The other day I met a man who didn’t believe there was such a thing as hypnosis or trance. He was telling me how it’s just down to picking people that are suceptible to suggestion and social pressure to perform (he was speaking about stage-hypnotism). It can be challenging to convince these kinds of people because they know how the world works and resist anything that conflicts with their world view. Now I could of course put them into trance right there and then, but that would be unethical.

By far the best introduction to hypnosis and trance is contained with this book. Don’t get me wrong, Paul McKenna’s main stream introduction to NLP is great in itself, it’s easy to read, covers all the basics you need.

But it’s the CD enclosed which is the real reason to get this book. It’s a 45 minute hypnotic induction that will put you into trance guaranteed! Some people do need to listen to it a few times, because trance is a state that you can learn and get better at the more you do it. But after two are three listens you’ll consistently go into a deep trance within 5 to 10 minutes. You’ll know that you weren’t just sleeping when you consistently ‘wake up’ to Paul saying ‘3, 2, 1, Wake Up!’

I remember listening to this CD everyday for a month, and I was constantly buzzing with enthusiasm and confidence. If you’re interested in hypnosis as a practitioner I’d highly recommend listening to this CD for ideas for your own inductions.

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