Monthly Archives: July 2008

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I Love Sarah Jane

by Brian David Phillips • July 31, 2008

I Love Sarah Jane . . . young love and zombie apocalypse . . . http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7XMBGYsU1lI . . . Jimbo is 13. All he can think about is one girl, Sarah Jane. And no matter what stands in his way – bullies, violence, chaos, zombies – nothing is going to stop him from finding a…

Courtney Love and Hypnosis for Weight Loss

by Brian David Phillips • July 30, 2008

When working with folks for weight loss, it is important to work on ideal weight goals within healthy ranges. Courtney Love is certainly known for extremes . . . she has had weight problems for some time with a tendency to balloon up and then purge and diet and then balloon again. Her recent rehab…

Hypnosis and Dementia . . . study shows benefitst and progress

by Brian David Phillips • July 30, 2008

This is a big deal . . . a new study by Dr Simon Duff of the University of Liverpool shows that patients who undergo hypnosis as part of their treatment for dementia show a real improvement with lower decline rates while those who undergo more conventional therapies over the same time period show definite…

Why Hypnosis really needs to be required training for some medical professionals

by Brian David Phillips • July 30, 2008

Dr. Stefan Friedrichsdorf knows about pain . . . he knows more about it than most and his specialty is working with kids who are in pain . . . now, read what he says carefully . . . "Most children who die in this country still die in pain," Friedrichsdorf says. "While adults at…

The Big O . . . yep, that big o

by Brian David Phillips • July 29, 2008

Received a question about this post and noticed the reference links were dead so I’m updating. Readers of this blog know that I know more than a little about creating the little death . . . the big o . . . orgasmic responses via hypnosis . . . more than a lot, actually (https://briandavidphillips.net/category/eroticatrance/)…

Swimming the English Channel with a little hypnotic help

by Brian David Phillips • July 29, 2008

Twenty years ago, Mark Ransom swam the English Channel competitively and enjoyed some success at it. It’s been two decades since he tried again but the thirty-eight-year-old paramedic has swum the channel again and feels very good about the experience. Ransom underwent hypnotherapy to overcome a phobia of sharks and found the hypnosis to be…

Sensing is Believing

by Brian David Phillips • July 29, 2008

Mark Smith gives an account of what it was like for him to be a volunteer in a hypnosis show presented by Shane St. James . . . http://www.whittlesealeader.com.au/article/2008/07/22/39666_wpv_news.html . . . Shane’s father is one of Australia’s greatest living stage hypnotists and Shane has been learning from him his entire life. Martin St. James…

You Thought You Had a Bad Week?

by Brian David Phillips • July 28, 2008

Watch the video first . . . http://defamer.com/5029401/kelsey-grammer-brings-the-tonight-show-house-down . . . the whole thing. Then think about your week.

SET Video Certification . . .
some clarifications on past events and more

by Brian David Phillips • July 27, 2008

As we have been getting a flurry of last minute queries on this . . . here is some clarification on last February’s Atlanta and LA certification programs . . . A number of folks are doing last minute bits to fulfill their requirements for the video-based exam for Certified Hypnotist Member of the…

COMPREHENSIVE CORE SKILLS HYPNOSIS COURSE
Complete Package and Bonus CD

by Brian David Phillips • July 24, 2008

By popular demand, we have put our heads together and put together a package deal for the complete COMPREHENSIVE COURSE IN CORE SKILLS BASIC HYPNOSIS with all four parts of the DVD-based program and a bonus audio CD of the Ultratrance CD. Each of the course components can be purchased separately . . . but…

Hypnosurgery Live

by Brian David Phillips • July 22, 2008

Hypnosurgery Live is a program from British television . . . http://http//www.channel4.com/more4/event/H/hypnosurgery/hypnosurgerylive.html . . . see the video online at http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-6246151609103284389 . . . some description from the video page: Hypnosurgery Live. A live television broadcast in Britain (April 2006) demonstrates the latent power and potential of the human mind. A man has a tumour…

Spring Break Hypnosis

by Brian David Phillips • July 21, 2008

As many of you know . . . I am teaching a seminar in RECREATIONAL HYPNOSIS – http://www.briandavidphillips.com/training/recreationalhyp.html – in August. Well, if you were a hypnotist, what do you think you would do on Spring Break? Yep, that’s what I thought you would do. Youtube page at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QvgHRn3SpKM for your viewing pleasure. See you…

Children Overcome Fear of Dentists

by Brian David Phillips • July 21, 2008

There is hope for kids who are nervous or frightened of sitting in the dentist’s chair or won’t open their mouths . . . hypnosis . . . Children Learn to Open Wide Without Fear (web) . . . of course, it helps adults too. Working with kids can be very rewarding and they are…

Virtual Dolphin Therapy

by Brian David Phillips • July 20, 2008

Close your eyes and imagine yourself floating . . . . . . floating in the ocean, listening to the waves and swimming with the dolphins . . . just letting go and . . . enjoying . . . the moment of peace, tranquility . . . and deep . . . deeper .…

Past Life or . . . trick of hypnosis?

by Brian David Phillips • July 20, 2008

There’s an interesting feature from a reporter’s perspective of a past life hypnosis session from the Ann Arbor News that is well worth the read . . . Past Life or Trick of Hypnosis (web). The process sounds pretty standard for such sessions – visualization and guided imagery followed by regression. The use of a…

Energy Hypnosis

by Brian David Phillips • July 18, 2008

Those familiar with hypnosis will understand that I am demonstrating a variation of an expectancy induction with the use of an energy concept as the catalyst. The youtube version is at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7EQN6zKYTxM for those who wish to view it there. This video is an excerpt from a series I have been putting together as I…

The Air Car

by Brian David Phillips • July 18, 2008

A car that runs on compressed air? Yep . . . and with fuel economy that will get from LA to New York on one tank. See http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QmqpGZv0YT4 for the youtube.

Nude Photo Teacher to Sue Government over Firing

by Brian David Phillips • July 17, 2008

Lynne Tziolas was fired for appearing semi-nude in a sealed section of a woman’s magazine related to a feature on couples and their sex lives (the photo was with her husband – as far as I can tell there were no naughty bits exposed as those were covered up). Tziolas is a teacher in Sydney…

Uh, it’s not a real movie . . .
. . . Favre and Locker Space

by Brian David Phillips • July 17, 2008

This came through my google news alerts on hypnosis . . . Blockbuster: Favre stars in "Locker Space" (web) . . . and I immediately got not one but two emails asking me if I had heard of the film . . . uh, that’s not the summary of a real movie. That’s just Dale…

Dr. Tatiana’s Sex Advice

by Brian David Phillips • July 17, 2008

Advice on the penis and more . . . http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9Pma0ixU-Oo . . . comparative penisology. All the best,Brian COMPREHENSIVE CORE SKILLS HYPNOSIS DVD COURSEhttp://www.briandavidphillips.net/store Sign Up NOW! Hypnosis Shows, Sessions, Training . . . and MORE! See http://www.BrianDavidPhillips.com for details! Brian David Phillips, PhD, CH [brian@briandavidphillips.com] Hypnotist, Hypnotherapist, Intuitionist, Trance Wizard President, Society of…

Amazing Pickpocket Skills

by Brian David Phillips • July 13, 2008

Bob Arno demonstrates just why he is so well respected as a pickpocket magician (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W1_BpNAeeX0). My daughter was studying stage pickpocket skills about a year ago (she was thirteen). While she got better with practice, she didn’t quite reach Arno’s level . . . but then again, he’s devoted a lifetime to the craft. All…

How Emotional Experience Determines Your Health

by Brian David Phillips • July 13, 2008

Marcelle Pick takes an intriguing and comprehensive look into how our emotions affect our health . . . How Emotional Experience Determines Your Health (web) . . . this is an excellent piece well worth the read for its introduction to some very key concepts. All the best,Brian Sign Up NOW!: METAPHYSICAL HYPNOSISTaipei, Taiwan (19-20 July…

Fly Past the Fear of Flying

by Brian David Phillips • July 13, 2008

Flying can be difficult for many. The Calgary Herald has a feature on various methods for overcoming fear ranging from education to hypnosis . . . Fly Past the Fear of Flying (web) . . . Georgina Cannon is interviewed for the section on hypnosis. Worth a read. Those in Taiwan who would like to…

How the Mind and Body are Linked

by Brian David Phillips • July 13, 2008

The Saturday Star presents a simple summary of how the mind and body are linked (web) in that neurological research has shown that in some cases the mind can not distinguish between real and imagined experiences – in that the same neurological effects hold in both, particularly in vividly experiential imaginary experiences. Within hypnosis, a…

Hypnosis without Touch . . .

by Brian David Phillips • July 10, 2008

Once more I am going to Hypnothoughts for hypnofodder. In a thread a question was asked about how one might perform hypnosis inductions in a Non-Touch Expectation context . . . http://www.hypnothoughts.com/forum/topic/show?id=716892%3ATopic%3A65227 . . . the querant is specifically concerned about a new law in Texas which is regulating touch in some helping professions (it…