Paul Taylor sits in a chair where he often hypnotizes people.  Eleanor DeGoffau | Instagram Julie Karr knew how to lose weight. She knew she needed to eat less and eat healthier, but no matter how ...

Hypnosis is not mind control— "it’s a natural state of deep focus that helps you gain greater control over your mind and body". As Dr. David Spiegel of Stanford explains, it’s a powerful tool for ...

Can hypnosis be used to make someone do something against his or her own will? This question has been the source of great controversy. I served as a consultant about hypnosis to Woody Allen’s film, ...

Hypnosis can make some people forget and, when given a special cue, quickly remember recently viewed scenes. A new study using the technique may shed light on the process of memory retrieval and the ...

Quite often I am asked, “What’s the difference between meditation and hypnosis?” While meditation and hypnosis can be similar in terms of the process utilized to achieve a relaxed state of mind and ...

Starting in 1953, the US CIA conducted research on mind control using techniques ranging from hypnosis to electroshock, torture, and the administration of LSD to unwitting people. Called MK-Ultra, the ...