I had been suffering with depression for some time when I got in touch with Bright Future Now to seek help.

I also struggled immensely with eating, particularly eating during the day in front of others, and I wanted to lose weight.

I found Narina extremely friendly, professional and understanding when we met for our first session. She took the time to understand my background and my issues so that she was able to best help me with the most appropriate treatments. During my treatment, I received a combination of treatments, including timeline therapy and hypnotherapy.

The timeline therapy helped me significantly in dealing with my depression and although this was emotional at times, I felt as though a weight had been lifted from my shoulders afterwards. The benefits were so great that I was able to come off my medication for depression during my treatment and now feel like a changed person.

By setting goals on my timeline and through hypnotherapy, my issues with eating much improved and following my treatment I have been losing weight and have had the confidence to join a gym.

I can not thank Narina enough for helping me to overcome my depression and manage my weight and eating.

Robin, Leyland

Eight months ago I handed in my notice at work after being there for 17 years.  I was working nearly 50 hours a week doing a very stressful job in a very isolated environment.  Family problems added to the stress I was under and something had to give.  When I finished work I felt depressed and at times very anxious.  It was literally days away from a special celebration party and a holiday of a lifetime and I wasn’t looking forward to either. 

I searched on the internet for help with depression and anxiety and came across Narina.  I rang her and made an appointment for two days before our party.  The rest is history.  Thanks to Narina I gained the knowledge and the confidence to move forward and stop looking back.

With her help I worked out what type of job I didn’t want to do and took time out to read books and find out what I really wanted to do.  I used positive manifestation techniques to draw the perfect job towards me.  When I saw a part time job advertised at a garden centre I knew that that was what I wanted.

On my application form for my new job it asked for my reasons for leaving my last job, I put "to follow my dreams" - that got me invited into the first group interview.  When I got to second stage interview which was a one to one with the department head I made it very clear that I couldn't work on Thursdays because of my voluntary work at the Hospice shop, she asked about my hobbies and I talked about Reiki and crystals and how I have used the past 7 months to follow my dreams and do things that I wanted to do.  They said I was just the sort of person they were looking for and I now work Monday and Tuesdays and alternate weekends - I am their new Meet and Greet person and it's a lovely stress free job.  I spent half an hour yesterday outside in the rain helping a young mum start her car - and I came home smiling from ear to ear.  My husband has said I am like a different person (and he means that in a good way) and I feel so much lighter these days even though I still have face family-related challenges

Debbie, Chorley

Update:

Although I was thoroughly enjoying my job at the garden centre, it took over 15 miles away and some days it took me nearly an hour to get there if the traffic was bad.

So - I had another go at the positive visualisation - I knew that I wanted a part time job - but this time closer to home!  I stipulated within 5 miles.  I wanted a job where I could sit down for at least part of the time.  I didn't want to work weekends or Bank holidays.  I still wanted a pleasant working environment and to work for a "good" company with nice people but I didn't want to work long days.  Also, it had to fit in with my working at the hospice shop on a Thursday!

Bit of a tall order eh?

Well – that’s exactly what I’ve got with a company much nearer home.  Monday to Friday 4pm to 8pm - no weekends, no bank holidays.  I will be mostly sitting down using a computer.  I can still do my bit at the Hospice shop on a Thursday.  The people there seemed nice and the company has a good reputation.  It's less hours a week but more money per hour, they have a pension scheme and give 20 days holiday in the first year and then 21 in the second, rising to 27 in the seventh year.  The place is a ten minute drive from home, I will get most of the day to potter about, do gardening, meditation, reading etc and then tootle off to work for four hours and home in time for a glass of wine.

Now this is as close as I could possibly get to what I visualised and ordered.  I had the interview for the job over two weeks ago and everything fell into place. My new job is going well and I am very content and happy at the moment which is a massive change to how I was 12 months ago.

 Debbie, Chorley

I wasn't entirely sure what to except from the break through session, so I completed the opportunity task Narina set for me, which was useful in itself by helping me take a look outside for once and view my life in a different way.

On meeting Narina I felt very comfortable in her company, I had listed a whole load of issues I wanted to resolve, however with the questioning techniques she aided me getting to the root of it all. Which we then worked on using various intervention methods. My life since has drastically altered, I no longer doubt myself and am confident to change careers and start my new business. Narina has made me believe in myself and there is nothing greater than the feeling of when your totally excited about your future and your role within it!

I can with total conviction recommend Narina, not only is she a good therapist but to have that natural intuition to get to what's really at cause and then blow it out the water altogether is completely life changing.

Thank you Narina.
Samantha (Southampton)
March 2008

Working with Narina I have learnt to be confident, calm and have assurance in my abilities. Narina is able to easily and clearly show the way to achieve positivity and confidence.

Narina had insights into how to achieve success are so generously given by her that I was able to easily understand the principles of success and adapt them for myself. Narina is so calm and relaxed that working with her I completely relaxed myself, allowing the techniques to work to full effect. I would recommend Narina to anyone, her clarity in communication, ease of manner, and innate calmness means that Narina is incredibly efficient and easy to work with in any setting, in a group atmosphere or on a one to one basis, both of which I had the opportunity to do.

Thanks Narina for the great work we did together!
I feel so empowered and motivated now!

Sheila
Middlesex
March 2008

My treatment with Narina was extremely positive in helping me to regain control of my eating and relieve my depression.

I cannot speak highly enough of the service I received and feel that this has helped me significantly with the issues I needed help with.

During my treatment, following the timeline therapy, I felt my depression had lifted - so much so that I was able to reduce and eventually come off my medication.

This in turn helped me feel that managing my eating issues was possible and I had the mental strength to start tackling this.

Rachel, Chorley

In 2009 I suffered from major depression. My acupuncturist recommended the best ever NLP time life therapist, Narina. Having spending just a few sessions with her has changed the quality of my life completely. Due to her help I now live in my dream home which I longed for many years. The manifestation techniques were so powerful and amazing, my dreams and aspirations have become a complete reality!  She delivers true results and her therapist techniques are wonderful.  Working with Narina was one of the best things I have done in my whole life.

Narina truly cares about her clients and has a style that inspires trust and confidence. The methods she uses are innovative, powerful and effective. I truly enjoy working with Narina and deeply appreciate her humour and insightful perspective “Thank you, Narina , for all you gave me. Narina  is an incredibly gifted and talented therapist. I owe you ample gratitude, Narina, you're easily worth ten times what you've charged me. I highly recommend her.

Aisha, Preston

Working with Bright Future Now has really helped me to focus on what I feel my life is about. The life coaching session has brought a real sense of clarity and enabled me to truly consider where my passions lie.

Narina creates a real sense of trust which enables you to just say what you think. Some of the questions in the coaching session require a degree of soul-searching and she shows tremendous patience, compassion and insight in allowing you to uncover what you really want from life and then to focus on achieving it.

I would highly recommend this package and if you have the opportunity to be coached by Narina take it!

Andrea, Manchester
May 2008

Narina is an amazing individual. She immediately put me at ease (I was unsure about how the session would go). She seemed to know exactly where to focus. With her approach and attention to detail she helped me make some profound changes. Since the session I have been a different person altogether.

I walk with confidence and feel so much lighter. I would never have believed such change is possible.

My thanks (and my family's) go to Narina; she really knows her stuff.

Steve, Manchester.
August 2007

After taking early retirement from an extremely pressured career and suffering from Post-Traumatic Stress disorder, I found myself caring for my aged and ailing parents, in very straightened financial circumstances. My emotional anchors were no longer what I would have preferred, and my normally exceptional organisational skills had totally deserted me. The acquiring of employment was a matter of urgency, yet I seemed to be fighting myself every step of the way. My self-image was at an unpleasant, almost self-destructive low.
Narina Riskowitz of Bright Future, offered to do a Breakthrough Session with me.
This was a remarkable experience rooted in a marvellous rapport with my mentor.
Through a type of mild hypnosis (trance), that did not have me out of control of myself or unaware of events around me, but deeply relaxed and serene, I was led through various processes. There was a strong emphasis on Visualisation. This enabled me to rid myself of a vast arena of negative emotions and stockpiled misery.
I was further enabled to effectively set clearly constructed goals. These had as base a deep certainty that they were not only achievable but that I was already en route to that end.
The impact of this exercise was immediate and powerful. In the ensuing days I enjoyed every minute of my daily existence and once I again reached home I was back in complete control of my surroundings and myself. In the month since my return I have not once regressed to the depressive state that, for five years, was all but permanent.
Furthermore I have two significant jobs lined up for the immediate future and others programmed for the New Year!
From deep inertia I have revitalised, gained direction and am actively building the life I want.
Isobel, Cape Town

Healing the Past

We all carry emotional baggage. Feelings of anger, sadness, fear, hurt and guilt remain harmful.

Hypnotherapy and other Transformational Therapies can be an effective way of dealing with your demons, as editor of Live Preston, Peter Holland discovered.

I’m not a fruitcake, nor do I consider myself to be damaged goods. However, having survived some of the bad things life can throw at us, I do carry emotional scars. You probably have them too?

The basic theory of Transformational Therapies is that we need to let go of these negative emotions. Only by healing our past can we hope to move on to create a happy and more fulfilling future etc, etc…

Intrigued by the idea of unpacking and discarding my old,   unwanted baggage (and acquiring a new set of matching luggage) I volunteered for a session with hypnotherapist and achievement coach Narina Riskowitz. She informed me that I would be going on some little journeys.

“You will be visiting a different world, visiting your unconscious mind. It’s the space in between being fully conscious and asleep,” she explained.

Among the treatments Narina practices is Time Line Therapy™ where you navigate back and forth between your past and your future. Relaxed in a comfy chair, with the lights and the window shutters down and my eyes closed, I was soon neither fast asleep nor fully awake. At the controls of my own time machine, I revisited times and places I hadn’t planned to.

Suddenly I was a boy again, playing in the timber yard near my grandmother’s house. I knew I shouldn’t have been there and uttered the word “mischief” several times.

A subsequent journey along my time-line found me dancing around the Maypole in the playground at St Andrew’s Primary School in Preston. It would be the spring of 1967? My old friend Gregory Clarkson was there too.

It was lovely to see him again. Sorry we lost touch Greg!

Other journeys backwards and forwards along my time-line were less enjoyable. Although I never once felt uncomfortable, I did become tearful. Gently, Narina encouraged me to re-visit the unpleasant stuff. The longer I analysed those memories and the less painful they seemed.

Why had I chosen a balance of pleasant and unpleasant memories?  

Did I want to contrast the innocence of childhood with the complexities which were to follow?

Whatever the reason, I talked openly about some painful issues.

Afterwards, Narina’s notes contained words and phrases which I’d spoken during my treatment; “hurting,” “teasing,” “selfish,” “stupid,” “powerless” and “arrogant.”

I drove home emotionally drained. By early evening I was off to bed, physically worn out too.

Treatments like this are credited with helping to regain confidence, empowering people to deal with lifestyle and relationship issues, career changes and personal goals.

Since that session, in mid December, there has been one significant change in my state of mind. I’m tending to fast-forward to the future rather than constantly re-winding.

Maybe the traditional New Year mentality is responsible for this? In all honestly, I think it is probably much more than that…

I have discovered insights through the coaching, that even as a perceptive person had not been aware of and through that been able to work and transform self limitations into a positive.

It has been a great channel of release and having such a well rounded coach who has a great depth of knowledge in a wide variety of techniques really assisted in all encompassing sessions.

I found the coaching sensitive yet encouraging to explore areas left untouched and 'dusty'!

In fact I am inspired to look into NLP further, I think it should be a regular inclusion in everyone's life.

I would most definitely recommend the service to others.

Amina, Blackpool

A few weeks ago I attended a training event during which I met Narina Who was giving a presentation on Innovation and NLP and as to how best it is used to achieve results in a persons career, business or personal life.

I have attended so called motivational events previously that seemed to drag on for the sake of it.

However this was totally different the short time that Narina took and still managed to get across her message about changing ones focus, was done in such a professional, interesting and calm way.

As a direct result of and since the presentation I now think differently and more positively in achieving success in all areas of my life.

If you get the opportunity to hear or hire Narina as a therapist then do so without any hesitation.

Mark
South Yorkshire

In early 2008 I decided that I wanted to make a career change and following a number of unsuccessful interviews realised that I needed some assistance with interview techniques - how to turn a potential opportunity into a positive result.

I was referred to Narina by a friend and recommended Interview Coaching. Narina encouraged me to feel confident and motivated about myself and my abilities, she taught me how to put myself in the right frame of mind for different situations and have the 'go-get-it' mindset which I needed. Together, we went through the techniques of interviewing which made me much more comfortable with the whole process and I was introduced into anticipating questions which helped me to prepare thoroughly for both the questions that I would be asked and also the questions that I also wanted to ask.

Throughout the coaching, Narina made me feel totally comfortable and at ease. I truly felt that I could be completely honest with her without feeling that she would judge or think badly of me. Following the coaching, I felt totally inspired and prepared with my self confidence fully re-instated.

On 1st July I will begin my new position within a Marketing Consultancy which I am very excited about!


Carol, Preston
May 2008