Popular national campus entertainer Rich Ames enthralled students with his exciting comedy-hypnosis show on Tuesday, Nov. 8 at Laredo Community College.
Rich and his wife, Marielle, both board certified hypnotists, were featured in the Kazen College Center. The talented duo also offered a hypnosis workshop after their performance.
Sponsored by the LCC Student Activities Office, the program was free and open to students and the public. Ames has performed numerous times at LCC in past years.
"Rich Ames' comedy hypnosis show is always a huge attraction with LCC students," Student Activities Director Priscilla Medina said. "Our students once again enjoyed the zany antics created by this creative storyteller and master of fun through the power of hypnosis."
Ames learned hypnosis in Los Angeles studying with Gil Boyne, one of the top stage hypnotists in the country. He also studied with other top hypnotists in Florida.
Ames is a board certified hypnotist with the National Board of Hypnosis Education and Certification and studied psychology as an undergraduate. He is a member of the American Counseling Association.
His wife, Marielle, also a board certified hypnotist, holds a master’s degree in counseling from Arizona State University.
Ames also is a trained stage and commercial actor with credits including NHK Japanese Television, NBC, CBS, and numerous performances at nightclubs and evening spots such as the Magic Castle in Hollywood.
He has performed at more than 1,000 colleges and universities in the United States since 1991: Georgia Tech, Ohio University, Illinois State University, Florida State University, the University of Texas at Austin, Louisiana State and many more.
Students and others are invited to learn how they can use hypnosis to improve their memory and self confidence, and gain a stronger focus on studies, work and life.
Under the spell of certified hypnotist-comedian Rich Ames (far right), a group of LCC students flex their bodies as they are led to believe they are contestants for a Mr. Universe body building competition. After that stunt, Ames made the male students believe they were contestants for a Ms. Universe swimsuit contest. The zany antics brought laughter to the student audience attending Ames' comedy hypnosis show Tuesday in the Kazen College Center at LCC.
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