Mental Rehearsal: How I Motivate Myself To Run Marathons
Yesterday, my brother and I completed a 20 mile race in the heart of the countryside in Bramley in between Reading and Basingstoke. We finished the race well ahead of our required training schedule suggested time and were delighted with the result. There are so many...
Trainer Accuses Opposition of Illegal Hypnosis Use
There is a story making the rounds on the internet this week that I have resisted reacting to, but cannot ignore any longer... In a recent ultimate fighting match whereby Fedor Emelianenko lost for the third time in his career, to Antonio Silva, Fedor's training camp...
Is Advertising Hypnosis? Is It Really Mass Hypnosis?
Here in the UK many millions of pounds are spent on a regular basis on advertising. We have come to associate certain TV programmes with products (Coronation Street and chocolate, Dominos pizza and Britains Got Talent, for example), we hum the tunes of annoying...
Can The Hypnotherapist Be Invisible?
Before you think I have gone off the rails and become too absorbed in Harry Potter with his invisible cloak or been reading too many HG Wells novels or fantastic four comic strips, no I am not discussing actual invisibility here today... I am referring to the attempts...
Do Hypnotherapists Need To Have A Hypnotic Style?
Hypnotherapists tend to sit in a camp of some kind with regards to their approach and their hypnotic style. At some stage the hypnotherapist may have considered whether they preferred being direct or indirect, more positive or negative or provocative. They may have...
Connecting On Valentines Day
Valentine's day is here for another year, and I am a sucker for any celebration and opportunity to have fun with my wife. We swapped cards in bed this morning and have a fabulous evening together planned. I also appreciate that many people do not think the same as I...
Latest Hypnosis Geek Dinner Announcement
So James Brown and I, along with the other hypnosis geeks had a ball for our inaugural hypnosis geek dinner at the beginning of this month. A great evening indeed. We learned a great deal from how we ran it and so are making a couple of changes for our next one. We...
Using The Hand Clasp To Induce Hypnosis And For Testing Hypnotic Responsiveness
When I explain hypnosis and talk to clients or groups about the differences between stage hypnosis and therapeutic applications of hypnosis, I am often asked (and have been asked twice this week) about the hand clasp that is used at the beginning of stage shows by...
Is Hypnosis A Good Thing?
Is hypnosis a good thing? This might seem like an unusual question, coming from a hypnotherapist such as myself, eh? Many people seem to assume that hypnosis is a good thing, and I want to suggest today that perhaps this is a misconception that needs correcting... If...
The Hypnotist: Big Film Lined Up
So I was reading this morning over at The Hollywood Reporter website (a regular haunt of mine of course, I just love to keep up with the Hollywood gossip, darling) and noticed with some intrigue that Oscar-nominated director Lasse Hallstrom is taking on a new film...
