Hypnotherapy for Sports Performance (From Richmond and Twickenham Times)
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Hypnotherapy for Sports Performance
11:22am Wednesday 8th April 2009
By Richard Reid »
It seems that hypnotherapy is starting to be embraced in a whole range of fields. Take this week for instance; The Times newspaper featured an article on Vanessa Raw, a British triathlete going for gold at the London 2012 Games.
Vanessa Raw told the Times she has great expectations for the Olympics in three years time and is using hypnotherapy to help her focus and improve. She said:
“I’m in hypnotherapy at the moment and I get to visualise London already. The more I think about it, the more excited I get. I’m pretty fired up now. My plan is to win the event. I think it’s a reasonable expectation.”
I think that the vast majority of athletes would admit that mental attitude can often make the difference between winning and losing. So let’s see if hypnotherapy works for Vanessa Raw.
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Richard Reid is a professional Psychotherapist, Hypnotherapist and Counsellor. He has practices in Twickenham, Harley Street and Piccadilly Circus and is a former therapist at The Priory Hospital. Richard's areas of specialism include: Eating Disorders, Stress and Trauma. www.pinnacletherapy.co.uk
