Whether it’s one of our famous New Year’s resolutions or THE decision of a lifetime, the desire to stop smoking is now accompanied by a proven, one-session solution, with no side effects or pain, at the Grand Baie anti-smoking laser center, set up in July on chemin Vingt Pieds. Delphine Raimond
It’s Françoise who’ll be testing it for you; I’ll be accompanying her on her salutary journey, making myself very small and discovering the protocol with her. Davina Léon, who represents the laserOstopÆ method alongside Yannick Devilliers, the franchise holder in Mauritius, welcomes us to her practice on the first floor of the GBBQ building. The first part of the session is an open, relaxed discussion, covering the essential points of the protocol: questionnaire on habits, motivations, hobbies, occupations, entourage; information on contraindications, then the effects of nicotine on the brain, what happens in the body and which is chilling; details of the method, the behavioral and psychological aspect, etc. We then learn about the so-called “normal” functioning of a non-smoker’s brain and the mechanism inherent in becoming one! I won’t reveal any more than that, to protect the content of the method, but what I can tell you is that listening to Davina – charming and benevolent – helps us understand many things that are so obvious. For example, the notion of temptation and desire (which are in fact very ephemeral) as distinct from need. Or the essential step in the protocol: breaking routine, changing automatisms, replacing addiction with action!
Armed with all this information, Françoise lies down, puts on goggles to protect her from the red light beam and, to the sound of soft, pleasant music, discovers photobiomodulation. For half an hour, the practitioner applies laser micro-stimulations (a large pen) to precise auricular points: around 15 on the right, slightly fewer on the left. In this way, Davina acts on the physical dependence on nicotine, by putting nicotine receptors to sleep, so that they don’t need to be woken up again; hence the importance of getting rid of gestures, and replacing old habits with new ones! A telephone check-up is carried out seven days later. “I don’t work miracles. The laser gives a helping hand, and my role is that of coach and practitioner. I help you, give you the tools and tips to apply afterwards, but you understand that there’s a physical dependence on one side (the craving and symptoms) and a psychological and behavioural dependence on the other (the habits acquired on a daily basis over all these years), which you have to get rid of!” In her reassuring approach, Davina, much more than a practitioner, takes time, provides support and delivers real keys to success. The withdrawal protocol, guaranteed for 12 months in case of relapse, but also in case of need for psychological support, is now recommended by many Mauritian doctors.
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