Experts address a number of errors and misconceptions regarding the characteristics and practice of hypnosis. A strange mystic swings a pocket watch back and forth, repeating the phrase "You're ...

There are no swinging pocket watches, and it’s nothing like the ‘sunken place’ scene in Get Out. Hypnosis is ‘a naturally occurring state of highly focused attention’, says David Spiegel, a professor ...

Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. On a cool winter afternoon in 2010, Sunny strolled into a regal London building with the distinct purpose of ...

For many Chinese, hypnosis is mysterious and interesting. Chinese citizens have seen Western hypnosis performances on TV shows but seldom have the chance to see the practice in China. Hypnosis is ...

The frequency and severity of menopausal hot flushes could be more than halved through the use of hypnotic audio recordings, which can be listened to from the comfort of home. Up to 80 per cent of ...