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ne Health The Hypnotic Eye Don Glass. Mind Over Matter At Just Imagine Hypnosis Center, hypnotist Don Glass helps clients change unproductive behaviors— overeating, smoking, phobias, and more—just by altering the way they think. By Debbie Strong L 92 nshoremag.com May/June 2012 inda ready had been struggling for years with her weight when, last spring, her husband came home from his Lowell Lions Club meeting and described a presentation given that night by an area hypnotist, Don Glass, who used hypnotherapy to help clients lose weight—and keep it off. Ready was fascinated by the remark- able success rate Glass reported, so she contacted him and quickly signed on to a four-session round of his newest treat- ment option, the Virtual Gastric Band (VGB) program, during which the client is convinced through hypnosis to believe that she has undergone gastric band sur- gery. While hypnotized, clients are guided through all aspects of surgery: entering the hospital, meeting with the surgeon and anesthetist, and experiencing the actual surgery—operating room smells, machines beeping, etc.—and post-op care. When they emerge, patients truly believe they've had the surgery and automatically begin to eat less, dropping pounds natu- rally and without feeling hungry. Sound a little far-fetched? It works, Glass says, because a person's subcon- scious mind—the part of the mind used when you're daydreaming—is trained photographs by sadie dayton