Hypnotherapy College Blog
Latest video: Visual Dissociation – The View From Above
In this clip, I quote from the book of Meditations by Emperor Marcus Aurelius; "Survey the circling stars, as though you yourself were in mid-course with them [...]. Visions of this kind purge away the impurities of our earthbound life." (7:47) I run a group...
When Hypnotherapists Need To Reconsider a Cognitive Approach – Amygdala Hijack
In this snippet from a recent webinar series about the neuroscience of psychotherapy and hypnotherapy, I make the point that our more cognitive type of approaches may not be effective and may even cause our client problems if the amygdala is activated and therefore...
Video: Explaining the Role of Cognitions in Common Problems and Hypnosis Using ABC
A simple ABC model I explain at the start of many courses to explain the role of beliefs and cognitions within the context of common problems and how that same model can be used to explain the role of beliefs and cognitions within hypnosis.
Video: How the Prospect of Hypnosis (and Misunderstanding) In Boxing Instilled Fear!
One of my favourite boxers when I was young was Nigel Benn. In the 1990s he worked with Paul McKenna, who did not actually work with Benn on his boxing career, he provided support and assistance during a difficult period in his personal life. However, when it was...
Video: Heavy Lifting – Conquering Your Mind Before The Weight!
When I teach how to employ cognitive sports psychology and sports applications of hypnotherapy, as well as looking at a wide range of evidence based applications and models, when talking about effective applications of cognitive approaches, I also refer to my own...
Video: Using Hypnosis and self-awareness to recondition the brain’s automacity
Within my college's hypnotherapy practitioner diploma course, we cover a range of modalities and do our best to be neuroscience informed - a short while ago, we discussed using self-awareness and mindfulness to recognise automacity of negative thoughts and as we bear...
The Hypnotic Body Mastery Programme – Own It Today!
HYPNOTIC BODY MASTERY: THE SCIENTIFICALLY-BACKED WAY TO MASTER YOUR PHYSIQUE USING THE POWER OF YOUR MIND A complete 6-part audio & video programme for mastering your body and transforming your physique using hypnosis, psychological science and sustainable...
A message from the past…
We've just been editing some class video footage that will form part of the updated online hypnotherapy diploma course materials, and we removed a moment whereby a past version of me was communicating with present me and dictating what I was talking about.... Things...
Video: An Autobiography in 5 short chapters by Portia Nelson
Last month in class, I made mention of the brilliant "An Autobiography in 5 short chapters" by Portia Nelson. It is relevant to topics of psychological change, growth, denial, of reflection and experiential learning and more besides. Thought I'd share it here...
Harnessing the Psychology of Self-Deception to Enhance Exercise and Sports Performance
Those that have studied with me or those who are currently enrolled upon my hypnotic body mastery programme, will know that I teach and talk about the power of self-deception in combination with self-hypnosis or even as a form of self-hypnosis, and importantly as a...
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