Andrew Johnson wants help you relax. He’s an online hypnotherapist and designer of a wildly popular series of hypnotherapy apps and mp3s.

 

Today, we talk about how to use relaxation techniques, including hypnosis and guided meditation, to change habits and improve quality of life.

 

We also contrast the mental state of relaxation produced by hypnosis or guided meditation from that of simple mindfulness techniques and the memory palace technique I discussed with Anthony Metivier in the previous episode, which I’m using while I’m interviewing Anthony, as I mention during our conversation (“the beach in Greece”). Anthony is a “non-visualizer”, while I’m at the other end of the spectrum.

 

Anthony also takes us through a simple “aliveness” meditation inspired by Eckhart Tolle, which you can use to help you focus, relax and feel more at home in your body.

 

Show Notes and Links

 

Andrew Johnson’s website

His Twitter: @andrewjohnson

His facebook page

His iTunes app store

His spoken word mp3s

 

Milton Erickson 

 

The Guardian article on the deaths in Florida, which sensationalizes hypnosis 

 

Eckhart Tolle