Sports Hypnosis and Mental Toughness Training

Sacred Hoops by Phil Jackson

I had a conversation the other day with a parent of a talented baseball pitcher. In baseball as in most sports the mental attitude of a player trumps talent. Here is what happens with many promising young athletes: They show great interest and love of a particular sport. Talent and ability follow. Parents notice and [...]

10 Lies and Misconceptions Spread By Mainstream Nutrition

10 lies mercola

As a hypnotherapist practicing in Albany NY, I do a fair amount of work with people who want to lose weight and get fit. Many of them say they eat a healthy diet. And they truly believe they are eating a healthy diet. Therefore they are confused and frustrated as to why they are not [...]

Dangers of Lap Band Surgery

Illustration of Gastric Lap Band Sugery

I was driving along Route 787 in Albany NY recently and I saw a billboard that repulsed me. It was advertising Lap Band Surgery and boasted that whatever doctor was advertising had done THOUSANDS of these procedures. The marketing hype and appeal is basically focused on how you don’t actually have to change. You can [...]

Sky Diver From Space Needed Hypnosis

Felix Baumgartner used hypnosis to support his record breaking sky dive from space

Felix Baumgartner, had to take a year off from training for his historic “Sky Dive From Space” in order to use hypnosis to clear his space suit induced claustrophobia as well as his anxiety about the dangers of the record breaking attempt. For the full story visit this link: Why the sky dive from space [...]

Hypnosis For Weight Loss: Your Questions Determine Your Results

Weight Loss Highway Sign

When someone is considering hypnosis as a solution for being overweight or dealing with any other eating disorder, they typically ask 3 questions. 1. What is your success rate? 2. How does it work? 3. What if it doesn’t work for me? The problem is these questions are actually indicative of limited thinking patterns. In [...]