The Mike Mandel Hypnosis Blog

Real transformation rarely begins with discovering that something is wrong with a person. It begins when they see that the patterns creating difficulty may have made perfect sense at some point in their life. After more than a decade of

What if you could peer into the future and see whether the changes you made in someone’s life, through hypnosis or conversation, were actually going to stick? You’ve just run a powerful trance session. The client seems better. They’re smiling,

A perfectly memorized hypnosis script can still fail the moment a real person responds unexpectedly. That is the problem with treating hypnosis as a paint-by-numbers exercise. People are not predictable sequences of steps, and effective communication cannot be reduced to

A five-minute wait can feel endless, while an entire evening with people you love can disappear in what seems like a few moments. A long flight can feel surprisingly short, yet a few minutes of anxious anticipation can stretch into

A memory can feel completely different depending on where the mind is standing. Picture a difficult conversation from years ago. Suddenly, the words seem vivid again. The facial expressions return. The tension comes back into the body as though the

It attracts some of the strangest people… I first began learning hypnosis in the summer of 1965, and ten years later, I turned professional. Since most of my hypnosis skills were forged onstage over more than 40 years, I met

A confident professional freezes at the thought of speaking in front of a group. A capable driver suddenly feels panic every time the steering wheel comes into view. Someone who enjoys meeting new people still struggles with social anxiety because

How long has it been since your last Zoom call? With the world the way it is today, a lot of hypnotists have stopped seeing clients in person and transitioned to conducting hypnosis sessions with clients over zoom. If you're

Imagine being able to guide others to a treasure you cannot yourself possess. These aren’t only Red Skull’s words in Avengers: Infinity War, but a situation many skilled hypnotists face. Many of our students complain they’ve been getting excellent results