December 2012
My father was George Sands. His mother called him Georgie. He called himself SandSational. I called him dad.
People ask me all the time, “What was it like growing up with a father who did magic?” and I can only reply, “That’s all I knew.” I didn’t realize that my life was exceptional. For a long time, I would say, “I wish he had been a doctor or a lawyer,” but I have changed that tune. I miss my father, for who he was.
I went to the Hypnotherapy Institute in Marin, California for my clinical hypnotherapy training. My teacher, Marleen Mulder, told us a story that has touched my life more than any of the other teachings I learned at the time.
Marleen was a witness to a bombing in Europe ...
I recently received an email from a student asking the following:
Hello. I'm doing a term report on hypnosis. I was wondering if you could give me some information on it. Some topics I have to cover are: Procedure, the hypnotic state, and hypnosis today. If you could help me out that would be great!!! Thanks. *a hypnotic fan* :) ...
I am primarily a stage hypnotist. Mostly I do a comedy stage hypnosis show; however, I am clinically trained, I have a number of certifications in clinical hypnotherapy, and I am also continuing my education in Gestalt Therapy.
In January 2005, I received an email from a television script writer and we carried on a dialogue for two days. This was a dialogue on clinical hypnosis and he wanted to make sure his script was believable. You may find this interesting ...
| In Greek, "HYPNOS" means "sleep." Hypnos is also the Greek mythological god of sleep. |
If Hypnosis is not a sleep state, what is it?
To be under hypnosis means to be placed in a state resembling sleep, which is most similar to that of sleepwalking. The sleepwalking state is called "somnambulism." Hypnosis resembles normal sleep, but is different from normal sleep as evidenced by the subject's pulse rate and respiration. ...
