Healing and Hypnotherapy Volume 2, Issue 10, 1 April 2018 | Page 10

A Case Study in Past Life Therapy (Part 1) For several decades now an increasing number of therapists have found that a host of human ills are treatable through past-life regression. The list includes eating disorders, alcoholism, drug addiction, allergies, asthma, depression, fears, phobias, obsessive/compulsive disorders, psychosomatic pain, relationship problems, sexual dysfunctions, even financial issues … the list goes on and on. Reduced to its basic fundamentals, Past Life Therapy is predicated on uncovering and in some cases healing the past to change the present. It is based on the theory that our character today represents a culmination of all the experiences we’ve had over numerous lifetimes. These past life events affect many aspects of our behavior and, in some instances, deeply emotional or physical traumas can cause psychological or physical problems which, may resist cure through conventional medical or psychological treatment. Past life therapy can release the effect of these repressed thoughts, events, emotions or situations and bring about a beneficial change. Certainly, in my own practice, I’ve seen some dramatic improvements in physical and mental well-being. Phobias dissolve, chronic diseases ameliorate and even disappear, emotional disturbances heal, relationships improve, and financial situations get markedly better. And here’s the critical thing – it doesn’t have to be dramatic or traumatic either. Many people simply feel better able to handle their present life. They feel like an oppressive cloud has been lifted. The sense of something suddenly clicking into place, of understanding the previously inexplicable, can throw light on many of our day-to-day feelings.