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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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 | 14 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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Latest Hyposis Geek Dinner Date Announced And We Welcome A Renowned Speaker For Our Hypnotherapy Support Group

Posted on October 26, 2011 in Hypnosis, Hypnotherapy Training | 2 Comments

It is that time of year when I write to advise of the upcoming events, dates and details of our Autmun and Winter events for Hypnotherapists of the South Coast (and you guys who travel from further afield). Our next meeting is 7pm on Wednesday the 7th of December. I am delighted to be welcoming [...]

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Suggesting A Process In Hypnosis Sessions

Posted on October 18, 2011 in Hypnotherapy Training | 4 Comments

One of the stories I told my group of students last week was about the first time I experienced hypnosis in a formal setting. The hypnotherapist told me to imagine lying on a beach with the sun shining down on me. My thoughts in response to this? “Aaaaggghhhh… I’m burning! Have you not seen my [...]

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