My Journey to Hypnotherapy

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It began with a visit to my aunt in hospital where I found her writhing in pain. She was dying and we both knew it. The nurse administered morphine but it did not take long before her limbs started moving about again, indicating the pain had returned. I was left alone with her to say goodbye. Helpless before her I started singing – I still don’t know why – this was completely out of character! So shocking in fact that she froze on the spot.

     Then an amazing thing happened: when I wove my dear aunt's name into the song she looked directly into my eyes and her whole body relaxed. We stayed locked in this moment of contact till the song ended, in fact until someone else came into the room.

     Through the grief that followed that moment stayed with me. I did not know what had happened - believe me my singing is not something you would normally call healing! I decided to find out how I had broken through her pain completely and given us that moment of clarity together.

     I discovered I had accidentally hypnotised her. That realization led me to train as a hypnotherapist. I sought out the best training I could find and studied with European, American and Australian schools to master my craft.

     It was a moment that changed my life, and perhaps it can change your life too. Don’t worry: I won’t sing to you. I will use a combination of ancient and modern approaches to show you how you can control your perceptions, let go of old habits or install new ones, and renew your zest for life.