Daily Archives: August 5, 2011

Kirsten Dunst undergoes Hypnosis to Kick the Smoking Habit

Actress Kirsten Dunst has revealed that she had hypnotherapy to help her kick her smoking habit. The 29-year-old Melancholia star said she has successfully undergone hypnosis in the past to conquer her addiction to nicotine. In an interview with UK Elle magazine, she said: “I did it once and it worked. Then I started [smoking]…

Hypnotism and Health Care

More in the news regarding hypnosis in health care . . . Hypnotism is a powerful tool in health care, says Toronto psychologist Dr. Judy Coldoff, president of the Canadian Federation of Clinical Hypnosis. “People think of situations where a hypnotist has made someone quack like a duck or bark like a dog. We who…

Hypnosis and the Zone

My Suburban Life has a profile of hypnotist Wendy Kerr which is mostly a worthwhile read. However, one section might do best to have some clarification. In the piece Kerr is quoted as saying that hypnosis is basically just focused concentration that we go into all the time. Well, focused concentration is certainly a form…