Elena Mosaner, formerly known as Beloff, is a Russian-born American
National Guild of Hypnotists
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(NGH) Certified hypnotherapist and professional certified coach by ICF (International Coach Federation), author and filmmaker. She has her own private practice in New York City and the
San Diego
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Area. Mosaner founded the practice Inside Hypnosis in New York City, and is the founder of the AlphaMind self hypnosis app.
Hypnosis
Mosaner hypnotized 100 people at one time for the film "The Crowd," which was shot in January 2015 by
Darius Khondji
Darius Khondji ( fa, داریوش خنجی; born 21 October 1955) is an Iranian-French cinematographer. Khondji has worked with a number of high-profile directors, including David Fincher, Woody Allen, Jean-Pierre Jeunet, Gus Van Sant, Roman Po ...
. Elena Mosaner was cast at the suggestion of Advanced Hypnosis Center's
Jeffrey Rose. "The Crowd" was shown at French artist
Philippe Parreno's art installation "HOSIS" at New York City's
Park Avenue Armory. The show opened on June 11, 2015.
In 2016 Elena Mosaner was interviewed by Good Morning America about hypnosis for exercise motivation. She hypnotizes a client to train for a NYC half marathon and explains how hypnosis works.
In 2017, The New York Times featured Elena Mosaner as one of the top clinical hypnotists in New York City for weight loss. Several of Mosaner's clients were interviewed about the changes they were able to achieve through hypnosis.
Mosaner moved her practice to California and is considered one of the leading hypnotists in the San Diego Area.
Filmmaking and writing
As a filmmaker, Mosaner's first film, the documentary
Zaritsas: Russian Women in New York (2010), screened at the Astoria/Long Island Film Festival in October 2010.''Zaritsas'' was produced by actor
Vincent D'Onofrio
Vincent Philip D'Onofrio (; born June 30, 1959) is an American actor and filmmaker. He is known for his supporting and leading roles in both film and television. He has been nominated for a Primetime Emmy Award.
His roles include Private Leonar ...
.
Since then Elena Mosaner has formed her own production company EB Productions, LLC. Mosaner's films tend to explore the concepts of
stereotype
In social psychology, a stereotype is a generalized belief about a particular category of people. It is an expectation that people might have about every person of a particular group. The type of expectation can vary; it can be, for example ...
s and misconceptions.
On February 16, 2013, Elena Mosaner uploaded a video of a gay man standing up to a homophobic subway "preacher". The "Gay Subway Hero" caught the attention of the Internet and the media and went viral gaining over 800,000 views in just a few days.
In February 2014, Elena Mosaner and veteran science fiction writer
John Zakour
John Zakour (born 1957) is an American science-fiction and humor writer.
Biography
Zakour was born in upstate New York, in 1957. He is a graduate of the State University of New York at Potsdam where he received a BA in computer science. Befo ...
collaborated on "Quantum Voyeur", an interactive novel about time traveling tourists. The novella was published by Serealites Press.
Mosaner appeared as a featured hypnotist on the "Superhumans" episode of
The History Channel series ''
In Search Of...''
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Russian emigrants to the United States
Filmmakers from New York (state)
American hypnotists
Date of birth missing (living people)
Living people
Year of birth missing (living people)