*Questions and Answers about hypnosis* *Season’s Greetings, Newsletter Friends,* This newsletter will answer some of the many interesting questions I receive, plus my easy, delicious, no bake “Rum Balls Dessert Recipe”. *Can children benefit from hypnosis?* Absolutely. Children have a fantastic imagination which allows them to become powerfully involved with the hypnotic suggestions/instructions/directions. Uses can include eliminating needless fears such as fear of needles, bed-wetting, pain control, boosting self-esteem and confidence, improving concentration, overcoming behavioural problems at home and at school and much more. Some hypnotherapists specialize in child hypnosis. Entire books have been written about using hypnosis with children. I created a hypnosis recording called *Stop Thumb Sucking* which parents have praised. *Past Life Regression with Hypnosis:* This is a therapeutic technique of some hypnotherapists, psychologists, and psychiatrists. You do not have to believe in past life regression to make it useful. For example, sometimes when a cure cannot be found, past life regression hypnosis may be an option. One patient had persistent headaches that could not be cured, which may have one of a couple hundred causes. He was hypnotized, regressed to a past life, thought he was living in the middle ages and that a spear impaled his head as he fell into the water filled castle moat. The physician said to him: “The spear is gone. That was another body, you are ok now. You have a new body. You are safe.” Surprisingly, the headache disappeared. That which you believe to be true is true for you. *Do we create our own reality or karma?* Well, for example, are you more of a positive or negative thinker? Do you see your life as a glass half full or half empty. We tend to draw towards us what we think the most about, and sometimes what we fear the most. Maybe you need to change the programming of your subconscious mind. It is similar to your personal computer in that it can only put out what is fed into it. When events do not go my way, I sometimes say to myself: “Great, what is good about this? How can that event make my life change for the better?” This is the old idea of turning lemons into lemonade. Whatever you learned can be reprogrammed. Hypnosis is one of the fastest and most successful ways to reprogram our mind. *How lucky are we in North America*? Apparently 43% of the world does not have running water; 25% of the world does not have adequate sanitation; 13% do not have electricity and 11% have no improved water supply. According to UNICEF and The World Health Organisation; “1 in 3 people globally do not have access to safe drinking water”. *Why do shy people become confident on a hypnotist entertainer’s stage show?* I presented hypnosis shows for about 25 years and hypnotised thousands of people. Yes, shy, introverted people can become exciting, extroverted entertainers singing, dancing, be funny in their comments and may even be stronger if given a strength test. The hypnotist focuses their mind upon his voice and stimulates their imagination such that they want to follow his instructions. Hypnotized people let their conscious, critical mind “go to sleep” or step aside and let their subconscious mind take over. Limiting beliefs are dissolved by new installed supreme confidence. Because the subconscious mind is not concerned with differentiating reality and fantasy, everything the hypnotist says seems real. By words, possibly gestures, the hypnotist creates a new belief system or reality for the client. Yet, there is still a small part of the critical mind that stays alert to ignore the instruction, refuse the instruction or come out of the hypnosis state for protection against following an immoral or illegal hypnotic instruction. *Can people lie while hypnotized?* That depends upon their depth of hypnosis and the specific instructions given. However, generally people who are hypnotized are better liars, fiction and fantasy creators while hypnotized. This is due to their relaxation, focus of concentration, enhanced imagination and greater access to the vast memories of their mental storehouse of past learnings and life experiences. *Lie detection:* The hypnotist can program a hypnotic instruction such that any time they fail to tell the truth, their right index finger will jump up. *Virtual Reality Headsets and Hypnosis help to distract patients during surgery:* In a study by physicians and colleagues from Brussels University Hospital in Belgium, research shows the use of virtual reality glasses or medical hypnosis can alleviate pain, anxiety and reduce the need for medications in patients during medical procedures. The VR glasses provide visual and verbal distraction with a cartoon movie and a calming voice. Hypnotised patients would imagine themselves in another place. Study participants were 6-65 years of age. The conclusion was that either VR glasses or medical hypnosis alone significantly reduced pain and anxiety in patients undergoing painful medical procedures. *Dr. Louann Brizendine, a neuropsychiatrist says*: “There is no such thing as a unisex brain.” Sex differences are innate. Women are far better reading nonverbal cues and better remembering physical appearances of others. “For guys, foreplay is everything that happens three minutes before intercourse. For women, it is everything that happens 24 hours beforehand.” Dr. Brizendine is the author of a book, titled The Female Brain. The various different hormones produced in the male and female body produce the unique male and female variations in appearance, behavior, thinking and feeling that make our lives more interesting. *Vaping:* In a research study, 82% of people who vaped did not quit smoking after a year. Among those who did quit cigarettes, 80% continued vaping. “Mayo Clinic doesn't recommend use of e-cigarettes as a way to quit smoking … In youth and adult non-smokers, e-cigarette use also poses the risk of a nicotine addiction.” Mayo Clinic. Vaping is designed to keep the person more addicted. *My Favorite No Bake 10 Rum Balls Dessert Recipe:* Soak 10 pitted dates in hot water for 10 minutes. Use a food processor, mash, or blend 1/2 cup of chopped nuts (I use hazelnut, pecan or walnut); ¾ cup almond flour; the drained dates; 1 tsp vanilla extract (optional); 1 tbsp nut milk (I use almond); 3-5 tbsp rum (to your taste); 1/3 cup cocoa or carob powder. Some add sugar, but I do not. Mix well until everything is moist enough to form into balls. Sprinkle coconut flakes or Rice Krispies to coat the outside of the rum balls. Place rum balls on parchment paper or a non-stick pan. Chill in the freezer. Enjoy! Have a challenge to solve with hypnosis? 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