Alasana Hypnotherapy

Alasana Hypnotherapy Hypnotherapist and Yoga teacher. A Member Australian Hypnotherapist Association. These develop into beliefs and patterns that have the power to rule your life.

Alison is a Clinical Hypnotherapist and Psychotherapist and is a national Board Member of the Australian Hypnotherapists' Association. Hypnotherapy allows us to have conversation with your unconscious mind, embedding suggestions that will allow you to think, act and feel differently to how you do now. Everything you have ever heard, everything that you have ever experienced, everything that has ever been said to you, all gets stored in your unconscious mind. Hypnotherapy will allow you to release patterns, or beliefs, that no longer serve you in your life. We can help you to release negative emotions, weight, anxiety and depression, become a non smoker, stop addictive behaviours and start to lead your ultimate life.

Lesson 2531 Home Sweet Home.I am home. In my own bed.The last 48 hours have been an eye-opening experience.I’ve seen fir...
17/10/2025

Lesson 2531 Home Sweet Home.

I am home. In my own bed.

The last 48 hours have been an eye-opening experience.

I’ve seen firsthand how understaffed and underloved our public hospital system is.

I witnessed a specialist verbally abuse a nurse. I was so embarrassed I apologised to the nurse myself.

When I needed a warm compress for my eye, there wasn’t even a face washer available. All they could offer was a plastic bag with a hole in it. We filled it with warm water, and I held a cup underneath to catch the drips.

Wards staff came in searching for pillows, and nurses had to defend the ones already on their patients’ beds.

It’s no wonder we’re losing nurses. They are doing their best in impossible circumstances, and many simply reach their limit.

To all my nurse friends and followers, I see you.
I respect you.
And I will always stand up for you.

This journey isn’t over, but today I feel better than yesterday, and tomorrow will bring something new again.

Lesson 2530. The Best Place.I know I’m in the best place, but I feel so defeated.I have ocular cellulitis. Google it. It...
15/10/2025

Lesson 2530. The Best Place.

I know I’m in the best place, but I feel so defeated.

I have ocular cellulitis. Google it. It’s not fun, and it’s extremely painful.

As my friend Mel said, “You don’t do things by halves.”

Two different antibiotics through an IV drip, and this bacteria can go to your brain.

The good news is, the infection has stopped spreading down my face.

When the ophthalmologist came this morning and told me I was here until at least tomorrow, I lost it. Cried until snot was coming out of my nose.

Why?

Not because I don’t want to be here, but because the timing feels so unfair.
But really, is there ever a right time for something like this?

Maybe Anandi was right when she said, “You had to get through Harry’s 21st, and then you collapsed.”
Pretty accurate, I’d say.

I don’t recommend this as a form of rest. There’s not much resting that happens in a hospital.

So send me funny memes.
Tell me how your day is going.
And give someone a big hug today.

Lesson 2429. DON'T WAIT. So today I went to my GP yes frequent flyers at as we were waiting the pain flared up in my f...
15/10/2025

Lesson 2429. DON'T WAIT.

So today I went to my GP yes frequent flyers at as we were waiting the pain flared up in my face and I was crying in the waiting room.
Now if you know me I have a high pain tolerance. For me to be crying in pain means something is wrong.
The staff were amazing. The receptionist and nurse got me water and an ice pack.

I saw Dr Barton who got me an emergency appointment at an Ophthalmologist.

Off to Kogarah we went, yes my husband who has just had his prostate removed is driving me around.

The opthamologist called Sutherland hospital and sent me here.

So I am now sitting here waiting.

It appears I need IV antibiotics. I have heard shingles mentioned, which I do suffer from when stressed and also orbital cellulitis. Both can cause blindness if left untreated.

So let's see where this ends up.

Lesson 2528. The good, the bad and the ugly.I’ve always shared the reality of life, the good, the bad and the ugly.Well,...
14/10/2025

Lesson 2528. The good, the bad and the ugly.

I’ve always shared the reality of life, the good, the bad and the ugly.

Well, this is the ugly.

This is my body shutting down.
This is my body telling me to stop.
And the Pain whoa!

This morning I sat on the steps and cried for twenty minutes. Why? Because a pair of un**es was on the floor.

But of course, it wasn’t about the un**es. It was everything. It was the overwhelm. It was the moment my body said, enough.

I am at capacity.
I feel very broken right now.

This is life.
This is what happens when you go through a traumatic experience.

And now, it’s time to rest.

If you’ve been here too, know that you’re not alone. At Alasana, we hold space for the messy, the real, and the healing.

"ALASANA a safe space to be you" ®️

Lesson 2527. World Mental Health Day.Today is World Mental Health Day.A reminder that caring for your mind is just as im...
09/10/2025

Lesson 2527. World Mental Health Day.

Today is World Mental Health Day.
A reminder that caring for your mind is just as important as caring for your body.

At Alasana, we see mental health as a way of connection. To self, to breath, to stillness.
It’s not about fixing what’s broken, it’s about finding space within what already is.

Some days that space feels wide and full of light.
Other days it’s small, fragile, and hidden beneath layers of noise.

Both are okay.

This day invites us to slow down and to listen. Not only for others but for ourselves.

To reach out if you’re struggling, and to hold space for someone else if you’re able.

Through yoga, hypnotherapy, and community, we keep building that safe space together.
A space where you can exhale and remember that you are enough, exactly as you are.

“ALASANA a safe space to be you” ®

Lesson 2525 The light.Today is my first day back at Alasana in 17 days. This is the longest ,unplanned, time off I have ...
07/10/2025

Lesson 2525 The light.

Today is my first day back at Alasana in 17 days. This is the longest ,unplanned, time off I have had in 10 years of business.

It feels good to be back.

I walked in and up the stairs. There open all the blind and windows and let the sun shine through.

Alasana is my little piece of heaven. It is the light in my day.

I created this place for you and also for me.

I created Alasana for EVERYONE.

"ALASANA a safe space to be you" ®️ is our trademark and it is what we are known for.

From the minute you walk in the door.

The smells.

The whiteness of the walls.

No clutter.

Just stillness. A presence of just being. A place you can make your own. However you are feeling.

From Hypnotherapy to yoga we are here for you.

Lesson 2524. Lift and Coast.Over the weekend I watched the Singapore Formula 1 Grand Prix. The commentators were talking...
07/10/2025

Lesson 2524. Lift and Coast.

Over the weekend I watched the Singapore Formula 1 Grand Prix. The commentators were talking about Lift and coast. I didn't know what it was and looked it up and low and behold it is a life lesson!

In Formula 1, before a corner, instead of pushing the throttle to the last possible second, they lift their foot early and let the car glide for a moment. It saves fuel, protects the brakes, and helps them make it to the end of the race.

It’s a tiny pause that changes everything.

Life has its own version of lift and coast.
There are moments when we don’t need to keep pushing so hard, when stepping back for a breath gives us space to recover, to conserve energy, to see more clearly what’s ahead.

Sometimes the best thing we can do isn’t to accelerate through every moment, but to trust that easing off doesn’t mean giving up.
It means we’re managing the long game.
It means we’ll have enough fuel left for what truly matters.

Maybe your “lift and coast” today is a quiet walk, a slow cup of Chai, or simply saying no to something that can wait.
You don’t need to go full speed all the time.
You just need to finish the race that’s yours.

Lesson 2523. Out and AboutToday was Matt’s first little excursion out of the house for something normal, something that ...
06/10/2025

Lesson 2523. Out and About

Today was Matt’s first little excursion out of the house for something normal, something that wasn’t a doctor’s appointment.

His friend Kevin had come down from Brisbane for work and arrived early so he could visit. We went to Blackwood for lunch, then took him to Alasana.

Kevin is a designer too, so he immediately understood what Alasana is about. He could feel it. The calm, the care, the space to just be you.

I’m so grateful for the beautiful people in our life, for good company, easy laughter, and moments that remind us how healing it can be to simply return to normal things.

Lesson 2522. Back to it.Back to hypnotherapy this week.After two weeks off, I’m reminded again how grateful I am that I ...
05/10/2025

Lesson 2522. Back to it.

Back to hypnotherapy this week.
After two weeks off, I’m reminded again how grateful I am that I found hypnotherapy back in 2016. It’s helped me handle life in 2025 so much better.

What I haven’t done in the last two weeks:
I haven’t thought about having alcohol.
I haven’t bought alcohol.
I haven’t drunk any of the alcohol in our house.
And I haven’t snuck a drink when no one was looking.

What I have done is feel.
I’ve felt everything that’s come up around:
My husband having cancer.
My husband having urgent surgery.
My husband being in pain.
And me feeling exhausted, physically, mentally and emotionally.

I’ve laughed.
I’ve cried.
I’ve screamed.
I’ve slept.
And I’ve stayed wide awake.

I’ve done it all, and I’ve done it all sober.

The work I do through hypnotherapy continues to set me up for the future.
If you’d like to know how hypnotherapy could help you, please reach out.
It’s not magic, and yes, you do have to do the work — but it can help you move toward the life you truly deserve.

Lesson 2521. AppreciationToday I want to pause and express deep gratitude to from We went for Matt’s GP check-up, 10 da...
03/10/2025

Lesson 2521. Appreciation

Today I want to pause and express deep gratitude to from

We went for Matt’s GP check-up, 10 days post-op. The expectation was a simple conversation, a chance to talk through how things had gone.

But instead, we received so much more.
She listened. She questioned. She explained.

I am so grateful that we found her a few years ago. She has walks beside me through my own health challenges, and now through Matt’s prostate cancer journey.

When Matt was at his worst on Saturday, she called me and simply held space while I cried. That kind of care is rare, and it means everything.

Today she gave us everything we needed. Not just information, but reassurance, compassion, and genuine care.

Matt is improving daily. The pain episodes are less and less. His catheter will be removed on Tuesday, and the PSA test will follow in five weeks. Right now, all is on track and each day is a little lighter.

Healing isn’t about perfection, it’s about steady progress and the love that carries us along the way.

Lesson 2520. The Disease. In March 2024 Matt got diagnosed with grade 1 prostate cancer. From this diagnosis they do "a...
01/10/2025

Lesson 2520. The Disease.
In March 2024 Matt got diagnosed with grade 1 prostate cancer. From this diagnosis they do "active surveillance" this is where every 12 months they would test his PSA and make sure it has not gone up.

No one seemed concerned. We even got a second opinion.

Fast forward to June 2025. He went for his PSA and it had GONE DOWN. Now alot can influence a PSA test, stress, inflammation and I AM NOT A DOCTOR. They did an MRI just in case. The MRI showed a 2mm growth in the tumor. Still not worried but we will do a biopsy just to be safe.

Biopsy done. Complications from that and he was back in hospital that night.

3 days later a phone call "You have grade 5 prostate cancer and we need to do a radical prostatectomy" but first we will do a PET scan to ensure it has not spread.

2 days later PET scan done, the results, no cancer showed up. Now you would think this was good news, not so much as it should have shown up in the prostate. It showed up no where.

Wednesday 24/9 surgery to remove prostate. He should have been in hospital for 3 days. He wasn't and came out yesterday.

It was so fu***ng awful watching the one you love in so much pain and not being able to do anything about it.

Yesterday the results came back from the pathology. It was
002mm from Escaping the prostate. The lymph nodes are clear. Phew a sigh or relief. Yes.
But this is not the end and we knew that.
In 5 weeks he has to do another PSA and we want that to come back ZERO. If not further treatment will be required.

He is home recovering now.

I am sharing this because men need to know how important a simple blood test is. Ask your GP for a PSA test. Prostate cancer used to be an old man’s disease. It no longer is.

For now, we focus on health, healing, and moving forward together.

The plan has not gone according to plan. We have deviated completely off the plan. Glad I moved Harry's party. Matt will...
27/09/2025

The plan has not gone according to plan. We have deviated completely off the plan.

Glad I moved Harry's party.

Matt will not be leaving hospital before Monday.

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Hypnotherapy allows us to have a conversation with your unconscious mind, embedding suggestions that will allow you to think, act and feel differently to how you do now.

Everything you have ever heard, everything that you have ever experienced, everything that has been ever said to you all gets stored in your unconscious mind. These develop into beliefs and patterns that have the power to rule your life.

Hypnotherapy will allow you to release patterns or beliefs that no longer serve you in your life. We can help you to release negative emotions, weight, anxiety and depression, become a non-smoker, stop addictive behaviours, and start to lead your ultimate life.