Gavin Hooper - Comedy Hypnotist - Corporate Entertainer - Dry Grads

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"Many, many thanks for a wonderful evening. I have had nothing but positive feedback from my clients and friends regarding the evening, and in particular, your show. You kept your word about being utterly professional and tasteful while being hysterically funny - just what I was looking for. Many people have commented that they would like to hire you for their own corporate events."

- Sheila O'Brien, Sheila O'Brien Real Estate

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Why was I not hypnotized?

I hear the same thing over and over... "Why couldn't I be hypnotized"?

People ask me why they were not able to be hypnotized like there maybe something wrong with them, that's not it at all.

On stage I have a very limited period of time in order to reach as many people as possible to get them into a state of focused concentration (Hypnosis).

This raises another question... "I thought only the weak-willed could be hypnotized..."

This is an old and ridiculous statement made by a hypnotist back in the day that clearly did not understand the workings of this art or the mind, and is wrong for so many reasons.

In fact it is the exact opposite of weakness, first you must have great concentration skills, the ability to focus intently on what's going on and being said, and not trying too hard to enter the hypnotic state of mind.

The people who reach the level of hypnosis where they are able to have and be great fun on stage must be able to listen to what I'm saying, block out that there is 1000 plus people watching them, other sounds as well as all the myriad of other old myths about hypnosis.

For the people who are sent back to the audience, this does NOT mean they can't be hypnotized, simply put they had other thoughts going on in their mind, maybe a touch of fear, maybe they just did not like the sound of my voice. There are a million things that can stop the process from working for any individual ON STAGE.

I have been in the field for 17 years. I started out as a clinical hypnotist assisting people to stop smoking, improve memories etc. I now specialize in weight reduction and the removal of fears/phobias. I still work privately with clients from time to time when I'm not on stage.

In the privacy of my office where the setting and feel is very different from the stage, I've never met anyone who can't reach the desired level of hypnosis to make change, or remove various stresses.

The simple truth is if you have a pulse and a desire to be hypnotized you can be hypnotized.

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