“You’re under my power. When I snap my fingers you’ll flap your arms and cluck like a chicken.” Is this your fear when you think about going to a hypnotherapist? That you’ll be under their power and ...

Writing for The Conversation, David Acunzo, an assistant professor in the Division of Perceptual Studies at the University of Virginia School of Medicine, examines when and why hypnosis may be used ...

The COVID crisis throws into relief what happens when grief has—quite literally—nowhere to go. The evidence suggests that most people summon strengths that surpass their own expectations. There is a ...

Hypnosis is a genuine psychological therapy process. A trained hypnotist or hypnotherapist induces a state of intense concentration or focus to help you open up to therapeutic improvement. It’s often ...

Hypnotherapy may be a helpful tool for treating some health concerns. This complementary therapeutic technique uses a hypnotic, heightened state of concentration and guided focused attention — with ...

There is a mysterious part to hypnosis and just how it works. Lots of research has been done on it, but still there are many controversies between the experts of just what happens in a trance. What we ...

In the 18th century, hypnosis was all the rage, but the practice goes back further than many realize. Temple sleep, practiced widely throughout early Greek and Egypt, involved a meditative ritual said ...

Hypnosis can provide a useful form of stress release for both anxious patients and stressed dental team members, writes Arveen Bajaj. Fear of visiting the dentist has been cited as one of the reasons ...