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past life REGRESSION

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Trish Lesslie goes back to her
past - and then some - in a bid
to cure persistent headaches

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HOW IT WORKS
Wissam explained the theory that all
emotions are a form of energy which can
build up, causing us to overreact to small
things and also lead to physical ailments.
By revisiting 'current' and 'past' life
events through hypnosis, we can diffuse
the emotional energy amassed.
Lying on a comfy couch in a simple
white room at ReCentre Health in
Balham, I was instructed to take deep

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CURE YOUR PHOBIAS
Most of us have something
we fear - but could virtual
reality help us conquer it
in the real world?

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breaths as I visualised relaxation filling
my body. I was asked to remember an
anger-inducing event and stay with the
sense of rage as my subconscious took
me back to a relevant scenario. My mind,
though, went blank.
After visualising myself in an 'energy
cleansing waterfall', we began again. This
time, another angry memory popped up.
Then, one after another, other painful
memories from my childhood emerged.
Eventually a scene appeared that wasn't
a 'current life' memory; it looked like it
was happening around 200 years ago.
I was being accused of something I hadn't
done and was so distressed, I felt sick.
What linked each scenario was my
frustration at not being heard. Under
Wissam's guidance I relived these events
again, this time with my adult self
supporting my child self, feeling safe,
empowered and listened to. After two
hours, I emerged feeling relaxed. What's
more, the headaches have stayed away.

If you flinch at the sight of
spiders, enclosed spaces leave
you breathless, or packed trains
have you gripping on to the
edge of your seat, it might give
you comfort to know you're
not alone.
Add in the fear of flying,
public speaking and clowns
(thanks, Stephen King) and
you've got a list of the UK's top
phobias. But, with a little

THE COLD, HARD TRUTH
Give it a go:
Revisiting unhappy
episodes from the
past (and maybe
a past life) while in a
safe environment
felt surprisingly
healing. If you can
suspend your
cynicism and are
able to convey
whatever pops into
your mind, re-living
painful experiences
can be a powerful
release, whether or
not you consider the
concept of 'past
lives' absolute tosh.

Low point:
Two hours
with unhappy
memories
is a stretch.

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technological nudge, that could
all be about to change.
Virtually cured
New research by the Centre
of Mental Health at Wurzburg
University Hospital in Germany
suggests that exposing patients
to threatening situations within
virtual environments can help
ease their phobias. The study
found those who faced their

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High point:
Even under
hypnosis, being
asked to think
of myself in a
'super cloak of
positivity' made
me laugh.

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fear of heights via augmented
reality, experienced a dramatic
decrease in their phobia when
in a real-life situation.
So if you thought the only
anxiety associated with
technology was of the
separation variety, maybe
it's time to think again.
Laura Hill, Senior Editor and
Wellness Trends Expert,
welltodoglobal.com

ILLUSTRATION: ACUTEGRAPHICS.CO.UK

ately my tolerance levels
have plummeted. I've been
increasingly impatient and
irritable. For months, I've had non-stop,
low-level headaches that occasionally
explode into a full-on migraine. Following
tests, doctors believe they're stressrelated, but I haven't been free of them
for more than a day or two at a time and
as a result, I haven't been the jolliest
person to be around.
With no belief in reincarnation, I
was sceptical about past life regression
therapy to help this or, frankly, any
problem. But over a 30-minute chat,
softly-spoken therapist Wissam Awad
assured me I could view any 'past life'
experience as a metaphor, conjured by
my subconscious to take me to a healing
place - a theory I found easier to swallow.
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