From time to time, I get the question/concern about whether opening one’s self to hypnotic influence is compatible with Christianity. I’ve given well-received talks to large groups hosted by churches, and given the fact that most of my clients are...
“Out beyond ideas of wrongdoing and rightdoing,there is a field. I’ll meet you there.” — Rumi I made a video about negativity bias, the meaning we assign to physical sensations, and reframing my morning...
By Ophelia Wang from Caring Nature Did you know a lot of your undesired feelings and unwanted habits stem from the ways you have attempted to ‘cope’ with life’s pressures? But no one is born with a bad habit, an addiction, a phobia or an unnecessary worry. Only TWO...
I just love that people are starting to wake up to the fact that hypnosis can be used to relieve the symptoms of IBS and Crohns disease. I thought this was something that I would have to work to educate the public about (and I am doing so right here), but I have been...
Here’s another question that comes up a lot: “If I quit smoking, will I gain weight?” My cursory glance across Google Scholar does indicate that there is a relationship between smoking and weight, but that is not in the context of using hypnosis...
Lupus is an autoimmune disease, which means that the immune system starts attacking the body. If you came here looking for information about hypnosis and lupus, you or someone you love may be suffering with this difficult diagnosis. While there are many...
This post kicks off my series about hypnosis and pain management. A lot of people just don’t know that hypnosis is an option for pain control. If more people did, I’m sure that it would be preferred, at least by some people, to continuing to up doses of...
“Who can be hypnotized? Can I be hypnotized? What happens if I don’t ‘go under’?” The frequency with which I get these questions belies a common understanding, or perhaps misunderstanding, of the nature of clinical hypnosis, which...
