Questions   How did you discover hypnosis? 1980, I was at college when I bought a book called Mind Games and found the hypnotic scripts very interesting. I bought three tape recorders, and used one to play music such as Pink Floyd, and the other were sounds of nature (I used to go out into the forest and record the birds) and the other track was for my voice. Then I mixed all three together to produce some cool tape recordings. We all enjoyed the recordings and often used them in a group session, where we would all be riding on a giant tortoise or taking a boat trip down a river. When did you start practising hypnosis? I started helping others with therapy and past life regression in 1985, I had an office in south spain mainly for the english expat community, but two years later I decided that one-on-one hypnosis was too uncomfortable and expensive. My idea was and still is that a self hypnosis CD can be used every day without any extra cost, easier, and more comfortable, in your own home. With the advance in new technology such as mp3 players the difference is now my recordings are very flexible unlike a CD, tape, or video, each track has been designed to be mixed with the other tracks which makes them so much more personal. Which is your favourate hypnotic induction? That depends on which theme I use. If I need something for relaxing I love the Tropical Beach, but when I need some motivation for sport I use the Amazon Jungle. Each time I get to the part with tropical rain I just go so deep into trance. I often use the "Max Out" audio just before going to the gym, and this gives me an incredible workout. Do you use hypnosis on yourself? Yes, I listen about three times per week. I have used "stop nail-biting" which wears off after about 3 months and needs a top up. I have also used the "Drive carefully CD" for my safety and that of others and to control road-rage. The Karma Cd helps me to be more compasionate and generous. I used the "love salads" only once and then I was eating very healthy, filtered water, gluten free, and really bland food tasted delicious...that worked very well, I need to use it again, because the effects have worn off, and I'm back on beer and curry. My wife has used the "Easy Child birth" and our baby son came out in a record 10 mins. Something curious happens to me when I record the audio sessions, sometimes I get hypnotized. I remember being obsessed with playing chess for 6 months. What is the most important aspect of your success? I believe that the induction to trance is the most important part of the therapy, and this trance has to be deep enough. I know that we are all different, so I have compiled an induction which would cater for all types of minds, whether they may be logical, creative, or dominant, etc. I had to use many different methods to get the perfect trance induction, including the shamanic beats to help to deepen the trance.