The Transparent Hypnotist

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Quotes of the Week

Hypnosis is like taking an old floppy disc out of the brain and replacing it with a new one – from hypnotist Gerard Kelly in an article on www.westmeathexaminer.ie.

I do comedy hypnosis shows. If you have inhibitions, I relieve them. I get willing volunteers to join the stage where they undergo a series of relaxing suggestions. Once they are hypnotized, we bring down the house with comedy – from an article on yumasun.com about hypnotist Tyzen.

That’s why I am recommending a psychological behavioral approach to weight loss. I’m saying forget about the food. All the naturally thin people eat chocolate chips, pizza, cheese, all of the forbidden foods, they just don’t eat them to excess. Why is that? It’s because they feel in control around the foods – from hypnotist Paul McKenna in an article on www.wwltv.com about his hypnosis weight loss products.

Our mindset is everything. Life may be bumpy, but it’s important to remind ourselves that there’s a positive side. It’s important to laugh, to sit back and … relax – from hypnotist Gregg Pruett in an article on www.mansfieldnewsjournal.com.

Through hypnosis, Covington tries to find and re-program the subconscious reasons for our behavior. But she says it doesn’t work if the patient isn’t willing in the first place – from an article on www.11alive.com about behavioral therapist Jane Ann Covington.

“It’s an alpha state of mind, a dreamlike state, similar to the feeling you get before you fall asleep,” he said, “where I can plant positive suggestions for change at the subconscious level” – from an article on www.2theadvocate.com about hypnotist Barry Wolfson.

He describes hypnosis as a natural psychological process of directed attention that provides access to the subconscious control functions of the mind - from Michael Hidalgo in an article on www.2theadvocate.com

The Good

• Sorry smokers, but there is even more cause for you to consider stopping your bad (BAD) cigarette habit. The US has just implemented a tax increase on cigarettes. For hypnotists (non-smoking ones), this is a large opportunity to help those who no longer want to pay the excessive fees for smoking. There have been numerous article about this, but I will cite winknews.com.

• In being an advocate for hypnosis, I think one of the biggest ways to go about that is to be truthful. By itself, hypnosis is not an easy miraculous thing that will instantly fix your issues. There are many forms and techniques - it is not just one thing. That is why last year I began a series of posts called “forms of hypnosis” and have begun “the tool box.” Many things can be resolved through hypnosis, but depending on the hypnotist, the techniques, and the client, it sometimes needs a little boost (be it another session, another form of hypnosis, a dab of NLP). In an article on lakeplacidnews.com about Post Traumatic Stress Disorder from the viewpoint of Dr. Gabriel Koz, he mentions using hypnosis to help a veteran walk again. It was successful at first, but as the sessions conitnued, it lost its effectiveness. But Koz knows why that occurred:
  

  I had not dealt with his underlying need to be paralyzed

• Debbie Gisonni is doing a four part series on hypnotherapy for the examiner.com.

The Bad as in Kind of Cool

Hypnotists having crazed fans. That is interesting and strange. I cannot imagine…but apparently Icelander hypnotist Sailesh deals with the craziness of being a celebrity:

According to Sailesh’s Web site and illusionist Reza Borchardt, Iceland contains some of Sailesh’s biggest fans. He requires constant security, and they even stand outside his door at night protecting him from fanatics. He had the top-selling documentary DVD in Iceland, as well – from an article on sdsucollegian.com

The Ugly

What if you went to a college, worked hard, and graduated with your degree. Then you find out that the administrator of the college committed fraud in reporting that the college met accreditation standards, when indeed it did not. Does all your learning immediately disappear? Does it mean that the people you have helped since receiving your so-called degree vanish as though it never happened. Does it invalidate your hard work? That is what Bill Stiles is dealing with since earning a degree from LaSalle University, which was shut down by the FBI. All this came to light by reporter Alan Jennings for an article on wpxi.com. I cannot help but feel bad for Stiles.

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