Using Self-Hypnosis and a Hot Air Balloon To Overcome Food Cravings
The festive season is drawing ever nearer, isn’t it? Christmas seems to start mid October these days! The Christmas advertisements are on the television, shop fronts are covered in sparkly adornments and of course, we start reaching for those bigger trousers as our...
Gareth Lee Morgan’s Self-Hypnosis Journey Leading To Having Three Teeth Removed Without Anaesthesia
Today on the blog, I’d like to introduce you to Gareth Lee Morgan. I am proud to say that Gareth has been a student of mine and was a tutor and assistant on my hypnotherapy diploma course. Though I am even more delighted to write that last Friday afternoon, at a...
Using Self-Hypnosis To Control Your Appetite
Well, that season is upon us, isn’t it? My diary is filling up with Christmas celebrations that seem to start this week as we gather for what may well be the final hypnosis geek dinner of the year here in Bournemouth. The TV advertisements are filled with roasted...
The Evidence Based Hypnosis Podcast Celebrates A Year of Episodes And Goes On A Break
No major blog entry today. Just a notification of sorts really. The latest episode of the evidence based hypnosis podcast has gone live and I have to say I have loved the past year of recording it. The response we have had from people involved in the hypnosis and...
What About Those Old School Immobilisation Theories Of Hypnosis?
I have this week had the opportunity to watch a 1950s black and white film of William S. Kroger performing a thyroidectomy using only hypnosis as anaesthesia... It is enthralling stuff. I joked on Facebook that the production values of the film footage are still...
Using Self-Hypnosis And Fireworks For Mental Calmness and Clarity of Thought
So we have had bonfire night, or fireworks night, or the remembrance of when Guy Fawkes unsuccessfully attempted to blow up the houses of parliament, or whatever other name it is called. It is a marvelous celebration and I do love watching fireworks. I have a slight...
Hypnosis and Hypnotherapy In The News Again, And A Caption Competition
It has been quite a while since I wrote about hypnosis stories featuring in the news, because there has not been a huge amount happening in the field that has made it into the mainstream media. However, a case I referred to earlier int he year has started to gather...
Derren Brown, Hypnotic Coercion And The Evidence Base…
I had hoped to write about this before today, but such is life that following my wife requiring surgery, flying to Manchester for a self-hypnosis seminar and competing in the Great South Run all contributed to me being unable to properly sit down and get a good blog...
Think Positively Using Self-Hypnosis
We have encountered some turbulent and testing times here at the company. Following on from Keith having a heart attack, my own wife was taken into hospital to have surgery which resulted in much soul-searching and heartbreak for her and I. Whilst we have been...
Latest Hyposis Geek Dinner Date Announced And We Welcome A Renowned Speaker For Our Hypnotherapy Support Group
It is that time of year when I write to advise of the upcoming events, dates and details of our Autmun and Winter events for Hypnotherapists of the South Coast (and you guys who travel from further afield). Our next meeting is 7pm on Wednesday the 7th of December. I...

