Yep, Mike Tyson was Hypnotized! One of the greatest boxing legends ever to step into a ring credits hypnosis for overcoming his anxiety and fears and allowing him to release his inner ferocity necessary to win bouts. In an interview with The Daily Telegraph, boxer “Iron Mike” Tyson explained how he regularly used the power…
In the Nice to See You’re Catching Up as We’ve Pretty Much Known This All Along Department, the folks at med news are reporting that the British Psychological Society has officially declared hypnosis a proven therapeutic medium to curb stress, anxiety, pain, insomnia, irritable bowel syndrome, and migraines (they are following a Fox News report).…
Fiona Fullerton has revealed she wants to try hypnosis to battle her Strictly Come Dancing nerves. Fiona had been the bookies’ tip to go but defied the odds, despite the nerves. “We have been trying to analyse why I do well in dress rehearsal and then go to pieces in the show,” she admitted. “I…
Pop star Ke$Ha loves to go back in time under hypnosis and check out her past lives. The Die Young singer has been trying out past-life regressions in a bid to get to grips with her “issues” and she admits she looks forward to each session. During an appearance on U.S. show Jimmy Kimmel Live!…
Here are a few videos that fit this month’s Hypnotic Video Challenge on Suggestibility Effects . . . with a twist. This series were done with Sneh Desai, a well known trainer in his own right in India (http://www.snehhouse.com), who attended as a student at of my Speed Hypnosis Techniques seminar in Bangalore, India in…
British actor Stephen Fry underwent hypnosis to help him keep time during a musical performance with his long-time collaborator Hugh Laurie. “We once sang a song together on live television and he actually had to undergo hypnosis to allow him to basically finish the song at the same time as the band finished.” House star…
I posted a link to this in Facebook but since Barbara Pavone‘s piece Lady Gaga gets totally naked to practice the Abramovic Method and help raise funds – dayum, the girl looks good! has now gone a bit viral, I will post about it here in the blog as well. As regular readers here know,…
Here we go again . . . now, imagine you’ve worked with your consenting adult partner and have discovered some rather more than a whole lot wonderful experiences and you’ve decided to play a bit of a game. You install your trigger, a post-hypnotic suggestion that as your partner reads a particular piece of literature…
As Hannah Osborne and others report, Kate Middleton Planning Hypno-Birth at St Mary’s Hospital in London. Kate Middleton is considering the use hypnotherapy to ease the pressure of labor when she gives birth in July. The Duchess of Cambridge has reportedly been looking into hypno-birthing techniques, which are based around the principle that fear and…
In a profile interview for New York Magazine, Carol Shaw, founder of Lorac – makers of beauty products – was asked how she dealt with her own severe case of acne and Shaw confided that hypnosis was a big part of her cure. What was it that ended up clearing up your own acne? The…
The first four minutes of the new movie Now You See Me is out and in it we get to see Woody Harrelson playing a mentalist slash street hypnotist who takes his act a bit beyond the typical. He uses a classic speed induction – yep, one that I teach – to hypnotize a woman…
Kerry Katona is evidently taking hypnotherapy to help her to stay clear of drink and drugs. The Atomic Kitten has moved back north and is determined to maintain her new health lifestyle. Sources told the Daily Star Sunday that Kerry is undertaking hypnosis to help her to “stay clean”. A source is quoted as saying:…
“Championship game-winning basketball player Charlie Sanders has a message for the kids.” Okay, this really is funny! Worth watching for hypnotists . . . yes, we use metaphors . . . sometimes we say stuff that may not be literal in meaning. Yes, you can fly but, no, you can’t actually fly. The magazine escapes…
This isn’t a new clip but it’s still a great one. Cherry Axelis accidentally self-triggers an orgasm when she says the trigger word while chatting with LordHypno about the adult-oriented recreational hypnosis session they were having. They take a break for her to have a ciggarrette and while he is setting her up to do…
A few news outlets have picked up on a story from the Examiner that Kate Middleton may be turning to hypnosis to help with her severe case of Hyperemesis Gravidarum, an extreme form of morning sickness that can lead to very serious health issues. Quite a few hypnosis blogs have started reporting the Middleton-Hypnosis link…
Here we go again . . . orgasmic down this road we have traveled before . . . so I know you can do it again . . . even easier now . . . just relax, breathe, and imagine . . . just imagine . . . now imagine . . . if you…
As the Huffington Post reports, even the happiest couples experience relationship slumps at some point. So how do you keep things from going from bad to worse? Hypnosis could be the answer, world renowned hypnotist Tom Silver said on “The Jeff Probst Show” Wednesday. Silver told Probst that the focused attention demanded by hypnosis could…
On 14 October 2012, Brian David Phillips conducted an online webinar on TRANCE-ACTING: Hypnosis and Acting via online webinar chat. The TRANCE-ACTING online webinar is an introduction to concepts related to hypnotically enhancing the actor’s experience via trance-based exercises for deep trance character identification, sense memory, and performance enhancement. This downloadable recording is the complete…
Okay . . . we’ve gone down this road before so I know you can do it again . . . even easier now . . . just relax, breathe, and imagine . . . just imagine . . . now imagine . . . if you will . . . just imagine. Imagine you’ve…
Okay . . . we’ve gone down this road before so I know you can do it again . . . even easier now . . . just relax, breathe, and imagine . . . just imagine . . . now imagine . . . if you will . . . just imagine. Imagine you’ve…
One of my absolutely favorite hypnosis-themed video series for adults (that’s hypnoporn for those not in the know) is the fascinating A Onna E Onna series I’ve reviewed here before (see https://briandavidphillips.net/2008/12/27/micky-b-and-syou-hypnotic-induction/ and https://briandavidphillips.net/2008/12/25/hand-touch-hypno-game/). Well that adult porn genuine hypnosis series was inspired by a television special from 1990 that featured Wataru (one of my…
Hmmmm . . . not the best outcome from hypnotherapy . . . granted, this is years ago . . . a LOT of improvements and innovations have come along since then. Also . . . and this is important . . . Bob Newhart’s telling a joke . . . a good one at…
Okay . . . we’ve gone down this road before so I know you can do it again . . . even easier now . . . just relax, breathe, and imagine . . . just imagine . . . now imagine . . . if you will . . . just imagine. Imagine you’ve…
Comedy stage hypnotist J. Medicine Hat has passed away. See notice from his family on his webpages at http://www.jmedicinehat.com. In late 1982, J. Medicine Hat attended his first live comedy show in Sioux City, Iowa. Half way through that show, he knew exactly what he wanted to do with his life. While he continued to…
Okay . . . now imagine . . . if you will . . . just imagine. Imagine you’ve taken a course or workshop with us, one of the fun ones about the use of eXperiential trance to enhance intimate eXperiences between consenting adults. Now, imagine you’ve learned how to install a simple trigger, a…
