Two-time Olympic silver medal winner, U.S. shotputter Adam Nelson has begun using hypnosis as a means to prepare himself for the gold this time around . . . Diane Pucin of the Los Angeles Times features Nelson’s work with hypnotist Pete Siegel using sports enhancement and peak performance techniques (similar to some of the methods…
Danny Penman writes an extensive look at how hypnosis is being used in surgery – particular coverage on recent dental surgery with hypnosis – and it is well worth the looksee . . . Could Hypnotism be the Future of Surgery? This Dental Patient Certainly Thinks So (web) . . . the image is not…
Step into the world of the metaphysical but keep your feet firmly grounded in the practical . . . well, sort of. Some intuitionist psychics are making some very strong inroads into the world of the corporate decision maker with a few charging heft fees as they become much sought after resources that are embraced…
Here’s a fun video demonstrating the infamous "drinking finger" . . . http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KXCpxx8XgnA . . . watch it in high quality on the youtube page. This is more from the session we did that yielded the Sticky Stick Hypnosis Fun video at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tN8tyMb3tp4 which I posted a few days ago. I’ve used the ol’ drinking…
A new study suggests that hypnosis may help ease some of the bowel inflammation seen in ulcerative colitis: Ulcerative colitis is a disease that causes chronic inflammation in the lining of the colon and rectum, leading to symptoms such as abdominal pain and diarrhea. There a number of medications for the disorder, but there is…
This is an interesting "medical minute" as some of the facts are right and others are obviously not as well researched as a news presentation should be . . . The numbers on smoking are pretty grim: Around 50 million Americans smoke. That habit claims more than 400,000 lives annually. But one hopeful statistic stands…
Folks, I am canceling the HYPNOCAST account at http://briandavidphillips.libsyn.com. I haven’t been adding new podcasts for awhile and prefer to use my videocast instead when I do. So . . . if you haven’t got all the mp3s you want to download, get them now as they will be GONE within the month. See http://www.briandavidphillips.com…
My daughter and I have what some (okay most) would consider a rather odd pastime, I will sometimes quiz her about various survival strategies for surviving the coming zombie apocalypse . . . you know, simple questions like "what’s the most effective weapons for dealing with zombies?" and the like (answer, if you have access…
So . . . evidently, bad boys do get the babes . . . at least in the short term. A study reported on in issue 2661 of New Scientist magazine, 18 June 2008, page 12 (web) shows that the "bad boys" really do have more sexual partners. NICE guys knew it, now two studies…
Sometimes, it just sucks to not live in the US . . . othertimes not so much. However, it sure would be nice if we had some of those kool networks you folks back in the "beautiful country" (hint, America in Mandarin is Meiguo which literally is the words beautiful and country together). The Family…
I know I’ve posted this before . . . actually, some time ago . . . but it’s making the rounds again and it’s good enough to give another go. The Mind Control Made Easy video at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mnNSe5XYp6E is both parody and manual: The Boing Boing reference that’s making the rounds at http://www.boingboing.net/2008/06/23/mind-control-made-ea.html states: Carey…
Okay . . . some of my readers may find this offensive, especially the ones who love THE SECRET . . . however, I thought it was pretty funny. The parody is dead on. Shhhh . . . http://guruyouu.com All the best,Brian Sign Up NOW!: UNDERSTANDING TAROT Taipei, Taiwan (13 July 2008)METAPHYSICAL HYPNOSISTaipei, Taiwan (19-20 July 2008)…
Okay . . . broken record time . . . stop smoking, it’s killing you . . . and it’s killing you and worse (yes, you read that right). A new study (web for current US News and World Report coverage) shows that smoking is effective as a way of helping folks stop. It is…
The TRANCE WIZARD (https://briandavidphillips.net/2008/05/trance-wizard-p.html) Supernatural Hypnosis Show on June 22 at the Live Comedy Club Taipei was a blast. This was not your run-of-the-mill typical stage hypnosis performance, instead of a row of chairs on stage to fill with volunteers, we had a simple table with two chairs and various genuine occult and mystical paraphrenalia…
So, if you smoke . . . take a look at this . . . http://jnci.oxfordjournals.org/cgi/data/djn124/DC1/1 . . . that’s supplement ten to the National Cancer Institute’s listing of The Risk of Death by Age, Sex, and Smoking Status in the United States: Putting Health Risks in Context from the Journal of the National Cancer…
Katy Perry kissed a girl and evidently she liked it . . . http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zgnYgcwPj5w .
Samantha Clark files a very nice video report about her experience visiting hypnotist Philip Knox for a stop-smoking session and her positive results. See http://www.wscountytimes.co.uk/news/Hypnotherapy-human-guineapig–amazing.4188962.jp for the story and the video (click on the big green button for the video at the original story, sorry they don’t have an embed function). The coverage is worth…
How the discovery of the atom eventually changes our understanding of reality itself . . . see http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-1406370011028154810.
Sometimes hypnosis helps artists to create art . . . https://briandavidphillips.net/2008/06/coldplay-goes-h.html . . . and sometimes hypnosis is the art, or at least a major part of it. On 22 April 2008, Raimundas Malasauskas once again ventured into the world of the paranormal . . . well, supposed paranormal . . . to date, his…
Now this is a fun and rewarding and delightful bit of hypnotic news . . . Coldplay’s newest album Viva La Vida or Death and All His Friends was written in part with the help of hypnosis. Three years ago, front man Chris Martin (Gwyneth Paltrow’s husband) made some ripples when he anounced that their…
Sam Casey has written a feature about Tony Mays, a 38-year old gambling addict who kicked the habit with the help of hypnotist Heidi Dawson . . . http://www.examiner.co.uk/news/local-west-yorkshire-news/2008/06/13/hypnotism-cured-gambler-of-his-addiction-86081-21066849/ . . . A COMPULSIVE gambler claimed hypnotism help him beat the odds – and his addiction. Tony Mays, 38, said he quit thanks to Huddersfield…
The Slow Freeze Slow Melt video at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WeicCLfxZq4 is a rather nice execution of a fun suggestion from the folks at Entrancement – http://www.entrancement.co.uk. All the best,Brian Sign Up NOW!: UNDERSTANDING TAROT Taipei, Taiwan (13 July 2008)METAPHYSICAL HYPNOSISTaipei, Taiwan (19-20 July 2008) RECREATIONAL HYPNOSISTaipei, Taiwan (9-10 August 2008)SPEED HYPNOSIS TECHNIQUESIndia (August 30-31, Sept. 3-4, 6-7 2008) HYPNOTIC…
Dental hypnosis is one of the fastest growing areas of hypnosis. See the story about teeth being removed under hypnosis at http://www.citizen-series.co.uk/mostpopular.var.2299381.mostviewed.bishops_stortford_teeth_removed_under_hypnosis.php for another example of success. In dental hypnosis, one needs to be quick – oldstyle longish inductions take too much time for a clinic that needs to help people immediately. Stress reduction and…
The Lynx Effect ad above – http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VII18CVrlTU – was used in a scientific study on the effects of sexual stimuli on men. See Study: Women in Bikinis Make Men More Impulsive at http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,366102,00.html. Now, while sexual stimuli cause men to be more sexually excited – duh – that’s not really the point as to what…
Lighthearted and Fun RECREATIONAL HYPNOSIS A Course in Hypnosis Techniques forRecreation and Light Entertainment Brian David Phillips, Ph.D., C.H. For correspondence, information in Chinese, or for questions regarding Chinese interpretation, please contact Lorraine Yuk-Lan Law Phillips here. DATES: August 9-10, 2008 LOCATION: Taipei, Taiwan (Venue Announced After Registration Finalization) COURSE HOURS: 15 hours (two days)…
