I tried hypnotherapy for the first time!

I’m a person who always had quite unusual interests; Law of Attraction, witchcraft, crystal energy, natural remedies, exploring different religions such as Buddhism, taking parts in rituals from different cultures so when the opportunity to try hypnosis was given to me I simply couldn’t wait!

Honestly, I’m still sort of on a cloud 9 after my hypnotherapy session. I was in a very safe hands of an experienced hypnotherapist Cathy Barrow and I could not ask for a better person to experience this with.

Brain is the most powerful and magical organ in our bodies. We only use 20% of our brain capacity on a daily basis so imagine what we could achieve with the remaining 80%? There are numbers of ways on how to access our subconsciousness and hypnosis is one of them. The key to hypnosis is repetition – we learn through repeating the information. So to simply put it you can reprogram your mind with daily affirmations and totally change of your mindset!

The session started off with Reiki breathing techniques that helped me to calm down and get to a more relaxed state. Then we proceeded to start the hypnosis by first simple exercise where I focused all my attention on my hand and as Cathy was repeating the commands, my fingers started tingling and my hand touched my face – and I wasn’t controlling it. Afterwards, we moved onto the exciting part of the hypnosis – accessing and exploring my brain and thoughts. Firstly, Cathy coached me with repetitive suggestions, then she proceeded with a number of different exercises where I had to imagine different scenarios and fully try & connect with my subconsciousness.

I had quite important questions that I’ve been struggling with finding answers for. I simply felt a bit lost and needed some positive guidance. I needed to make peace with myself and that session allowed me do that and more! The whole experience was just unreal to me! I felt so many emotions from sadness, compassion for myself to happiness, peace and calmness. We made a very good connection with Cathy as I could follow the instructions even before she said them out loud. I managed to access different levels of my imagination and subconsciousness and find the answers I was looking for.

The most memorable part of that session was, when Cathy asked me to imagine myself in 6 months, 1 year and 2 years time. I could see it very clearly – just snippets of everyday life but with so much detail like I was physically there. These images in my head gave me the answers of what I’ll do and where I’ll be. Honestly, this was one of the most beautiful things I’ve experienced. It really opened my mind and shifted me on the next level of mindfulness.

Ever since the session I practice Reiki breathing every morning and that sets my mood beautifully. We really underestimate the power of breathing. Simply giving yourself a time to relax and focus on this most basic physical activity – it can make all the difference. It allows us to reconnect with ourselves, take a step back and unwind, clear the mind, stop thinking just for a minute and just sit in stillness. It’s absolutely beautiful feeling – the absence of thoughts. Just you being present in that moment. I can’t recommend it enough to anyone!

If you want to quit smoking, overcome anxiety, have low self-esteem, or have any sort of fear (flying/public speaking) Cathy can help you!

My guide to crossing the Nullarbor Plain – stress free

G’day mates it’s been a while! Almost 5 months (to be specific) since I moved to Australia!
A lot of things happened but hey, it’s good – more content for this blog! And to come back with style I decided to share my experience of driving across the Nullarbor Plain. Before me and my travelmates decided to tackle this route, I’ve done lots of research and tbh most of the info I found was over-exaggerated, so I decided to write my own blog post and share all the knowledge I have 🙂 The route we did was WA to SA. Norseman to Ceduna and it was 1200kms +

Excited to hear some cool shit? Let’s go then!

1. Do your calculations first

What do I mean by that is: know how much petrol your car uses per 100kms. Know how many hours you can drive per day. Know where your next petrol station is. Know where you gonna sleep (signal on Nullarbor can be patchy) Simple as that. As 3 of us could drive, we planned to cross the Nullarbor in 2 days – and we done it easily. We had to refill our car twice (only topped up from half tank – prepare petrol on Nullarbor is VERY expensive almost $2 per litre of Unleaded 91 and more for diesel). Also had a 20L jerry can so we saved some $ that way. Petrol stations are approximately 200kms+ apart and there is lots of them so you’ll be absolutely fine. Just do your math first 🙂

2. Have enough food and water + tell people where you going

This should be a no brainer. We overdone it slightly with water – had 10L can each so 30L of water for 2 days – didn’t finish one 🙂 But better be safe than sorry – we met some people on the free campsite that were broken down and shared our stuff with them. Food – take enough of dry/canned food to last 2/3 days. You never know what might happen on the way! You will have to eat all your fresh fruit and veggies before reaching Ceduna, as they have a searching point on the border and all your fresh stuff will be confiscated and you could find yourself in trouble. They do it to prevent bringing fruit flies etc to SA. As I mentioned, the signal can be patchy on the Nullarbor so it’s good to tell people where are you going and how long you estimate to be on the road. But also, you are never alone on this road. It’s actually very busy and we met lots of lovely people!

3. Use CamperMate or WikiCamps to plan your stops/camping

There is LOADS of resting spots and free bush camps so you’ll be absolutely fine. Lot of them have drop toilets, BBQ facilities and are secluded so you can have some quality sleep under the beautiful starry skies. We had good sleep, beautiful dinner and unforgettable experience of camping in the bush in the middle of nowhere. It was the full moon and I just couldn’t get enough of the view, space and silence. AMAZING
You can also camp on the paid campsites or even rent a room in all the Roadhouses and petrol stations – you’re covered.

4. Drive carefully and during the day

This one is very important. There is COUNTLESS roadkill on the Eyre Highway. Most of it is kangaroos, but we’ve seen some wombats and even an eagle 😦 It normally happens when roadtrains or trucks drive at night as all the wildlife becomes active after the sun goes down. So be extra aware when driving in the dark – they literally jump in front of your car as they are attracted by to the light. Or the best advice is don’t drive after dark and you’ll be sweet! Another important thing is aforementioned roadtrains and huge trucks – they go REALLY fast and they can’t slow down or turn easily so be extra vigilant, slow down when you see them approaching and get out of their way. Some people told us to check the wind direction and speed as the strong headwind can really influence your drive and petrol use, also driving in the full sun could be bad for your car. So in general early morning starts, know your stops and petrol stations and beware the big trucks!

5. Have fun! 🙂

Honestly, this drive is nowhere near as bad or dangerous as people make it out to be. If you have your wits about, plan properly, have food, water and petrol you’ll be absolutely fine! Get yourself Spotify premium or lots of good tunes to make the drive fun (you can follow my roadtrip playlist here) Make sure to stop at roadhouses especially the Nullarbor Roadhouse – they are all very unique and interesting and you’ll meet heaps of fun people. Get yourself some cheesy merch such as ‘I crossed the Nullarbor’ car sticker or a tshirt, have a greasy burger and chicken salt chips:) Stop and look at the cliffs, especially The Australian Great Bight – it’s incredible. All this space, desert like, nothingness for hundreds of kilometers – something you can’t describe or capture on the video or pic. You have to experience this yourself. It’s so humbling to realize how huge the world is and we are just tiny creatures being lucky enough to live on this Earth.

Here are some pics if you need any more convincing! 🙂 Happy travels and drop me a comment or message if you have any questions!