About

Hello! I am Amy Budden, founder of Connect The Mind. I am a certified hypnotherapist and meditation teacher.

Amy Budden, known as the “loving neurohacker” where heart and mind combine, and creator of The Magic Nap™, empowers clients to reshape their minds for success. From Hollywood actors to Fortune 500 CEOs, and even royalty, she has guided thousands of individuals to script their own narratives using visualization, hypnosis, and embedded frequency to hardwire desired outcomes. Amy's expertise lies in scientifically validated methodologies that unlock the latent potential of the brain and heart coherence, enabling individuals to rewrite limiting beliefs, activate health and healing and forge new pathways to joy, love, abundance. This signature technique facilitates a profound and effortless meditative state to recalibrate emotional equilibrium and health that are solidly rooted in the mind/body.

Once a Hollywood film editor for Adam Sandler, she jokes that she never could have written the arc of the storyline of her evolution from editor to hypnotherapist. Her daughter’s illness at the age of two catalyzed the deep dive into mind/body understanding. When her daughter healed quickly in the face of a grim prognosis it created a radical shift in understanding. This inspired a scientific search for answers and a deep belief in the power of the mind to heal the body. This theme of empowered action informs every part of her work and wisdom. She understands the placebo effect from experiencing it personally and activating it within herself with the technique and after a decade of study she emerged with resilience, wisdom, and skill to guide others.

Amy has been a meditator for over twenty years and during her work with clients , she has the ability to access information beyond the 5 senses. She jokes that she unwittingly became a “human antenna” when the frequency she used in her own meditative experiences enhanced her clairaudience, clairvoyance and ability to see the flow of energy in and around the body. This unique fusion creates a wonderful recipe for transformation where you'll discover how to reprogram your subconscious for lasting change. As a bonus, your custom recordings are embedded with proprietary brain entrainment frequency, designed to catalyze relaxation and accelerate your journey toward conscious creation.

Embark on a transformative voyage of self-discovery and harness the power of your mind to redefine reality and cultivate enduring well-being. Connect the Mind is located in the Pacific Palisades, California and Amy also works remotely with clients all over the world.

The Science Behind

Hypnotherapy & Neuro Linguistic Programming

Hypnotherapy and Neuro Linguistic Programming are used to reprogram the mind. Repetition in the imagery creates new neural pathways to a new groove, break habitual behaviors and cope with the stresses of life. Through the use of guided and visual imagery, Amy connects her clients to who they really are. Each of her sessions are recorded so that the clients have a takeaway to jump start their practice and reinforce the new program.
Meditation with Binaural Technology & Branwave Entrainment

Amy works closely with her clients to provide customized guided meditations paired with sound frequencies that encourage the deepest form of relaxation. Brainwave entrainment is simply the act of stimulating the brain through specialized audio recordings to change the pattern of your brain waves. This is done through a scientific method called “frequency following” response (FFR) which gets the brain waves to follow the frequency of the recording. The Binaural beats are experienced through headphones with the gentle sound of her voice in the background guiding you to a better version of yourself.
Vibrasound

Music is meant to be seen and felt, as well as heard. VibraSound® is a proprietary technology that allows the user to hear, see, and feel music in every cell of their body. It is based upon the Theory of Sensory Resonance developed by Don Estes, which states that the key to health and happiness is the ability to Experience life as much as Analyze it. Too much analysis leaves one short of experience. Experience actualizes in human consciousness as either pleasure or pain. The VibraSound Experience can help bring about a state of pleasurable experience called Sensory Resonance. This “Healthy Pleasure” has Applications in just about every field of medicine, psychiatry, stress management, recreation, and entertainment. Sensory Resonance is a state of mind that occurs when one is extremely excited, challenged or relaxed in a pleasurable experience. It cannot be achieved under conditions of boredom, threat, or pain. VibraSound® was designed to help users relax and become inspired at the same time by synchronizing their senses of Sight, Sound, and Vibration with a unique form of Music Therapy that allows them to simultaneously see, hear, and feel the harmonic vibrations. Being relaxed and stimulated at the same time can lead to states of Sensory Resonance that can bolster one’s health by helping to balance the Automatic Nervous System, the body’s number one control mechanism.

Testimonials

“I started working with Amy ten days after being diagnosed with breast cancer at the age of 41. I was terrified and in shock and spending most of my time wondering why this had happened to me. From that very first session, Amy gave me tools to manage my emotions, calm my mind, and ultimately, heal my body. Using Amy's methods, I was able to manage the side effects of my treatment, from chemotherapy through surgery and radiation, and maintain a positive, hopeful attitude about my outcome. More often than not, it was Amy's tools, more than any drug or supplement, that were able to soothe or counteract the physical effects of my treatment program. And I am 100% convinced that the positive outlook I maintained throughout it all was a key ingredient to healing my body and ending up cancer-free. In fact, I came away from the entire experience full of love and gratitude - a new person. Amy changed my life!”
“You won’t believe it. I went in to start transfer protocol today but my body is about to ovulate naturally on its own! (which it doesn’t normally do!) So we are holding off and doing a trigger show and trying naturally before moving onto a transfer. I seriously think it’s our work that got my body here.”
"Before I met Amy, I suffered from extreme anxiety and related heart palpitations. Amy introduced me to meditation. Her meditation and hypnotherapy sessions are amazing! After about a month, my symptoms vanished. They do come back now and then — it’s something I will struggle with all my life. But during those times, I know to rededicate myself to meditation and to apply Amy’s teachings. I am very thankful to Amy for all she’s done for me!"

— Emma H.
"I had several complications during my pregnancy and was placed on bedrest. Needless to say, it was extremely difficult and I had a lot of anxiety. My therapist recommended Amy because she said her work went deeper. I'm a pragmatic person and initially hypno-meditation seemed a bit "new agey" to me. I walked into Amy's sessions a sceptic; yet, now I can say that working with Amy was a game changer. First, Amy was amazing at sifting through a lot of the stuff that was emotionally weighing me down. She then tailored each guided meditation to fit my needs. I was able to face issues that I had been avoiding and actively change negative thought patterns I had held on to for many years. I can confidently say that my work with her was one of the reasons my baby and I both thrived during that challenging time. I can also say that working through those issues have made me a better mom. I have continued to work with Amy after my pregnancy on areas such as managing work/life balance and moving forward in my career. Anyone who gets a session with Amy and does the work, will see how it helps you slow down your thoughts, take a step back, and be less reactive to your surroundings. You are able to truly feel in the moment a greater deal of the time--which is so crucial these days."

— K.P
“The last year and a half have been the most difficult of my life. I was barely able to make it through the days and my therapist recommended I meet with Amy. Amy is a source of light, comfort and peace. After I started seeing her I felt like I had more tools to help me stay calm and grounded. Her work has helped me to move forward in my life, start sleeping through the night again and hold on to a little bit of hope through my darkest days.”
"Amy's attention to detail in guided meditation really helped me with blocking any feelings of sensory overload as I went into surgery. Her gentle suggestion to trust in the people who were taking care of me both during and after surgery, allowed me to let go of any need to control, and to relax into the feeling of being nurtured."

— Desi Bartlett Pre and Post Natal Yoga Educator