10 Questions with Jamie Johnson
Location: Salt Lake City, UT
Cyber Location: www.jamiejohnsonconsultinghypnotist.com
1. Are you a full time hypnotist, part-time or hobbyist?
I’m part time working towards full time
2. Do you specialize in any type of hypnosis?
My interest is in stress management, combining meditation and breathwork with hypnosis. But almost all my clients are coming to me for weight management, which I love as well.
3. Is there any type of hypnosis you do not do? Why?
I don’t do stage because I haven’t studied it yet. I prefer to work with people to create change from this very moment into the future. A to B. You’re at A right now, moving to B. So I don’t do regression or past lives. But that could change one day.
4. Do you use self-hypnosis regularly in your life? If so, how?
I use a audio recorder to record hypnosis sessions for myself. The emphasis changes weekly but typically is a theme of confidence, eating more vegetables, and living in the present moment.
5. Describe your hypnosis office or work setting.
I have a beautiful space in a healing center that I can rent by the hour. It’s so beautiful that clients are almost hypnotized into deep relaxation by just walking through the door.
6. Describe a typical day in your life.
I start with coffee and emails. Then I meditate for about 30 minutes. My mornings are spent writing and marketing my business. Afternoons I see clients and teach classes. I call my classes Hypno-meditation. I also spend time creating CDs and learning about the technology to do so.
7. Where did you get your training in hypnosis and are you certified?
I was trained and certified by National Guild of Hypnotists. I also have a certification with Hypnosis Motivation Institute in Los Angles.
8. Most fabulous hypnosis technique you use?
I think hypnosis by itself is amazing and fabulous. I don’t think I have a technique that makes it any more fabulous. I anchor remembering to take slow deep breaths to release tension to the color red and also to standing up from their desks. Very effective, not sure if it’s fabulous.
9. Worse moment ever in a hypnosis setting that ended up being a valuable learning experience.
My first abreaction really freaked me out. I was hypnotizing a friend and she started to cry. I’ve since come to view crying as a natural healthy response, though it hardly ever happens.
10. Any words of advice to potential clients or other hypnotists.
To clients: hypnosis is so powerful at creating change that it will begin to expand your belief system as to what kind of other changes you can make. For example after someone succeeds at weight management, I suggest they start to look at their self talk and attitudes regarding aging. Hypnosis is only the beginning of an amazing journey.
To hypnotists: When you start out people encourage you to jump in, call the media, make speeches at the rotary club. My advice is to spend time creating your style and learning everything you can. It really is an art form of words and presence.
January 25th, 2009 at 9:26 am
I am a Master Hypnotist and a Master Neuro Linguistic Programmer, and for almost 20 years I used hypnosis in my NLP practice. You could tell which client came mainly for hypnosis by how attentive they were to the NLP part of the session, which came first. Once I explained that they had to know what their conscious mind was doing and take charge of that so their unconscious could function properly, they paid attention.
Jan Tincher
July 24th, 2009 at 5:59 pm
Believe nothing, no matter where you read it, or who said it, no matter if I have said it, unless it agrees with your own reason and your own common sense.