In 2006, Steven Jay Lynn collaborated with the Buddhist teacher Lama Surya Das, and two other researchers, in an attempt to explore the possibility of combining elements of Buddhist mindfulness meditation practice, cognitive therapy, and hypnosis, drawing on recent research in cognitive psychology. This post briefly summarises and comments upon their article. Continue reading
New self-hypnosis workshops for 2012 from the UK College of Hypnosis and Hypnotherapy. Introductory hypnosis workshops in Croydon. Continue reading
You can now book immediately online for our new self-hypnosis taster workshop, simply by paying a small (£20) deposit to reserve your place securely online. The College will then invoice you for the remainder. This can either be taken as a stand-alone workshop or used as the first day of our certificate or diploma training in hypnotherapy. Continue reading
Short article on freewill and determinism in relation to behavioural psychology, reproduced by kind permission of the author Alfred Barrios PhD. Continue reading
Self-hypnosis workshop in Croydon, Sunday 8th May 2011 taught by Donald Robertson. Self-hypnosis articles online. Continue reading
This is an old article from 2003, recounting the story of the ancient Greek philosopher Socrates’ habit of going into a spontaneous trance-like state of meditation. Continue reading
This is a brief excerpt from the new book, The Philosophy of Cognitive-Behavioural Therapy (CBT), which describes the relationship between Émile Coué’s emthod of “conscious autosuggestion” and the maxims of ancient philosophical traditions. Continue reading
It is a common misconception that hypnotism involves being asleep or unconscious. To some extent this is due to the fact that the word “hypnotism” comes from the Greek word for sleep. However, James Braid, the founder of hypnotherapy, bemoaned this misconception himself and was emphatic that 90% of his patients were conscious during hypnosis. Continue reading