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Bob Pargament on BlogTalk Radio

06 Jun 2011 |  Posted by Bob |  0 Comment.
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I recently had the wonderful opportunity to be a guest on Move2Wellness BlogTalk radio show, hosted by the amazing massage expert Rob Young. The show, was an interview with me about hypnosis. I spoke of the many misunderstandings that surround this modality, i.e. stage hypnosis and the notion that it is mind control (not true), that secrets can be extracted from subjects (not true). We also discussed the medical benefits of hypnosis and the many applications that it has. Hypnosis and massage go hand in hand in a new program at Move2Wellness. A massage session is followed by an hour of hypnosis....



Volunteerism

28 May 2011 |  Posted by Bob |  0 Comment.
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Sometimes there are things you can do to feel better that have nothing to do with hypnosis, EFT or any of the techniques I employ at Westchester Hypnosis. When we are frustrated, sad, or experiencing any negative emotion, we are turning our emotions and attention inward so it is only natural that we can improve our mindset by directing our thoughts outward. Recently, along with my two sons, we had the privilege of volunteering at an Easter party at Ronald McDonald House in Manhattan. One of my clients who does a great deal of humanitarian work, told me of this opportunity to help at an Easter...



Hypnosis For The Small Business Owner

25 May 2011 |  Posted by Bob |  0 Comment.
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I was honored to be a guest speaker at the Ridgefield Connecticut Chamber of Commerce this week in Fairfield County. This speech was one of the best that I've given as the attendees asked so many interesting questions of me. The turnout was terrific thanks to Chamber Director Marion Roth. Perhaps the best one of all was the one that asked me to explain the difference between meditation and hypnosis. My answer is that hypnosis is essentially meditation with an agenda.That is to say, that both processes get the mind into a more suggestible state of deep relaxation, but hypnosis conducted by a skilled...



Hypnosis or Happenstance?

02 May 2011 |  Posted by Bob |  0 Comment.
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I'm not one who normally engages in beliefs that transcend the natural and go off into beliefs about other planes of existence, but I have to say that my beliefs are transforming as I've seen too many inexplicable things occur in my own life and the lives of others before my eyes that I cannot easily explain away. Call it synchronicity, happenstance or something of a psychic nature... I don't know. What I do know, is that these "coincidences" occur with greater frequency after I do self-hypnosis. I believe hypnosis smooths out the wrinkles in our thoughts and allows the mind to receive...