I suppose I am an expert hypnotist. And you can be one too! I have been doing it for 30 years, and even have a lot of awards recognizing my accomplishments. But those are not the things that made me an expert. Somewhere between learning hypnosis in the late 1980s, and receiving the IMDHA [...]
What if hypnosis was not slow? Does clinical hypnosis have to be relaxing and take us deeper? Or can we go higher and do it faster? This week at the Las Vegas Master Class we explored the ideas of backwards hypnosis, and changing our metaphors. As I took some time to reflect this morning, [...]
One of the top questions I get is, “What are the laws about practicing hypnosis in my state?” In the United States, no state has licensing for hypnotists or hypnotherapists, and only three states require registration. What is most important is that this is unlikely to change. There are two reasons hypnosis licensing will [...]
Imagine contrasting these two hypnosis sessions: Session A: In this session, the hypnotist uses mental imagery of the beach, coupled with passive muscle relaxation and then a deepener. During the session, specific suggestions are made which are alternative actions to the presenting problem. The client is then asked to signal when a commitment to [...]
Have you ever been to an awards banquet, and known that there are many worthy winners, but also felt it was highly unlikely that you would win an award? This past month I attended the IACT/IMDHA annual convention (which has always been my favorite hypnosis convention), and at the annual awards banquet I was [...]
Post-Hypnotic Suggestion Formula: It is better to have posthypnotic suggestion, even if it’s not phrased as effectively as it could be, than to have no posthypnotic suggestion at all. I think that’s rule number one. But we can develop a depth to our posthypnotic suggestions by using a very specific formula. The Post-Hypnotic Suggestion [...]
I know a lot of you wish you were able to attend the 2017 Heartland Hypnosis Conference. Here is a video of my entire presentation. If you want a copy of the handouts, just visit this page. The video is my entire presentation, and unfortunately I am a better hypnotist than videographer . But [...]
Many of you know, I have been studying and learning to speak Mandarin Chinese over the past year. To help me study, I have been watching Chinese films. Last night, I was going to go to bed early, but I stumbled on a new Chinese film called, “The Great Hypnotist” and I ended up [...]
We all know the stage hypnotist will work with 10-15 people, sometimes even more, and hypnotize the group. But does that work in clinical hypnosis? Can you do sessions with multiple people? What about couples? What about a large room full of people? The answer is of course yes, you can hypnotize groups of [...]
[Hypnotic Convincers] I hear from hypnotists that they really want to master hypnotic convincers. They wonder if at every session they should be doing an eye-lock test or using waking hypnosis techniques before a session such as “sticky hands” or something. All of this makes me ask the question: What is it you are [...]
