The Evidence Based Hypnosis Podcast Celebrates A Year of Episodes And Goes On A Break

Posted on November 14, 2011 in Hypnosis, Hypnotherapy Training | No Comments

No major blog entry today. Just a notification of sorts really. The latest episode of the evidence based hypnosis podcast has gone live and I have to say I have loved the past year of recording it. The response we have had from people involved in the hypnosis and hypnotherapy field has been amazing. I [...]

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What About Those Old School Immobilisation Theories Of Hypnosis?

Posted on November 11, 2011 in Hypnosis, Hypnotherapy Training | No Comments

I have this week had the opportunity to watch a 1950s black and white film of William S. Kroger performing a thyroidectomy using only hypnosis as anaesthesia…  It is enthralling stuff.  I joked on Facebook that the production values of the film footage are still amazing, but when you consider the date they were recorded, [...]

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Using Self-Hypnosis And Fireworks For Mental Calmness and Clarity of Thought

Posted on November 9, 2011 in Hypnosis, Personal Development, Self-Hypnosis | No Comments

So we have had bonfire night, or fireworks night, or the remembrance of when Guy Fawkes unsuccessfully attempted to blow up the houses of parliament, or whatever other name it is called. It is a marvelous celebration and I do love watching fireworks. I especially like the ones like this: I have a slight gripe [...]

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Hypnosis and Hypnotherapy In The News Again, And A Caption Competition

Posted on November 8, 2011 in Hypnosis, Hypnotherapy Training, Self-Hypnosis | 5 Comments

It has been quite a while since I wrote about hypnosis stories featuring in the news, because there has not been a huge amount happening in the field that has made it into the mainstream media. However, a case I referred to earlier int he year has started to gather some more momentum and I [...]

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Derren Brown, Hypnotic Coercion And The Evidence Base…

Posted on November 1, 2011 in Hypnosis, Hypnotherapy Training | 15 Comments

I had hoped to write about this before today, but such is life that following my wife requiring surgery, flying to Manchester for a self-hypnosis seminar and competing in the Great South Run all contributed to me being unable to properly sit down and get a good blog entry written… Following the series opener entitled [...]

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