The Transparent Hypnotist

Slowly things are falling back in line. My overwhelming piles have whittled down into something tolerable and I see that much has been going on in our world recently. Perhaps you have heard all of this or maybe not. But here’s the scoop in the hypnosis world

Big News
Ah, that ever-so-intimidating-dentist chair. Leslie Mason found a great way to deal with it. You guessed it. He had hypnotist John Ridlington (Dunmow, Essex) guide him through a tooth (two teeth in reality)-pulling surgery, using no anesthesia. All he felt was a little sting. A technique Mr. Ridlington apparently used was the idea of dialing back the pain a notch to one (on a dial of one to 10, where one is no pain and 10 is a howler).

The Good
Susan Wallace, from Ireland, had a brilliant article written about her by a smoking cessation client. The article touched on the subject of quitting the cig habit through hypnosis in a very honest way.

Students in Mumbai, India have found a way to deal with their test anxiety and stress - self-hypnosis. This is becoming more and more accepted as a way to be productive and deal with life.

John Weir of West Mifflin, PA, is a day and night hypnotist - clinical hypnosis by day and stage hypnosis by night. The Pittsburgh Tribune-Review featured him in a complimentary article.

MindSpa Wellness Center in Florida is celebrating a grand opening. It is owned by hypnotist Mahara Tucker.

John Mondello has opened a practice in Rhinebeck, NY.

A group of RNs who are into the hypno arts got together and opened MindClick Partners Inc in Vancouver, Canada.

Caere Dunn in Prescott, AZ gave a great interview about hypnosis to The Daily Courier.

The Bad (Bad as in cool)
Cold Play (a total weak spot for Ellie), the band, created a song under the influence of hypnosis.

The Ugly
Peter Powers made a guest appearance on the show Big Brother and did a version of his stage act for those in the house. However, this little stunt has caused a bit of brew-ha-ha for poor Peter. According to the Daily Telegraph several psychologists were outraged…Though it sounds like Peter did well in the ways he handled it, I suspect the ugliness comes from people just not thinking the show is a good idea in general. Just something for the tired lions to roar about (it sounds like). I admit I have not seen the episode so my comments are only based on the article I have cited.

And there you have it, form my files to your eyes.

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