Sirona IBS Hypnosis

The hypnosis used on the Sirona programme includes some of the most advanced and up to date techniques. Hypnotherapy is a highly effective therapy which aims to help you change habits and outlook in a relatively short period of time.
Hypnotherapy is the use of hypnosis for emotional and behavioural change work. Hypnosis is really nothing more than the guiding of someone into a relaxed state. During hypnosis, your eyes are closed and you are relaxed. However, you are able to hear everything that is going on. You do not lose control and can open your eyes if there is a need to do so. It is a myth that you can be tricked into doing something you would object to. Clinical hypnotherapy uses hypnosis to guide you through some helpful and powerful visualisations.

Ensure you find somewhere you can relax and will not be disturbed. Never listen whilst driving or doing anything which requires attention. Turn your phone off. During the recordings you will be asked to close your eyes. You will then be guided into a deeper feeling of relaxation, similar to daydreaming or focused concentration. The recordings use specific visualisations and speak to you in a way which communicates directly with your imagination and subconscious mind, bringing change at a deeper level.

Sirona is a programme to help reduce the intensity of IBS symptoms such as pain, cramps, constipation or diarrhoea. You might have a diagnosis of IBS already or would simply like to reduce symptoms you are living with. If you are experiencing symptoms, it is strongly recommended you seek professional medical advice to rule out any serious medical conditions that have similar symptoms to IBS.
Sirona is suitable for anyone aged 16 upwards. Hypnosis is not suitable for someone with complex mental health needs, in particular if you suffer from any condition in which you may have hallucinations or hear voices, or suffer with schizophrenia or a condition such as Alzheimer’s disease. Always check with your doctor if you have any concerns.

It is recommended that you are alert and awake to listen to the Sirona recordings. This may mean listening in the morning rather than in the evening, for example. Do not listen if under the influence of recreational drugs or alcohol.

The core programme is a commitment to listening to a hypnosis recording daily for six weeks. Each day is a different recording and though some recordings will be repeated, in later weeks more advanced audios are included. You are asked to commit to listening daily. Recordings are about 25 minutes long.
As well as daily hypnosis recordings, most weeks have a theme and optional exercises, which look at stress reduction, thoughts and feelings and also Mindfulness. The weekly themes are an extra and give you the option to go deeper into life challenges you may have or how you cope with symptoms.

Results are not guaranteed and each person will respond differently. Changing the relationship of mind and digestion is a process that takes place over weeks, so patience and commitment is required.
Gut directed hypnotherapy was first formally researched by Dr. Peter Whorwell, a pioneering gastroenterologist at the University of Manchester. He introduced the first scripted hypnotherapy protocol for IBS patients in 1984. In a study, Whorwell found that 71% of patients responded to therapy. Of these, 81% maintained their improvement over time.

There are presently over 35 studies in the published empirical literature, including 17 randomised controlled trials that have assessed clinical outcomes of such treatment. All IBS hypnotherapy studies have reported significant improvement in gastrointestinal symptoms.
A recent Australian study conducted by Monash University found that seventy per cent of participants responded positively to hypnotherapy. There was a significant improvement in their overall and individual gut symptoms (abdominal pain, bloating, wind, satisfaction with stool consistency, nausea etc) by the end of the six-week study. This improvement was also maintained six-months post-treatment. The study also found that hypnotherapy was effective psychologically, too, lowering anxiety and depression.

Sirona uses Gut Directed Hypnotherapy just like that investigated in studies. Sirona, with its additional weekly themes looking at Mindfulness, symptom and stress management offers far more besides the core hypnosis sessions researched in most studies.

Usually the main side effect of hypnotherapy is that you are left feeling calmer and more relaxed! Hypnosis is safe. Hypnotherapy is simply about guiding you into a relaxing trance-like state. In fact, when you think about it you are often in a similar trance state on a daily basis. Just think of times you have been sleepy but not quite asleep yet, engrossed in focused concentration, been preoccupied daydreaming or found your mind wandering during a conversation or class. These are all examples of being in a type of trance, very similar to a hypnotherapy (hypnosis) trace state.
The difference is that you were not guided into the trance by a therapist. Hypnotherapy is safe and suitable for both adults and children.

Yes. Sirona is about calming the relationship of gut and mind. It is totally fine to eat whatever you choose and take medication whilst using Sirona. Sirona is a relaxing and medication free way to manage symptoms better.

Sirona is about a re-training of your mind and body to regain balance and calm. The hypnosis, stress reducing exercises and Mindfulness on Sirona aim to help both body and mind return to a more natural rhythm and relationship. Your mind and gut are understood to be in communication and this happens without your direct, conscious intervention. It is a subconscious or unconscious communication. Hypnosis and hypnotherapy is simply a way of relaxing you and speaking more directly to your subconscious mind.

Your mind can be viewed to have two parts, your conscious mind (around 10%) and your subconscious mind (around 90%). You use your conscious mind to think, read and communicate in a ‘conscious’ thought-out manner. Your subconscious mind is responsible for your automatic habits, desires, storing memories and beliefs about yourself and the world around you. It also takes care of bodily functions such as your digestive system. Sirona hypnosis encourages your subconscious mind to act in a calmer and less sensitive manner.

Jason Demant is the creator of Sirona. It is Jason’s voice you will hear on the hypnosis audios. Jason has worked as a clinical hypnotherapist for ten years. He sees clients in London and also works as an online therapist.
Before moving into therapy work, Jason’s career was centred in teaching, mentoring and youth work. It was following working for a Samaritans style hotline for university students, that Jason found his real passion in therapy work. He enjoyed helping people, often in great emotional distress get back to a place of calm and balance.
Jason has volunteered and worked for three of London’s hospices. During this hospice work, Jason managed teams and provided informal counselling for patients and family members towards the end of life and informal bereavement support. Alongside seeing patients, Jason provided pastoral support for hospice staff, supporting them to gain resilience and avoid burn out.
Sirona is the results of many years of expertise in hypnotherapy and from real time work seeing clients with IBS at his busy practice in London.