I have received a number of emails from people who wanted to know what they can do to stop feeling afraid of recession, of losing jobs, of being unable to provide for their families, of feeling hopeless, powerless, depressed because there is not enough money.
Money may not buy happiness, but it surely makes life in the physical realm more comfortable, and people who have all of their needs met are most certainly happier than those who are constantly worried about where can they find money to pay the bills.
Regardless of …

This afternoon I had a (very rare) nap. During that nap I had a lucid dream (most of which I no longer remember). As I was waking up, I was thinking about my dream and thought that it would be a great idea to write a list about dreams for the site. So, here are the top 10 amazing facts about dreams.
10. Blind People Dream
People who become blind after birth can see images in their dreams. People who are born blind do not see any images, but have dreams equally …

Even the greatest creative minds experience blocks at one time or another.The well just seems to dry up, making work tiresome, slow and difficult. Here is a great little technique that can help ideas literally flow from your mind, almost like they are coming from somewhere else. This technique is called automatic writing.
Automatic writing is switching off the conscious part of the mind and writing from the subconscious part. It requires no conscious though whatsoever, indeed conscious thought only hamper the process. You must write in a totally non judgmental, …

Conversational Hypnosis is an art that takes a certain set of skills in order to master. These skills are quite attainable when the correct instruction and study of hypnosis has been focused on.
Conversational hypnosis is the practice of inducing hypnotic trances through the focused skills learned in language, speech and suggestion. The primary objective is to induce a trance in order to accomplish a motivated outcome or reach a specific purpose; for example ease emotional pain, enhance health, and lead a happier life.
The skills most required of you …

Medical hypnosis (also called hypnotherapy) remains one of the most controversial therapeutical methods in Psychiatry. It was coldly received after the undue criticism of Sigmund Freud, the father of Psychoanalysis. But, it came back with renewed strength after the 2nd World War , supported as a valid method by the main international medical societies.
In Brazil, hypnosis has endured serious disbelief, due to its frequent use in stage shows, by non medically qualified persons and even having jeopardized the human “guinea pigs” which were used. Fortunately its use out of the …

Until just a few years ago, doctors believed that the brain stopped making new neural connections – meaning that the memory began to get irreversibly worse – when the body stopped developing, usually in the early 20s. And doctors knew that, like any other part of the body, neurons weaken as people age. Loss of brain function due to neural breakdown was assumed to be a normal, unavoidable part of aging. It turns out they were wrong.
In the past few years, it has become clear that you can, in fact, …

I bet you’re wondering just how exactly will I secretly induce a hypnotic state in you several times during this short yet very enjoyable article. Don’t worry, I’ll explain it later. First, in order to truly understand it, we need to take a short mental journey to the past… your past.
To really get it, you must remember a time when you were a very young child. Back in those wonderful days when you were still very naive, curious about everything, without any troubles and worries. Think of a moment when …

To begin one might ask what exactly a hypnotic anchor is. Simply put, a hypnotic anchor is an association to any life memory. “Hypnotic anchors” are composed using all of our senses including that of sight, sound, smell, taste, and sensation. When applying a “hypnotic anchor”, the greater number of senses used, the stronger it becomes, and the harder it becomes to falsely trigger.
An example of a “hypnotic anchor” would be as such. If I mentioned the word “rose”, what happens in your mind? You might all of a sudden …