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Stage Hypnosis: The Art of Suggestion and Spectacle
Stage hypnosis is an interesting combination of psychology, performance, and the power of suggestion. It impresses audiences because it creates an illusion of the volunteers being in its control, though it only actually works through volunteer participation and the...
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Medical Hypnotherapy’s Emerging Role in Healthcare
Hypnotherapy in contemporary medicine optimizes the mind's natural bio-healing functions. In a world where technology-based treatments dominate healthcare, medical hypnotherapy is gradually holding its own as a tested method for treating various physical and mental...
Free 1 hour virtual overview Nov 14 at 7pm
Paul is offering the first in a series of free virtual workshops Nov 14 at 7pm. Learn how it works, how it's used and how to do self-hypnosis.
Science of Hypnotherapy
Hypnotherapy guides eager clients into deep meditative relaxation, where the subconscious becomes open and receptive to positive suggestions. The intricate process through which this affects the subconscious mind and helps achieve specific goals involves several...
Long Term Benefits of Hypnotherapy
Hypnotherapy, a form of therapy that uses guided relaxation and focused attention to achieve a heightened state of awareness (hypnosis), has been researched for its long-term benefits across various psychological and physical conditions. Studies suggest several...
Top 10 reasons for daily hypnotherapy
Routine hypnotherapy, like meditation, offers many life-enhancing benefits. My clients are advised to listen to their office hypnotherapy sessions daily for 3 months. Its the repetition that ensures sustainable relief from whatever problem they pursued hypnotherapy to...
10 things you didn’t know about hypnosis
1 Ancient Roots: The use of hypnotic-like techniques can be traced back to ancient civilizations. The Greeks, Egyptians, and Hindus had early forms of what we now recognize as hypnotherapy. 2 19th Century Development: Hypnotherapy as a formal therapeutic practice...
How hypnosis works, according to science
When you think about hypnosis, what do you visualize? For many, it’s a clock-swinging magician or a comedy act that forces an unwitting volunteer to make embarrassing public admissions on stage. But hypnosis has a surprisingly robust scientific framework. Clinical...
Beyond the Conventional
Among the wide array of alternative therapies, hypnotherapy has long been an interesting option for those seeking unconventional solutions to various issues like stress, anxiety, and habit breaking. In addition to the usual mainstream hypnotherapy options there are...
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A Boston area Hypnotherapist, with 10 years of medical experience as an RN, Paul has been helping clients since 2001 to overcome everyday challenges. Read more
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Healthy Hypnosis: The Simple Truth and Practical Use Paul explains the A-B-C’s of clinical hypnosis and offers case studies and examples of actual client sessions. This is a must read for anyone interested in this fascinating technique.
