Learn Stage Hypnosis

Stage hypnosis is very different to hypnotherapy and it teaches you how to hypnotize people, opposed to just one person. The key here is to be able to to master the concept of hypnosis, multitask, be able to induce a trance on a stranger and most of all be an entertainer!

What is stage hypnosis?

Stage hypnosis is when you are in front of 100's of people (mostly skeptics) who are expecting to see you make volunteers do embarrassing acts and provide an experience that is worth the cover charge they have paid. The act of hypnosis is only a part of stage hypnosis because the main idea is to provide a show which has a story involved that will bring the audience up and down throughout the 45mins to hour that you have with them. The ups and downs I am referring to are when you add the comedic element, then you might get serious for a moment, go down memory lane and force the audience to think for themselves and also involve everyone with a simple exercise like holding the persons pinkie to your left and say hello to the person on your right. Make sure you entertain.

Principles of stage hypnosis

Pick your subjects
The first thing to focus on with stage hypnosis is that you need to be able to pick the right volunteers that will give you the least amount of resistance when you want to put them in a trance. There are many people who want to prove you wrong and resist but there are also many people who want to genuinely experience hypnosis and it is up to you to recognize the difference.

No inductions, straight to suggestions
You simply do not have time to hypnotically induce everyone that you pick and because there is always more than one, it is important to induce a trance and implement suggestions into your volunteers minds as quickly as possible. Keep the flow going and make sure to confirm your suggestions as you give new ones.

Monitor your volunteers and the crowd
This is where the multitasking comes in. You need to be able to keep a close eye on your subjects especially when they are coming out of a trance but at the same time you need to entertain the audience and keep them focused on the direction of the show. This takes a lot of practice but once you master it you can start to play with the crowd and help them with your suggestion implementation.

Be careful
Your subjects are under your control and if you are not aware of what everyone is doing then accidents happen. The last thing you want is a volunteer trying a backflip and breaking their neck in front of 100 witnesses. Be smart with your show and do not push the limits.


Where can you learn stage hypnosis?

I highly recommend learning conversational hypnosis because this is about learning how to hypnotize strangers without there knowledge in common social settings. I already have a link to this amazing resource at the top/left of this blog.