We’re going to do something different here.
It’s not going to be a 10-step guide on a certain hypnosis technique.
Or a cool hypnosis demonstration with Igor.
Nope, none of that.
In this article, we want to talk about something different. In fact, we don’t even want to talk much at all (okay, maybe just a little bit).
Instead, for this article, we set about interviewing 4 professional hypnotists to hear the impact hypnosis has had on their lives.
We were curious to learn what their lives were like before they become hypnotists.
How being a hypnotist makes them feel when they get out of bed each day.
To discover what their most rewarding success stories have been – both as hypnotists and subjects of hypnosis.
And what their lives would look like now if they hadn’t become hypnotists.
In a nutshell, we wanted to understand how helping and connecting with others through hypnosis has unequivocally changed their lives, and the journey they took to get to where they are today.
Their interviews will be broken into two parts: with the Part 1 focusing on why they became hypnotists and their journeys, while Part 2 will share their insights and advice on becoming professional hypnotists and overcoming challenges.
But first, we want to share some interesting research on the science behind happiness and how it connects with having a career in hypnosis…
The Formula For Happiness & Our Biological Need For Connection
They were the greatest threat to the survival of our species when we first appeared on the African continent.
By nearly all accounts, they should have survived… not us.
Despite sharing 99.7% of our DNA, they were significantly stronger than us. They were also faster and even had bigger brains.
So how exactly was it, that we, a far less superior variety of “man” were able to thrive and survive for thousands of years, meanwhile our defeat our greatest adversity – neanderthals – became extinct?
According to scientific research, our success, and our competitor’s ultimate death, largely boils down to one thing that we had that they didn’t…
The ability to connect with others.
You see, as a species, our brains are hardwired to connect with others. We naturally know how to bond and support one another. To build communities. To help each other out during a crisis.
And if you fast forward to today, our natural inclination to connect and form communities is still what determines how well we do in life.
Not only are we able to form alliances from a safety standpoint, but our ability to connect is crucial to another important factor – especially when it comes to our wellbeing in modern life: our happiness.
Studies from all around the world again and again have concluded that there are two variables that lead to happiness.
The first, is your ability to be able to express your emotions to those around you. To feel heard and understood. To be able to communicate your emotional state and feel safe in doing so.
The other “happiness factor” is the ability to carve a life out for yourself that in some way benefits the greater good.
To connect with others, to add value and to be of service. Basically, to be able to create meaningful bonds within your community.
In a recent study on happiness, two very different groups of people were surveyed: a wealthy group of single males living in San Diego and a group of cow-farming women living in Buffalo.
The results astounded the researchers.
Not only did the women surpass the men in the happiness stakes, they completely annihilated them (metaphorically speaking, that is).
While the men enjoyed a far more luxurious lifestyle than the women, they would come home after a long day of work and have little-to-no emotional or meaningful interaction with others.
They were all work, and no community.
Whereas the women, who had very little financially, connected through their church groups and communities.
They looked after one another when they fell sick. They laughed and cried together. They felt heard, understood and emotionally seen by one another.
It was their connection that lead to their overall happiness.
While the results were surprising, the findings do support one of the most interesting developments in psychology over the last 50 years, which is:
An individual’s quest to develop a core identity, one where they’re self-sufficient and go it alone does not benefit humans in the way we thought it did.
In prominent psychologist Susan Pinker’s book The Village Effect, she writes about how the single cause of human dissatisfaction in the West is that we don’t know how to connect with one another. That we’re ignoring an integral part of our biological makeup.
Which is huge, when you think about it. We’re going against our natural inclination, and not in a way that’s benefitting us either.
So what does all of this have to do with hypnosis, you may be wondering?
In a way, everything.
Because hypnosis gives you the tools to express yourself emotionally. To work through emotional roadblocks and struggles so you can be “seen” and communicate your needs safely.
And when you practice hypnosis professionally, it allows you to share this gift with others and free them from any mental constraints that are keeping them from reaching their full potential, too.
It allows you to help others form better relationships. To communicate and understand their emotions. To live more enriched lives and go out into the world and be the best humans they can be.
But of course the other way hypnosis ties into this research is because of how it allows you to carve a livelihood out for yourself that has profound meaning.
It gives you the means to be able to form powerful connections with others and be a tremendous force for good in the world.
It allows you to form a community with clients, and perhaps even fellow hypnotists, based on growth, connection, truth and positive intention.
What’s more, it ties in with your core makeup as a human… your need to connect with others and do something that benefits the greater good.
But like we said earlier, we want to leave the talking up to the hypnotists we interviewed, so we’ll let them share the profound impact hypnosis has had on their lives in the interviews below…
1. Kristin Rivas, Certified Hypnotherapist (Specializing in Rapid Trauma Resolution Therapy), NLP Practitioner
In this moving video, Kristin shares her battle with Conversion Disorder, an illness that saw her having up to 9 seizures a day – resulting in her needing to wear a helmet and use a 4-pronged cane.
After months and months of testing, the Mayo Clinic eventually put her condition down to unresolved stress and gave her a very slim chance of recovery. Feeling dissatisfied with her medical diagnosis, she eventually tried hypnotherapy.
After one session she was not only healed, but this life-changing experience inspired her to become a hypnotherapist.
Listen to her video to hear her incredible story, which includes how she became a hypnotist and the tremendous work she’s now doing with clients battling with Conversion Disorder, PTSD, stress and trauma.
Kristin Rivas is a Certified Hypnotherapist (Specializing in Rapid Trauma Resolution Therapy), Neuro-Linguistic Programming Practitioner, professional public speaker, TEDx presenter and former host of Mind Talk Radio on the Chat With Women Network. She currently maintains a private practice in Seattle, Washington and enjoys speaking to audiences across the nation. Visit MyMindTalk.com for more information about Kristin and her services
2. Lee McKing, NLP Master Practitioner, Numerologist and Certified Conversational Hypnotherapist
After being rushed to hospital with a crushed lung, Lee McKing was told he could die within minutes. Fortunately the Dr’s were able to save him, but the traumatic event left him with Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) which he struggled with for years due to the nature of the event.
Interested in finding an alternative and effective healing method, McKing discovered NLP which later lead him to hypnosis. In the above video, he shares his inspiring story of how he healed himself, and the immense joy he feels as a result of helping others through hypnosis.
Lee McKing is a NLP Master Practitioner, Numerologist and Certified Conversational Hypnotherapist. After learning NLP and Hypnosis to improve his health, he realized how powerful it is and begun his journey in healing others with the use of hypnosis.
3. Barbara Neill, Hypnotherapist & Author
I am in the unusual but very privileged position of having been brought up with a knowledge of hypnotherapy, thanks to the fact that my father, Bob Neill, was one of the first hypnotherapists in the UK. I think of myself as a hypnotherapist, rather than a hypnotist, per se, because I only use hypnosis in a therapeutic way.
I learned from my father, because I was interested in his work and because I’ve always enjoyed working with people. I didn’t decide to put my own hypnotherapy training into practice until after my father passed away.
Initially, I felt that he would be a hard act to follow because he was so well-respected, and I feared I wouldn’t be able to live up to the reputation he had built up over the years. Eventually, though, my thoughts of setting up my own business as a hypnotherapist became too compelling for me to resist.
Can you share the most profound – or perhaps even life changing – experiences you’ve had both as a hypnotist and as a subject of hypnosis? What was it about these experiences that had such a powerful impact on yours and your subjects
lives?
I always get a real buzz from seeing my clients leave feeling empowered after a session of hypnotherapy. But there is one situation in particular that sticks out in my mind. I once saw a young man who had a cocaine addiction.
As I knew how powerful hypnosis was, I was confident that I’d be able to help the young man – as long as he was actually ready to be helped.
The session went well and, sometime afterwards, I received a message from his mother, with her heartfelt thanks, as her son had now finally kicked “that stuff.” She felt that she had got him back and that there was such a drastic change in him. I’m a mother myself, so I was very moved by her words.
I was also moved when I experienced my dad’s hypnotherapy. It was a while after he had passed away and I didn’t feel that I was going through the grieving process in a healthy way, as I had taken on the practical aspects, without allowing myself the space to deal with the emotional aspects of losing my dad.
He had made many CDs of hypnotherapy sessions and among them was one on bereavement. I listened to his voice, and everything he was saying was absolutely relevant to helping me cope with his loss. It was especially poignant, and an experience I will never forget.
How does being a hypnotist make you feel when you get out of bed each day? Can you describe what the greatest rewards are, both personally and professionally?
It might sound odd, but I feel as though I have acquired a lot of wisdom, thanks to being a hypnotherapist and helping people to deal with a fairly wide array of situations.
I love my work with a passion and when I think back to my early days as a hypnotherapist, I can see how far I’ve come. I had something of a head start because I already had the knowledge I had grown up with, but it was still a little scary when I saw my first client in my own right.
I can see how my clients’ experiences have helped me to fine tune the way I work with people, if that makes sense. There really is nothing quite like seeing positive changes in people in a short space of time, so I really mean it when I say that I can’t imagine ever wanting to retire. It’s great to know that I’m in a position to help others realize their potential.
Barbara Neill is the daughter of one of the first hypnotherapists in the UK, so she’s had the privilege of knowing about hypnotherapy her entire life, meaning it was somewhat inevitable that she would follow in her dad’s footsteps.
In addition to hypnotherapy, Barbara is passionate about creative writing and photography. She has also published 3 books; “Life, Love and Laughter; a poetry anthology”, “Dyspraxia and Hypnotherapy” and “Working with Dad”. She’s currently writing, “Practical Hypnotherapy Simplified” and hopes to publish it in 2017.
4. Antonio Perez, Certified Hypnotist
Antonio first became interested in hypnosis when he was a just child, but it wasn’t until later in life that he realized how powerful hypnosis was after he used it to treat his depression. Since then, Antonio has been studying and practicing hypnosis so he can not only improve his own life, but so he can make a meaningful impact on the lives of others.
Watch his short video above to find out how hypnosis has changed his life.
Antonio Perez is a certified hypnotist in Kauai, Hawaii. Passionate about spreading the word of hypnosis, he created Hypnosis Product Reviews to help and teach other hypnotists how to promote their products and workshops in a way that’s free from sales hype so they can just focus on what they love: hypnosis.
And lastly, if you want to hear more about Kristin Rivas’ journey, and how she overcame Conversion Disorder through hypnosis, you can check out her moving TEDx Talk below:
Pretty inspiring stuff, right?
In Part 2, which will be published tomorrow, you’ll discover how the above hypnotists got their first clients and the challenges they had to overcome.
They’ll also share their top advice for aspiring hypnotists and what their lives would look like now if they hadn’t become hypnotists. If you’re considering becoming a professional hypnotist, you won’t want to miss Part 2 as it’s jam-packed with advice and valuable insights on how to how to turn your passion into a fulfilling career.
Don’t forget to sign up now for Igor’s Hypnosis Masterclass: “How To Follow Your Passion & Get Paid For It,” followed by Live Q&A Call. Visit this page to sign up, before registration closes.
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November 14, 2016 at 01:07AM
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