You've probably either attended or heard about a stage hypnosis show during which seemingly "normal" people do completely ridiculous things in front of a group of strangers. And like most people, this ...

Hypnosis has been around for centuries. The earliest references to hypnosis date back to ancient Egypt and Greece. In Greek, the word “Hypnos” refers to the god of sleep. As time went on and into the ...

If you want to amaze an audience and pack the house, whether it’s a Las Vegas show lounge or a college campus, invite a stage hypnotist to perform. Before TV reality shows hit their current all-time ...

Sanford Berman, who turned his expertise in the psychology of persuasion into a popular nightclub act by performing as the stage hypnotist Dr. Michael Dean, died June 16 in Las Vegas. He was 90. Mr.

Everyone who falls asleep must first enter a state of hypnosis. Every person experiences hypnosis, and stage hypnotist Brian Imbus, who has performed at True Bruin Welcome Week for the past 10 years, ...

Kevin Lepine has spent more than 15 years making audiences laugh nightly in Las Vegas. He has recently earned recognition with the 2026 Stage Hypnotist of the Year award at the Performing Hypnosis ...

What hypnosis is—and isn’t. Hypnosis is an interactional process between two people that often creates fascinating shifts in perception and behavior. Such changes are often highly compelling: Hypnotic ...