Positive Spiral Hypnosis for Wellness

04/05/2024

Positive Spiral and Elsewhere Small Group Travel

are delighted to announce
4 summer residential weekend retreats with workshops
at the beach and in the mountains
June 6-9, June 13-16
July 11-14, July 18-21
All retreats begin Thursday evening 7pm and finish Sunday at noon. Residential or commuter options.
Minimum of 5 participants for a group. Workshop themes include communication skills for better relationships, hypnosis, guided imagery, past life regression, tarot, somatic energy work, dreams and symbols.

Click here for more information, (https://www.elsewheresmallgrouptravel.com/retreats)
retreat themes, prices, locations, (https://www.elsewheresmallgrouptravel.com/retreats)
and to register (https://www.elsewheresmallgrouptravel.com/retreats)

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02/03/2024

Last minute cancellation due to illness! Is anyone around at 4pm today to be a practice client?

Please text me at 919-636-2781
Thanks! Claire

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01/02/2024

Relax your way into 2024!

This soothing self-hypnosis track guides you on a restorative walk through a beautiful mountain forest, beside a stream which offers metaphors for life. Take 25 minutes for yourself and emerge with a calm mind, clear head and relaxed body. Happy New Year from Claire!

Relaxing forest mountain stream walk (https://www.positivespiralhypnosis.com/freestuff)

Also feel free to discover many more health and wellness recordings online by expert therapists, life coaches, hypnotherapists, and wellness teachers with this free guest pass for Aura Health.

Aura Health is an award-winning health and wellbeing app and I am one of the expert content providers.

Free One Month Guest Pass for Aura Health (https://aurahealth.io/guestpass/claire-de-la-varre)

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12/12/2023

Therapy in the Wild: An illustrated anthology of nature poems by clients and therapists (https://www.amazon.com/Therapy-Wild-illustrated-anthology-therapists/dp/1734670428/ref=tmm_pap_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=&sr=)
23 poets and 2 illustrators from 10 different countries

This started as a lockdown project and just snowballed from there. Three years in the making, I'm extremely happy and proud that this has come to fruition. You can read more about the book and the contributors at positivespiralpress.com

11/20/2023

Double the Happiness with our BOGO Offer - Online or In-Person*!

Limited in-person dates - check with Claire - but online anytime!

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10/05/2023

October Update!

I can't believe it's October already, but here I am, back in NC for my daughter's wedding! I have some limited availability for October in-person sessions in my Chapel Hill office - please use the 10% off coupon code below when you sign up online (https://www.positivespiralhypnosis.com/prices-appointments) .

One-day workshop Sunday October 8, 9am-5pm with an hour for lunch
Introduction to Hypnosis for people interested in a new career or just looking for a deep dive into hypnosis and hypnotherapy
$95 - sign up here! (https://square.link/u/KUzxHNCi)

I'm looking for a couple of Practice Clients for my new trainee
Please contact me if you are interested in a free session or two - dates are October 21, 26 and 27, show up for an hour, and you can do one or two sessions over those three days. Email claire.delavarre@gmail.com or text 919-636-2781 to register interested.

Click here for a free 10% coupon at Positive Spiral Hypnosis!

06/02/2023

Saturday workshop series starts tomorrow! Insomnia and the connections with anxiety and depression. 2-5pm Southern Village (101 Market Street)

Claire de la Varre, PhD, is a consulting hypnotist and hypnosis instructor. Chapel Hill NC since 2008

05/22/2023

Saturdays, June 3, 10, 17 & 24

12-1pm online

Dogs and cats are the most popular pets in America and many suffer from the same issues that their humans struggle with e.g. stress, anxiety, obsessive behaviors, and obesity.

If you are an owner of an anxious pet, or you are struggling to cope with or understand a pet's unwanted behavior, then this class is for you! Learn about the mental and physical benefits of owning a pet, personality traits and emotional needs, unpack problem behaviors, and some calming techniques for you and your pet.

You will receive mp3 recordings to use at home and there will be Q&A time in each session.

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05/22/2023

Saturdays in June, 2-5pm

101 Market Street, Southern Village, Chapel Hill

June 3: insomnia
June 10: weight management
June 17: self-confidence & motivation
June 24: reducing stress & anxiety

$45 per class, all 4 for $125

Each session will include group hypnosis, information, strategies, tips and techniques, and free mp3 recordings to use at home. Register below:

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04/25/2023

Celebrating 15 years!! 2-for-1 sale now on and half price Weight Release and Quit Smoking programs offers

04/25/2023

Positive Spiral Hypnosis
Celebrating 15 years this month!

Get two sessions for the price of one!

In-person or online
2x 60 minutes for $150
2x 90 minutes for $225
Also: Half price Quit Smoking or Weight Release Programs
5 sessions for $350 (normally $695)

In-person dates (Chapel Hill) from May 24-August 7

By appointment only

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03/20/2023

Join Claire and Liz of Elsewhere Small Group Travel

Amsterdam, Bruges & Vienna:
Nov 27 - Dec 4, 2023

Come to Europe with us as we visit the magical Christmas markets in Vienna (Austria), Bruges (Belgium) and Amsterdam (Netherlands) this winter. Other cultural delights include museums, galleries, and concerts. $4395* all inclusive for 8-day tour: food, drink, hotels, activities, and flights between cities. Average temps in Europe will be 31-39F.

* Single traveler, private en suite room.
Shared room is $3995 pp.
** The European Christmas Markets Tour begins and ends in Amsterdam - you are responsible for transport to Amsterdam to join the tour.

Claire and Liz started Elsewhere Small Group Travel in 2010 and have led exclusive small group tours to France, Italy, New Zealand, Iceland, Scotland and England. For more details, visit our website:
https://www.elsewheresmallgrouptravel.com (https://www.elsewheresmallgrouptravel.com/christmas)
Please get in touch if interested! We need a minimum of 6-8 people for each tour. Private groups welcome!

03/08/2023

Get hypnotized - free sessions!

I'm teaching my 8-day hypnosis certification course starting this Saturday, March 11, at Southern Village in Chapel Hill. I'm looking for volunteer demo and practice clients. What's the difference? Demo clients are used so that I can demonstrate various hypnosis techniques to the class. Some of these techniques will be similar to an actual therapy session. Practice clients play the role of a client so that the trainee can practice their new-found skills and demonstrate competence.

I only have two trainees this time around so the class is very small. We need just a couple of people early in the week and more later as the students become more skilled and learn more complex material.

Please email or text me if you would like to volunteer. claire@positivespiralhypnosis.com
919-636-2781
Let me have days and times that would work for you. Demo clients feel free to bring a friend and get hypnotized at the same time!
Thanks and much appreciated!!

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02/27/2023

Love nature? Contribute a poem to my book "Therapy in the Wild"

In 2019 I attended a professional development course in the woods of Derbyshire, England, called "Taking Therapy Outside." As a direct result of that experience, I started to put together a book of poetry inspired by nature and written by therapists and therapy clients. So far I have 11 poet contributors and 3 artists who have provided the cover and interior illustrations.

I have room for a few more poems, so if you have been inspired by nature to write poetry, and would like to share it, please pass it along! You can submit up to 4 poems for consideration, along with a short biography paragraph about why nature inspires you and why you like to write poetry.

Just as you don't need to have a degree in music to enjoy singing, you don't need to be an expert in literature to write poetry. Just write what moves you.
I look forward to hearing from you! You will retain all rights to your poems and just give me permission to publish them as part of this anthology. It is called "Therapy in the Wild"

Email me at claire.delavarre@gmail.com and put the word "Poetry" in the title.

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01/14/2023

Train for a rewarding and flexible new career as a hypnotist. Next class: March 11-18, in Chapel Hill

Train as an OMNI Hypnotherapist! I'm your instructor, Claire de la Varre, and I have been teaching hypnosis since 2011. OMNI was started in 1979 by the late, great Jerry Kein. Certification in this course is by both OMNI and the National Guild of Hypnotists and will prepare you to confidently start your hypnosis practice. I also offer mentoring and supervision after certification, to support you in your early career. Work online or in-person, or both! I love my work and I'm excited to share hypnosis with you!

For more information you can register for FREE introductory courses with the OMNI Online Academy by following the link below. This gives you an introduction to the materials I will be teaching in person in March. If you decide you would like to train with me, I will provide you with a personalized link to register for the course. The full 8-day course costs $3200 and includes full access to the OMNI Online Academy.

Learn more and register for FREE introductory courses with the OMNI Online Academy (https://omnihypnosis.academy/checkout-try-before-you-buy/)

11/28/2022

Celebrating 15 years!

2023 is 15 years since Positive Spiral began...

These Cyber Monday Sale prices will take you back in time!

11/04/2022

Train for a new career! Join me for the OMNI Hypnosis Certification Course, live in-person 8-day basic-to-advanced training: Saturday November 26 - Saturday December 3, 2022. Southern Village, Chapel Hill, NC 27516. $3,250. Register at

Hypnosis in its purest form – effective, efficient, easy to learn! OMNI Hypnosis Training Center is the leading global organization for ...

02/03/2021

If you are curious about hypnosis or choosing a hypnotist and would like more information - watch this video!

05/04/2020

My new self-paced online Smoking Cessation program is now available from quitwithclaire.com. $349 for the online program or $499 with two 30-minute phone consults with me!

01/09/2019

https://www.inc.com/wanda-thibodeaux/how-hypnosis-can-help-you-get-rid-of-your-work-stress-or-pain-according-to-neuro.html

Hypnosis isn't just the stuff of comedians and quacks, and fMRI brain scans prove it.

03/18/2018

https://youtu.be/0gks6ceq4eQ

Can you look at someone's face and know what they're feeling? Does everyone experience happiness, sadness and anxiety the same way? What are emotions anyway?...

12/26/2017

https://ideas.ted.com/a-scientist-explores-the-mysteries-of-the-gut-brain-connection/

The brain in your head and the one in your gut are always exchanging info. But how do they do it? Neuroscientist Diego Bohórquez is trying to find out the answers.

10/25/2017

http://sequencewiz.org/2015/11/18/vital-vagus-what-is-the-vagus-nerve-and-what-does-it-do/

Some of the functions of the vagus nerve have been long established, while others were discovered only recently. No doubt, within the next few decades we will continue to learn more and more about it, since electrical stimulation of the vagus nerve for conditions including epilepsy, rheumatoid arthr...

10/25/2017

http://www.dailytarheel.com/article/2017/10/hypnosis-entertains-and-helps-local-residents

Students filled the Agora on Oct. 10 to watch their classmates use their shoes as binoculars and bet on fake racehorses during the Granville Towers Hypnotist Night performance by Dr. Jim Wand.

07/24/2017

https://wakeup-world.com/2017/07/25/the-unmistakable-link-between-unhealed-trauma-and-physical-illness/

Emotional trauma is at the root of illness in many patients, and until we treat it, even the most cutting edge medical technologies may fail to work...

11/19/2016

https://aeon.co/essays/look-into-my-eyes-how-hypnosis-works-is-a-partnership?

Look into my eyes: the fantastical history, mysterious healing power and emergent neuroscience of hypnosis

09/01/2016

Michael Ellner's post-Hypnothoughts conference workshop

09/01/2016

http://www.bbc.com/future/story/20160809-why-it-pays-to-be-grumpy-and-bad-tempered?ocid=fbqtz&utm_content=buffer8de50&utm_medium=social&utm_source=linkedin.com&utm_campaign=buffer

Being bad-tempered and pessimistic helps you to earn more, live longer and enjoy a healthier marriage. It’s almost enough to put a smile on the dourest of faces.

05/05/2016

Congratulations Loula and Les!

01/01/2016

Congratulations - 2015 graduates!