As time marches on, the distress and emotional upheaval brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic might seem little more than a fading memory. For some, however, it’s simply the beginning of more misery and pain. Having been on high alert for such a long time, it can actually be a challenge to relax and start READ MORE
Hypnosis was often portrayed in older Hollywood movies as having some kind of mind control power. That’s total nonsense, of course, especially when you consider one of the evil protagonist’s most frequently used corny lines: You’re getting sleepy… Anyone who knows anything about hypnosis will tell you that it is a form of communication between READ MORE
Going to the dentist… It probably doesn’t rank very highly on anyone’s list of pleasurable activities. In fact, for many people it fills them with dread. But where does the fear or anxiety they feel come from? It could be that they had a traumatic experience or were influenced by the tales and stories of READ MORE
Do you know where the term “hypnosis” comes from? It was the Scottish surgeon James Braid who brought the word into general circulation back in the 1840s. But initially he called it neurohypnology. That’s because Braid understood the connection between hypnosis and the brain. He knew that it worked with the nervous system and that READ MORE
Charles Darwin wrote On the Origin of Species back in 1859. It was a theory of evolution based on what he called natural selection. In other words, for a species to survive, it had to develop naturally in ways that would allow it to compete and reproduce. As the environment changed, the species had to READ MORE
You know that stage hypnosis has the power to do enormous good. You also know that laughter has the ability to bring you out of the darkest, deepest despair. Put the two of them together, and what have you got… comedy stage hypnosis! A powerful combination that can lift your subject’s mood while transforming their READ MORE
