Share on Tumblr Many hypnotists will tell you that simple affirmations don’t work and that folks need genuine hypnotic intervention with whatever pet process the hypnotist happens to support. However, recent studies are showing that this isn’t always the case and that sometimes just focusing and doing a few affirmations can be enough to...
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Share on Tumblr Even more research is drawing a clear link between mindfulness meditation and lowered stress. A new study in the journal Health Psychology shows an association between increased mindfulness and decreased levels of the stress hormone cortisol (here). “This is the first study to show a direct relation between resting cortisol and...
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Share on Tumblr I don’t know how many of you know that I will be presenting at a new hypnosis conference this year. Most of you have heard of HypnoThoughts.com, the completely free hypnosis resource with over 12,000 members. Did you know that HypnoThoughts is going to hold it’s first live event this summer...
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Share on Tumblr More corporations are bringing variations of meditation, focused trance, and hypnosis into the workplace as a means of lowering stress, increasing productivity, and lowering health costs . . . which affects their bottom lines. It’s not so much new age philosophy that’s got mindfulness and similar mind techniques exploding in the...
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Share on Tumblr One reason hypnotists like myself prefer to use rapid or speed hypnosis methods late in the day is that it’s very easy for folks to fall asleep at that time, particularly if you use any sort of relaxation based hypnotic induction or guided meditation. This is also why many meditation teachers...
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Share on Tumblr As part of her coverage of the preponderance of stress in the work place, Judy Martin provides some tips for breathing methods that actually help break stress on the job. The Breath as Fuel The breath is the sustaining force that keeps us in human form. It’s the fundamental transaction of...
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Share on Tumblr Essential to human survival early in life is the ability to form a secure bond in infancy. It has been said that babies who receive food, water, clothing, and all their basic physical requirements but lack human connection do not thrive. Why is attachment so intrinsic for people? Our species are...
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Share on Tumblr How’s this for a bit of suckage beyond suck? Doctors in China have begun treating alcoholism and drug addiction via ablation of the brain . . . that is, they’re hacking away parts of the pleasure center of the brain so that patients no longer feel desire for their addictions ....
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Share on Tumblr As many of you know, I teach the first half of the Advanced Hypnosis Theory course at the Hypnosis Practitioner Training Institute – HPTI – (www.HPTI.org) with Scott Sandland who does the capstone portion of the course to finish out the program. Additionally, I also teach the Critical Thinking course for...
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Share on Tumblr Maria Sonnenberg discusses the use of hypnosis for managing chronic pain. Hypnosis has been proven effective in helping control chronic pain, one of the most common reasons for patients to seek medical care, yet many doctors and patients still fail to buy into this powerful healing tool. “A lot of people...
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Share on Tumblr Vonda J. Sines discusses current research showing benefits of treating IBS with hypnosis . . . findings of a thesis prepared by Swedish scientists suggest that hypnotherapy can reduce the symptoms of irritable bowel syndrome (IBS). The researchers propose treating those suffering from severe IBS with hypnosis to gain lasting relief...
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Share on Tumblr Now this is a fascinating development . . . marines are now learning mindful meditation techniques before deployment. The Mindfulness-based Mind Fitness Training (“M-Fit”), a fledgling military initiative that teaches service members the secular meditative practice of mindfulness in order to bolster their emotional health and improve their mental performance under...
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Share on Tumblr 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...
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Share on Tumblr Hypnosis is a rapidly growing practice that is used in different types of therapy sessions. New studies from the American Society of Clinical Hypnosis are showing that Hypnosis for Anxiety is also a rapidly growing trend among those who seek healthy behavior correction and non-drug treatments for anxiety and pain. It’s...
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Share on Tumblr Flora Watkins at Horse and Hound reports that new research suggests that a rider’s confidence can be significantly improved by just one session of hypnosis. Sherree Russell Ginger, a clinical hypnotherapist and qualified BHSAI, conducted the research as part of her BSc in clinical hypnosis at St Mary’s University College, Twickenham,...
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