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Pre Natal Hypnosis

Posted on March 19, 2013 by Ruth Culver

The news is out that the Duchess of Cambridge is already using hypnotherapy to help her with her pregnancy, so hypnobirthing looks very likely. And a major London hospital is currently doing hypno birthing trials. There’s a short…

Posted in hypno birthing, Hypnosis, Self Hypnosis

National Bed Month – Insomnia is a Good Thing

Posted on March 11, 2013 by Ruth Culver

March is National Bed Month and so a great time to talk about insomnia. Insomnia is one of the most common symptoms in the UK, yet it is often misunderstood and inadequately treated. As someone who suffered from chronic…

Posted in insomnia, sleep

Becky James tames her Inner Chimp

Posted on February 25, 2013 by Ruth Culver

patries71 / Foter.com / CC BY-NC-ND What a lovely interview with Becky James on BBC Radio 4 this morning. Fresh from becoming the first British rider ever to win 4 medals at the World Cycling Championships (including 2 golds) she…

Posted in Self Hypnosis, Sports Psychology

Hypnotist or Hypnotherapist?

Posted on August 31, 2012 by Ruth Culver

Today’s afternoon play on Radio 4 “The Benefit of Time” by Terri-Ann Brumby was a charming comedy about a woman whose dull life is transformed through visiting a hypnotist, with whom she “discovers” an exciting past life… as Anne…

Posted in Hypnosis, Hypnotherapy

Problems with Anger?

Posted on August 30, 2012 by Ruth Culver

Anger is a very common problem and plenty of people come to me for help dealing with anger. Usually it’s having wide-spread effects on their lives – making them unhappy, increasing their stress and damaging relationships and effectiveness both at…

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Scientific Evidence for Hypnosis

Posted on July 7, 2012 by Ruth Culver

Scientists now agree that brain scans show changes during hypnosis – for example children with cancer have been show to be more able to deal with the pain of lumbar punctures when using self-hypnosis. John Gruzelier, Imperial College London says…

Posted in Hypnosis, Research

Hypnosis for Pain Relief – BBC1

Posted on May 31, 2012 by Ruth Culver

Here’s a great video from BBC’s The One Show, with Michael Moseley learning to feel no pain with hypnosis.

Posted in Hypnosis, Pain relief

Hypnotherapy Awareness Week 2012

Posted on May 14, 2012 by Ruth Culver

SPECIAL OFFER – 25% discount National Hypnotherapy Awareness Week takes place from 22nd – 30th May. To celebrate and help raise awareness, North London Hypnotherapy is offering 4 hours of hypnotherapy for the price of 3 on sessions booked…

Posted in Hypnotherapy, Offers

What qualifications should a hypnotherapist have?

Posted on May 10, 2012 by Ruth Culver

The UK currently has no legislation relating to the training or registration of hypnotherapists. There are a number of professional associations that hypnotherapists can pay a fee to belong to. However, not all choose to do so. These bodies range…

Posted in Hypnosis, Hypnotherapy, legistlation

Secret manifestations

Posted on May 3, 2012 by Ruth Culver

Its very common for people to report feeling ‘lighter’ after a hypnotherapy session, so I was interested to read new research that demonstrates that psychological burdens are manifested physically. Researchers conducted four experiments that showed people harbouring secrets like infidelity…

Posted in Hypnosis, Hypnotherapy, Research