Hypnosis & Your Mind

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When a cat purrs it may be doing something more than simply communicating or expressing contentment. Some researchers believe that the vibrations (24-140 per minute)… Read More »A Cat’s Purr Can Help Reduce Stress and Lower Blood Pressure

When you’re at peace with yourself, everywhere feels like home.

An error only becomes permanent when we are too judgemental of ourselves too angry at ourselves too sorry for ourselves or too unforgiving of ourselves… Read More »Thoughts on Error and Change

When Milton Erickson was a young boy, living in Wisconsin, he found a horse grazing by the roadside. It was saddled and Erickson figured that it… Read More »A Teaching Tale about Solution Oriented Therapy

A student came to his guru, looking very distressed. “Master,” he said, “something very strange happened this morning at breakfast.” The guru nodded his head,… Read More »A Teaching Tale for Entrenched Beliefs

In the 4th Century BC, it is said that in the great city of Gordium in north-west Turkey was an ox-cart tied to a post… Read More »A Teaching Tale for Procrastination

A woman came to a hypnotherapist stating that she was suffering from insomnia and hadn’t slept for three days. The hypnotherapist asked her what was… Read More »A Teaching Tale for Insomnia

An alcoholic who came to Erickson felt he was a hopeless case. His parents were alcoholics, his grandparents on both sides were drinkers, even his… Read More »The Cactus – A Teaching Tale from Milton Erickson

A young girl was constantly sucking her thumb as form of hostility and rebellion towards others. Erickson challenged her by calling her stupid because she… Read More »Slurp slurp slurp – A Teaching Tale from Milton Erickson