Mike Mandel Hypnosis

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 thousands of nice people fascinated by what a hypnotist could do, when working with complete strangers. But some people were just p...

Big goals often begin with a burst of excitement. A new fitness routine, a productivity system, a budgeting plan, or a commitment to learn a new skill can feel inspiring at first. Then reality sets in. Progress seems slow, motivation fades, and before long, old habits quietly return.

The problem is not usually a lack of discipline. More often, it is a lack of momentum....

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 of an embarrassing moment that happened years ago. These reactions can seem irrational, but they are surprisingly common. Even mo...

You can own every tool in the hardware store and still be a terrible carpenter. The same is true for hypnosis: having a binder full of scripts and inductions won't make you a master practitioner if you don't understand the underlying framework of how and when to use them.

In this episode, Mike Mandel and Chris Thompson reveal the Mandel Method of Hypnosis, shifting the...

The twenty pound steel cylinder exploded off its welded base, slammed into the ceiling of the gymnasium, and then fell into the crowd…

It was the best of times and the worst of times back in 1978.

I was on tour with my hypnosis show, and we’d made it bigger, louder, and far more elaborate than ever before. Originally, I performed out of nothing more than...