The six rituals below will help women to cope with the Menopause. Kim Palmer, founder of Clementine, spoke with Healthista

No7, the UK’s top skincare brand, has teamed up with cognitive hypnotherapy application Clementine to create six mind-skin rituals that are free for women experiencing menopause.

These digital rituals are created to work with the No7 Menopause range. They have been tested and designed to help women who are menopausal feel more confident and comfortable in their own skin.

Clementine, an app that uses cognitive hypnotherapy to help women take care of themselves and their skin in their busy schedules.

Our Healthista Menopause pack, PS34.99, has also been created to help women transition as smoothly as possible through the menopause. Seven experts offer their advice via bite-sized videos, as well as recipes, workouts, and more.

It’s easier to fit in self-care and skincare into the busy schedules of women

Kim Palmer is CEO and Founder at Clementine, a hypnotherapy application that was first launched in 2017. Kim Palmer was a workaholic who held a high-ranking marketing position for 15 years. One of her female co-workers told her: “If you want the next level in your career, get it done before children”.

Kim was under social pressure and, instead of slowing her pace, she ran hard. She then began to suffer from panic attacks .

Kim was able to find hypnotherapy after she sought out counselling, mindfulness, and meditation.

She recorded her sessions and took them home with her. Clementine is her app that helps women to feel calmer, more confident and equipped to deal with the everyday.

Clementine has been downloaded by 140k users today, 90% of whom are women.

Clementine’s hypnotherapy sessions can help boost confidence, improve sleep, and even suggest new ways of dealing with daily grievances.

Kim Palmer, the founder of Clementine, says, “We are thrilled to be partnering with UK’s #1 skincare brand to create a disruptive way for women engage with skincare that will make them feel better about themselves and their skin.”

As a female-led team, we are looking to partner with brands who share our mission to create a world in which every woman can achieve anything they set their mind to.

A disruptive new way to engage women with skincare

To do this, we must remove self-care from our lists of things to do and incorporate it into products and services women use every day.

“We are excited to create new skincare products and experiences for women that will make a positive impact on their skin, their minds and their confidence”

The rituals combine the sensory power from skincare, through a guided facial massaging, with hypnotherapy to create a new holistic approach to menopause.

Six Mind-skin Rituals are included.

#1 The Confidence Ritual

It is designed to help you seize the moment and shine. It inspires you to be positive and believe that you are in control of how you present yourself each day.

This facial treatment begins with a guided massage designed to be used in conjunction with No7 Protect and Hydrate Day Cream, PS32.95, and No7 Instant Radiance Serum PS32.95.

Ritualistic movements can stimulate the lymphatic system. Congestion and puffiness can be caused by a poor lymphatic flow.

Overstimulating skin can cause redness.

Hypnotherapy Technique – after the facial massage the hypnotherapist will ask you to repeat a series positive statements that promote positivity and self-confidence.

Try this ritual three times per week for one month and then whenever you need it.

The Clarity Ritual

This is a time-out designed to help you clear your head and focus. It encourages patience, calmness and confidence to help thoughts and words come together.

This facial treatment begins with a guided massage using No7’s Protect & hydrate Day Cream, PS32.95, or Instant Radiance Serum by No7, PS32.95.

The movements that are part of the ritual can stimulate the lymphatic system. Congestion and puffiness can be caused by a poor lymphatic flow. The pressure should be fluid and light.

Hypnotherapy Technique – after the facial massage the hypnotherapist will run through a list of positive statements that you can repeat aloud to promote calm, patience and confidence.

Try it at least three times a week over a period of a month, and then whenever you need to.

The Cooling Ritual

It is proven to help calm your mind and cool down the skin after a hot flash.

This can be combined with the wonderful Cooling Facial Spray, PS14.95. This cooling ritual begins with a relaxing technique that involves taking deep, soothing breaths.

Hypnotherapy Technique – after the deep breathing, the hypnotherapist will use a drop through technique to ease the listener in a calmer mood. The technique teaches the listener that they can control how they feel.

This session can be used after a hot flash or whenever you want to feel calm, collected and cool. The intention of the ritual is to have listeners feel the effects after just one use. They will be calmer, cooler and in greater control.

Use this whenever you need it.

Calming Ritual #4

This is designed to help women who are feeling irritable or on edge take a deep breathe and step back.

Use the No7 cooling facial mist, PS14.95 to begin the ritual by taking deep breaths.

Spinning is a hypnotherapy technique that follows the deep breathing. This technique uses guided visualisation to calm your mind and body.

Use this whenever you need it.

The Sleep Ritual

This ritual will help you to let go of daily stress and prepare yourself for a good night’s rest.

This session is also designed to help you reframe menopause, by recognising your own experience and giving you the confidence that you can make tomorrow whatever you wish it to be.

The facial massage is designed to be used in conjunction with No7 Nourishing Overnight Cream, PS32.95, and No7 Instant Radiance serum, PS32.95.

Our facial muscles are used with every emotion and expression throughout the day. They can also hold a lot tension.

Ritualistic movements can help relieve tension and encourage natural lymphatic flow. Congestion and puffiness can be caused by a poor lymphatic flow. The pressure should be fluid and light.

After the guided facial massage the hypnotherapist will use a metaphor to encourage you to let go of daily stressors. He or she will then run through a set of suggestions that can help to positively reframe menopause.

Try it at least three to four times per week for one month and then whenever needed.

#6 The Get Back To Sleep Ritual

This product is designed to cool your skin if you have a disturbed night.

This ritual begins with a progressive relaxing technique, which guides you to imagine a cooling light flowing over your body. It can be used in conjunction with the Cooling Facial Spray, PS14.95.

The hypnotherapist will use guided visualization to help you fall back asleep after using the progressive relaxation technique.

When in doubt, try this.