An article over at the Examiner website discusses a common fear and misconception about hypnosis – the issue of control. Many people say that are scared to try hypnosis due to feeling like they will no longer have control over their own mind, and not wanting to relinquish this control to anyone else who could read more »

The Examiner website have just run a two part article about the benefits of hypnotherapy when used as a relaxation technique. It discusses how hypnotherapy can be used for those suffering from a terminal illness can help the patient to relax, deal with pain and anxiety, and help with sleep, providing an alternative to drugs. read more »

Carers in the Bolton area are being offered hypnotherapy at a reduced rate in order to help them reduce their stress levels, reports The Bolton News. Jane Grundy, a complementary therapist, used to suffer from severe narcolepsy, and is now offering her services to help others deal with their own stresses and strains. She said: read more »

A mother who used natal hypnotherapy to help her through her pregnancy and childbirth was so impressed with the technique she became a practitioner, highlighted in an article from the Cambridgeshire Times. Shona Kitchener wanted a more natural approach to her pregnancy, particularly as she suffers from epilepsy. The self hypnosis technique helps to induce read more »

A series of talks are being held in Scarborough to highlight the variety of alternative therapies and treatments available in the area, reports the Scarborough Evening News. The talks were launched by psychotherapist Veronica Murray, under a campaign entitled KREAtherapy which aims to promote registered and qualified practitioners of alternative therapies. The talks cover a read more »

An article over at Natural News highlights how hypnotherapy could be used to help treat bulimia. The psychological nature of bulimia, and indeed any eating disorder, means that hypnotherapy may be beneficial when dealing with this problems, particularly issues like low self esteem, low self confidence and negative body image. Several studies have taken place read more »

A course using hypnotherapy to help people overcome phobias has been highlighted on the BBC website. Bristol Zoo’s ‘Living With Spiders’ course aims help rid people of arachnophobia, and was created by Simon Garret, who now runs the course with a hypnotherapist and a counsellor. There are three sections to the course, first a general read more »

An article over at the Times website highlights the many different problems that hypnotherapy can help with. Triggered by Lily Allen’s recent dramatic weight loss, which she attributed to hypnotherapy, weight loss is at the top of the list. Hypnotherapy can change eating patterns, instilling a healthy one, reducing cravings and, most importantly, stop people read more »

A campaign in America – launched by Paul McCartney and Ringo Starr – encouraging schools to teach Transcendental Meditation could also be launched in Britain, reports the Guardian website today. The initiative named Change Begins Within was launched with a concert to raise funds to encourage schools to include Transcendental Meditation (TM) are part of read more »

Women in Scotland are becoming the first to try natal hypnotherapy, reports the Aberdeen Press & Journal today. Charlie Paris, 24, has become the area’s first natal hypnotherapy practitioner, and will run classes that use hypnotherapy to help women control their mind, and hopefully alleviate pain, during labour. It’s hoped that by being able to read more »