I’ve had a few inquiries of late regarding the upcoming COUPLES HYPNOSIS post-conference seminar at HypnoThoughts Live in Las Vegas on June 17-18. Some folks really want to go but the course description has them balking at the idea of not having a practice partner and a few folks have asked how they can go about finding a partner to go with (and reap the benefit of the couples discount). For instance:
I’m attending Hypnothoughts Live and am looking forward to attending your Couple Hypnosis seminar. At first I was 100 percent willing to go on my own but after Reading your description again it looks it will be much better to take a partner for the practice sessions. However,, I don’t have one, can you suggest ways i can find a willing partner? Perhaps someone else who also is looking for a partner. I prefer a female partner. Either way, I’m registering and looking forward to attending your training.
First off, if you don’t have a partner, that’s okay. Couples or persons who bring their own partner will focus their practice sessions upon one another (since many of the techniques being taught are for intimacy enhancement and more, this is a great way to deepen your relationship with an appropriate partner) while folks without a partner will be round-robin practicing with other participants. If you’re uncomfortable doing “intimate” or “near-intimate” work with strangers or members of the same sex then you’re encouraged to bring an appropriate practice partner (although some folks sign up with a practice partner of the same gender just to take advantage of the price difference which is perfectly fine as well). Honestly, most folks will be perfectly comfortable with the work as it reveals itself. Honestly, while we will have couples or singles attending who are primarily interested in the intimate or recreational application of the material, quite a few of the participants will be working hypnotherapists who should normally be comfortable working with folks of any gender or sexual orientation for this sort of work when it comes to the more clinical application of the material. Certainly, as a heterosexual male I can understand the preference of some to work with folks they have intimate relationships with . . . I know I do . . . but in terms of my entertainment or clinical work I am happy to help folks regardless of their gender or orientation. I have no reservations toward guiding men, women, transgendered, or others toward deeply meaningful experiences or orgasmic states.
However, if you don’t have an intimate partner, you could approach friends who are also hypnotists who might wish to go and share the couples savings and serve as a stable practice partner for the event. Attending the seminar itself need not imply a sexual relationship at all (for some attendees, they will be deepening sensual relationships and that’s great but for others it’s more about learning the techniques and no one’s going to be asked to do anything they are not comfortable with . . . although if you attend then you are asked to join the practice, we prefer not to have wallflowers . . . so, while some folks will be taking things as far as they can and getting as much as possible out of the experience others will be practicing the methods in more general terms and seek deeper intimacy later in the privacy of their own mind or home).
Or, you could post a general note on one or more of the Facebook pages – there is an event page for Couples Hypnosis at https://www.facebook.com/events/549395595093752/ and the HypnoThoughts Live group at https://www.facebook.com/groups/HypnoThoughtsLive/ and/or my SET: Beyond eXperiential Trance group at https://www.facebook.com/groups/experientialtrance/ might have some takers or one of the various hypnosis groups out there – or on the forum at Hypnothoughts at http://www.hypnothoughts.com . . . or elsewhere but please be aware of any spam or trolling policies of a group before posting . . . if doing a general search, I would strongly suggest you word it in a way so that it comes off as professional and helpful in that you wish to have a regular practice partner for the event whom you could be comfortable with and would like to share the special advantages of having the same partner (folks who don’t have partners will be asked to switch partners each practice session and so you’re pretty much left with whatever the random draw brings you – some will be absolutely great responders and some less so, but then again isn’t that good practice for what you get in the office too?) . . . word posts carefully as there’s always a danger of coming off as just another creepy predator and that’s neither the point of partnerships or of the course (we don’t market to or in any way encourage predator mindsets, rather we strongly emphasize the informed consent model at all stages of the activities).
So, where do you go to learn more?
- basic information: http://hypnothoughtslive.com/
- list of presenters: http://hypnothoughtslive.com/who/presenters/
- conference schedule: http://hypnothoughtslive.com/when/
- location: http://hypnothoughtslive.com/where/
- pricing: http://hypnothoughtslive.com/how/
I hope this has been helpful.
Live Trance and Prosper,
Brian
http://www.BrianDavidPhillips.com/blog
Hypnosis for Couples,
Couples Therapy, and
Physical Intimacy
(Hypnotic Approaches to Enhancing Intimacy and
Intensifying Sensual Experience)
