Hypnosis Q&A – Itching and Age

March 4, 2011

Today we got a really good question from someone concerned about a health problem experienced by a loved one. Here’s the question: I’m interested to know if there is a program to control uncontrollable itching on the back with no rash present. The person I’m referring to is in his late 80s and already taking [...]

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Hypnosis and Visualization: What if You Can’t Visualize?

February 7, 2011

Self hypnosis CDs often expect for you to be able to visualize various places, events, situations, people, etc. It’s safe to say that you need to be able to visualize in order to make the most effective use of hypnosis CDs, including those from Dr. Mike Mandel. We REGULARLY get questions on this so I [...]

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The Navigator System: Émile Coué on Steroids

July 20, 2010

We’ve had some questions about what makes The Navigator System different from autosuggestion. Mike sent me this answer to publish on out blog: Around the dawn of the 20th Century, hypnotist and psychologist, Émile Coué offered his system of autosuggestion to the world. Before long, thousands of people were beginning and ending their day with [...]

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The Power of Compounding

July 20, 2010

Mike Mandel wrote this as a quick update for people using The Navigator System: For those of you who are already using the Navigator System, I want to remind you to make it a permanent part of your life. The more regularly you apply the Compass Statements, the better equipped your installed Navigator will be [...]

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Dr. Mandel’s Explanation of The Navigator System

June 30, 2010

Today I want to provide some more information on exactly what The Navigator System is. Based on replies to yesterday’s blog posting we got a few questions about what format the program will be made available in, and “What is it all about” questions. Format: The Navigator System will consist of a PDF document and [...]

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The Navigator System is Almost Live!

June 29, 2010

Well it’s been a LONG time coming, and the journey is almost over. Dr. Mandel (who does the real work) and myself (the tech geek) have nearly finished putting everything in place for The Navigator System. Let me give you a brief overview of what’s coming: Listen to Dr. Mike Mandel’s brief explanation of this [...]

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Self Hypnosis for Insomnia

February 26, 2010

Can you use self hypnosis for insomnia? Yesterday I got an email from someone on our email list asking for a solution.  She has been studying a foreign language, and the excitement of it all has her lying awake for hours at a time when she should be sleeping.  She can’t seem to “switch off” [...]

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An Old Photo from Mike’s Archives

February 2, 2010

Mike emailed me this photo last week and I have been meaning to get it up on the blog.  In the middle is John Grinder, co-founder of NLP and inventor of New Code NLP.  On the right … that’s Mike.  On the left is a great friend to many of the people who have studied [...]

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Creating The Esdaile State

November 23, 2009

This past weekend I completed my Master Practitioner certification in Ericksonian Hypnosis with Dr. Mike Mandel.  It was a great experience to be back in Mike’s class, learning amazing new skills and meeting a bunch of really cool people. Yesterday, on the last day of the 2nd weekend, we were taught how to get subjects [...]

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Ericksonian Hypnosis Training Notes

November 16, 2009

It’s Monday morning as I type this, and I’ve just come back from the first weekend of a two-weekend training course in Ericksonian Hypnosis with Dr. Mike Mandel. I first did my Practitioner certification a few years ago with Mike, and I finally cleared my schedule to take my Master Practitioner training.  It’s amazing to [...]

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