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What research shows, how practice works and what is happening in the OMNI world.
In 1908, an eight-year-old boy watches a family friend ease his dying father’s pain with hypnosis. Across four generations (Elman, Kein, Wipf), that moment grew into today’s OMNI hypnotherapy training, certified to ISO 9001.
End of the school year, report cards, trouble sleeping: HypnoKids® turns pediatric hypnosis into a playful toolbox. What the OMNI method does differently with children, and how you can learn it.
A patient has a metal plate removed from his forearm without general anesthesia. What University of Zurich research measures in hypnosis, and what you learn in OMNI hypnotherapy training.
Simon Ehammer jumped 8.51 meters in Götzis and talked about visualization in the SRF interview. His mental trainer Adrian Brüngger shows how sports hypnosis becomes a method over years, and how you can learn it.
The home Ice Hockey World Championship shows what elite sport has known for years: the mental side decides the outcome. How OMNI sports hypnosis works, what research shows and how you can learn it.
Hypnosis is not sleep. That is exactly why it can help people who cannot sleep. Swiss research, three common patterns and what OMNI hypnotherapists do about them.
OMNI has been ISO 9001 certified since 2015, the first in hypnosis training. What that means in practice, how it opened the door to University of Zurich brain research and what it has to do with surgery without anesthesia.
It’s official: HypnoWaving® has been selected as a post-convention course at the 2026 NGH Convention in Marlborough, MA. Join Hansruedi Wipf on Monday, August 10, 2026, for a one-day training in the EMDR-like technique for hypnotists.
Over 100 OMNI hypnotherapists, one room, one energy: the R2C Live Demo Day in October 2025 at the AXA Arena in Winterthur, Switzerland, with a celebration of Hansruedi Wipf’s 60th birthday.
Thinking about becoming a hypnotherapist? In 2025, OMNI offers three paths to the same certification: live, online or hybrid. How they differ and which one suits you.
The Swiss national team earned the silver medal at the 2024 Ice Hockey World Championship. A look at the team’s physical and mental strength, and at the part sports hypnosis played.
At the Leipzig Book Fair 2024, OMNI Hypnosis International presented a preview of its new book, “The OMNI Story.” Visitors experienced hypnotherapy up close and met Adrian Brüngger.
What does it take to become a hypnotherapist, and what does the work look like? An honest look at the career, the OMNI training in three modules and what to consider first.
With the University of Zurich, OMNI studies what happens in the brain during hypnosis. What the HypnoScience® study found about two states of hypnosis, and what remains open.
Where OMNI hypnosis comes from, how the method works, what regress to cause means and what hypnosis is not. A clear introduction, without myths and without hype.
Many people struggle with sleep disorders and the exhaustion that comes with them. Many remedies help only for a while or take a lot of time. Hypnosis can offer a quicker way to better sleep.
A bank manager with outbursts of anger and a warning from his employer. How hypnosis helped him find the cause, and what leaders can learn from his case about stress.
Skeptical about hypnosis in a medical setting? That is healthy. Where medical hypnosis supports patients, where its limits are and why it only works in cooperation with medicine.
Can hypnosis help children and teens? When pediatric hypnotherapy makes sense, why a child’s yes comes first and what good hypnosis work with young people looks like.
Technique, tactics, video analysis, and then the mind lets you down. How sports hypnosis and self-hypnosis help athletes and coaches with the mental side of competition.
Many teams are running on empty. How hypnosis for stress helps at work, why self-hypnosis fits into even the busiest day and how team leaders and employees learn it.
Hypnosis is one of the oldest tools in therapeutic work, and it is far more useful than its stage reputation. Who learns it, what it gives you and how to tell whether it fits your work.
Back pain, migraines, stiff joints. How hypnosis can support pain management alongside medical care, what research says about it and how OMNI hypnotherapists work with pain.
Many people dread the dentist’s chair. How hypnosis in dentistry helps anxious patients relax, what it changes for the whole practice and what it looks like in real treatment.
Constant fatigue and exhaustion are on the rise. How hypnotherapy for burnout works alongside medical care, what cause-oriented hypnosis means and how OMNI hypnotherapists proceed.
Can you really learn hypnosis on a screen? What good online hypnosis training looks like, what to check before you enroll and how an online hypnotherapy certification works at OMNI.
What actually happens in hypnosis? Author and trainer Hansruedi Wipf explains it with Gerald F. Kein’s Mind Model, in plain language, and shows who can use hypnosis and when.
Depression, anxiety, sleepless nights. How hypnotherapy can support your mental health alongside medication and therapy, and why every step happens in agreement with your doctor.
Self-hypnosis is a natural ability, not a trick. What it is, how it affects body and mind, what people use it for and how to do self-hypnosis in five simple steps.
A hypnotist shouts “Sleep!” and someone falls backward. Here is what flash hypnosis really is, three common misconceptions and why a rapid induction can serve your clients well. With video.
At 17, Zehira was diagnosed with Crohn’s disease. Years later, hypnosis became part of her path. Her story, what hypnosis can add in chronic illness and where its limits are.
Fresh snow, a cold morning and a shovel. Why this combination strains the heart, who should be careful and how less winter stress helps, with HypnoCardio® specialist Charly Bachmann.
A thriller about losing control makes good entertainment. Hansruedi Wipf explains what the trailer for “Hypnotic” gets wrong about hypnosis, and what hypnosis really is.
Parents who blow away the pain of a scraped knee are already using waking hypnosis. HypnoKids® instructor Barbara Scholl shows three simple techniques for everyday family life.
Why can a single session sometimes change a reaction that lasted for years? Clinical hypnotist Melissa Tiers looks at memory reconsolidation and what it means for hypnotherapy.
Big matches are decided in the head, but not by logic. Coach Adrian Brüngger explains where mental strength comes from, how HypnoSport® trains it and why athletes stay independent.
Addiction is often seen as a purely chemical problem. Dr. Fredric Mau argues that meaning, environment and expectation matter just as much, and explains where hypnosis can fit in.
Pregnancy and birth with more trust and less fear. How hypnosis and self-hypnosis can help you prepare, alongside the care of your midwife and doctor.
A cold on day one, or worse. Why the stressful days before a vacation matter, who is at higher risk and how hypnosis helps you wind down in time, explained by Charly Bachmann.
The fear of losing your job, your income or your footing in life. Dr. Manuela Vanheiden explains what is behind existential fear, how it shows up and how hypnosis can help.
From Dave Elman to Gerald F. Kein to Hansruedi Wipf. How the Elman induction and cause-oriented hypnosis became the foundation of OMNI, and how the legacy keeps developing.
Type 2 diabetes asks for new habits every day. How hypnosis can help with eating, exercise, sleep and stress, as a complement to the treatment your doctor plans with you.
What can self-hypnosis do for you? Hansruedi Wipf explains how it helps with relaxation and sleep, what makes a good suggestion and where self-hypnosis reaches its limits.
A waving hand, a sleepless night and a stage in Boston. How Hansruedi Wipf developed HypnoWaving®, how the technique works and where it fits into your work with clients.
Blackouts in every exam, and a boy who stops believing in himself. Hypnotherapist Barbara Scholl explains what happens in the brain during test anxiety and how hypnotherapy helps children and teens.
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