Hypnotists Upping the Anti!

People use Hypnotherapy for a whole range of issues from the basic, such as motivation to things like stopping smoking and dealing with phobias that sometimes tend to be devastating to sufferers. The success of using Hypnosis in therapy is radically gaining momentum in the UK and throughout the world; however the pair are so passionate about this issue that they are pulling out all the stops.

On the 4th of January 2005 the world will wake up to the very first World Hypnotism Day which is being initiated by the National Guild of Hypnotists in the United States of America and supported throughout the world by numerous Hypnotherapy Organizations. Both Richard and Sam see this day as a springboard for their campaign in 2005. After distributing 50,000 information leaflets to the general public in Oxfordshire at the start of December, the pair had originally thought about distributing another 300,000, however Sam from Chipping Norton in Oxfordshire thought to raise that number to 500,000 to make the pairs endeavors even more successful.

One area that the pair hopes to tackle is the issues of Stress, anxiety and depression as these are the second most commonly reported illnesses in the UK. The Health & Safety Executive said that work related stress is in many situations, is the "adverse reaction people have to excessive pressures or other types of demands placed on them'. Stress in the work place is massive and costs industries £3.7 billion per year and furthermore the issue is not going away. The H&SE believes that work related stress is a serious problem for organizations productivity as well as their staff's health. For that reason alone, it is in employer's interests to control work related stress, which the law states is their duty to do. With that in mind this is an area that both Richard and Sam will attack with great enthusiasm, aiming to reduce the number of extreme cases which here in the UK currently stand at around 5,000,000 per year. Hypnosis can really help with stress and relaxation, it can also help to boost your self confidence, so that you can manage you stress and live a healthy stress free life

A new website supporting Richard and Sam's efforts will be launched at www.hypnosis-org.info on Monday the 3rd January 2005.

Within the first three months they aim to have their information leaflets in Doctors Surgeries, Dentists Clinics, Sports and Leisure Centers in the counties and towns listed below.

OXFORDSHIRE - Abingdon, Banbury, Bicester, Burford, Carterton, Chipping Norton, Didcot, Faringdon, Henley-on-Thames, Kidlington, Oxford, Thame, Wallingford, Wantage, Witney and Woodstock.

BERKSHIRE - Ascot, Avington, Bracknell, Burghfield, Caversham, Hungerford, Inkpen, Kintbury, Lambourn, Lambourn Woodlands, Maidenhead, Newbury, Pangbourne, Reading, Sandhurst, Shinfield, Slough, Stockcross, Thatcham, Theale, Tilehurst, Upper Lambourn, Windsor, Wokingham, Woodley, Wraysbury and Yattendon.

BUCKINGHAMSHIRE - Beaconsfield, Bletchley, Buckingham, Chalfont St.Giles, Chalfont St.Peter, Denham Green, Gerrards Cross, Great Missenden, Haddenham, Iver Heath, Ivinghoe, Lane End, Long Crendon, Marlow, Newport Pagnell, Olney, Prestwood, Princes Risborough, Stokenchurch, Stony Stratford, Walters Ash, Wendover, Winslow, Woburn Sands and Wolverton.

HAMPSHIRE - Alton, Bishops Waltham, Botley, Brockenhurst, Denmead, Emsworth, Fordingbridge, Hartley Wintney, Havant, Hook, Horndean, Hythe and Dibden, Kingsclere, Lee-on-the-Solent, Liphook, Liss, Lymington and Pennin, Lyndhurst, New Alresford, New Milton, Odiham, Overton, Petersfield, Ringwood, Romsey, South Hayling, Stockbridge, Tadley, Whitchurch, Whitehill/Bordon, Wickham and Yateley.

WARWICKSHIRE - Alvechurch, Atherstone, Birmingham, Coventry, Kenilworth, Leamington Spa, Nuneaton, Rugby, Solihull, Stratford upon Avon, Sutton Coldfield and Warwick.

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Notes to Editor: Richard MacKenzie can be contacted on 07903 824641/ 0845 2265503 www.richardmackenzie.co.uk and Sam Weller on 07768 342875/ 01608 645445 www.wellerassociates.co.uk. Both are available for further information or interviews.

• Richard MacKenzie is a leading International Self-Change Specialist. He specializes in using Hypnosis and Emotion Freedom Technique to a very high standard and he has been fortunate enough to learn and share his profession with some of the top people in Personal Development today! He has great enthusiasm in helping clients with such issues as Personal Growth, Confidence and Business Development. Being based in Oxford, Richard regularly sees Students and University staff, with allsorts of issues. Richard has an extremely successful practice in Witney Oxfordshire (UK) in which he has sessions with clients from all over the community in the UK and the EU. He is a firm believer that you should leave one of his sessions feeling completely empowered to make the life that you have always dreamt of for yourself! Using the latest techniques, Richard aims to help you set and achieve your goals and to enjoy life in full.

Qulifications;
-Dip. Clinical and Advanced Hypnotherapy
-Dip. Neuro Linguistic Programming
-Certified Hypnotherapist (NGH)
-Licensed Practitioner of Meridian Therapies (AMT)
-Member of the NHS Directory of Complementary and Alternative Practitioner
-NHS Independent Provider code - 8GP46
-Head of UK Chapter of the FGH
-Member of the National Guild of Hypnotists
-Member of the Association of Meridian Therapies
-Member of The Freie Gesellschaft fur Hypnose

• Sam was trained at the Los Angles Hypnotism Training Institute in 1989, and has Diplomas in Basic Hypnotism, Master Hypnotism and Advanced Hypnotherapy. He has been a member of the Chartered Institute of Personnel Development since 1994. Prior to becoming a full time Hypnotherapist, Sam was commissioned into the Royal Anglican Regiment and after leaving, enjoyed a career in Financial Services as a Regional Training Manager for Crown Financial Management, as a Sales Manager for Allied Dunbar and Regional Director for R J Temple (IFA)