David Bonnell
Conference Topic
Embodied Hypnosis: Using Sensory Awareness to Shift State
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Many hypnotic approaches rely primarily on language and cognitive framing, yet profound shifts often occur when attention is directed toward immediate sensory experience. This session explores how body awareness and perceptual focus can be used as direct entry points into hypnotic change.
David Bonnell will demonstrate how guiding clients into present-moment sensory awareness can quickly reduce mental noise, stabilise attention, and open access to new emotional and behavioural responses. Participants will learn practical methods for using breath, sensation, and perceptual shifts to deepen trance, bypass resistance, and help clients access change more reliably.
The emphasis is on practical application rather than theory. Attendees will leave with adaptable techniques that can be integrated into many styles of hypnosis, helping clients move from intellectual processing into direct experiential transformation.
Bio
David Bonnell is a strategic thinking partner, executive performance consultant, and hypnosis practitioner who works with founders, directors, and senior professionals navigating high-pressure environments. Based in St. Catharines, Ontario, Canada, he supports clients across North America and Europe through his advisory practice, Truenorth Performance & Mindset Consulting.
David’s work focuses on helping leaders regulate internal state, reduce cognitive overload, and make clearer decisions during moments of uncertainty or strategic inflection. Drawing from performance psychology, hypnosis, and nervous-system regulation methods, he helps clients translate insight into measurable behavioural change — improving execution, leadership presence, and decision quality.
He is certified through the Forum for International Trade Training (FITT), bringing an international business lens to his advisory work, and is known for integrating practical executive strategy with experiential psychological tools. His clients include senior leaders, entrepreneurs, and professionals who want more than theory — they want reliable internal stability and better outcomes under pressure.
At present, David’s work and speaking focus on how state shapes perception, judgment, and action — and how hypnosis-based methods can help professionals access clearer thinking, faster alignment, and more effective performance in complex environments.