Chris Hughes (hypnotist)

This article is about the British Hypnotist Chris Hughes. For other uses, see Christopher Hughes.

Chris Hughes
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Born	Christopher Andrew Hughes 18 April 1975 (1975-04-18) (age 36) Banbury, Oxfordshire, England, United Kingdom
Occupation	Hypnotist, Mentalist
Years active	2004–present
Website
chrishugheshypnotherapy.co.uk

On stage at the Reebok Stadium.

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Chris Hughes (born 18 April 1975) is a British born hypnotist, hypnotherapist, speaker, and entertainer. He is known for attempting to set a world record for the biggest online hypnosis event. The #Socialtrance^[2] live event was exclusively for users of Facebook and Twitter and attracted over 100,000 listeners from over 130 countries.^[3][4][5]

Since this event he has become increasingly well known for his modern approach to hypnosis. He featured and appeared on Sky Living HD, CNN Turk, BBC Radio 2, Five Live, and Talk Sport with Ian Collins. In the same year on the 31st May over 3500 people took part in the Socialtrance Stop Smoking Session for World No Tobacco Day^[6][7] once again for users of Facebook and Twitter.

On World Hypnotism Day 4th January 2011 Socialtrance returned with a weight loss session for charity which over 3000 people attended. The live 30 min hypnosis webcast was designed to modify the eating habits of all participants. At the end of the session a weight loss MP3 was released on ITunes and all other major music sites with all proceeds from the download donated to Diabetes UK^[8]. Chris is currently working on several TV projects to be screened later on this year.

In September 2011 Chris appeared on Sky Livings Slave To Food^[9] with Claire Richards. During the first episode Chris is seen hypnotising Claire and trying to help change her relationship with food.

Career

Chris Hughes started life as a studio engineer at Chipping Norton Recording studios working with the likes of Andy Bell from Oasis, Hurricane #1 to name a few. A few years later his interest in programing computers and web development led to his leaving the music world and becoming a full-time computer programmer. During this time he developed an interest in hypnosis, initially for self-development and helping friends with issues like weight control and smoking. He has now been practising as a full-time hypnotist and hypnotherapist for over 7 years and specialises in self help therapies and hypnotherapy cds.

Education

Chris Hughes attended Bicester Community College in Oxfordshire and then the University of Salford, where he obtained a diploma in sound engineering and acoustics. He then went on to graduate from the Omni Hypnosis Training Centre in Florida and is currently certified with the National Guild of Hypnotists.

Publishing career

Chris Hughes has produced a range of self help hypnosis based recordings including:

ASIN B003MIWMZS, Socialtrance - The Stop Smoking Session (2010-05-31)

ASIN B004IDKF46, Socialtrance - The Weight Loss Session (2011-01-4)

Professional influences

Chris Hughes learned hypnosis from Gerald F. Kein from the Omni Hypnosis Training Centre^[10] in Florida. Kein is one of America's most respected hypnotists and the creator of Ultra-Height Hypnosis.^[11]

See also

• Hypnosis
• Hypnotherapy

References

1. ^ http://library.eb.co.uk/eb/article-9056610
2. ^ "#Socialtrance". http://socialtrance.com/. 
3. ^ The Independent
4. ^ The Telegraph
5. ^ CBS News
6. ^ World No Tobacco Day 2010
7. ^ The Metro
8. ^ Diabetes UK
9. ^ Slave To Food - Sky Living
10. ^ Omni Hypnosis Training Center
11. ^ Ultra-Height Hypnosis

External links

• Official website

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Name	Hughes, Chris
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Date of birth	18 April 1975
Place of birth	Banbury, Oxfordshire, England, UK
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