1972. After viewing a few demonstrations of hypnosis Mottin was skeptical. After all he was from Missouri, "The
Show Me State" He volunteered for a hypnotic demonstration and was amazed at how different hypnosis was than his
preconceived notions. He discovered that he was not asleep. He did not float about the room. He was not out of
control. He was however able to create total anesthesia. He could recall events from the age of five as if they
happened yesterday. He was free of all stress and worries.
He was hooked and knew what to do with his life. He spent the next year in Japan studying hypnosis. When Don
returned home to the United States his quest for knowledge continued. He began studying and reading as much as
possible on the subject. Around 1976, Mottin joined the police department and began refining his hypnotic
techniques in the field of criminal investigations. Most people who are involved in a crime only recall how large the gun
appeared. With hypnosis the witness may be regressed back to the time of the crime, and recall the event without
experiencing any of the emotions. Don was appointed to the Major Case Squad. He has since used hypnosis to help
the police with cases involving murder, rape, kidnapping, robberies, burglaries, and other major crimes.
By 1980, Mottin found himself working 8 hours a day with the police department, and another 8 hours a day with
therapeutic hypnosis for smoking, weight loss, and motivation. There was not enough time to do both well. Mottin
chose to leave the police department and concentrate on hypnotherapy, and teaching others how to use hypnosis. He
recalls how his original plan was to work three days a week and still make a good living for himself, and his family.
The plan did not work out. Don had under-estimated the market for his hypnosis services. He was seeing 11 clients a
day, and many times had a waiting period of over a month in advance. Mottin spent the next five years training new
hypnotherapists, and delivering his hypnosis services to the public. Around 1985, word of Mottin's successful
techniques spread to other established hypnotherapists around the country. Hypnotherapists from every state in this
country, as well as hypnotherapists from Canada, Mexico, England, New Zealand, Korea, Australia, Japan, Italy,
Germany, Ireland, and Saudi Arabia have trained with Don Mottin. Over the last 15 years Don Mottin has gained an
international reputation as one of the foremost experts in hypnosis today. Every major hypnosis organization has
presented Don with awards for his unique teaching abilities. These include, Educator of the Year, Instructor of the
Year, and the prestigious Ormond McGill award, just to name a few. Don has also been featured on the cover of the
Journal of Hypnotism. Mottin loves teaching hypnosis, and he does it very well.
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