What Is Hypnosis?
Paul Gustafson RN BSN CH                                                                                To explain hypnosis it helps to understand how we process the endless stream of information we are bombarded with everyday.  More >>

Hypnosis: A Compliment To Sedatives
Michael Smith Boston Globe                                                                                  Dr. Elvira V. Lang, of Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center in Boston. embraces a practice once scorned as the tomfoolery of circus charlatans - hypnosis. And she uses it in the operating room, in place of mind-numbingly heavy doses of sedatives. More >>

Hypnosis in the Hospital
Paul Gustafson RN BSN CH                                                                         Clinical hypnosis is the application of this technique to support medical concerns. It is not a mystical power nor is it something administered to you like medication. More >>

Altered States
David Noonan Newsweek Magazine                                                                        Despite widely held misconceptions about hypnosis (in part because of its long history as a type of entertainment), a growing body of research supports the ancient practice of hypnosis as an effective tool in the treatment of a variety of problems, from anxiety to chronic pain. More >>

Facts on IBS
Paul Gustafson RN BSN CH                                                                              IBS sufferers feel like prisoners in their own bodies. Hypnosis reduces levels of stressful anticipation fostering new patterns of control and empowerment which puts them back in the driver’s seat. More >>

Hypnosis Goes Mainstream
Michael Waldholz- Wall Street Journal                                                       Numerous scientific studies have emerged in recent years showing that the hypnotized mind can exert a real and powerful effect on the body. The new findings are leading major hospitals to try hypnosis to help relieve pain and speed recovery in a variety of illnesses. More >>

Hypnosis Relieves Arthritis
Paul Gustafson RN BSN CH                                                                                   We all have the ability to enhance self-healing, improving comfort, nutrition, exercise, communication and flexibility. This article explains how hypnosis can bring relief to symptoms of arthritis. More >>

Hypnosis Relieves IBS
Paul Gustafson RN BSN CH                                                                                20 years of IBS-Hypnosis research validates it as the most effective option for long-term symptom relief. Its success rate is consistently 70-95% and relief usually lasts at least two years. More >>

Self Hypnosis                                                                                            Charles E. Henderson, Ph.D.                                                                                                  Here are some easy to follow instructions for developing a hypnotic state in yourself. It feels amazingly good and the results are absolutely awesome. And it's so easy you'll be asking yourself why someone didn't tell you about this a long time ago! More >>

Surgical Hypnosis
Paul Gustafson RN BSN CH                                                                                                             An average savings of $1,200/patient resulted from this simple 5-minute intervention. Another study discovered that hypnosis group did better than 89% of those who did not receive hypnosis. “These data strongly support the use of hypnosis with surgical patients. More >>

The Power of Suggestion: Hypnosis
Lisa Lidanne                                                                                                      Researchers recently have shown what happens in the brains of people who are hypnotized. A 2005 study published in Proceedings of the National Academies showed that people under hypnosis demonstrated less activity in the part of the brain called the anterior cingulate cortex – which is linked to decision-making – than did people who weren't hypnotized. More >>