Hypnosis Works!

What does it feel like to be hypnotised?

Some people expect a certain feeling when they are hypnotised for the first time. Hypnotherapist Hendrik Baird discusses this common misconception about hypnosis and how to judge if you have been hypnotised or not. Read the article on https://www.findahypnotist.co.za/blog Find out more about the Hypnotherapy services I provide by visiting…

Season 1 / Episode 1 6 min

New Year's Resolutions? Forget it!

Every year we make resolutions for the New Year, only to fail dismally within the first week or so. Hypnotherapist Hendrik Baird discusses why this happens and explains how to go about to make real and lasting change happen in your life. Read the article on https://www.findahypnotist.co.za/blog Find out more…

Season 1 / Episode 2 7 min

A Brief History of Hypnosis

The history of hypnosis is steeped in myth and magic. In this podcast, Hypnotherapist talks through the history of modern hypnosis, starting with Franz Mesmer. He touches on other influential people who shaped suggestion and ends with modern research. Read the article on https://www.findahypnotist.co.za/blog Find out more about the Hypnotherapy…

Season 1 / Episode 3 11 min

Hypnosis in the Time of Covid-19

Covid-19 has changed our lives in so many ways. It is also having an influence on how hypnosis services are delivered to clients. Hypnotherapist Hendrik Baird talks about how Covid-19 is influencing client-centred hypnosis. Read the article on https://www.findahypnotist.co.za/blog Find out more about the Hypnotherapy services I provide by visiting…

Season 1 / Episode 4 7 min

How Hypnosis can help solve Procrastination

Hypnotherapist Hendrik Baird talks about his week of procrastination and finds himself in good company, as there have been some very famous procrastinators! Then he delves into the four types of procrastinators. He examines self-handicapping before looking at ways in which to stop procrastinating. Hypnosis is a way in which…

Season 1 / Episode 5 16 min

Max Kaan shares the secrets of Stage Hypnosis

It was a rainy day in Pretoria when Max Kaan came by to become the first Hypnotherapist to be interviewed by Hendrik for this podcast series. Max is a well-known stage hypnotist, so logically the conversation started there. Hypnotherapists usually complain that it is the stage hypnotists who give hypnosis…

Season 1 / Episode 6 39 min

Why are children so easy to hypnotise?

Aiden Lottering is a martial arts expert who was looking for a way to improve his martial arts classes. Then he stumbled upon hypnosis and has never looked back! In hypnosis, he found a powerful modality which not only changed his life but is changing the lives of his clients…

Season 1 / Episode 7 44 min

How a book can lead you to become a hypnotist

Hypnotherapist Vanessa Baragwanath practises part-time from Milnerton in Cape Town. In this chat with Hendrik, she chats about how her journey into hypnosis started with opening a book and finding a message in it that inspired her. She explains how she studied hypnosis and other modalities, which she combines when…

Season 1 / Episode 8 31 min

Can hypnosis help you overcome sexual trauma?

The vivacious Athenea Faye is very enthusiastic about hypnotherapy. She is based in Kempton Park and deals mainly with clients who have experienced sexual trauma. Very often people who come from a Christian background have serious issues about hypnosis. Interestingly, Athenea comes from the same background and explains why there…

Season 1 / Episode 9 42 min

Can a veterinarian use hypnosis to bring about a world without wine?

Belinda Roxburgh started life out as a student of psychology before becoming a veterinarian. Many years later she found her way back to working with the mind. She studied to become a hypnotherapist and through an exercise during one of these classes, stopped drinking wine. Today she works with World…

Season 1 / Episode 10 39 min

SPECIAL EPISODE: Hypnosis Masterclass

Two of South Africa's leading hypnotherapists, Thomas Budge and Yvonne Munshi, have plans to present a Masterclass in Habits and Addiction. The five-day workshop was planned to debut in South Africa in September 2021 before travelling to the rest of the worl, but Covid-19 has forced a change in plan…

Season 1 / Episode 11 54 min

Can hypnosis help you renew your thinking?

There has been much criticism against hypnosis from some religious quarters. In this episode, Hendrik chats with Tamara Taggart from the US. They talk about how there are similarities between what the Bible teaches and how hypnosis can help people to renew their thinking. They also chat about why hypnosis…

Season 1 / Episode 12 36 min

Can a venue's design help you get in touch with the Metaphysical?

Hendrik has reopened his hypnosis practice at Soul Oasis Urban Retreat. In this interview, he chats all things metaphysical with owner Donovan Robinson. Soul Oasis Urban Retreat in the outskirts of Centurion, a place where you can slow down and find your inner peace. At Soul Oasis you can attend…

Season 1 / Episode 13 38 min

Why is SA's top stage hypnotist working in a call centre?

Andre Grove, also known as Andre the Hilarious Hypnotist, works in a call center. Why is he not on stage entertaining audiences? How did he learn how to do stage hypnosis? What makes his shows so funny? He answers these and many other questions in this interview. He also speaks…

Season 1 / Episode 14 28 min

How can athletes and sportspeople benefit from hypnosis?

Hypnotherapist Richard Morris specializes in helping athletes and sportspeople excel by fine-tuning their minds before competitions. How does he do it? How can you program yourself to win using the power of your mind? What else is hypnosis good for? Hendrik Baird Services and Hypnosis Works! · Hendrik Baird on…

Season 1 / Episode 15 36 min

How is hypnosis accepted in a small rural town?

Susan Kruger is a hypnotherapist who works in the rural province of Limpopo in South Africa. There are not many hypnotists who work in small town as she does, most are in or close to large cities. She talks to me about the challenges she experiences, also because she was…

Season 1 / Episode 16 19 min

Can hypnosis help you get more self-confidence?

Gary Watkins is a hypnotherapist from KwaZulu-Natal. In this interview, he chats with me about his practice and the kind of clients that he helps. Hypnosis is slowly but surely becoming more mainstream, but there are too few people who are in full-time practice, especially outside of the big cities…

Season 1 / Episode 17 26 min

Can Hypnosis lead to a spiritual awakening?

Meet Natalie Candela, a Hypnotherapist from the USA. We chat about how Natalie got interested in hypnosis. Coming from an educational background, she feels that hypnosis is another method of training people, albeit a very personal one. It is interesting to me how hypnosis practitioners worldwide use the same language…

Season 1 / Episode 18 34 min

Will you trust an IT specialist to reprogram your mind?

Thomas Budge is arguably the guru of South African hypnosis. In this episode he talks about how he discovered hypnosis and got involved in training. He speaks about his efforts to establish a Guild of Hypnotists for Southern Africa and how to reinvigorate it. He shares some secrets about waking…

Season 1 / Episode 19 48 min

Learn the secrets of Hypnosis!

Arthur Long D.Emed, EPP, C.Cht has over 50 years of international hypnotherapy experience, therefore he has assisted thousands of clients to regain control of their lives, alleviating stress and depression, unwanted habits and addictions. Plus people can improve their self-esteem, improve performance (physical and mental). Hypnotherapy also helps overcome depression…

Season 1 / Episode 20 33 min