How did
you discover hypnosis?
1980, I
was at college when I bought an enthralling book "Mind
Games" and found the hypnotic scripts very interesting. I
bought three tape recorders, and enabled one to play music
such as Pink Floyd, and the other were for the sounds of
nature (I used to go out into the forest and record the
birds) and the other track was for my voice. Then I mixed
all three tracks together to produce some cool recordings.
We all enjoyed the audio sessions, and often used them in a
group session, where we would all be riding on a giant
tortoise or taking a boat trip down a river. Many thanks to
Robert Masters and Jean Houston for writing this amazing
book back in 1973, it was my inspiration and gave me and my
neighbors so much fun.
When
did you start practicing hypnosis?
I started
helping others with therapy and past life regression in
1985, I had an office in south Spain mainly for the English
expat community, but two years later I decided that
one-on-one hypnosis was too uncomfortable and expensive. My
idea was, and still is that a self-hypnosis CD can be used
every day without any extra cost, easier, and more
comfortable, in your own home. With the advance in new
technology such as Mp3 players the difference is that my
recordings are very flexible unlike a CD, tape, or video,
each track has been designed to be mixed with the other
tracks which makes them so much more personal, and
effective.
Which
is your favorite hypnotic induction?
That
depends on which type of affirmations I use. If I need
something for relaxing, then I love the "Tropical Beach",
but when I need some motivation for sport I use the "Amazon
Jungle"....each time I get to the part with tropical rain I
just go so deep into trance.
I often
use the "Max-Out" audio just before going to the gym, and
this gives me an incredible workout.
Do you
use hypnosis on yourself?
Yes, I
listen about three times per week. I have used "stop
nail-biting" which wears off after about 3 months and needs
a top up. I have also used the "Drive carefully CD" for my
safety and that of others and to control road-rage. The
Karma Cd helps me to be more compassionate and generous. I
used the "Love Salads" only once and then I was eating very
healthy, filtered water, gluten free, and really bland food
tasted delicious...that worked very well, I need to use it
again, because the effects have worn off, and I'm back on
beer and curry. My wife has used the "Easy Child birth" and
our baby son came out in a record 10 mins.
Something
curious happens to me when I record the audio sessions,
sometimes I get hypnotized. I remember being obsessed with
playing chess for 6 months, just after recording an audio
for my elder son.
What is
the most important aspect of your success?
I believe
that the induction to trance is the most important part of
the therapy, and this trance has to be deep enough. I know
that we're all different, so I've compiled an induction
which would cater for all types of minds, whether they may
be logical, creative, or dominant, etc. I had to use many
different methods to get the perfect trance induction,
including the shamanic beats to help to deepen the trance. I
don't believe that a light trance would be effective enough,
but in saying that, a medium state of trance is just as good
as a very deep trance.