Kinetic shift
What is Kinetic shift?
Kinetic shift is a 7 stage process, that is predominantly done with your eyes open and it uses client participation to work directly with the unconscious mind. It uses your feelings and emotions (state) to make the changes you need to make.
It is rapid, dynamic and intense and not in itself the classic approach to hypnotherapy. It is active, dynamic, intuitive and energising.
It is developed for individuals looking to quickly release emotional burdens, it focuses on identifying and removing the subconscious blocks that cause anxiety, trauma, and fear. This method taps into the mind’s natural healing abilities and encourages the body to release stored tensions. By addressing both the mental and physical elements of trauma and anxiety, it offers a comprehensive and effective pathway to healing
A Solution for those facing Anxiety and Trauma
For anyone experiencing anxiety and trauma, finding a therapy that provides both comfort and effectiveness is essential. Traditional methods may offer relief, but many seek a more rapid, impactful transformation. This is a unique and powerful approach designed to help you overcome the burdens of anxiety and trauma by addressing the mind-body connection. As a holistic therapy, it combines various elements of traditional hypnotherapy, neuro-linguistic programming (NLP), and other rapid change methodologies, such as EMDR, (Eye Movement Desensitisation and Reprocessing).
This method not only targets deep-seated emotional pain but also empowers you to break free from the chains of past traumas that hold you back from experiencing life fully and freely.
A kinetic shift session is something that has to be experienced.
It works with the deeper part of the mind, not with the cognitive part. Imagine in your body all that past hurt, past pain and unhelpful emotions, that are stored there, now imagine how it would feel if that can be pulled out from your body and replaced with positive, happy and joyous feelings.
How Does Kinetic Shift Work?
It operates on the premise that emotions and psychological issues are not solely rooted in the mind but are also stored in the body. This technique integrates a physical component, which involves guided movement and visualization to help clients release negative emotions and experiences. Here’s a breakdown of the core components:
1. Neuro-Linguistic Programming (NLP)
NLP techniques are used to change patterns of thinking and behavior. By reprogramming the way the brain processes information, clients can achieve a more positive and empowered mindset.
2. Physical Movement
Unlike traditional talk therapies, Kinetic Shift incorporates physical movement. This aspect helps in releasing trapped energy and emotions from the body, facilitating a faster and more profound change.
3. Visualization
Guided visualization techniques help clients imagine and experience positive outcomes, reinforcing the desired changes and helping to solidify new mental and emotional patterns.
4. Hypnotherapy
It utilizes hypnotherapy to access the subconscious mind, where many of our deep-seated beliefs and emotions are stored. By inducing a relaxed state, the therapist can work with the client to address and shift these underlying issues.
What happens during a session?
During the session I am looking at the way you do your thinking, not what it is you’re thinking. You will be asked to think briefly about the problem and how it makes you feel. For some they cannot explain in words how it is they feel, it might feel like the words are stuck. Which is why this method works content free.
A typical session involves the following steps:
1. Initial Consultation
The therapist will discuss your goals and any specific issues you want to address. This helps tailor the session to your unique needs.
2. Kinetic Shift Process
Through a series of guided movements, visualization, and NLP techniques, the therapist will help you release negative emotions and reprogram your thought patterns. I will then ask you to give me a number on how much of a problem that “thing” is. You will be asked a series of questions, of which there are no right and no wrong answers. We will then work to replace that old feeling with a happier positive feeling. To get past the “monkey mind”.
3. Induction
Using hypnotherapy techniques, the therapist will guide you into a relaxed state, making it easier to access your subconscious mind.
4. Post-Session Integration
After the session, you’ll discuss your experience and any changes you’ve noticed. The therapist may provide additional tools and strategies to help you integrate the positive changes into your daily life.
The process uses confusion.
The conscious mind can often get in the way, so creating confusion stops it from paying attention and allows me the opportunity, in that space, to get directly to that “monkey mind”. I am not only listening to what you say, but I am also looking at every movement you make, using my intuition to help guide me where to go next. Your body language can tell so much about how you feel at that moment.
Once the changes have been made, those horrible old feelings, the flashbacks and painful memories have gone, we replace those old memories and feelings with ones of moments where you can remember what it felt like to be happy, and confident, times when you felt love and joy.
When you experience this powerful technique you will know, you will feel a difference, you will know that something has changed, you will feel the release and you will feel different. Many people report after just one session experiencing this method, which is often included in many sessions depending on what comes up, they feel a significant difference. You will feel yourself changing.
This process helps resolve anxiety, fears, phobias, trauma as well as PTSD and so much more.
When working with clients I use thise method mixed in with the various other “tools” to get the best results for you.
How Kinetic Shift came about
This technique was created by Karl Smith, who after his own experience with trauma and PTSD, found that hypnotherapy helped, but wanted an alternative to traditional hypnotherapy. He took the best of the hypnotic methods he had learnt in his training and then spent 2 years field testing it with military and emergency services. It uses techniques and insights that have been tried and tested, including eye movement techniques, NLP and hypnotherapy.