Hypno-Rumor Flash: According to this website, the Braveheart star Mel Gibson is now engaging in a new hobby and it is learning the art of hypnotherapy.

His brother Chris is friends with the leading Australian hypnotist Rick Collingwood and he persuaded him to learn about mind-altering process.

Collingwood said that "Mel’s a natural; he’s got the look as well as piercing blue eyes. He’s going to be a great hypnotist.” Mel’s brother Chris talked to him over the phone about hypnotherapy and he got interested with it.

Though Gibson is learning the art of hypnotherapy, yet it is unsure if he plans to use it. Read more about Mel Gibson’s hypnotic hobby here: http://www.contactmusic.com/news.nsf/story/hypnotist-mel-gibson_1148975.

Yes, the NGH Convention is coming up quickly and it is time for you to start making plans to be there and to decide which speakers’ seminars you will want to attend. It is important that if you want to see the most popular speakers and get the most popular certifications that you decide early and contact the National Guild of Hypnotists office to secure your seat. Their contact information is at www.NGH.net.

I’m honored to be able to give two seminars and once again conduct my popular Week of Power Advanced Hypnosis/Hypnotherapy Certification Course.

Here are the details for all the programs I’ll be teaching at the convention:

• FREE 1 Hour Seminar – Mastering Age Regression by Mastering the Initial Sensitizing Event  In this FREE one hour seminar you will learn all about what it takes to really master hypnotic age regression and get maximum results. Caution, this is information packed, face paced program, and I expect that this class will fill up. Contact the NGH now and let them know that you want to attend the free course. Their contact information is at www.NGH.net.

• 2 Hour Workshop – The Mind-Body-Spirit Journey of 7th Path Self-Hypnosis® Begins – Receive the First Two Recognitions of Love & Renewal  For the first time ever at this year’s NGH convention I’ll teach this mind-body-spirit 2 hr. workshop. I’m sure it will be the "talk of the convention" as everyone who experiences an incredible personal shift talks about what happened to them. This will be an experiential course and human transformations will occur right before your eyes! Again, let the NGH know that you want to be in this course right away. Don’t be one of those who get left out. Their contact information is at www.NGH.net.

• 7 Day Certification Course – The "Week of Power" Advanced Hypnotherapy Certification Course with 5-PATH® and 7th Path Self-Hypnosis®  (Part 1: 4 Days Pre-Convention and Part 2: 3 Days Post-Convention) I’m back again this year with the "Week of Power" Advanced Hypnosis/Hypnotherapy Certification Course. Get your certification in 5-PATH® and 7th Path Self-Hypnosis and bring your confidence and skills to a higher level and be a Hypno-1%er™. This is a popular program that I usually only teach at our Center in California and last time I taught this course it filled up in advance and individuals were turned away. Here is a photo of the last class along with their feedback. Come prepared to work and learn! Tuition is only $1195. See you in class!

BONUS TELESEMINAR: In order to let you in on the inside scoop about the "Week of Power", the NGH is doing a live teleseminar about this upcoming course on June 25th at 9:15 pm Eastern Time. Here is the call in information:

Call: 321-354-6946
Access Code: 191630#

You can also listen to it live on the Internet by going here: http://budurl.com/banyan.

Official Details about the Week of Power certification course are here: www.ngh.net/Convention/2010/171.pdf

NEWS FLASH! This year the NGH is celebrating its 60th Year Anniversary at this convention. So you know this convention is going to be extraordinary! Be there and get in on the celebration!

See you at the convention!

A recent article in the Oakland County, Daily Tribune has just run an interesting article about hypnosis being used in a medical environment. They report that hypnosis has been approved by the National Institutes of Health for improving health and well-being. NIH does some research about hypnosis and what help it can give and they found out hypnosis help people with breast cancer reduced pain, discomfort and cost.

There are many studies that were done by different people and institutions about hypnosis and its medical value. It wasn’t only used on reducing pain for breast cancer but also use as treatment for irritable bowel syndrome, duodenal ulcers and indigestion unassociated with ulcers.

Now, hypnosis is another option for people who are looking for alternative ways to help their physical ills. Read more about Hypnosis and its medical value through: http://dailytribune.com/articles/2010/05/23/online/srv0000008296484.txt

UK healthcare system is making an increasing use of hypnotherapy for phobia treatment and a complementary form of anaesthesia according to The Daily Mail reports. Such forms of hypnotherapy are helping people to overcome anxiety and/or fear during surgical treatments.

“Hypnosedation” is a technique where surgical patients are not given general anaesthetic but a combination of hypnotherapy, a mild sedative, and a local anaesthetic. This procedure has been used extensively in Europe and seen a great success there. Studies reportedly indicate that those who undergo hypnosedation can recover faster that those who uses general anaesthesia and they also avoid the side effects of the usual treatment.

Everyone must feel anxiety and/or fear whenever they will undergo surgical treatment that is why we ask for anaesthesia but having some alternatives like hypnosedation to choose from is good as many is also afraid with the side effects cause by using anaesthesia. Read more about the use of hypnotherapy as a phobia treatment here: http://www.thetherapylounge.com/hypnotherapy-news/c-2597/hypnotherapy-used-as-a-phobia-treatment-and-anaesthesia-complement-during-surgery/

Here is an interesting bit of scientific information for you from the Natural News website. A lot of people, including scientists and researchers wonder about the idea of moral philosophy. Are moral judgments a result of reasoning or of an emotion? Some say that moral judgments are nothing but expressions, or about, the persons judge’s own attitudes such as their thoughts, feelings or personal opinions. While others thought that moral judgments can express through objective moral facts, meaning the truth does not depend on who judges them or whether someone judges them at all.

For example, Wheatley and Haidt researched how hypnosis has an effect on moral judgment. The result of their research made them conclude that intuition and feelings can influence moral judgments. This topic though is still up for debate and still early to conclude though many are saying that hypnosis is a great tool to determine whether moral judgment is based on emotion or on reasoning. Read more about this topic here: http://www.naturalnews.com/027949_hypnosis_emotion.html
More info: http://subcortex.com/PrinzEmotionalBasisMoralJudgments.pdf