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,

Sunday 25th March marks National Equestrian Safety Day and to mark our sponsorship with Danielle Letherby of Leg Up For Talent we thought we'd explore some tips for staying safe this season. There are dangers associated with horse riding particularly in hunting, point to point or eventing, where quite sizeable obstacles are often jumped opening up the possibility of quite a bad fall. Falls are the most common cause of injury and are sometimes as a result of the riders own err

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

As you venture into the marvellous world of hypnosis you'll begin to find that members of the public often have misconceptions, fears or beliefs about what hypnosis is and how they may respond to 'hypnosis'. It's your job as the hypnotist to dispel these beliefs in order to improve your chances of getting a subject under. A great place to do this is either in your pre-talk or to simply ask your intended subject what they think hypnosis is. Here we look at some of the misconce

A recent night out with some other hypnotists. As you begin to venture into the wonderful world of hypnosis you may wish to start testing out some techniques or inductions? You may have tried things out with your family and now you're looking for something more challenging. Street hypnosis is a great way of testing yourself and can be quite daunting at first however, with the tips from our experience below we're sure you'll be finding out what a brilliant experience the stree