How is 2024 going for you so far? 

I have been working with a new coach. She tells me that my audience need to see more of me. That is, they need to actually SEE me. I'm not always altogether comfortable with this for a variety of reasons. However, in the past week, I've been sharing loads of video snippets online. If you want to get a sense of me, who I am, how I teach, then I'll be sharing practical skills and demonstrations in coming weeks too, so you can follow my social media feeds. Today, I'm sharing videos covering some stimulating topics such as self-hypnosis as a self-regulated skill, the importance of self-efficacy in hypnosis, how the therapeutic alliance aids an over activated amygdala and how when people insist that hypnosis is about dissociation, they can't account for self-hypnosis. I hope you find them interesting.
 

We have also extended the date for participation in our latest hypnosis research project at Bournemouth University - you can take part online and from the comfort of your own home....
 

The Effect of Hypnosis and Psychological Skills Training on Stroop Task Performance
 

This study is investigating the effects of hetero-hypnosis and psychological skills according to how they compare when measured in terms of performance in a computer game called the Stroop task. The study is being conducted as part of my (Adam Eason) Bournemouth University research and it is hoped that the findings will be published and as a consequence help to contribute to potential clinical applications of hypnosis. We think you'll find it interesting and stimulating.
 

You can complete this study in your own time from the comfort of your home or anywhere that you have computer access that is free from distractions. 
 

To register as a participant in this study, please type your name and email address in the boxes below and you will be sent on your access and step-by-step guide via email accordingly.
 

If you have an interest in hypnosis and hypnosis research, then simply visit this page to register your details and I'll guide you through the study from there. It'll be something really cool to take part in this weekend!  

I've also got a couple of new articles for you below covering topics of self-loathing and asking yourself questions for major self-development.
 

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. In this brief video, Adam is affirming that in order for something to constitute self-hypnosis, it needs to be self-regulated, self-directed and instructions self-suggested and contests what some deem as self-hypnosis (maybe more accurate to be deemed “hypnotist absent hypnosis).
 

Watch video clip here: Self-Hypnosis: Self-regulated, self-directed, Self-Suggested
 

2. Tiny snippet from a lecture last year where I was explaining that dissociative theories of hypnosis struggle to account for self-hypnosis; that is, if you need to relinquish control to another individual who essentially takes over the executive functioning of the hypnotised subject when you explain hypnosis, how do you account for a self-regulated experience of hypnosis?
 

Watch video clip here: Can Dissociation Theories Account for Self-Hypnosis?
 

3. In this snippet from a recent lecture, Adam explains the importance of building efficacy in the clinical hypnotherapy environment and how that advances the individual hypnotic responsiveness.
 

Watch video clip here: The Importance of Self-Efficacy in Hypnosis

4. Research tends to support the notion of the working alliance between patient and therapist being one of the best predictors of successful therapeutic outcomes, so we discuss it and how to advance it often within my hypnotherapy training classes. However, there is a neuroscientific benefit of the working alliance too, as Adam discusses briefly here – the way it helps soothe over activation of the subcortical regions of the brain.
 

Watch video clip here: The Power of Building a Therapeutic Alliance for Regulating the Amygdala.

New Articles:

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

Rapid Inductions and Hypnotic Phenomena Seminar - with Adam Eason. In 2024, I have just the one single scheduled date for my Rapid Inductions and Hypnotic Phenomena for Hypnotherapists one day seminar. On Thursday the 29th of February, I will be running it at the Marsham Court Hotel, Bournemouth from 9am to 5.30pm.   

On the day, I explain the underpinning theory and rationale and then demonstrate live in class a broad range of rapid hypnotic inductions along with an equally broad range of hypnotic phenomena, effects and convincers that can be used professionally and effectively within the clinical environment with clients.   

For more information and to book yourself into this event, visit my college website (link in bio) and in the main toolbar, this event can be found in the live courses tab. You can book directly on using the pay now button on that page, or message me for alternative means of registering.  

This one day seminar is just £97.00 plus Vat (total payable of £116.40), and you can either pay directly and book yourself on at the above linked page at the college website (in the 'live courses' tab) where there is a PayPal 'Buy Now' button at the foot of the page. Or you can simply email me and I'll take your details and preferences to invoice you and book you in the numbers accordingly. 

You'll receive a manual, copy of the slides used in class and supplementary materials to apply the skills learned thereafter too. It's going to be a full house. Hope to welcome you.
 

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.


AVAILABLE NOW! ACT for Hypnotherapists.
 

I have been using Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) with my clients for years now in conjunction with hypnotherapy. I discuss it often on my courses but never in any great deoth or detail. I have sought to remedy that with a recent small series entitled ACT for Hypnotherapists which I ran at the end of last year.

I have just made this training programme available for purchase, you can read more details about it at this page of the college website: ACT for Hypnotherapists. 

The course is included and can be accessed in full if you are a member of my Hypnotherapist Development Hub. The full course is part of and available in the hub now, 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 hypnotherapy was superior at reducing symptoms of agoraphobia than controls. 
 

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