Hypnosis – The Loops that Run Your Life!

***Video below*** Hi All This video is a little off the beaten track for the HWT blog, because it is looking at hypnosis beyond the context of ‘hypnosis’. One of the key ideas behind Hypnosis Without Trance is that hypnosis is not about special states that raise suggestibility, it is about utilising the everyday cognitive…

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Subtle Suggestion and Reading Non-verbal Cues

Becoming an effective hypnotist and/or an effective influencer is all about building effective skills – skills for leading people and skills for reading people. This video was filmed impromptu at a meeting of my private Hypnosis and Influential Communication Mentoring Group, by one of the group members.  The camera work is bad, but I decided…

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News: The Way of the Hypnotist – 26th June, London, UK

OK, quick news flash… On Tuesday, June 26, 2012, I will be presenting at Interesting Talks London on… The Way of the Hypnotist. This is a new presentation, where I will be sharing some new ideas about Hypnosis and what it means to be a Hypnotist for the first time! And, insanely, it’s only a fiver…

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Rapid ‘Induction’ Rituals

OK, so you think I’ve gone nuts!? Or been seduced by the ‘dark side’!? No, it’s OK… this is still Hypnosis Without Trance! So why, then, am I here demonstrating and talking about rapid inductions? Well, it certainly isn’t because they have anything to do with ‘trance’! I’m talking about rapid inductions because, trance or no…

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The Haunted Key Returns – Happening in Someone Else’s Hand!

Hi All It is about a week and a half since I posted The Haunted Key – Self Hypnosis and the Ideomotor Response. The post got a lot of interest, both from people who enjoyed it and tried it out as well as a few who were claiming that I was not really doing what…

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Dynamic Hypnosis… Adaptation and Improvisation – James Tripp & James Brown

***LIVE HYPNOSIS CONVERSATION – Event Replay*** [S3AUDIO file=’JamesBrownonHWT.mp3′] On Monday 30th April 2012 I was joined by ‘Professional Opportunist’ James Brown for a very special HWT Hypnosis Conversation. James is a professional magician, pickpocket and hypnotist who has rich experience of blending these arts into something quite wonderful and unique. The focus of the discussion…

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The Haunted Key – Self-Hypnosis and the Ideomotor Response

Hi Folks ***VIDEO BELOW*** This is a slightly ‘left of field’ (off key?) piece, which initially I was not going to share because I thought it might be a bit ‘out there’, but… Essentially I am taking myself into an altered reality to generate a hypnotic phenomenon – an ideomotor effect. Now this looks nothing…

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Foot Stick – Secret Cheat!

So you’d like to do a little impromptu hypnosis, but are feeling a little risk averse? This could be just what you need! This is a little win/win method for getting a foot stick. BUT… don’t get cocky! Take your time get ‘buy in’! Set it up like the real deal (because that is just…

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Full-Body Communication in Hypnosis – Revisited

Hi All I am currently going through a lot of old video and re-editing various bits and pieces for inclusion in the forthcoming Hypnosis Without Trance Private Members area, and I came across this clip, taken from the first HWT workshop in December 2009. Having polished it up a little (can’t do much about the…

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Making Clean Language Work in the Real World!

***LIVE TELESEMINAR with JUDY REES*** Hi All! As many of you may know, I am a big fan of a ‘hypnotic language’ model called Clean Language. Clean Language (CL) is not only a key element to the professional changework and coaching that I do, but also one of the major influences on my personal approach…

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