How Hypnoacupuncture Can Help at Park Igls
Sleep maintenance insomnia – waking up at night and not being able to fall back asleep – is among the most common yet underestimated complaints of our time. Those affected don’t just suffer from fatigue during the day but often also from long-term physical and psychological consequences.
At Park Igls Medical Spa Resort, we combine conventional medical expertise with Modern Mayr Medicine and innovative methods such as hypnoacupuncture to provide holistic and sustainable support.
Our Sleep-Fit programme offers targeted help for sleep problems – personalised, medically guided, and focused on deep recovery.
Sleep and Health
Why Restorative Sleep is Essential
Sleep is much more than a break. It activates core regenerative mechanisms in the body: blood pressure drops, the immune system is strengthened, and cellular metabolism is renewed. The endocrine system also finds its balance during sleep – especially the growth hormone, which is released only at night and plays a key role.
“Almost all functions of our body and mind improve during sleep. Those who sleep poorly are at long-term risk of developing heart disease, circulatory problems, memory issues and depression.”
What Happens During Sleep Maintenance Insomnia
The Rhythm of Sleep
REM and non-REM phases alternate throughout the night. Emotional memory is primarily stabilised during non-REM phases, while REM phases support declarative memory. People with sleep maintenance insomnia repeatedly disrupt this rhythm, which can lead to long-term cognitive and emotional issues.
Women in perimenopause are particularly affected, as hormonal changes often cause hot flushes, restlessness, and reduced deep sleep. Sleep disorders during menopause are not rare side effects – they are serious health concerns.
Sleepless – What Helps?
Finding a Way Out of Insomnia
When sleep hygiene, home remedies and evening routines are no longer effective, medical support is needed. This is where hypnoacupuncture at Park Igls comes in – a method that opens access to the subconscious and reprogrammes deeply anchored sleep patterns.
Deep Regulation Through the Subconscious
Hypnoacupuncture
At Park Igls, we use a special method: hypnoacupuncture. Specific points on the ear or body are stimulated while the patient is guided into a state of deep relaxation (trance). In this state, Dr Gartner communicates with the subconscious – the part of the mind that controls all internal rhythms, including the sleep-wake cycle.
Through gentle suggestions – such as that waking up during the night is no longer necessary – new, healthy sleep patterns are established. Often, a single session is sufficient, though more complex cases may benefit from two to three.
“The subconscious never sleeps. It controls heart rate, blood pressure – and sleep. If we speak to it correctly, it understands that waking during the night is unnecessary.”
Causes of Insomnia
Personalised Treatment
Sleep maintenance insomnia often results from a combination of factors:
- Stress, mental strain
- Hormonal imbalances (e.g. during menopause)
- Thyroid disorders
- Depression or anxiety
- Poor sleep hygiene or sensory overload in the evening
At Park Igls, we go beyond treating symptoms – we uncover and address the underlying causes. This is done through laboratory diagnostics, autonomic function testing, physician consultations, and targeted therapies. We focus on individual solutions, not standardised protocols.
Supportive Measures
Sleep Hygiene
Even small changes in daily life can have a significant impact. These home remedies can support the body, but they do not replace deeper therapeutic measures:
- Avoid screens 1–2 hours before bedtime
- Light dinner, no alcohol
- Consistent sleep schedule
- Process thoughts consciously during the day
- Short midday nap instead of an overtired evening
- Gentle stretching or yoga
Holistic Help for Sleep Disorders
Individual Care at Park Igls
Sleep is trainable – and often the key to overall wellbeing. At Park Igls, we combine medical diagnostics, Modern Mayr Medicine, hypnoacupuncture, and mental techniques into an individual therapy concept. Nutrition, emotional relief, autonomic regulation and psychological support are harmonised into a cohesive programme.
Our goal is to help you achieve restful, stable sleep – naturally, effectively and regeneratively.
Tailored Help for Sleep Disorders
Sleep-Fit Programme
For many people, poor sleep is a persistent companion – with major effects on wellbeing, concentration and long-term health. At Park Igls, we’ve developed a programme that targets the root causes of sleep disorders. It is designed for guests suffering from sleep maintenance insomnia, restlessness or non-restorative sleep.
It combines conventional medical diagnostics with Modern Mayr Medicine, manual therapy, mental coaching and treatments that promote relaxation:
This programme relies on a sound combination of medical diagnostics, manual therapy, mental coaching and relaxation-promoting treatments. The focus is on sleep hygiene, vegetative balance and sustainable stress reduction – individually tailored and medically supervised.
- Initial examination – holistic health check (30 mins)*
- 1 medical examination – manual abdominal treatment (20 mins)
- Final examination (30 mins)
- Comprehensive blood laboratory check
- 3 full body massages (50 mins each)
- 2 craniosacral therapy sessions (50 mins each)
- 2 lavender chest compresses
- 1 aroma therapy (50 mins)
- 1 breathing therapy (25 mins)
- 1 sleep coaching/talk therapy (50 mins)
- Basic services
- Mobile sleep laboratory: Comprehensive sleep diagnostics (polysomnography) and medical sleep consultation
- Medical hypno-acupuncture: preliminary consultation and targeted medical hypno-therapy
- 4 IHHT (Cell Trainings) (50 mins each)
Learning to Sleep Through Again
Conclusion: Back to Balance
Sleep maintenance insomnia is a serious condition – but it is treatable. At Park Igls, we rely on gentle yet effective methods to restore balance to body and mind. Hypnoacupuncture plays a key role – it opens the door to inner calm and long-term regeneration.
About the author
Dr Peter R. Gartner
After studying medicine in Innsbruck and training as a general practitioner, Dr Gartner specialised in holistic medicine, nutritional medicine, acupuncture and hypnotherapy and has been practising diagnostics and therapy according to Dr F. X. Mayr with great success ever since. He is also a sought-after speaker at specialist conferences and has been sharing his knowledge on the Park Igls blog for many years.
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