Using The Hand Clasp To Induce Hypnosis And Test Hypnotic Responsiveness

Posted on February 10, 2011 in Hypnosis, Hypnotherapy Training | No Comments

When I explain hypnosis and talk to clients or groups about the differences between stage hypnosis and therapeutic applications of hypnosis, I am often asked (and have been asked twice this week) about the hand clasp that is used at the beginning of stage shows by stage hypnotists looking for good subjects for their show. [...]

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Is Hypnosis Actually A Good Thing?

Posted on February 9, 2011 in Hypnosis | No Comments

Well today’s blog title may well seem like an unusual one, coming from a hypnotherapist such as myself, eh? Many people seem to assume that hypnosis is good thing, and I want to suggest today that perhaps this is a misconception that needs correcting… If we look at the notion of autosuggestion and self-hypnosis, or [...]

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The Hypnotist: Big Film Lined Up

Posted on February 8, 2011 in Hypnosis, Life of Adam | No Comments

So I was reading this morning over at The Hollywood Reporter website (a regular haunt of mine of course, I just love to keep up with the Hollywood gossip, darling) and noticed with some intrigue that Oscar-nominated director Lasse Hallstrom is taking on a new film project  of the adaptation of best selling crime novel [...]

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Hypnotic Catalepsy In and Out of Hypnosis Sessions

Posted on February 7, 2011 in Hypnosis, Hypnotherapy Training | No Comments

I am guessing that if you have an interest in hypnosis, at some stage you have seen someone with some sort of catalepsy – probably being elicited within an individual on purpose. At YouTube, you can see stage and street hypnotists doing this kind of thing a lot and it certainly convinces people that they [...]

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Using Self-Hypnosis To Create A Control Centre In Your Mind

Posted on February 4, 2011 in Self-Hypnosis | 6 Comments

I write about it often; you highly evolved regular readers of this blog and my ezine are well and truly familiar with the notion of ‘doing things differently’… that is, I recommend that you do different things in your life for your own personal development and self-improvement. I am not going to write about that [...]

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