Habits, Obsessions, Addictions, Compulsions
“All compulsions become slaveries.” Osho
We are all unique and our experiences are also unique.
So, it is easy to see how, when faced with pain, we humans manage to find relief through so many different activities which can offer some distraction and anesthesia.
Our first experience of relief from anxiety could have been the moment our mother’s milk finally arrived. What do I learn? Swallowing something is a great way to calm my anxiety.
Or maybe it is my mother’s love that I am missing… same lesson. Or maybe I connect that sucking sensation with the relief of the tension.
Or maybe I was just very upset one day about something, and had a drink or took some other chemical, and wow! That just touched the spot, and now I feel fine.
The key is that I want to feel better now.
I have learned that the best way is to find some avenue that dulls the pain. It could be some distraction, like puffing on a cigarette and feeling the nicotine, or downing some alcohol to distract me and provide some anesthetic. Or maybe it is food? Or sex? Or perhaps I want to relieve a sense of insecurity by taking charge of something. Maybe I can control all those dangerous bacteria that are all around us by endlessly washing my hands. Or perhaps it is people I can control, with money, or power…. The list is endless.
By avoiding the pain, it becomes unconscious, by definition. The logic that I am only overeating – or smoking, or drinking, or taking drugs, or mad after money or power – to soothe my pain is also hidden, also unconscious.
As you can see, it is not that something “out there” is addictive, it is something “in here” that I have unconsciously convinced myself will relieve my pain.
Every cell in the brain has an on switch and an off switch. The more often the “anxiety-fridge” connection is made, the faster and more automatic it becomes. And more the brain cells themselves become attached together.
I must stop this!
Most of our efforts “to stop” involve putting pressure on the “off switch.” Now it is like pressing down in a car with one foot on the accelerator and one on the brake! The harder we push, the more we are stuck to the floor.
Which is why that slogan, “Just say no” was bound to fail.
So, whatever you “do” whether it is “yes” or “no” makes this unnatural connection stronger. The only solution is to “do” nothing. What does that mean? It means doing nothing but allowing yourself to remain face-to-face with whatever you have spent your life avoiding.
It is very simple, but not necessarily easy. But it is the only route you can take to deal with this situation.
That is what this individual session is going to show you.
Habits, Obsessions, Addictions, Compulsions are also addressed in our online courses, as well as these individual sessions. The expertise of each facilitator is listed in their biographies below.
List of available session facilitators
Amrito
Amrito
English
Amrito MD is an English- and US-trained physician who specialized originally in internal medicine before studying meditation as a basis for exploring a holistic approach to wellbeing.
He was Osho’s personal physician, taking care of his body for many years including the final days.
As a meditator and a scientist for many decades, Amrito has enjoyed exploring, and doing his best to understand, what Osho calls his “open experiment” – unlike all the “closed systems” that have gone before. And what it means for his life and the lives of those around him.
He is particularly attracted to what Osho calls his “trinity” – where therapy dissolves into hypnosis and hypnosis dissolves into meditation. Key elements in the science of the inner on our journey from mind to no-mind.
Amrito is currently giving courses and sessions on OSHO International Online.
See what Amrito is currently offering
SPECIALTIES
ANGER/FEAR/ANXIETY
MEDITATION
SLEEP/STRESS
METHODS/TECHNIQUES
Hypnosis/DeHypnosis/Trance
Meditation Techniques/Mindfulness
Also experienced in:
Childhood Deconditioning, Childhood Trauma/Age Regression, Compassion, DeHypnosis for Meditation, Everyday Life Issues, Grief, Holistic Mind/Body Medicine, Humor, Mind Issues, OSHO Active Meditations, Self-Hypnosis for Meditation, The Art of Listening, Understanding.
YEARS OF EXPERIENCE: 35
REVIEWS:
“Amrito takes you right to the core of the problem – and then makes you laugh about it!”
N.G. Brazil
“I never thought that hypnosis could be such a powerful doorway to making the changes I needed in my life. I had done therapy for many years before that, and it seemed like I was going around in circles without ever really changing anything. After the sessions with Amrito over the past year, I have been so happy with the changes that emerged from that process.”
R.S. Brazil
“After a series of hypnosis sessions, including a journey that started with age regression, I finally got to the bottom of a basic misunderstanding that has bugged me my whole life.”
A.P. United States
Aneesha
Aneesha
English, German
Aneesha has 22 years of experience and practice in meditation and mindfulness as well as self-inquiry and therapy. Her work is based on her own inner healing, transformation and personal development and her time with Osho.
Aneesha is a certified and registered holistic counselor and couple’s therapist. She offers individual sessions based on person-centered therapy and couple’s therapy as well as individual relationship counseling. She facilitates OSHO Counseling, as well as OSHO Chronic Stress & Tension Release.
The work she loves most, though, is helping people detach from the mind and personality structure so that they can get in touch with their inner being, which she also offers as OSHO Zen Counseling. Aneesha also facilitates the OSHO Meditative Therapies and teaches stress biology and stress management strategies.
See what Aneesha is currently offering
SPECIALTIES
ANGER/FEAR/ANXIETY
BODY ISSUES/TRAUMA HEALING
FEELING DOWN/LONELINESS/LOW SELF-ESTEEM
PERSONAL GROWTH/SELF-DISCOVERY
SLEEP/STRESS
METHODS/TECHNIQUES
Counseling Psychology
Trauma Resolution
Also experienced in:
Abandonment, Anger Management, Attachment Issues, Body Tension Release, Childhood Deconditioning, Childhood Trauma, Commitment Issues, Communication Issues, Conflict Resolution, Emotional Release, Everyday Life Issues, Family Issues, Guilt/Shame, Inner Critic/Judgments, Inner Man, Inner Woman, Love/Dating/Conscious Relating, OSHO Active Meditations, Power Abuse, Self-esteem Issues, Stress Release, Trauma Healing, Victims of Narcissism, Women’s Issues, Workplace Issues.
YEARS OF EXPERIENCE: 22
REVIEWS:
“I came to Aneesha because I had anger issues. Over a few months, a completely different problem emerged, which turned out to be the cause of my aggression. Once the cause was clear, we were able to work on the root of the problem. I am very grateful for that, because treating symptoms is not my thing. We tackled the problem at the source and fixed it. Just great! My closest relationships have gotten much, much better.”
Dirk, Germany
“I hadn’t thought sessions via Zoom could be so effective. Aneesha helped me greatly to recognize my conditioning, including my unconscious superego attacks. Thereby, she helped me gain more and more inner strength, enabling me to have a choice as to how to respond to loved ones with more compassion and understanding, rather than being stuck in my old familiar tracks. Aneesha is very perceptive and intuitive. She is unique in mirroring back to me what I would never have recognized on my own.”
Frank, Germany
“I am so grateful to you! The sessions with you gave me new perspectives, I got to know myself in a way that was completely new to me. My whole life has changed completely – I am now really me and now I have the courage and the power to follow my own path. I feel so free! And I can finally sleep again. I do the relaxation exercises daily and I am much calmer and more relaxed. Thank you again! You are very caring and professional at the same time. I can’t imagine a better counselor.”
Vanessa, Germany
Angela
Angela
English
Angela loves supporting men and women who are in the grip of a toxic relationship to unravel those self-torturing voices in your head and uncover what is really going on beneath the surface so that you can know what is right for you and have a clear path towards healing your relationship and your heart.
Having resolved deep trauma from early childhood that once thwarted her relationships, Angela knows exactly how it is to feel hurt, frustrated and like a failure when it comes to building joyful and supportive relationships both at home and with a partner.
Using Osho’s approach to therapy, together in these sessions we will find the root cause of your suffering so that you can stop feeling paralyzed by conflicting emotions that keep you tossing and turning at night searching for answers. And you’ll be able to stop jumping down people’s necks or perhaps freezing on the spot when someone attacks you or violates your boundaries. And instead, you’ll be able to respond from a place of power and presence that is full of love for yourself and also a deeper understanding for the other. Finally, you’ll know the true secret of how to create a loving relationship both with yourself and towards others.
Angela has over 20 years of experience in various approaches to therapy including, counseling, breath-work, energy-healing, primal therapy, family constellation and relationship dynamics to name a few so that each session is tailored exactly to your own personal needs.
She’s looking forward to meeting you and showing you this simple approach to resolving inner conflict and establishing healthy boundaries so that you feel more empowered and fully able to create the joyful relationships that you deserve.
Bela
Bela
English, Dutch
Bela’s greatest passion is sharing primal work.
She knew she wanted to become a primal therapist after completing her own primal process in the early 90s. During this process she learned how early childhood conditioning strongly influences our ability to relate to people and she shares this understanding in the relationship and intimacy work she facilitates.
After coming into contact with Osho she also knew she wanted to learn, understand, and implement Osho’s vision in her work with people.
Her professional and skilled approach is grounded in her own growth process and meditation. The courses and sessions she facilitates are known for their depth and clarity, a place where people can feel free to be seen as they truly are.
See what Bela is currently offering
SPECIALTIES
FEELING DOWN/LONELINESS/LOW SELF-ESTEEM
PERSONAL GROWTH/SELF-DISCOVERY
RELATIONSHIP/FAMILY DYNAMICS
METHODS/TECHNIQUES
Counseling Psychology
Primal/Regression Therapy
Relationship Counseling
Also experienced in:
Abandonment, Addictions, Anger Management, Attachment Issues, Career Counseling, Childhood Deconditioning, Childhood Trauma, Coaching, Commitment Issues, Emotional Release, Everyday Life Issues, Family Issues, Forgiveness, Grief, Guilt/Shame, Inner Child Therapy, Inner Critic/Judgments, Love/Dating/Conscious Relating, OSHO Active Meditations, Parenting Issues, Self-esteem Issues, Stress Release, Trauma Healing, Women’s Issues, Workplace Issues, Young Adult Issues.
YEARS OF EXPERIENCE: 22
REVIEWS:
“OSHO Primal Mirror is a powerful process where you can connect with your inner child. Bela created a safe environment through zoom where I was able to explore and be vulnerable in connecting with my inner child. I liked how the course was structured with a lovely balance of OSHO Active Meditations and activities to help me lift up the bonnet of my stuff and get closer to my essential self. I gained a deeper understanding of myself, while coming face to face with some painful truths in a compassionate way. I already feel a deeper sense of self-compassion and love. What I really love about Bela’s approach is how practical this process is. I came away with practical, achievable ways of keeping in contact with my little girl and being more present. Thank you so much Bela for this process. I want to shout from the rooftops to all who listen, do it, do this process! It will give you so much, more than you can ever imagine.”
Anand, HR Business Partner, Ireland
“Working with Bela in Primal Deconditioning sessions has been one of the best things I’ve done in years. It is especially appropriate for those who want to find themselves. I finally made peace with my childhood, understood how I want to live and how to move on. A life changing experience, as I was ready to let go. Bela gently guided me through the unsolved past.”
Florina, Leadership Coach, Germany
“Bela has been the most transformative and supportive aspect of my life. She probably saved my life. Unlike any kind of counseling you’ve ever encountered, she goes right to the true source of the issue and lovingly helps you see and understand it. I especially respect/appreciate her firmness with me when my ego/protective measures rise up against her. I needed that, as I didn’t want to see the truth, and the truth is the only thing that can set us free. Firm and loving, she is the perfect gift, and I truly believe that she cares. I’ve never met such an insightful, wise, loving person, and I will be grateful for her until my dying day. Anything I contribute to the world from here forth, in relationships, career, or simply in my presence, would not be available if she hadn’t saved me from myself. I cannot say enough…”
Tammy K., Sales Director, United States
Nidal MD
Nidal MD
English, German
Nidal MD is an experienced and passionate facilitator in both OSHO DeHypnosis and OSHO Meditations, which he uses to support people in their inner growth.
Originally a medical doctor, he started using medical hypnosis in his work. Later, after getting in contact with Osho’s work, meditation entered into his understanding of the power of the subconscious which is when meditation became the source of his whole work with individuals.
Based on this understanding and on his personal meditation experience he created his own way of working with people: “OSHO DeHypnosis for Inner Freedom”. The essence of this individually tailored process is that it helps us get rid of old patterns that keep us imprisoned in the past and, by that, to live a joyful life in freedom. In his work, Nidal uses a combination of specific hypnosis techniques and meditation.
See what Nidal is currently offering
SPECIALTIES
ANGER/FEAR/ANXIETY
FEELING DOWN/LONELINESS/LOW SELF-ESTEEM
MEDITATION
PERSONAL GROWTH/SELF-DISCOVERY
SLEEP/STRESS
PURPOSE/SELF-EXPRESSION/INTUITION
METHODS/TECHNIQUES
Counseling Psychology
Hypnosis/DeHypnosis/Trance
Meditation Techniques/Mindfulness
Also experienced in:
Anger Management, Coaching, Compassion Fatigue, DeHypnosis for Meditation, Everyday Life Issues, Hypnosis for Life Issues, Hypnosis for Meditation, Hypnosis for Relaxation, Men’s Issues, OSHO Active Meditations, Self-Hypnosis for Meditation, Stress Release, Workplace Issues.
YEARS OF EXPERIENCE: 10 years
REVIEWS:
“Whether live or on a recording his sessions are gentle yet effective, easy yet strong. Setting aside his warm and friendly demeanor, Nidal is a remarkably competent and effective health consultant … I cannot recommend him highly enough!”
Jivan Cohn, United States
“I notice that the course opened doors. It made some doors more open and also it showed me many completely new doors, about which I am curious. I will surely be happy to come again!!!”
Eckhard Müller, Germany
“I would like to say that your seminar left an impression. The days and weeks afterwards I felt very authentic, calm and present. I have allowed more feelings (also the negative ones) without feeling dominated by them. I am most impressed by the meditations. I suspected already since a long time that meditation could enrich my life, but I didn’t expect it to be so strong and joyful. This has been a great experience.”
Marlies, Austria
Richa
Richa
English, Hindi
Richa graduated with an honors degree in psychology, with guidance and counseling as her double majors and went on to expand her understanding by completing a master’s degree in clinical psychology. She has a post graduate degree in journalism and mass communication, and her passion has always been interacting and working with people and sharing her skills and life experience.
She is one of the first practitioners of Craniosacral therapy and Somatic Experiencing® trauma healing in India and has been working in health and wellness for more than a decade. She is also a hypnotherapist and a registered member of the American Board of Hypnotherapy (ABH).
Richa supports mental health as well as physical and emotional well-being in her clients with OSHO trauma healing work and with family dynamics through family constellation work.
Inspired by the quest for inner transformation and having grown up in the climate of meditation, Richa includes Osho’s meditations and insights in her work and in her day-to-day life.
She is an experienced facilitator and trainer for OSHO Reminding Yourself of the Forgotten Language of Talking to Your BodyMind and Facilitating, OSHO Self-Hypnosis for Meditation, OSHO Active Meditations: In-Depth and OSHO Active Meditations Facilitator Training.
Richa has shared OSHO meditations through regular workshops and courses, and OSHO meditative therapies in different cities of India and abroad; for individuals as well as for targeted audiences which include sportspersons, the corporate world, show business personalities, and industrialists.
See what Richa is currently offering
SPECIALTIES
ANGER/FEAR/ANXIETY
BODY ISSUES/TRAUMA HEALING
MEDITATION
PERSONAL GROWTH/SELF-DISCOVERY
RELATIONSHIP/FAMILY DYNAMICS
PURPOSE/SELF-EXPRESSION/INTUITION
METHODS/TECHNIQUES
Family Constellation
Hypnosis/DeHypnosis/Trance
OSHO Body-Mind Balancing
OSHO Zen Tarot
Trauma Resolution
Also experienced in:
Abandonment, Addictions, Anger Management, Attachment Issues, Body Tension Release, Childhood Trauma, Commitment Issues, Communication Issues, Compassion Fatigue, Family Issues, Grief, Guilt/Shame, Hypnosis for Meditation, Hypnosis for Relaxation, Inner Critic/Judgments, OSHO Active Meditations, Patterns/Phobias, Self-esteem Issues, Self-Hypnosis for Meditation, Stress Release, Tarot Reading, Trauma Healing, Young Adult Issues.
YEARS OF EXPERIENCE: 15
REVIEWS:
“Sessions with Richa are nothing short of a beautiful experience. Richa’s presence during sessions creates a sense of safety and openness for the body to heal. She’s insightful, open-hearted, non-judgmental and truly listens to your needs. I’d definitely recommend working with Richa if you’re looking for support in your healing and recovery.”
Manasi Dalvi, Childhood Wound Coach, Canada
“I have had years of experience with various forms of healing work, therapy, relaxation techniques, and alternative medicines all over the world. I regularly travel to India and look forward to the amazing work Richa does. I have embarked on a healing journey and feel safe and confident when working with Richa in a way that I do with no one else. I cannot speak highly enough of her skill, presence, and caring guidance. Thank you Richa for the amazing healing journey you have helped me on.”
Jen Ross, Businesswoman, United States
“Ability to give immense space, deep acceptance, non-judgement, receptivity, passion and humor all in one, in a therapist is rare! Therapists like Richa are rare. I am grateful to have encountered her. An acute case of excruciating headaches is what I went to Richa for few years back. With BCST she addressed this swiftly at the same time bringing balance and centering to the whole being. In past few years we have closely worked with Somatic Experiencing Therapy to address some core life patterns. The changes I have experienced thru SE have been radical, all along the way Richa has beautifully and with grace facilitated this healing journey. She finely tunes into ones being and calibrates her therapeutic work accordingly. Thank you dear Richa!”
Nirali Shah, Art & Counseling Therapist, India