Adam interviews Dr Birgit Zottmann

Adam interviews Dr Birgit Zottmann

Our regular Hypnosis in the news section is replaced this time around with a commentary piece recorded by UK Hypnosis Convention founder and friend of the show, Nick Ebdon, entitled ‘Keeping a Good Profession Down’.

The discussion of the week with Dr Birgit Zottmann examines the application of mindfulness within a hypnotherapists client work and includes some simple and illuminating exercises to engage in while you listen.

The factoid of the week manages to have a Valentine’s theme in that it relates to Heart Rate Variability and hypnosis.

References from this week’s episode:

The website of Dr Birgit Zottmann:

http://www.nychypnosis.us/en-US/hypnosis-stratigic-coaching-and-mindfulness.html

Keeping a Good Profession Down By Nick Ebdon:

http://advancedhypnosis.co.uk/keeping-a-good-profession-down

Evidence Based Fact of Week:

Studies regarding whether hypnosis alters heart rate variability:

1. De Benedittis et al., (1994) Autonomic changes during hypnosis: a heart rate variability power spectrum analysis as a marker of sympathy-vagal balance. International Journal of Clinical and Experimental Hypnosis, 7: 342-345.

2. Ray et al., (2000) Cardiovascular reactivity during hypnosis and hypnotic susceptibility: three studies of heart rate variability. International Journal of Clinical and Experimental Hypnosis, 48: 22-31.

3. Sebastiani et al., (2005) Relaxation as a cognitive task. Archives Italiennes de Biologie, 143: 1-12.