and the Nonsense of Medical Hypnosis by Lincoln Stoller, PhD, CHt The origin of chronic illness lies in the struggle with our emotions. More specifically, the conflict is between the controlled person we
"Imagine parts of your body carrying personalities of their own. This personality cannot only split from what you consider yourself, but can speak. The question is, when this happens, are we hearing something new, or
Hypnosis is an attempt to extend the limits of intention, to amplify what is sometimes called “the placebo effect” to cause lasting change.
"Sleeping outdoors a few days ago I woke before dawn, and couldn't get back to sleep. I wasn't thinking clearly, but I was thinking, and that kept me awake. I put myself through a series
"I’ve written a book called Becoming Lucid, Self-Awareness in Dreams and Waking Life. It’s a training for lucid dreaming, an exploration of what it means to be lucid, and – naturally – awareness... Lucidity is
"The bottom line is this: if you're not getting 7 to 9 hours of sleep each night, then your mind is numb, memory poor, performance flawed, intellectual and emotional IQ reduced, safety jeopardized, sexual function
Everyone's story is a cover they think compelling. A blueprint for making sense. I never believe it. As they tell it, I stare with donkey eyes, ears rotating, listening for what's in the distance. "Too
What if humans have a seasonal torpor, like every other living system, but which our mechanized and electrified industrial world does not reflect, or respect. What conflict would result? Seasonal Affective Disorder. Or maybe it’s
Pick a stress and picture it at a distance. Does this stress have any sort of internal structure? Look inside it. You might see actions, faces, and shadows. You might see your own mental stages,
On the Subject of Pain Control I've created an audio explanation of the hypnotic approach to pain, and I've uploaded it as a free product that you can download and listen to ... If I
This confusion about real and imagined disease is just plain dumb. It is a fallacy that imagination is not real, it can have as much effect as any other perception. In fact, everything sensed through
And what is your object in anything? Is it the count, the mark, or the bottom line? Is it something neat and wrapped up, judged and labeled with a star. Or is it a sense,
