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Nearly everyone is hypnotizable
For 18 years I have heard how some people are not hypnotizable or that hypnosis just doesn’t work. This has not been my experience. First of all, effective hypnosis is a process of developing trust and co-operation. By establishing supportive rapport with clients have...
US NEWS: Can hypnosis help you lose weight?
Melissa Cipriana had no explanation left for why she couldn't lose weight. She avoided processed foods, “white” carbohydrates and soda. She attended SoulCycle classes religiously. And she certainly had discipline: She had already lost – and kept off for years – 50...
Alternative for chronic pain and opioid addiction
As lawmakers debate on bills that could impact the opioid crisis in Tennessee, people have been looking for alternative treatments to help with chronic pain and, in many cases, addiction. Steve Olson has been taking individual and group clinical hypnosis sessions at...
NY Times: Is hypnosis all in your head? Brain scans suggest otherwise
Hypnosis has become a common medical tool, used to reduce pain, help people stop smoking and cure them of phobias. But scientists have long argued about whether the hypnotic “trance” is a separate neurophysiological state or simply a product of a hypnotized person’s...
Research uncovers science of hypnosis
Some argue that hypnosis is just a trick. Others, however, see it as bordering on the paranormal – mysteriously transforming people into mindless robots. Now our recent review of a number of research studies on the topic reveals it is actually neither. Hypnosis may...
Video: Learning self-hypnosis
An easy, effective way to control how you feel and enhance success with your goals. [contact]
Video: Listening to hypnosis
This video explains the proper way to listen to a hypnotherapy session.
Virtual reality hypnosis cuts post-op pain for children
Virtual reality hypnosis (VRH) can reduce the need for postoperative opioids and anti-anxiety medications and lead to improved outcomes in children, new research suggests. A team of anesthesiologists at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center and Hopitaux...
CNN: Hypnosis legit part of treatment plan
When "Comedy Hypnotist" Chris Jones invited celebrity judge Howie Mandel on stage and hypnotized him on the competition show "America's Got Talent," the performance brought the audience to its feet and even inspired a social media hashtag, #HowieShakesHands. Mandel,...
Hypno-sedation alternative to general anesthesia
New research shows that hypnosedation is a valuable alternative to conventional general anesthesia. is a technique which combines hypnosis, conscious sedation (where drugs are used to make the patient comfortable and relaxed while remaining conscious), and local...
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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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