My friends Shanille Reynolds and Desh have just released their first original track – ”Brighter Days”.

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Life doesn’t have to be all doom and gloom – we have the power to choose our path and our outlook on life – it’s what we make of it.  Say goodbye to yesterday, break out – it’s your own race – it’s your time to shine.  You can listen to it here Brighter Days

 

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Happy New Year!

by Lindsay Cook on January 2, 2013

Happy – are you truly happy?

We’ve been brought up to believe that we’ll be happy when we get what we want.  That if we work hard and solve all the problems in our lives, then some day we will actually be happy.  We work for 40 or so years so that we can retire and be happy.  We give up some of the best years of our lives doing unfulfilling work so that one day  – some day in the future – we can be happy.  What we think about becomes our reality – therefore if we are unhappy now, then we’ll be unhappy then too.

So why not just be happy now?  Please do not waste another day bemoaning your life, your work, your boss, or whatever.  Life is too short for this plan, and it’s a plan we have been living for generations now.  Wasting another day on not being happy is too long.  We’ve been programmed and taught about what isn’t, what should be, or what we don’t know – it’s all negative.  Our programmes need to change if we want a different result.  As Albert Einstein said ‘The definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over and expecting a different result.’

Are you happy?  If you are not happy, then why are you not happy?  Happiness is a choice.

Past conditioning has us believe ‘I’ll be happy when……..’ If we’re waiting to be happy, then all we’ll get is more of waiting to be happy.  Nearly everyone’s lives are about getting something – the real truth is, that there is nothing to get.  Getting another thing will only give you short bursts of happiness.  Nothing you’ve ever bought will keep you happy for long – the fact is that nothing outside of ourselves can make us happy – happiness comes from within – you have to be happy first in order to experience happiness always.

Try some of the following self talk to get you on your way –

‘I have what makes me happy.’

‘I am happy where I am.’

‘I’m happy with what I’ve got.’

‘I’m eagerly looking forward to achieving more.’

‘I have a lot.’

‘I always have more than I need.’

To be happy you have to free yourself from wanting anything – choose to be happy now, and grateful for the wonderful things in your life, no matter how small.  Learn to be satisfied, accept what is and be happy with your current situation.  Then as you do this, you will be attracting more of the happiness you so much desire.

I wish you a very, very happy 2013.

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Last weekend at Puhinui I invited people who dropped by my stand in the marquee to leave their contact details and be in to win some goodies which included a USANA Health Pak of multivitamins and minerals worth more than $250; some USANA REV3 sachets – a healthy natural energy drink that gives you focus and stamina, without the crash and burn of sugar laden energy drinks; and also a session of hypnotherapy with me.

The REV3 tasting was a big hit with most people loving this new energy drink, and I received a lot of positive feedback.  REV3 gives a healthy energy boost without the chemicals, artificial flavours and sweeteners commonly found in other energy drinks.  Now there’s a cleaner, smarter, stronger option – REV3.  Caffeine from white, green and black teas helps support mental alertness and stamina while Korean ginseng and rhodiola rosea help the body combat stress and fatigue.  The REV3 sachets are a very adaptable and portable way to sustain your energy throughout the day.  If you need day-long energy simply empty a sachet into your water bottle and sip throughout the day.  Or if you prefer an instant hit make it as you would a cup of tea or coffee and have it hot or cold.  REV3 has a refreshing lemon-tea flavour, only 2 g of sugar, with 10 Calories (41.8kJ) per serving.

So what are you waiting for?  If you would like to try this amazing new energy surge, give me a call on 021 222 5546, or drop me a line openminds@lindsaycook.net to order yours now.

USANA Health Pak WinnerThe very worthy recipient of the USANA Health Pak is Katherine Stewart, pictured here with her prize.

The USANA REV 3 winner of a pack of 5 REV3 sachets goes to Cherie Jaques.

And the winner of a complimentary session of hypnotherapy is Danyon Harvey.

Congratulations to you all, I hope you get the most out of these products and enjoy them.  Thank you for dropping by my stand and taking an interest in the products and services I had on display.

 

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This week in Auckland I am exhibiting at the PUHINUI International 3 Day Event.

horse_graphic PuhinuiMy stand is located in the Marquee overlooking the main arena.  From Dressage day on Friday through to the Prize giving on Sunday, I will be there to chat with you and show you how you can achieve greater success and have more fun with your riding.

Most riders spend the majority of their time training on the physical skills and forget actually how much their thoughts and mental attitude affect their riding.

Traditional sports psychology deals only with the conscious mind, but my method uses Hypnosis to reprogramme your subconscious mind directly, gently, yet effectively.  It’s the fastest, most effective way to achieve immediate & long lasting positive change and in my sessions I teach you simple, practical tools you can apply anywhere, anytime to regain the pleasure & fun from your riding.

I have many happy clients in New Zealand, Australia, and the UK including beginners, recreational riders, through to international, elite, and professional riders.

I look forward to chatting with you and sharing with you some techniques on how you can become more confident, focused, and effective, remember your dressage test, and pull it all together when it counts!

And while you’re there have a sample taste of the fantastic new energy drink, REV 3 that gives you slow steady energy release – helping you keep focused and alert for the whole day!

And remember to enter my draws for free Equestrian Sports Performance sessions, as well as REV 3 give aways.

PUHINUI is always a lively and exciting event, and I look forward to seeing you there!

Happy riding,  Lindsay

 

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Riders – Are nerves getting the better of you?

Kicking yourself for making silly mistakes?

Know you are capable of better but just can’t pull it all together when it counts?
More than 60% of Riding Success is in your Mind

Get the winning edge with

Lindsay Cook

Equestrian Sports Performance

 

In just two sessions I will teach you how to relax, improve confidence, reduce nerves.  You will learn how to focus and cope under pressure, quieten that inner chatter – real tools that you can apply straight away to improve your confidence and give you the edge in your riding.

Mental toughness – Minimise the effect of mistakes.  Ride to the very best of your ability and be happy with your performance.  Remember your Dressage Test and know where you’re going!  Be resilient, resourceful, focused under pressure.  Be confident in your own ability and develop the mindset of a champion!!

Focus your mind for peak performance anywhere, anytime.  Reinforce the teachings of your coach or trainer so you can remember and apply the things you learn in your lessons.

Forget outdated methods – hypnosis is the only tool that directly accesses your subsconscious mind in order to effect immediate positive and long lasting change.

It’s safe, it’s proven, and it works.  Check out my Testimonials page for comments from happy customers.

Knowledgeable qualified practitioner with more than 30 years experience in Equestrian Sports in Australasia, UK, and Europe.

Contact me today for an obligation free chat.  Private, personal consultations tailored to suit you as an individual.  See me at Maraetai Beach, Auckland or I can come to you – New Zealand, Australia or UK.  Bookings essential.

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Stop Smoking for Good

by Lindsay Cook on August 2, 2012

It is no secret that smoking tobacco leads to serious health problems and a wide variety of diseases. Tobacco smoking is the single largest preventable cause of premature death and disease in the world today.  Tobacco kills around 2 million middle-aged people every year.  On average, each cigarette shortens a smoker’s life by about 11 minutes.

Quitting smoking significantly reduces your risk of contracting several life-threatening diseases.

Every day thousands of people Stop Smoking for Good thanks to hypnosis.  Stopping smoking could much easier than you think, and Stopping Smoking for Good has major health benefits that start right away.

Having helped many people to Stop Smoking for Good, I offer you my proven success formula.

Regain your health – feel younger, fitter, have more energy.  Improve your sense of taste and smell.  Reduce your risk of getting a smoking-related illness.

Save money – a packet a day habit costs just under $100 per week – $4800 per year!  And it’s set to rise again.

Stopping smoking for Good is the single biggest thing you can do to improve your health.

Tension is 75% of the reason why you smoke.
In your first appointment for help to stop smoking I will teach you how to commence a new behaviour to replace your smoking behaviour.  It is essential that you prove to yourself that you really want to stop smoking and the way to do that is to change the current way you approach smoking.  The new behaviour is to eliminate tension from your body and mind, for it is this tension that is responsible for a large percentage of your smoking behaviour.

Once you remove the tension, what is left is habit and habits are easily eliminated with hypnotherapy. When we break the habit we are also breaking down the dependency and addiction to the Nicotine.  Hypnosis is a great way of dealing with habit because this habit is in the subconscious mind and can be eliminated with the use of hypnosis.

My treatments are drug free, and I do not recommend the use of prescription non smoking drugs such as Varenicline (Champix) or Bupropion (Zyban), as there are many and varied side effects from these.   I do however strongly recommend a potent Multivitamin and Multi mineral nutritional supplement as smoking places your body under enormous physical stress and depletes it of many essential nutrients.

So, Stop Smoking and Start Living by contacting me now, so you too can be smoke free in just two easy sessions!

From now until the end of September I am offering a ”2 for 1” deal.  Bring a friend for free!  That’s right, two of you can Stop Smoking for Good for the price of one, until 30 September 2012.

Contact me now – 021 222 5546 for your first appointment.

 

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EQUIDAYS NEW ZEALAND 2011

by Lindsay Cook on November 6, 2011

This week in Sydney, Australia I am speaking as an Educator at EQUITANA Asia Pacific 2011.

For those of you unable to make the trip across to Sydney I am happy to announce that I will also be bringing a summary of my EQUITANA presentation to EQUIDAYS New Zealand 2011 at Mystery Creek, Hamilton.

EQUIDAYS is an all-encompassing equine event that focuses on all aspects of the equine industry, business and recreation. There will be an exhibition of all equipment, suppliers and elements of the equine world, demonstrations from each of the equine disciplines, competitions, clinics and training.

I will be speaking in the ANZ Health Hall on Saturday November 19 at 1:00 pm, and again on Sunday November 20 at 11:45 am.

Traditional sports psychology deals only with the conscious mind.  My method employs Hypnotherapy and the structuring of correctly worded suggestions which are given to the subconscious mind to effect immediate, positive, and long lasting change.  I explain the difference, and why and how Hypnotherapy helps riders. My subject is quite unique and I have many happy clients in New Zealand and around the world including beginners through to international riders and my presentation includes something to interest everyone.

Most riders spend the majority of their time training on the physical skills and forget the vital role their thought processes play.  My presentation demonstrates how the rider affects the performance of the horse, and how nerves and lack of confidence affect our riding.

I explain some of the reasons for this and how a rider can become more confident, focused, and effective.

I look forward to seeing you there!

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EQUITANA SYDNEY 2011

by Lindsay Cook on August 18, 2011

In 2008 I was fortunate to be selected as an Educator at EQUITANA Melbourne.  EQUITANA has been running in Melbourne for a few years and now this year it comes to Sydney!

With its origins in Essen, Germany EQUITANA is a celebration of everything equestrian. EQUITANA in Australia is the most anticipated annual equine event of its kind in the Southern Hemisphere attracting over 50,000 visitors per event.

The next EQUITANA will be held at the Sydney Showground (Sydney Olympic Park) from 10th to 13th November 2011.

EQUITANA Sydney will be four days of everything equine featuring horses, Olympic gold medallists, world renowned educators, aussie cowboys, an elite equine competition program and over 350 exhibitors making up the largest equine shopping spree in Australia.

I will be speaking on Friday November 11 in the John Deere Arena at 11:30 am, and then again on Sunday 13 November in the Southee Horse Health Classroom at 1:45 pm.

My subject is quite unique and I have many happy clients in Australia and around the world. My clients include beginners through to international riders and my presentation includes something to interest everyone.

Traditional sports psychology deals only with the conscious mind.  My method employs Hypnotherapy and the structuring of correctly worded suggestions which are given to the subconscious mind to effect immediate, positive, and long lasting change.  I explain the difference, and why and how Hypnotherapy helps riders.

Most riders spend the majority of their time training on the physical skills and forget the vital role their thought processes play.  My presentation demonstrates how the rider affects the performance of the horse, and how nerves and lack of confidence affect our riding.  I explain some of the reasons for this and how a rider can become more confident, focused, and effective.

I look forward to seeing you there!

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At your own pace

by Lindsay Cook on March 31, 2011

Feeling worn out or constricted? Struggling economically? Overburdened by the requests or pressures of others – social expectations, financial considerations?

If you are under pressure or feel restricted it is most important that you de stress every day. We must release all negative stresses every day otherwise they build up and compound, and will sooner or later manifest in some physical way. Stress is a biggy and psychological negativity always manifests itself in our bodies.

Daily release is necessary to stop stress build up.

If you want to truly be in tune and successful, unless you release past issues that are transposing to present expectations these will continue to hold you back.

A little each day in the direction you want to go.

You need to put yourself first in order to be helpful to others – if you are a mess there’s no way you can be centered and strong to help them.

There is no correct time frame – progress at your own pace. No right or wrong. You are an individual and someone else’s pace is not necessarily the pace that’s right for you. Well meaning though these people may be, it is the fallout pressure from them that can lead us to spiral out of control.

The more centered you are, the better able you are to tap into spirit, be aligned and be guided on the correct course.

And society conditions us as to pace and expectations – leave school, marry, have kids, hold a 9-5 job and so on. We can get so involved in DOING but we need to be BEING.

It is not a race – there will always be your opportunities for YOU when it is the right time. For example – pressure to get on the property ladder before prices increase again, but there will always be opportunities later for YOU – when the time is right for YOU and YOU alone. Because when the time is right for you, you are aligned and open and receiving, and opportunities and situations open up and present themselves that are tailor made especially for you.

Pay no attention to the media and public commentary about the state of the economy. We each have our own journey and when it’s time for us personally to prosper, then that is the right time. So therefore carry no guilt, we don’t have to be financially impoverished or martyrish to be deserving.

You work extremely hard, you have a fantastic mind – use it – you deserve it. Go get it. It’s rightfully yours.

When you focus on things that make you happy, turn you on etc – focus also on the feelings it gives you- tap into these feelings – and picture yourself living/breathing/doing these things – live it and enjoy – they are unfolding before you.

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My first trip to Christchurch this year was busy and fun.  Sally Johnston, owner/operator of Silver Linings has several horses in residence – some for re-schooling, others for sale on behalf of their owners.  Sally offers agistment & sale preparation services tailored to meet everyone’s individual needs.  She has established a set of superb purpose-built equine facilities with both horse and owner requirements in mind.  With helpers Muriel from Madrid, and Sandra from Switzerland Silver Linings is a busy place this season.

I work at Silver Linings several times a year.  The large villa set amidst the 10 acres is the perfect venue for relaxing and retuning your mind.  My clients feedback say they enjoy the peaceful atmosphere and positive vibe, which helps them to get the most from their sessions with me, and achieve the positive changes they desire.  It’s a one-stop shop here at Silver Linings Equestrian.  Your horse can live in, be trained and schooled, and you can learn how to relax and use your mind in order to get the most from your riding and overcome anything that may be holding you back.  Centrally located in Cust, near Rangiora and Oxford, Silver Linings is approximately a 30-minute drive from Christchurch city.

For bookings for my next trip please contact me on: -

Phone 021 222 5546 or Email hypnotherapy@lindsaycook.net

Or chat with Sally regarding any of her services: -

Phone 021 0655 046 or Email silver.linings@xtra.co.nz

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