Milton Erickson was a remarkable man who revolutionised the world of Hypnotherapy. Even though he was the pre-eminent hypnotherapist and hypnotherapist trainer his methods have become the source from which such a practical approach as the Solutions Focused have been largely based.
Some while back I was struggling with the problem of inadequate confidence. You [...]

Your meal arrives at the table, the restaurant is heaving and the waiters are moving that bit faster with an air of strained urgency. Yep it’s Easter Sunday, a really busy eating out day of the year! You’ve waited 40 minutes enjoyed the occasion, sipping a drink, sharing the company of friends and family enjoying [...]

I have a lovely dog called Woo. Her full name is Jah Woo Wodger. Woo looks like a collie, smells like a collie and has behaved like a collie for the past 8 years she has lived, apart from one aspect: she has steadfastly refused to swim. Now I think all dogs can actually swim, [...]

How to Survive Christmas without getting Stressed!
Don’t know about you but I suddenly noticed that I have way too much to do and it’s only a couple of days to Christmas! It would be better if I started doing my Christmas shopping in July but it doesn’t seem very festive, does it? Anyway, if [...]

As we recognise that the subconscious mind plays a very important role in the process of hypnosis and NLP, we continue with more ‘unconscious’ functions of the mind:
We can forget certain things but later spontaneously recall them.
Intuition.
We learn certain skills so that they become largely automatic e.g.
driving a car, playing a sport.
We can [...]

It would be impossible to talk about hypnosis and NLP without addressing the subconscious mind. So, is subconscious/unconscious that important and what does it do any way?
Here’s a list of some of the things we may take for granted that are the
responsibility of the subconscious.
Most bodily processes that are not consciously controlled e.g.breathing, blood circulation, [...]

The actual meaning of the word hypnosis does not accurately reflect the nature
of ‘hypnosis’. The word comes from the Greek Hypnos meaning sleep. Let us
digress for a moment and consider this inactivity we take so for granted: Sleep
is a state of unconsciousness in which we rest our bodies and our minds. We
also dream in ways [...]

What is hypnosis?
As a hypnotherapist and hypnotherapy trainer, I often get asked: What is hypnosis?
And so over the next few weeks I’m going to talk about hypnotherapy, Neuro Linguistic Programming (NLP) and psychotherapy.
1. It is no easy thing to succinctly define hypnosis. In some ways it easier telling
you what it is not. Hypnosis is tricky [...]

10 Top Tips to Help you Stop Smoking and Beat Cravings
More and more people are trying to quit the smoking habit every day. I guess, as a nation, we’re becoming better educated about health related issues: what we eat, the amount of exercise we do and so on. If you, or anyone you know has [...]

More and more people are choosing hypnotherapy training and Neuro Linguistic Programming NLP courses as a career move.
How to Choose the Right Course
When you first started looking into Hypnotherapy Training Courses, perhaps you were amazed by the vast array of potential choice? It can be a mammoth task sorting your way through the Good, the [...]