A question I'm often asked is how do you hypnotise someone? There are several steps in the hypnosis process which are particularly useful if you're looking to carry out hypnosis either for street or stage performances. In this week's blog I'll be looking at the steps that I take when going through the process of hypnotising someone. Pre-talk The first thing is to set out your stall and perform your pre-talk with your prospective volunteers. A pre-talk establishes who you are,

I recently had a debate online with a fellow therapist who suggested that Stage Hypnotism is damaging the hypnotherapy profession and that for hypnotherapy to be taken seriously it needed to disassociate (or double disassociate) itself from stage hypnotism. During this discussion I agreed that it did need to separate itself from the entertainment side but, in order for hypnotherapy to be accepted it really needed to be called something other than hypnotherapy. It was then sug

Last week I had the most amazing opportunity, to spend some time in the company of (in my opinion) the best stage hypnotists currently working - Justin Tranz. Justin Tranz has been performing for a number of years across many countries with many thousands of shows under his belt and many more thousands of subjects that he has hypnotised. He also headlined a venue in Las Vegas for almost 10 years. Justin was spending some time in the UK pitching some show ideas to television c

Stage hypnotism is a great way of promoting your business and above all else it can be a really fun way of demonstrating hypnotic phenomena. It's also a great form of alternative entertainment and most of the venues we've approached have been interested in putting a night on. Here we share some of the things that you may need to set up a hypnosis show Venue If you're just starting out and you're looking to perform your first show, finding a good venue is key to having a good

You may be asking yourself: ‘What is a ‘Yes Set?’ A ‘Yes Set’ sometimes also known as a compliance set is an effective method that the hypnotist uses to reduce or eliminate resistance on a conscious/sub-conscious level within the subject to create compliance. By getting your subject to agree to statements of fact (undeniably true) you increase your chances of them responding to suggestions that follow. The best way to begin building a yes set is to pace the subject’s ongoing