Sometimes I wonder what is going on. A completely bizarre dream has me wondering about what I watched or saw that prompted it.
Keywords in the dream: cannibalism, France, Atlantic Coast, mince, pies and couple.
Freud would have a field day.
Tuesday 22 September 2009
Saturday 19 September 2009
Search engines...the rise of Bing
Love them or be exasperated by them, search engines guide many of us through the search for information in this life.
At the moment Google is still my first choice although Yahoo seems to do a good job if you are hunting down people or a specific person. (I'm not sure hunting was the best verb there but never mind.)
However the kid on the block is of course Bing and I'll admit that up until now I have pretty much ignored it as a tool.
Perhaps I should pay more attention though as it has now overtaken both AOL and Yahoo for the number of visitors it brings to my web sites.
Google is still the big guy but Bing has moved from nowhere to around 6% of enquiries (Google is still around 80%).
Something to keep an eye on.
At the moment Google is still my first choice although Yahoo seems to do a good job if you are hunting down people or a specific person. (I'm not sure hunting was the best verb there but never mind.)
However the kid on the block is of course Bing and I'll admit that up until now I have pretty much ignored it as a tool.
Perhaps I should pay more attention though as it has now overtaken both AOL and Yahoo for the number of visitors it brings to my web sites.
Google is still the big guy but Bing has moved from nowhere to around 6% of enquiries (Google is still around 80%).
Something to keep an eye on.
Tuesday 15 September 2009
Somedays.........
Monday 14 September 2009
Is LighterLife the weight loss answer?
I have worked with several people over the last few years who had previously been on the LighterLife program of weight loss.
In the main they had lost weight but had been unable to sustain that body weight after they returned to eating normal meals.
It is an aggressive low calorie program that typically limits intakes to around 500 calories per day. At that level anyone will lose weight and fat and even more importantly muscle.
Muscle is important because our heart is a big muscle that works hard for us every day. On very low calorie diets the heart itself may be damaged by the extreme dieting.
If you are considering this path, please research the health implications. It may take longer to lose weight in other ways (including with the aid of hypnosis) but it will be sustainable and you will still get to your target weight in the end.
Full story here:
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-1212909/Revealed-The-obese-woman-whos-millions-extreme-diet-blamed-death-bride-be.html
In the main they had lost weight but had been unable to sustain that body weight after they returned to eating normal meals.
It is an aggressive low calorie program that typically limits intakes to around 500 calories per day. At that level anyone will lose weight and fat and even more importantly muscle.
Muscle is important because our heart is a big muscle that works hard for us every day. On very low calorie diets the heart itself may be damaged by the extreme dieting.
If you are considering this path, please research the health implications. It may take longer to lose weight in other ways (including with the aid of hypnosis) but it will be sustainable and you will still get to your target weight in the end.
Full story here:
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-1212909/Revealed-The-obese-woman-whos-millions-extreme-diet-blamed-death-bride-be.html
Spotless Mind?
Once again a team has supposedly come up with a way to erase bad memories; according to the Daily Mail newspaper.
According to the paper, a team at Friedrich Miescher Institute in Switzerland could develop a memory-cleansing drug that has the ability to remove any recollection of unhappy or embarrassing incidents, like childhood teasing and upsetting memories of a failed love affair, from people's minds.
We are told that it works by dissolving the membrane around the amygdala; the almond-shaped organ in the brain where mammals store their memories of fear.
It seems to have worked in animals, but do you really want to lose all of your fears? Fear is what keeps us safe from dangerous situations. It is a response that enables us to survive.
So while it may sound like a wonderful way to let go of love affairs that went wrong or a powerful way to deal with PTSD, it may not be possible to use it safely.
Both Emotional Freedom Technique (EFT) and hypnosis offers real drug free alternatives to this with the advantage that natural useful fears are kept in place.
According to the paper, a team at Friedrich Miescher Institute in Switzerland could develop a memory-cleansing drug that has the ability to remove any recollection of unhappy or embarrassing incidents, like childhood teasing and upsetting memories of a failed love affair, from people's minds.
We are told that it works by dissolving the membrane around the amygdala; the almond-shaped organ in the brain where mammals store their memories of fear.
It seems to have worked in animals, but do you really want to lose all of your fears? Fear is what keeps us safe from dangerous situations. It is a response that enables us to survive.
So while it may sound like a wonderful way to let go of love affairs that went wrong or a powerful way to deal with PTSD, it may not be possible to use it safely.
Both Emotional Freedom Technique (EFT) and hypnosis offers real drug free alternatives to this with the advantage that natural useful fears are kept in place.
Thursday 10 September 2009
Derren Brown; how did he do it?
I watched Derren Brown 'predict' the lottery numbers on TV last night.
I love the stuff he does but I don't think this was much more than an advanced slight of hand (or camera).
It was alleged that he had written the winning numbers on what appeared to be table tennis balls before the draw but crucially they were turned away from the camera's view before the draw.
This was supposedly because the BBC and Camelot would not allow the numbers to be shown in advance of the draw, ho hum.
I don't know how it was done, but I'm fairly sure the numbers were written on the balls after the draw happened (but still with seconds of the numbers being shown).
There was a curious delay whilst Derren was watching the TV screen with a small whiteboard in his hand but did not write the numbers down as drawn; all a little odd. It did make for intriguing telly though.
We are told he will reveal all on Friday night!
I love the stuff he does but I don't think this was much more than an advanced slight of hand (or camera).
It was alleged that he had written the winning numbers on what appeared to be table tennis balls before the draw but crucially they were turned away from the camera's view before the draw.
This was supposedly because the BBC and Camelot would not allow the numbers to be shown in advance of the draw, ho hum.
I don't know how it was done, but I'm fairly sure the numbers were written on the balls after the draw happened (but still with seconds of the numbers being shown).
There was a curious delay whilst Derren was watching the TV screen with a small whiteboard in his hand but did not write the numbers down as drawn; all a little odd. It did make for intriguing telly though.
We are told he will reveal all on Friday night!
Tuesday 8 September 2009
Hypnosis by TV?
I have often felt that television is the number one hypnotist around the world and often people become very receptive to message that are transmitted by the TV.
This chap has an interesting take on it; he is discussing who the TV in America is responsible for spreading the messages of large corporations and Government departments in the USA but I expect it is very similar here in the UK.
Follow this link to read the story. http://www.opednews.com/articles/Mass-Mind-Control-is-Upon-by-Nathan-Janes-090827-627.html
This chap has an interesting take on it; he is discussing who the TV in America is responsible for spreading the messages of large corporations and Government departments in the USA but I expect it is very similar here in the UK.
Follow this link to read the story. http://www.opednews.com/articles/Mass-Mind-Control-is-Upon-by-Nathan-Janes-090827-627.html
Saturday 5 September 2009
New articles online
I've just updated the the Somerset Hypnotherapy web site with an article page.
It will be home for the articles I have written on the topics of personal development and hypnosis.
The first article is up now and you can download it in PDF or MP3 format. I'll add more over the next week or so and hopefully improve the recording quality of the MP3s as well.
Go here to check it out http://www.somersethypnotherapy.com/articles-by-john-burns.html.
It will be home for the articles I have written on the topics of personal development and hypnosis.
The first article is up now and you can download it in PDF or MP3 format. I'll add more over the next week or so and hopefully improve the recording quality of the MP3s as well.
Go here to check it out http://www.somersethypnotherapy.com/articles-by-john-burns.html.
Wednesday 2 September 2009
TV Advert tricks
I have recently become aware of something that seems to be a very sneaky trick by advertisers on the TV to get your attention.
I specifically notice this trick on the recent NatWest Bank advert playing here in the UK where a man is buying Euros for his trip to a wedding in Italy.
What's the trick? The almost imperceptible sound of a mobile phone ringing in the background. Keep in mind that the audio track on the advert has background music, the sound of a voiceover artists and the two actors all in the mix at various times......and that mobile phone.
The most annoying thing is that it works! On more than one occasion I have looked up from whatever I was doing to see if it was my mobile (even though I have a different ring tone set!)
I 'think' I have heard the same trick on other adverts too but have not noted what they were in the same way as the NatWest one.
Has any one else become aware of this?
I specifically notice this trick on the recent NatWest Bank advert playing here in the UK where a man is buying Euros for his trip to a wedding in Italy.
What's the trick? The almost imperceptible sound of a mobile phone ringing in the background. Keep in mind that the audio track on the advert has background music, the sound of a voiceover artists and the two actors all in the mix at various times......and that mobile phone.
The most annoying thing is that it works! On more than one occasion I have looked up from whatever I was doing to see if it was my mobile (even though I have a different ring tone set!)
I 'think' I have heard the same trick on other adverts too but have not noted what they were in the same way as the NatWest one.
Has any one else become aware of this?
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