Linda's Testimonials

• I have been going to Avalon practically since the doors opened, primarily for yoga classes. The atmosphere, the energy, the love, the people, have all been very important to me. So I finally decided to try hypnotherapy with Linda to see if I could conquer my nasty nicotine habit. I really had no expectations as I was not very knowledgeable about it.
  
  But, I really needed a kick in the butt (no pun intended!) At the first session we talked intimately for quite awhile, about reasons I smoked, reasons I wanted to quit, etc. It was very comfortable and very non-judgemental, for which I was glad. Then Linda put me “under” and used positive thoughts and images that I could constantly refer back to as tools for quitting. I was completely aware of my surroundings-actually my senses seemed very acute even though I was in a very deep state of relaxation. The experience was very positive and left me feeling good when it was over. One does not leave a hypnotherapy session “cured” and I did not expect that. Rather, the suggestions made in the session kind of root themselves in the subconscious and expand over time till they fill your mind and kind of  push out the original thoughts or habits that you would like to discard. I had more than one session (and each one was enjoyable) and am proud to call myself a non-smoker. The finest part about it is that I no longer carry the guilt I had when I smoked, and I know that this is for life. I will not ever smoke again.
  
  I thank Linda and Avalon for helping me achieve this goal and recommend this method to anyone who has the desire to overcome some personal battles!

 Dale Skorburg

• I am very pleased to be able to provide this witness to your remarkable skills (gifts, really…)
  
  Starting with our first hypnotherapy session while I was still in the hospital following my double lung transplant surgery, you helped me to fully accept my new organs, unfold them into my new being and acknowledge my reborn self. I am convinced that your help has been a vital force in my remarkable and (mostly!) complication-free recovery.
  
  As we continued to work together, you helped me come to terms with my “survivor guilt”, and accept the loss of my donor’s life – but not his spirit, which, thanks to you, now reinforces my own.
  
  I hope that you are able to continue this type of therapy and share your abilities with many other transplant  patients. The state of the mind-body-spiritual interface is a crucial component in organ transplantation. These are still “early days” in the transplant business; much of the territory is unmapped. The doctors and surgeons provide and refine the necessary physical skills, procedures, and protocols. The anti-rejection medicines constantly improve, and public awareness of the need for organ donation continues to grow, but, as yet, precious little is being done to help with the real healing, which always comes from within.
  
  You are truly a pioneer in this work. I was blessed to find you, and I sincerely hope many others are similarly blessed in the future.
  
  Your client, but mostly your friend,

 Rick Allison