Don Spencer first induced hypnosis at the age of 12. His young "girlfriend" at the time was being hypnotized by her father who was in the military. She taught the young Spencer the art of stilling the mind. He would sit quietly with her head on his lap. Rubbing her temples and having her count backwards she quickly entered a deep somnambulistic state! The astonished Spencer gave her directions. The teenage boy likened the experience to an exaggerated Simon Says.
TRAINING
Spencer never forgot that experience and over the years was drawn to books and classes, movies and people that hovered on the edge of the mysterious. His curiosity led him to formal educational studies in philosophy, psychology, physiology, abnormal behavior and comparative religion. Alternative studies that captivated his attention and lifestyle were shamanism, metaphysics, hypnotism, NLP, kinesiology, and theater.
HYPNOTHERAPIST
1986 - Spencer began his work as a Hypnotherapist. His most influential teachers at the time were Charles Tebetts, Ormand McGill, Jim Russell, Al Krasner and other notables to numerous to mention. He began his associations with the leading certification bodies of the day. He developed the Hypnotism Training Institute of Idaho in 1989, Hypnotism Training International in Utah in 1991, the Personal Acheivement Center for private consultations and morphed into SleepNow Productions, Inc. SleepNow went online in 1994 as a leader in hypnosis information and technology.
ENTERTAINER
Spencer is considered by his peers and friends to be one of the greatest performers in his profession. Born and raised in L.A., California, Spencer has appeared on MTV Asia, Studio 23, FOX, PlayboyTV, and has been heard on hundreds of radio programs worldwide. Spencer has trained over 25,000 people in hypnotism, hypnotized over 1,000,000 people worldwide and travels the USA and abroad giving lectures and seminars creating "Miracles on Demand" with his hypnotic skills.
From 1995 - 2000 Spencer produced the longest running weekly hypnosis show in the world at the time for an amazing 320 straight weeks. Spencer then traveled the world 3 times hypnotizing over 1,000,000 people on 4 continents. Spencer performs for major corporations like MTV, Playboy, 2002 Olympics, Fox, Hardrock, Hilton, Marriott, ATT, World Trade Center, Beaches Resorts and the list goes on!
SPENCER says...
that there is nothing magical or mystical about hypnosis. An individual can be hypnotized without even realizing it. In fact, people slip in and out of hypnosis all day long. Hypnosis is based upon the power of suggestion with the addition of relaxation and concentration.
SPENCER says...
that his subjects can be hypnotized in less than one second!
Present Time - Spencer now calls Montana his home. He travels with his comedy hypnosis show and SpencerSeminars, providing Private Hypnosis Consultations and Stage Hypnosis Mentoring. At home he delights in being a single dad to a wonderful son Dakota and you can find him fishing, golfing or mtn. biking most sunny days.