There is not a single way to hypnotize. This article shows you the varied ways hypnosis is applied. Hypnosis is a method that promotes behavioral changes through suggestion. Depending on the ...

Mention hypnosis, and the image that springs to mind is a caped magician swinging a pocket watch, seducing otherwise sensible people into barking like dogs. But hypnosis is more than a stage show act.

What effect do words with an emotional charge have on humans? While there is much psychological evidence for the power of words there is a dearth of biological research on this subject. An example of ...

Allan Cyna is affiliated with the Australian Society of Hypnosis (executive member). He has received funding from the NHMRC (for a Hypnosis for childbirth trial, 2007-9) and two ASA grants including a ...

Last summer, at age 14, Sue Jones suffered from stabbing pains in her abdomen that got so intense, "I couldn't walk." She spent three weeks in a wheelchair while doctors ruled out everything from ...

There are many potential reasons for difficulty swallowing. These include acid reflux that leads to irritation of the food pipe (esophagus), different kinds of tumors or scarring of the food pipe, and ...

My knowledge of hypnosis, until only a few months ago, could be summarised in two words: Derren Brown. The entertainer, known as a mentalist and illusionist and famous for his ‘mind control’ ...