This past weekend I attended NEEH(U)4 (New England Erotic Hypnosis un-conference) and it was a fascinating and delightful weekend. But let me back up a moment… I have been curious about hypnosis on several levels for a couple of years now but I have been known to really take my time taking little sips of something and letting the taste sit on my tongue and seeing how I like it and then maybe even assimilating it and letting it simmer for a while before going back for another bite. That is how my love of whips and rope came along .. slowly and deliberate stages that took years to develop and are still growing gradually and with great respect and care.

I have also been known to get curious about something and then dive off the high board into the deep end of the pool by purchasing every single book and video and anything else I can possibly find on the topic (because I have to have it ALL so I can be sure I won’t miss something important) and in so doing COMPLETELY overwhelming myself to the point that I look at this pile of crap in from of me and I have absolutely NO IDEA where to start. That was the case last year when I first decided to check out hypnosis. I totally overwhelmed myself and decided there was WAY too much to learn and I was not in a place where I could focus enough time and mental resources to do it right … so I walked away temporarily vowing to come back at a later date.

I suppose I should further explain why it interests and calls to me. Well on a bunch of levels. First I truly love the idea of helping people and with hypnosis there are so many ways you can do that. Eliminating self-limiting beliefs, overcoming destructive habits like smoking, weight loss, phobias, etc. I truly enjoyed my training through the Coaches Training Institute and feel that learning therapeutic hypnosis could only enhance my ability to be a great coach.

I also love the idea that I could simply use it to help my pro domme clients be able to drop into an experience more quickly, and deeply and to then add fuller dimensions to the session by using the powers of their own subconscious mind to create their hottest fantasies. (We can do things in hypnosis that would cross ethical or legal lines for typical professional play) There’s no law against imagining it .. right? Oh and did I mention how hot and sexy it is to get into someone’s mind and ramp up their desire and the sexiness of their experience? Yeah .. very hot! And well hell if some of my pro domme clients wanted to slide some therapeutic stuff in so that we can do a double whammy I think that would be a total home run!

I also am looking ahead to the days when I will not be able to strut around in 4 inch heels cracking whips and slinging rope (although part of me hopes that is a VERY LOOOONG way off!) but thinking that I would still be able to do hypnotism and possibly even create some mp3s to sell well into my retirement. So yeah, this has loads of short term and far reaching possibilities. But .. where to begin?

Back to NEEH(U) where I found an amazing community of very giving very knowledgeable folks who are patient and kind and reassuring about helping a nervous newbie who is fretting about safety and all sorts of other concerns. I joked that when I learned to throw my whips I could practice in trees ad pillows until I KNEW my skills were top notch but hypnosis doesn’t work on trees (although I could make a sub believe he is a tree .. uhhh ok digressing).

Anyway, I had a truly amazing weekend and got a great deal of actual practice and had tremendously helpful feedback from a lot of amazing folks and I am now truly hooked on expanding my skills. In fact I am looking for a few local practice peeps that can be available with very little notice midweek days or evenings (basically when I find a hole in my schedule. If that sounds like you … email me. More soon!