Experts estimate that between 15-30 percent of the population is highly hypnotizable. A Stanford study showed that about 25 percent of the population is very difficult, if not impossible, to hypnotize ...

Meet Oneleaf, a new startup that wants to make hypnosis mainstream. The startup has designed an app that helps you get started with hypnosis and follow various programs to quit smoking, reduce anxiety ...

Many years ago, I taught one of my patients how to allow his subconscious to write “automatically.” The set-up for this was disarmingly simple. I suggested that he enter a state of hypnosis by closing ...

Women with a history of breast cancer had the greatest benefit from self-hypnosis, with a 64% reduction in their hot flashes ...

This 200-year-old treatment can be effective for a variety of conditions, but it does take work. By Hannah Seo In the 1770s, a German physician named Franz Mesmer made a splash when he said he could ...

A new clinical trial led by Baylor University’s Gary R. Elkins, Ph.D., professor of psychology and neuroscience, found that ...

If you’re like most people, your idea of hypnosis comes from the movies or TV. You might think that hypnotherapists can use hypnosis to control your mind and make you do things you wouldn’t otherwise ...

Hoping to demystify the methods he uses with his patients daily, Dr. Ran Anbar has written a book detailing the use of hypnosis with children. Anbar, who runs Center Point Medicine, a pediatric ...