Long before the term somatic therapy became a buzzword, hypnotherapists were already helping clients create profound mind-body transformation.
While today’s neuroscience highlights the importance of body-based healing, hypnosis has been quietly integrating the mind and body for generations—making it one of the original and most effective somatic therapies available.
In this engaging, experiential presentation, internationally recognized author, trainer, and clinician Dr. Richard Nongard explores why hypnotherapy continues to be one of the most powerful tools for helping clients release tension, build resilience, and create lasting emotional and physical change.
Rather than separating the mind from the body, hypnosis works by bringing them into alignment—allowing the nervous system to access its natural capacity for regulation, healing, and transformation.
This session blends modern neuroscience with the timeless principles of clinical hypnosis, demonstrating why hypnosis remains uniquely positioned at the intersection of psychological and somatic healing.
In This Session You’ll Discover:
✔ Why hypnotherapy was practicing somatic healing long before it became mainstream
✔ How hypnosis naturally engages the mind-body connection
✔ The neuroscience behind focused awareness and nervous system regulation
✔ Practical techniques for helping clients release deeply held stress and tension
✔ Ways hypnosis builds resilience and supports lasting emotional change
✔ How body awareness can accelerate therapeutic outcomes
This is far more than a lecture.
Through live demonstrations and interactive exercises, attendees will experience firsthand how hypnosis creates a state where the body and subconscious mind work together to resolve patterns that often resist purely cognitive approaches.
Whether you’re working with anxiety, trauma, chronic stress, emotional overwhelm, or clients simply seeking greater well-being, you’ll leave with practical tools that can be integrated immediately into your professional practice.
Attendees Will Leave With:
A deeper understanding of hypnosis as a somatic intervention
Practical mind-body techniques for client sessions
Greater confidence integrating neuroscience into hypnosis
New strategies for helping clients regulate the nervous system
Experiential exercises that promote rapid, lasting change
Whether you’re an experienced hypnotist, therapist, coach, or just beginning to explore somatic approaches, this presentation will give you a fresh appreciation for hypnosis as one of the most enduring—and effective—methods for helping people heal from the inside out.
Discover why the “original somatic therapy” continues to lead the way in creating meaningful, whole-person transformation.
Dr. Richard Nongard, Psy.D. is a licensed psychotherapist, clinical hypnotherapist, and sought-after trainer with decades of experience in mental health and personal development. He is the founder of the International Certification Board of Clinical Hypnotherapists (ICBCH). He is recognized for integrating mindfulness-based approaches into evidence-based therapies; he has authored numerous books—including his most recent, Experiential Approaches to Somatic Therapy. Both a TEDx speaker and popular speaker at conferences worldwide, Dr. Nongard focuses on empowering both professionals and clients with practical, outcome-oriented techniques for creating meaningful and lasting change.
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