By: Shlomo Vaknin, C.Ht I never liked those weekend hypnosis seminars. They promise to teach you all about hypnosis in two or three days, and all of those who promise such a grandiose delusion are big fat liars. My professional training took almost 2 years to complete. I went to school at least 3 times... 

Here’s an interesting online British comedy, and the first episode on Jazz Trance: httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bKwQ_zeRwEs  Read More →

By: Shlomo Vaknin, C.Ht Every beginning trainee in NLP starts with the basic of the basics – The NLP Presuppositions. Michael Hall and Bob Bodenhamer, in their fabulous for beginners book “The User’s Manual For The Brain“, divide the NLP presuppositions into 4 groups: 1. Mental... 

By: Shlomo Vaknin, C.Ht Let’s actually imagine something and see if you get the same thing; the same sense of properly placed senses as you did in real life. Let’s see if, in a visualization, you are the center of properly placed senses. First, pick a situation that is challenging for you, and involves... 

I’ve been reading a lot of Seneca’s writings lately. Seneca was a Roman philosopher (among his other duties), who believed in Stoicism as a way of approaching life. I have found some similarities between NLP and Stoicism, but that’s not so important. Today I wanted to share with you... 

By: Shlomo Vaknin, C.Ht Utilization is a technique that has opened up entirely new vistas in mental health treatment and personal life. Utilization happens when you turn an existing resource into a tool for a meaningful purpose. Where this can be surprising is when things that seem very negative or inappropriate...