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Expanding Your Palate – A Hypnosis Session for Enjoying New Foods · The Hypnotist

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  Welcome to The Hypnotist, the show that gives you inside
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  access to cutting edge hypnosis with real clients facing genuine
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  issues. Brought to you by the
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  hypnotherapist, demanded by celebrities, CEOs and even
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  royalty. Adam Cox.
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  These recordings took place live from Adam's clinic in London's
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  world famous Harley Street. This podcast features powerful
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  hypnosis, so do not listen while driving or operating machinery.
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  This recording is not suitable for those with epilepsy or
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  severe mental health issues, so get yourself comfortable and
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  enjoy today's episode of The Hypnotist.
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  Hi. It's Adam here, and in today's
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  episode of The Hypnotist, you're going to be listening to a
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  hypnosis session designed to encourage the client that I was
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  working with to feel comfortable and relaxed trying new foods.
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  And I appreciate that if you are looking to lose weight, that
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  this might not be the ideal session for you.
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  And I've got lots of other hypnosis sessions that are based
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  on weight loss and reducing the amount of food that you eat.
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  And it wasn't that this client wanted to eat lots of food, it
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  was that they wanted to feel comfortable trying different
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  foods. Their selection of foods they
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  felt comfortable with was relatively small and that put
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  them in stressful or pressured situations if they were in
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  certain social situations or outside of eating with their
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  family. And they didn't really want to
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  feel that way. So this is a hypnosis session
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  all about the idea of testing and trying things in a low
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  stakes environment. Because imagine if you really
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  struggle to try new foods and the only time you tried new
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  foods is in a really precious situation where you feel like
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  people are judging you. That's probably not the best
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  environment or the most conducive environment to feeling
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  relaxed. So you get this circular thing
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  where the self fulfilling prophecy gives you more evidence
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  that you can't try new foods. This hypnosis session uses a low
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  stakes environment like an all you can eat buffet.
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  And in a buffet you've got so much choice that you get to try
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  very small portions of lots of different foods and if you don't
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  like it, you just don't eat it and leave it on your plate.
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  There's also elements of time distortion here because the
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  client felt most comfortable with the foods that they'd eaten
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  many times before. So it has this idea that this
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  isn't the first time they go into this buffet.
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  They've been there many, many, many times and tried many
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  different foods. And the key goal is to actually
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  place it from the future into the past, which actually feels
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  like they've already tried this food before and liked it.
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  And therefore that turns it into something less intimidating or
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  less like a big deal. It's turning it into something
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  very manageable, very comfortable, and worth trying.
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  So if you're listening to this, it might be they're either
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  you've got too used to eating the same foods all the time and
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  many people have this, you know, very short selection of foods.
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  They just have the same kind of thing.
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  Their shopping basket looks exactly the same week after
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  week. So if you want a bit more
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  variety, you might benefit from this session.
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  Or if you are a self-described fussy eater, this might also
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  give you the ability to feel inspired to try different types
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  of foods. Of course, this was created for
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  a very specific individual and therefore this session may not
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  map across to your reality or your needs, but some of it may
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  be useful. And as always, if you like the
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  idea of working with me directly, there will be that
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  opportunity to do so. Just click the link in the show
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  notes or visit my website adamcox.co.uk and there'll be a
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  link there where you can book a free 30 minute consultation call
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  on Zoom to explore the possibility of working with me.
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  For now though, find a quiet, comfortable place where you
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  won't be disturbed. Relax and enjoy the session.
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  Take a deep breath in. As you breathe in, breathe in a
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  feeling of positive relaxation, and as you exhale, allow your
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  body to relax and settle, to be calm, comfortable and calm.
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  As you breathe in again, breathe in even deeper than before,
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  filling your lungs. And as you breathe out, if your
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  eyes aren't already closed, allow them to close on your
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  outward breath. With your eyes closed, feel
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  yourself sinking deeper into a sense of comfort, a deep sense
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  of relaxation. And I wonder if you could
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  imagine a warm sensation, like a wave of relaxation, moving from
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  the top of your head down through your shoulders, your
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  arms, chest, all the way to the tips of your toes, where every
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  muscle, every nerve is releasing any tension, letting go,
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  becoming loose and relaxed and heavy.
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  And as you drift deeper into relaxation, what if your mind
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  begins to open, to become receptive, willing and ready for
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  a new experience? I want to use the power of your
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  imagination to imagine a large television screen or projector.
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  Imagine sitting in a comfortable chair looking at that screen and
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  I wonder if you could imagine seeing yourself standing in
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  front of a grand, luxurious, all you can eat buffet.
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  The kind of place where every type of food you can imagine is
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  beautifully displayed, freshly prepared with the finest
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  ingredients, just waiting to be enjoyed.
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  So see yourself as if you're starring in a movie, walking up
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  to the buffet, and maybe you can notice a calm confidence in the
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  way you move, a curiosity in your expression.
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  See yourself reaching for a plate, walking down the line of
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  food, but notice how you are admiring the colours, the smell,
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  the textures, the variety. And as you watch yourself, you
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  notice that you're trying foods that you haven't eaten before or
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  don't eat often. Maybe you see yourself reaching
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  for a piece of sushi, a slice of lasagna, A flavourful Taco or a
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  tender steak. See yourself filling up a plate
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  with all different types of foods, knowing that food is
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  always left on a plate in a buffet.
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  So you get to try anything you like without any expectations,
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  and then see yourself sitting down at a table, taking a bite,
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  chewing slowly. But notice from your facial
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  expressions that you are enjoying the experience.
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  See yourself enjoying the flavours, some surprising, some
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  delightful. But also notice that if there's
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  a taste that doesn't quite appeal to you, simply move on
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  unfazed, just as anyone would while finding their preferences.
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  Because this is your imagination.
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  We can play with time. See yourself coming back to the
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  buffet again and again, and you're wearing different
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  clothes, so you know it's not the same occasion.
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  And maybe you see yourself looking different, You get the
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  sense that you're coming back to this buffet again and again over
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  time, perhaps days, weeks, months, even years in this
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  movie, on this screen, in your imagination.
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  And each time you try a few more foods, some becoming new
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  favourites. And with each return, your
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  confidence grows. Your willingness to try new
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  foods feels natural, enjoyable, curious and exciting.
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  And then imagine rewinding this movie to the beginning.
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  And step into that version of you on the screen, just about to
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  enter this luxurious, all you can eat buffet.
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  Feel yourself walking in, feel the energy of the room, the harm
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  of conversation of other people there, and the warm aroma of
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  delicious food in the air, and you feel calm, at ease, excited
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  to be here. And there is no pressure, no
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  expectations, just a sense of opportunity and adventure in
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  taste. So imagine picking up a white
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  plate, walking along the buffet, see all different foods from all
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  different regions of the world, and you don't have to choose
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  anything if you don't want to. But as you look around, you feel
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  a natural curiosity, a gentle pull to explore.
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  Perhaps you start with something familiar, like a plate of hot
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  chips, and as you take a bite you notice.
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  How could it feels to eat something familiar and
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  enjoyable, but something new catches your eye.
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  Maybe sushi, a different style of chicken or a pasta dish
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  you've just never tried before. Imagine reaching for it, placing
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  it on your plate, feeling a quiet confidence growing within
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  you. Notice the smells, the colours,
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  the textures even. Imagine feeling the heat coming
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  off the food. And then imagine sitting down
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  and taking a bite and notice how open you feel to the experience.
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  There is relaxation around your jaw, around your neck.
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  You breathe in a slow, relaxed way.
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  This feels very comfortable. And as you eat the food, some
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  flavours surprise you, some delight you.
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  And if you find A flavour, a texture or a food you don't
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  enjoy, it's perfectly fine. You simply acknowledge it,
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  knowing that everyone has foods they like and foods they don't.
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  It's all part of the journey. There is no failure here, only
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  discovery and discernment. And each time you take a bite of
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  something new, it feels like a small success, a stepping stone
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  forward. You realise that trying new
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  foods is enjoyable, an act of discovery, an experience to
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  enjoy and to savour. And maybe you notice that this
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  confidence feels even stronger when you're hungry.
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  That anticipation, that readiness to eat, amplifies your
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  willingness to explore new flavours.
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  It feels like waiting for your favorite food, but here in this
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  buffet, trying something new. And the more you do this, the
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  more natural it becomes, the more you allow yourself to enjoy
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  food in a way that feels good, exciting and empowering.
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  And imagine coming back to this buffet time after time, on
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  different occasions. Or maybe a new buffet, a new
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  place to try different foods. And you know that because your
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  clothes are different and it feels like a different day, a
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  different week, a different month.
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  And the more times you come, the easier it feels and the more
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  tempted you are to try at least 1-2 or three new things.
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  And some of these things become favourites and other things you
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  never want to try again. It's all fine.
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  As you take another deep breath in and then release that breath.
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  Allow these feelings of confidence, curiosity and
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  comfort to settle within you. Allow yourself to carry this
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  sensation with you beyond this moment, beyond this experience.
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  Perhaps you could imagine looking into that screen and
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  seeing yourself no longer in a buffet, but somewhere where you
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  might be likely to try new foods.
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  But it's changed. That unease has changed to
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  confidence and comfort. Hesitation has changed to a
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  willingness to try any food that doesn't appeal to you.
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  You just move on, unaffected, knowing that it's no big deal.
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  From this moment forward, trying new foods feels easier, more
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  relaxed and even more exciting as you realize that you are in
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  control, choosing what you want to explore, embracing the
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  adventure, enjoying new flavours and enjoying the process of
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  growth and expansion. Very soon, it's time to leave
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  this chair, this screen, this. Journey in your imagination,
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  returning to the present. But you will return feeling a
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  sense of inspiration, a willingness to try, especially
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  in situations where there's nothing to lose and everything
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  to gain. So take a deep breath in through
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  your nose and out through your nose and just wiggle your
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  fingers and wiggle your toes. Start to connect and calibrate
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  with the here and the now as very soon I count from 1:00 to
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  10:00 to awaken you and you will return with that sense of
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  comfort and inspiration returning with you.
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  Starting to count 123 Waking up 456 More alert 7 eights Open
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  your eyes. Open your eyes 910 Wide awake,
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  Wide awake. Wide awake.
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