Trevor is learning Wing Chun, the form of Kung Fu that formed the base of Bruce Lee’s technique. He recently attended a seminar with the leading practitioner of his style in Europe and, having just been invited to become a monthly contributor to the magazine, took the opportunity to question him.
Archives for August 2009
Apes can read human expressions
In a fascinating article you can read in full by clicking on the link at the end of this blog Sharon Begley relates some recent research that shows that, despite it being six million years since apes and humans split from our common ancestor, they are still able to understand our emotional expressions. even more […]
Helping PTSD with Cognitive Hypnotheray (Part 2)
Trevor continues his explanation of how our approach can often bring rapid improvement for this condition.
Don’t just do something, sit there!
I’m not a great one for sitting about; relaxing for me is usually some kind of activity like running or martial arts. However this year I have been working on adjusting the balance between ‘doing’ and ‘being’, and I’ve found that giving myself more time and space to watch the world has opened up my […]
Personal Best Performance
In this article Trevor uses examples from the mindsets of elite athletes to show how you can use your mind to push you to even higher levels of performance.
Helping PTSD with Cognitive Hypnotherapy (Part 1)
There are many people who urgently need help with Post Traumatic Stress Disorder PTSD, many of them from the armed and emergency services. This article is similar to the one in Police Professional, and will soon appear in a number of others in order to educate the right people about the potential of our approach.
We like those who are like us
It has long been a basic proposition of rapport building within Neuro Linguistic Programming (NLP) that people unconsciously trust those who are most like them. This has led to the idea of matching or mirroring other people’s physiology or modes of speech in order to build an unconscious positive connection. Done well, I’ve found that […]
Study Links Strength and Beauty to Anger
A new study by evolutionary psychologists at the University of California have discovered a link between male strength, female beauty, and anger levels. Apparently the greater your upper body strength (if male) or your level of attractiveness (if female) the more likely it is that you anger easily. The authors suggest that anger evolved as […]
Working with PTSD
As an ex-police officer, Trevor has a particular interest in working with people suffering from Post Traumatic Stress Disorder. In this article for Police Professional he outlines what the condition is, and how people can be helped using Cognitive Hypnotherapy.
How Much of Your Memory is True?
It seems that neuroscience is adding to the evidence everyday that our memories are not only being adjusted according to our current experiences, but that just the act of remembering them can change them. It’s a difficult idea to like, but the evidence is pointing to the fact that when we remember our past, it […]