Hypnosis Master Series: Limitations – all in the mind?
It used to be widely thought that it was not humanly possible to run a mile in under four minutes. Many talented athletes had tried, had come amazingly close, but ultimately failed to break that magic four minute marker. The human body, it was thought, just [...]
Published by mark.tyrrell July 27th, 2010
in hypnotherapy-training.
3 tips to get your clients to value your suggestions
Why is it important for therapists to give careful consideration to increasing influence with their clients?
Sometimes what a client needs is pretty obvious. Anyone can see it. And as you’re not shackled by the old idea that ‘therapy must never be directive’, you come straight out [...]
Published by mark.tyrrell June 3rd, 2010
in hypnotherapy-training.
Hypnosis Master Series: How to build instant rapport by going beyond matching, mirroring and leading
Here’s a true story. Years ago, when I was a fledgling hypnotherapist, I had a call from a man who had been severely injured in a rugby accident sustained while he was in the military, and who had been left disabled. [...]
Published by mark.tyrrell June 1st, 2010
in hypnotherapy-training.
Learn how to sidestep the unconscious sabotage of negative language
A man accidentally falls off the platform and gets stuck in the rails of the London underground. A train is fast approaching. Another man crouches down and calls: “Give me your hand!” To his astonishment, the man refuses.His would-be saviour shouts more desperately: “Give me your [...]
Published by mark.tyrrell May 27th, 2010
in hypnotherapy-training.
Learn how to build a roadmap to get your clients out of depression – and never go back there again
I was once lost in Istanbul. A kindly man came over, smiled at me and asked: “Can I help me?” Okay, so English wasn’t his first language and he meant ‘you’ not ‘me’, but it got [...]
Published by mark.tyrrell May 25th, 2010
in hypnotherapy-training.
Learn to use hypnosis and its associated phenomena deliberately to help your clients more effectively
Hypnosis happens in all therapy. Sure, the therapist might not think hypnosis is happening – but it is. One characteristic of the hypnotic state is abstraction. By that I mean physically being in one place but psychologically being in another. This [...]
Published by mark.tyrrell May 20th, 2010
in hypnotherapy-training.
3 more golden rules for choosing a hypnosis course
Three more great tips to help you make sure you choose the right hypnosis course for you.
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Published by mark.tyrrell May 18th, 2010
in hypnotherapy-training.
3 story generating strategies to boost your therapeutic effectiveness
The right story at the right time can facilitate psychological and even physical healing. It’s possible that the ancient traditions of storytelling so rich and rife in all cultures may have been the earliest form of psychotherapy as well as vehicles for passing on patterns of wisdom.
Using [...]
Published by mark.tyrrell January 18th, 2010
in hypnotherapy-training.
Hypnosis Master Series: Learn how susceptible we are to environmental influence, and how you can use this to be a better therapist
Research has shown that a subtle background aroma of cleaning liquid in the air influences people to be perceptibly cleaner and tidier than they would otherwise be.
Another fascinating piece of research reported in the [...]
Published by mark.tyrrell January 5th, 2010
in hypnotherapy-training.
3 clever ways to use subtle shock to create more effective hypnosis inductions
I once wanted to win a toy on the rifle range at the fair. To win, I had to fire wet sponge pellets at a cuckoo clock bird. If I fired when the doors were shut, the pellet just bounced off. To ‘hit [...]
Published by mark.tyrrell December 17th, 2009
in hypnotherapy-training.