by Adam Eason | Sep 8, 2026 | Blog |
Your mind wandered during self-hypnosis. Did you ruin it? No. You noticed it—and that gives you the opportunity to practise one of the most useful self-hypnosis skills: deliberately returning your attention. In this one-minute exercise, I’ll show you how to work with...
by Adam Eason | Sep 8, 2026 | Blog |
Did your mind wander during self-hypnosis? Perhaps you thought about work, noticed a sound, started planning dinner or became preoccupied with whether hypnosis was actually working. That does not automatically mean you failed. In this short video, I explain why...
by Adam Eason | Aug 25, 2026 | Blog |
You begin listening to the hypnotist, guide yourself using self-hypnosis or start listening to a hypnosis audio recording. For the first minute or two, all seems well. You follow the words, notice your breathing and perhaps become pleasantly absorbed in a sensation of...
by Adam Eason | Aug 21, 2026 | Blog |
Do you struggle to “see” pictures in your mind? That does not mean you lack imagination—and it certainly does not prove that you cannot use hypnosis. Too many hypnosis sessions treat imagination and visualisation as though they are identical: “See the staircase.”...
by Adam Eason | Aug 19, 2026 | Hypnosis, Self-Hypnosis |
Which mental strategy produces the strongest response for you: words, memory or direct attention to sensation? In this brief applied self-hypnosis experiment, you will explore the suggestion of warmth using three different approaches. There is no official “imagination...
by Adam Eason | Aug 19, 2026 | Blog |
If you close your eyes, attempt to picture a tropical beach and see precisely nothing—does that mean hypnosis will not work for you? No. Visual I magery is only one way of using the imagination. Some people respond more readily to physical sensations, sounds,...
by Adam Eason | Aug 18, 2026 | Blog |
You close your eyes. A soothing voice asks you to see a beautiful beach in vivid detail. You are instructed to notice the turquoise water, the white sand, the blue sky and perhaps a tastefully positioned palm tree swaying in the breeze. You see absolutely nothing...
by Adam Eason | Aug 12, 2026 | Blog |
If a hypnotic suggestion produces no noticeable response, does that mean you cannot be hypnotised? Not necessarily. Sometimes the difficulty is not your ability to respond—it is the mental strategy you are using. In this brief self-hypnosis experiment, you will try...
by Adam Eason | Aug 12, 2026 | Blog |
Are you actively using self-hypnosis—or merely waiting for hypnosis to happen to you? In this video, I explain one of the central ideas underpinning my research, writing, audio programmes and teaching: self-hypnosis is best understood as an active skill. That means...
by Adam Eason | Aug 11, 2026 | Blog |
“I tried hypnosis once. Nothing happened. I must not be hypnotisable.” I hear variations of this remarkably often. Sometimes the conclusion is reached after a single appointment. Sometimes it follows ten distracted minutes listening to a recording while waiting to be...
