A Free Public Talk with Hali Cespedes-Chorin
Wednesday, November 18, 2026 | 6:00 – 7:00 PM Eastern | Free | Live on Zoom
By popular demand — back for a second evening. ⚠️ Pre-registration required | Space is limited | Registration closes November 17
What if the hypnotist’s couch and the meditation cushion were pointing toward the same truth?
When our July evening with Hali Cespedes-Chorin sold out and left a waiting list of curious minds, the answer seemed clear — this conversation needed to happen again.
Both hypnosis and Buddhist meditation work with the extraordinary power of focused attention, the fluid nature of consciousness, and the mind’s remarkable capacity for healing, transformation, and liberation from the habitual patterns that cause us suffering. Yet most people have never considered how deeply these two traditions speak to one another — or what each has to teach the other. This November, Buddhist Faith Fellowship warmly invites you to find out.
In this engaging, accessible, and genuinely illuminating one-hour public talk, Hali Cespedes-Chorin will explore:
🧠 How hypnosis and Buddhist meditation share surprising common ground in their approach to mind and consciousness
🌀 How trance states, focused awareness, and suggestibility relate to meditative absorption, mindfulness, and samadhi
💡 How both practices can be powerful tools for releasing limiting beliefs, healing emotional wounds, and cultivating genuine well-being and lasting positive change
🙏 What Buddhist practitioners can learn from hypnosis — and what hypnotherapists can learn from the dharma
✨ Practical insights you can bring directly into your meditation practice and daily life — starting today
This is not an academic lecture. It is a warm, curious, and genuinely surprising exploration of where modern psychology and ancient wisdom unexpectedly meet — and what that meeting reveals about the nature of mind, consciousness, and human transformation.
WHO SHOULD ATTEND
This talk is for everyone — no prior knowledge of Buddhism or hypnosis required:
🧘 Meditators curious about the psychology behind their practice 🌀 Anyone interested in hypnosis, the mind, or human potential 💚 Therapists, counselors, and healthcare professionals exploring contemplative approaches ☸️ Buddhist practitioners wanting fresh perspective on familiar teachings 🌍 Simply curious minds fascinated by consciousness, awareness, and the mystery of the human experience
ABOUT HALI CESPEDES-CHORIN
Hali Cespedes-Chorin is a certified hypnotist and one of BFF’s Community Contributors with a longstanding interest in mindfulness, meditation, and human potential. Her work explores how attention, perception, and habit patterns shape our experience and our capacity for positive change — drawing from both the science of hypnosis and the depth of Buddhist wisdom. She brings warmth, intellectual curiosity, and genuine accessibility to everything she teaches.
PRACTICAL DETAILS
📅 Date: Wednesday, November 18, 2026 🕕 Time: 6:00 – 7:00 PM Eastern 💻 Format: Live on Zoom — link sent upon registration 💵 Cost: Free ⚠️ Registration closes: November 17, 2026 📋 Pre-registration required — register below to receive your Zoom link