by knowing consciously.

Change your habit and you change your life, easily and effortlessly.

To learn more about how hypnosis might help you, schedule a complimentary consultation or schedule an appointment, with Master Hypnotist, Mary McCandless at the Cobourg Centre for Hypnosis & Natural Healing.

https://www.masterhealer.ca/appointment-free-consultation/

Healing Through Hypnosis
Interview of Master Hypnotist, Mary McCandless,

Cobourg Centre for Hypnosis and Natural Healing,

by Elizabeth Palermo,The Link, Winter Solstice 2016

The idea of being hypnotized tends to evoke images of people seated on a stage, falling asleep to a count of three and then doing something embarrassing. That’s showbiz of course. Despite being exploited for entertainment, hypnosis helps many people lose weight, stop smoking, overcome anxieties and fears, and manage pain. It can work for almost anyone and any age.

The key to hypnotherapy is establishing trust with a certified hypnotist who creates the right setting for relaxation and focused attention. Mary McCandless is a Master Hypnotist living and working in Cobourg who will spend up to two hours initially getting to know a client. “Sometimes you meet someone and say, ‘Oh yeah, they get me.’ They have a similar language,” says the 64-year-old who’s formerly from Toronto and is also a Reiki Master.

“You can’t change the story, but you can close the book…”

A certified hypnotist guides a process of quieting the mind so the client will consider suggestions that enable releasing what holds them back. It’s not about intellectualizing why the client is feeling a certain way, but using special exercises where people can let the old storyline go. “Hypnosis is reframing and retraining the subconscious mind,” says McCandless, explaining the subconscious stores old feelings and emotions – usually imprinted on the psyche from a very young age – like books lining shelf after shelf in a library. “You can’t change the story, but you can close the book so it no longer affects you.”

It’s not uncommon for people to think they’ll fall asleep or lose control and cluck like a chicken when hypnotized! Rather, many hypnotherapy clients come into a heightened state of awareness that allows self-exploration and healing. “It’s impossible to change habits without a quiet mind,” says McCandless. “I’ll begin with something like a guided meditation: ‘Follow your breath. Begin to notice where you’re holding tension. Relax that…’ and the person uses their very powerful mind to relax.”

When McCandless works with people recovering from surgery and in great pain “We find a way for them to relax and then positive suggestions can be given: ‘I am in control. My body is healing itself easily and effortlessly. I am healthy and happy. Each day I get better and better,’” she says. “I think of the subconscious as where the diaphragm is – your intuition, your gut, where the ‘fight or flight’ instinct resides, the solar plexus, your inner home. Sometimes we have to clean it out. I call it dumping the junk. Letting it go.”

For Nancy Smale of Castleton, hypnosis has helped her lose more than 40 pounds. She has struggled her whole life to keep weight off and now in retirement has kept the weight off for two years – her longest ever. “We worked a lot in the beginning on self- esteem and past emotional stuff, and then as we got going we worked with food and weight loss.” Hypnosis changed everything for Smale, who listens to recordings of her sessions at home.

Not feeling good enough consumes so much of our collective psyche experience – and the best suggestion, the sincerest message we can give others, especially children, McCandless says is, “You can do anything you focus on. It completely overrides the ‘I’m not good enough.’”

Does it work?  Absolutely!

After suffering a for a large portion of my large with sleeping issues and trying just about everything out there, I took a chance on Mary’s sleep hypnosis CD, Sleep Like a Baby. Figured it was worth a try. She warned me that that it would likely be a couple of weeks before I would see the results, but within the first week I was already sleeping better. And it continued to get better, just through listening everyday when I went to bed. If I got up to the bathroom, I simply hit play again before laying down again. I’ve also noticed a couple of wonderful side effects, besides being almost completely off sleeping medication, my migraines (which I have suffered from for over 20 years several times a month and in times several times a week) have severely declined, and my energy level is much higher. I may still not want to cut the grass, but I now have the energy to do so. Her voice is incredible to listen to and the track is only about 20 minutes and what a wonderful solution to what seems to be a lifelong issue. I used to dread going to sleep, figuring that it was simply a waste of time since I wouldn’t sleep anyways. Now I can’t wait to go to sleep. So very grateful to Mary for her help.  MLS

Self-Hypnosis refers to a safe, peaceful, meditative state in which positive suggestions are introduced into your subconscious mind. This can literally change your thoughts, feelings, perceptions and how you behave and react.

Simply sit quietly and listen to this guided meditation at least once a day for 21 days or even as you are preparing for sleep. Gently, positively, effectively, your life will change. All you have to do is listen.

I travel a lot with my job and often I can’t fall asleep in an unfamiliar place. My mind keeps replaying the same things over and over again. I tried everything. Nothing helped. I Skyped with Mary and she helped me fall asleep easily and remain asleep throughout the night. Her voice is warm and comforting and now, I take her with me wherever I go. Her Sleep Like a Baby CD does the trick every time. LL

For more information about how to change your life for the better, schedule an appointment or a free consultation, with Mary McCandless, Master Hypnotist.  Mary McCandless, is an active member of the National Guild of Hypnotists. Mary McCandless is also a Certified Teacher of Hypnosis, located at The Cobourg Centre for Hypnosis & Natural Healing in Cobourg, Ontario (Northumberland County).

https://www.masterhealer.ca/appointment-free-consultation/

Questions are always welcomed.

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Aromatherapy, also referred to as Essential Oil therapy, can be defined as the art and science of utilizing naturally extracted aromatic essences from plants to balance, harmonize and promote the health of body, mind and spirit. It seeks to unify physiological, psychological and spiritual processes to enhance an individual’s innate healing process.

It was the French perfumer and chemist, Rene- Maurice Gattefosse, who coined the term “aromatherapie” in 1937 with his publication of a book by that name. His book, Gattefosse’s Aromatherapy, contains early clinical findings for utilizing essential oils for a range of physiological ailments. It seems vital to understand what Gattefosse’s intention for coining the word was, as he clearly meant to distinguish the medicinal application of essential oils from their perfumery applications.

So we can interpret his coining of the word “Aromatherapie” to mean the therapeutic application or the medicinal use of aromatic substances (essential oils) for holistic healing. As the practice of aromatherapy has progressed, over the years, it has adopted a more holistic approach encompassing the whole body, mind and spirit (energy). National Association of Holistic Aromatherapy

“Aromatherapy is… the skilled and controlled use of essential oils for physical and emotional health and well being. “Valerie Cooksley

“Aromatherapy is a caring, hands-on therapy which seeks to induce relaxation, to increase energy, to reduce the effects of stress and to restore lost balance to mind, body and soul.” Robert Tisserand

“Aromatherapy can be defined as the controlled use of essential oils to maintain and promote physical, psychological, and spiritual wellbeing.” Gabriel Mojay

“Aromatherapy can be defined as the art and science of utilizing naturally extracted aromatic essences from plants to balance, harmonize and promote the health of body, mind and spirit. It is an art and science which seeks to explore the physiological, psychological and spiritual realm of the individual’s response to aromatic extracts as well as to observe and enhance the individual’s innate healing process. As a holistic practice, Aromatherapy is both a preventative approach as well as an active method to employ during acute and chronic stages of illness or ‘dis’-ease.

It is a natural, non-invasive modality designed to affect the whole person not just the symptom or disease and to assist the body’s natural ability to balance, regulate, heal and maintain itself by the correct use of essential oils.” Jade Shutes

Master Healer, Mary McCandless is a Professional Aromatherapist and an active member of the National Association of Holistic Aromatherapy.

Author, Mary McCandless’ Drop by Drop Aromatherapy Blending Guide has been created to make the combining of pure essential oils easier and safer. Here is one reference book which contains all the information you need to correctly and safely blend your therapeutic oils.

Colour Therapy can create balance and harmony in your life and help you achieve success, both personally and professionally.

Colour effects every single part of our lives. It enhances our mood, lifts our spirits, affects our emotions and behaviour, while influencing the way we see ourselves and others. Colour also can effect our way of thinking, both on a conscious level and subconscious level.

Colour is light and light is the only energy we can see. If you hold a prism or crystal to the sun, it would result in a beautiful coloured rainbow of light. This visible light or energy has a healing effect on us.

There are hundreds of Energy centers in and around your body. We call these centers “Chakras” (pronounced “shock-ruhs”), which means “wheel” in Sanskrit. Normally, healers focus on seven or eight of the major chakras.

Each Chakra has a connection with strong colours and sounds (musical notes) that they both radiate and absorb. Some people are able to actually see auras or the energetic field that surrounds everything living thing.

In Colour Therapy, a trained therapist uses the colours of the spectrum to balance Chakra energy that is lacking in a person’s body whether it be physical, mental, emotional, or spiritual.

Mary McCandless, Master Healer & Colour Therapist in Cobourg, incorporates Colour Therapy into Reiki or Spiritual healing treatments, often through the use of gemstones, crystals, prisms, candles or coloured silk fabrics.

If you’re interested in exploring the healing effects of colour on all aspects of your life, contact Cobourg’s Master Healer & Colour Therapist, Mary McCandless.

Crystal Therapy (or Crystal Healing) is an alternative healing modality where crystals are placed on or around the body and the surrounding room. This can heal, strengthen and balance energy within us, rejuvenating the whole being and promoting positivity.

Crystals have the ability to absorb energy, enabling them to clear the negativity of stress and anxiety, while balancing your body on a physical, mental, emotional and spiritual level.

Each Crystal, semi-precious or precious gemstone, emits a distinct healing and energy vibration.

This vibrational energy has the power to heal at the very source of an illness before symptoms manifest in the physical body. Symptoms labeled as illness, may be signs of imbalance, blocked creativity or emotional trauma.

While you remain fully clothed, crystals are placed either singularly or in combination upon the body during the hour treatment.

Crystal energy affects all levels of your being and the space in which you live and work. The energy helps to balance your Chakras (Energy centers) and auras to promote healing, but also provides protection, mental clarity, enhances love or eases transitions and improves your self-esteem, which attracts success and prosperity.

A large assortment of energizing crystals and gemstones for your home, office, car, personal space or altar and the knowledge to help you choose which is best for your individual situation, is available at Master Healer in Cobourg, (Northumberland Country), Ontario.

Each Crystal has been hand selected for its energy and healing properties by Master Healer, Mary McCandless. Questions are always welcomed.