Theory of Self-Hypnosis: Looking at the Options
In the foreword written by Martin Orne for the book Self-Hypnosis: The Chicago Paradigm by Fromm and Kahn (1990) he states, “Perhaps the greatest single advancement made in the scientific stufy of hypnosis has been the realization that the ability to enter hypnosis is...
Charity Hypnosis Extravanganza: Two Workshops and Firewalk
Some of you know, some of you may not be as aware, my wife and I are soon to be adopting children. Throughout the process of assessment and matching, we have been struck down by the conditions and treatment that some children have to endure prior to being placed in...
Using Self-Hypnosis For Specialist Relaxation
As I have written before, many people in the field of professional hypnosis and hypnotherapy get worried, concerned, and sometimes even frustrated by the seeming similarity between hypnosis and relaxation. I say ‘frustrated’ because some people assert that hypnosis...
Hypnotherapy As Empirically Supported Treatment
I get asked a great deal about the kinds of studies and research that are useful to explore or quote when hypnotherapy is discussed. I often refer to a handout that I was given by Donald Robertson a number of years ago. It contained a number of studies used to assess...
Busy Times Here At The Adam Eason School Of Therapeutic Hypnosis
We have been just a bit quieter than usual on the hypnosis blog here this past week. Mainly because I have been so busy. My latest book has just been completed and about to be published, we have been making changes at Facebook, I have a busy daily client and student...
Using Emile Coué’s Convincers For Enhancing Self-Hypnosis
As of this day, I tend to think the best way for some to learn self-hypnosis is to learn how to adopt the correct hypnotic mindset and be taught the skills by a competent professional. To really understand the cognitive set of the hypnotic mindset, go grab a copy of...
Self-Hypnosis Anaesthesia and Numbness
I have lectured a couple of times in the past year and taught self-hypnosis in seminars and written a great deal on the subject and one of the things I am asked about a great deal is the best way to create self-hypnosis anaesthesia, analgesia and the right level of...
Overview Of Uses For A Runner’s Internal Dialogue
The ways runners can use internal dialogue are varied. All over this blog, I have shown a variety of ways illustrating how to use your internal dialogue to enhance performance, however, here is an overview of ways I recommend employing your internal dialogue to...
The Evidence For Positive Internal Dialogue Use When Running
Whilst putting together an article on ways to use internal dialogue, I thought I'd look at the evidence that supports the processes I was about to share. I was swamped. No way could I do a full, exhaustive literature review! So I cherry picked a bit and thought I'd...
Massed Practice and Self-Hypnosis To Overcome Bad Habits or Behaviours
Yes, it’s true, today I am encouraging you to repeat bad habits and negative behaviours over and over again. “Why oh why Adam?” I hear you cry. Let me attempt to explain. Way back in the 1950s and 1960s a large number of studies supported a method used therapeutically...
