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 journal Science in October 2008 involved hot and cold cups of coffee.

Students were asked to hold a cup of coffee in their hands for a few seconds before reading an information pack about a hypothetical person and then assessing this person’s ‘character’. The students who had held a hot cup of coffee were significantly more likely to describe the hypothetical individual as ‘warm and friendly’ than the students who had held an iced coffee. Just the immediate environment of their hands had seeded their unconscious minds, and, although they all read the very same information about the imaginary individual, their responses were largely in accord with the environmental ‘suggestion’.

Read full article: Using the environment to influence people

Unexpected hypnosis – would you expect it?

There is no end to what a therapist can learn and we are always developing new strategies and techniques to enhance the flexibility and creativity of therapy.

We are all being influenced by our environment all the time, and mostly we don’t notice. But few people have as yet realized the potential of directly using environmental factors to bring about positive change.

Our online precision hypnosis course for therapists already trained in hypnosis aims to extend and deepen the skills of those who attend and to ensure that they know how to use very subtle approaches such as environmental influence to the best effect.

The next course launches on 13 April 2010 and you can save 25% off the course fee if you book your place before 23 March 2010.

And in case you hadn’t noticed, that was an environmental suggestion!

See you in a fortnight.

Mark Tyrrell
Co-Founder
Uncommon Knowledge
Psychology trainers since 1995

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