Rapid Induction Rituals – Free Mini Seminar and Q&A

Event Over – Here’s the REPLAY ↓↓↓↓↓ Hi There So… rapid ‘inductions’! A curious topic (not least because this is the Hypnosis WITHOUT Trance blog… but see the video below for further explanation) in that for many, Rapids are seen as something of a ‘Holy Grail’ of hypnosis – something almost mythical that one attains only when one…

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Influences on Hypnosis Without Trance

I have recently received an email asking me about the influences on HWT… “Could you… would you, please, make available the names of the books, and or people, who have influence your thoughts on the topic. I have already read Influence, by R. Cialdini, and I’m in the process of reading Changing for Good (both…

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Handshake Interrupt & Arm Catalepsy – The Right Touch!

If you like this, please ‘like’ and share! When people learn hypnosis they often place a lot focus on scripts and hypnotic language, but there are other (and perhaps more subtle) skills that a good, well-rounded hypnotist needs to develop. One such skill is quality of touch. This video looks at the use of touch…

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Hypnotic Facilitation – The significance of ‘I Don’t Know’

Hi All I recorded this video in response to a question posted on the previous post Exploring Questions that Drive Change, where we were talking about hypnotic questioning as it relates to driving change in hypnotherapy, coaching and changework. My original intention was to add to that post (and you’ll notice I reference that in…

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Exploring Questions that Drive Change

REPLAY BELOW – Live Conversation with Alan Whitton (Fighters Mind) and James Tripp (Want to become more personally influential? Want to help others empower themselves? Neuro-Linguistic Influencer!) httpv://youtu.be/4D7payOA2mI Replay of Webinar and notes to accompany video below!   UPDATE: Hi All If you missed the live call (21st August 2012),  the replay and download are available…

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The Dynamics of Personal Influence

***Video (below) and Live Webinar*** Wednesday the 1st of August 2012, at 7pm International Time (GMT) or 8pm British Summer Time One of the primary reasons that people study hypnosis is that, on some level, they have a desire to become a more influential force in their lives, and the lives of those around them. In…

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James Tripp Interview – Hawaii Hypnosis

A couple of months back I was interviewed by Antonio Perez of Hawaii Hypnosis. For those who didn’t hear about the interview at the time, and would like to catch up with it now, you can listen in through the player below’ “Some people have the belief that you need deep states of Hypnosis for…

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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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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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