Paralyzed Woman Gets Robotic Arm She Controls with her Mind
By Linda Carroll
msnbc.com contributor
updated 5/16/2012 1:07:05 PM ET

The stroke that disconnected Cathy Hutchinson’s brain from her body has kept her silent and unable to move for more than 14 years. But science is starting to change all that.

Researchers have connected the 58-year-old woman’s brain to a computer that runs a robotic arm. As Hutchinson sits at a table staring at a bottled drink and imagining the robot grabbing the bottle and bringing it to her mouth, the robot arm begins to move.

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What is the Best Hypnosis Recording For You?
from her blog by Stephanie Rothman
Rothman Hypnosis Phoenix Arizona

Just as the effectiveness of hypnosis and hypnotherapy varies from individual to individual, so too will the effectiveness of a hypnosis recording.  However, it is my opinion that some recordings are better than others.

An interesting observation for me is that no matter how technologically advanced we get (and I can record a .wav file on my digital recorder and burn it to CD or send it in an MP3 format, so here at Rothman Hypnosis we are very technologically advanced), folks still want to call all recordings “tapes.”  Go figure.

A generic recording is the least favorable and the best is a personalized hypnosis recording for the following reasons:

You can buy generic hypnosis recordings on everything from weight loss to smoking cessation and from phobia release to relationship issues all over the Internet, but for the most part, unless you can listen to them ahead of time and determine if there’s nothing in them that won’t bother you, they probably won’t work for you.  Anything that bothers you will cause you to pop out of the very state you are trying to achieve and stay in (i.e. hypnosis). 

Some of the reasons why a hypnosis recording might bother you are as follows:

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Welcome Our New Board Member
March 2012 ImagiNews

Susan Gold

Susan Gold is a certified hypnotherapist practicing in the San Francisco Bay Area.  One of her specialties is helping writers to overcome blocks, reconnect with their creativity, and develop discipline in their craft.  She is also an educator and works as a mindset coach helping teens utilize the power of their Imagination to achieve goals and develop the presence of mind necessary for confidence and success.

Susan has a master’s degree in Creative writing from San Diego State University and is a published poet and fiction writer. She has taught writing, literature, and mythology courses at high school and college levels.  Much of the curriculum that she has developed fosters self-exploration and creative expression.

You can learn more about Susan by visiting her website at http://www.susangold.net.

When asked why she joined the II Board, she replied: “When I attended the 2010 conference, I felt so lucky to have found an outstanding organization that would foster my continued growth as a healing arts professional.  I found the members to e warm, creative spirits with wide-ranging areas of expertise.  I eagerly joined the conference committee the following year and am deeply honored to to serve on the board.  My primary responsibility will be working under Jann’s [Fredrickson-Ramus Conference Chair] leadership to help plan the next conference.  I also hope to find other ways to contribute to help grow you community.”

See the 2012 roster of Board of Directors http://imageryinternational.org/about-us/board-of-directors/