A lot of people have brought this topic up recently, so I have decided to briefly explain, in my own and others' words, how this "works" and how effective it can be in relation to your present-day issues. This topic may seem a bit strange for some. I was admittedly luke-warm to the idea at first. Here are some versions of explanations that may shed some light on this controversial subject:

• Past life regression is a technique that uses hypnosis to recover what practitioners believe are memories of past lives or incarnations, though others regard them as fantasies or delusions or a type of confabulation. Past-life regression is typically undertaken either in pursuit of a spiritual experience, or in a psycho-therapeutic setting. Most advocates loosely adhere to beliefs about reincarnation,[1] though religious traditions that incorporate reincarnation generally do not include the idea of repressed memories of past lives. (Wikipedia)
• In May 2008, Dr. Oz introduced viewers of The Oprah Show to Dr. Brian Weiss and his study of past-life regression. Dr. Weiss uses hypnosis to lead his patients back in time to their earliest memories. Then he takes them even further back to what he says are their previous lives. From that point, Dr. Weiss says he and his patients are able to examine the experiences that seemed to have formed the roots of their current fears and phobias. Dr. Weiss says if you can connect your current fears to a past life, those fears will often disappear. (Oprah.com)
• Past life memories are the autobiography of your eternal soul-—personal stories that explain who you are now and why you’re here on Earth. (Carol Bowman)
• Past life regression is a therapeutic technique for accessing and re-experiencing your past lives directly.  A branch of hypnotherapy, past life regression therapy has grown over the last 50 years to be an important addition to the healing arts. (Carol Bowman)

- Some people try past life regression simply out of curiosity to see who they were in the past.  But for most, it’s a path for personal growth and healing.  With the help of a trained guide, past life regression can help you:

• See personal relationships in a new light
• Energize talents and abilities from the past
• Release fears and anxieties linked to past life traumas
• Release past life traumas at the root of physical problems
• Experience the transitional states of death and beyond
• Understand and align with life purpose

One does not have to necessarily believe in past lives or reincarnation to reap the benefits of this type of hypnotherapy. I was skeptical myself until I tried it and have been a firm believer ever since! I cannot recommend this enough. You have nothing to lose and everything to gain. Explore yourself.