Change Phenomena Hypnosis Conference 2014 – A Review and Some Reflections
The dust has just about settled following this year's Change Phenomena conference. One of the things I had always enjoyed about my previous year's lecturing at this event is the diversity which exists within it. That diversity tends to polarise factions and sections...
Bringing Hypnosis To Life…. With Smells – And The Neuroscience Behind It
Following a fascinating discussion with some of my leading peers in the field of hypnosis yesterday, I wanted to share some of the spoils of that discussion. Recently, I have opened up sections of my garden at home by removing walled off areas and rockeries and...
Conventional Medical Units Are Exploring The Combination of Hypnosis & Cognitive Behavioural Therapy. Why Aren’t More Hypnotherapists?
With yet another Bank Holiday weekend here and having been teaching for five days prior to that, we had a small blip in new articles here for a wee while. Though with me having been running my cognitive behavioural hypnotherapy certificate, it makes it doubly relevant...
Conventional Medical Units Are Exploring The Combination of Hypnosis & Cognitive Behavioural Therapy. Why Aren’t More Hypnotherapists?
With yet another Bank Holiday weekend here and having been teaching for five days prior to that, we had a small blip in new articles here for a wee while. Though with me having been running my cognitive behavioural hypnotherapy certificate, it makes it doubly relevant...
6 Simple Ways To Enhance Your Daily Enjoyment of Being a Hypnotherapist
This is one of those blog entries here on my main hypnosis blog that is aimed at fellow hypnotherapists. I know plenty of hypnotherapists read my blog, and this one is for you guys. I became a hypnotherapist because I really wanted to share hypnotherapy with others. I...
The British Pathé Account of Hypnosis, Self-Hypnosis and Hypnotism
Yesterday I got majorly distracted by a friend of mine showing me that the archive of British Pathé broadcasting had now been added to YouTube. He shared a couple of clips that made me go and explore for myself - they have some absolutely golden scenes portraying...
Do We Need To Have A “Whoopee-Doo” Attitude All The Time?
Are you one of those people who gets out of bed every single morning and sings "zip-a-Dee-Doo-Dah"? If not, here is something to remedy that.... One thing I have struggled to come to terms with over the years, is that as a trainer, author and therapist, whose main...
Do We Need To Have A Positive Attitude All The Time?
Are you one of those people who gets out of bed every single morning and sings "zip-a-Dee-Doo-Dah"? If not, here is something to remedy that.... One thing I have struggled to come to terms with over the years, is that as a trainer, author and therapist, whose main...
The NHS and It’s Inconsistent Stance On Hypnosis and Hypnotherapy
Seeing as I have spent the past week being the self-appointed Hypnotherapy Police, attempting to educate the world on the wrongs done unto this field by media and public misconceptions, I thought I'd tuck into the NHS and their formal, public stance on hypnotherapy...
Evidence Suggests That Being Materialistic Could Be Making You Unhappy – But Here’s The Antidote to That
I suppose it was probably some cosmic message being sent to me by the Universe to help me balance my chakras and keep my aura untarnished… Yes indeed, a message, a sign, something that I ought not deem a coincidence happened just yesterday…. A piece of research popped...
