We might have preferred a less visually evocative title, but we hope you appreciate the metaphor. Here's how the interview begins:

Q: In the movies, hypnotists are strange characters who operate out of mysterious lairs. What are they like in real life?

A: My office is as professional as can be – there used to be a lawyer and his wife who ran a film production company in this space. Professional office, no beads, no crystals. But there are some people who take a spiritual approach to hypnosis. They get their clients, I get my clients, and there's literally no overlap. For people who want down-to-earth, practical, pragmatic hypnosis, they tend to come here. Depending on who you ask, people would either say I'm kind of weird or that I am normal. But everybody has their quirks.

"Crawling Into Client's Brains": Full Story

This video offers a glimpse of what it's like to visit The Morpheus Clinic for Hypnosis (in this case, for a session on social confidence):

This segment aired on February 9, 2010 as part of CityNews's "Love in the City" series leading up to Valentine's Day, at our offices in downtown Toronto. The hypnotherapist is Luke Chao, founder of Morpheus Hypnosis.

On Wednesday March 18, 2009, Ryerson's student newspaper The Eyeopener featured our hypnosis centre in their feature story on hypnotherapy:

Will Lam was in a rut and needed to turn his life around. His marks were down and he couldn't quit smoking. So, two years ago, the part-time accounting student decided to try hypnotherapy.

"I was sick of not getting a lot out of life, mediocre results," Lam said. "At that point in time, I was willing to try everything and anything. I just decided to give it a chance."

And the results were outstanding. Lam gave up cigarettes and all of his marks improved by at least one full grade per class.

"With respect to change, it's sort of like replacing a broken record and getting a new one that works," he said.

Hypnotherapy can help people lose weight, reduce pain and overcome phobias, but it can also help some become better students — especially if they have treatment now while they're still young.

Luke Chao, founder of The Morpheus Clinic, where Lam was treated, said about five per cent of his clients have been students, from high school to university age.

"Success Through Hypnosis": Full story
"Success Through Hypnosis": PDF including images

The reality television show "Matchmaker" recently featured our centre in its May 20, 2008 episode. For this episode, Morpheus Clinic founder Luke Chao used hypnosis to help a young woman relax and ease her anxiety before a date.

Press the "play" button below to be entertained and informed by this short, 2:30 minute YouTube video featuring segments of the client's hypnosis session, her comments about the session afterward, and shots of our location in downtown Toronto.

When you book an appointment to visit our office, you'll be next to experience the comfortable, relaxing state of hypnosis, and begin to make changes in your life too.