Hypnotherapy –  I will help you connect with your Subconscious Mind, your inner search engine, to help you reprogram your tapes with suggestions that are filled with love and acceptance.  Your subconscious mind is ready, willing and able to make these changes because your positive intention is powerful, and your thoughts are electromagnetic energy.  “I AM enough and loveable.”  Yes, you are.  That’s reality!

Wise Mind Process ™ accesses your Superconscious Mind which is the transformation system of the universe.  This is your Higher Self, your Wise Mind.  That’s where you can access the love, forgiveness, compassion, hope and acceptance… even with your human imperfections.

Negative Thought Stopping   As you learn to immediately stop the negative thoughts, I help you create positive, believable thoughts that you want to install in your inner tape recorder, your subconscious mind. 

EFT – Emotional Freedom Techniques   This remarkable mind-body-energy technique has proven to effectively break up pesky patterns, emotions, memories and habits that prevent you from feeling good enough, worthy and loveable.  It allows desired transformation to take root.

Choosing love over fear through A Course In Miracles as presented in the work of Gerald Jampolsky, M.D.  His book Love Is Letting Go Of Fear  is one of the best resources to choose love and forgiveness over fear.  You get this practical spirituality book as a free bonus in this course!

Forgiveness  You will learn what forgiveness truly is and ways to allow it in your life.  It’s a gift you give yourself to be free and healthy.

Loving What Is   Byron Katie’s work can be summarized in this statement “when you believe your painful thoughts, you suffer.  When you don’t believe your painful thoughts, you don’t suffer.“  Her work helps you to love more, to let go more easily, to discover what is real and not real, and to see that you are a part of any negative relationship that you struggle with.  Through this work of loving what it, you come to realize that (for example) your parents are wounded humans, like most of the wounded humans on the planet, and that you chose them for some reasons. You can now move past the victim stance and come into present time, honoring your gifts, light, love, resilience, spirituality and humor.

The Powerful Present Moment   Come into present time, instead of talking incessantly about the past with all the analyzing, blaming and strengthening of the victim stance.  You are enough, empowered and light-love filled, now!

Creating Healthy, Loving Boundaries  Creating and strengthening your container for “you.”  Then you realize that your wants, needs, dreams and desires are vitally important, too.  “Both-and” not “either-or” or “black-white.”  The absence and weakness of boundaries seem to be an endemic problem.  Creating healthy boundaries helps heal codependent tendencies in an vitally important way, so you feel more protected and confident in who you are.

11 Healing Breaths  Breath connects you to the present moment and to Life Force Energy.  This simple yet profoundly healing technique helps you foster more love for yourself and others… easily, and in a matter of minutes. 

Enhancing Your Spirituality    This is my most favorite work, supporting you in your search for truth and deep connection to that which is greater than yourself.

Healing The Broken Heart   We have learned that under life’s difficulties, stresses and trauma is a broken heart.  You will receive a bonus CD by colleague Belleruth Naparstek to help you heal this in a very direct way.

Getting Unstuck  A favorite Buddhist teacher, Pema Chodron, has some helpful and funny insights to help you get unstuck from your addictive tendencies, including this unreal belief that you are not enough.

Law of Attraction   it’s all about energy.  Our thoughts are electromagnetic energy.  Law of Attraction simply is… where you place your attention, it will grow.  We use Michael Losier’s work on LOA.  With three simple steps, we help you create and focus on your heartfelt goals and allow them.

Health, Wellness and Life Coaching   You and I will work together to help you move from the contemplation stage, to preparation, and then to action. Baby steps are fine as you move in the direction of healing changes.  Coaching helps you create the map for these changes.

Humor, Play, Poetry, Laughter, Relaxation, Fun and Creativity  Yes, this is a fun, creative, interesting process!  And it’s geared to your unique needs.

• Private wellness and health coaching
• Group wellness and health coaching
• Brown bag lunch seminars on various wellness topics
• Private smoking cessation
• Stress reduction
• Weight Release

Call me for details and pricing.I look forward to helping your employees.

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I believe you are an exceptional spiritual being and that the work you are doing is very inspriing and highly needed.
- Bruno Cortis, M.D., Cardiologist and Author of “Heart and Soul“

LIFE ENRICHMENT and HEALTHY AGING

Gina Orlando is a midwife of personal transformation. Having turned to her again and again for hypnotherapy and other healing resources, I eventually found myself.  What a joy to discover that healing transformation is possible –through gifted, skilled and knowledgeable healers liike Gina.  She will open your eyes to incredible healing resources that are just right for you. If you work with her over time, you may find that your life opens up in new and amazing ways.
- K. P, Consultant, Oak Park  2009

Weight loss and health enhancement:

Gina, I have fought an addiction to cakes, carbs and caffeine half heartedly for years. With your help I got into closer touch with my whole heart, and under your empathetic counsel I began to care deeply about what I was nourishing my body with.  I know it will continue to be a journey but I am moving away from deep cravings to a mild want, and you have given me the tools to work around the “wants”. Thanks so much for your intent listening, for picking up the cues and clues that move you to reveal and heal!
- K.S., Sales professional and artist

This group has been so helpful to me. While I have only lost about 15 pounds since we started, I know I have a different attitude and I know I can do this.  It’s not about the food.
- M.W., administrator

Gina is a colleague who happens to be as expert counselor in the field of weight loss as one could ever imagine.  She’s a truly lovely woman, spiritually gifted as well, and highly skilled in all dimensions of weight management and working with resistance.
- N.G., therapist

When I first came to Gina Orlando, I had battled my weight for 20 years. I needed a change to spur me on and thought about giving hypnosis a chance, but I was skeptical. Hell, my job requires me to doubt things until I have all the facts. Well here are the facts. a 50 lb. weight loss that has stayed off for years! Case closed!
- T.W., Chicago Police Officer, 2004 (still has maintained his weight loss)

The hypnosis class was a door opening for me to healthier living and real weight loss. There was no “instant miracle” being touted which always makes me skeptical. Understanding the body functions regarding metabolism along with lifetime lifestyle changes made real sense to me. I felt encouraged during class and not pressured to “compete” who lost the most weight. I continue to use the CDs in the evening and quiet times and feel refreshed after them. If I do fall asleep during a CD, I feel very positive the next morning. I have lost 35 pounds so far and I attribute it to using Gina’s hypnosis CDs, her great suggestions and the South Beach plan. I cut out soda, drink lots of water, very little sugar and excess carbs, try to exercise regularly and not feel guilty when I indulge in a favorite food on occasion. I really like the new energy I feel!
- LF, Forest Park , Business Owner

Quitting smoking:

I can only say thank you from the bottom of my heart. In many ways you helped save my spirit and resolve during the darkest days I have known. Whatever I face now, I have inner strength and understanding that I never had before. With love; and appreciation for all you have done for me.
- C.S.

The most subtle yet powerful thing I’ve done for positive change in my life.
- A.D., business owner

It’s uncanny. I never thought in my wildest dreams that I could do it because I was totally hooked as a smoker for 51 years. I’m now a non-smoker with Gina’s hypnosis program! I had the desire to quit and as soon as I saw her, I knew that she could help me. She looked genuine and caring. And when I quit smoking, I didn’t have any withdrawal symptoms and I haven’t gained any weight. Unbelievable. I feel better than I’ve felt in years.”
- P.C., retired,  and still is a non-smoker!

I think you’re doing wonderful work.
- M.G., senior hypnotherapist and mentor

Congratulations on your blooming ministry of healing! There is a wholeness to you that shines and I am thrilled that the light is aglow these days. Love and prayers and hugs.
- L.C., mentor

Don and I are doing well.  We are non-smokers, thanks to your professional expertise (and with me, your patience!)  Don has not touched a cigarette since Feb of 2002 and I have not since May of 2002. Thank you so much for helping us.
- E.W.

Just to let you know, since I did the hypnosis group with Gina Orlando I have not had ONE cigarette, ONE craving or gained ONE ounce!!!  Thank so much!
- R.H., Human Resources Manager

Just wanted to say hi. I’m still smoke free and loving it.
- Tony, Chicago

On March 1, 2004 I visited you for our stop smoking session. It worked immediately for me and has continued to work. I am just delighted! Now I am able to participate in an exercise program six days each week and to walk briskly without becoming short of breath. I am certainly much more active and healthy now than at the start of this year. Many thanks!
- J.C., Addictions Counselor

Gina, I am still a NON-SMOKER. I rarely think about smoking any more. There is an occasional thought every once in awhile, but that is it. Last week, as I was leaving the house, I questioned myself as to whether or not I had everything. Did I have my cigarettes? Oh no, I don’t smoke any more! It has been a reasonably easy process. It is still a decision. It’s just that that DECISION has been made easier through this process you have shown me. I believe that people who say that this does not work, are not really ready. There were times that I could have seen myself having that cigarette. The thought that kept me from smoking was that the thought of quitting again was too much to bear. Thinking about quitting was so much more stressful than actually quitting. Thank you for your help in becoming a non-smoker.
- E.H.

Children’s Issues:

My daughter is doing so well. She sleeps well now 98% of the time. This has made a huge change in her life and our lives. Thank you!
- L.G., massage therapist and Mom

My son is no longer afraid of flying bugs!  Thank you!
- B.F., Mom

My son got over his anxiety with school and test performance with your help.  He says he is even having more fun now, too.  He just did excellently on the standardized tests.
- L.R., Mom

Sports Improvement:

With your help, I was able to beat my personal best and place #5 in an international half marathon in my age range (45-55).  I am so excited!  Thank you!
- R.H., physician

Had to tell you. My golf game has improved considerably this season, but last night was a magical hour on the basketball court at the Gottlieb Fitness Center . There were only two other guys there, both hot shots, very good players in their early 20s. We played the strenuous game called “21″ where it’s every man for himself, two guys playing defense against whoever has the ball. When I started hitting 3-pointers, the two defenders (one was about 6′ 4″ the other my height) guarded me closely. I’m an old guy (62 next month) and I’ve never been quick on the dribble, so it was impossible to drive around them for lay-ups. Instead, I put up jump hook shots from 25 feet–and they went in. I’d get a rebound, race to the 3-point arc, turn and shoot in one motion in the direction of the basket and barely get it off over their outstretched hands. Nothing but net! Just about every time! They were overplaying me so much on the outside that on rare occasions I was able to surprise them with a race to the basket, putting in a reverse left-handed lay-up once and a wild underhand shot off the backboard from six feet another time. I’ve been playing basketball all my life, but I’ve never had a shooting night like this before. Talk about being in the zone, I believed every shot was going in–and about 90% of them did. I won both games we played. My young opponents seemed devastated and happy for me at the same time. What a high! I don’t know how else to explain it. Self-hypnosis works. Thanks.
- A.B., editor

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Let me first explain what therapeutic hypnotism is not.  It is not what you see portrayed on TV, movies, cartoons, and on stage where a hypnotist appears to have control over someone.  This couldn’t be further from the truth. A hypnotist has no control over a client. In fact, all hypnosis is self-hypnosis.  In the state of hypnosis YOU are in control.  In fact, my role as a hypnotherapist is to help you get back into control around the issues you are working on, and facilitate this deep state of relaxation where your subconscious mind becomes available for positive suggestions for the change you desire.  You are in control and will respond to suggestions that you are open to, for changes you desire and deserve.

The state of hypnosis is a natural mind state between waking and sleeping.  It is a time when your subconscious mind becomes available for new positive suggestions for desired change.  In this state you become highly responsive to suggestions for the positive changes you desire. It’s very natural, given to you by a Higher Source to help you manifest health, joy, love and prosperity in your life.  It’s all good.  Nothing bad can happen to you in this state.  Also, the reason hypnosis is so effective for improving health is that the subconscious mind controls and runs the body’s millions of functions.  It’s also the place where your habits and emotions live, and where the invisible walls of resistance can reside. It’s an important place to access for change.

Here are the various mind states that you use every day, followed by a number representing the number of cycles per second (Hertz, abbreviated Hz) at which your brain is moving in that state.  I’m sure you’ve heard of all of them:

• BETA = awake and alert  30-13 Hz
• ALPHA = relaxed  12-8 Hz
  This is the  state of hypnosis or trance.
• THETA = deeper hypnosis, imagery, near sleep  7-3 Hz
  This is a deeper state of hypnosis or trance.
• DELTA = sleep, dreaming  2- .5 Hz

The state of hypnosis is the Alpha and Theta states.  You are familiar with these states because you flow through the Alpha and Theta brain wave states each night as fall asleep.  You also drift into alpha when daydreaming, during meditation and prayer, when watching TV, when running or playing in the “zone.”  It is an altered state of consciousness, just like sleep is an altered state of consciousness, but it’s not as deep as sleep.  So it’s deeper, slower and more relaxed than being awake and alert (Beta) and less deep, less slow than sleep (Delta).  Yes, it’s that natural, simple and normal.  Yet, you have not been taught how to use that natural mind state, a time where your subconscious mind becomes available for new positive suggestions for desired change, where you become highly responsive to these suggestions.  It’s inherently relaxing and refreshing.

So my role as a hypnotherapist can also be called a hypnosis facilitator and positive mind coach.  It’s great and effective work, I’m very good at what I do and I love supporting positive healthy changes in people in such a non-invasive way.  I am happy to share some of the many, many success stories when I see you.  -  Read the testimonials…

I use a proven style of therapeutic hypnotism, using my trained voice and special licensed relaxing background music, along with encouraging you to use your breath to relax.  I don’t use any visual objects such as a watch and I don’t touch your body.  I don’t ask you questions when you are in the state of hypnosis.  Your job is an easy one… to sit back in a comfortable recliner and let the words flow, receiving the suggestions.  You don’t have to concentrate on the words.  Many people hear all the words. For others the words drift away, but the suggestions still get in.  Others get some “busy mind” but the suggestions still get in.  If “busy mind” occurs, simply bring yourself back to your breath, my words and the music.  In the state of hypnosis, you will feel relaxed.  Some people feel so relaxed that their arms and legs feel heavy.  Others feel relaxed in a way that they feel light and tingly.   You may experience time distortion, images, or some eyelid fluttering.  You will not be unconscious, in a coma, “out,” “under” or asleep.

As your body relaxes, your brain waves automatically will slow down and you’ll drift into a state of hypnosis.  It’s built-in to work, naturally.  Some people drift lightly, some people enter a deep state, and most are somewhere in the middle.  To measure the depth of the hypnotic trance, I use a 6-level hypnosis depth scale, with Level 6 being the deepest.  Yet all you need is a Level 1 depth for smoking cessation, weight loss, stress reduction, sports improvement or most medical conditions.  In private sessions I use a biofeedback monitor on your left palm to monitor this drifting into hypnosis.  It measures skin electricity (conductivity) and doesn’t put any electricity into your system.  It simply measures changes in the electrical conductivity of your skin.  Moist skin conducts electricity better than dry skin. When skin moisture increases, conductivity goes down.  As you relax, your skin moisture content decreases meaning that your electrical conductivity decreases as well – a highly accurate reflection of changes in your physiology.

What is so great about this relaxation data is that it gives both of us quantitative feedback to what would be a highly experiential or qualitative experience for you.  It helps me to help you very specifically.  Clients are all fascinated with the feedback they receive after their session when they see their body relaxation graph on the computer screen.

To guide my words in the characteristic flowing hypnotic style, I use scripts as an outline or guide to keep the flow going as I address your very individual and specific issues.  During the session I mostly look at the computer monitor biofeedback graph, so you are in your own private space in the recliner, relaxing with your eyes closed, so you can let go and flow with this deep relaxed state.  There is nothing to fear, you are always in control, you’ll always be able to stop this state of relaxation if you wish. You won’t know how deep you are.  The proof of the hypnosis will be in the results. Everyone seems delighted by the level of relaxation that they are able to achieve. I record the hypnosis session on a CD, which you then use daily to support your success so you achieve the positive changes in your life.  If we do interactive work in the session, you will receive a pre-recorded hypnosis CD that is specific for your issue.

Your life flows in the direction of your most dominant thoughts. Your subconscious mind acts on all thoughts and images that it’s given.  This hypnosis work helps you to put your focus and energy on what you want.  It’s time to use your mind for positive goals and vibrant health.  I will help you to learn to use your subconscious mind and positive thought which has such energy and power to create what you want in your life.  I wish you the highest and the best, and so look forward to working with you.

Healthy wishes,

Gina Orlando, MA, CH
(708) 524-9103
GOrlandoMA@aol.com