I am often delighted by the extra benefits to my clients that hypnotherapy brings them. Sometimes they can be quite surprising – and not the reason they have made an appointment to see me.

I have recently been working with a lady in her 50s for general feelings of anxiety, hypersensitivity and grief. During this process she has realised that she is feeling much calmer and more confident when horse riding.

She has been riding for many years and considered herself a quietly confident rider, but felt she needed to be more relaxed, trusting and confident to take her riding to a new level and to enable a deeper connection with the horse – which was her ultimate goal.

Hypnotherapy and Horse Riding

A bad fall had really affected her sense of ‘being on a horse’ and she would often have a flash back or anticipate problems. This fear was transcending through the horse and triggering the same flight/alert reaction which manifested into her physical state – and she would hold her breath and this would affect how tense she was in her seated position. Self-doubt would creep in and although she could control it mostly, it did not feel like harmonious riding.

During our sessions she sometimes mentioned riding but we were not specifically working on this. The outcome for her has been a more natural way of riding. She is much more relaxed and feels totally connected and at one with the horse.

Often when we are tense and stressed in our lives this will affect the things we enjoy doing. I have found when working with golfers and tennis players (and now riders) that in order to achieve that flow state, the mind and body needs to be re-aligned. The more you are mentally relaxed, the more you physically relax and create that personal sense of confidence and inner belief in yourself. This connection is vital.

Hypnotherapy is a relaxing way to implement positive goals, as well as being hugely restorative – so why not get in touch for an online appointment and experience it for yourself – you never know it could improve other areas in your life that you were not anticipating!

 

“I strongly believe that through the sessions with Lizzie, where we cover general aspects of my life, I have become less anxious, more self-confident and free to trust in my abilities and instincts, thus I am more relaxed and confident with the horse I am riding or around. This has been such a special recognition for me – riding is so important on a spiritual level. Working with Lizzie has really helped me to release in order to connect.”