Be The Hypnotist… or Be Your Self!
This is a follow up piece to the last blog post Is Fear Stopping You Developing as a Hypnotist? Many hypnosis trainers seem to be very keen to insist that their students ‘be The Hypnotist’. Whilst this can be a very powerful way to show up, for the beginner it can also often backfire and…
Is Fear Stopping You Developing as a Hypnotist?
“Hi James, I am a newbie in the world of hypnosis; but I bought your Hypnosis Mastery Programme, No Fail Protocol, Rapid Induction Rituals and Create Instant Change. Would you say that if I am to master the HWT that I will never need to go “back” to the old school typical inductions? Or will…
Alpha States and Hypnosis
I recently had a question about alpha brain wave patterns and Hypnosis: “…perhaps you can talk about Alpha Brain Waves as it relates to hypnosis. For example, in facilitating change the Silva Method talks about the need to be in an Alpha Brain Wave level. Perhaps you can talk about your thoughts on how this relates…
Transforming Time – Becoming a Powerful Hypnotist!
What is the difference between those people who are successful in becoming proficient and creative hypnotists (or NLP ers or Influencers… or anything) and those who study and study but just don’t seem to ever get there? It’s simple really… watch the video and find out (and it has nothing to do with ‘talent’) Hypnosis…
Hypnosis ‘Induction’ Ritual – Classic Hand Drop
If you like this, please ‘like’ and share! I have here another video on hypnosis ‘induction’, this time looking at the classic Hand Drop. The Hand Drop is a popular rapid ‘induction’ that is quite simple in structure, but has some subtlety required in the handling in order for it to run smoothly. Here I…
Handshake ‘Induction’ – Bandler, Erickson and Elman Versions
The legendary ‘handshake interrupt’ induction… There seems to be much interest in this in the worlds of Hypnosis and NLP, but what many people don’t realise is that what is most often shown as Milton Erickson’s handshake interrupt, is actually NLP co-founder Richard Bandler’s version (Derren Brown often uses a variation on the Bandler version…
Hypnotic ‘Induction’ and Spatial Anchoring – The Bubble Induction Video
OK, so you all know that I am no great believer in ‘trance’ as a basis for hypnosis, but I have gone ahead and called this the ‘Bubble Induction’ anyway 🙂 just for the sheer convenience of having a label for the process. This is by no means the most flashy piece of hypnosis, but…
Rapport and Beyond – The Relational Aspects of Hypnotic Communication
Hi All A couple of weeks back (following the ‘Rapid Induction Rituals’ teleseminar) I got a question from one of the listeners regarding Rapport: Must you be in good rapport at the start for good results? Rapport is a pretty big concept in many NLP circles, so I thought it might be good to record…
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…
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…
