What made the difference? Their belief system. Mary believed everything the doctor said about the treatment, its side effects and her chances of survival. She got sick with the treatment, became extremely tired, lost her hair and died right on schedule. Janet was determined to beat it no matter what it took. She believed she was more powerful than the cancer and proved it.

Along with her prescribed treatments and a change in her eating habits, she sought out a hypnotherapist who works with patients undergoing cancer treatment. Why a hypnotherapist? To answer that question, let’s explore the program Janet and the hypnotherapist developed together.

Because Janet saw the hypnotherapist the week before the chemotherapy began, the first thing they did was help Janet’s mind understand that there was no need for her to lose her hair or experience any other side effects. They reinforced this in the succeeding sessions.

After a number of chemotherapy sessions with minimal or no side effects, they began to explore possible causes of the cancer and do creative visualizations of Janet’s perfect health. In other words, they gave her mind the goal of perfect health.

Does this sound impossible, farfetched or woo woo? Even if it sounds like that to you, know that the mind is a very powerful instrument and that our thoughts create.

Have you heard the statement, “You are what you think about all day long?” Or “As a man thinks in his heart, so is he”? Ponder this: If biofeedback helps you regulate your heart beat, your blood pressure and your response to stress by using the power of your mind, isn’t it logical that you can control your response to therapy, encourage your immune system to fight disease and perhaps eliminate it altogether?

While this may seem like a simplistic approach, it is a very dynamic one because the power of your mind knows no limits. There is a saying, “If you want to change your life, change your thinking.” We believe this to be true and see evidence of it on a daily basis.