Traci's Blog

I’m wrapping up a tumultuous few weeks that have been nothing but GO-GO-GO.  I’m tired and unable to get caught up because I've been at Hypnothoughts this past week.   Hypnothoughts is the world's largest hypnosis conference, and I'm teaching and taking classes there.  I'm having a great time, but a...

The Quadratonics! From left to right, Traci Kanaan, Jan Holden, Jeannie Mac, and Chris Bankey. Photo credit: Stuart Holden

Earlier this year, I found myself with 2 pianos.  I tried selling one, but no one was interested after 6 months on the Facebook marketplace and another online dedicated piano l...

My first “exposure” to a nudist community was in January 2009 when I was hired to do a comedy show at a clothing-optional resort.  I had no idea how that one show would change my life.  That one show sent me down a road that would allow me to develop a comedy show that would eventually introduce me ...

When I was a comedian, I worked at a club called The Funny Stop in Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio.  I don't remember how many years I performed there, but I'm sure it's more than 10.  I did at least 6 shows every time I was there, so I became friends with the owners, their staff, and many local comedians.  I ...

I saw Star Wars when it opened in 1977.  I was 8 years old and loved it!  Raised on Disney-esque movies like "Escape From Witch Mountain" and "Pete's Dragon," Star Wars was very different.  There were so many characters in it that everyone could personally relate to at least one of them.  Princess L...

During our cruise, Doug and I did an excursion in Puerto Costa Maya, a Mayan Healing Ritual.   As a hypnotist, I love looking at other healing rituals and wonder what I could incorporate into my own practice, personally or privately.  We were greeted by our Chaman (Mayan for Shaman, I guess), who wo...

I just returned from my “honeymoon,” a Royal Caribbean cruise. I needed a trip badly because I hadn’t had a vacation in 4+ years. I’ve been on plenty of trips, but all of them were work-related. This honeymoon would be unique because I wanted nothing more than to RELAX. I selected 3 of our four excu...

A few months ago, I attended a hypnosis workshop on Attraction.  One of the guest speakers was a pick-up artist who shared with the audience his technique.  He got so good at picking up women that he was juggling 38 girlfriends at one point.  This guy was different from the smooth-talking, gold chai...

For the past four years, I've been learning how to "leviwand" and "spin poi." Leviwand, if you've never seen one, is a baton with a string that you hold on to with a finger loop or a ball handle. Poi is two balls (or other objects) on a line or cord, also held with a finger loop or ball handle. To s...

My last real vacation was in October of 2019. A real break, as in I didn’t have to perform, see clients, take classes, teach classes, or be accountable to anyone but myself. Every trip I’ve been on in the last four years has been work-related. I may have done lots of fun things on those trips to bre...

A little over a year ago, I was diagnosed with Hashimoto’s hypothyroidism.  It seems weird to think that 30 years of my body doing strange things were easily answered in a simple blood test from Quest Diagnostics.  Hypothyroidism is becoming very common in women my age; however, a proper diagnosis o...

It was a beautiful weekend here in Florida…and I spent 99% of the weekend inside.  My husband is on antibiotics for an infection, and I’m recovering from a fall the previous weekend that left me with a skinned knee.  We decided to make the most of our weekend by being productive.  We moved into this...