While much of the claims in Spontaneous Healing of Cancer may seem spurious or outlandish at first glance, there is a growing body of research that shows that the mind-body connection is very real. Hypnosis and guided imagery have been shown in numerous studies to be effective at prolonging life, decreasing pain and fears, and…

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The Times Online has an interesting piece in look into my eyes, and relax which demonstrates how hypnosis can helps individuals with sexual difficulties as well as couples in need of some hypnotic aid. A twenty-seven-year-old virgin discovered she had such a powerful fear of penetration that it meant loving consensual sex with her boyfriend…

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New York Resident magazing has a nice piece on how Couples Seeking Babies Turn To Hypnosis | New York Resident. This is one of the "special" areas I work with where my fees are less than other areas I work with. When successful, it is a true joy. In any case, folks who are dealing…

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Mark Hall’s hypnotherapy program for helping teenagers develop inner strength gets positive press. Kids can learn to accept themselves and to move forward in life with a sense of inner strength, confidence, and adaptability to new situations based upon real inner resources rather than merely imagined.

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Pradeep Aggarwal provides a breakdown on his approach to using hypnosis to stimulate memory and concentration . . . Hypnosis – An Effective Tool to Enhance Memory and Concentration . . . I tend to use visualization metaphor, parts therapy, and 3D mind processes within hypnotic contexts.

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Katherine Ramsland has an interesting breakdown on how hypnosis was used in the Boston Strangler case . . . Forensic Hypnosis . . . some of America’s foremost legal figures of the day. It’s a fascinating account. Forensic hypnosis is a specialty area and requires certain clean language frames or contexts for hypnotic regression and…

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Pradeep Aggarwal writes in the American Chronicle on the use of hypnosis to remove fears and phobias.  The techniques are fairly straightforward and this area is considered one of the core uses of hypnosis and is a defining part of the hypnotist’s scope of practice. Most people struggle with their fears and phobias. Hypnosis offers…

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The Maidenhead Advertiser has an archive piece from a bygone era on the local water diviner and his dowsing rod . . . WHEN water levels were running low, our predecessors simply called on the services of Joseph Mullins. He was a famous water diviner of his day who discovered hidden springs some 65ft to…

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Robert G. Sieveking has an intriguing and delightful essay on dealing with mountains and molehills which describes rather well the way many folks take the wrong glance or greeting and build it up into some nefarious thing when it may not have been meant for them at all or how sometimes when something goes a…

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William Cook has written an interesting background exploration of Freud cut to the chaise with details on the wherefores and whereofs and just plain why of Freud’s use of a reclinging position for his patients in an era when such a position was considered highly inappropriate and very much risque to the point of being…

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Michael Pye reviews Freud’s Wizard: The Enigma of Ernest Jones by Brenda Maddox with special attention to the avoidance Maddox and Jones played to court case against him as to inappropriate behavior, Freudian or not . . . Fanny Harrigan was 12, at a school for “retarded” children, when she left her laundry work for…

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Sandi Y. Squicquero writes a moving piece int he Windsor Tribune . . . cancer is ”running wild” in America: how can you deal with it? The entire piece is well written and heartfelt. There is one point that readers here will make special note of . . . Several studies have shown that hypnosis…

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The Jill Metzger abduction-missing-person case is interesting in some ways because of the dissociative feelings she had while carrying out the instructions of her kidnappers as if she were in a trance watching herself obey . . . Missing U.S. Officer ‘in Trance’ . . . of course, more details have to come out about…

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Interesting that they are going with defending or attacking the hypnosis argument . . . hypnosis again key in a Ney defense . . . prosecutors need not defend the hypnosis as admissible evidence in the case but that the defendant had been previously convicted. The conviction of a previous murder case stands regardless of…

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A driving school has enlisted the aid of a hypnotherapist to help nervous learners pass their driving exam . . . L-Test Hypno Help . . . A DRIVING school has become the first in the country to offer hypnotherapy to help nervous learners pass their tests. Annie Brookes, 28, is the first client to…

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Corinna Allen of KATU in Portland, Oregon, discovers how to Putt Like a Pro with Hypnosis (with a video clip) and then read the blog here. The blog essay has a pretty fair example of how hypnosis can be used to improve physical skillsets immediately and powerfully. In the example, golf is improved, specifically putting.…

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Initial clinical trials have demonstrated that hypnosis may help improve type of hair loss. The study of patients sufferring from alopecia areata found that hypnosis sessions helped reduce stress and was effective in helping to slow, halt, and even repair hair loss from the disorder. Note that alopecia areata is a type of autoimmune disorder…

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A hypnotist here in Taiwan has made it to national news because of his unusual but expensive practice. Basically, he advertises on the internet that he will help folks remove curses from their past lives so that they can begin living a lucky and happy life today. In order to avail yourself of his services,…

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When you use hypnosis in a ciminal investigation, it is very very important to use proper forensic procedures . . . just because someone is a police officer, doesn’t mean they can perform forensic hypnosis . . . just because someone is any ol’ hypnotist doesn’t mean they can perform forensic hypnosis . . .…

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Bath water . . . baby . . . throwin’ it all out . . . New Jersey makes all hypnotic testimony unacceptable except for defendants because one case had problems with disclosure . . . testimony induced by hypnosis rejected . . . The New Jersey Supreme Court on Thursday barred witness testimony stemming…

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An intriguing discussion of the work of Dr. Candacer Pert and the mindbody connection . . . Candace Pert . . . “I am alarmed at the monster that Johns Hopkins neuroscientist Solomon Snyder and I created when we discovered the simple binding assay for drug receptors 25 years ago. Prozac and other antidepressant serotonin-receptor-active…

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Robert Sieveking  has a helpful article on how hypnosis can alleviate stress issues for seniors . . . Hypnosis Today: hypnotherapy can be key to leaving stress behind.  Stress can be a leading contributor to many of the issues and problems facing seniors, including health problems associated with aging.  The helpfulness of hypnosis as a…

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A LOT of hypnotists – including myself – work with a LOT of folks to STOP SMOKING.  While it may not be perfect or one hundred percent effective with everyone, hypnosis has been shown in most comparative studies to be the single most effective method for helping folks stop smoking and it’s effectiveness goes up…

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