Coffee With Hilary and Les from State of Mind Hypnosis and Training Centre

Ask us a Question or Leave a Comment! We trace how small triggers hijack the day and show how to use observation, language, and preloaded thoughts to keep your footing. Confidence becomes calm action as we practice the future self, reframe meaning, and let emotions flow without judgment. • letting small things go as a daily skill • subconscious habits, interpretation, and reaction loops • confiden...

Ask us a Question or Leave a Comment! A snowy morning turns into a deep look at choice, intention, and peace, with Groundhog Day as a map for awakening. We explore how worthiness from within frees us from chasing happiness and how detailed intentions shift daily life toward calm. • using Groundhog Day to frame surrender and growth • the four intention questions as a daily compass • choosing wants...

Ask us a Question or Leave a Comment! Two hosts explore how intention transforms experience, moving from phone distractions and group pressure to a vivid, self-directed life. We unpack the courage to create for ourselves, set boundaries, and become beacons without forcing change. • contrast as the basis of perception and motivation • intention as a lens that organizes choices • phone addiction ref...

Ask us a Question or Leave a Comment! We trace how a simple shift—asking what has not been working—turns frustration into fuel and builds a practical bridge from intention to creative action. Emotions become messages, contrast becomes a compass, and a four-stage process carries ideas into real steps. • Morning light as cue for aligned intention • The four questions for setting purpose • Why “has n...

Ask us a Question or Leave a Comment! We ride from a late-night earthquake to the deeper tremors of old beliefs, using hypnosis-informed tools to calm the body and set clear intentions. We challenge the vague “be good” script, rebuild boundaries, and show how small, present choices create real ripple effects. • earthquake jolt as a segue into ripple effects • mindfulness over outcome fixation • hy...

Ask us a Question or Leave a Comment! We trade autopilot for intention and explore how small mindset shifts change the feel and outcome of ordinary days. From haircuts to hard meetings, we show how four questions turn tasks into meaningful moments you can remember. • defining intention beyond schedules and lists • the difference between goals, plans, and intentions • using presence to transform ro...

Ask us a Question or Leave a Comment! We stare at a foot of fresh snow and dive into a clear question: how do you use meditation or hypnosis without falling asleep? We map the difference between attention and awareness, posture and comfort, and how intention decides whether you relax or truly change. • breath and light as reliable inductions • how predictability helps relaxation and can invite aut...

Ask us a Question or Leave a Comment! We explore how resistance rises when you try to change and show how self-hypnosis can turn your inner protector into an ally. We share a simple regression protocol, parts work basics, and practical steps that make progress feel safer and more natural. • winter mood as a cue for reflection • self-hypnosis statements and daily practice • resistance as protection...

Ask us a Question or Leave a Comment! We lay out a simple, practical path to reprogram habits with self-hypnosis, pairing science-backed timelines with a three-part script you can start today. A candid gym story shows how identity changes when repetition, imagery, and permission lock in. • why change begins with the mind and daily self-talk • six to eight week habit consolidation and what resets i...

Ask us a Question or Leave a Comment! We explore how self-hypnosis quiets racing thoughts, lowers stress, and helps us rewrite old stories by entering the theta state. We share simple mantras, a three-times-daily routine, and a clear way to write your own reprogramming. • meditation and hypnosis as a continuum shaped by intention • breaking thought loops and body stress cycles • relaxation setup a...

Ask us a Question or Leave a Comment! We explore how intention, not labels, separates meditation from hypnosis and share practical ways to use binaural beats to reach and hold a theta state. We show how to pair “I am” statements with entrainment to reframe old beliefs and calm a busy mind. • intention as the key difference between meditation and hypnosis • shifting attention from external noise to...

Ask us a Question or Leave a Comment! We explore realistic meditation, why emptying the mind is not the point, and how observation builds attention. We connect meditation to self‑hypnosis with practical tools like “thought bubbles,” phone-as-bell cues, loving kindness, and the release, reframe, reprogram framework. • normalizing busy minds and frustration with meditation • attention as a skill: ob...

Ask us a Question or Leave a Comment! We explore gratitude as a skill that calms a racing mind, softens the subconscious alarm, and rewires patterns through focused practice. Stories, research, and tools show how to hold the feeling longer so joy becomes a daily state, not a rare spark. • release, reframe, reprogram as a simple mental model • speaking gratitude to the body to crowd out intrusive t...

Ask us a Question or Leave a Comment! We explore how journaling shifts scattered awareness into steady attention, and why the first answer on the page often feels like true guidance. Along the way, we set up a simple gratitude experiment to prime the heart-mind connection for tomorrow’s deeper dive. • turning mental noise into focus with pen and page • using questions to guide decisions and creati...

Ask us a Question or Leave a Comment! We explore how judgment forms in the mind, why it mirrors self-criticism, and how to replace condemnation with preference and focus. A warm river morning and a playful otter help us see how appreciation differs from the heavy habit of comparison. • perception, evaluation, comparison, condemnation as the judgment sequence • self-judgment and judging others risi...

Ask us a Question or Leave a Comment! We explore how fear hijacks imagination and how to redirect that same power toward clarity, safety and action. We move from “I am” to “there is,” test catastrophic thoughts, and use repetition, writing and daydreaming to build better habits. • naming fear as a thought habit • shifting from I am to there is • testing likelihood and letting go of defense • askin...

Ask us a Question or Leave a Comment! We explore how to keep momentum during big life changes by reframing fear as a signal, practicing active choosing, and trusting our natural adaptability. We share our own move, letting go of stuff, and the simple practices that turn imagination into fuel for action. • breaking the programming that equates worth with owning more • treating fear as a warning not...

Ask us a Question or Leave a Comment! We explore how context shapes thoughts, emotions, and decisions, and why shifting from body-first to soul-led living expands what feels possible. A restless dog, a snowy morning, and a few interruptions become live demonstrations of how attention, judgment, and approval patterns can hijack choice—and how a simple question loosens their grip. • reframing I am n...

Ask us a Question or Leave a Comment! We unpack how fear and programming push us to comply, and why real freedom comes from honoring personal choice. We talk openly about selling our home, giving away our stuff, and learning to manifest together without controlling each other. • choice as the core unit of a lived life • how habit and fear mute curiosity and agency • innocent control in families ve...

Ask us a Question or Leave a Comment! We reflect on a year that felt like waiting and reframe the new one around intention, trust, and aligned action. We share our words of the year, why hypnosis helps break old programs, and how we’re evolving our work into a school that scales healing. • holiday blur and the cost of no intention • presence vs busyness and the work program • replacing money with...

Ask us a Question or Leave a Comment! We reflect on the last hours of the year, turn sleep into a nightly practice for guidance, and lay out a kinder way to set intentions without pressure. We align goals with seasons and stages of life, swap guilt for patience, and choose small daily actions that shape the river. • asking for help in dreams and lucid recall • sleep as relaxation rather than somet...

Ask us a Question or Leave a Comment! We trade noisy resolutions for quiet clarity, exploring how attention and intention reshape identity, soften ego, and turn vague wishes into specific, livable change. From the “perfect day” practice to money mindset and roles as costumes, we map a practical path to start the year as the mover, not the pawn. • winter light as a cue for renewal • attention plus...

Ask us a Question or Leave a Comment! We question ego and identity as stories we rehearse, explore how comparison fuels isolation, and look for steady ways to live closer to an authentic self without burning everything down. From roles to programs to community, we test the edges of freedom and belonging. • ego as a force born from comparison and aloneness • identity as a story reinforced by roles...

Ask us a Question or Leave a Comment! We question the promise of success and the cost of chasing “the best,” asking what remains when titles, praise, and roles change. We share personal stories of reinvention, explore ego’s grip on identity, and offer a practical shift from comparison to curiosity. • defining identity beyond labels and roles • how “best” and perfection trap attention outside the s...

Ask us a Question or Leave a Comment! We explore soul contracts as experiences rather than punishments, how judgment blocks learning, and why near-death experiences often shift values from fear to meaning. We share a step-by-step method for integrating NDEs with hypnosis and offer resources for further study. • contracts as agreements for experience, not performance • releasing judgment to access...