I hope that the year is going well for you and that January didn't prove to be a long drag for you as it does with so many of us. 
 

Having spent the backend of 2023 banging on about it and focusing my training upon the Hyrox event in Manchester, I have to admit that the event humbled me! For those of you unaware, HYROX combines both running and functional workout stations, where all those competing run 1km, followed by a functional workout station (1km SkiErg, heavy sled push, heavy sled pull, broad jump burpees, 1km row, Farmers carry, sandbag lunges, 100 wall balls) repeated eight times. I had not done enough running training and took that for granted having been an endurance athlete in years gone by. The high intensity of the event meant that I simply could not regulate my heart rate and suffered in the latter stages of the event. What a learning experience for me though - and I shall be heading up to the Birmingham event later this year to do it better and faster now that I know what to expect and what is required of me. Great fun though, especially as I was there with a large group of friends from my gym. Highly recommended. You can take a look at the official photos of me competing at Hyrox here.
 

Within this issue, I am making a rare mention of the Emile Coué scholarship programme that I offer two students each academic year. If you are interested in studying our hypnotherapy practitioner diploma course, but have been unable to enrol due to financial constraints, take a read of the details below about our scholarship offering.
 

Today, I'm offering articles about how to increase dopamine and oxytocin, and videos of me discussing the value of interoception of hypnotherapy clients, how hypnosis benefits from being positioned as a collaborative process, I champion evidence based approaches to hypnosis and debate why some hypnotherapists seem to be less responsive to hypnotic suggestions than others. 
 

My evidence-based meme of the week returned in 2024! the latest one is included here today also...

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Ok, let's get on with it, shall we?

1. Adam briefly refers to being called a “science-fascist” due to his favoured evidence-based approach to teaching hypnotherapy and self-hypnosis. Adopting critical thinking, yielding one’s position in the face of better evidence is championed here…
 

Watch Video: Championing Evidence-Based Practice: Embracing Critical Thinking.
 

2. Could it be that some hypnosis professionals believing that being ‘zonked out’ is how to be hypnotised actually be rendering them less responsive to hypnosis? Does “being totally out of it” represent being a good responsive hypnotic subject?
 

Watch Video: Why Are Some Hypnosis Professionals Less Responsive to Hypnotic Suggestions?
 

3. In this video clip Adam explains that hypnotic responses are not 100% the responsibility of the hypnotist; they have a role that needs to be explained to them so that they can adopt the right mindset and actively increase responsiveness. As an active agent, the collaboration enhances the hypnosis.
 

Watch Video: Hypnosis as a Collaborative Process.
 

4. In this video clip, Adam discusses the importance of the Insula region of the brain which enables interoception and an ability recognise and explain one’s own emotions. Hypnotherapists may subsequently need to help their clients activate that part of their brain to advance therapeutic outcomes. On his courses Adam teaches a range of ways to help clients do that.
 

Watch Video: The Power of Interoception & Insula Activation in Hypnotherapy.

New Articles:

All articles are founded in science and have references for you to explore should you wish: 
 

Each year, we have a number of people who download the prospectus for our hypnotherapy practitioner diploma course but for whom it is inaccessible due to financial constraints and not being able to afford the fee. So a few years ago, I developed our Emile Coué scholarship programme (Emile Coué is a hero of mine from the history of hypnosis that you learn plenty about on the diploma course) to make the course accessible to a candidate or two each academic year. In those years, I have never offered it publicly like this, I've simply offered it to people who have expressed their challenges and for whom I have felt have been a good fit for this college and were really motivated to study with this college in particular.
 

In short, the scholarship offers attendance upon our full live (classroom attendance or livestream) diploma course for half the usual fee, for 1 person on each of our diploma courses. The usual fee is reduced greatly (by 50%) from it's usual £2760.00 to £1380.00. If you would like to enrol upon our diploma course but have been unable due to financial constraints, have read the course prospectus and therefore are aware of the dates of the course you wish to enrol upon, and would like to be considered for one of our two scholarship places (one for our upcoming intensive course starting next month, one for our upcoming monthly course starting in October this year) then please reply to this email along with the following information:
 

1. Your own personal explanation of why you wish to be a hypnotherapist.

2. Which course you'd like to apply to join with the scholarship place.

3. Anything else that you'd like to add with regards to being considered for a scholarship place.
 

I hope if you've found it financially non-viable in the past that this will make our diploma course accessible to you and that you'll get in touch and apply for this opportunity. 
 

Embark on a journey of self-improvement through the powerful practice of self-hypnosis?
How to do that though?

Over the years I’ve made a lot of resources available to help people learn all they can about self-hypnosis. I thought I’d put as many of them as possible all in one place for easy access and to have somewhere to send people when they ask me about exploring and learning about science-supported, research-informed, evidence-based self-hypnosis.

Visit this page: Learn Self-Hypnosis. 


Useful resources for hypnotherapists: 

Visit this page for lots of resources for hypnotherapists.


Big Updates in our Hypnotherapist Development Hub.
 

1. Finding and Understanding Hypnosis Research:

The recording of the webinar I ran last week on this topic is now available and accessible in the hub.
 

2. Hypnosis Audio of the week:

Hypnotherapists benefit from self-care and hypnosis too, right? And we often neglect ourselves or find it tough to work with colleagues or other professionals to receive hypnosis sessions. Therefore, I decided that I'd add a section to the hub that will include a hypnosis audio track for yu to use every week. I have added a few tracks already to start the year off. I am simply adding sessions that I think are stimulating, enjoyable and beneficial, and highly recommend that you engage with them in the way you'd advise a client to do - that is to be an active agent in the process and not be passive; collaborate with the audio, adopt your hypnotic mindset. Importantly though, find some time to spend with yourself each week with a hypnosis session and enjoy some time for yourself.
 

3. Latest diploma footage:

The latest footage of the updated and current diploma course is now live and added to the hub - for the first time, you'll see a recording of me conducting a regression session demonstration.
 

We have Dr Sue Peacock and Dr Rachel Gillibrand speaking on some really interesting topics in the hub later in February and March that our members can join live too. 

There is so much more included and that can be accessed in full if you are a member of my Hypnotherapist Development Hub. Visit the link here for full details on how to subscribe to it monthly or annually. 
 

The evidence based hypnosis meme of the week is  below....

Evidence based hypnosis meme of the week. 2023 study found hypnosis helped improve overall sports performance of volleyball players. 
 

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