A Limerick FOR (REBT) Lovers
I was not going to blog today, but had to share this with you... My friend and assistant on my hypnotherapy Diploma course sent a link to the Albert Ellis Institute blog site through to me this morning and as we had been touching on REBT (Rational Emotive Behaviour...
Hypnotic Amnesia and Purposely Forgetting Stuff in Hypnotherapy Sessions
Last Wednesday evening, here in Bournemouth, I welcomed the marvellous James Tripp to the hypnotherapist support group that I organise, as our speaker. Within the presentation, James elicited amnesia within a previous student of mine - who duly forgot his name....
Eye Lock Hypnosis Video Snippet
Another little instructional video clip today... This time around I am talking about the eye lock hypnosis process. I hope you enjoy it. [youtubevideo id="9zK4kHNo8Ho"]
Alan Partridge Experiences Hypnosis On TV and Radio
Just a bit of fun on the blog today thanks to eternally funny Mr Alan partridge and his experiences with hypnosis. Last year I shared the transcript of the time Alan Partridge was hypnotised on his pre-TV era radio show because I find it so hilarious. Today, for some...
Do You Evaluate Your Hypnotherapy and Hypnosis Research?
So these days I tend to champion an evidence based approach to hypnosis and hypnotherapy, you regular readers know that much. As a result, I find that people who disagree with what I have to say on the podcast on here on the blog start to quote research back to me......
John Elliotson and The Zoist
Throughout my research in the field of hypnosis, I have waded through articles in journals, especially from the International Journal of Clinical and Experimental Hypnosis, for example, which has archives dating back to 1997. Though some hypnosis journals date back...
Self-Hypnosis That Is As Simple As ABC
How about a simple self-hypnosis process today? In hypnotherapy sessions, we often use the fundamental ABC model to help focus the session before it begins. A = affect, B = behaviour and C = Cognition. Prior to employing an intervention within our therapy session, we...
Classic Self-Hypnosis Process Instructional Video
Well here on the blog today, I am delighted to offer up another clip where we have transformed an old article of mine into something more stimulating and offering up a video demonstration of how to do the Betty Erickson self-hypnosis technique. Enjoy! [youtubevideo...
The Man Who Really Slayed Hypnosis Inductions
I was going to title todays small blog entry "does hypnosis exist?" but some may find that title too provocative and people have asked that question long before me. I was not scheduled to actually write a blog entry today as I have a packed diary today, but I thought...
Narcosynthesis Instead of Hypnosis? Drug-Induced Hypnosis?
I was flicking through an old, second hand copy of a book originally printed in 1976 entitled Hypnosis and Behaviour Modification: Imagery Conditioning by William S Kroger and William D Fezler this week and I had to share something with you from it. The authors,...
