Sacramento Bee
Just as hypnotism has gained more respect in the field of psychotherapy, so it has in entertainment. Long gone are the hokey artists in flowing robes who swing medallions as they repeat, "You are getting sleepier and sleepier."
Tags: Artists, Hypnotism, Medallions, Psychotherapy, Respect, Robes, Sacramento Bee, Sleep, Volunteers
Styx, though only a hell-raiser by name, remains a strong and audience-friendly musical act. A little old (that seems new), a little new, a veteran, a novice, some rock, some country – that sums up the lineup at Harrah's Tahoe this weekend. Styx, playing Friday, may be a classic rock band, having formed in 1970, but many who have attended the band's recent concerts will proclaim the ...
Tags: Audience, Classic Rock Band, Concerts, Harrah, Hell Raiser, Musical Act, Novice, Sacramento Bee, Styx, Sums, Tahoe, Veteran
My husband, Richard, smoked cigarettes for 50 years, having failed in several attempts to quit on his own. When a friend told him in August 1994 that hypnosis had enabled her to quit, he decided to give it a try. "It didn't work. I wasn't hypnotized," he declared after his one and only session. But it did work; since that day, he has not taken one puff of a cigarette. Gloria Kanter of ...
Tags: Attempts, Cigarette, Cigarettes, Gloria, Husband Richard, Hypnosis, Kanter, Puff, Sacramento Bee, Trance
Years ago, I attended a food conference where a featured speaker suggested using hypnotism to foster healthy eating habits. (Imagine if this worked with all kids. The mantra – "You will eat five helpings of fresh fruit and vegetables every day" – could be embedded in developing brains for a lifetime of healthier consumption.) At this particular talk, I served as guinea pig. This ...
Tags: Brains, Consumption, Food Conference, Fresh Fruit And Vegetables, Fruit And Vegetables, Guinea Pig, Healthy Eating Habits, Lifetime, Mantra, Orange, Sacramento Bee
