Here’s what a few experts have said about hypnosis...

“Hypnosis is not mind control. It's a naturally occurring state of concentration.
It's actually a means of enhancing your control over both your mind and
your body.”
Dr. David Spiegel, Assoc. Chair of Psychiatry
Stanford University School of Medicine


“...Hypnosis often is used to modify behavior and overcome phobias
and bad habits -- it can help you make changes that you've been unable to make otherwise.”
-National Women's Health Resource Center 11/03


“Hypnosis can actually help you lose weight.” -Harvard Medical School psychotherapist, Dr. Jean Fain


“Though often denigrated as fakery or wishful thinking, hypnosis has been shown to be a real phenomenon
with a variety of therapeutic uses…” -Scientific American, 7/01


Hypnosis can help …a growing body of research supports the ancient practice as an effective tool in the
treatment of a variety of problems, from anxiety to chronic pain.” -Newsweek, 9/04


“The technique has been accepted by the American Medical Association, the American Psychiatric
Association and the American Psychological Association”
-Martin Orne, M.D.,Professor of psychiatry, University of Pennsylvania -Newsweek, 11/86


“In [hypnosis], you can attain significant psycho-physiologic changes.”
-Dr. Daniel Handel, National Institute of Health,
New York Times, 6/02


“Hypnosis has gained credibility in the past five years because of research using the latest brain-imaging
technology....Studies show hypnosis can help treat a multitude of disorders...” -Business Week, 2/04


“Hypnosis: A safe and potent pain reliever” -Consumer Reports, 1/05


“The purpose of hypnosis as a therapeutic technique is to help you understand and gain more control
over your behavior, emotions or physical well-being.” -The Mayo Clinic, 12/03