Check this off the bucket list; my curiosity is satisfied. I experienced hypnosis and past life regression therapy and learned so much about myself.
I had tons of questions before I went there – and I’m sure you have lots of questions too. I’m going to share my honest experience as I remember it. Then, I’ll answer as many questions as I can. Please keep asking me more; I want to answer as many questions as possible!
What Is Past Life Regression Therapy?
I can’t explain this as well as the National Institute of Health, so I’ll quote them:
Past life regression is a technique that attempts to use hypnosis in order to recover memories from previous lives. According to past life regression therapists, many mental health issues that patients experience may have their origins in traumatic experiences of past lives. Thus, through hypnosis, practitioners take the patients back in time (regression) (1). This regression could be to periods of their infancy, but also to periods of their gestational development, or periods before they were born with their current body, but their soul may have been embodied in another body, i.e., past lives.
-National Institute Of Health
Therapists that are trained in PLR therapy believe in the hypothesis of reincarnation, but they don’t think that this belief is essential for everyone to have for themselves.
I’ll explain.
Do You Have To Believe In Past Lives For It To Work?
No, you do not have to believe in past lives or reincarnation to experience the benefits of PLR therapy.
In fact, Ann Barham, LMFT, a certified past life regression therapist and author of the 2016 book, The Past Life Perspective: Discovering Your True Nature Across Multiple Lifetimes, describes it like this:
“We can treat the past life stories as illustrative metaphors for the issues and influences in a person’s current life.”
So, if you believe in reincarnation, this could be a wonderful way to connect with other lives you lived. If not, this is a wonderful way to dig deep into your subconscious and unearth truths you need yourself to know, and is one of the things you can do, if you’re into spiritual things and astrology as I’m, and since I’m a libra, I also know the libra dates for my zodiac to find information about my life.
My Experience
Now let’s get to the good part. What was the hypnosis for past life regression like for me?
The entire hypnosis lasted an hour, but I’ll sum it up best I can.
Before The Session
I sat down in a comfortable recliner, and my therapist, Melissa from Nova Alternative Wellness, chatted with me a bit to try and understand the healing I needed to get out of this session.
I explained I’m tired of my poor self-image and want to get rid of it. I was feeling really nervous and excited, unsure what being hypnotized would feel like. She was super kind and helped me relax.
Beginning of Hypnosis
Melissa guided me through deep breathing and relaxation exercises. My eyes were closed the entire time. She helped me visualize a vibrant green field and a clear path towards a tree of life.
Then, she guided me down 10 steps. As she counted down each step, I became more relaxed and able to turn off my outside thoughts (which is really hard for me, since I have ADHD and near-constant thoughts). If you appreciate evidence-based approaches to therapy and want to incorporate hypnosis techniques with a strong scientific foundation into your practice, Jason Linett’s clinical hypnotherapy training can help you do so effectively.
My First “Past Life”
After reaching step number one, I was completely relaxed. She asked me to tell her the first things I see, feel, or hear.
I felt like I was standing on old wood floor. I couldn’t see it in the same way you see a physical floor, but I could see it as vividly as you imagine scenes when you read a book. I can’t explain how, but I felt like I was on a stage.
I didn’t know entirely where I was, but it felt English, like I was putting on a Shakespearean play. And I didn’t have a major part. I was on the stage alone, looking at the empty seats before me.
Melissa asked me what I did next. I moved backstage to see my best friend. But after the show, I was lonely. Not only was I just a supporting character, but Emily received all the praise, all the invitations to go out. I wanted it to be me.
I felt like I wasn’t as good as Emily and didn’t continue trying. I let her go out without me and wallowed in my loneliness.
Then, Melissa walked me through the pain of that moment and let it go on a balloon.
My Second “Past Life”
Next, Melissa asked me where I was and what else I saw. I felt the presence of books around me, and soft pillows began to appear with them. I was in a small room of a comfortable home that was turned into a home library. I was young, 4th grade. Time period was before computers, but still 20th century. I couldn’t tell what year.
This time I lived with grandparents and loved it. I grew up happy, taken care of, well-liked and with lots of friends. Then time zoomed forward and I was in college and fell in love with my best friend, a girl named Tasha.
I guess having so much love and support all my life made me bold because I confessed my love to this girl. But, she broke my heart, rejecting my sexuality and confessing she needed to marry a man and have kids in order to “do the right thing.”
The loss and rejection hurt.
Melissa walked me through the process of pulling all that pain out and letting it go on a balloon again.
The Message
At the end of letting two things go, Melissa guided me back to a pond with a reflection of myself. She asked me if I had any messages for myself. I felt like I was being told three things:
- You Are Beautiful
- Let Others Love You
- I Love You
The most emotionally moving one was the “I love you” because it came from me.
Then, Melissa guided me back to being less relaxed so I could open my eyes.
What I Learned
I learned that deep inside; I have an insecurity about not being chosen. When someone else gets what I have wanted for so long, it triggers me and causes me pain.
I also learned that it’s extremely painful to give yourself to someone completely, only to have them not choose you. It makes me feel unwanted and like I’m not good enough for them.
Basically, way deep down, I worry so much about not being good enough.
Above it all, I am good enough and I am beautiful and I am most definitely worth it. Their choices hurt, but they don’t define me. Today, I’m in a loving, healthy, fulfilling marriage with a man that constantly builds me up. But I’ll never be able to completely accept his love or love him back until I love myself.
I have to stop believing that my past experiences tell my entire story. They are just a small part; just a sliver in the mirror of time.
Today, right now, I am a beautiful and smart person and I love myself. The more I believe that truth, the more love from Will and my family I feel. And the more love I feel, the more I can give back.
Is PLR Hypnosis Witchcraft?
No, absolutely not. Not once did Melissa call on any gods or goddesses. She didn’t do any incantations or say any prayers. It was basically guided meditation and super-deep relaxation and introspection.
Will I Go Back?
Absolutely! I believe that these sessions tell me more about myself and help me retrain my thoughts.
Since I have ADHD, it’s really difficult for me to experience complete stillness and focus on good, positive, uplifting imagery.
I believe that these images that I experience in hypnosis sessions are metaphors. They help me go way deep into the core of who I am and help me extract the truths I know I need to hear.
Don’t You Believe In God?
Yes, I do! I still love the God of Christianity. I belive that God can use sessions like this to speak to me and help me overcome the pain that evil in this world causes.
I could write an entire blog post about my spiritual beliefs, and maybe I will. For now, this post is about my PLR session.
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