How Hypnotherapy, Past Life Regression & the Michael Newton Institute Changed My Life
There are moments in life when something speaks to you quietly, persistently, from deep within.
Not loudly.
Not dramatically.
But clearly.
For me, that voice didn’t arrive as a career plan or a five-year strategy.
It arrived as a knowing — a sense that my life was meant to move in a different direction.
And that knowing eventually led me to hypnotherapy, past life regression, and the profound work of the Michael Newton Institute. 🌌
This is my story — not because it’s perfect, but because it’s real.Home
Using Hypnotherapy to Heal Myself First
Before I ever became a hypnotherapist, I was simply a human being trying to cope.
I struggled with:
- Reliance on sleeping tablets
- An unhealthy relationship with alcohol
- Patterns of avoidance, numbing, and disconnection
I wasn’t “broken”, but I wasn’t fully free either.
Hypnotherapy entered my life not as a career choice, but as a tool for self-healing.
And it worked.
Not overnight.
Not magically.
But deeply.
Through hypnosis, I began to:
- Understand my subconscious patterns
- Release emotional coping mechanisms that no longer served me
- Reconnect with a sense of agency and inner calm
Hypnotherapy didn’t suppress my issues — it helped me resolve them.
That experience alone planted a seed.Beyond Hypnotherapy Diploma
Discovering the Michael Newton Books
Then came the books.
Journey of Souls.
Destiny of Souls.
Like many people, I didn’t just read them — I remembered something while reading them.
Michael Newton’s work spoke to:
- The soul’s journey
- Life between lives
- Purpose, planning, and karmic learning
It resonated in a way that bypassed logic and went straight to the heart.
And yet, alongside the inspiration came doubt.https://www.newtoninstitute.org/
Because Michael Newton was very clear:
To train with the Michael Newton Institute, you must be an experienced hypnotherapist, with years of practice and dozens of past life regressions.
At the time, that nearly stopped me.
It felt:
- Too far away
- Too demanding
- Too expensive
- Too unrealistic
And yet… the call didn’t go away.https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joseph_Campbell
Following My Bliss (Even When It Didn’t Make Sense)
Joseph Campbell famously said:
“If you follow your bliss, doors will open for you that wouldn’t have opened for anyone else.”
That phrase became a quiet compass for me.
I didn’t have a clear map — but I knew the direction.
So, somewhat reluctantly at first, I enrolled in a hypnotherapy training course.
I say reluctantly because I hadn’t planned on falling in love with hypnotherapy.
But I did.
Falling in Love with Hypnotherapy
Something extraordinary happened once I began practising hypnosis.
I saw:
- Friends make rapid changes
- Clients release long-held fears
- People stop smoking, ease anxiety, overcome phobias
- Emotional shifts that talk therapy had never reached
Hypnotherapy wasn’t just effective — it was elegant.
It worked with the subconscious, not against it.
And slowly, over time, I:
- Became confident guiding trance
- Learned to trust silence
- Moved beyond scripts
- Developed presence rather than performance
I wasn’t rushing toward past life work — but it was quietly unfolding alongside everything else.https://starthypnosis.co.uk/
Learning Past Life Regression Along the Way
As my confidence grew, I began working with past life regression therapy.
This opened an entirely different dimension of healing.
I saw clients resolve:
- Unexplained fears
- Relationship patterns
- Physical symptoms
- Emotional wounds that had no obvious origin in this lifetime
Past life regression, when done responsibly, isn’t about belief.
It’s about:
- Symbolic resolution
- Emotional integration
- Meaning-making at the deepest level
And I took this work seriously.
I didn’t rush.
I practised.
I reflected.
I continued my own personal growth work.https://www.nhs.uk/tests-and-treatments/hypnotherapy/
Becoming the Therapist the Work Requires
Over several years, I became:
- A competent hypnotherapist
- A confident regression therapist
- Someone who could sit calmly with emotion, trauma, and depth
I learned:
- How to hold space
- How to manage abreactions
- How to ask open-ended, non-leading questions
- How to work with inner child and parts therapy
- How to remain grounded when clients went very deep
This wasn’t about ticking hours.
It was about becoming the therapist the work demands.
Applying to the Michael Newton Institute
Eventually, something shifted.
The fear softened.
The doubt quietened.
And I realised — I was ready.
I applied to the Michael Newton Institute.
And I was accepted.
Becoming a certified Life Between Lives facilitator remains one of the proudest moments of my professional life.
Not because of status — but because of what it represents:
- Trust
- Responsibility
- Service
- Integrity
Beyond Certification: Giving Back to the Path
Today, I am:
- A Michael Newton Institute Facilitator
- Part of the MNI applications team
- A future LBL & Beyond Coach for students
- And someone MNI asked to design and run a preparatory training course
This training exists because:
- Not everyone feels ready yet
- But many people feel called
- And the gap between calling and readiness needs guidance, not pressure
That’s why I created the BEYOND Hypnotherapy Diploma at Start Hypnosis Academy.
Why I Created This Training
This course is for people who feel the call to:
- Hypnotherapy training
- Past life regression training
- Life Between Lives facilitation
- The Michael Newton Institute path
But who want to do it properly.
It focuses on:
- Deep trance skills
- Trauma-informed practice
- Therapist presence
- Personal growth and self-awareness
- Ethics, humility, and responsibility
Because this work is sacred.
Following Your Bliss Isn’t Always Easy — But It’s Worth It ✨
Over the last decade, I’ve had moments where I thought:
- This is too much
- This is too expensive
- This is too difficult
- This is too time-consuming
And every time, I came back to the same question:
“What does my heart know?”
Each time I followed that quiet knowing, doors opened.
Not always immediately.
Not without effort.
But consistently.
This path didn’t just give me a career — it connected me with my purpose.
A Final Word
If you’re searching for:
- Hypnotherapy training
- Past life regression training
- A pathway toward the Michael Newton Institute
- Or a deeper sense of meaning in your work
Then trust that curiosity.
You don’t need to know every step.
You just need to take the next honest one.
The rest has a way of unfolding.
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— Danny
Founder, Start Hypnosis Academy
Certified Hypnotherapist &
Michael Newton Institute Facilitator
