WHAT COMES TO mind when you picture hypnotherapy? Perhaps a pocket watch swaying back and forth, being told “you're feeling very sleepy”, or even a TV or stage show where the hypnotist has people believing that they are chickens? Well, this isn't quite what happens during hypnotherapy sessions, and certainly not for riders addressing confidence concerns.
“Essentially, hypnosis is a state of what we'd call trance, which can be described as deep relaxation,” says master hypnotherapist Julia McHugh.
The thought of having hypnotherapy may initially spark a little anxiety, a fear that you have no control over yourself, but Julia stresses that this isn't the case.
“Hypnotherapy can't be done to you, it's
