Autogenic Therapist and Cognitive Behavioural Hypnotherapist
- I have served on the British Autogenic Society’s Research and Executive Committees, as Senior Tutor on the PGCert-AT courses run by Zoom in 2020 and 2021, and as a Trustee.
- I am a Chartered Psychologist member of the British Psychological Society and a founding member of the International Society for Autogenic Training and Autogenic Psychotherapy and the American Autogenic Society.
- I work by distance learning using the Zoom platform so you can meet with me from the comfort of your own home.
- Please contact me by email via RuthTNaylorPhD @ gmail.com
Autogenic Training – self-balancing self-care for a calmer, more productive & creative you
A natural, drug-free way that may help you improve your sleep, reduce your stress and tension on cue, boost your immune system function, and discover a new and happier you.
The beauty of Autogenic Training practice is that whilst we take just a few minutes time out to let our whole system regulate itself we are training ourselves to release our natural self-balancing, self-normalising response, our happiness and satisfaction hormones, at will.
Only 5 minutes of Autogenics practice a day, on cue and self-directed, helps most people get back to daily living refreshed, balanced, and focused.
Multiple benefits. Quantitative and qualitative research shows that for many people regular AT practice can bring better sleep, less anxiety, more focused awareness and concentration, more calmness under stress, improved immune system functioning, lower blood pressure, less diabetes meds, greater self-confidence, stronger sense of self-control, greater productivity and creativity in work and play, more happiness and satisfaction with being YOU.
‘Autogenic’ means self-generated, naturally. AT is a Mind-Body Therapy. It’s a connection process that releases and reframes negative conditioning. Taking time out for you for a few minutes 2 or 3 times a day. Using simple phrases to passively focus your attention on different parts of your body. Training your whole self in non-judgmental awareness and letting go. So you can remain calmer even in stressful situations, even when you’re under lots of pressure in work or at home. No special clothing or postures are required so you can use AT in almost any setting.
Dr Schultz, the developer of AT, designed it to be a ‘small psychotherapy’. This is because it helps to break the circle of conditioning naturally and at your own pace. And studies show that regular AT practice helps some people get off therapy wait-lists. For other people AT is a good complement to traditional talking therapy. There is research evidence that AT can help people come off some medications, too.
Private 1-to-1 or small group learning online with Zoom. The Zoom distance learning platform complies with data protection regulations in Europe and North America and it allows you to record the training sessions if you wish.
Classes are 50 to 90 minutes long, twice monthly for between 8 and 10 meetings. We first meet 1-to-1 before you start an AT course. Classes build on each other. There’s a 10 week follow up, too. You practice between classes and keep a diary to track your progress. Whether you learn in a group or privately, I tailor the training to your specific needs, as everyone is unique. In groups, it’s important to remember that whilst there’s social support and learning from each other, everything said is confidential. Keep in mind that this is not group therapy!
Fees vary and can be adjusted to your ability to pay in either $USD, £GBP or €Euros.