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Hypnose Praxis
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Praxis IchWelten Birgit Winkler
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Private
Founded yearint
2004
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Praxis IchWelten Birgit Winkler (operating publicly as Hypnose Praxis) is a sole-proprietorship holistic healthcare practice founded in 2004 by Birgit Winkler in Kassel, Germany, with a second location (Naturheilpraxis GLS) in nearby Baunatal. The practice delivers alternative and complementary medicine, integrating hypnotherapy, naturopathy (including ear acupuncture, homeopathy, and intestinal treatments), psychotherapy/psychosomatics, systemic coaching, psycho-oncological counseling, smoking cessation programs, and relaxation techniques such as autogenic training, progressive muscle relaxation, and laughter yoga. Its proprietary methodological stack includes modular deep hypnosis (Modulare Tiefenhypnose), the Dirk Treusch method, EMDR, quantum healing / Quantenheilung, E.R. Energetische Reprogrammierung, Klopftherapie/MET tapping, and Systembrett-Aufstellung systemic board constellations, alongside the registered Praxis IchWelten word-image trademark (DPMA Register-Nr.: 30 2011 054 999). Birgit Winkler is the founder, sole practitioner, and operational backbone; she also leads the Hypnose- und Gesundheitsinstitut MediThes since 2014 and operates under the Glücksschmiede IchWelten sub-brand for coaching and webinar offerings.

The business operates as a Bestellpraxis (appointment-only practice) Monday through Saturday, billing per the Gebührenordnung für Heilpraktiker fee schedule. Pricing is unit-based: standard 60-minute sessions at €85 (or €75 for online coaching), a 90-minute initial hypnosis consultation at €120, and smoking cessation packages at €350 (2 sessions, 4 hours) or €400 (Dirk Treusch method, 3 hours), with discretionary discounts for low-income, unemployed, and student clients. Services are not covered by statutory health insurance; all revenue is consumer out-of-pocket fee-for-service, plus anticipated online webinar revenue under the Glücksschmiede IchWelten brand. The practice also offers remote video and telephone consultations and can deliver progressive muscle relaxation / autogenic training courses at client premises.

Distribution is direct-to-consumer across two physical locations plus remote channels. Marketing is primarily organic — the practice website (kassel-hypnose.de), a social media profile, and a jameda.de professional directory listing — supplemented by word-of-mouth referral. Customer base is entirely individual adults in the greater Kassel area seeking holistic, non-pharmaceutical treatment for anxiety, phobias, trauma, chronic pain, insomnia, stress, smoking addiction, psychosomatic conditions, cancer support needs, and personal development. The business is privately held, founder-owned, with no institutional investors, no parent company, and no subsidiaries.

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Hypnose Praxis (Praxis IchWelten Birgit Winkler) is a German sole-proprietorship holistic healthcare practice in Kassel and Baunatal, delivering hypnotherapy, naturopathy, psychotherapy, systemic coaching, smoking cessation, and psycho-oncological counseling to individual consumers on a fee-for-service basis.

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Operating
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1–10
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HeadquartersKassel, Germany
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Kassel
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Germany
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Europe
Markets served

Serves global market

Offices2 records

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City, Country, Type, Description, Source

Keyword5 values
hypnotherapy services, naturopathic medicine, psychotherapy counseling, smoking cessation programs, systemic life coaching
Industry2 codes
PRIMARYTHAJAHAF
Holistic & Alternative Therapies (Reiki, Sound Healing, Breathwork, Energy Work)
Travel & Hospitality/Tours, Attractions & Experiences/Wellness & Spa Experiences (Retreats, Thermal Baths, Yoga)
SECONDARYHSALAFAB
Medical Spas (Medi-Spas)
NAICS code1 code
  • Offices of Physicians, Mental Health Specialists621112
SIC code2 codes
  • Services-Specialty Outpatient Facilities, Nec8093
  • Services-Health Services8000
Product category
Alternative Medicine and Hypnotherapy Services
Social media profiles1 record
GTM motion1 record

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Type, Description, Source

Revenue model3 records
1Therapy and Coaching Session Fees
TypeOne Time License
Description

Fee-for-service model charging per session or per hour. Services include hypnotherapy sessions, psychotherapy, coaching, and naturopathy treatments. Billing follows the official fee schedule for Heilpraktiker (naturopaths). Specialist programs like smoking cessation are priced as multi-session packages.

kassel-hypnose.de
2Package and Multi-Session Programs
TypeOne Time License
Description

Smoking cessation offered as bundled 2-session or 3-session programs at fixed package prices (€350 for 4 hours, €400 for Dirk Treusch method). Coaching and relaxation training offered in individual hourly sessions.

kassel-hypnose.de
3Online Webinars
TypeOne Time License
Description

Online webinars on selected topics from the Glücksschmiede IchWelten, with future availability anticipated. Also available via telephone consultation.

kassel-hypnose.de
Marketing channels4 records

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Distribution channels3 records

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Cost components4 values
Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others
Pricing details4 tiers
160-minute sessions — standard therapy, naturopathy, coaching
ModelUnit PricingBilling cadencePay-as-you-go
Notes

60 Min. Beratung/Behandlung Naturheilpraxis: €85; 60 Minuten Psychotherapie: €85; 60 Minuten Psychoonkologische Beratung: €85; 1 Sitzung Hypnosetherapie 60 Minuten: €85; Einzelstunde Autogenes Training ca. 60 Min.: €85; Progressive Muskelentspannung ca. 60 Min.: €85; Präsent Coaching Stundensatz: €85; Onlinecoaching Stundensatz 60 Min.: €75

kassel-hypnose.de
2Extended sessions — hypnotherapy intake
ModelUnit PricingBilling cadencePay-as-you-go
Notes

Erstgespräch Hypnosetherapie Dauer 1,5 Stunden: €120; Verlängerung Stundensatz: €85

kassel-hypnose.de
3Smoking cessation packages
ModelUnit PricingBilling cadencePay-as-you-go
Notes

Raucherentwöhnung 2 Sitzungen Dauer gesamt 4 Stunden: €350; Raucherentwöhnung nach Dirk Treusch Dauer 3 Stunden: €400

kassel-hypnose.de
4Discounted rates — reduced income / student
ModelUnit PricingBilling cadencePay-as-you-go
Notes

Geringverdiener, Erwerbslose, Studenten: Sonderkonditionen auf Anfrage

kassel-hypnose.de
GTM typeB2C
B2C
Offering typeServices
Services
Core offering1 text field

Hypnose Praxis is a private holistic health practice delivering hypnotherapy, naturopathic treatments (ear acupuncture, homeopathy, Schüssler salts, intestinal treatment, energetic healing), psychotherapy and psychosomatics, psycho-oncological counseling, systemic coaching, systemic board constellations, relaxation technique training, smoking cessation programs, and personal development services. Services are delivered in-person at two German practice locations and via online video or telephone.

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Functional benefit
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Product overview1 text field

Hypnose Praxis (Praxis IchWelten Birgit Winkler) is a holistic healthcare practice operating a multi-service platform for alternative medicine, hypnotherapy, and coaching. The core offering consists of Hypnosepraxis IchWelten (hypnotherapy services) and Naturheilpraxis (natural medicine practice), supplemented by Psychotherapy and Psychosomatik, Psycho-oncological Counseling, Systemisches Coaching, and Systembrett-Aufstellung services. Additional offerings include Entspannungstechniken (relaxation techniques), Rauchentwöhnung (smoking cessation), and Persönlichkeitsentwicklung (personal development). The practice operates under sub-brands Glücksschmiede IchWelten (happiness coaching) and MediThes (health institute), providing services from locations in Kassel and Baunatal, Germany. All services are privately financed as the practice has no health insurance accreditation.

Product and service1 record
1Hypnosepraxis IchWelten (Hypnotherapy)
CategoryHypnotherapy
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Recent move6 records

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Expansion highlight5 records

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Peers10 records
TypeEmerging player
Description

German meditation and mindfulness app offering guided courses including autogenic training and relaxation techniques. Overlaps with Hypnose Praxis's relaxation and self-regulation services, but delivers via subscription app rather than in-person practice.

TypeBroad incumbent
Description

Global online therapy platform connecting users with licensed therapists for psychotherapy and counseling. Comparable to Hypnose Praxis's psychotherapy and psychosomatic offering, but at much larger scale and through a marketplace model rather than sole practitioner.

TypeBroad incumbent
Description

Digital behavior change platform combining coaching, psychology, and content for sustainable habit change. Comparable to Hypnose Praxis's smoking cessation program and weight-related offerings in mechanism (coaching + behavioral reprogramming), though delivered via app rather than in-person.

TypeBroad incumbent
Description

Online therapy platform offering psychiatry and psychotherapy sessions via messaging and video. Comparable to Hypnose Praxis's psychotherapy service, but operates as a marketplace with multiple providers rather than a single practitioner.

TypeEmerging player
Description

Germany-based online psychotherapy and mental health platform delivering structured courses for stress, anxiety, and depression. Comparable to Hypnose Praxis as a German-language mental-health service provider using digital distribution, though it operates at larger scale and not via a single practitioner.

TypeOthers
Description

Wellness business management software platform used by spas, wellness, and alternative therapy providers. Adjacent to Hypnose Praxis as a technology enabler for appointment-based wellness practices, though currently not indicated as a vendor.

TypeEmerging player
Description

Online personal development and wellness education platform with courses in hypnosis, meditation, and transformation. Comparable to the Glücksschmiede IchWelten webinar and coaching arm of Hypnose Praxis, but global and digital-first.

TypeBroad incumbent
Description

Global meditation and wellness app with sleep, relaxation, and self-hypnosis content. Overlaps with Hypnose Praxis's Entspannungstechniken service line (autogenic training, progressive muscle relaxation, self-hypnosis) at a much larger scale.

9Hypnosezentrum Deutschland
TypeDirect peer
Description

German network of certified hypnotherapy centers offering medical hypnosis, smoking cessation, and behavioral change. Directly comparable to Hypnose Praxis's hypnotherapy core offering, with similar fee-for-service model and Heilpraktiker practitioner base in Germany.

TypeOthers
Description

Industry association for Heilpraktiker practitioners in Germany. Not a direct competitor but represents the broader practitioner ecosystem in which Hypnose Praxis operates and a relevant stakeholder for any partnership or industry positioning.

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Weaknesses5 records

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Competitive moat3 records

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Key risks6 records

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Key highlights6 records

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Ideal customer profile1 record

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Hypnose Praxis

Alternative Medicine and Hypnotherapy Serviceskassel-hypnose.de

Hypnose Praxis (Praxis IchWelten Birgit Winkler) is a German sole-proprietorship holistic healthcare practice in Kassel and Baunatal, delivering hypnotherapy, naturopathy, psychotherapy, systemic coaching, smoking cessation, and psycho-oncological counseling to individual consumers on a fee-for-service basis.

What Hypnose Praxis does

Praxis IchWelten Birgit Winkler (operating publicly as Hypnose Praxis) is a sole-proprietorship holistic healthcare practice founded in 2004 by Birgit Winkler in Kassel, Germany, with a second location (Naturheilpraxis GLS) in nearby Baunatal. The practice delivers alternative and complementary medicine, integrating hypnotherapy, naturopathy (including ear acupuncture, homeopathy, and intestinal treatments), psychotherapy/psychosomatics, systemic coaching, psycho-oncological counseling, smoking cessation programs, and relaxation techniques such as autogenic training, progressive muscle relaxation, and laughter yoga. Its proprietary methodological stack includes modular deep hypnosis (Modulare Tiefenhypnose), the Dirk Treusch method, EMDR, quantum healing / Quantenheilung, E.R. Energetische Reprogrammierung, Klopftherapie/MET tapping, and Systembrett-Aufstellung systemic board constellations, alongside the registered Praxis IchWelten word-image trademark (DPMA Register-Nr.: 30 2011 054 999). Birgit Winkler is the founder, sole practitioner, and operational backbone; she also leads the Hypnose- und Gesundheitsinstitut MediThes since 2014 and operates under the Glücksschmiede IchWelten sub-brand for coaching and webinar offerings.

The business operates as a Bestellpraxis (appointment-only practice) Monday through Saturday, billing per the Gebührenordnung für Heilpraktiker fee schedule. Pricing is unit-based: standard 60-minute sessions at €85 (or €75 for online coaching), a 90-minute initial hypnosis consultation at €120, and smoking cessation packages at €350 (2 sessions, 4 hours) or €400 (Dirk Treusch method, 3 hours), with discretionary discounts for low-income, unemployed, and student clients. Services are not covered by statutory health insurance; all revenue is consumer out-of-pocket fee-for-service, plus anticipated online webinar revenue under the Glücksschmiede IchWelten brand. The practice also offers remote video and telephone consultations and can deliver progressive muscle relaxation / autogenic training courses at client premises.

Distribution is direct-to-consumer across two physical locations plus remote channels. Marketing is primarily organic — the practice website (kassel-hypnose.de), a social media profile, and a jameda.de professional directory listing — supplemented by word-of-mouth referral. Customer base is entirely individual adults in the greater Kassel area seeking holistic, non-pharmaceutical treatment for anxiety, phobias, trauma, chronic pain, insomnia, stress, smoking addiction, psychosomatic conditions, cancer support needs, and personal development. The business is privately held, founder-owned, with no institutional investors, no parent company, and no subsidiaries.

Hypnose Praxis firmographics

Firmographics
Name
Hypnose Praxis
Legal name
Praxis IchWelten Birgit Winkler
Website
https://kassel-hypnose.de
Company type
Private
Founded year
2004
Operating status
Operating
Headcount range
1–10 employees
Short description
Hypnose Praxis (Praxis IchWelten Birgit Winkler) is a German sole-proprietorship holistic healthcare practice in Kassel and Baunatal, delivering hypnotherapy, naturopathy, psychotherapy, systemic coaching, smoking cessation, and psycho-oncological counseling to individual consumers on a fee-for-service basis.
Ownership category
akta.pro rank

Hypnose Praxis industry classification

Industry
Product category
Alternative Medicine and Hypnotherapy Services
NAICS
Offices of Physicians, Mental Health Specialists (621112)
SIC
Services-Specialty Outpatient Facilities, Nec (8093), Services-Health Services (8000)
akta.pro industry
PRIMARYTHAJAHAF
Holistic & Alternative Therapies (Reiki, Sound Healing, Breathwork, Energy Work)
Travel & Hospitality/Tours, Attractions & Experiences/Wellness & Spa Experiences (Retreats, Thermal Baths, Yoga)
SECONDARYHSALAFAB
Medical Spas (Medi-Spas)

Keywords

  • Hypnotherapy services
  • Naturopathic medicine
  • Psychotherapy counseling
  • Smoking cessation programs
  • Systemic life coaching

Where Hypnose Praxis is headquartered

Location

Headquarters

HQ city
Kassel
HQ country
Germany
HQ region
Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

Hypnose Praxis business model

Business model
GTM type
B2C
Offering type
Services
Cost components
Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

  1. Therapy and Coaching Session Fees: Fee-for-service model charging per session or per hour. Services include hypnotherapy sessions, psychotherapy, coaching, and naturopathy treatments. Billing follows the official fee schedule for Heilpraktiker (naturopaths). Specialist programs like smoking cessation are priced as multi-session packages.
  2. Package and Multi-Session Programs: Smoking cessation offered as bundled 2-session or 3-session programs at fixed package prices (€350 for 4 hours, €400 for Dirk Treusch method). Coaching and relaxation training offered in individual hourly sessions.
  3. Online Webinars: Online webinars on selected topics from the Glücksschmiede IchWelten, with future availability anticipated. Also available via telephone consultation.

Pricing tiers

ModelBillingPrice
Unit PricingPay-as-you-go60-minute sessions — standard therapy, naturopathy, coaching
Unit PricingPay-as-you-goExtended sessions — hypnotherapy intake
Unit PricingPay-as-you-goSmoking cessation packages
Unit PricingPay-as-you-goDiscounted rates — reduced income / student

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels4 records

Hypnose Praxis product offering

Product offering

Core offering

Hypnose Praxis is a private holistic health practice delivering hypnotherapy, naturopathic treatments (ear acupuncture, homeopathy, Schüssler salts, intestinal treatment, energetic healing), psychotherapy and psychosomatics, psycho-oncological counseling, systemic coaching, systemic board constellations, relaxation technique training, smoking cessation programs, and personal development services. Services are delivered in-person at two German practice locations and via online video or telephone.

Product overview

Hypnose Praxis (Praxis IchWelten Birgit Winkler) is a holistic healthcare practice operating a multi-service platform for alternative medicine, hypnotherapy, and coaching. The core offering consists of Hypnosepraxis IchWelten (hypnotherapy services) and Naturheilpraxis (natural medicine practice), supplemented by Psychotherapy and Psychosomatik, Psycho-oncological Counseling, Systemisches Coaching, and Systembrett-Aufstellung services. Additional offerings include Entspannungstechniken (relaxation techniques), Rauchentwöhnung (smoking cessation), and Persönlichkeitsentwicklung (personal development). The practice operates under sub-brands Glücksschmiede IchWelten (happiness coaching) and MediThes (health institute), providing services from locations in Kassel and Baunatal, Germany. All services are privately financed as the practice has no health insurance accreditation.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

  • Hypnosepraxis IchWelten (Hypnotherapy)

Companies that use Hypnose Praxis

Customer profile

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Hypnose Praxis technology and API

Technology

Technology focussed No

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API docs
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Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature8 records

Hypnose Praxis partnerships and signals

Strategic signal

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Hypnose Praxis competitors and assessment

Company assessment

Emerging players

  • 7Mind: German meditation and mindfulness app offering guided courses including autogenic training and relaxation techniques. Overlaps with Hypnose Praxis's relaxation and self-regulation services, but delivers via subscription app rather than in-person practice.
  • Selfapy: Germany-based online psychotherapy and mental health platform delivering structured courses for stress, anxiety, and depression. Comparable to Hypnose Praxis as a German-language mental-health service provider using digital distribution, though it operates at larger scale and not via a single practitioner.
  • Mindvalley: Online personal development and wellness education platform with courses in hypnosis, meditation, and transformation. Comparable to the Glücksschmiede IchWelten webinar and coaching arm of Hypnose Praxis, but global and digital-first.

Broad incumbents

  • BetterHelp: Global online therapy platform connecting users with licensed therapists for psychotherapy and counseling. Comparable to Hypnose Praxis's psychotherapy and psychosomatic offering, but at much larger scale and through a marketplace model rather than sole practitioner.
  • Noom: Digital behavior change platform combining coaching, psychology, and content for sustainable habit change. Comparable to Hypnose Praxis's smoking cessation program and weight-related offerings in mechanism (coaching + behavioral reprogramming), though delivered via app rather than in-person.
  • Talkspace: Online therapy platform offering psychiatry and psychotherapy sessions via messaging and video. Comparable to Hypnose Praxis's psychotherapy service, but operates as a marketplace with multiple providers rather than a single practitioner.
  • Calm: Global meditation and wellness app with sleep, relaxation, and self-hypnosis content. Overlaps with Hypnose Praxis's Entspannungstechniken service line (autogenic training, progressive muscle relaxation, self-hypnosis) at a much larger scale.

Others

  • Mindbody: Wellness business management software platform used by spas, wellness, and alternative therapy providers. Adjacent to Hypnose Praxis as a technology enabler for appointment-based wellness practices, though currently not indicated as a vendor.
  • Heilpraktiker-Verband Deutschland: Industry association for Heilpraktiker practitioners in Germany. Not a direct competitor but represents the broader practitioner ecosystem in which Hypnose Praxis operates and a relevant stakeholder for any partnership or industry positioning.

Direct peers

  • Hypnosezentrum Deutschland: German network of certified hypnotherapy centers offering medical hypnosis, smoking cessation, and behavioral change. Directly comparable to Hypnose Praxis's hypnotherapy core offering, with similar fee-for-service model and Heilpraktiker practitioner base in Germany.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

Hypnose Praxis social profiles

Digital presence

Hypnose Praxis financial estimates

Financial estimate

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Hypnose Praxis leadership team

Management profile

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Hypnose Praxis funding detail

Funding detail

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

Hypnose Praxis M&A and investment

M&A and investment

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

Frequently asked questions about Hypnose Praxis

What does Hypnose Praxis do?

Hypnose Praxis is a private holistic health practice delivering hypnotherapy, naturopathic treatments (ear acupuncture, homeopathy, Schüssler salts, intestinal treatment, energetic healing), psychotherapy and psychosomatics, psycho-oncological counseling, systemic coaching, systemic board constellations, relaxation technique training, smoking cessation programs, and personal development services. Services are delivered in-person at two German practice locations and via online video or telephone.

Is Hypnose Praxis a public or private company?

Hypnose Praxis is a private company. It is classified as founder individual operated bootstrapped and is currently operating.

When was Hypnose Praxis founded?

Hypnose Praxis was founded in 2004. It employs 1 to 10 people.

Where is Hypnose Praxis based?

Hypnose Praxis is headquartered in Kassel, Germany, in the Europe region.

How does Hypnose Praxis make money?

Three revenue lines are on record. Therapy and Coaching Session Fees are the primary driver. The others are package and Multi-Session Programs and online Webinars.

Who are Hypnose Praxis's main competitors?

Emerging players on record are 7Mind, Selfapy and Mindvalley. Broad incumbents are BetterHelp, Noom, Talkspace and Calm. Others are Mindbody and Heilpraktiker-Verband Deutschland. Hypnosezentrum Deutschland is listed as a direct peer.

Does Hypnose Praxis have an API?

No public API is recorded for Hypnose Praxis.

What industry is Hypnose Praxis in?

Hypnose Praxis's product category is Alternative Medicine and Hypnotherapy Services. Its primary akta.pro industry code is THAJAHAF, Holistic & Alternative Therapies (Reiki, Sound Healing, Breathwork, Energy Work), with a secondary code of HSALAFAB, Medical Spas (Medi-Spas). Its NAICS code is 621112 and its SIC code is 8093.

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