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BY KRISHNA MAWANI
Assumption 1: You will be falling into a deep pit of darkness.
Assumption 2: You will not have any control over your mind or body.
Assumption 3: You will be brainwashed into believing anything you are told.
These are just a few assumptions that people have in regards to hypnosis, as
certifi ed clinical and general hypnotherapist Roshni Srikureja reveals. “You don’t
go under hypnosis, you go into hypnosis,” says the 31-year-old. “You are sitting on
my comfortable chair where I guide you into a deep and relaxing state so that your
mind is focused. I deliver positive suggestions for your issues. For example, if you are
experiencing trouble with self-worth, I will feed your subconscious with thoughts that
you are safe, you are supported and that you don’t have to live in fear, but in freedom.
I always discuss my suggestions with my clients beforehand to ask if the thoughts and to me. I’m very intuitive, and to practice Reiki, you need to be grounded and know
lingo resonates with them.” what the other person is looking for and see them beyond their mask. I went on
Roshni wasn’t always a hypnotherapist. Instead, she was leading a more to become a certifi ed Reiki Master. I worked at omroom and even volunteered at
conventional life after completing her education in Information Technology and Bumrungrad International Hospital where I received very good feedback. Even
working in a corporate environment. She had a well-paid job and led an enviable social though several people were sceptical about my changed career path, the few people
life. But internally, she wasn’t happy. She victimised herself, fought with her near ones who I helped heal were grateful. They encouraged me to keep going.”
and didn’t love herself. And so she left her job and travelled to India to visit the same Soon Roshni’s clientele expanded. It was no longer challenging because she
ashram that her friend went to heal. There she discovered that her inner child needed mastered the technique. And so she set her mind to learn another method she was
curing. “As a child, you believe everything that your parents or other people tell you,” always fascinated with since young – hypnotherapy. This courageous woman went to
she shares. “You don’t screen it out like you would as an adult. When I went into deep the United States for a three-month course where she trained for 500 hours. After
meditation, I saw trauma that I had experienced when I was little. I had suppressed completing her programme, she returned home to begin her own practice, and is
that memory but I was still operating on that limiting belief. I was able to heal it and currently the only member in Bangkok on the International Board of Hypnotherapy.
tell myself that I am worthy.” Her journey into self-development continued as she “Hypnotherapy sees quicker results, especially if the problem is in the mind,” she
travelled to diff erent ashrams around the subcontinent. “As women, we grow up with says. “Through hypnosis, you can change core beliefs and feed positive thoughts to
fear. We give away our power so easily and allow men to dominate us. But you have to the subconscious mind. My clients, who I call my co-therapists, come to me with
look beyond society, beyond people who judge you because you can do so much more. issues such as low self-esteem, phobia and anxiety. If you are as committed to
The world is your oyster.” healing as I am and do your affi rmations using hypnosis recordings, you can take your
power back and own it.”
So how does Roshni handle the stressful and emotionally draining information
everyone tells her? “I practice detachment, both professionally and personally,”
“You have to look she clarifi es. “I empathise with my clients but don’t fall for the drama. Because that
is their perception, but there is also another side to the story that I haven’t heard.
beyond society, When you meditate, you realise that everything is recycled every life. You are here to
beyond people who learn some lessons. At the end of the day, this is your journey, and you will come and
leave the world alone. I can’t carry everyone’s stress because I have my own karma to
judge you because you deal with.”
Roshni’s dive into spirituality has allowed her to view the world with clarity.
can do so much more. She manages her anger and channels it rather than suppresses it. She stands up for
The world is herself more, even if the world may be against her. With self-hypnosis, meditation
and Reiki, she is able to constantly heal herself as well as others. She may have
your oyster.” achieved her goals but she constantly strives to do more. She strives to break
people’s negative perceptions on hypnosis, help others heal and make people realise
that getting help is the bravest thing they can do. “People who get help are strong.
Upon her return to Bangkok, Roshni They want to do better with their lives and explore their potential. It is healthy to
woke up one day knowing that she had to work on yourself and on your mind.”
learn Reiki. She can’t explain the reason As the interview came to a close, Roshni was asked the fi nal question: Are you
behind it. She just felt like she had to. happy? The answer was obvious, as she spoke about her life-altering career path with
Following her instincts to learn more passion and enthusiasm. “Yes, very,” she replies. “I feel free and I feel good.”
about this healing method, she researched for a teacher on Google and contacted the
fi rst person on the webpage. “The teacher mined that diamond inside me and made
me realise what my true calling was,” she says. “I want to help heal people with issues To learn more about Roshni’s work:
like anxiety and self-esteem – the same issues I too went through. People focus so Call: 089 683 3937
much on their physical selves and emphasise importance on exercising and eating Email: contact@bangkokhypnotherapy.com
healthy but they tend to forget about mental health. We all suff er from anxiety each Visit: www.bangkokhypnotherapy.com
day but we don’t even realise that it is a problem. The art of Reiki came very naturally

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