The Untold Secrets Of The Dave Elman Induction

Every hypnotist under the sun will be taught the Dave Elman induction.
It is simple, fast and one of the most fail safe inductions that exists.
It was the first induction ever that achieved somnambulism by design, not luck, and for both the new and experienced hypnotist it is a powerful and practical tool.
On advanced hypnosis courses people will often look at the story of the creator, Dave Elman himself, and learn from his fascinating story.
Dave Elman is considered by many to be the greatest hypnotist of all time, he revolutionized the field of hypnosis by making it fast and practical, making it a viable tool for doctors, dentists and other professionals.

The trouble is, Dave Elman died in his 60s, over 40 years ago, and while he is still considered to be the top of the top of the hypnosis world, a surprisingly little is actually known about this brilliant individual.
Sean Michael Andrews, the creator of his best selling Instant and Rapid Induction DVDs and the breakthrough Amazing Inductions DVD set decided to fix this wrong and find out as much as he could about the man who has influenced the way hypnosis is practiced by all of us today more than anyone (possibly excepting Milton Erickson) ever has.
Sean decided not to merely focus on dusty old library volumes and fourth hand accounts from students of his students, Sean (AKA Donald H. Patterson) went right to the heart and tracked down Dave's youngest and sole surviving son, Colonel H. Larry Elman.

When interviewing Larry, Sean learned some fascinating and never before known truths about Dave Elman and the way he did hypnosis, and was able to totally revise and revamp the way he performed his induction. Based on this and Sean's vast hypnosis experience he created a two DVD set on this integral hypnotic induction and it's creator. I was lucky enough to receive an early copy, and thoroughly enjoyed viewing it.

Now i regard myself as a pretty experienced hypnotist, and to be honest despite my enormous respect for Sean i wasn't sure if there was a great deal more i could learn about what i have always considered to be one of the most simple of all inductions.
I was delighted to be proven wrong.

The first DVD is a lecture portion inter spliced with live demonstrations of the Elman induction being performed including pretalk and deepeners, with real life subjects. Now if you're someone like me who learns well through very clear, obvious visual demonstrations you will find this section at least as valuable as the lecture, where Sean breaks down the process and tells some very interesting stories about the life and history of Dave Elman himself. Much to my surprise and delight the lecture portion ends with a hypnotic induction, which you the viewer can engage in and be part of. This induction not only provides yet another real life example of the Elman induction in use, but also allows you to experience trance and receive the hypnotic suggestions that Sean, as an expert hypnosis trainer, has crafted to allow you to better use and absorb what you learn.

I feel that after viewing the first DVD it is impossible not to fully understand the Dave Elman induction and be confident using it, so in less than 2 hours you will be able to rapidly hypnotize anyone in one to three minutes only, and have them ready to accept and respond to whatever suggestions you choose to give. Pretty cool eh? I was very impressed to learn that it just keeps getting better!


Now, hypnosis DVDs in general tend to have a common flaw.
Despite how good the raw information may be, as a rule hypnosis DVDs are reasonably low budget, with unclear cameras, shoddy sets, distracting background noises, shaking of cameras and such like. Unless this is going to be your first hypnosis DVD (btw, if it is, you've stumbled across a brilliant place to start!) you'll know that the technical issues often make our experience as learner extremely frustrating.

Sean however decided that ground breaking information deserved ground breaking presentation, so was somehow able to secure as camera man Dale Garner, whose impressive Hollywood profile includes filming for the Discovery Chanel and VH1. The professional, clear and compelling photography permanently raises the bar and sets a new standard for hypnosis DVDs, one which leaves competitors miles behind. As the viewer it makes the DVD so much easier to view and the things you learn much easier to take in, and alone justifies my recommendation.

The second DVD is extremely interesting, and is one of the only educational videos i have ever watched which has literally had me on the edge of my seat.
As well as including some live audios of Dave Elman's days as a radio broadcaster and photos of the man himself, his son tells some wonderful first hand accounts of his fathers life. These truly compelling anecdotes, such as when the young son watches in amazement as his father walks on stage during a miserably failing stage hypnosis show, takes over from the unfortunate hypnotist, and rapidly has all the previously unresponsive subjects in deep trance and exhibiting profound and entertaining hypnotic phenomena, are as thrilling as they are inspiring.

H. Larry Elman tells of how his father, a successful national radio broadcaster, previously not seen as a hypnotist, dived suddenly into the deep end and began teaching doctors and other professionals the previously non existent art of rapid and effective hypnosis.
The life of Dave Elman is told in a series of thrilling anecdotes, including tales from his work in hypnosis and bizarre incidents from his personal life, such as when he became a de facto Nazi spy so as to help the FBI during the war effort, and how an assassins bullet whizzed just two inches from the hypnotist's head as he hurried home after one of his few days without body guards.


The young Elman learned from his father and at the age of 11 was practicing Stage Hypnosis under his dad's old title as the Worlds Youngest and Fastest Hypnotist. With obvious passion and admiration Larry talks of the life and work of his late father, and gives you, the viewer, a unique and valuable insight into the birth of hypnosis as we know it. Through this you are able to gain a depth of understanding that will give you confidence and inspiration as you use and practice the techniques and methods taught on the first of the DVDs.


Sean has done the hypnosis world a huge service by creating such a wonderful and valuable resource, so if you too want to explore the most reliable, powerful and effective of all hypnotic inductions and learn first hand from those closet to arguably the greatest hypnotist of all time, then go here www.daveelmaninduction.com/nathan.html and buy this DVD set.

Nathan Thomas.
PS
It's amazing to see from this DVD just how totally and dramatically Dave Elman revolutionized hypnosis. Anyone who is serious about mastering hypnosis should act fast to take this rare and unique opportunity to learn more about the Dave Elman induction than has ever been taught before. As a hypnosis teacher and student, i am delighted to recommend Sean's brilliant work, you can find it at this link:

http://daveelmaninduction.com/nathan.html

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The Most Powerful Conversational Hypnosis Insights You Will Ever Gain

How would you like to get your own unconscious mind on side in your quest for hypnosis and conversational hypnosis mastery?
Many people have written asking for more in depth audios lessons on conversational hypnosis, as well as demonstrations of some of the really entrancing and 'tricky' advanced hypnotic techniques, so i have been delighted to oblige by creating for you an exciting new audio lesson.

This audio is free to you as a loyal Keys To The Mind reader, and is just 20 minutes long, but don't be fooled into thinking that it is not of enormous value, in fact in this one simple audio you will condition your unconscious mind to direct you towards mastery of conversational hypnosis, meaning you will be amazed at how easily, naturally and automatically you just begin to learn and absorb these new skills and abilities and apply them easily to bring you wonderful benefits in your own life.

The audio begins with discussion of two simple yet fun and effective ways you can begin using conversational hypnosis literally the moment this audio finishes, and ends with some conversational trance processes which your unconscious mind at least will find deeply meaningful. They address many of the issues i and many others had when we first started to learn this art, and will hopefully be of great value to you.

I would suggest you listen to this once now, with your full attention, and follow the advice given, then, a few days later when you have given yourself time to fully integrate what you have learned, come back to it and listen again, that time with an ear out for conversational techniques, language patterns, and suggestions.

The audio is about 20 megabytes in size, use the download link below by right clicking the link and hitting 'save target as' or simply click the file to open it in your browser.

download link:
http://www.teenagehypnosis.com/kttm/ConversationalHypnosisInsights.mp3


For now these may be the most powerful insights you will gain into conversational hypnosis,
but when you listen to this audio and spend the time to practice and integrate what you learn, the new insights and understandings you gain will be more powerful still.

I hope you found this of value.
Nathan Thomas


Links mentioned in this audio:

The Power Of Conversational Hypnosis by Igor Ledochowski


Nathan Thomas' Advanced Hypnosis Training Program





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Secrets Of Eloquent and Entrancing Hypnotic Language

I saw a stage hypnotist the other day who performed a brilliant show.
He had people being Michael Jackson and David Beckham, elicited full body catalepsy, amnesia, and positive and negative hallucinations which had the participants thoroughly entranced and the audience in constant hysterics. It was a fantastic show, and i barely heard the hypnotist use a single hypnotic language pattern.
Sure he threw in the odd bind or cause - effect, but on the whole it was pure simple direct suggestion.

The hypnotist had such personal power and charisma, such confidence and stage presence and belief in his own abilities that there was no need for fancy language in the context that he was in.
From this i hope you realize that hypnotic language is not the be all and end all of hypnosis, however in many situations such as when doing hypnosis conversationally, or when you are after true, deep unconscious responses and allowing people to experience profound, powerful and long term changes then captivating and perception altering hypnotic language is very important.

As hypnotists one of our main tools is language, the correct use of this can allow people to create dramatic changes in their perceptions and interpretations of reality, and truly create profound states and changes. Now it's all very well Googling a few language patterns and throwing them in randomly when you speak, but to really become good at this you need to realize at some level why these things work, so that you can create your own patterns and hypnotic phrases and allow yourself to speak in the style that suits you, not the style that suited whoever wrote the patterns that you are looking up.

Generally speaking hypnotic language can allow us to subtly, without conscious resistance or detection, to use ambiguity, shifts in non verbal patterning to mark out phrases, cause effect and bind structures and other natural human motivators to change someones focus of attention and shift their perception of both the internal and external reality in order to reallign their conscious and unconscious resources and change the ways they associate with the world around them.
Now, the above may be a bit confusing for you.

Thats ok, because you know, there's really no need for you to fuss to much about this consciously, as long as unconsciously you realize what makes effective hypnotic language patterns, and how to naturally apply this knowledge.
Whenever anyone would ask Milton Erickson what was going on in his head when he did hypnosis he would always give the same answer, I'll tell you what it was very soon.

Think about the way you naturally speak and listen and read. You don't have to consciously analyze every word or phrase to see whether it is semantically or grammatically well formed, you just know because you have been talking all your life. When you immerse yourself in hypnotic language, study hypnotists, read books, buy material and just practice, practice, practice and continue practicing integrating these language patterns into the way you speak, you will find the same soon becomes true of hypnotic language.

There is something else you need to consider as well, if you haven't already done so.
Have you every heard a computer speak? Maybe Microsoft Sam or one of those awful computer voices. Even though the words they say are in exactly the right places, you just know it doesn't sound right. We all have natural antennae about what sounds right and what doesn't, and as i have written about before, if it sounds right it just sinks in, no need to pay it attention, it is just absorbed easily. I urge you to use this natural antennae of yours as you use hypnotic language, and practice making your patterns both startlingly powerful and totally unnoticeable at the same time.

If you want to actually become good at this stuff (and i mean really good) it is also important that you realize this is just one way of operating. You do not need to use hypnotic language patterns, you can go for the more overt directive approach. Personally i find that the most powerful hypnosis is done with a combination of the two, where you have the power of the direct hypnotists combined with the elegance and subtlety of the indirect. When you take aspects from all different styles of hypnosis and integrate them you find that you really get beyond the surface and into the real heart of hypnosis, for example in the Advanced Hypnosis Training Program we study both Elman and Erickson in detail as well as many other angles on hypnosis,this ensures you get the best of all the worlds and finish not just being able to do these techniques, but to see in yourself and in hypnosis so much more and truly move beyond the limitations of conventional techniques.

Let's look at what hypnotic language really is.
When most of us think about hypnotic language patterns we think about Milton Erickson and the NLP Milton Model, which was what Bandler and Grinder created based on studies of the way Erickson spoke to clients. They created a very meticulous and formal model which goes into the linguistic structure of these patterns in great depth, and is very useful to learn if you can.
When i interviewed Jamie Smart he said that many of the hypnotic language patterns Erickson used were quite possibly learned by him from the way his clients spoke. A client would say 'whenever i see food i feel compelled to go and eat it' and Erickson would reply ' that's right, and it's interesting that as you sit in that chair you notice how you feel compelled to go into a trance.' there we take a simple cause effect style pattern (this causes, means, allows, forces, compels, or creates that or because, due to, on account of, as, this happens, that happens) which is a powerful way of motivating people as they like to have reasons for doing things, and combines it with a simple use of awareness presupposition.

In case you aren't aware yet, a presupposition is a statement that can only be understood if certain commands are assumed to be accepted or facts are assumed to be correct. An awareness presupposition uses words like 'realize' or 'notice' or 'see' to assume that whatever they may or may not be aware of is true, because the oneness becomes not whether or not your statement is true, but whether or not they are yet aware of it. Yet or When are temporal presuppositions, there is no question about whether it will happen, the only question is when. Another form of presupposition is the double bind, or illusion of choice. There is no question of whether something is going to happen, the only question is how.

Other patterns include the single bind, where one action or behavior is linked to another in a continuous cause - effect style, such as the more you read these patterns the more you feel comfortable using them in conversation, or the deeper you relax now the deeper into trance you will go. Sean Michael Andrews will often say to his Street Hypnosis subjects ' the deeper you go the better you feel, and the better you feel the deeper you go.'

One of the most useful patterns is pacing and leading. Prefacing commands or suggestions with statements which are obviously and verifiably true gets the unconscious mind onside, and conditions people to readily accept what you are saying as true.

When you are first learning these patterns study them enthusiastically. Immerse yourself in them and take every opportunity you can not just to study these patterns, but to listen to hypnotists speaking and using them. At first you may need to think quite hard about these patterns, and make a conscious effort to think and use them, but understand now that by the time you get really exceptionally good at this, you want even notice that you are using them.

Whenever anyone would ask Milton Erickson what he did in his head as a hypnotized people and used these immensely powerful and complex language patterns he would give the exact same answer, 'absolutely nothing.' When you master hypnotic language and develop these skills, you'll soon find the same becomes true for you.

So now dive into the exciting world of hypnosis and hypnotic language, learn what you can and remember to take every opportunity to use and practice these skills out in the real world.
Thank you
Nathan Thomas

PS
If you think you are ready for a more in depth look at hypnotic language check out the lesson on Milton Erickson as part of the 'Skills Of The Masters Set' over at the
Advanced Hypnosis Training and Certification Program.



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Review: Amazing Inductions

We all know about the standard hypnotic inductions, regular shock inductions, the Elman induction, progressive relaxation and such like, but what about the really amazing inductions, those inductions which are both creative and effective which can quickly and subtly induce trance in even the most tricky of subjects?

Sean Michael Andrews, well known for his impressive Street Hypnosis performances and his industry leading DVDs on instant and rapid inductions teamed up with Ericksonian hypnotist and founder of Hypnosis101, Keith Livingston, to attempt to find, explain and teach some of the hypnosis worlds most amazing inductions in this DVD.





Many fascinating inductions are covered, i am sure you have heard of the Handshake Induction, which is extremely well taught, as well as the Erickson Ambiguous Touch induction. This is the only DVD i have come across that actually provides a clear and watchable demonstration of Milton Erickson's extremely famous, extremely effective and incredibly sneaky Ambiguous Touch Induction as well as a useful and practical easy to follow explanation.
As well as this styles of shock and confusion induction are also clearly explained and demonstrated, which will add a lot of variety and power to your hypnotic repertoire.


The live training in which this is filmed allows Sean and Keith to demonstrate the techniques live with a broad range of subjects, showing you exactly how the techniques are done as well as explaining the mechanics in great detail, answering questions, and discussing the theory and history of these techniques.

Perhaps the most amazing and famous induction or hypnotic method taught is the Derren Brown Russian Scam, in which Derren Brown, the famous TV Mentalist supposedly takes someones wallet and watch just by asking using NLP and Hypnotic techniques. Leaving aside the ethical doubtfulness of this technique, and the valid question of whether what you see with Derren Brown really is what meets the eye and not the result of clever camera work and magician's tricks, this technique is very clearly explained, to the point where you could even get out into the real world and use it yourself, of course hopefully for more ethical reasons then our friend Derren demonstrates.
If you havn't seen the video before, have a look below, and think about how you could apply what is shown in this video to other areas of hypnosis and communication.
Derren Brown Russian Scam.

Learn more Amazing Inductions on Amazing Inductions

Impressive, wasn't it?
If any two instructors are up to the task of making you able to do this confidently and effectively, they are Sean and Keith.

Sean Michael Andrews and Keith Livingston make a great team, Sean's mastery of instant inductions and street hypnosis matching and complimenting Keith's incredible ability with hypnotic language and Ericksonian techniques. Both your instructors are world famous for the quality of their trainings, and i can assure you that if you buy this DVD set you will learn a great deal and acquire many useful skills. Sean and Keith are also both impeccably professional and ethical, so you can feel confident that everything you learn will be safe and done in the best interests of the client or subject.

I asked Sean to set up a simple webpage for you allowing you to read about this DVD set and Sean's other DVDs (also highly recommended), and allowing you to conveniently select the DVD you want. Simply go to
http://www.worldsfastesthypnotist.com/instantDVDnathan.html
and scroll down to the bottom of the page, read some of the wonderful testimonials about this DVD, and hit the checkout button, i promise you will be thrilled and delighted with your purchase.

As i did with Sean's Instant And Rapid Induction DVD Set i end this review with a hearty recommendation, do yourself a favour and buy this product, it really is "amazing"

Cheers!
Nathan Thomas
PS

Sean's a smart guy and probably won't keep the DVD this cheap for long, it's currently one of the cheapest hypnosis training products on the market, and is easily amoung the best, so if you want to become good at quick, speedy and sneaky instant inductions act fast (almost as fast as your inductions will soon be) and go to
http://www.worldsfastesthypnotist.com/instantDVDnathan.html
now, scroll down to the bottom of the page, and buy this DVD set.

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Conversational Hypnosis: Just How Overt Can You Get?

The other day i was chatting with a friend of mine, and she told me about a problem that she had, something about not be able to focus and get work done.
I asked her a question that all NLPers will be all too familiar with, but which is still incredibly useful:

"If you were going to teach me how to have this problem, what exactly would i have to do?"
She then preceded to explain exactly how she went about creating the problem, and all i did was pace the good and replace the bad with more empowering choices:
Her:"well i sit down, i decide that i need to do some work, but then i just start to feel really tired..."
Me: "ok, so next time when you sit down and decide that you need to do some work, just take a deep breath, look forward to all the work being done and complete, and look back to now, just before you begin, as being the start of something surprisingly easy and rewarding, let the breath out, and go for it!"

Simple pacing, leading and future memory, text book NLP even, but within just a few sentences the problem was much weaker, so it just took a few simple metaphors and some motivational suggestions to eliminate it entirely. All in all a perfectly normal three minute conversation.

The question becomes though, in a normal conversation, just how overt can you be?
Naturally it depends on the context, if the person knows that you're a hypnotist and knows that you are helping them, then there's really no issues, however if you simply want to transform a normal conversation into an empowering hypnotic experience without conscious interference then you do need to be clever.

The thing is, typically people are extremely unobservant, we miss so much.
We are constantly being bombarded with so much sensory data it overwhelms us, and we block most of it out, so that consciously most of the time we really only see and hear pretty much what we expect to, without noticing the fact that the person we're speaking to is mirroring our body language, telling a lot of stories, dropping his tonality now and then, using a lot of ambiguous language, and the fact that as you focus more intensely you find yourself beginning to slip deeply and irresistibly into that comfortable state of trance.

What is most crucial here is not the cleverness of the words you use or the careful crafting of your stories, it's another C word:
Congruence.
When you are congruent, when your verbal and nonverbal behaviors are aligned, you can get away with almost anything.
If we pause awkwardly, look down at our feet and clear our throats uncomfortably or somehow break the flow or natural rhythm of our message, or do a too sudden and overt shift in the style and delivery of what we are saying, then people will be inclined to critically analyze what we say.

I was teaching a high school debating class the other day alongside a good friend of mine.
At the end of the class many of the students were still nervous about the upcoming debate, so in the last 3 or so minutes i started talking...hypnotically.
I did a very standard off the cuff conversational hypnosis flow to the class of students, it wasn't too subtle but it was powerful and effective, and i could see them beginning to zone out, beginning to look more relaxed and more confident, i knew they were accepting all the suggestions i was giving.
I looked back at my friend, who knows i do hypnosis, and he had his back to the class and was doubled over, laughing hysterically, as he always does when he 'catches' me doing covert hypnosis. I grinned and thought 'I hope i wasn't that overt'
I looked back to the students who were beginning to return slowly to reality, and a few of them asked my friend 'what are you laughing about?'

A few days later, after the debate, i asked one of the students how it went.
They replied that they'd won, and according to the adjudicator (basically, the judge) the main reason was because they appeared so much more confident than the opposing team... funny that

I hope you are being to get the message that conversational hypnosis or indeed all hypnosis is incredibly effective, and that it is surprising how much you can 'get away with' if you are confident, congruent, and believe in your message.

Now, when you really learn these hypnotic ideas you'll find you don't really have to think about it, it just happens. It's like as I write this now, i don't need to plan out the words, they just pop into my head.
Sometimes actually, you'll surprise yourself and do conversational hypnosis without even realizing it.
Igor Ledochowski said to me in one of our earlier conversations, a long time ago when i was just getting started, 'when you really good good at this stuff you'll walk away from a chat with a few friends thinking 'wow that was such a great conversation' and 10 minutes later you'll realize that you were doing conversational hypnosis the whole time!'
His words ring even more true today.

The other day i was reviewing one of the audios for the Advanced Hypnosis Training Program i created.
I was listening to the audio entitled 'hypnotic entertainer' and it hit me that throughout the entire audio i was using a very elegant and effective duel reality hypnotic structure, and that the entire audio is flooded with empowering hypnotic suggestions, half of which i wasn't even aware of including! It feels great when you discover things like this, because it just increases the value of what you are doing by so much, and you just know that you're unconscious is on your side, and is easily picking this stuff up, using it and learning it.

So as i always say get out there and start using what you are learning, and take every opportunity you can to learn something new, something powerful. Look for the value in what the world gives you, and apply this to your journey towards hypnotic success.
Today i am going to leave you with two choices. If, like me, you are sure that you want to become a brilliant hypnotist, then it really doesn't matter which option you chose, or whether like many you decide to go for both, however in a few weeks time once you have truly benefited from this material at a much deeper level than you now realize, you will proud of choosing now to take this step towards your own success.

The first is for those interested primarily in conversational hypnosis, and that is to go to conversational-hypnosis.com now and buy the course. I know it's over hyped and i know the sales copy makes me want to cringe as it is aimed right at the most base human drives, but the course itself is brilliant beyond words and really will give you exactly what you are searching for.

The second is for those interested in all forms of hypnosis, and who are interested in street and clinical hypnosis also.
Go to www.effectivehypnosis.com/training and sign up for the advanced hypnosis training program.
You'll learn a huge amount, pick up some incredibly powerful skills and abilities and benefit from piles of carefully crafted covert and overt hypnotic suggestions. You'll find your old hypnotic limitations slipping away as you just become a more congruent and confident hypnotist, plus when you pass the final aural exam you will attain accredited certification and will be able to call yourself a certified hypnotist.
So if you are ready to easily master hypnotic skills, methods, beliefs and techniques and attain that deep pure confidence, that feeling of pride and ability, knowing that you truly are a hypnotist with skills others will only dream of for the rest of their lives, go to
www.effectivehypnosis.com/training and sign up now.

To your success!
Nathan Thomas
PS
It is not my habit to end posts with a hard sell, and i strongly believe in free training and information, however now there comes a point where you need to take the plunge and really go for it and seize your hypnotic potential. The pathway to success awaits, now you simply need to chose the door.

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Two Hypnosis Interviews

Over the weekend i had the honour of interviewing two spectacular hypnotists, Debra Berndt and Judith Prager.

Debra Berndt is a New York hypnotherapist with an incredibly successful hypnosis practice and thriving online hypnosis store.
In this interview she shares some of her best marketing secrets and discusses her work in the field of relationship coaching.
Any practicing or aspiring hypnotherapist, clinical hypnotist or indeed human being will find this interview immensely valuable.
Listen below or download the file here:
Debra Berndt Interview








To learn more about Debra and her work and to have a look at her hypnosis programs and downloads go to www.hypnoglow.com

Judith Prager is the creator of Verbal First Aid (TM) and trains the staff at many leading hospitals in the U.S.A in how to use hypnosis and hypnotic suggestion in an emergency situation. In this fascinating interview she shares some of the cores of Verbal First Aid, plus some fascinating stories from her work in China helping the victim's of a devastating natural disaster, and stories from the trenches at home in America.
This is an in depth and information packed interview in which Judith clearly explains the true power of hypnosis in any situation, even the most dire.
Listen below or download the file here:
Judith Prager Interview







Be sure sure to visit Judith's website www.judithprager.com

I hope you gained as much from these interviews as i did.
Cheers
Nathan Thomas

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Get Hypnotized Now. Experience Powerful Hypnosis Free

Have you ever experienced what it is like to be hypnotized?

If you are brand new to hypnosis and just beginning to learn, or even if you are a seasoned hypnosis veteran, you will enjoy and benefit from this powerful hypnotic induction.
Not only will this give you an empowering and positive experience, but if you want to learn how to do hypnosis here you have a great example of a verbal induction utilizing both direct and indirect methods.

An understanding of what it feels like to go into hypnosis is also very useful when you are hypnotizing others, and will make the hypnosis you do that much more effective and successful.

So sit back, relax, make sure you won't be disturbed and prepare to go deep inside and find out what it really is like to truly experience powerful mind changing hypnosis. Make sure you close your eyes when I tell you to, to ensure you get the most out of this session, and follow the links at the end for an exciting new hypnosis website which will teach you how to master hypnosis easily.








Remember to go to http://effectivehypnosis.com/training Now and take the Advanced Hypnosis Training Course.

See you next time.
Nathan Thomas

PS As of writing this post there are still a few discounted copies of the advanced course left, however i can not guarantee that they will still be there when you read this, so make sure you act fast and go here now!

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On Being A Hypnotist.

It takes some people starting out in the world of hypnosis a little while to realize the difference between doing hypnosis, and being a hypnotist. Anyone can learn to do hypnosis in less than 10 minutes, by simply copying a video or reading from a script, but actually being a hypnotist is a totally different matter.

When you are a hypnotist hypnosis is both what you do and who you are.
You have this understanding of hypnosis which runs far deeper than just techniques, you know that you can do hypnosis whenever you want to, easily, and that you will nearly always find a way to achieve your desired result, even if you are dealing with something you have never even heard of before. You have that skill of flexibility and utilization which enables you to easily turn any obstacles to your favor, and find some form of success in most situations you find yourself in.

When i first began learning hypnosis and was trying to find people to practice with, i found it really tricky, and today i speak to a lot of new hypnotists who have the same problem. They walk up to someone and say 'I can do hypnosis, let me hypnotize you" and simply get laughed at, and find that nearly everyone they talk to is a 'skeptic' or 'un-hypnotizable.'

Once you have established yourself in your own mind as a hypnotist, it is easy to move beyond this.

I went to a friend's party the other day, it was quite a way from home, and this friend was the only one there i knew.
I arrived at the door, and was greeted by four or five people who looked at me and immediately said 'Hey! You're The Hypnotist aren't you? Can you hypnotize me?'
I of course said 'Yes, I'd love to', which was followed by the most eager of the potential hypnotic subjects saying 'but i don't think you can hypnotize me' and this being backed up by skeptical titters from her companions.

Now in my earlier days the 'skeptic bell' would have rung inside my mind, and i would have immediately launched into an endless litany on the safe, natural and normal nature of hypnosis, by which time everyone would have gradually slipped away.
This time though i simply laughed and said 'yeah everyone thinks that before they go into hypnosis, but you know what; hypnosis is easy. It's natural, its just like you know when you are daydreaming and time just seems to float on by and disappear, well thats just like hypnosis, except that in hypnosis you can unlock the full and incredible power of your own mind, and experience things you would never have thought possible!'

This, said with confidence and enthusiasm, was short, simple and very effective.
I ended the party having hypnotized about four people, eliciting phenomena from basic hand stick to hallucinations, and having run through some confidence, motivation and self hypnosis training for some people nervously anticipating their first university exams. We also had a lot of hypnotic fun which suited the party environment, for example it was the host's Birthday, and i had foolishly forgotten to buy him a present, so i simply had him hallucinate one, temporarily of course.

Nothing was planned or scripted, just pure off the cuff impromptu hypnosis which was not only fun and entertaining both for the subject and the people watching, but also very useful as well as i explained to the people i hypnotized how i was giving them to key to unlock the full potential of their own mind and emerged everyone one of them feeling happy and empowered.

After being hypnotized everyone was excited, their skepticism replaced by an eagerness to apply their wonderful new abilities in their own life, with many of their anxieties alleviated and their confidence and self belief charged simply through simple entertaining casual impromptu hypnosis.

I am sure you have some idea in your own mind about what it means to really be a hypnotist, and i'd like you to think about this now, and think about what it will take for you to really get there, if you havn't already.

I hope you are beggining to understand that hypnosis is not a collection of skills or techniques, not a set of steps or methodologies, but it is who you are and what you do, what you think, believe and how you see the world.

At another level of course hypnosis is just a lable, just a word used to describe a particular psychological phenomena, so maybe 'hypnotist' isn't the word which you want to use to identify with yourself.

You may find it more empowering to think of yourself as a Neuro Linguistic Programmer, a charismatic person, a Hypnotic person, a captivating and stimulating person, someone who is entrancing and inspiring, and someone who just happens to make everyone you speak to that little bit happier.

It is of course up to you how learning hypnosis will shape your identity, but make sure you do it in a way that empowers you and does justice to the amazing potential you are unlocking within yourself.

So think on this, and wonder whether you really are a hypnotist yet, and what you will have to do to get there. When you are ready to really take the journey to being a hypnotist you'll find it richer, more inspiring, more empowering and more rewarding than you could have possibly foreseen, and best of all you will be able to look in the mirror, charged with passion and charisma and confidently say 'I am a hypnotist!' and notice just how much meaning that one little label can carry.

I hope you will enjoy contemplating what you have absorbed here, and i will see you on the next post.
Nathan Thomas
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IATH Advanced Hypnosis Certification Course

I am sorry the blog has been so quiet here lately, it will come back to life very soon with some great new content, but lately i have been working on a very exciting new project which i think you'll find very interesting.

As you may know i run the IATH, the International Association For Teenage Hypnotists, through the association i have had many requests for a hypnosis certification course, at first i thought such a thing would be impossible, as to justifiably certify someone as a hypnotist to the extremely high standards of the association would require a very in depth and advanced training course and a very large amount of professional resources.

Well i am delighted to announce that somehow, i made it happen.
The course is marketed through the IATH, but is an invaluable resource for anyone wishing to take their hypnosis skills to the next level, no matter your age.

Here's how it works, you join the course at the link I am about to give you, and you are given the information you need to set up a private introductory phone consultation with myself.
On this phone call you get to ask any and all questions you have about the course and hypnosis, and we talk about how we can make the course as valuable to you as possible and to make totally sure that through it your get to precisely where you want to be in hypnosis.

After the consultation the actual course begins, and you get your hands on an extremely impressive list of advanced training materials ( i cataloged them the other day and simply listing the material went on for well over a page), but here's a sneak peak:

• The New Hypnotists Handbook (Instant inductions, deepeners, awakeners, suggestions, routines and simple 'how to's)(PDF)
  
• An in depth look into the work of Milton Erickson and Dave Elman(MP3)
• Keys to hypnotic confidence, congruence, body language and non verbal inductions (MP3 and PDF)
  
• How to induce advanced hypnotic phenomena (including hallucinations, profound memory enhancement, deep trance identification and more) (MP3)
  
• The complete hypnotic problem solver set, how to help people live better lives with the power of hypnosis. (MP3, PDF and Video)
  
• The complete casual hypnotic entertainers set, how to amaze, enrapture and dazzle people with impressive impromptu hypnosis (MP3, PDF and Video)
  
• Simple steps to self hypnosis (MP3)
  
• How to elicit any hypnotic phenomena with no formal induction (Video)
  
• How to become a successful hypnotist out in the real world (MP3)
  
• Practice materials (PDF)
  

You will also be given video demonstrations of the skills being used live with real subjects, and live help either via phone or email will always be on hand when you need it. Remember what is listed above is just a taster, and is not everything that is included in the course.

After you have completed all the materials you can schedule your exam. This will be done over the phone and will involve Q&A and you being asked to demonstrate your hypnosis skill and understanding. You must take the exam for the first time within 6 months of beginning the course, and although failure is extremely rare if this does happen you can retake it a maximum of three times over a further 6 month period. Once you pass the exam you will be certified by the association as either a Certified Hypnotist (C.H) or Certified Teenage Hypnotist (C.TH) depending on your age or preference.

The course costs $180 until the start of February when the price goes up, and staggered paying (pay in monthly installments ) is available if you need it.

To sign up now and begin your advanced certification training, then go here:
Advanced Hypnosis Certification Course Sign Up

Or to learn more about the training, and read the comments and testimonials from others students, have a look here.
IATH Certification Course Information

Thanks, and i cannot wait to see you on the course
Nathan Thomas

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Free Unique 5 Hypnotist Induction

This will be an interesting hypnotic experience for you.

I recently held a live audio hypnosis Q&A session for members of my yahoo group and lists, the call went spectacularly with many fascinating aspects of hypnosis being discussed, however due to technical and timing problems 5 or 6 people who had signed up and showed up missed the original call.

After that call was wrapped up i started another call, with all of these people who were willing doing their own little hypnotic induction, and recording it.

The final product was an amazing 5 hypnotist tag team induction and audio hypnosis session.
Each person spoke for about 5 minutes, continuing the flow and carrying on directly from the next person. Because of the mixes of training and experience the finished audio is a truly unique recording showcasing both expertly performed direct hypnosis techniques, more subtle indirect and Ericksonian hypnosis, and a lot in between.

As well as enjoying listening to great demonstrations of so many hypnotic styles and techniques in action, if you go along with the recording you will soon enter an amazing hypnotic experience, and receive suggestions and hypnotic change work that will make you into a better and more confident hypnotist.

On the recording you will hear the following hypnotists, in this order:
Ben, fuses elegant hypnotic language and direct techniques in the progressive induction
Brian, takes you on a hypnotic journey through your inner world
James, continues this hypnotic journey with clever use of hypnotic language and techniques
Michael Grady, an experienced stage hypnotist uses direct and powerful deepening and convincing techniques before ending with positive suggestions
Nathan Thomas, (me) gives an original indirect and motivational hypnotic wrap up using many covert language devices and Ericksonian methods.

Download the audio here:
Quintuple Induction

Thanks

Nathan Thomas

PS: If you want to participate in future live hypnosis calls join the KeysToTheMind Yahoo Group
and keep your eyes peeled for announcements.

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Global Hypnosis Summit

Have you heard about the Global Hypnosis Summit?
It is perhaps the biggest event in online hypnosis history, and if you want to improve your skills in hypnosis, be it covert, street, clinical or stage, is totally unmissable.

Here's how it works.
You buy your 'ticket' online and gain 2 weeks of unlimited 24 hour a day access to the summit when it opens March this year.

During that two weeks you can enjoy exclusive one hour hypnosis lectures from 99 leading experts in the world of hypnosis at your own leisure, no plane tickets, hotel fees or time away from the job and family.

I myself will be presenting, along side nearly every hypnotist featured on the hypnosis interviews page, and many, many other world leaders in hypnosis.

Whether you are just beginning to learn hypnosis, or you are a seasoned professional i am sure you will love this event.

I thought i'd write this quick post to tell you, you better register now!
go to http://www.hypnothoughts.com/hypnosummit
to learn more, or register now at http://www.hypnosummit.com/
(tell em' Nathan Thomas sent ya)

Cheers, and be sure to check back here in about 10 days as i'll be giving away a free one hour long hypnosis audio packed with lessons, inductions and demonstrations of covert and overt hypnosis techniques in action, so don't miss it!

Nathan Thomas

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Advanced Secrets Of Covert Hypnosis Mastery

In this article you will learn not just how to avoid ever being caught using covert hypnosis, but also how to take your covert hypnosis skills to the next level and really master this amazingly powerful art.

A lot of hypnotists newly venturing into the world of covert conversational hypnosis fear that they will be ‘caught’ using their skills by their unwitting hypnotic subjects. This is an interesting fear to have as it seems to suggest that these hypnotists are doing something wrong or something bad, something which you want to 'get away with.' Apart from this being a very unhealthy attitude to have towards what is perhaps one of the most powerful vehicles for positive change and improvement there is, it is also something of a self fulfilling prophecy.

Think about this, the unconscious mind is highly perceptive, even if we are not always able to consciously access these perceptions. I am sure you know what it's like to see someone, even before you speak to them, and just automatically get a feeling about them. Maybe you'll like them, maybe you won't. These feelings will seem totally unjustified, but they'll be 100% real. If you did use covert hypnosis in an unethical manner, people would unconsciously begin to associate you with the negative results of your hypnotic suggestions, and would just naturally begin to mistrust you. So, as a matter both of ethics and of pragmatism, always use covert and conversational hypnosis for good. My moral compass is to always ask myself 'who will benefit from this' if the answer is 'no one' or 'just me' or anything other than 'everyone involved in this interaction' I bite my tongue.

So anyway, now that we have that out of the way, let’s think about this whole 'getting caught' thing from another angle. Maybe you can remember or at least imagine a time when one of your friends or a family member has been upset about something. You go to talk to them, to console them, and they turn to you and accusingly challenge you with 'you're just trying to make me feel better!' Now of course in retrospect it’s easy to think 'well duh! Of course i want you to feel good, what’s wrong with that!' But in the moment, most of us accept the accusation for what it is, and leave them alone to their sadness. As silly as this definitely is, it reveals to us a very important factor when doing covert hypnosis: People do not like being influenced. No matter whether you are trying to persuade someone to buy a car or simply to feel good and be happy people as a rule do not like knowing about it, very often to their own detriment.

This, of course, presents us with another ethical dilemma. Why influence people if they don't want to be influenced? Well think about this, every day we influence people, always. We communicate with people every day of our lives, and try and move people to make better decisions, to feel better, to be happier and to get over their own problems. The fact is also, many people accidentally use covert hypnotic tactics without realizing the harmful effects of what they are doing. A teacher will look at a child and say ' you got that question wrong, you are not a smart student and will always be a disappointment' and the hypnotic suggestion takes hold! So what is the harm of learning how to effectively influence people for good, rather than accidentally causing harm.

So, now that we've laid the ground rules of only using covert hypnosis as a 'force for good' and established that influence is a natural part of everyday life, a crucial skill which covert hypnosis simply allows you to master, let’s get back to the point of this article: getting caught.

Because not that many people know about covert hypnosis by name, it is unlikely that someone is going to turn to you in the street and say 'hey, stop covertly hypnotizing me!' If, however you don't take the following pieces of advice, it is likely that people will consciously realize the fact that what you are having is far more than a normal conversation. The harm of this is that as soon as people become too consciously involved in an interaction the hypnosis stops as the unconscious processes you are creating get interrupted and blocked. But fear not! There are easy ways to prevent this from happening.

Firstly, avoid making the common mistake of talking differently when doing covert hypnosis. A lot of people get the idea that as soon as you start using covert hypnosis, your entire voice and physiology must change. This is just a bit silly, because, think about it, covert hypnosis is an unconscious process, so naturally your unconscious should do most of the work. If you are consciously inside your head going "now i will use a presupposition...' you interrupt the natural hypnotic flow, you begin to sound robotic and uninteresting, you sound like you are delivering a prepared speech and people immediately realize something’s up and stop absorbing your suggestions.
The way to avoid this is just to talk naturally, and allow the hypnotic patterns to flow automatically from your subconscious mind, then, once your listeners are in trance, once they are hooked on your natural and irresistible flow of smooth suggestions you can begin to gradually lower, and deepen your voice, and set a hypnotic trigger, an anchor, which will instantly send them back into trance whenever you use it.

Along this vein, be congruent, as I have previously posted about 'go there first' and always be sure that the place you are taking them is far nicer than the place where they are.

The astute reader will already have realized how ironic the idea of being caught doing covert hypnosis really is. Specifically, I mean that if you really are doing covert hypnosis, by definition their conscious mind will be out of the picture, and therefore you will not get caught :) The only way you could ever get 'caught' is if they were not hypnotized, therefore you can get caught trying to do covert hypnosis, but you can never get caught if you actually do it right. Make sure you just follow the typical rules of covert hypnosis and keep the critical factor tied up. Use stories, conversational devices, linguistic patterns and rapport techniques to induce a state of hyper suggestibility, where the conscious mind is no longer able to 'catch you.'

If however your flow is broken or by some fluke of chance or mistake of yours they do consciously catch on to the fact that you are unconsciously influencing them, then if you think on your feet you can utilise this also. I remember hearing the audio of one lecture Milton Erickson did, he spent the entire time thoroughly entrancing the many doctors and psychiatrists in the audience with many hypnotic stories, and unconsciously installing in them the skills required to be a great hypnotist. Near the end of the lecture one of the doctors challenges Erickson, accusing him of hypnotizing the entire room as he talked. Erickson remained calm and simply said "that's right, you have all been listening to me whilst being in a trance, and you can sit back and find yourself getting more and more comfortable, and realize that you’ll learn all the better for it." Here Erickson utilised the fact that one of the many listeners had finally 'caught him' to his advantage, so really, if per chance you do get caught, it’s not a problem as after all, you won't have been doing anything wrong anyway.

Finally, realize that covert hypnosis is not something you do, it’s something you become. it’s part of who you are, the ability to unconsciously move people to where they want to be, and to achieve success in your own life simply because you have mastered what is probably the most important skill of this modern age. The art of communication.

So, get out there and enjoy being a conversational hypnotist!
Nathan Thomas

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How To Truly Master Hypnosis

Have you ever listened to one of those pre-recorded 'self' hypnosis CDs?
You can probably find some free online some places, but the really good ones tend to cost upwards or $50 or $60.

And of course, when i say 'good' I really mean terrible!

Instead of actual effective and useful hypnosis you empty your pockets for a 20 minute monotonous progressive relaxation induction which very occasionally succeeds in boring you into trance, but more often than not leaves you sitting there wondering what possessed you to invest $60 in this rubbish!
After the 'induction' you get one or two scripted and weak suggestions with all the emotional powerful and hypnotic brilliance of a broken twig, and are instructed to spend an hour every night for a month boring yourself stupid just to give the feeble suggestions a chance of working!

It seems today that the average visit to a hypnotherapist is just a much more expensive version of the same thing! You pay your $200 to stop smoking; you sit down in a rickety garden chair whilst the "hypnotist" reaches in the filing cabinet and begins to vomit to you a script which he or she probably just downloaded off the internet! Not surprisingly, such a process seldom works in the first one, two or even three sessions, so the client ends up paying a fortune to be read a generic, impersonal and ineffective downloaded script!

Shall we blame the training? A London hypnotherapist once told me that he paid over 1000 pounds for a year long weekend course basically to be told 'print a script off the internet and read it to the client.' One thousand pounds and 52 weekends to be told how to fail at hypnosis! That, my friends, is what many certified hypnotherapists are made of these days!

These relaxotherapists don't seem to realize just how powerful hypnosis is, and what a personal and individual process it should be!

Of course, it’s not all bad news, there certainly are many phenomena hypnotists out there, people who actually understand just how powerful hypnosis really is. Think about this: i was talking to Jeff the other day he's a clinical hypnotist and the kind of guy who likes to play with hypnosis, to just have fun messing with people's minds. (In a safe and positive way.)

He told me of this one time he was hypnotizing a woman who had a serious phobia of dogs, she couldn't even look at a dog without panicking and passing out, and despite all the 'professional therapy' she never improved at all!

So when she asked him to hypnotize her he did some normal fun things, just basically playing with the power of the mind with no specific 'intention' other than just to have fun, and at the end of this, just before he emerged her he said one sentence which changed that woman’s life, it went like this 'oh, by the way, that whole problem with dogs, that over now, that’s gone, you are not afraid of dogs anymore.' Then he woke her up.

A few months later the woman's husband called up Jeff. He told her of how the week before they were out and about together and a huge black dog had walked right up to them. When his wife's old reaction would have been to panic to the point of collapsing unconscious, now she just walked calmly up to the dog and patted it. Her husband said he almost collapsed from shock!
And all that just from one simple sentence!

Now will that work on all of your clients or subjects? Of course not!
Every person, every problem and every situation is unique, so every hypnosis session should be unique. (Before you ask, yes. it is certainly possible to do this with pre-recorded hypnosis sessions, but we'll get to that soon.)

Some people will respond best to indirect hypnosis, metaphors, stories and NLP style mind programming techniques, others will respond fine to straight forward direct suggestion and in my experience nearly everyone will respond best to a combination of everything.

it's time to stop thinking in terms of direct vs. indirect or sticking to the old alliances of Erickson Vs. Elman, it's time we as hypnotists, we as the leading edge of what should be among the world’s most popular and respected of medical fields, start thinking about what gets the job done, and leave the politics out of it!

Go into every session with the intention of fixing the problem and creating the improvement your client wants with, as little B.S, time wasting and unnecessary space filler as possible. It's just good ethics!

Now, onto the Hypnosis CDs while this rant is still full of steam... (oh, and even if you are not a hypnosis CD maker keep reading, you'll soon realize how this can give you a huge advantage in your clinical and street hypnosis!)
When you make your hypnosis CDs or just do hypnosis in any situation, instead of giving very rigid and solid suggestions and adhering to a dry and lifeless one size fits all approach it's time to make them unique per client. How do you do this even when you don’t meet or even talk to them?
Simple.
Let them do it! Tell their unconscious minds to do what’s needed for them to make their problems go in the most healthy, efficient and 'ecological' way.
Every person is different, and with this approach you can make sure your every hypnosis session, even via CD, is geared directly to the client and will fit in perfectly with their life style and their unique needs.

You can easily utilize this powerful approach when having fun or out on the streets, tell the person in hypnosis 'and whatever will have to happen for you in order for your hand to become stuck to that pole and you to feel absolutely wonderful about it is happening now!'
This way they not only practically do your job for you, but as they know their own mind much better than you do (no matter how many PHds or certificates you have!) they will nearly always do a brilliant job!

As I said above though, remember there is no one size fits all approach so when you are there, in the moment, your client or subject before you, remember you do have it in you, trust your unconscious, start talking and you will use the right approaches, sometimes you'll use metaphors, sometimes you'll use direct suggestions, other times you'll get them to go inside and do the work themselves, other times you'll do all three and maybe even something else entirely!

It's just like when you have a conversation with someone, when they ask you 'how was your day' you don't feel nervousness, your stomach drop and start wishing you had a script, you just open your mouth and trust your unconscious to create the perfect reply!

From now on endeavour to become a great hypnotist! Don’t just be a run of the mill script reader, do what’s best for your clients, do what's best for hypnosis and learn how to trust your unconscious, and be a spectacular stage, street or clinical hypnotist.

This is how you truly master hypnosis!

Thank you!
Nathan Thomas

PS
To become truly skilled at anything we must keep learning, and make sure we learn from the best, so remember to sign up to the new free street hypnosis newsletter and get spectacular hypnosis lessons from the worlds most skilled and renowned hypnotist delivered straight to you!
go here >>> Learn Street Hypnosis to learn more.

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Free Street Hypnosis Newsletter

Hi
You may be aware that i recently started a free street hypnosis newsletter at http://effectivehypnosis.com

Well i started the list, it was going brilliantly, nearly 50 subscribers to the free street hypnosis course in day one!

Then, it crashed!!
Without warning or reason my account was shut down, and the course effectively vanished!
So i did what most people do when things go wrong.

Glare at things, look angry and make plans to blow up various organizations (for legal reasons i will state the obvious, i never actually planned to blow anything up!)

Well, amazingly my glaring had some effect!
I was able to create a new account and re launch the newsletter!
this means, though, that if you were already subscribed you will have to subscribe again, i'm afraid.

Please go to http://effectivehypnosis.com now and let me know what you think!
I suggest you go now and claim your lessons before it all crashes without warning again :)

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Learn From The World Leaders In Street Hypnosis

I'm so excited to be writing this post right now.
It has taken literally months in the making, but it's been worth every minute.

Finally todays master hypnotists have decided to reveal to you some of their most powerful and easy to apply secrets and techniques all 100% free to members of this exclusive newsletter.

Join the newsletter now and you will receive free lessons allowing you to easily use and master the skills of the street hypnotist written by the best hypnotists around.
After joining the newsletter you will be learning how to:

• Use instant and rapid hypnotic inductions
• flow with eloquent and entrancing hypnotic language on the fly
• approach and hypnotize total strangers
• leave aside old anxieties and embrace total hypnotic confidence
• keep your hypnosis safe
• successfully use and create astounding suggestion phenomena

And a whole heap more.
The mere fact that you are getting all this for free should make you eager and excited to sign up now, but just in case you are not yet 100% convinced that this newsletter is for you take a glimpse at our expert panel of contributors who have created exclusive content just for you.

Sean Michael Andrews ("The world's fastest hypnotist")
Reg Blackwood ("The Quicknotist")
John Cerbone ("The Trance Master")
Adam Eason (World Leading Self Development Author)
Rich Wilson (Stage hypnotist and hypnosis expert)
Igor Ledochowski (Creator of The Power Of Conversational Hypnosis)
Tom Nicoli (NGH Superstar and brilliant hypnotist)
Richard Nongard (Creator of subliminalscience.com and spectacular hypnosis trainer)
Joshua Houghton (creator of whatsonmybrain.com)
Taylor Sherman (Street Hypnosis trainer and expert)

and many others to come as this newsletter grows!

so to make sure you don't miss out on this opportunity to learn the art and science of Street and impromptu Hypnosis, join the newsletter now.


all your details will be kept 100% secure and confidential and never be given or sold to any third party.

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Above i didn't even mention the bonus audios, updates and secret inside tips you'll get from being a member of this exclusive hypnosis audio, so if hypnosis mastery is your passion then be sure to sign up now.

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Conversational, street, self, clinical, stage, impromptu or Ericksonian, whatever your style of hypnosis you will benefit from the insights and lessons shared in this newsletter.

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Free Audio: Success Secrets Of Instant Inductions And Hypnotic Phenomena

The bad news is that whether you're a seasoned expert or just getting started in hypnosis there will be times where your instant and rapid inductions and your hypnotic phenomena such as hand stick or number amnesia just don't work.
The good news is there are easy and simple ways to turn textbook failures into dazzling successes, even if it looks like all is going wrong.
On the audio below i explain the Success Secrets of Instant Inductions And Hypnotic Phenomena, powerful techniques and concepts which i have both learned and invented which will allow you to snatch hypnotic victory from the jaws of defeat and ensure that virtually everything you do with hypnosis will be a resounding success.

Use the player below to listen, or, for a high quality recording and to keep the file on your computer, download the short mp3 here: Hypnosis Success Secrets





I hope you enjoyed that free audio lesson, please leave a comment and i'll see you on the next post!

Nathan Thomas

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Review: Kevin Hogan Covert Hypnosis: An Advanced Course in Unconscious Influence

If you're anything like me, you'll have noticed the staggering number of covert and conversational hypnosis courses which have sprung up lately.
There's course after course on the web promising to give you the ability to 'hypnotize anyone to do anything' or the power to 'covertly control anyone.'
The sad thing is the vast, vast majority of those courses are either over hyped and repackaged NLP, compilations of weak plagiarized material, or simply pure and total scams.

Now I had long known about Kevin Hogan's Covert Hypnosis: An Advanced Course In Subtle Unconscious Communication, but due to the $300 price tag, i chose not to buy it.
I went back to the sales page very recently, after having extensively studied covert and conversational hypnosis and helped a huge number of people (and made more than a few dollars) from what i had learned. My excuse then became "I already know it all."
I read the sales copy once anyway, and noticed at the bottom the price has been reduced by $100, and i thought to myself, its now less than $200, and for all you know you just might learn something that will change your life. So i shrugged off my doubts and decided i might as well go for it, I got the course and started listening to it. My expectations were high, despite myself, and I hoped I'd hear something new and original, something that would give me a feeling of satisfaction and make me really glad that i chose to make the decision to buy this product.

Kevin Hogan begins with some examples of stories and story telling. He gives several examples of powerful hypnotic stories which had me on the edge of my seat, raping up each one with a discussion of why they are so powerful, when to use stories like that, how and why.
Now story telling is extensively taught elsewhere, but the fast paced no B.S manner in which it is taught in this course made the concepts so much easier to grasp and makes the idea of telling hypnotic stories much easier. Just listening to the way Hogan teaches makes you want to leap out into the world and thoroughly trance out everyone you meet, it is quite amazing!
So here's me, "conversational hypnosis expert", being captivated and learning volumes, and I'm just on CD1!

The next CDs surprised me even more.
Rather than a rehash of the now trite and clichéd ramble on embedded commands, representational systems, etc i found something i had never before.
I found a discussion of human drives and human motivations, ways to tap into what eons of evolution and genetic programming have made us want, crave, even need, at an unconscious level.
For example, if you could think of some of the ways that buying Kevin Hogan's covert hypnosis course will cause you to have more fun, more friends, more money, more food (yes food, a powerful unconscious motivator) and dare i say it on a G rated blog, more Sex, you would be much more inclined to buy it than if the sales page simply read 'buy this course because it's good.'

The fact is, understanding how people tick and how to influence the deepest and most primal parts of who we are is extremely powerful and very well taught on this course, although i am surpised that it is not even mentioned anywhere else i know of.

Of course, as Hogan explains in CD1, just spelling out all this information would not make it so easy to learn, so Kevin much fullfils the old idea of 'using hypnosis to teach hypnosis.' He tells many stories about the information and techniques he is teaching, weaving the lessons into the stories and then discussing them afterwards. As is typical of Kevin Hogan, he does tend to rush and hurry through some sections, but all the information is there and is easy enough to understand once you start testing out what you learn in the real world.

I am not going to discuss in detail whats in all the other parts of the course, thats all on the sales page, and again, much to my suprise, it stays very true to whats in the actual course and while there is certainly commerical flair, there is no over hype or over exaggeration, the course does what is says on the box, which alone sets it apart!

Covert Hypnosis: An Advanced Course in Unconscious Influence is fast paced and packed with information which simply cannot be found elsewhere. It is a very unusual course in that unlike so many others it is not the same old information repackaged, but brand new, scientifically and psycholgically hypnotic tactics which i am thoroughly excited about using out in the real world. Kevin Hogan fully delivers and teaches you with the skill and passion you would expect of him, considering he makes $5000 an hour public speaking and is one of the most highly regarded influence and persuasion gurus alive.
It is a simply spectacular course. Find out more about here:
Covert Hypnosis By Kevin Hogan

I hope you get as much from the course as i did
Nathan Thomas

PS If you have the course please come back here and leave a comment, tell us what you think about it.
PPS The more i use this material out in the real world the more excited i get about it, it's like nothing I've ever seen before, when you learn how to light up people's drives and motivations and find out whats makes us tick it very literally gives you the key to their mind! I can't believe i missed this for so long!
Get it here: Covert Hypnosis By Kevin Hogan
Thanks again
Nathan

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Moving Beyond The Inductions, Powerful Hypnotic Suggestions For The Real World

Someone recently started a discussion on the KeysToTheMind yahoo group about whether there is too much focus in the world of hypnosis on the induction, and not enough emphasis on what actually follows.

I'm sure if you think about what the hypnotic buzz tends to be about, and run a few youtube searches, you'll see that there certainly could be some truth in that. The fact is everywhere you turn someone has created or modified a new induction, or has found some new way to repackage old induction techniques, create a whole bunch of hype and sell a few DVDs.

Now don't get me wrong, hypnotic inductions are very important, and several great innovations in them have been made recently, such as the spectacular Speed Trance Instant Inductions, but what is also true is that too many people are losing sight of what too do after the induction.

If you really think about it, putting someone in trance and then emerging them right away is utterly pointless, no matter how quick or dramatic the induction itself was.

When i first started doing hypnosis i too had the misconception that the induction was everything, which was not surprising since 3/4 of the material that i had been exposed to focused, often exclusively, on the inductions. If you have a look at my YouTube channel, you'll see that most of my earlier videos showed nothing but inductions, it wasn't until later on that i smartened up, and began showing hypnotic phenomena and suggestion.

So what can you do with people once you have them in hypnosis?
This depends upon your intention, and the environment that you are in.

In a stage hypnosis show you are unlikely to be focusing on helping people lose weight and cure phobias, as in a clinical setting you probably won't be making people sing like Elvis.
In a street hypnosis or casual impromptu setting, your intention will typically be twofold
1: To amaze, impress, entertain and inspire the crowd and onlookers
2: To give the subject(s) a wonderful and powerful hypnotic experience, and create life long positive changes without being inappropriate.

This means that, while you can cause wonderful and life changing generative change and even deal with some minor problems when doing street hypnosis, it will typically be inappropriate and just plain irresponsible for you to launch into full scale therapy in a relaxed and public setting, particularly if you are not clinically trained.

So then how do you accomplish both 1 and 2, without going too far?

When i posed this question to the magnificent hypnotist Igor Ledochowski he suggested that i begin practicing magic moments, basically making simple street hypnosis routines, such as the hand stick or number amnesia, become so powerful in meaning and so metaphorically significant that they themselves cause incredible changes.

To use the hand stick example, once you have someone in trance and have them glued to a desk, pole, wall or whatevers handy you could suggest to them "thats right, and you know people become stuck down to all sorts of weird things for no real reason at all, you could be stuck in a particular problem or annoying situation, or trapped in a harmful way of thinking or living and no matter how hard you try and free yourself, you just stick down tighter and tighter. What other people seldom realize is that all it takes is for you to change what you believe, and you'll find yourself totally free of what used to hold you back, infact, your unconscious mind already knows its time to leave old unhelpful problems behind, and as soon as you are ready to accept that your life can be whatever you want it to be, your hand can come free... now."

Above all i did was to take what was happening right then (the hypnotic suggestion, hand stuck to an object) and expand it so that it has positive effects which resonate throughout their entire life. In this case i made the handstick be a metaphor for a problem or limitation, and the hand coming free symbolising the overcoming of this problem. The unconscious mind loves symbolism, and so this effect will have incredibly powerful results in your subjects.

There are many other ways to use Magic Moments, we have just scratched the surface of an enormous topic, so try them out, experiment and see what you can do!

When you give hypnotic gifts to your subjects in an informal setting, whether you are using a magic moment or straight forward suggestion, it helps to be artfully vague.

Being artfully vague means that instead of suggesting "And in 7 days time you will get an A+ on your biology exam"
you could suggest "And at sometime in the near future your unconscious mind will delightfully surprise you proving that you have abilities and skills far beyond your expectations, and can easily be successful in areas of life that you previously struggled in"
This vagueness, often called being 'content free' allows for much cleaner, less obtrusive but still powerful and very effective changes and results, so practice giving suggestions which are both vague and precise, and enjoy seeing the wonderful results!

So now you know how to go far beyond hypnotic inductions and make everything you do with hypnosis meaningful and purposeful. When you make the habit of using magic moments and giving powerful yet subtle suggestions to all your subjects not only will you notice that their lives improve beyond measure, but so too will you as a hypnotist grow and mature so that soon you, like me, will be looking back on the way you did hypnosis a few months ago and be amazed at just how much you have improved, and know that in just a few months from now you will be looking back on yourself today, feeling proud at how much you have grown and how silly you were for ever thinking this is as good as your going to get, and don't be surprised when this cycle continues, so even if you're the best in the world, a month later you'll be twice as good.

If you happen to be a teenager reading this, i now invite you to join the IATH the free International Association For Teenage Hypnotists, and learn how to continue improving beyond measure with the ethical and effective use of hypnosis, and whether you're a teenager or not i look forward to seeing you at future posts and interviews.

Nathan Thomas

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Self Hypnosis: How To Hypnotically Program Yourself For Success

Using the power of hypnosis we as hypnotists can create wonderful and dramatic changes in people. We can easily deal with lifelong problems and help them unlock their true and incredible potential in all areas of life. As hypnosis is such a powerful force for good, it only makes sense to learn how to use this power on yourself! Everything that can be done with normal, hetero hypnosis can be done with self hypnosis. With self hypnosis you can give yourself unlimited confidence, deal with your problems easily, become a better hypnotist, increase your success in school and sports and just generally make your life immeasurably better.

Self hypnosis is, surprisingly enough, the process of hypnotizing yourself.
Now of course some argue that self hypnosis does not exist, and that what happens when people perform self hypnosis is actually ‘self suggestion.’ This is all semantics really, as whether you call it hypnosis, suggestion or a cardboard box is irrelevant, regardless of its name it is highly effective, and something every hypnotist should know how to use and utilize.

Before i teach you how to actually do self hypnosis (which i will next paragraph, and its surprisingly easy!) i first want to clear a few things up. First of all self hypnosis involves you and only you, when you listen to a 'self hypnosis' CD or MP3 you are being hypnotized by someone else. As they, not you, are doing the hypnotizing it is not really self hypnosis. Some people also argue that all hypnosis is self hypnosis, of course if this really were true you wouldn't need hypnotists, would you? Have a listen to some of my hypnosis interviews for interesting perspectives on this idea, this post deals in pure self hypnosis, and is for those who want to learn how to hypnotically program their own minds for success, happiness and anything else you want.

The way many people teach self hypnosis is with a very dogmatic and controlled methodology, strictly step by step and no deviating from the instructions. I personally favour a more relaxed and free style approach to self hypnosis. Seeing as it is your mind i cannot say what will work best for you, so i suggest you try out the methods and approaches that you will learn here and vary them so that they suit you.

The typical self hypnosis process is very similar to the typical hetero-hypnosis process; Induction, Deepening, Suggestion, Awakening.
Like with regular hypnosis, when you gain more experience and confidence with self hypnosis you'll be operating so smoothly you will not know where the induction stops and the suggestions begin, or whether there ever was an induction, you will just do it and it will work spectacularly.

To put yourself in a state of mind where you are more open and receptive to your ideas, goals and suggestions is very simple, and gets much easier with time.
There is an unlimited number of ways of hypnotizing yourself, just as there are an unlimited number of ways of hypnotizing other people. With the right intention ANYTHING can be a self hypnotic induction, and if there is anything that you know of that relaxes you and trances you out, why not use that!
To get you started here is a very simple method which i used to use all the time.

First make sure you are sitting in fairly comfortable place without too many distractions. Then close your eyes and begin to breath deeper, focus on your breathing in and out, and just begin to feel calm and peaceful. You may want to picture a calming place or imagine yourself somewhere that makes you feel really relaxed and really comfortable. Really enjoy these moments of peace, this break from the world, and when you find yourself feeling comfortable and relaxed, just allow the thoughts and ideas to flow, when you get a thought run with it, let your mind take you where it will, and really enjoy the process.

Once you are in that state it is time to begin the hypnotic work. Here you can give yourself suggestions in any way that you choose; you can visualize yourself living your perfect life, accomplishing your dreams and being successful in whatever ambitions that you have. You can use this state for mental rehearsal, rehearsing important challenges and events in the near future. You can use it to set your unconscious mind tasks and use something like ideomotive movement (automatic movement) such as arm levitation or lowering or finger signals as an indicator.
For example, for study improvement or enhanced learning, you could, whilst in this relaxed and internally focused state of mind, raise your arm to shoulder height and say to yourself "now my arm is going to lower down towards my lap, slowly and unconsciously, only at the rate and speed which my unconscious mind can process and integrate all the learnings that i have acquired today, all the information i have received, and prepare it for easy and instantaneous recall whenever i need it in the future" I am sure you can begin to see how useful this process could become, and how you can use it the make the changes you want.

Although personally i do not favour using very plain and direct affirmation style suggestions ("i am becoming...") some people find these very effective, so you should feel free to use these too if you like.
Make sure you repeat each process enough so that the message really sinks in, and that every suggestion, visualization and process that you undergo is powerfully emotionally charged, this will make your suggestions so much more powerful, as the more happy it makes you feel the more determined your unconscious mind will be to make your goal a reality.
Ensure that whilst in the 'trance' state everything that you do, every suggestion that you give and every change process you do makes you feel good, when you open your eyes afterwards you should be feeling wonderful, absolutely on top of the world with a real sense of achievement, pride and satisfaction.

As for emerging, some people like to count themselves out, (at the count of three i will be fully alert and fully aware, feeling wonderful and fantastic, 1 2 3) whereas others use other visualization processes (walking through a tunnel etc) or link emerging to an ideomotor movement (when my hand comes to rest on my lap my eyes will open and i will emerge feeling wonderful) whereas i just find myself opening my eyes and reorienting myself to the here and now when the time is right, experiment and find what works best for you.

Self hypnosis is a wonderful tool for change, therapy, personal growth and, dare i say it, 'self improvement.' Once you become skilled at using your hypnotic skills on yourself you'll not only find your skill and understanding as a hypnotist develop, but you'll also find that you become so much happier and more successful in all areas of life now that you can communicate easily with your unconscious mind. Enjoy experimenting with self hypnosis, do what works best for you and use this in the areas of your life that you most need it.
I’ll see you over at the yahoo group.

Nathan Thomas

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How To Easily Hypnotize Anyone Using Dynamic Mental Imagery

The Dynamic Mental Imagery hypnotic technique is one of the most powerful hypnotic tools around. It’s an interactive process which allows you to really get inside the minds of the people you are hypnotizing and create wonderful and dramatic changes within them that will stick for the rest of their lives.

It is an immensely easy process and is ideal for people just starting out with hypnosis, simply because as the hypnotist you need to do very little, things just happen!

With this process you take your subjects through an imagined journey to a place of their choosing, and interact with various unconscious symbols and messages along the way. This process allows your subjects to metaphorically solve a problem and change and reframe experiences in their mind. It is a wonderful and incredibly powerful therapeutic tool. Changes just seem to occur automatically as a result of it.

It is also an incredible experience for both the hypnotist and the hypnotic subject. It is fun, enjoyable and very simple and will soon become one of your favorite hypnotic processes.

The trouble is, when you are trying to describe this technique in writing you miss the real magic of it. So to fix this I asked a friend and fellow hypnotist Leo Gopala from http://incrediblemind.wordpress.com if he wouldn’t mind experiencing a particular hypnotic technique over skype, and being recorded doing so.

So here you have an example of the complete dynamic mental imagery hypnotic process, enjoy!

Use the buttons to play streaming, or right click the link below and chose save as to download the audio file. (where the audio cuts out for literally just a second all you lose is the end of the word 'powerful' and the beginning of the next sentence 'you're up on stage')




Dynamic Mental Imagery

So here’s quick summary of what happened:

1. Create a doorway, leading to a scene from their unconscious
2. Have them step through the door, into the scene, and describe it to you
3. Have them eventually move into a different experience (if nothing is happening you may want to suggest this ‘in a moment you are going to find a path or gateway, that will lead you into a new and deeper experience'
4. Have them explore the new experience, and interact with various symbols along the way (in this case the office, the clients, the awards etc)
5. When they feel they have done all they need to bring them back into ‘reality’

It is useful to recap and rerun what has happened so far at various stages so that it further cements the unconscious changes, and also to feedback their personal trance words (words or phrases which have particular importance to them, in this case ‘wonderfully important’)

This technique is so simple that you already know all you need to get out there and start using it. When you practice it more and gain more skill and confidence you’ll be able to slip in more suggestions and overall make the entire process so much more effective and powerful, so enjoy practicing this technique and noticing how much easier and more fun it becomes each and every time you use it.

Best of luck

Nathan Thomas

PS as I mentioned on the recording, I learned this technique from one of my chief mentors and teachers in hypnosis, Igor Ledochowski. He covers this technique very thoroughly on his Secrets Of Hypnosis Revealed program, which you can find here: http://effectivehypnosis.com/recommends/secretshypno.htm

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How To Become A Spectacular Conversational Hypnotist

The other day I was talking to a friend of mine, and he told me he was tired. I began to speak to him, and soon noticed that his blink rate had slowed way down, his eyes were glazed over, and he was staring at me with rapt attention. I was speaking about how easy it is to just zone out, into a pleasant, relaxed state of mind, how easy it is to naturally and automatically go in and out of trance states, and how it can help your unconscious mind to work quietly in the background, to heal you physically and mentally and to do all it needs to do, as you sit there in a pleasant state of calm. A few minutes later this friend turned and looked at me, his eyes red and watery, as if he had just woken up, a relaxed expression on his face ‘wow’ he said ‘I’m majorly zoning out now!’

A few months before this My Mother had told me that one of her friends was suffering from chronic insomnia. She had not been able to sleep more than an hour per night for several months, and she was falling apart. She had seen a team of doctors who had prescribed her useless drugs and eventually referred her to Auckland’s number one sleep psychologist. This big shot charged her an outrageous sum of money, and proffered the helpful advice that her insomnia was now so bad that it had caused a chemical imbalance in her brain and tried to put her on a heavy course of anti depressants. She went home that afternoon to think about it. She was opposed to drugs, anti depressants in particular, but she thought this was her only option. She called up my mother to discuss the matter. My mother mentioned that her son was a hypnotist, and might be able to help. Many years before her battle with insomnia she had successfully used hypnosis to quit smoking, but the hypnotist she saw quickly after her insomnia began had been unable to help her. It was only reluctantly therefore, that she agreed to talk to me on the phone for a few minutes.

In less than 15 minutes I hung up the phone. The next morning she contacted us. She was ecstatic, over the moon. She had slept perfectly without resorting to the potentially harmful and very expensive drugs. This was several months ago, and she’s still sleeping perfectly today.

Fair from being unethical and manipulative, covert or conversational hypnosis is perhaps one of most powerful vehicles for positive change there is.

It helps to think of conversational hypnosis as hypnotizing someone without them knowing it. Naturally the ability to induce trance in people and deliver to them hypnotic suggestions within an apparently normal conversation is an incredibly useful skill to have.

The fact is, we all communicate with people all the time. The very fact that you are reading this means that I am communicating with you. Since communication is something that we do all the time we might as well learn how to do it right.

Now conversational hypnosis is a huge topic, and one that you never stop learning. When you learn conversational hypnosis You’ll find that your skill as a communicator just naturally and tremendously increases, and you will just start realizing how easy it is to get what you want from life, and help so many other people to do the same.

As conversational hypnosis is such a broad topic I will not go into it all here. I will instead teach you perhaps the most important skill in conversational hypnosis there is, and one that is often over looked by many supposed ‘gurus.’

You see, a few months ago I was chatting to a man who I consider to be one of the world’s greatest hypnotists, and definitely the man to see if you want to learn covert hypnosis; Igor Ledochowski.

I asked him what he would teach someone if they knew nothing about conversational hypnosis, they really wanted to learn and he was really determined to help them as much as possible, but he only had 10 minutes to spend.

He said he would teach them how to Go There First.
A crucial ability for any conversational hypnotist is then ability to change someone’s state of mind.
As a salesman you may want to induce a ‘buying’ state
As a therapist a state of trance or even relaxation, as a friend a state of happiness, and with anyone you meet; a state of deep rapport and liking. The quickest and easiest way of inducing any state in anyone is to enter that state yourself beforehand. They will observe you entering into this particular state of mind by noticing your unconscious signals and gestures beginning to change, and will typically follow you into the exact same state. If you are already a hypnotist you will find this immensely useful to you as you do your trance inductions. If you drop yourself down into a trance as you do your induction your subjects will unconscious pick up on this and typically end up entering into much deeper and profound states than usual.

When you learn how to Go There First and lead your hypnotic subjects into the state you want them in you will find that people naturally and instantly fall into the perfect state of mind, whether that be a deep state of trust, a feeling of desire or happiness or even a hypnotic trance.

If the emotional state you want them in is too contrasting to the state they are currently in, you may want to enter that state first and lead from there.
So if one of your friends is in a really bad mood, really miserable and you want to have them be delighted and energetic. If you went straight from your normal state to this pumped up happy state, you are likely to leave them behind, and create dis rapport.
What you could do instead would be to enter into deep rapport with them before hand (by simply using the three step formula below to enter and project the rapport state) or even, if you are careful, drop yourself down into their negative state, and gradually lift yourself out.

Here’s a the simple step by step formula to help you out, remember that often it helps to do this with a state or liking trust and rapport before you try and radically change someone’s state of mind.

1. Think of the ideal state that you would like whoever you are talking to to be in (the best possible way they could be feeling right now, whether it be rapport, or something else)
2. Remember a time when you felt that feeling really powerfully, and focus on it until you begin to feel it, to live it right now.
3. Really exude that feeling, live it in your gestures, your voice, your posture, really project it powerfully to all the people around you.

I am sure I do not need to tell you how amazingly powerful this technique is, when you start using and practicing this technique you will be amazed at just how powerful and simple changing people’s moods really is.

As you learn more about conversational hypnosis make sure you always keep ethics in mind. Do what’s best for you and your subjects, and help people to live the best lives they can. Soon conversational hypnosis will become so easy and natural for you that you won’t even realize when you are doing it. You’ll find that even your regular overt hypnosis somehow becomes more effective and powerful, as you integrate these most powerful methods of communication deep into your unconscious. Have fun, be creative and adventurous and actually use what you learn, and soon you will be a spectacular conversational hypnotist.

If you want to learn more go to Igor’s website here http://www.effectivehypnosis.com/recommends/convhyp.html

To your hypnotic success!
Nathan Thomas

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Review: Deeper and Deeper, The Secrets Of Stage Hypnosis,

If you have ever considered putting on a stage hypnosis show, or simply learning how stage hypnosis is done, Deeper and Deeper, the Secrets of Stage Hypnosis, by Jonathan Chase is the book to get.

Jon Chase’s style of writing makes the content very straight forward and easy to follow, with no unneeded waffle or space fillers. He gets to the point quickly and clearly gets his message across.

Jon works hard to give you the overall picture of hypnosis. He covers the history of hypnosis and his own take on what hypnosis actually is, and what it is not (very interesting section, those who know Jon knows he has very controversial opinions).

He covers several stage hypnosis style hypnotic inductions, managing somehow to be both brief and detailed. The inductions are ideal for use on the stage, but being quick and entertaining can in many cases be used in other situations also. For the visual learner, Jon uses many photographs of the inductions in progress which help make the methods even clearer.

Jon also talks about the art of suggestion. He covers how to phrase your suggestions properly, and also the incredibly useful ‘super suggestion.’

For the stage hypnotist, Jon covers absolutely everything that you need to know to put on a stage show. He talks about tests, convincers, lies to children (basically his term for pretalk) volunteer, selection, safety, how to recognise hypnosis and deal with fakers (a particularly useful section which will save both the stage and street hypnotist plenty of humiliation), and a whole lot more. Jon finished off with a mighty list of stage hypnosis routines, to get your mind rolling.

A crucial section for both the stage hypnotist and regular hypnotist is the awakening. You learn how to efficiently emerge your volunteers in such a way that they don’t end up suing you several months later, obviously a very useful thing to know how to do!

What really sets this book apart from just another hypnosis book is what you learn about confidence and charisma. I get dozens of questions from new hypnotists who describe to me how they executed an induction perfectly and gave their subjects poetically elegant suggestions, and achieved nothing. The reason behind this is confidence. Your self belief is perhaps the most important factor in any hypnotic interaction, and Jon teaches this well. Even if you are a devout student of Milton Erickson who despises stage hypnosis and all who practice it, this section alone will be worth you getting the book.

Another particularly valuable section is Impromptu Hypnosis. Jon talks about how to pull off easy and virtually fail safe demonstrations of hypnosis whenever and wherever you are asked. As with many other sections, I would have liked more information, but the brief process described was still very useful.

Unlike many hypnosis books which subject the unfortunate reader to a litany of old and ineffective material and drown any distant sparks of originality and creativity in the mounds of sheer drivel Deeper and Deeper is an entertaining read.

The witty and controversial writing style make the book hard to put down, and a fascinating and mind expanding read, even if you do not agree with half of what Jon writes.
If you are just starting out on your hypnotic journey, and not entirely sure where to go and what direction to take, this book will be immensely useful for you. You will learn the entire hypnotic process, complete from pretalk to awakening in a fast and no B.S manner, and, although the book is themed at stage hypnotists, the skills and techniques can easily be carried across to hypnosis in any other environment.
For the more experienced hypnotist the book will give you plenty of fresh ideas to use when demonstrating hypnosis in a formal or casual setting, and help you further hone your skills and craft your technique. My only caveat to any reader of this book is that you bear in mind certain sections of this book are opinion, rather than fact, and I would suggest think about what are reading before you accept Jon’s opinions as your own. (This is not to say his opinions are wrong, they obviously work very well for him, but merely to encourage you to make your own judgments)

Although Jon does seem to skip over some important sections, on the whole the book is definitely a must have for any experienced or aspiring hypnotist. As a man who has spent decades at the very top of his field Jon has much wisdom and experience to share, and he does very effectively in Deeper and Deeper. The book is very useful and will be a valuable addition to your hypnotic library.

You can find it here: http://www.effectivehypnosis.com/recommends/DandD.htm

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Review: lnstant Hypnosis Induction Course - DVD

Sean Michael Andrews is widely acknowledged as the ‘World’s Fastest Hypnotist.' He has trained hundreds of hypnotists worldwide in his spectacular methods of instant induction. This two DVD training set is a film of one of his instant induction seminars.

The DVDs begin with some demonstrations of instant and ‘super rapid’ inductions, just to show you what you will be capable of after watching the DVDs. The demonstrations are particularly useful simply because they aren’t just done on friends and loyal students in a seminar room, but with real unconditioned people out on the street.

Before Sean goes into the specific Instant Induction techniques he begins with a little “focused relaxation” a great little hypnotic induction (which, even via DVD, was very powerful!)aimed at allowing you to learn the techniques of instant and rapid inductions quickly and easily. Once your unconscious mind is on task, the techniques begin.

Rather than teach new methods, Sean focuses on the more traditional techniques, and teaches them very well. The first technique taught on the video set is the Elman induction. Starting with the stretched out three to four minute version Sean takes you through shortening the Elman induction until you can reliably do it in just a few seconds.
The three instant induction techniques taught on the DVDs are the armpull induction, the hand drop induction, and the handshake induction.

The hand drop induction is very well covered. First there is a discussion of the instant induction theory which thoroughly covers the academic side of instant inductions and is ideal for those who need things explained logically and scientifically.
Next you see a demonstration of the hand drop induction on a student at the seminar, and a discussion of the technique. Sean goes into great detail on the mechanics of the induction, exactly when to pull your hand away, when to say “sleep!”, how to catch your subject and, of tremendous importance, deepeners.

Both verbal and kinaesthetic deepeners (head rotating etc) are very well covered. Sean is also very responsible and safety conscious, and teaches you how to ensure disaster doesn’t strike.

After this the arm pull induction method is taught. With both the traditional version and the Gil Boyne version covered in great detail, with the theory and mechanics well explained, and great demonstrations on students.

After this you get to watch his students practice the techniques on each other. Its great to see them walking around knocking each other down in just a few seconds, after only a few hours of training.

Following this Sean talks about confusion inductions, and demonstrates a handshake induction on a very surprised and soon deeply entranced student. He talks about more sneaky surprise inductions, basically how to instantly hypnotize someone who is not expecting it.
This is a very fun section, in which Sean teaches things which most other teachers emphatically claim to be impossible.

On the whole the two DVD set is ideal for experienced hypnotists to refine their technique and expand their repertoire, and for beginners to learn all you need to in order have the confidence to use instant and rapid inductions out in the real world.
The only drawback is, like most hypnosis DVDs, the quality is not perfect (ie at one stage a rather rude student stands right in front of the camera as Sean demonstrates an induction) but the content easily makes up for this.

I found that the DVDs taught the techniques in a way which made the inductions surprisingly easy to learn and understand (or maybe I am just responding to Sean’s hypnotic suggestions :D). I highly recommend these DVDs to anyone wishing to learn and master instant hypnotic inductions.
You can find them here http://worldsfastesthypnotist.com/instantDVD.html

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How To Do Street Hypnosis: The Entire Hypnotic Process

When most people do hypnosis they do it in a very formal and controlled setting. Stage hypnotists spend hours setting the scene, and all their volunteers have traveled their specifically to experience and witness hypnosis. Clinical hypnotists and hypnotherapists have very organized and structured office environments, again with all their clients coming with the sole intention of being hypnotized. Here you’d have plenty of time to spend with your client, and in many cases would have spoken and prepped them before hand. You are in a safe and controlled situation.

Street Hypnosis is different. You are out in the real world, have to think on your feet and have no idea what is going to happen. And I’m not just talking about the Street Hypnosis when you approach a total stranger by the beech and ask them to be hypnotized; here in this post I will focus primarily on the much more popular style of street or impromptu hypnosis. This is where you get to that stage that when one of your friends asks you if you can hypnotize them right now, whether at home in your living room or in front of 20+ people at a loud party (or even in a supposedly quiet classroom) you can confidently and truthfully say “yes!”

Throughout this post I will explore with you just one of the many approaches you can use with this style of street hypnosis. This approach is straightforward, easy, and virtually fail safe. It is bound to amaze any crowd and achieve astounding results. However I ask that you do not limit yourself to it. Be creative and original, use as many approaches as possible and definitely create your own, this is just a nice simple way of getting started. And it works!

So here is this particular approach to street hypnosis. It’s outlined in a simple step by step format to really help you get started using hypnosis out in the real world.

Step One: PreTalk

Step one, after you have agreed to hypnotize someone, and have any eager volunteer, is pretalk.
Now, in many cases you will not actually need to use a pretalk, but in many others you will, so it is wise to know how to do it. A pretalk serves several main purposes; to remove any fear, skepticism and doubt from your subjects minds, to build expectation and really prime them for a powerful hypnotic experience, to build rapport with your subjects, and to deliver a few cleverly placed suggestions. I do not suggest that you write and memorize a pretalk, I suggest that you just start talking and see what happens. Just like every other aspect of the hypnotic process it is always so much more powerful if it is spontaneous. Be sure you cover what i mentioned above, making sure they have a good understanding of what hypnosis is and are comfortable with the process and eager to experience it.

Step Two: Induction

There are so many ways of inducing hypnosis it can be hard to know which to choose from. There are progressive inductions which take up to half an hour, and, my preference, instant and rapid inductions, which tend to take anywhere from 1 minute to 1 second.

I will not go into all the different types of instant and rapid inductions here, but go to http://youtube.com/keystothemind for many video demonstrations of instant hypnotic inductions.

The induction I am going to focus on here is a very quick version of the Elman method.

For some rather absurd reason many hypnotherapists have lengthened Dave Elman’s induction method, which in his own words should never take more than a minute, and only tends to last about 10 seconds, to a process which takes several minutes to complete. In fact, everything I have read on the Elman induction that was not written by Elman himself makes the process take at the very least three minutes. This is just absurd! Why make a 10 second process take three minutes!

The way the Elman Induction works is the following. You ask them to close their eyes, then to imagine and pretend that their eyes are so relaxed that they just will not open, and then to test them and make sure they won’t open.

“Ok, now just close your eyes and relax your eyes to the point where they just won’t open, and when they’re so relaxed that they just will not open test them to see that they are glued shut.”

Of course, you can phrase this in anyway you like, but that is the basis of it. The vast majority of people will at this stage be trying in vain to open their eyes, much to the delight of whatever crowd there is.

At this stage you simply tell them to transfer that feeling from their eyes to the rest of their body, and to just “sleep deeply and go right down into a deep trance.”

With the very few people who do just open their eyes simply say to them something along the lines of “no, I said to test that you can’t open your eyes, not that you can. It’s obvious that you can open your eyes, but the idea is to make it so that you can’t.”

I have had one or two determined skeptics who still open their eyes even after this, at which point I suggest you switch inductions. This should happen less than 1 in 100 times, so I wouldn’t worry too much about it.

Now by this time you definitely have trance, but it can be wise to go into deepeners to both formalize the trance state, and build even more responsiveness. At this stage a simple 10-1 count down should work.

"I'm now going to count from 10 down to 1, and with every number i count you just go deeper into trance, 10, going down even deeper, 9 beggining to realize just how wonderfully relaxed your are feeling great, 8 all the way down going deeper with every word i say, 7 noticing your breathing deepen as you go all the way down..."

Step Three: Suggestion

This is where you have your fun, and blow the mind of the audience and hypnotee.
As in every other step, the possibilities are endless, but here is just one suggestion:

The Hand Stick routine. I choose this routine for this article as it is not only simple to do, but also has a very dramatic effect. Here is where you simply take someone’s hand, and stick it to a wall, desk, chair, whatever is handy. Again there are so many ways that you can do this, but here is just one simple option. “Ok, now in a moment I am going to take a hold of your hand, and put it palm down on the table. I want you to imagine that the table is coated with powerful sticky glue, and when I place your hand on the table it will immediately stick there, and you will be unable to unstick it no matter how hard you try. (move the hand to the table and put some pressure down on it) ok, now as I count from one to three that hand becomes firmly glued to the table, as if that hand and the table were carved from the same piece of wood, totally locked glued and attached. 1 locking tightly now, 2 already totally unable to unstick it, 3 that hand is glued to the table, you could attempt to try and pull it off, but the harder you try the tighter it sticks down tightly now, try but you can’t, try but it just locks tighter!” Keep this patter going until you have had your fun, and then unstick them. This is where you can become very creative, and attach something to the releasing of the hand. “alright, now in a moment, I am going to tap you on the hand, and your hand will be free, you will be able to move it easily, but when this happens it will be as if a powerful wave of total happiness just washes of you, like every good thought and feeling, every positive emotion you have ever had has been magnified, and will cascade over you, really filling you with this amazing happiness, the moment your hand lifts off the table.”
(tap their hand and notice them grinning from ear to ear and looking simply delighted) "thats right, and it feels good to know that you can enjoy these wonderful feelings whenever you like."

Please do not use that script word for word. Vary it, add your own personal touch, and be creative with your approach. Be sure to compliment them every step of the way, every reaction you get tell them they are doing fine. You may want to use the line “Because your eyes are glued shut...” to enhance the power of your suggestion, this basically tells them that they are already in hypnosis, already responding to your suggestions, so will easily follow all other suggestions that you give.

I want to emphasize the need to do something powerful and good for your subject. This is what elevates hypnosis to a level far beyond that of cheap magic tricks, this is where you blow their mind with powerful positive suggestions and leave them much better off than when you found them. So take the time to really do something good for your subjects, make them feel happy and release them from the monotony of normal life.

Step Four: Awakening

After you have had your fun and given them enough powerful positive experiences to last a life time, it is time to wrap up. Emerging people from trance can be as simple as saying “ok, open your eyes and wake up!” or another powerful chance for suggestion giving.

Again, be creative and original with your approach to this, and do not limit yourself to what you read here. It helps to be sure that your emergence routine accomplishes at least the following: brings them to a normal state of wakefulness, removes any lingering suggestions which could cause problems in the real world, and leaves them feeling fantastic.

Here’s an example: “Now I’m going to count from one to three, when I reach three you will become fully awake and fully alert, feeling wonderfully refreshed and simply fantastic! 1, begin to feel energized and alert, 2, breathing deeply and feeling wonderfully refreshed, 3 open your eyes now and feel fantastic!”

Now you have a simple street hypnosis process which will serve you very well in the real world. Get out there and use what you have read, use your own ideas, learn from as many sources as possible and fill your mind with amazing routines and possibilities. As I have said many times, this is not the be all and end all of street hypnosis. This is one method, one approach, one recipe. Get out there and use it, experiment and try new things, have fun with hypnosis and really make a powerful difference in people’s lives.
Nathan Thomas

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Review: Mastering Hypnotic Power, Stage, Street and Clinical Hypnotic Phenomena

What is hypnosis without hypnotic phenomena?
Phenomena, such as Amnesia, Catalepsy, Anesthesia and Hallucination define hypnosis. They are what makes hypnosis interesting and unique, and what makes hypnosis powerful.
Hypnotic phenomena is what Wows onlookers and produces dramatic changes in peoples lives.
Without hypnotic phenomena hypnosis becomes relaxotherapy, and stage and street hypnosis become useless.
If you want to succeed as a hypnotist you have to master hypnotic phenomena.

Mastering Hypnotic Power For Stage, Street and Clinical hypnotic Phenomena is a two DVD set by Richard Nongard, co creator of Speed Trance.
The main emphasis of the DVDs is to teach you how to produce hypnotic phenomena, including the favorites of catalepsy, amnesia and hallucinations in any situation, whether to astound and amaze crowds when doing stage and street hypnosis, or to produce powerful and lasting changes in a therapy environment.
By flicking between the "classroom" and clips of Richard performing the techniques in a live context you are left with a complete understanding of both the theory and the practical side of the techniques.

One of the best things about this training set is that it covers the entire hypnotic process.
It begins with talking about what to do first, teaching you how to gain rapport with an audience or potential volunteers, how to do an effective pre talk and how to use several handy "convincers" to warm up your subjects and remove skepticism (they are extremely helpful when doing impromptu hypnosis, a quick demonstration of suggestion (even pseudo suggestion) before leaping into the induction hugely increases your success rate).

Following this you learn hypnotic inductions. Being both a pioneer in "Speed Trance" and other instant inductions, and a well trained expert in Ericksonian hypnosis, Richard gives you the best of both worlds and teaches several instant inductions, (including his own version of the handshake induction) touching briefly on Speed Trance, as well as slower verbal inductions. The live clips showing the techniques in use are fantastic learning tools, and the explanations ensure that you know exactly why and how the techniques work, so that you can recreate them in your own style.

After discussing how to use deepeners to ensure your subjects are in the ideal level of trance the dvds launch into the hypnotic phenomena, and how to produce it in any setting.
Just like the previous sections of the dvd the phenomena are very well taught and leave you with everything you need to be able to confidently induce Amnesia, Catalepsy, Positive and Negative halucination and other powerful phenomena anywhere, anytime.

Next you'll learn about hypnotic language. This is the "icing on the cake" section, teaching you how to ensure that your hypnotic inductions and routines are a success by using mind bending hypnotic wordplay. This is where you start to pick up on the subtleties and nuances of what goes on when you really do hypnosis, and become much more skilled and powerful as a hypnotist.

The DVD set ends with a discussion on safety, ethics and morals, and the law.
Here you'll learn about what you need to do to make sure you don't get in legal trouble when doing stage, street and clinical hypnosis, and how to keep everything you do safe and ethical.

Mastering Hypnotic Phenomena, Stage Street and Clinical hypnosis is an all inclusive and thorough DVD set teaching you all you need to know to become an effective and powerful hypnotist. The DVDs will give you the real world skills you need to begin using and applying these techniques immediately out in the real world, and will be amazingly valuable to you if you want to succeed in hypnosis.

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Nathan Thomas

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Safety! How To Avoid Hypnotic Mishaps and Disasters!

There are several myths and misconceptions which make people think that hypnosis is unsafe, predominantly among them is the idea that poorly or vindictively performed hypnosis can cause psychological harm to the subjects.

Provided that we have a basic understanding of hypnosis, and exercise common sense, this really isn't a major concern (unless being careless or causing people harm is your intention, in which case stop reading this blog now!)

There are, though, several things which do threaten the safety of our subjects in an everyday setting, and as hypnotists it is our responsibility to take care of these.

Perhaps the vice that we have to be the most wary of is falls.
When you are doing hypnosis, especially when you are using instant inductions, or hypnotizing someone whilst they are standing, it is very possible that out hypnotees will have a rather unpleasant fall, which will not only snap them right out of trance, cause them great pain and possibly even send lawyers knocking at your door, but it just isn't good practice to let this happen.

Standing instant inductions are fun, powerful and very effective, but also very risky if you do not know what you are doing.
Be sure to emphasize, both before and during the induction and main part of your hypnosis, that the subject will continue to stand safely and securely no matter what.
Letting your subjects fall to the floor is tempting, as it looks very impressive and is a powerful convincer, but be sure you really know your stuff before you even attempt this.

The first time i tried this induction style it was on a rather large fellow.
I foolishly used the "fall back induction" method, and upon the "sleep" command he obediently began to fall, i went in to catch him and guide him safely to the ground, struggled, and...WUMP!... fortunately no broken bones, but it could have been very bad indeed!
If you plan to use this induction method, be sure it is with a reasonably sized candidate, and practice catches on a safe surface first!

Also be wary that, when in trance, people do just fall spontaneously, whether off chairs or from standing. When seated always make sure they are sitting securely in a stable chair, and emphasize the suggestion that they will remain safely seated the whole time.

When standing always be sure you have your wits about you.
On another memorable occasion i did a regular standing instant induction, and as subject stood there listening to me deepen his trance he, for whatever reason, just collapsed. I managed to lower him down at a safe pace, but i was lucky!

You can also physically hurt your subjects if you are too violent with your instant inductions (it happens!). No need to yank arms out of sockets, common sense is really all you need here.

Another crucial thing to take note of is your awakening. (emergence, back to the room, what have you).

This is where you take your subject out or trance, and return them to normal awareness.
There are a couple of points to bear in mind here:

1 make sure that you fully remove any suggestions which could cause problems in real life, in general remove ALL suggestions, except perhaps some safe post hypnotic suggestions (such as a suggestion for re hypnosis) and suggestions for happiness, improvement and positive change.

2 make sure that you avoid leaving your subjects with a Hypnotic Hangover.
This is a bit like when someone suddenly wakes you up and drags you out of bed in the middle of the night, you feel drowsy and dull.
Of course, as hypnosis is not sleep, it can have different effects, such as a long lasting headache.
This is not serious and can easily be removed with suggestion, but of course it is ideal to prevent it, and the best way to do this is to make sure your "wake up" is gentle and effective.

In my opinion your "wake up" procedure should be sure to accomplish the following:

1. Return the subject to complete alertness
   
2. Remove any suggestions with the exception of those given for therapy and generative change or carefully placed post hypnotic suggestions
3. Avoids a hypnotic hang over
4. Leaves the subject feeling fantastic!

Heres an example "Now i am going to count from 1 to 3, and when i reach three your eyes will open and you will feel wonderful and become fully alert and aware, returning to a normal happy state of mind. Realize that from now on everything returns to normal and goes back to the way it was before yo were hypnotized Except, that you will feel simply fantastic, sleep wonderfully when you go to bed, and wakeup at your normal time feeling refreshed, relaxed, alert, simply fantastic. 1, coming up slowly now, 2 beginning to feel alert and energetic, ever muscle in your body every cell in your brain buzzing with healthy energy and 3 eyes open fully alert feeling wonderful!"

Now that was a very basic example, as you gain more experience you will be able to trim it down easily and make it more powerful and effective, adding your own personal touches, but for now that shows you the sort of thing you should be aiming for. Make sure they "return" feeling great. Not only is this ethically decent, but it appears good to onlookers as well.


If you are performing street hypnosis on strangers there are a few more ways bad luck can bite you. I won't write much on this, but here are a few quick points:
Be sure that rushed passers by can't collide with you, your subject or your camera man, make sure you check that you are not hypnotizing people with epilepsy or other severe dysfunctions, and if you are hypnotizing children make sure you have their parents OK.

The final thing i will warn you about is abreactions, these are so incredibly rare that i have never witnessed one, but they do happen.
An abreaction is basically when someone has an intense emotional reaction to something they experience while in hypnosis, this can result in obvious signs like hysterical laughter, crying and even screaming.
The best way to reduce the likelihood of this happening is to check that your subject has no particular fears, phobias or "issues" that may interfere before beginning, and to avoid potentially risky exercises like regressions before you gain more experience.

Realistically 99/100 things will go fine, but it only takes that one bad fall or other incident to really play havoc with your hypnosis career. Take to heart what you have read here, and always do what you can to keep your subjects safe. Ultimately there is no substitute for real knowledge and experience, so get out there and have fun with hypnosis, mess with peoples minds in a safe and positive way!
To learn more i highly recommend you check out the Secrets Of Hypnosis Revealed, it talks about safety in great depth and has been a wonderful learning tool for me, i am sure it will help you out just as much.

Now, get hypnotizing!

Nathan Thomas

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Waking Hypnosis: Simple, Fun and Easy Feats Of Hypnotic Suggestion

When word gets out that you are a hypnotist it becomes almost impossible to get through even a day without someone asking you to hypnotize them.

In many cases its great to go straight into an instant induction and some no holds barred trance work, but often this isn't appropriate. In these situations i used to just say "maybe next time" and leave it at that, but a few months ago i got bored and frustrated with this, and decided to try some waking hypnosis.

Waking hypnosis is, to me, basically any hypnotic process which bypasses the whole inductions and deepener section, and goes straight for suggestion and trance phenomena.
Below I'll discuss the core of waking hypnosis (what will ensure it works pretty much every time) and give you some simple waking hypnosis routines to get you started, and a video showing these techniques in action.

I'll admit that waking hypnosis can seem difficult.
The first few waking hypnosis experiments i did (sticking peoples hands to...whatever is handy faces, desks, walls etc) were riddled with Milton model patterns, metaphors, and complicated multi level suggestions, and even with that i only had about a 1/2 success rate.

It feels amazing when it works, but a 50% failure rate was just too high.

A little while ago i made discovery about waking hypnosis.
My friend Jeff Stephens (recently interviewed) told me a story of one of his hypnosis sessions.
The client arrived, and sat down opposite Jeff.
Jeff gazed at him and said "why did you put your hand down in glue?"
The client struggled in vain to lift his hand, was astounded, and went on the have a life changing hypnosis session.
Jon Chase speaks of a time when, at a restaurant one of the waitresses overheard that he was a hypnotist, and told him that there was no was he could hypnotize her.
Jon told her that that may be so, but despite that she could not put down the menus she was holding, and the harder she tried the more impossible it gets.
She never doubted hypnosis again.
Richard Nongard was in a similar situation, and ended up gluing the waitresses eyes shut as she took their order.

Its all down to belief.
You can use all the fancy language patterns in the world, but if you don't believe that what you are doing is going to work, if you don't have confidence in your ability, it almost definitely won't.

After making this discovery, i decided to test it out.
After gluing a few peoples' hands to various things (lacks originality i know, but I'm working on it) in just a few sentences (or even less) with a 100% success rate i knew i was onto something.
Being able to produce deep trance phenomena with just a few words is a very useful ability!

The crucial question is "how to you get this belief and confidence?"
If confidence comes from a belief that what you do will definitely be successful, and being successful is definitely going to happen if you believe you are confident, simply knowing this is all you need.
And if that's confusing don't worry, it will suddenly come together when you begin to use the techniques i am going to give you below.

So, what can we use waking hypnosis for?
Mostly its an amazingly powerful convincer of the effects of hypnotic suggestion, the power of the unconscious mind etc.

The most simple waking hypnosis exercises are often called suggestibility tests, imagination exercises and such like.

There are 100s of these, but we will just focus on one basic technique for now.
This isn't the technique i use the most, but it is simple, powerful, and virtually fail safe.
Heres the way it works:

1. Have the person hold out their hands, palm facing palm, about a foot apart.
2. Have them imagine that their hands are magnetic plates and are being magnetically pulled together (or pick the metaphor of your choice).
   

Keep looping through this metaphor and using similar suggestions, and their hands will begin moving together of their own accord.
Now this can be used as a great platform for an instant induction, but thats not the topic of this post.

The mere unconscious moving of their hands is enough of a convincer for many, but the fun part is to come.

Once their hands begin moving tell them that when their hands touch they will stick together, and they will be unable to pull them apart.
The effects of this can be either hilarious or frightening, so be sure to frame it in a fun and positive way.

Heres a sample "script" of the type of patter that i might use when doing this routine, my patter is always spontaneous and made up on the fly, and i suggest yours be the same, but this basic script will give you something to build on if you need it:

"Now imagine that your hands are magnetic plates, and that they are being pulled and attracted powerfully towards each other. And as you feel that strong magnetic force notice how your hands are already begging to move all by them self. That's right, and as those hands continue to move together this interesting unconscious movement means that when your hands touch they will stick tightly together, become totally locked in place, stuck, glued, bonded and locked powerfully and tightly stuck together, and no matter how hard you try in vain to unstick those hands, they will just stick tighter and tighter. (when hands touch:) They're stuck, you could attempt to try and pull them apart, but when you try you will simply realize that they are glued together."

Now you have your fun for a few moments, then piggy back on some positive suggestions ("and this serves to show the the awesome power of your own unconscious mind, and the amazing things you can accomplish when you put your mind to it"). After such an exercise people will naturally be highly suggestible, so please utilize this and do something good for them.
(oh, and remember to free their hands afterwards!)
I often like to associate the release of the hands with another suggestion, have fun experimenting with this, and notice how easily your suggestions are accepted and acted upon.

Some other waking hypnosis routines which i enjoy doing and have a great success rate with are:

• Gluing hand to face, desk, table, wall, wherever is about!
  
• Eye lock (very powerful!)
• The "A OK" convincer
  
• Magnetic hands, fingers etc

Heres a great video, published on youtube by Richard Nongard, showing some waking hypnosis convincers and effects used as early as the 1950s!
As you watch it think about how you can use and adapt the techniques shown fit whatever scenario you plan to use them in, and how you can make them so much more powerful and impressive.



Now you've read the post and hopefully watched the video its time to get out there are start using these techniques. Be creative,enjoy yourself, and you'll be pleasantly surprised at how fast your skills grow!
See you next post
Nathan Thomas

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Review: Speed Trance. Instant Hypnotic Inductions

"Speed Trance" is a new system of incredibly fast hypnotic inductions developed by John Cerbone and Richard Nongard. The Speed Trance inductions are creative and original, and make a refreshing change from the old text book instant induction methods.

I have seen video clips of Richard and John in action and interviewed them about their techniques, and the things they can pull off using Speed Trance are incredible, i remember John saying that his fastest recorded speed trance induction using a method he developed was 0.6 seconds.

After being watching and being amazed by their YouTube videos i decided to try out some of their techniques.

About half the time i had incredible success, putting people who had never been hypnotized before into deep trance before i could even count to three, and the responses from subjects and spectators were amazing.
But there was definitely something i was missing.
It did not always work for me.

Now i am a great fan of flexibility, but despite this i was still unable to achieve consistent success based upon what i had seen on YouTube.

Knowing the potential of the techniques i decided to get the Speed Trance training DVDs, to see if i could find the missing piece of the puzzle.
No sooner had i watched the DVDs when my success rate with Speed Trance doubled.

The time it took to perform the inductions halved (from about six cut down to three seconds) and i have had a 100% success rate with all speed trance techniques i have used since watching the DVDs.

Below i have posted a thorough review of Speed Trance, so that you know exactly what you're getting:

The DVDs begin with a general discussion of speed trance and instant induction theory. I found this very useful as instead of just leaping into the demonstrations they give you a thorough understanding of the various hypnotic techniques and devices used which is tremendously important when using the inductions yourself. Richard and John share insightful anecdotes and stories of their own use and development speed trance, and their experiences with it which all serve to help you understand these techniques and skills at a much deeper level.

Following this is a discussion of individual speed trance inductions, including a host of three second or less inductions, and handshake interrupt methods. As I mentioned above I am impressed by the originality and creativity of these techniques. Instead of the trite and dull shock and surprise inductions methods the speed trance techniques utilise sensory overload, confusion, loss of equilibrium and more which all combine to create deep trance in just a few seconds.

You are shown footage of these inductions used in a real life setting (a bar) and given a full break down of how to use the techniques yourself.

If you are completely new to hypnosis then I would suggest you wait a little while and develop a good understanding of the basics before making the leap to speed trance.

If however you already have some experience in hypnosis, and are comfortable with the routine hypnotic techniques then speed trance will be an essential addition to your skill set. I have used the speed trance inductions very frequently and am consistently finding that they leave other induction techniques in the dust. Whether you are interested in stage, street or clinical hypnosis you will benefit profoundly from this dvd set.
You can find it here: Speed Trance Instant Hypnotic Inductions.

I also received several other hypnosis training DVDs from the hypnosis superstores, all of which have been fantastic, and will be reviewed here in the near future.
Thanks
Nathan Thomas

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Hypnotic Phenomena Video and Break Down

Perhaps the most powerful and amazing mysteries of hypnosis are the hypnotic or "Deep Trance" phenomena.
Stage and clinical hypnotists alike have been amazed by what the mind is capable of when under hypnosis, and many people only believe in hypnosis because of the amazing trance phenomena that hypnosis can induce.

People can lose control of parts of their body, tolerate extreme pain, see things that aren't there, not see things which are, forget names, numbers friends and family, relive their childhood, remember entire books word for word that they haven't read for years and a great deal more when in a state of hypnosis.
With a friend of mine i set out to demonstrate a few of these hypnotic phenomena.



The first thing you see in the video is Arm Catalepsy, when his two hands are stuck together.
There are several reasons why i could get this to work so quickly without any real induction:
Firstly i was confident, i knew it would work, and subconsciously he picked up on this.
In certain street hypnosis settings i have in the past been uncertain and nervous about the outcome of the hypnosis, wondering whether or not what i did would "work" and not surprisingly in those circumstances it often didn't, But with confidence and a total belief that what you do will work, it really is bound to.

I also used some Milton model language "people can experience catalepsy very quickly" to ensure that he believes that it will work and to prime his unconscious. Then you saw me hold his hands together in a certain way. There is no "secret" to this.
It what i like to call the "Pinstripe Principle." Making him think i was doing something technical like tapping on nerve points or something similar not only creates overload by sending many kinesthetic message units to the brain, but also further builds the expectation that something amazing is about to happen. By then all it took was the very direct suggestion "They're stuck, and you cannot move them no matter how hard you try," to induce arm catalepsy.
I converted this into an induction simply by "piggy backing" the idea of going into a trance onto the lowering of his hands.

Then i deepened the trance state, this has been edited out of the video simply for time reasons (it was too long for youtube before hand). I will not go into how to deepen the trance here as exhausting all the different methods would take hours, but if you want to learn how i suggest you get "The Secrets Of Hypnosis Revealed" by Igor Ledochowski which will give you all you need to know about induction, deepener and suggestion.
You will also see me use fractionation, emerging and re hypnotizing the subject (Ben). This is an old and powerful principle which basically means that the more someone enters a certain state the deeper they go. It is like getting into a hot spa pool, at first you go in to your knees, and then you get out, then you do down to your waist, and then out, and then you are able to go all the way down to your shoulders.

Next on the video you see arm levitation. This allows me to test how responsive he is at an UNconscious level to my suggestions. You'll notice that the lifting of the arm is very jerky and irregular, this means it is a genuine unconscious movement, which was a great sign. If his arm hadn't moved or had shot up with obvious conscious effort i would have known he was not responsive enough to continue, and probably continued deepening the trance.

Next you see the old favorite, name amnesia.
At such a deep level of trance this can be very straight forward "when i count to 5 you will have completely forgotten your name and you will not be able to remember it no matter how hard you try."
It is however very important to find a reference experience, a time where a similar phenomena happened to them so as to teach their brain how to forget their name.
In this case i used the typical scenario of having a word on the tip of your tongue but not being able to remember it.
This happens to people all the time, so it was easy for him to access that feeling and apply it to his name.

After that we induced a simple positive hallucination, seeing his name written across his hand.
Then i used a standard arm pull re induction method, and went for the big one: Negative Hallucination.

By way of finding a reference experience for this one i thought of using a window, seeing through something that he knows is there.
I also used several very direct suggestions as well to ensure he knew what the desired effect was.
The unconscious mind is an amazing thing, my suggestions were for him to not be able to see his left hand and forearm.
He was wearing a long sleeve jumper, and negatively hallucinated the sleeve of that also, even though it was not suggested.
In order to experience negative hallucination you have to positively hallucinate what is behind what you are negatively hallucinating, which was why i put my hand up right behind his to see how he would respond.

So think about the techniques above, and how you can use and apply them yourself. Remember to be flexible and creative, and to simply have fun experimenting with hypnotic phenomena (bearing safety in mind at all times!). If something you do doesn't quite work think of it as a great learning opportunity, think about what could have gone wrong and fix it next time, and be sure to be confident with what you do.
Thanks for reading!
Nathan Thomas
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As i mentioned above you need to really know what your doing when it comes to inductions, deepeners, how to phrase suggestions and how to avoid any danger or trouble that may occur (abreactions etc, very rare but best to be able to deal with just in case).
Because of this i strongly suggest you get a copy of "The Secrets Of Hypnosis Revealed" which is by far the best audio course in overt hypnosis around.
I highly recommend you get it now as it will give you all the skills and techniques you need to become a skillful and effective hypnotist.
You can find it here: http://www.effectivehypnosis.com/recommends/secretshypno.htm

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Hypnosis Interviews

Welcome to the exclusive KeysToTheMind Hypnosis Interviews.

Here you can find Interviews with some of the more prominent and insightful figures in hypnosis today.
People interviewed thus far include: William May, Taylor Sherman, Jamie Smart, Katherine Anne, Igor Ledochowski, Reg Blackwood, Stephen Brooks, Sean Michael Andrews, Jonathan Chase, Anthony Jacquin, Jeffrey Stephens, Tom Silver, Richard Nongard and John Cerbone.

January 20 2009: William May

A man with phenomenal mastery of hypnotic language and probably the best kept secret of the world of covert hypnosis William May and i go deep into the powerful yet ethical use of Milton Model language and covert / conversational hypnosis.




Will is the creator of the lesson on Ericksonian Hypnosis as part of the 'Skills Of The Masters' section on the IATH Advanced Hypnosis Course (www.teenagehypnosis.com/training)


Christmas Special 08
Celebrity hypnotist interview parody by Darren Altman.
Download this hilarious parody of many of the KeysToTheMind interviews created and recorded by the spectacular voice over artist and member of the KeysToTheMind Yahoo Group, Darren Altman, here:
CelebrtiyHypnotistImpressions
or use this link: http://www.effectivehypnosis.com/CelebrityHypnotists.mp3

Let us know what you think!


September 22 2008: Taylor Sherman
Spectacular young hypnotist hypnosis trainer Taylor Sherman (aka PokerWithoutCards) gives a spectacular interview where we extensively cover hypnotic language patterns and talk about how to become a skilled street and impromptu hypnotist.





To learn more about Taylor Sherman visit his blog, www.trancedout.com and his youtube channel: http://www.youtube.com/pokerwithoutcards

September 12 2008: Jamie Smart
World famous hypnotist and NLP trainer Jamie Smart and discuss hypnotic language, limiting beliefs, non verbal hypnosis, and how to rapidly become an incredibly skilled and effective hypnotist.






Find spectacular free NLP and hypnosis courses, lists and eBooks at www.saladltd.co.uk, and join the community at enhance your skills at www.mynlpresources.com

August 23 2008: Katherine Anne
I talk to Katherine Anne, an amazing teenage hypnotist well known for her incredible YouTube hypnosis and mentalism videos.






To find out more about Katherine Anne you can check out her spectacular YouTube channel here: http://www.youtube.com/user/katherineanne83 and her personal website, www.katherineannemagic.com

July 25 2008: Igor Ledochowski
I talk with Igor Ledochowski, A spectacular hypnotist and world leader in conversational hypnosis, who i greatly admire. As well as talking about the ethical and practical side of conversational hypnosis we also discuss his own unique approach to street hypnosis, and the Imethod, his revolutionary new system of self hypnosis.







You can find out more about Igor Ledochowski by having a look at The Power Of Conversational Hypnosis for covert hypnosis, or for more overt hypnosis, The Secrets Of Hypnosis Revealed.


Mid July 2008: Reg Blackwood
British Born Kiwi street hypnotist Reg Blackwood talks about his original approach to street hypnosis and talks about instant inductions, self hypnosis, accidental hypnosis, and much more.



You can find out about Reg's book on Street Hypnosis and his Instant Induction training course at www.quicknotist.com


July 02 2008: Stephen Brooks
Pioneer and legend in Indirect hypnosis Stephen Brooks and I discuss the more Indirect and Ericksonian styles of hypnosis. Some of the more interesting topics were hypnotic language patterns, and the real purpose behind them, whether hypnosis could become widely accepted by the general public, Stephens opinion on stage and direct hypnosis, hypnotic stories and metaphors, and much more.





To learn more about Stephen and to join his free online course visit www.british-hypnosis-research.com

June 28 2008: Sean Michael Andrews

Spectacular Street Hypnotist Sean Michael Andrews and I discuss the practical side of Street Hypnosis, including how to get volunteers, instant inductions, deepeners, tests, routines and safety. The interview is designed to give you a complete picture of street hypnosis, so that you can begin doing it right away!



To learn more about Street Hypnosis visit Sean's website,
www.worldsfastesthypnotist.com


June 5 2008: Jonathan Chase

Legendary stage hypnotist Jon Chase and I discuss hypnosis both on and off the stage, including whether Milton Erickson really was as good at hypnosis as he's cracked up to be, why self hypnosis isn't hypnosis, and how your self belief will inevitably make or break your hypnosis career.

Listen Here:



To Get Hold Of Jon's excellent hypnosis products, such as his spectacular hypnosis training books and DVDs, and his Wide Awake Hypnosis set, go to his website: Shop4Hypnosis.Com

June 2 2008: Anthony Jacquin

I discuss impromptu hypnosis with hypnotist Anthony Jacquin, author of the top selling "Reality Is Plastic, The Art Of Impromptu Hypnosis," and expert purveyor of what he calls "hypnothievery"

Listen Here:




To learn more about Anthony Jacquin and his book on his impromptu hypnosis visit his website http://www.anthonyjacquin.com/
I just ordered his book, and will review it as soon as I can.



April 27 2008: Jeffrey Stephens.
An interview with Jeffrey Stephens, a clinical hypnotist and street hypnotist renowned for his unique skill and effectiveness with very direct hypnotic methods.
Here you will learn about street hypnosis techniques and attitudes, the benefits of direct hypnosis, and the importance of hypnotic intent.
Enjoy!






April 7 2008: Tom Silver

Here I talk with Tom Silver of www.tomsilver.com about his amazing life and work in hypnosis. Some of the things discussed include Tom's fascinating work introducing hypnosis to Taiwan, his work in interlingual hypnotism and his developments in forensic hypnosis, shock and instant inductions, and how to hypnotize unwilling subjects.
Enjoy the interview!
Note: We had some minor recoding difficulties on this interview, at some points you may need to turn your speakers up, and at the end the recording ends a sentence too soon, but refer to the URLS below for more information on Tom. I assure you, what you will learn from the interview more than compensates for the hiccups!

Tom Silver Interview:




To learn more about Tom Silver visit his websites, www.tomsilver.com and www.tomsilvertraining.com


April 1 2008: John Cerbone And Richard Nongard
I chat with stage and clinical hypnotists and hypnosis trainers Richard Nongard and John Cerbone from www.subliminalscience.com
John and Richard are the inventors of "Speed Trance" a revolutionary collections of "6 Second Or Less" Instant inductions which i myself and many, many other have learned and used to great success.
Here we discuss speed trance and instant inductions, the relationship between stage hypnosis and clinical hypnosis, John's hilarious red pen, why Milton Erickson was a master stage hypnotist, and much much more!
Richard and John are the first people who i have every interviewed, and I am delighted with the way it turned out, i am sure you will be too.
The interview is in three parts, you can listen to them all here:

Part One

Part Two

Part Three

To find out more about these fascinating hypnotists have a look at
www.trance-master.com (John's site)
www.hypnosisgurus.com
and www.subliminalscience.com for their hypnosis products, many of which are reviewed on this blog.


More on the way!

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Instant Hypnosis Induction Video And Explanation

It seems to be the obsession of many hypnotists to be able to instantly induce deep trance.
They get amazingly worked up about it, and end up blowing the whole concept of instant inductions completely out of proportion.
Now i admit i was the same once, it took me ages to build up the confidence to use instant inductions, but when i did i found them quite easy.
To prove this to myself i set myself a little challenge.
Several of my friends want to learn hypnosis, after seeing / experiencing me hypnotizing other people.
Two of them in particular were very keen to learn instant inductions.
The first friend knew nothing about hypnosis at all before i started, he had watched one of two YouTube videos, but had never read anything on hypnosis, and only experienced a trance state for the first time that morning. (with me as the hypnotist :)
Now a lot of people say it's impossible to learn hypnosis that quickly, but after i had explained the theory and safety aspects to him, I'd say it took less than an hour before i had him performing successful instant inductions, not just on me, but on other people as well.
Just to be sure this wasn't a one off i did the same with another friend, it probably only took half and hour this time!
I managed to capture some of the lessons on film, watch on the video below me explaining some of the principles behind instant hypnotic inductions, and performing two of them, which i will break down for you below.
Enjoy the video, and my apologies for the poor video quality, i am working on it!




The first induction was one that i spontaneously created in the moment. You may want to watch it again and as you do look out for the following things:
Compliance building, by switching hands at the start i got him used to following my instructions.

Cerebral competition, its a bit like the old child hood game of rubbing your stomach and scratching your head at the same time, except much more powerful and much more confusing. it ends up sending conflicting messages across the left and right hemispheres of the brain, as the two hemispheres compete for control the person enters into a deep state of overload and becomes hyper suggestible.

Shock and Suggestion, I interrupt the confusing pattern by pulling down his hand, creating shock, and then giving my suggestion.

Now, when i did this i was not consciously keeping track of any of this, i was just following my intuition and doing what seemed right at the time. I suggest you do the same.
Remember to keep in mind the safety and well being of the subject, and just give it a try!
Oh, and for a great course on Instant Inductions see How To Hypnotize By Stephen Hall (its by far my favorite course on Instant Inductions and Stage Hypnosis, you'll be delighted with it!)

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Don't Miss A Signal! Learn How To Read Body Language...Unconsciously!

Have you ever harbored the fantasy of being able to almost literally read a person like a book, to know their thoughts and feelings accurately based on their body language alone?

I have, and I even acted upon it, and bought some material.

The first lesson I heard on body language was about half an hour long, and filled with a "This Means That" list of gestures and mannerisms and what they probably mean.
The trouble is when you go out into the real world and start to try and apply these readings things get a little tricky.
You see I have this friend, let’s call him John, although that’s not his real name, who had dozens of eBooks and audios on body language, and fancies himself quite an expert.
And you see John is one of those people who is ALWAYS right, even, perhaps especially, when he's dead wrong!
I'm sure you know the type.
One day over lunch I was chatting to another friend of mine, and John was standing nearby.
In the middle of out chat I lean back and fold my arms.
I did this because often having your arms folded can be quite a comfortable position to hold, nothing more.
John however interrupts at this point and launches into a lecture on how I was suddenly acting defensive and hostile, which quickly blew apart any rapport we had and looked set to end the conversation on a rather uncomfortable note.

Soon after that I became quite disillusioned with the whole field of body language reading, figuring it to be just a bunch of hype about nothing. Of course, I still had fancies of being able to pull of Derren Brown style feats of mind reading, but I kept those to myself.

When It Finally Happened
I focused on my studies and on hypnosis, and then quite recently I was asked to accompany my younger half sister whilst she sold Girl Guide biscuits.
I knew this would be incredibly dull, but I agreed anyway, and off we went.

At one of the first houses we visited I caught a glimpse of the home owner looking at us, laden with our fund raising items, through the window as she headed to the door.
That was all it took.
I said to my sister "She won’t buy anything"
The woman arrived at the door and quickly hurried us on our way, without buying 1 thing.
Similar experiences were to follow, with me being sure whether or not they would buy long before they said anything and right every time.

This set off a chain reaction in my neurology, i started finding the same thing in heaps other situations! When hypnotizing people i was intuitively picking the exact moment to act when doing a rapid induction, knowing whether or not my conversational hypnosis was working and even picking up on whether people were agreeing / disagreeing with me long before they even started talking.
It's great! And I can attribute it to the long time I spent not studying body language, (at least not consciously)

Body language is a unconscious process, so interpreting it consciously is a slow, unreliable and arduous task which very little comes of.
Interpreting it unconsciously on the other hand, works incredibly well.
When you get the hang of this you can develop your signal recognition system to the point when just a glance tells you all you need to know about anyone.

How do you do this?
I tried to break down my unconscious body language reading method, and came up with the following exercise which will get you started on the road to being able to clearly read and understand the many things people are telling you unconsciously:

1. Notice the general physiology of the person, posture, facial expression, the works.
2. Imagine how you would feel if you had that physiology, and looked like that.
3. Understand how you would likely act in their circumstances if you felt like that

This gives you a window to their own feelings, from which you can make an educated guess as to their future behaviors.
Knowing how people are feeling is enough to dramatically increase your skill and effectiveness as a hypnotist, sales man, therapist, NLPer, and anything you do that involves communication. (and that's pretty much everything!)

Where to go from here?

For more information on developing and hypnotically enhancing your signal recognition system and other conversational hypnosis techniques see the Power Of Conversational Hypnosis by Igor Ledochowski

Until Next time!
Nathan Thomas

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The Secret To Rapid Hypnotic Induction Success.

Described by a friend of mine as the "Holy Grail" of hypnosis, rapid inductions are powerful, fast, impressive and very effective.
And they scare most inexperienced hypnotists out of their skin!
What happens if the subject laughs? What if they just open their eyes? What if it just doesn’t work?
My first rapid induction could have been a disaster.
After watching, reading and listening to enumerable hours of material I was finally able to pluck up the courage to give it a go.
I asked my friend if he would let me hypnotize him, after some storytelling, seeding of ideas and generally zoning him out with conversational hypnosis (I started learning conversational hypnosis long before I started with normal hypnosis) he agreed.
The rapid induction I was prepared to use was the handclasp method, you have the subject imagine that their hands are magnets, and they are being pulled closer and closer together, and that when the hands touch they will fall into a deep state of hypnosis. Then just before the hands touch you push them together and command (no need to yell, we don’t want to deafen them!) “sleep.” We know that hypnosis isn’t really sleep, but this is our chance to utilise the stage hypnosis stereotype and use a quick but powerful word.
I chose this induction as the hands moving together is a powerful convincer, which lets them believe that something is going to happen.
Interestingly enough I used this induction again more recently, the person I was doing it on was quite sceptical at first, but agreed (was much quicker this time too, I love conversational hypnosis ;)
I started talking about his hands being magnetically attracted to each other, and as I suggested, they started moving quite quickly towards each other.
At this point he opened his eyes and the expression when he looked at his hands was priceless! He couldn’t believe it was working!
I asked him to close his eyes and continue moving his hands together unconsciously; just before his hands touched I pushed them together and commanded "Sleep."
He reacted just like my friend did my first time.
After he had agreed to be hypnotised I asked him to sit down, remove his glasses (compliance building, do as much as this as possible) and close his eyes.
After a bit of persuading his hands started coming together, I used the good old Ericksonian "Do not go into a trance UNTIL your hands touch." Just before his hands touched I pushed them together, commanded sleep with as much authority as I could muster.
And he laughed!
Of course I was ready, or I thought I was.
I said "That’s right, you can laugh" and went into a marathon deepener.
My more recent subject laughed too, but I really was ready this time.
People often laugh as they go into a trance, it is a key sign that an unconscious process is occurring, and typically is sign of a pleasant one, and while you certainly can have hypnosis without laughter, laughter at first (not hysterical laughter!) is a great sign Milton Erickson himself used to use jokes, puns and humour frequently during his inductions.
However many hypnotists think that it means something hasn’t worked, and panic. The panic shows in their voice, their gestures (if they still have their eyes open) with the words they choose, tonality, everything, and the subject picks up on the "Oh No!" signals and shoots out of trance.

What’s more, the subjects also try and stop themselves from laughing, so as not to disappoint you, this also makes them feel quite unpleasant as it generates some internal conflict and confusion.
You have to stop this.
You can ignore it.
But you have to really ignore it, make it so that it doesn’t exist in your frame of mind. Or you can take the easy and often more powerful road, and suggest it.
What I said this time was "Very good, laughter is an unconscious response, it means you are ready to go into a trance now"
If you are feeling clever you could say "You’re laughing, and that's good, laughter is an unconscious response, it means that unconsciously you can consciously know that already you will soon start to breath even deeper now...that’s right...and allow yourself to enter much more deeply, and drift into this wonderful state..."
People like to scratch, shift position, rub their eyes, and fidget in all manner of ways whilst in hypnosis.
At the peak of your rapid induction they may open their eyes, laugh, tell you "no, that didn’t work," the fact it is doesn’t matter what they do.
Igor mentioned on a street hypnosis course that when he was doing a rapid induction with someone. He set up the induction beautifully, but as soon as he said "sleep" she just opened her eyes again.
Instead of retiring to the eBooks and DVDs like many new hypnotists do Igor said "that’s right, close your eyes and go into hypnosis."
Igor says that afterwards she reported that even though she had been hypnotized many times before by other hypnotists, this was the deepest she had ever been.
Whatever they do be flexible, act as if that was exactly what you wanted and expected them to do, and carry on with your induction.
Do what Milton Erickson called Prescribing the Symptom ("That’s right, you can laugh") and suggest verbally and non-verbally that they are doing fine, and that everything is going well.
Be flexible, make them think that they are being hypnotized and they will be.

This article was inspired by recent posts made to the KeysToTheMind Yahoo group.

PS: my favourite course in rapid inductions has to be How To Hypnotize the ebooks and videos are excellent, i suggest you check out!

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What You Absolutely Must Do If You Want To Master Hypnosis

If you have any hopes of becoming successful with hypnosis there is only one thing you absolutely must do.
You have to start hypnotizing people!
This may seem obvious to you, but despite this people are often reluctant to start, and find all manner of ways to avoid it.
Back when i started learning hypnosis i was fascinated by this art, and very exited. I quickly rushed out and got all the hypnosis products and books i could find.
I read and studied vociferously and knew enough theory to write a thesis.
But i hadn't hypnotised a single person, and i knew i wasn't getting anywhere.
Finally, one day, i decided to take the plunge and do an induction.
I was nervous, i had doubts zooming through my head, but i did it.
It was dreadful, sure the person went into a trance, but by my current standards it was shocking.
But i did it, and this is where i really started becoming a hypnotist.
Now i use covert and conversational hypnosis literally everyday.
Just the other day i used several handy covert inductions an old friend of mine who i was explaining hypnosis to.
He went from being difficult and argumentative, and frankly, frightened of the whole hypnosis idea, to being eager to learn more about it.
Today i used the seeding of ideas and some more covert inductions when talking to another hypno-skeptic.
After our little chat he asked me to hypnotize him, quite a turn around!
I agreed to and very quickly he was in a deep somnambulist trance, he loved every minute of it, and i have him penciled in for another session tomorrow.
Just get started, hypnotize someone, it doesn't matter how well or badly you do, or whether or not it "works"
as Igor Ledochowski says:
"Doing a completely CRAP induction RIGHT NOW, is better than putting it off and doing some mystically perfect induction tomorrow."
You'll be fine, whether it works or not doesn't matter, just do it!
Try out a rapid induction on a friend, do a progressive relaxation induction on a neighbour, do a covert induction on the dairy owner down the road, take the first step, and soon you will be a great hypnotist!
Some of you may still have doubts, I want you to get rid of those doubts NOW.
Make them small, irrelevant quiet and unnoticeable, shrivel them up and send them zipping far away.
Whether you have read one page or 100 books on hypnosis now is the time when YOU start becoming a hypnotist.
This is where your hypnosis adventure really starts.
Take the first step now, you will be amazed when you realise where it will take you!

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Performance Hypnosis: Not All That Meets The Eye

I wonder if you have already realised that what you see on YouTube and TV by performers such as Derren Brown, with thier dazzling displays of astounding hypnotic power, is not all that meets the eye. I do not mean to give you a lecture on Derren Brown magic vs. hypnosis, instead I will show you a nice, short and entertaining video, by someone who is not Derren Brown at all, but equally impressive in this video, where he aparently hypnotises someone with a cucumber, and give you the full story afterwards.
The Video: Hypnosis, reality is plastic




Have you watched the video? If not i suggest you watch it now, you'll love it, and it will really help you to understand the explanation below.
Pretty Impressive, don't you think.

I asked Anthony (the hypnotist you can see above) about this video, and he told me that about an hour before hand he had tested the subject’s suggestibility and performed a regular induction on him, and given him a post hypnotic suggestion to re-enter hypnosis when he touched him on the shoulder, as you can see him do in the video. So it was hardly hypnotising someone in a few seconds just with a cucumber, merely the firing of a post hypnotic suggestion to a hyper suggestible and pre-conditioned subject. Not impromptu at all!

So, what you see is not always what you get, and I think it is best for you to know what is really going on, before make conclusions about hypnosis without all the facts. (I used to do that, in retrospect it was rather embarrassing :)


The hypnosis was still smoothly done and skilfully performed, and while i do not have the book which the routine comes from (my hypnosis reading list is huge, there is one book in particular that I think you should know about, life changing stuff, i'll tell you about that soon), based on what I know about Anthony, the author, i would imagine that it would be worth a read for those interested in this style of hypnosis (i like to call it prepared and planned impromptu hypnosis :).

So, take from this article if nothing else a wariness of what my friend Gareth Graham calls "The Illusion Of YouTube Hypnosis Miracles," and whenever you see a suspiciously impressive display of hypnotism on YouTube or on TV, remember the power of time delayed video editing and the startling ability of the performers to not even tell you half the story!

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The Three Mistakes That Nearly Everyone Makes When Learning Conversational Hypnosis.

I made three major mistakes when learning conversational hypnosis, these mistakes set my learning back months, wasted an absurd amount of money and time, and left me discouraged and disheartened, wondering if I'd ever really get the hang of conversational hypnosis.
I eventually got my act together, and with these mistakes out of the way was surprised by how rewarding learning conversational hypnosis became.
I was very lucky!
I soon learned that a staggering majority of people learning conversational hypnosis make at least one of my mistakes, most seem to make the very same mistakes as i did, but not so many recover quite so well.
I learned this the hard way. Focus, pay attention, and read this carefully, or you will too.

Mistake Number One:
Intention
What do you want to get out of conversational hypnosis?
At first i was just learning it for the sake of learning it, but with no clear goal in mind.
Consequently i had nowhere to go, and soon realised i was getting no where!
Set you intention.
Stop.
Get a pen and paper,
Finish this sentence:
"I am learning conversational hypnosis because I..."
"I am learning conversational hypnosis because I want to be an effective and skilled persuader and have pride and confidence in my ability to influence."
"I am learning conversational hypnosis because I want to easily be able to communicate with people on a much deeper level, and gain a thorough understanding of the psychology of communication."
Now its your turn!

Mistake Number Two.
Not doing it!
The best way to really become good at conversational hypnosis is to use what you learn!
Too often do people limit themselves to reading about conversational hypnosis, and listening to audio courses, without actually using anything.
I'll use a sporting metaphor to explain this, if you wanted to become good at soccer, and read 1000s of books and watched 100s of instructional videos on soccer, but never kicked a ball in your life, would you be a good soccer player?
The same is true of conversational hypnosis.
Just do it, and you'll be fine.
If you think you need some help, join the keystothemind yahoo group, where you'll have plenty of like minded people to help and support you every step of the way.

Mistake Number Three
Limiting your knowledge.
Just getting the one course won't make you into a master of conversational hypnosis, just eating one type of food won't keep you healthy, just doing one type of exercise won't make you an athlete, to truly become good in any field you need to learn from a number of sources, so as to gain the advantage of the knowledge of 100 people, not just one.
I have been told that things about hypnosis aren't possible on one course, only to be taught how to do them on another, your knowledge will be full of errors and holes if you don't learn from as many people as possible.
There is another side to this of course.
the dreaded overload.
People tend to fall into either extreme, or go from one into the other, to avoid either polarity here is a nice system to follow.
Be sure to completely finish one course and do all the exercises, then start on another.
With courses that require a subscription it's easier to avoid overload, as you usually get a week or so between lessons anyway.
There is also another level to this, as well as being varied in your teachers in conversational hypnosis, be varied in your knowledge of hypnosis as well, avoid limiting yourself in your skills by all ways possible.
It is vital that you gain a good understanding of regular overt hypnosis, as much conversational hypnosis falls apart when their principles are not applied, and just learning about overt hypnosis gives you a huge advantage over those who don't, as it increases your understanding of the human mind and unconscious communication, as well as the structure of induction and suggestion.
You can learn all about the best places to learn conversational hypnosis in my Hypnosis Product Reviews page, where i review not only the popular hypnosis and conversational hypnosis courses, but also uncover some real gems that I've bet you've never come across before.
http://keystothemind.blogspot.com/2007/12/my-hypnosis-product-reviews.html

Avoid these mistakes and get the right courses and you will be amazed at how quickly and easily you can learn and master conversational hypnosis!
Nathan Thomas.

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Free Hypnosis Audio Library

Welcome to your free hypnosis audio library.
Once, there was one free audio lesson here on hypnosis, then there were about five, and now, the astute of you may notice, there are currently none.

The reason why is that, even though they were very well received, by my currents standards they were terrible! While as my more loyal readers know i am happy to let the odd spelling error slide ;) i want this blog to provide resources that are of nothing but the utmost usefulness and quality, and as we all improve and grow i think it's fair to say that the old lessons unfortunately just did not make the cut.

Over the Christmas and New Years break i have some very exciting plans to replenish, revitalise and restock this free hypnosis audio library, but for now i would like to show you something extra special:

Go Here: Free Hypnosis Audio Interviews to find a vast and consistently growing library of audio interviews with many of today's best hypnotists!

And watch this space, rennovations to this page are happening and soon you will find here enough hypnosis resources to skyrocket your hypnotic skills (covert, conversational, clinical, street and stage) and keep you tranceing tl the hallucinated cows come home!
Enjoy the interviews, and when you get there, do leave a comment!

All the best
Nathan Thoma

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Pacing And Leading: The Amazing Power Of "Yes Sets" In Communication

Pacing and leading works on the principle that the more true statements you make the more likely it is that your next statement will be accepted as truth.
This can be powerfully applied in persuasion, hypnotherapy and covert hypnosis to greatly increase the likelihood that your subjects will respond to and accept your suggestions.

In general it is best to make at least three pacing statements, before you follow with your leading statement (The command or suggestion or statement you want accepted but is not necessarily 100% verifiable)
You want to build as much compliance, as much head nodding, as much response potential, in your subjects as possible before you issue a suggestion that they may otherwise reject.

For example, in sales, selling a computer: "there are so many models out now, it can be hard to choose one can't it? You told me that you want a reliable machine that works quickly and is free of hassle and frustration, and easy to operate, so my experience tells me that the obvious choice for you is the ..."

here we build up the yes set by feeding back the information the client gave us, so that we know it's true, and followed it up with a suggestion, enhanced by the dear old pattern "experience tells..." which gives you extra authority. Do remember to have strong rapport with the client the whole time

In hypnotherapy pacing is extremely useful; and Milton Erickson would continuously pace his client throughout the session. The leading statements of Erickson are so subtle they are hardly distinguishable form the pacing, and so greatly enhance the effect of his work.
This is an example of pacing and leading used at it's best, from Patterns Of The Hypnotic Techniques Of Milton H Erickson. M.D volume 1. PG 73-74 (my emphasis)

And that paperweight; the filing cabinet; your foot on the rug; the ceiling light; the draperies; your right hand on the arm of the chair; the pictures on the wall; the changing focus of your eyes as you glance about; the interest of the book titles; the tension in your shoulders; the feeling of the chair; the disturbing noises and thoughts; weight of hands and feet; weight of problems, weight of desk; the stationery stand; the records of many patients; the phenomena of life, of illness, of emotion, of physical and mental behavior; the restfulness of relaxation; the need to attend to one's needs; the need to attend to one's tension while looking at the desk or the paperweight or the filing cabinet; the comfort of withdrawal from the environment; fatigue and its development; the unchanging character of the desk; the monotony of the filing cabinet; the need to take a rest; the comfort of closing one's eyes; the relaxing sensation of a deep breath; the delight of learning passively; the capacity for intellectual learning by the unconscious.

Above i have emphasised some of the many leading statements hidden within the pacing, notice as they dramatically increase in number and directness towards to end. Pacing and leading is by no means the only pattern used, but is the one i draw your attention to in this instance.
Erickson uses things he knows to be true, and things he guesses (or in NLP terms, "Mind Reads") to be true.

The one of the keys to success in hypnosis and communication is the ability to pace and lead your client, as you practice the skills you learned in this article do not be surprised to notice your effectiveness skyrocket and your success in these fields increase 100 fold, pacing and leading is a powerful tool and the advantage it gives you in covert hypnosis and overt hypnosis is astounding.

Nathan Thomas
Suggested resources for pacing and leading:


And also see my review of the power of conversational hypnosis which covers in detail the use of "yes sets" in conversational hypnosis.

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How To Use Peoples Varying Maps Of The World To Persuade And Influence.

It is well known in the NLP world that all people interpret the world differently, IE have different maps of the world, but how can you use this to your advantage in persuasion and covert hypnosis?
Well if you know the feeling of struggling to get someone to see your point of view, of trying in vain to get someone to agree with your ideas, and of pointless and frustrating arguments with no positive result then you know as well as i do that being able to utilise people's varying map of the world to your ADVANTAGE rather than disadvantage is a hugely powerful and useful skill to have.

This article will teach you all you need to know about persuasion using maps of the world:
http://hypnoticmindtraining.com/coverthypnosisarticles/mapsofthemind.htm

Perhaps the biggest mistake in persuasion and covert hypnosis is not understanding conflicting maps of the mind, and this can really sabotage all of your persuasion efforts, go to http://hypnoticmindtraining.com/coverthypnosisarticles/mapsofthemind.htm to learn how to avoid falling into this trap! (this is essential knowledge for all covert hypnotists and persuaders)

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What The Other Hypnosis Reviewers Never Told You About Black Ops Hypnosis.

I waited impatiently for the Black Ops Hypnosis course to download, I had been hooked by the sales copy, and I couldn’t wait to get my hands on the amazing Black Ops Hypnosis techniques.
I opened the files and listened to the whole course from start to finish.
I was shocked.
Do you remember when as a child on Christmas or your birthday the powerful expectation when you were given a present, the eagerness to find out what was inside, with uncontrollable excitement you rip apart the wrapping paper, and big smile on your face you look down at the present...
And like magic your smile gets turned upside down, in your hands is a smelly old second hand pair of socks, craftily hidden inside a huge box and elaborately wrapped.
I have got virtually every covert/conversational hypnosis course on the market, and I hate to say it, but black ops was, sadly, the one I learned the least form.
I felt cheated, annoyed, ripped off, I was taught almost nothing of any use, but spent several hours listening to someone with what I consider to be an unpleasant voice, spending far too much of the time telling me about a triad and "The Leaders" and how he was going to be murdered, without really bothering to actually teach me anything. And whilst I admit this is my opinion, it is an opinion based on experiencing the course form start to finish.
I was annoyed!
I went to the website to try and get my money back, but before I sent the email I realised that the course had actually taught me black ops hypnosis, he had taught me all the three majors, and a way to become the social alpha, but the tactics where so dirt basic that I feel a three year old could have thought of them, one of the super dark powerful super secret mysterious underground black ops hypnosis tactics involved prancing around town holding a sandwich board saying "I am Stupid" written on it.
Hmm.... Yeeeah... I can Reeeallly see how that will hypnotise people, Thanks Taylor!
Every hypnosis reviewer I turned to was advocating black ops hypnosis as their number one product, giving it absurdly good ratings. How can this be? I thought the course was the most useless waste of time I had ever had the misfortune to spend $97 on! Why where these people promoting it.
I did some digging
I went to click bank.
I realised.
The affiliate program pays "a whopping 70%"
Mystery solved.
Motivated by greed these so called objective reviews were promoting what I consider to be the world’s worst hypnosis product.
Take it from me, I feel I have been ripped off, scammed even, I urge you not to make my mistake!

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Free Hypnotic Handshake Interrupt Induction Training

One of the most popular hypnotic tricks is the hypnotic handshake induction.
This simple little trick has can induce deep trance states in people almost instantly, without even asking for their permission first!
The problem is this that there is almost no where online to learn this...the videos on You Tube look good but really don't let you know how it's done, and the other online information is so brief it is practically useless.
So, to fix that i have for you a free hypnotic handshake induction/interrupt e course which will teach you how to use the handshake induction confidently, elegantly, skillfully and effectively (and even so subtly that bystanders will not notice) in your everyday life so that you can put people into tremendously deep trances instantly, without them having a clue what you did!
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The Current Hypnotic Handshake Induction Lesson Titles Include:
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Lesson 4: Handshake Induction video breakdown
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Lesson 6: Taking your knowledge to the real world

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Basic Presuppositions, A Useful Milton Model Language Pattern.

Milton Erickson was widely renowned for his mastery of language, how he could weave his patterns of speech so artfully that people would be unable to do anything other than what he wanted them to.
Bandler and Grinder modelled his language and simplified it into the Milton Model.
One of the many useful and easily applicable Milton Model Patterns is Presupposition.

A useful presupposition is:
"Before you"
This simple phrase is great when doing overt induction's. For example "Before you go deeper" not only allows you to easily deliver an embedded command, but presupposes that they will, in fact, go deeper, very handy.
This can also be applied in conversational hypnosis.
Similar patterns include When you, as you, while you, after you, as soon as you, don't...too quickly...when will you...
All are basic presuppositions, and work by indirectly suggesting the behaviour mentioned, without alerting conscious resistance, or allowing for the subject not to at least imagine doing what you say.
For example " as you continue to think about what you read i would like to have you think about when you will understand what you are learning at a deep unconscious level"
It is impossible to make sense of that statement without accepting that you are both thinking about what you are reading, and will, in fact, come to understand this at a deep unconscious level.
At no point did i directly make any suggestions, so i avoided conscious resistance, at the same time my suggestions were being given as forcefully as if they were given directly.

The power of presuppositions is quite astounding, as i am sure you will realise when you go out and use them.

To learn more about the patterns of the Milton Model see my article on cause and effect patterns.

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How To Hypnotise Your Family And Friends...Without Them Knowing A Thing!

The only people who most conversational hypnotists are afraid of hypnotising are the people who they know well. And it is true, that you family and your close friends, those who know how you normally speak, will be the first alerted to the hypnotic elements in your language, and may catch you in the act. this is a problem, as the people who can benefit most from your hypnotic gifts are those who you know well, so to learn how to hypnotise even those who are the most likely to catch you in the act, without them being any the wiser (but much better off!) read on.
Now, just as a pre-warning I will not be teaching you how to control or manipulate them, if you want to learn such things then I’m afraid this blog really isn't for you, I focus on how to use hypnosis and NLP to improve not only your life,. But the lives of those around you also.

Here basically we will be covering how to induce trance states in those you are close to, how to break negative states of conscious (anger etc) and how to make them feel really good around you, and like you all the more for it.

So as you now begin to think of what you could do with this ability to induce a state of greatly increased suggestibility in your friends and family, and what this could mean to you, let’s get right down to the meat of the matter, and show you how to do it.

Now, I am presuming that most of your close mates will look at you with slightly raises eyebrows if you launch into a lecture on how nice it is to relax...now.

So, as a solution, don't say a great deal...
A great starting point is the hypnotic gaze induction, now this has nothing to do with magick or the occult; it is just refocusing your eyes so it appears to them that you are looking through them.

As you seem to look though the, they usually begin to enter a mild trance just through that, try it on yourself in a mirror and see if you don't start to feel a little out of focus!

Now, after you have been gazing though your now slightly entranced friend for a moment or so, you can begin to verbally deepen the state, maintaining the gaze. I find that with family and friends, those who are familiar with your non hypnotic speech pattern, using the quotes pattern helps 100 fold...

So instead of saying "now as you sit there, noticing your breathing..."
You can say "you know...there are some weird people in the world...I was on a bus the other day...and someone sat next to me...looked me right in the eyes... and said for me to notice my breathing...he said that he wanted me to Breath deeper...and relax...and what was the strangest thing...I did relax..Now."

Remember to use your own words, and mark out your embedded commands by perhaps a drop in tonality or a specific gesture.

This should hopefully induce a light trace state, if now... just continue, the great thing about this is that if it doesn’t work, no harm is done and you can try again.

"And as I sat there...on the bus...this man...kept telling me... to feel relaxed...to think about the gentle movement of the bus...and to breath deeper still... and feel so relaxed"

So, hope fully we have the basic trance induction, there are literally 1000s of conversational inductions you can use, soon I will collect what I consider to be the best in a specific article, but for now, just do that or something similar to induce the conversational trance.

Your wok here should follow the ABS protocol.
A=attention, (this is done through the hypnotic gaze"
B= Bypass the critical factor (This is done though use of the quotes pattern)
S=Stimulate the unconscious (this is done though the suggestions to relax)

Now that we have followed the crucial ABS formula, it is time to do our trance work.

This depends on your intention, if your intention is just to practice, then you can do what you like as long as it is positive, and not objectionable (break these rules and risk annoying the critical factor, breaking the trance state and getting slapped)

Your intention should be themed to help them, some examples of what I have done include general happiness, helping a friend with exam nerves, helping a family member before a job interview etc.

With the trance any positive suggestion you give will multiply in strength by dozens of times after you have induced the light trance, so just give them positive suggestions, still be subtle and indirect as a rule, for example for the simple happiness theme "and as I sat there, in the bus...I couldn't help hear...the strange man...telling me to..Feel so happy...and I felt a sense of comfort...in his suggestions...and couldn't help...allowing myself...to feel really good...really feel good...as i listened to the words he spoke... strangely enough...i did seem to feel happy...perhaps for no reason...which i new of"

And now that you know the basics of inducing a trance and giving positive suggestions to your family, it is now time to some much more covert stuff...

Have you ever been ranted at by a family member or friend? Has someone close to you ever really lost it, flew off the handle and gone n an emotional rant?

Now often times you deserve, and in those cases it is best to shut up and take it on the chin. However, if they are going too far, and it is best for both you and then if they stop it; it is time to employ the famous pattern interrupt. The interrupt is also great for getting people out of other negative states, such as fear, sadness, anger and such like.

Now really any random statement will do, but it helps to be congruent, say it as if it was something meaningful, this will double the effect.

A simple interrupt alone however will not do much good. This creates a small opening in their consciousness, which if you don't fill returns back to the old negative state that you don't want.

So to fill it you quickly have to re frame the situation, in the small opening assume the role of the one who is in charge, and quickly move them out of the negative frame e of mind.

For example...
Break the negative state with a non-sequester like "the dog meowed in the rain last Tuesday."

Quickly step up to them and say something like "now pull yourself together, you know it will be fine, now sit down and you'll be fine"

And hopefully that will help you out, you have followed the ABS formula to a degree:

A: The congruence and importance place on your non-sequester by your tonality grabs their attention

B: You have bypassed the critical factor by creating a small gap of blankness as they struggle to understand what you said

S: you have stimulated the unconscious by taking control f the situation and giving them positive suggestion.

Now, you have some powerful tools here for creating dramatic positive change in the live of those close to you.

You have read about them, it is time to get out into the real word and start doing them, and your induction don't need to be as weird as a scary stranger on a bus, tailor them to who you are speaking to.

I look forward to reading about your hypnotic adventures!
Nathan Thomas

PS: want a great little eBook on hypnosis? Go to HypnotizeAnybody.com

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Review: The Secrets Of Hypnosis Revealed

The Secrets Of Hypnosis Revealed.
Has anyone reading this visited amazon.com, or run a Google search on "hypnosis"?

There are so many hypnosis courses out there!

They all seem to have gripping sales copies, but when you get the product it self, well, they are all the same, just the same old information taught by a monotonous old character who had probably only heard about hypnosis that morning, and wanted to make a quick dime.

Well our problems are solved!

For those of you who have read my Power Of Conversational Hypnosis Review you will know about Igor Ledochowski.

Unlike most people selling online hypnosis courses, Igor walks his talk.

He has practiced hypnosis for a long, time, and is very experienced in the field, and he gives you the benefit of a decade of experience working with the best in the field in this program.

This program is the only overt hypnosis course which clearly and accurately presents all the "text book" hypnosis information, and takes it to all whole new level of originality and skill, with practical examples and top quality demonstrations of the inductions, suggestions and suggestibility tests.
Admittedly, if you have been practicing hypnosis for half your life and have spent $1000s on live trainings over the years, you are unlikely to learn much new from this program, but if you want a rock solid foundation in the art and science of hypnosis, this is the course for you.
Content:
Covers in good detail all essential aspects of overt hypnosis and hypnotherapy, with great demonstrations of the inductions, and exercises to ensure the listener can reach a level of mastery in a remarkably short time (take it from me, i have done them!)

Presentation: Igor has a great audio voice, easy to hear and clear to listen to. the demonstration inductions are highly effective and consistently knock me out within minutes.

to summaries this is the essential course for all those getting into hypnosis, this is the foundation needed for overt hypnosis, this course is truly excellent, if you want to become a great hypnotist i strongly suggest you get it now!
http://www.effectivehypnosis.com/recommends/secretshypno.htm
Nathan Thomas
PS: i just realised that Igor is offering a free 5 part hypnosis e course to you even if you don't want to invest in the course, knowing Igor's standards it will be worth checking out!
The Secrets Of Hypnosis Revealed.

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Free Resources

Despite the huge amount of total rubbish out on the Internet there are several great websites packed with free information which works!
i have found them for you and listed them here for your convenience.
Enjoy:


http://whatsonmybrain.com
Another great hypnosis blog with really useful articles.

http://hypnoticstorytelling.com
a very good resource for hypnotic storytelling


http://www.mindsci-clinic.com/
Barry Thain's Website. The free pod therapy hypnosis recordings are simply brilliant, (the fastest and perhaps the most effective hypnosis recordings i have ever found...and them being free is an added bonus!) and the video demonstrations are great learning tools. Visit and you'll stay for a while!

www.british-hypnosis-research.com
I am enjoying the free one year indirect hypnosis course, highly recommended

http://www.theharmonypractice.co.uk
I signed up and got a great free audio download and an excellent free lesson, well worth it!

http://www.coverthypnosis.blogspot.com/
A useful covert hypnosis blog


http://www.saladltd.co.uk/
I cannot speak for the many products, as so far I have none, But the free resources, such as email courses and e-books are truly valuable. This sight focuses mainly on the communications aspect of NLP.


http://www.hypnoticadvancements.com/
vast amounts of free information on almost every facet of hypnosis and NLP.
This is a great reference source.

http://effectivehypnosis.com
Free hypnosis resources and street hypnosis training

http://teenagehypnosis.com
The IATH, the best place for teenagers to learn hypnosis online

http://hypnothoughts.com
this community just keeps on growing!

http://handshakeinduction.wordpress.com
Free handshake induction eCourse

That's all for now.
I am always on the lookout for a great free site, and as soon as i find one I'll post it here.
Any sites which you particularly like?
As long as they contain free information and are hypnosis/NLP oriented let me now an I'll post them here.
Nathan Thomas
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Review: Hypnosis Coach

http://www.hypnosiscoach.com/
this product very briefly covers conversational hypnosis, hypnotherapy and stage hypnosis.
And i mean VERY brief.
at $100 i personally feel that this product is a rip off.
If you are new to hypnosis and want a brief outline of it's most common applications i would only recommend this product if he charges $30 or less.
All the information available on that book can be found for free elsewhere on the web (check out my free resources page).
So really, the content is moderate quality, with a few things presented, from my experience, in accurately, and everything covered in very little detail.
for the majority of you out there i would say to avoid this, as, in my opinion, it is worth less than a third of what he charges.
It is an ebook with a fancy background and menu, and i learned nothing new from it.
i was not happy with this product, and i doubt you will be.

Content: just too brief, with several things, in my opinion, incorrect
presentation. The information is clear and easy to absorb and navigate.

To summarise: for $30 for a complete beginner it is an alright product, for any higher a Price i feel it is a rip off.
http://www.hypnosiscoach.com/
Nathan Thomas
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Review: How to Hypnotise.

How To Hypnotise.
This is a good product.
This course covers stage hypnosis, hypnotherapy and self hypnosis, with a roughly 50 page e book on each.
The books are well written and provide enough information for one new to hypnosis to get their head around the concepts.
Some areas, particularly in the stage hypnosis section, i felt, were somewhat brief, but the majority of the course was fine.
what really makes this course a cut above the many other stage hypnosis courses is the video demonstrations.
He gives 4 high quality video demonstrations of rapid inductions, as well as explanations in text as to what he was doing.
He also gives a video demonstration of a hypnotherapy session, so instead of just reading about the ideas you get to see them performed by an expert, and that really is why this course is so good.
content: High quality, in some cases lacking detail but mostly covered in a clear, accurate and understandable manner.
presentation: well written, concisely, clearly without waffle, a quickish read with information clearly presented. The videos are high quality.

This course gives you the skill and, perhaps most importantly, the confidence, to perform and succeed in stage hypnosis, it allows you to really feel a sense of pride and achievement, and you finish it knowing that you have really learned something valuable
How To Hypnotise.
Nathan Thomas
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Review: The JOI Method

Clinical hypnosis, why and how it works.
It's interesting how many hypnotists tend to remember their first inductions.
Mine was the JOI method.
My subject had never been hypnotised before, and i had never hypnotised anyone before.
I had no script in front of me, just the principles of the JOI method fixed in my mind.
I did the induction, and it worked!
My subject was catatonic in less than 5 minutes!
You can imagine the euphoria, and the sense of pride that caused!
And it was all thanks to this great E.book on clinical hypnosis, why and how it works.
John's book has given me the knowledge and confidence i needed as a beginner to take that first step and do and succeed with my first induction, and even now, that i have spent hundreds upon hundreds of hours studying hypnosis, what i learned in that book still helps me to be as effective a hypnotist as i can be today.
Not only does the book teach you the "text book" material for hypnotherapy and waking hypnosis, but the book also gives you lessons and knowledge that you won't find anywhere else.

If you are a beginner you will finish this book having a great understanding of hypnosis and how to use it, and the full skill set you need to be confident in your ability as a hypnotist. This book will set you on the road to hypnosis success!
As an experienced hypnotist you will finish the book with a whole new array of unique skills and techniques to supercharge your hypnotic ability.

The book is exceedingly well written and, especially for an E. book, very readable.

To summarise, this is an inexpensive addition to the library of any hypnotist, with content you won't find elsewhere it does not, like so many other hypnotherapy books, just repeat the typical, but gives you valuable new information, you could be using and applying what you will learn is this excellent book tommorow!
And at less than $10, what's the risk?
Buy Clinical Hypnosis, Why And How It Works, Now
Nathan Thomas

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Review: The Power Of Conversational Hypnosis.

This is my review of the Power Of Conversational Hypnosis By Igor Ledochowski.
I will not go into detail on what is covered on all of the different CDs, as this is listed on the site, there are a few things however that you need to know before you buy this course.

As there are so many self titled "Reviewers" out there promoting this training program some people actually become suspicious of it.
In many cases this is understandable, i have had people tell me that every site they turn to for a review of "Black Ops Hypnosis" is positive, which greatly annoyed them as, as i reveal in this post, black ops hypnosis is (in my opinion based on my experience in hypnosis, covert hypnosis and with other internet courses) a total rip off.
As Igor Ledochowski's course often gets the same hyped publicity, some people feel that it too, may be a "rip off."

Despite this possibility, i got the course anyway, just in case I learned something.
it must have taken me about 3 minutes to realize that this program is anything but a scam.
Igor starts you off by giving you demonstrations of conversational hypnosis used in a couple of real life situations.
He explains to you the reasons behind him releasing his most powerful methods in a publicly available course, and explains to you some crucial fundamentals you need to know before you start practicing conversational hypnosis.

After a few more things and some exercises to get you started you move onto the second CD, where Igor teaches you techniques to use to gain rapport with anyone in a heartbeat.
You will learn the instant rapport technique, which i use on a daily basis.
Before i used this technique i really didn't understand the power of rapport.
People often say that with good rapport you can get people to do almost anything for you.

Once you start using this technique you'll understand why.

You will also learn very useful observation skills which allow you to understand the signals that people are unconsciously sending to you on a daily basis, and how to enhance your sensory acuity so you can notice the things that people do that even they are not aware of.
Mastering these techniques is a strange feeling, almost as if people are constantly trying to tell you everything, but on a different frequency, once you tune into this frequency you can listen in to what's going on in their head, and see clearly what they really are thinking and feeling.

The other CDs are also full of practical real world skills and techniques, which I'll leave you to discover.

But what about if you are already a hypnotist?
I use these techniques not only as part of a pretalk to prime my subjects to ensure success, but also in my inductions and suggestions to really make sure what i do has maximum impact, if you are a hypnotist, experienced or aspiring, i highly suggest you do the same.

You can find the course here:
http://www.effectivehypnosis.com/recommends/convhyp.html

PS
What about ethics?
What you will learn on this course is intended to help you motivate, inspire and empower those around you.
Far from teaching you how to negatively manipulate people, Igor takes a firm standard on ethics and teaches you only to use conversational hypnosis as a "force for good."

Once you have this course you will be able to look back on your decision to buy it as the moment you chose to become a skillful and effective communicator. You talk to people everyday, you might as well learn to do it right.
Other reviewers may tell you "Get the course now and you'll sell every product you have and never lose an argument again" but really what this is about is you learning how to talk to people on a much, much deeper level, to talk to their unconscious as well as their conscious, so that you leave your every conversation with both you and the people you spoke to feeling like you just had the best chat of your life, and being totally satisfied with the results of all your interactions.

You can find all the details here:
http://www.effectivehypnosis.com/recommends/convhyp.html

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Apply Hypnosis, How to hypnotise anybody...

http://www.applyhypnosis.com/ How To Hypnotize Anybody without Getting Caught.
Yes another product which failed to live up to my expectations.
It is my belief, and that of several others who are knowledgeable in the covert hypnosis world (To protect myself legally i must say there is no real proof of this beyond reasonable doubt) but we feel that Mr. Blaszak actually just copied many other master persuaders.
much content is suspiciously similar to that taught by Kevin Hogan, and a whole section near the beginning is, In my opinion, just copied directly out of a book i have by Kenrick Cleveland.
In all honestly, there is SOME useful information there, and at $30 it is not a bad buy.
I do suffer from buyers remorse due to this product, and i really do not approve of the books, cocky manner.

Content:
If we ignore the likelihood that a large portion is plagiarized (again, my opinion)
then the book does have some good legit information, and is well worth the small price tag.
presentation:
i really did not like the manner of presentation, which i personally found arrogant and cocky, especially in the audio bonuses, which did again have some helpful info (that IS available else where) but where little short of obnoxious.

To summarise, the product has some good information, it is chap as well.
But i and many others feel that much is plagiarised and i do not like the style and manner of the material.
http://www.applyhypnosis.com/
Nathan Thomas
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Review: Black Ops Hypnosis.

http://www.undergroundhypnosis.com/
The sales copy is tempting, isn't it?
Do not be taken in, please!
This course teaches very little, the majority of content is someone who calls himself Tayler Starr babbling on about how cool this black ops stuff is, and never really teaching anything usable.
please do not be taken in by either the sales copy, or what you will read on some other reviews pages.
I could have taken their route and accepted the 70% per sale their affiliate program pays (yes, i had a look)but really that will just create a lot more disgruntled customers.
When i first got the product i was exited, it looked great and promising, i listened to it all and learned absolutely nothing that is both practical and not available for free else where.
I was annoyed.
That was $100 down the proverbial.
Do not make my mistake, i do encourage you to avoid this product or anything under the name of "black ops"

Content:
Poor, very limited in terms of good information.
Presentation: poor, personally i did not like the arrogance of the reader's (T Starr) voice (purely my own opinion) and the fact that i thought he often stumbled over words and there was some annoying back ground noise.
Not very professional.
http://www.undergroundhypnosis.com/
To summarise, this does not deliver half of what is promised and i encourage you to avoid it lest you make my mistake.
Nathan Thomas
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Your Hypnosis Product Reviews.

If you are like me, when you first started off you bought every product on the market, and got ripped off 9 times out of 10.
Well i am determined to put a stop to that!
unlike other so called "objective" reviewers, from me you will hear what you are really given for your moneys worth, which products deliver, and which don't.


The Dave Elman Induction
An advanced and indepth look at Dave Elman and his induction by Sean Michael Andrews

Amazing Inductions
A course in instant and rapid induction by Sean Michael Andrews and Keith Livingstone

Mastering Hypnotic Power, Stage, Street and Clinical Hypnosis
How to master Hypnotic Phenomena for all styles of Hypnosis

Speed Trance: Instant and rapid Inductions
Two DVD set teaching you original instant "speed trance" inductions and how to use them anywhere.

The Power of Conversational Hypnosis Review
Igor Ledochowski's Home Study Course In Conversational Hypnosis.

Black Ops Hypnosis Review
Underground Hypnosis, supposedly a covert hypnosis course, reviewed.


The JOI method.
clinical hypnosis: why and how it works.

The Secrets Of Hypnosis Revealed
A complete home study course in hypnosis.


Apply Hypnosis: How To Hypnotise Anybody Without Getting Caught Review
A course in covert hypnosis


Hypnosis Coach
An ebook on all main styles of hypnosis.


How To Hypnotise.
A complete course in stage hypnosis and instant inductions.


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Hypnosis and NLP Articles

Please enjoy learning form these informative articles on hypnosis, NLP and conversational hypnosis, i add articles frequently so there will always be something new!

As always i welcome comments and suggestions.

Safety! How To Avoid Hypnotic Mishaps and Disasters
As a hypnotist it is essential that you keep your subjects/clients/volunteers safe. Learn how to ensure the worst never happen

Waking Hypnosis, Simple Fun and Easy Feats Of Hypnotic Suggestions
Exactly whats on the packet, the true secret to waking hypnosis, and a great video for ideas.

Hypnotic Phenomena Video and Break down.
Learn how to induce profound hypnotic phenomena

Hypnosis Interviews
Interviews with great and insightful stage, street ans clinical hypnotists.

Instant Hypnosis Induction Video and Explanation
A video demonstration and break down of an original instant hypnotic induction

Sensory Acuity and Body Language Reading.
Don't miss a signal, learn how to read body language...unconsciously!

The Secret To Rapid Hypnotic Induction Success.
Don't fear failing in rapid inductions, learn how to confidently make sure your instant inductions are successful!

Performance Hypnosis: Not all that meets the eye!
Some you tube hypnosis videos are not what they seem!

What You Absolutely Must Do If You Want To Master Hypnosis
There is one thing you have to do to master hypnosis, you will learn what it is and how to do it here (it's free!)


The Three Mistakes Which Almost Everyone Makes When learning Conversational Hypnosis.
Too many people make learning conversational hypnosis difficult and sometimes impossible with these mistakes, here's how to avoid them.

Free Audio Lessons
Free audio downloads on hypnosis and NLP skills, a new audio added every week so keep your eyes open!

Pacing And Leading
How To Use The Amazing Power of Pacing And Leading In Hypnosis and Communication

Maps Of The World In Persuasion
How To Utilise Peoples Varying Maps Of The World In Persuasion And Covert Hypnosis.

Learn Covert Hypnosis Free
Possibly The Best Covert Hypnosis Course Around, and for now It's Free!

What The Other Hypnosis Reviewers Never Told You About Black Ops Hypnosis
Finally The Truth About Underground Hypnosis!


Free Hypnotic Handshake Interrupt Induction Training
A free E course on how to master the hypnotic handshake induction.

Article: Presuppositions.
Examples and explanations on how to use a powerful Milton Model Language pattern in your everyday life.

Article: Cause and effect patterns One of the most powerful language patterns to use to program peoples unconscious. An extensive, detail;ed article which takes basic patterns and expands upon them, this really is powerful stuff.

Article: In The Real World A fun exercise on how to use hypnosis in real life setting to really change someones day and make you into a master of conversational hypnosis.

Article: Covert hypnosis: The Stigma Discussing the stigma that is covert hypnosis and my take on the ethics of this art.

Quick Tactic 1: Rapport.
First in the quick tactics line, instantly gain rapport, quick read.
I cover the basics of matching and mirroring, keep and eye out for advanced tactics (coming soon).

Quick Tactic 2: Self Hypnosis
Learn how to hypnotise yourself to solve any problem and harness creativity (quick read)
I cover two basic self hypnosis methods, like all my "quick tactics" this is aimed at novices.

Quick Tactic 3: Anchoring and Elicitation
Brief anchoring and state elicitation methodology with video.
Learn how to elicit any state in people, and anchor it so you can return to it at will.
(quick read, basic)


The Butterfly Effect: How To Use Your Hypnotic Skills To Change The World.
My article on how we as hypnotists can really change the world. (Quickish read)

My Covert hypnosis journal A great tool for getting out there and using covert hypnosis This was what really allowed me to get into the habit of using covert/conversational hypnosis.

Hypnotic Adventures: Stories Of Our Craft. Captivating tales of hypnosis at it's best. Includes stories of Milton Erickson's word salad, and how Ericksonian hypnosis literally saved a life.

Article: Get Hypnotising!
Exercises to be done to increase your skill as a hypnotist.
Avoid the trap which grabs so many aspiring conversational hypnotists, and use your skills in the real world whenever you can.

Article: What is hypnosis?
For the real beginner, if you just stumbled on this page and really don't have a clue what hypnosis is, this should help you out.

Article: The Handshake Induction
My first article, how to us the hypnotic handshake induction, quick read.

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The Butterfly Effect: How To Use Your Hypnotic Skills To Change The World.

Listening to one of Igor's masterclasses he mentions the butterfly effect. How the mere flapping of a butterfly's wings may change the world.
And it really did strike me, how true this is.
A young boy of about 10 years old was killed one day on the way home form school.
As he was walking home after a long day of reading, writing and 'rithmetic chatting merrily with his friends he was struck down by a car backing quickly out of a driveway.
Not only did he die, but his a classmate lost a best friend.
His parents, and his sister lost a beloved family member.
The lives of so many were changed due to the ripples that spread from that tragic event.
That day at school he had been stopped, tripped over by an older student.
He picked himself up, and carried on his way.
And was hit by that car.
Had he left just a second earlier he would have been fine.
If the bully had chosen not to trip him, he would still be alive.
his friend would be happier.
His family would be complete.
A matter of seconds altered and changed many peoples lives.
Not only those close to the victim, but the harried man in the car late for work, would now be spending several years behind bars.

As hypnotists we have a responsibility.
We have to be the that force for good in the world.
Think, whilst walking along the path, perhaps home from work or to the local shops, you give a smile and a cheery hello to a passing woman.
She was coming home from a hard day at work, and felt cheered by your response, so cheered that she was able to calmly help her daughter with her home work, instead of grumpily sending her off to do it herself, and just how much further those joyous little ripples now spread.
If you plant one tiny seed of goodness in the world it will grow.
As hypnotists we can do more than plant, or drop a pebble.
We can use our hypnotic ability to really make a huge change in someones life, to really pick them up when they are down.
We can help people solve their problems and motivate them to have better lives.
Just think how far these waves will travel.
How many peoples lives made much, much better, because we helped a friend.
So use your skills to be a force for good in the world.
Really go out there and cause those ripples of joy, of success.
And watch them grow as your life too, becomes transformed.

Nathan Thomas.
PS : To become a highly skilled and effective conversational hypnotist, see my hypnosis reviews page.

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Hypnotic Adventures. Stories Of Our Craft

As a hypnotherapist Milton Erickson often had to deal with resistance from clients.
Part of Erickson's fame was in his ability to deal elegantly with the objections of even the most absurdly resistant clients.
He tells of one story where a client of his was hell bent of resisting Erickson, but still insisted on Erickson trying to hypnotise him.
Erickson spent a whole hour deliberately unsuccessfully using the most domineering and direct hypnotic techniques, while his client remained fully alert and was entirely unaffected.
After he had done this for an hour Erickson bought in another client of his, quickly lead her into a deep trance, and told her to hypnotise his resistant client.
She did so successfully, and on Erickson's instructions gave the client amnesia for the session, the woke him.
Erickson returned, acting as if nothing had happened.
He said he was sorry that the session was unsuccessful.
He lead him to the door, and shook his hand. He lifted his hand and lead him back into a deep trance, lead him back to his office and completed the therapy session.
The client left delighted with the successful session, with no idea of the other goings on.
By being domineering Erickson had centered all his objections on himself, when he left and sent in the other client he left with the resistant subjects objections.
Source: Tapes of Milton Erickson Hypnosis In Psychiatry Seminar in the 1950s.
This is proof of Erickson's skill, and that, contrary to Richard Bandler, Erickson did use the hypnotic handshake induction, however it is likely that Bandler (also a marvellous hypnotist) adapted and improved it.
Story retold by Nathan Thomas.


Another Ericksonian tale contributed by Jamie Smart from Archorpoint Magazine (The story, not Jamie!):

Here's my favourite hypnosis story.

Milton Erickson's reputation as an extraordinary healer preceded him wherever he went (one of his nicknames was "The Miracle Worker"). Legend has it that when he went to work at a new mental hospital, the staff would wheel out the most "difficult" & "intractable" patients for him to work with. Here's an account of my favourite (from Anchorpoint Magazine)...


Yvonne Dolan identifies a similar pattern in the work of Milton Erickson (Dolan, 1985, pp. 58-61). One case involved a man who had only spoken six sensible words in the five years he was in hospital. Otherwise he spoke in “word salad”—a long jumble of sounds, words and syllables in no apparent order. Psychiatrists, nurses, and others made numerous unsuccessful attempts to talk to him, or even find out his full name (his six words included “My name is George”). To begin, Erickson had his secretary record, in shorthand, a sample of the man’s “speech.” Erickson then studied this sample until he could improvise a word salad similar in form. Now he was ready. He sat down next to George and introduced himself. George spat out an angry stream of word salad. Erickson replied with an equally long stream of the same type of noise. George appeared puzzled and added more word salad, and Erickson responded in kind.A few days later Erickson returned and again George spoke in word salad, this time for four hours. Erickson, aware that George was watching a clock on the wall facing them, replied in kind for another four hours, missing his lunch. George listened carefully, and they then traded another two hours. The next day George gave only two sentences of word salad. After Erickson returned his own two sentences, George did an extraordinary thing. In plain English, he said “Talk sense Doctor!”“Certainly, I'll be glad to. What is your last name?” Erickson asked.“O’Donavan, and it’s about time somebody who knows how to talk asked. Over five years in this lousy joint…” and he lapsed back into word salad. But this was the breakthrough. A few months later, George O’Donavan left the hospital and found himself a job. Erickson followed his progress for some years and he was not readmitted.

I love this story, the ultimate in "pacing & leading". In fact, it ended up giving my company Salad it's name.
Jamie

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That Story was contributed by Jamie Smart, a world class and highly respected NLP trainer, i highly recommend you have a look at his website, http://www.saladltd.co.uk/ and put your name down for his free NLP lists, they are very informative and i have learnt a lot from them.
Jamie is the inventor of the famous Ericksonian hypnosis, influence and NLP cards, which have helped many master hypnotic language. Jamie continues to teach NLP courses from practitioner all the way up to master trainer level and continues to be a pioneer in the fields of Neuro Linguistic Programming and hypnosis.


Here is a personal story form Jay Budzynski , a highly skilled NLPer, about how hypnosis literally saved his life, both the story and the accompanying poem are written by Jay.

Erickson to the rescue- a real story of self-hypnosis in action
I hope you will forgive the vagueness of this story- as I have memory gabs- from going in and out of consciousness while I was dealing with this small crisis.
It was July 2004, it was a Saturday morning and I have just had two days off work- as my boss was getting married and would be away the next ten days- so I would not be having time off for the next two weeks- well I had been sat in front of the computer form some time over my two days off just chilling and reading- and just doing the things you do when you’re an active Internet user-
Well I woke up and my left calf was really sore- like it had been cramped all night, while I was asleep- well being a man I just shrugged it off- did a little stretching to loosen the calf up, some-Well I got my self together and was just getting my bike ready to ride to work- put my back pack on- and then the whole world this crazy thing and tuned me on my side- well the floor was in the way and stopped me with a really heard thump- well I was in shock I was on the floor- and not knowing what was happening- well I thought I must of slipped on something- and then I tried to get up- and that’s when the most excruciating pain went through my body- from my calf- up my left leg- though the left side of my body and my head- the pain in my head was out excruciating that I blacked for several seconds-
I came around- and I looked around and everything was out of focus- well I needed help and needed to get some control of what was happening to me- so first thing’s first- I had to slow my internal experience down- so being a little familiar with trance- I took serial slow breathes which hurt like hell- and I starting talking to my self in a very, very slow way- and for some crazy reason the story from the teaching tails of Milton H Erickson called “I don’t has too” so I started to talk to my self- and saying things like I don’t HAS TOO feel “only comfort is with me now”- I don’t HAS TOO “reach for my phone right now”- I don’t HAS TOO “make this called right now”- and a host of other directional suggestions, to get me to get the help I needed- well I phone my friend- who called the ambulance and came to my aid- yet I had to deal with my racing heart- so I focused my attention on the boom, boom, boom that I could feel in my chest, and also needed to get out of my body- so I took few more deep breathes- and took a meta stand- from there I could sit next to myself- and guide myself through a series of processes to calm my mind-body down- while I was waiting for help.
I slowed my rate heart down- and took away all the pain out of my body- and just lay waiting- well I got to hospital and ended up staying in for nine nights-
what had happened is I got a blood clot in my calf and it move its was through parts of my body and caused damage to my lungs.

The Purple Worrier, By Jay Budzynski :
You can’t step on me
Cries the purple warrior
Encased in blood and bone
And you can fling and throw stones
You won’t cut my heart strings
Sings the purple warrior one
The purple warrior one
Who lives on and on!
And he which is me
Gets stronger and stronger
And the bruises fade
And the purple warrior one
As no need to worry on
And at first light shines a bid bright light
In the corner of his eye
That no spirit can despise
So how do you do
What you do
And without a doubt
It’s the purple warrior
The purple warrior one
And a good one might be hard to find
And he and I will
So can you
And talking of good will I wish you well
And as he that is we
Can find the will well
The will well within
And as you’re within
Becomes your without
You can find your purple warrior
Your purple warrior one
And as he which is me
Climes this new hill
And maybe we
That is
He me and we
Can find you.
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Personally i know little about Jay except that he is a great guy and a VERY good NLPer.


Do you have any stories about the use of hypnosis or NLP? Inspirational, entertaining and though provoking tales of the use of hypnosis through the ages or personnel tales welcome. please email me and i will post them here along with your name and website. Stories can be anything, as long as they involve hypnosis, they can be from your experience or about others, as long as you quote the source and do your best to keep it accurate.
Nathan Thomas
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Quick Tactic Two: Self Hypnosis

Self hypnosis, bringing yourself into a level of trance so as to access your unconscious resources.
there are quite a lot of audio programs out there to help you if you need help, But these are all pretty expensive, and in my opinion take far too long to achieve a simple thing.

So here are two quick methods for getting yourself into a deep(Ish) level of trance so that you access your unconscious resources and use them to harness your creativity and solve any problems that have been bugging you (works a treat!)
(it can even work for all the usual uses of hypnotherapy, IE weight loss, smoking cessation, confidence etc)

Method One. The "Typical Method"
Slow but effective, Sit (or lie) in a comfortable place, close your eyes, take a deep breath, hold it for the count of three, let it out slowly and feel yourself relax.
Say to yourself out loud or in you head something like "for the next 5 minutes I am going to allow myself to relax, and when i am relaxed my unconscious mind will....(Solve the problem of...)"
Take another deep breath, hold it, let it out slowly., and do that 5 or 6 times, and then imagine yourself entering a relaxing place, IE a spa pool, as the water slides up through you you feel waves of relaxation, focus on the scenery near the spa pool etc, and stay like that, relaxed for a few minutes, then wake yourslf up, remember the problem and be amazed by your solution.

Method Two, My own reality distortion method.
simple, sit, close eyes, and pretend to distort your reality, pretend that you are sinking into the chair, that the noise you can hear sloooooows down, that you are meting into the chair etc
Works almost instantly, and you don't even have to be sitting, it is an almost instant trance induction.

So if you have a problem that needs fixing, need to relax or need some inspiration, you're all set.
Nathan Thomas
To learn more about self hypnosis and hypnosis in general visit my hypnosis product reviews page.

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Quick Tactic One: Rapport.

Despite the fact that this deserves it's own book, let alone it's own article, here I'll be brief.
Rapport, Basically an unconscious connection between two people. If you just met someone and intuitively knew that you were going to like them you were almost definitely in rapport with them. Think of your best friend. That feeling you get comes from the rapport you two have.
Why do you need rapport? Well rapport causes trust and liking, so whether or not you are a conversational hypnotist or a hypnotherapist, even a stage hypnotist, you want your clients / subjects to go along with your suggestions, and aren't your more likely to Listen to someone that you like than someone who you despise?

So very basically here are some great ways to gain rapport,
before i just list the tactics i want to share with you something of my own discovery, if you want rapport you have to be flexible! Temporarily at least, be prepared to put your own opinions on the back burner if they happen to conflict with your clients / subjects, until you can (if this is your intention) lead them to your way of thinking.
If you are constantly thinking inside your mind: "That's a load of B.S, this guys a total waste of space." you will sub communicate at least some of this, and they will not like it!

So here we are, How to gain rapport:
Match their Physical position.
try and breath at the same rate as them, if they scratch their nose wait 5-15 seconds and then scratch your face.
If They cross their arms right over left you cross your arms right over left
or you can mirror (left over right)
or cross match (cross your legs)
Or micro match (cross your arms at the wrists, legs at the ankles etc)

Matching and mirroring not your style?
Project rapport. Igor Explain this brilliantly in his Conversational Hypnosis Course, but here are the basics: Imagine someone who you feel a strong connection with, like a friend, loved one or family member, focus this feeling, and then project it on the person you want rapport with.
the unconscious will pick up on the signals this courses you to give out (subtle changes in posture etc) and respond.

Forgive me for "going on" a bit, and come here soon for our next Quick (even quicker i promise) Tactic.
Nathan Thomas

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In The Real World

On Request of a few people over comment / email and in my favourite forum I have decided to write this article on getting out there and using hypnosis and NLP in the real world for fun and effect.

Now, i am sure that many of you fell /are falling into the same trap I did, IE have Lots of courses books and DVDs, but out of fear and hesitation used none of it.

Here is what truly broke me out of this: Messing With Shopkeepers(Version One, see my Get Hypnotising post for Version 2)

This Fun, Quick Easy and painless (virtually) exercises can be performed at your nearest shop provided the keeper doesn't know you to well.

Basically what i do is:

Enter shop

wait until shop is empty (Do not choose peak hours or a busy shop when just starting out)

Go to counter, start a conversation with shop keeper, hypnotise shop keeper, pay properly, leave.

It is such a fun thing to do.

the first time a tied it I stood with my heart pounding outside the dairy (Corner Shop) I went inside, adrenaline still rushing and growing more nervous by the second, and fidgeted anxiously until the shop was empty of all other customers.

I walked up to the counter and slapped to items down (it wasn't until afterwards that I realised what i had bought)

I said "hello, how are you" Now the shocking thing is even this was hard, people are so used to the social pattern of enter pay leave that even slightly breaking it by this common greeting turned up adrenaline levels dramatically.

The Keeper smiled and nodded. An invitation.

I said "Busy Day? Many Customers?

Using basic English stops you form stuffing up and getting ahead of yourself.

He nodded, not a talkative guy, but better than some.

I said: "it is funny when this happens isn't it, after a while it becomes: (Shift tonality into a bored sounding monotonous loop) Take the Money, Give the Food, Take The Money Give The Food."

Then I handed over my library card.

Now first off, i knew this was doomed to discovery, i was never going to Be able to pay with a library card, but remember that for this exercises it is the PROCESS not the outcome that concerns us.

You could even do a genuine version of the Derren Brown Paying With Paper trick, only if this works for you please admit your mistake and hand over the real money, ripping off shopkeepers is NOT what hypnosis is about, this is just a fun game that will get you into it.

Now, first off just do it, there is no point procrastinating, it will never be the "perfect time" just darn well do it, get out there and hypnotise your shop keeper NOW!

If you are still reading this I take it you are hesitant, or have found reasons not to go out there and hypnotise someone in an unusual manner and context.

Let me help you out.
First off do not feel that you need to get your subject to do anything, just doing something yourself is enough, and taking the slight risk of a funny look.

Do not expect everyone to go along with it, on one occasion i did my "how are you" bit, and he (the keeper) gruffly nodded and made it quite clear that he was not going to do anything other than take the money and give the food.
Do not worry if this happens, just feel glad that you tried and move on to your next shop.

For those with qualms about ethics, Do what i do and make sure that it is a positive experience for him, and if you do it in a way that gets you free stuff go back in afterwards and pay properly, we do not want to rip off people!

Now Please, go out and do it! This will help you get over the initial hesitation and get you really using your skills (even If you don't think you have any!)

And AFTER you have done have a look at my list of skill and confidence building exercises to keep you out there and using what you learn, learning i fine, but often pointless if the knowledge is not used.
SO GO. NOW!

PS, Feel free to vary the "act" In any way, provided you do not reduce it's potency. And when you are done head right to my "Get Hypnotising post"
Nathan Thomas
Go to hypnosis product reviews to learn more about conversational hypnosis,and how you can apply in other situations.

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What is hypnosis

This post is currently being improved and rewritten, expect the completed version by one week after new years day, along with a free e book on how to use hypnosis.
In the mean time see my hypnosis product reviews or follow the link there to return to the articles list.
Thank you for your patience
Nathan Thomas

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Site Map

Welcome to Keys To the Mind.
This site deals in hypnosis, NLP and conversational hypnosis.
When I first started learning hypnosis, i was exited, i had found this great new tool for communication and change (don't worry, i am NOT a self help guru). I went on a Google search marathon, learning everything i could for free, and buying nearly every hypnosis product out there.
This blog exists to save you the time and money.
I have reviewed the products i bought, and told you which ones to get and which ones to avoid, written a bunch of top quality articles to give you some practical, real world, free information, and compiled a list of all the other great free resources out there.
Enjoy!
Nathan Thomas

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Cause and effect

I love these, these are by far my favourite linguistic pattern.
I use them when doing self hypnosis, covert hypnosis and when I have practiced some overt hypnosis.
Cause and effect, also known as linguistic bridges, run on the basic pattern whereby one action causes another action:
"you reading this causes you to become even more focused on what you are seeing."
another great pattern for linguistic Bridges is the bind, The more you perform one action the more you perform another action.
"The more you read this post the happier you become"
You can also slightly alter the structure of this by using pretty much any substitute for the word more, any adverb, like the faster, the quicker, the slower, The sooner, the later, an anything else that ends in ER:
"The sooner you think of more binds the faster your hypnotic skills grow."

Another great way to use cause and effect is the "as you" pattern.
"as you read this you can notice how slowly you are breathing, and how nice is it is to slow down even more."
You can also use words such as when, as soon as, at the point when, instead of as. Note the use of temporal presuppositions.
Also become aware of the use of the awareness presupposition on the word "notice"
awareness presuppositions are great for cause and effect patterns, here are some more examples, "Notice, realise, become aware, (any sense, see, hear etc")

I expect that most of you reading this will have heard of the famous photo copier test, basically to test the effectiveness of cause and effect patterns researchers recorded their success in cutting in line at a busy photocopier, The first group just asked if they could cut in, with a surprisingly good success rate, the second group asked if they could cut in 'BECAUSE they were in a rush, and had about a 100% increase in success.
the third group asked of they could cut in :"BECAUSE they need to make some copies, and this worked as well as groopu number two, using the word because, no matter what follows, gives the impression of a reason, and vastly increases the chances of being said yes to.

Now lets combine a few,
" As you read this you can begin to notice a faint glow of happiness tucked away in the back of you mind, and as you identify this faint feeling you can begin to focus on it, and notice how
it carries your mind back to the memory where it comes form. And as you become aware that the more you focus on this happy memory, the move it takes shape and the more it carries your mind back, so that you can realize that you do truly feel like you are in that happy memory.
This causes the glow of happiness to begin to brighten and as you focus on the brightening glow it glows still brighter, and the uplifting feeling starts now in your stomach, and as it enhances and moves up to you chest and head, this makes you feel real good because your unconscious mind has accepted that it is now the time to focus on the positive things in your life, and let them grow, and as the positive feeling grows and enhances still further, and the glow of happiness in your stomach and chest gets turned up you can begin to realise the effectiveness of cause and effect patterns.

That was an example I may use in a hypnosis related context, but in an every day situation these can be useful as well.
Any action that someone else does can be used to piggy back in another suggestion, if they are doing any action cause and effect can make them do another.
it can be as simple breathing "as you notice your breathing you can begin to breath deeper and feel the relaxation this causes"
even walking "as we are walking up the road we may wish to stop at the shop"
And especially in sales"as you came here you obviously are unhappy with your old X, which causes you to want a new X, naturally you should realize that this X is the X for you"
Try and use a more natural substitute for "which causes" when you use these, depending on the context certain phrases are more suitable than others

So get out there and use these simple, undetectable language patterns in your everyday interaction, and notice as everything that happens causes you to get what you want.

More articles soon, and as usual feel free to comment with questions, suggestions and other examples
Nathan Thomas
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Covert hypnosis: the stigma.

As you should know this blog deals in the covert and persuasive uses of hypnosis, as well as the therapeutic kind.
I have received several negative comments about this, many consider covert hypnosis to be manipulation.
Some teach it this way, some teach ways to apparently control people, bend them to your will and make veritable free slaves.

This is NOT what you will find from me. I look at covert hypnosis and NLP in persuasion from a win win perspective, IE, if you are going to use your skills to make someone do something make sure it will benefit them.
SO I have no problem covertly hypnotising a friend to quit smoking ( provided the friend wants to)
Nor do i have any trouble with people using these skills to get people to buy their products, PROVIDED they truly feel, money aside, that the client will benefit from the product.

So bear in mind when using the covert aspects of what you will find here to only use them when they will benefit the other party at least as much as you.

imagine yourself in their shoes, and really think about how it would benefit them to take the actions you want, if you can only see negative results for them or are just focusing on yourself do not harm them by indulging in your greed.

This was not meant to sound preachy, but to fix misunderstandings from concerned viewers, and to ensure that those who use the information soon to be on this blog use it more for therapy than for profit.
If you are still reading i congratulate you.
if you rolled your eyes more than 2 times throughout the read i sympathise with you.
think before you hypnotise.
Nathan Thomas
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