Gerry Restrivera writes a piece in which he discusses and breaks down a number of The Benefits of Learning Self Hypnosis Techniques. Of course, most competent hypnotists can help their clients learn how to enter into hypnosis effectively and consistently so that they can continue to reap the benefits of focused trance long after they’ve…

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Intersting news on a study that shows yypnosis reduces pain perception . . . Hypnosis can offer significant reduction in pain awareness without any effect on non-painful aspects of the subject’s perception. It therefore is most effective in altering perception of acute pain, experts reported at the European Neurological Society Meeting in Rhodos (Greece). The…

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The Gulf Daily News has a short piece with some history bits about hypnosis Myth and Mystery of Hypnotherapy which has a rather interesting quote from Sigmund Freud’s Hypnosis, circa 1891 . . . "There is no doubt that the field of hypnotic treatment is far more extensive than that of other methods of treating…

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As of July 1, the taxes for cigarettes in Tennessee so smokers in that state are finding Smoking: A Taxing Habit indeed, to the point that many are now seeking workable alternatives to help them kick the habit. Anyone who has even glanced at this blog knows that hypnosis is one of the more effective…

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Karoshi is here and it’s not likely to go away anytime soon. Karoshi is the Japanese term for death by overwork and many Taiwanese now have a fear that they will die in just this way . . . majority of workers fear death from stress, fatigue . . . seventy-four percent of Taiwanese fear…

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Now that cigarettes have been banned in public places . . . cigarettes stubbed out in Northern Ireland . . . businesses and the public have had to adapt. Of interest to us here, some businesses have even begun offerring hypnotherapy sessions to help customers quit smoking. Nine in ten members of the public in…

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Despite the awful headline, look deep into my knives is a fair account of using hypnosis for surgery without anaesthetic or pain relievers.

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I kid you not. A television network in Taiwan has been fined for broadcasting a guy hypnotized to talk to sperm. It wasn’t even his own sperm. A soldier died last year and his fiancee asked that his sperm be preserved so she could undergo artificial insemination. The boy’s family asked that the sperm samples…

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This looks like another turf war over market than genuine understanding of or appreciation of hypnosis . . . Hypnotherapy faces scrutiny . . . even the information given from the hypnotists has misapprehension in it. This news is of particular interest as a number of the local hypnotists from Taiwan have been invited to…

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Recently, television news in Taiwan has been reporting about the use of hypnosis to increase breast size. Some of the reports are sensationalist and others less so. I’ve received a few messages asking me if it’s true . . . Yes. As readers of this blog know, I have done this sort of work and…

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Just received one request for information on how to protect one from this sort of thing and three for information on how to do it . . . Hypnotism in Russia a street-crime weapon? It’s not just hypnosis. It’s a combination of waking suggestion, belief (victims have a belief in it working), engaged imagination, pattern…

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The implications of a new Supreme Court decision are that, defacto, Canada is the first country to impost a blanket ban of using hypnosis for testimony for courts . . . ruling halts courts’ use of hypnosis in evidence . . . the problem with the ruling is that, while it is indeed true hypnotically…

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Been there . . . done that . . . a LOT . . . Adam Eason reports on a study that showed that people who have taken Ecstacy can learn to mimic the effects of the drug through hypnosis . . . Hypnosis Instead of Ecstacy! . . . Adam mentions seeing a study…

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Okay, I just never thought about this but now that I’ve seen it, it makes perfect perfect sense . . . tattoo artist uses hypnosis for pain . . . seriously, this guy is doing the right thing with this . . . An Illinois tattoo studio is using hypnosis to manage the pain customers…

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Congrats to Dr. Bryan Knight for some nice coverage in The Suburban, Quebec’s largest English newspaper . . . Can He Make You Cluck Like A Chicken? . . . yes, he can . . . if you want him to . . . but only if you want him to. Bryan is a longtime…

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WNBC has a brief video and article on . . . What Is Hypnosis? . . . up and ready to read. It’s quite short but worth a peek. Straightforward. Not my definition of hypnosis but one that works for many. Note that there is no implication of priority for certain folks practicing hypnosis, just…

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Contrasted to an earlier news piece that erroneously decried the effectiveness of hypnosis for weight loss . . . Man Says Hypnosis Helps Him Lose 100 Pounds . . . of course, it wasn’t “effortless” in that he still had to diet and exercise but the hypnosis helped him release the emotional sets that were…

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Well, it should be obvious but it’s nice to see their results fit reality . . . Teenagers ‘can beat blues with hypnosis’ . . . Teenagers struggling with anxiety and depression can help beat the problems with self-hypnosis, a new study claims. Youngsters who were taught hypnotherapy also reported increased self-esteem and reduced feelings…

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Read Dr. David Spiegel’s comments in this article and notice how HE seems to be doing the hypnosis . . . . . . sit, listen, and shed pounds, phooey . . . . . . while I DO agree with him that many hypnotists make unfounded claims in their hypnosis for weight loss CDs,…

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Been there, done that . . . Hypnotic Poker May Be Key . . . basically, they’re using hypnosis to teach players how to bluff by removing emotional keys. Of course, if they want it to be effective they need to do far more than that. There are a number of skillsets in poker which…

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In a number of hypnotizeability tests, if a person has ever sleptwalk they are considered high probables as highly responsible trance subjects . . . Nude awakening in Torquay . . . waking up in the middle of a hotel reception area naked counts as a yes on that scale.

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Can you say bad idea? This is one of them . . . Buddhist monk cuts off penis and renounces refix . . . A Thai Buddhist monk cut off his penis with a machete because he had an erection during meditation and declined to have it reattached, saying he had renounced all earthly cares,…

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