Spiritual Hypnosis
Spiritual hypnosis is not about losing control or being made to do something silly on command. It is a therapeutic process that uses hypnosis to quiet the conscious mind so you can access deeper layers of the subconscious and, some would say, the soul. Sessions can range from past life regression to trauma healing to uncovering the patterns that keep you stuck. At its core, it is a way of accessing inner truths that are often hidden beneath everyday thought.
I had been hearing more and more about people having profound experiences with hypnosis — the kind of breakthroughs that can take years to reach in traditional therapy — and I was curious to try it myself. When I met Kareen Fogel, a spiritual hypnosis practitioner and founder of The Kareen Method, at an event in Miami, I was instantly intrigued. Her presence was warm and grounded, and she spoke about her work with a clarity and depth that made me want to know more.
The Kareen Method is her own spiritual growth framework, developed after years of practice, study, and intuitive downloads. It is not the hypnosis itself but a methodology that can be applied to any healing practice. In her sessions, Kareen uses it to help clients move beyond simply understanding their emotions and instead process and release them in real time.
We got together for a session, and what I walked away with was a new way of meeting myself — and my emotions — with honesty and compassion. These are the five lessons that stayed with me.
1. Obsessing About Your Feelings Is Not the Same as Processing Them
Before my session, I thought I was good at feeling my feelings. I could talk about them in depth, analyze where they came from, and describe them in vivid detail. But Kareen helped me see that circling emotions in your mind is not the same as moving them through your body.
It is like standing in front of a door, describing every detail of the frame, instead of simply turning the knob and walking through. Obsessing keeps you stuck in place. Processing takes you somewhere new.
How to work through it: The next time you find yourself replaying a conversation or dissecting why you feel a certain way, pause. Close your eyes and notice where the feeling lives in your body. Is it tightness in your chest? A heaviness in your gut? Stay with the physical sensation without trying to fix it until it starts to shift.
2. Soothing Can Sometimes Be a Form of Bypassing
When I feel anxious, I often go to soothing habits: humming under my breath, taking slow deep breaths, disengaging from the moment, or going for a walk. These practices can be healthy, but I realized that sometimes I use them as a form of bypass. I try to calm myself down before I have actually felt the emotion, which means I skip the part where I hear what it was trying to tell me.
It is like painting over cracks in a wall. It may look smoother for a while, but the foundation underneath still needs attention.
How to work through it: Before you soothe, pause and name what you are feeling. Am I anxious? Lonely? Frustrated? Giving the emotion a name allows you to acknowledge it fully. Once you have named it, then use your calming practices — not to cover over the feeling but to support yourself as it moves through.
3. Your Outer World Is a Mirror for Your Inner World
Kareen reminded me that whatever is showing up in your life is a reflection of what is happening inside you. Recently, I found myself going on multiple dates with men who were lying about their age. My first instinct was frustration and disbelief. But then I paused and asked, where am I not being honest with myself?
That question was uncomfortable, but it revealed something important. I realized I hadn’t been fully secure with who I am at this stage of life. On the surface I told myself I was open and ready, but beneath that I was questioning parts of myself and quietly settling for less than I truly wanted.
How to work through it: When a frustrating pattern keeps showing up, resist the urge to only look outward. Ask yourself where the same dynamic might be happening internally. Your environment often holds up a mirror to the places where you are ready to grow.
4. Overthinking Is Actually Under-Feeling
I have always been an overthinker. I can run a situation through my mind a hundred times looking for the why and the what if. In my session, I realized that overthinking is another way of avoiding feeling. I had been pushing my emotions out of my body and into my mind, where I could analyze them endlessly without actually experiencing them.
How to work through it: When you notice yourself in the loop of analyzing and re-analyzing, pause and drop into your body. Place your hands where you feel the emotion most. Say to yourself, it is safe to feel this here. Stay with the sensation until it begins to soften. You do not have to solve it. You only have to feel it.
5. Emotional Fitness Is a Practice
We all know we cannot go to the gym once and expect to be fit for life. The same is true for emotional health. Processing emotions is a skill that builds with practice. The more you do it, the stronger your capacity becomes.
Think of it as building an emotional muscle. At first, the weight feels heavy — sitting with sadness, anger, or fear can feel almost unbearable. But with practice, your nervous system learns that you can handle these emotions without being overwhelmed by them. Over time, the intensity doesn’t disappear, but your ability to move through it expands.
Real-life example: The next time something small frustrates you, whether you spill coffee or get stuck in traffic, notice the irritation instead of brushing it off. Name the feeling and let yourself experience it for a few breaths. These micro-practices are like reps at the gym. Little by little, they build your capacity so that when the bigger, heavier emotions show up, you don’t collapse under the weight of them. You have trained for it.
This session did more than help me release emotions I had been holding onto for years. It gave me a way to meet myself in real time, without resistance or judgment. Kareen’s spiritual hypnosis is not about fixing you. It is about guiding you back to the part of yourself that already knows how to heal.
If you are interested in learning more about spiritual hypnosis and The Kareen Method, follow Kareen on Instagram @thekareenmethod.
