The Magic of the Mind.
Learn How To Recognise The Illusions In Your Own Reality.

15th December 2009

Douglas Maddy is an award winning Expert in the field of magical entertainment, with over 10 years of experience working as a psychological illusionist.

Douglas will be presenting an in-depth, yet light-hearted look at how the structure of a magic performance can be used to recognise flaws in our own perceptions.

We are deceived by ourselves and others on a daily basis, magic as a performance art can be used to highlight this self – deception in an entertaining way.

Douglas has studied how “misdirection” works and will be sharing his compelling research and insights while demonstrating practical applications through his performances.

He will also teach you magic tricks that you can show to amaze your friends and family!

For more information about Douglas please visit: www.douglasmaddy.com

15th September Jamie Smart --Salad Days

The Art & Science of Conversational Hypnosis

Conversational Hypnosis is the approach pioneered by Milton Erickson for doing powerful trancework in the context of a seemingly ordinary conversation. With conversational hypnosis, you can:

• Become a mesmerising communicator, & enthral people with your words.
• Generate stories & metaphors ³on the fly², covertly reframing limitations & activating resources.
• Activate the power of NLP & Hypnosis (covertly) in situations where it wouldn't normally be appropriate, allowed, or even tolerated, to do profound transformational changework.

Jamie Smart is the developer of Ericksonian Hypnosis Cards, & a master of Conversational Hypnosis. During this educational & entertaining session you
will:

* Discover what conversational hypnosis really is & how it works Learn how to use conversational hypnosis in everyday life Create an ³unconscious action plan² for developing your hypnotic skills

23rd June at 7:30pm - ANCHORING with Keith Haynes

To ensure you get the results that you want you will need to be in the right STATE

Therefore this interactive session is packed with practical exercises to anchor positive states so that you can draw on them at a moment's notice.

BLUESPOT SOLUTIONS is Keith's life and performance coaching business where he uses NLP, Time Line Therapy and Hypnosis to achieve excellent

keith@bluespotsolutions.com

12th May 2009 at 7:30pm - Rep systems re-visited

By Dianne Lowther

The aim of this session is to review rep systems and sensory preferences in individuals.

We'll explore ways of detecting both a person's primary rep system and the one they might be using at a given moment

There will exercise and discussion to practice detecting preferences and then using appropriate language and behaviour to connect with and communicate effectively with people whatever their preference.

Dianne Lowther is principal of Brilliant Minds and has been teaching NLP for around 12 years.

As well as public courses she runs in-house programmes for organisations in both private and public sectors and she coaches senior executives.

for more information see www.brilliantminds.co.uk

21/04/09 - Clean language

By Helen Askey from Orange Pip

Helen Askey will facilitate a participative session covering:

• what is clean language?
• how can clean language help your effectiveness
• a practise session 
  

Clean Language amounts to a way of thinking about thinking which is quite different from the norm.

It is both astonishingly simple, and fascinatingly complex in its implications. Devised by the late David Grove and developed by others, it is a multi-purpose toolkit of just 12 questions from which assumptions and metaphors have been 'cleansed' as far as possible.

The questions are great for obtaining information from another person in a structured way that helps you to get really clear, while maintaining open-mindedness and respect.

They are great for developing teams and aligning goals in a way that really fits for those involved.  And at a more complex level, Clean Language can be combined with the metaphors a person uses in their thoughts and words to create a bridge between the conscious and unconscious minds. This in turn can become a route to profound personal exploration, to solving longstanding problems, and to resolution and healing

Helen Askey leads her own successful development consultancy Orange Pip who
specialise in development solutions for organisations. Further details can be found at www.orange-pip.co.uk

24 March – CRAFTY MEETINGS With MICHAEL MALLOWs

• First Things First
  Guiding principles for setting the scene Breathing, What’s ‘On Top?’,  Rounds
  
  
• Second Position
  Metaphors Assumptions Paradigms Sensations Fundamental Filters , Celebrating Diversity,  Crafty Listening
  
  
• Third Degree 
  Gathering High Value Information Linguistic Icebergs , Logical Levels
  Clean Language
  
  
• Forthrightness
  Inviting openness and authenticity Logical Levels, Fierce Conversations
  
  
• Fifth Amendments
  When silence is worth it’s weight in wisdom Time to Think
  
  
• Sixth Sense
  Intuition, sensory acuity and playfulness Rapport Building
  

24th Februany 2009
Gary Foster

“Does Hypnosis Really Work?”

Full time, professional hypnotherapist Gary Foster lifts the lid off of the myths and facts behind hypnosis and reveals what really happens when you’re hypnotised!

Have you ever thought ...

‘I wonder if I could be hypnotised?’ Or,

‘Can I really be made to quack like a duck, when I’m in hypnosis?’ Or,

‘Does hypnosis really work or is it all just a figment of someone’s imagination?’

If you’ve found yourself asking questions like these, or similar, then come along and listen in to what
Gary has to say.

You see, he’s a professional hypnotherapist who sees anywhere from 25 to 30 clients a week at his busy hypnotherapy clinic in Bedford and has 20 years experience of what hypnosis really is and how it can be used as part of a therapy process to help people overcome life-long fears, phobias, depression, panic attacks and anxiety ... In a nut-shell, he knows what he’s talking about!

In fact, here’s what Gary will reveal during his time with you ...

The truth about ‘being under’ ... Does it really happen?
A simple 30 second hypnosis exercise to boost your energy, at any time!
How to use proven suggestions to break habits forever
Why suggestions should never be used to treat adults with panic attacks!
The 5 year rule ... And how it can reveal inner, un-resolved conflicts, plus ...
A whole lot more!

You’ll find Gary to be very up-front and honest in his style of presentation ...

“Gary Foster was an amazing speaker and also the content of his talk was extremely fascinating. One of the skills Gary taught us last night I have used already today as it is quick and easy and really relaxing and gets you in a great state of mind to run your business for the rest of the day!” ~ Roz Eadon

“When a speaker gives you insights, bares their soul and demonstrates their credibility and uniqueness, you have had a good session. Thought provoking. Possibly the best session we have had” ~ Phil Jones

“As usual Gary Foster did not disappoint. This was possibly the most compelling speaking event I have been to - ever! Gary is incredibly honest, with himself and the audience, and in some instances this can be quite shocking” ~ Anthony Richardson

“I found Monday night's talk intriguing, giving an insight into the world of hypnoanalysis. I found Gary's openness in the Q&A the most interesting part of the whole evening & am glad you allowed the discussion to continue” ~ Kate Atkin

To book Gary to speak at your next conference or meeting just call or email him today ...
Tel: 01234 330 340 gary@bedfordHypnosis.co.uk or visit www.bedfordHypnosis.co.uk

27 January 2009 at 7:30pm
Joe and Melody Cheal from the G Wiz Partnership
present

“Love Relationships and NLP”

How do you do relationships?

What strategies do you use?

What are your relationship metaphors?

How do your beliefs and values help and hinder your relationships?

Who are your role models and who might you be a role model to?

Each and both of every one of us has our own internal representations and strategies when it comes to love relationships. During this event we will be exploring how we might enhance our relationships and also how we could ‘maintain the spirit level’ as we progress beyond the honeymoon phase.

Come along and remind yourself that whatever you think a relationship is and can be, it is always and in all ways more than that.

Bio

Melody and Joe Cheal are licensed trainers of NLP and are partners in the GWiz Learning Partnership. They have been called the ‘yin/yang of NLP’ and have been involved in the field since 1993.

For further information visit www.gwiztraining.com

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