Rainbow back in the room
• Dillon Rainbow is now a certified hypnotist practitioner.
By Daisy Baker ,
February 23, 2022
Scottsdale’s Dillon Rainbow has celebrated a milestone achievement in gaining his practitioner of hypnosis certification, after studying the topic for a decade.
He first became interested in hypnosis when he finished high school but decided to pursue it more seriously in 2019.
“I’ve learned how to put someone into hypnosis and bring them out, a bit of stage stuff, the comedy stuff to do from time to time and also some relaxation hypnosis to help people chill out a bit,” he said.
“I’m currently working on learning how to help people quit smoking so I should be able to offer that to people soon.”
Dillon said many people’s perception of hypnosis is based on the portrayal in TV shows and movies that’s not very accurate.
“The only movie that got it half right is the Now You See Me movies and they have pushed it way beyond what it is like. I think they had someone under in one city and the took them to another city and woke them up. It doesn’t work like that,” he laughed.
Hypnosis is tied to the relationship between your conscious and unconscious mind.
“Your conscious mind is the car and your unconscious mind is the driver,” Dillon said.
“With smoking, because your unconscious mind takes over, your conscious mind says ‘I don’t want to smoke, it’s not healthy’ but your unconscious mind takes over and says ‘but it feels good’ and it keeps going back and forth.”
Hypnosis can help people change restrictive thought patterns and habits.
Dillon completed his training online through the Progressive Hypnosis Academy which is run by Phil Hedges, who Dillon said has taught him a lot, alongside fellow mainland hypnotists Jayden Boon and Scott Foster.
In the future Dillon could further his study and becoming a master practitioner or a hypnosis trainer, but for now he plans to offer one-on-one hypnosis services within the local community.
“My plan is to offer sports performance, relaxation and quit smoking and I may jump into other things as they appear,” he said.
You can learn more about Dillon’s services on Facebook at Hypnotist Dillon Rainbow.