BUILD YOUR BQ (BIO/BODY INTELLIGENCE)
Compassionate Expert Online Hypnosis and Hypnotherapy Across Australia
Trauma‑aware, body‑intelligent hypnotherapy in Neerim South VIC and online Australia-wide. Feel calmer in your body, set kind boundaries, and quiet that “sorry reflex”—all while staying fully in charge of your choices.
THE 3A'S OF BQ: AWARENESS / ACCEPTANCE / AUTHENTICITY
BQ (Body/Bio Intelligence) is more than what’s happening inside you—it’s your body sensing, reading, and responding to the world in ways that keep you safe, steady, and true to yourself.
AACHP
Member No. PCM2003411
AHA
Member No. CM2022969
In Person or Online Australia-Wide
WHAT IS BQ?
Your Nervous System at Work: BQ is your body’s innate wisdom—the knowing that happens beneath thought, regulating safety and guiding you back to baseline after stress.
Chemical Compass: It releases the right chemicals at the right time—like oxytocin for connection or cortisol for stress—helping your body respond appropriately to the moment.
Boundary Radar: It lets you know when something feels off or when your boundaries are crossed, keeping you safe and steady.
Resilience Engine: Your body’s constant wiring and firing of signals keeps you alive, energised, and adaptable, helping you bounce back quicker from challenges.
Authenticity in Action: BQ is the felt sense of living from your true self, not fear or past alarms, guiding choices that feel right for you.
Bio Infrastructure: Behind the scenes, your body pumps your heart, digests your food, heals wounds, and keeps you flowing in harmony.
Balanced BQ: When nurtured, Body Intelligence brings synergy and harmony to mind, body, and environment.
Unchecked BQ: When ignored, stress chemicals dominate, leaving you stuck in patterns of burnout, disconnection, or self-doubt.
THE 3A's IN PRACTICE
Awareness: notice the signal and the setting
What you feel: jaw tight, shoulders up, breath shallow, butterflies, numbness.
Where you are: bright lights, crowded room, late‑night screen glare, a certain tone of voice.
Micro‑practice (30–60s): Pause and notice 3 body sensations and 3 neutral details around you. Example: “Tight chest, cool hands, buzzing jaw. I see a blue mug, a window, a plant.” Simply noticing helps your system settle—10–20% calmer almost instantly.
Acceptance: remove the fight, keep the choice
Swap “What’s wrong with me?” for “Of course my body is doing this—something feels risky.”
Acceptance doesn’t mean approval; it means honest contact with what is. Your system calms when it’s understood.
Micro‑practice (20s): hand on chest or collarbone, slow exhale, say quietly, “Right now, I’m safe enough to take one small step.” This stops the shame spiral so you can actually take it.
Authenticity: act in alignment (tiny and true)
Authenticity is the smallest honest action your system can handle today—not a grand gesture. It might be a softer boundary, a breath before speaking, or eating a real lunch so the 9pm binge never needs to happen.
Micro‑practice (20–40s): choose one sentence or action. Examples:
Boundary: “I can’t do today, but I can do Friday.”
Self‑care: “I’m stepping outside for 2 minutes of air.”
Food: “I’ll plate this and sit, then reassess.” Consistency builds trust in your body; trust builds freedom.
BUILD BQ ACROSS YOUR DAY
Orient: slowly find 5 neutral details you can see, 3 sounds, 1 weight (your feet).
Breathe: in for 4, out for 8—or a double inhale and soft exhale if agitated.
Soften: drop shoulders, unclench jaw, widen your gaze.
Say: “I’m safe enough, right here, to take one kind step.”
Choose: pick the next 1% action (pause the email, sip water, step outside).
BQ IN REAL SITUATIONS
Rejection Sensitivity
Awareness: notice heat in your face, a drop in your stomach.
Acceptance: “That hurt. That’s normal.”
Authenticity: pause before replying.
Result: less rumination, clearer words, your body feels safer.
Anxiety Loops
Awareness: tight breath, racing thoughts.
Acceptance: “My body is bracing—it thinks speed equals safety, and that’s okay.”
Authenticity: slow your exhale, set a 10-minute focus timer.
Result: momentum without overwhelm, nervous system calmer.
Anger Spikes
Awareness: jaw tight, tunnel vision.
Acceptance: “This energy is looking for protection—it’s okay to feel it.”
Authenticity: step back, shake hands or legs for 20 seconds, then respond with one clear sentence.
Result: repair interactions without shame, stay grounded.
Emotional Eating
Awareness: urge + restlessness, especially at night.
Acceptance: “My system wants a state change—it’s safe to notice it.”
Authenticity: do a craving reset, pause to reassess.
Result: more choice, less autopilot, reconnect with your body’s wisdom.
Conflict & Boundaries
Awareness: throat tight, shoulders tense.
Acceptance: “Saying no feels risky, and that’s okay.”
Authenticity: “I can’t do that, but I can do this instead.”
Result: kinder no, intact relationship with yourself and others.
COMMON BQ MISTAKES
Forcing calm → Invite calm. Aim for 10% easier, not perfect.
Chasing big breakthroughs → Celebrate micro‑wins (one longer pause is progress).
Ignoring environment → Adjust lights, sound, posture; your body reads context.
Shaming yourself → Use compassionate accuracy: “My body is protecting me.”
Skipping fuel/sleep → Regulation needs resources; under‑fuelled bodies spike more.
QUICK SELF-CHECK
Do “small” stresses feel huge in your body?
Do you apologise before you’ve done anything wrong?
Do you go numb, then eat, scroll, or work on autopilot?
Do nights undo your days?
Do crowds, noise, or certain tones flip a switch? If you said yes to 2 or more, building BQ will help—and it’s learnable.
HOW I BUILD BQ WITH YOU
CLIENT LED HYPNOTHERAPY
Together, we guide your nervous system to respond safely, without re‑traumatisation. You remain awake, aware, and fully in charge. We map your patterns—cue → meaning → reaction → result—then practice small, practical skills you can use immediately, helping your body trust itself again.
Most people notice early wins in 1–3 sessions; we’ll go at your pace. Results vary.
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ABOUT JULIE
I’m Julie Makin, a trauma‑aware hypnotherapist in Neerim South, VIC. I help thoughtful people who keep the peace at their own expense build BQ—so their body feels safer, their words land, and their choices stick. In‑person or online Australia‑wide. AACHP Member No. PCM2003411. AHA Member No. CM2022969.
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14 McDougal Road, Neerim South VIC 3831
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AACHP Member No. - PCM2003411
AHA Member No. - CM2022969
