Share on Tumblr Natasha Singer presents a very good overview of the work of Psychodermatologists and Skin Ailments in the New York Times. Nice article, overall . . . but some big time problems with certain elements. Self-hypnosis or autosuggestion should not take months to learn. Really, come to me and I will teach...
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Share on Tumblr Fairly straightforward overview of some “expert” opinions on hypnosis . . . you’re getting very sleepy: hypnosis may help you control pain, addictions, even lovesickness — but only if you let it: Holy cow, the human mind is fascinating. Don’tcha think? We’ve been studying that sucker for years, and it remains...
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Share on Tumblr A bit of a buzz about the Indian film, “Kabhi Alvida Na Kehna . . . the promotional bits are claiming the film is a drama about the science of Neurolinguistic Programming . . . well, maybe . . . but what is described as NLP isn’t really what NLP is...
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Share on Tumblr A recent British study conclusively proves that smoking causes premature aging. This is not simply anecdotal experience but measured both subjectively and objectively. There is tracked and obvious DNA damage caused by smoking. The DNA damage is less for exsmokers than for current smokers so there are reasons to quit. There...
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Share on Tumblr Hot flashes from menopause, cancer or operation difficulties, drug side effects, and other sources have been shown to respond well to hypnosis and focused trance style imagery . . . Many Using Hypnosis to Treat Hot Flashes: Kay Dolzel, hypnosis patient: “The hot flashes just come in wave after wave after...
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Share on Tumblr A study out of Harvard University confirms that hypnosis helps healing . . . not just relaxation and stress reduction but actually accellerates the rate for physical mending. All these functional uses may help a person feel better,” Ginandes continues. “I am also interested in using hypnosis to help people get...
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Share on Tumblr It’s not really new to those of us who are familiar with it, but it is very definately growing as an accepted and effective treatment modality . . . child hypnosis cited as new kidney disease treatment: For children who suffer from kidney disease and have to face the painful prospect...
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Share on Tumblr It looks like the “professions” will be using this case to push for inappropriate control over hypnosis while the so-called hypnosis organizations will be at each other’s throats to assign blame . . . cictims push to regulate hypnotists . . . this is a single incident that is being made...
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Share on Tumblr Yet another study with positive conclusions regarding the use of hypnosis, suggestion, and focused trance for childbirth . . . hypnosis helpful for pregnancy and childbirth: Marion Andrew, a senior consultant anaesthetist at the Women and Children’s Hospital in Adelaide, says women having their first child who learn self-hypnosis in the...
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Share on Tumblr Sandra Donaoldson has a nice overview on Mind Body Medicine . . . a general introduction to some of the forms (missing a number that are becoming more known at the moment), albeit some of the generalizations miss the major divisions in approach . . . for instance, hypnosis is NOT...
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Share on Tumblr Elizabeth Day has some wonderful things to say about Paul McKenna but she peppers all the praise with some odd bits how I healed my inner nerd. He has yet to produce a manual on how to get a personality, which might be because he doesn’t really have one. . ....
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Share on Tumblr Good news for those who suffer from hay fever or similar allergic responses . . . Self-Hypnosis Effective On Hay Fever Symptoms: group of researchers of the University of Basel, Switzerland, has performed a randomized controlled trial on the use of self-hypnosis (which was likely to induce relaxation) on a hay...
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Share on Tumblr Lyn Gardner writes in the Guardian Unlimited that not all right on the night. The piece discusses stage fright and how some actors have overcome it . . . of particular interest is Daryl Hannah’s success with hypnosis in overcoming her own stage anxiety. While the article does not intend to,...
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Share on Tumblr Hyperbole aside . . . using focused trance techniques such as creative visualization, hypnosis, guided imagery, and the like really does work wonders for sports improvement . . . Attention Serious Athletes, Coaches and Parents of Athletes – Want to Get in the Zone and Stay There? . . . Are...
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Share on Tumblr Seth-Deborah Roth discusses a study that demonstrates Hypnosis Works for Pain Control. She included the attached table in her piece that clearly shows that the reduction in rating by patients when using hypnosis is far superior to the other compared methods of accupuncture, morphine, and pacebo. Actually, it is quite startling...
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