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Articles about James Braid, the founder of hypnotherapy.

Hypnosis Fact & Fiction: Revisisted

This blog post is an updated version of the original Fact and Fiction blog post made more than 10 years…

Cutting through the 5 Myths of Hypnosis – Part 1

Welcome to the first in our Five Myths About Hypnosis series! I want to share with you the most common…

Did Hypnotism Originate as a Form of Meditation?

This short article explains how hypnotism actually originated, in part, under the influence of Oriental meditation techniques, described in the writings of James Braid, the founder of hypnotherapy.