ISH Monthly Masterclass : Combining Lifestyle Medicine with Clinical Hypnosis Donald Moss, PhD
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Title
Combining Lifestyle Medicine with Clinical Hypnosis
Donald Moss, PhD
Wednesday, November 18, 2026
17:00 – 20:00 CET
Abstract
Research on lifestyle shows that many emotional and medical disorders are caused by or aggravated by lifestyle variables, from poor nutrition to sedentary lifestyle to smoking. Hypnosis is a powerful tool to moderate symptoms, but unless negative lifestyle is also addressed, the symptoms will often return once treatment ends.
Lifestyle medicine is the evidence-based application of positive lifestyle changes to moderate illness and promote well-being. The six pillars of lifestyle medicine are: Nutrition, Physical Activity, Sleep, Stress Management, Social Connections, and Avoidance of Risky Substances. Lifestyle changes are effective in moderating disorders from anxiety to depression to hypertension to chronic arthritic pain. This master class will introduce lifestyle medicine, the Pathways Lifestyle Assessment, and related tools: the readiness-for-change model, motivational interviewing, the atomic habits model, and the importance of spirituality and contact with nature for well-being. The presenter will use case narratives to illustrate the Pathways Lifestyle Assessment and how to apply lifestyle changes to a chronic illness. Attendees will engage in two experiential exercises: a) applying the Pathways Lifestyle Assessment to their own lives and b) applying atomic habits strategies to facilitate positive habit change in their own lives.
The class will end with goal-setting to implement lifestyle and habit changes in attendees’ lives and in their clinical hypnosis practice.
Keywords: hypnosis, lifestyle medicine, Pathways Lifestyle Assessment, motivational interviewing, atomic habits
Short CV
Dr. Donald Moss is Dean Emeritus, College of Integrative Medicine and Health Sciences, at Saybrook University, Pasadena, CA. He is a clinical health psychologist, certified in hypnosis and biofeedback. He is the education chair and president of the Society for Clinical and Experimental Hypnosis (SCEH). He previously served as the president of SCEH, president of Division 30 (hypnosis) of the American Psychological Association, and president of the Association for Applied Psychophysiology and Biofeedback. Dr. Moss earned his MA (1974) and PhD (1984) in psychology at Duquesne University in Pittsburgh, PA.
Moss is the Senior Editor for the Encyclopedia of Hypnosis and Suggestion, a virtual publication of the International Society of Hypnosis. He is also a guest editor for a new Special Hypnosis Collection in Scientific Reports and a special issue on nature immersion and health in the International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health.
Moss is a co-author with Angele McGrady of Pathways through Long-Term Health Conditions: Lifestyle Medicine for your Well-being (Pavilion, 2025), Integrative Pathways: Navigating Chronic Illness with a Mind-Body-Spirit Approach (Springer, 2018), and Pathways to Illness, Pathways to Health (Springer, 2013). He is a co-editor of several scholarly books, including The Integration of Psychotherapy and Psychophysiology (Oxford University Press, 2024), and the author or co-author of over 80 book chapters and scholarly journal articles on topics in hypnosis, lifestyle medicine, health psychology, psychophysiology, and research best practices. He also serves on the editorial boards of Scientific Reports, the International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, Frontiers, the International Journal of Clinical and Experimental Hypnosis, and Applied Psychophysiology and Biofeedback.
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Will the Webinar be recorded?
Yes, the link to re-watch the session will be shared to all people who registered for the meeting.
How long will the recording be available?
After sharing the link, the recording will be available for at least 30days to re-watch the session.
When will the room be opened?
The room will be opened 15min prior to the workshop. (4.45pm)