Well, it would appear that I am coming out of hibernation (in blogging terms at least). Firstly, apologies for the lack of updates recently.
You may have noticed changes to the pages What is Hypnosis and Why Hypnosis Helps as I have been revising these pages recently. Although they are not yet perfected, as I hope to incorporate some different ideas (in order to make them more scholarly and less dependent on the classic model of hypnosis). However, they are moving in the right direction.
Also, I’ve updated the Hypnotherapy in Manchester page. I want this page to accurately describe the experience of coming for a hypnotherapy session. If you are looking for an understanding of what it is like to see a professional hypnotherapist, this is a good place to start.
Aside from my private practice, I am currently working on a hypnosis MP3 download website. Progress on this project has been far slower than I would have liked. I have a domain ready to go (www.activeselfhypnosis.com) and the website part-built. Also, I have some of the recordings ready to be uploaded. I am hoping the full site will be online by June.
I am really excited about this project. Although self-hypnosis recordings cannot replace the power of one-to-one hypnosis sessions, they are in themselves powerful tools for change. I receive many enquiries from far-flung areas, both in the UK and overseas. It will be very satisfying to have the capacity to help people who I cannot see in person. The key will be the quality of the recordings themselves. Not in terms of sound quality (although I am recording them professionally) but the quality of the hypnotic process.
I very much enjoy the technical aspects of using hypnotic language to facilitate change. There are a plethora of dis-satisfactory hypnotic scripts available on the Internet. It will be my aim to offer recordings that utilise the latest thinking on hypnotic suggestion, such as Trevor Silvester’s WordWeaving ™ model, alongside ideas drawn from research on suggestibility, NLP, and even ideas such as Joseph Campbell’s The Heroes Journey.
Needless to say I am focused on making the available downloads amongst the very best available! If something is worth doing, it is worth doing well…
By the way – those of you who noticed the irony in the fact that my promised post on procrastination seemed to be delayed to infinity - apologies! Aside from the excuses reasons listed above, the problem was with the scope of the article. I really wanted to nail a definitive procedure for overcoming procrastination. The problem is, obviously, that all people are different and therefore there can be no definitive guide. That post shall be with you shortly, in a new, far tighter form, focusing on NLP (plus some handy hints garnered during my research) as a framework for change rather than, well, everything! 
Finally. Those of you who know me, or have worked with me in the past couple of months, may be aware that a person very close to me has been through a terrible time recently. I won’t go into the details, but I want to say this to the person concerned:
The courage and determination with which you have fought against such a terrible set of circumstances has been an inspiration. You are bright, courageous, and have left a lasting impression on me. Use this event in your life to realise that you are stronger than you think. Apply that determination to other challenges in your life, and you will achieve more than you can even realise.
And with that, take care.
Adrian
www.lastingchange.co.uk
