Package Contents

• Audio recordings, split into 30-minute daily audios
• A companion e-book
• A custom smoking song
• Several e-book bonuses (rotating)

Product Review

Designed to motivate, engage, and rid your body and life of toxicity in any form, this program is the most comprehensive smoking cessation program we review on this blog. While it doesn’t teach you hypnosis like some of the other programs, it presents a comprehensive stop-smoking plan that is implemented over the course of three weeks.

The program consists of a combination of hypnotherapy, neuro-linguistic programming (NLP), aversion therapy, and detoxification. The program claims a 90 percent success rate that, while high, is not unbelievable as some other programs that claim 97 and 99 percent effectiveness.

Part of the program’s effectiveness comes from the combination of clinical techniques that change the smokers belief system about the nature of their addiction and the fact that they can quit. This is one of the reasons for the low relapse rate.

An additional uncommon element in this program is the focus on mentoring. Support is available via e-mail, the web site, and telephone, and the staff is responsive to customer queries.

Product Details

Author: Rick Beneteau and Rick Saruna

Package: 3-hour audio recording, broken into daily listening sessions, a companion e-book, a custom song, several bonus e-books

Price: US $197

Return Policy: Full refund if you don’t quit smoking; 60-day money back guarantee

Conclusion

This is a realistic, comprehensive program. It doesn’t expect to cure your addiction in one setting. Rather, it seeks to modify your habits and the driving forces behind those habits, that is, it attacks the root of the problem, not the symptoms of it. The program is expensive, but its high success rate, innovative and proferssional techniques, and focus on cusotmer support make it a very appealing option.

Program Effectiveness
• 4.0 from 5
Quality of Materials
• 4.6 from 5
Quality of Bonuses
• 4.0 from 5
Value for Money
• 3.6 from 5

Package Contents

• One-hour stop smoking audio session
• Stop smoking booklet to accompany the audio session
• 30-second breathing exercise

Product Review

The main selling point of this program is that it’s supposed to be a direct, no-fluff way to use hypnosis to stop smoking. Whereas programs like The Power of Conversational Hypnosis and Raw Hypnosis focus on teaching conversational hypnosis first and foremost, Fresh Start doesn’t focus on teaching anything. Instead it focuses on guiding you through a one-hour hypnosis induction intended to help you stop smoking in one session.

After participating in the one-hour session, you can reinforce what you’ve heard with the booklet, and for the next three days, perform the included 30-second breathing exercise to assist with any lingering cravings.

Fresh Start claims a 94 percent success rate with motivated participants.

Product Details

Author: Matt Godson

Package: one-hour stop smoking hypnosis audio, accompanying information booklet, reinforcement breathing exercises.

Price:US $49

Return Policy: 60-day money back guarantee

Conclusion

This is a bare-bones hypnosis program. If you’re looking to learn how to hypnotize yourself for personal development or relaxation, you won’t find the information here. However, if your goal is to stop smoking with hypnosis only, then this could be a viable alternative.

Program Effectiveness
• 4.0 from 5
Quality of Materials
• 4.0 from 5
Quality of Bonuses
• 3.0 from 5
Value for Money
• 4.5 from 5

He teaches the work of Milton H Erickson, MD, PhD., who was a psychiatrist, psychologist, and was generally acknowledged as the world’s greatest hypnotist. His writings on hypnosis are the final word on techniques of inducing trance, but he believed that the techniques he discovered and refined were “too powerful” to be in the hands of the ordinary layman.

While a comprehensive hypnosis course, The Power of Conversational Hypnosis is not focused on smoking cessation or personal growth.

Package Contents

The Power of Conversational Hypnosis Manual: 629 pages that references to every essential pattern, technique, strategy, and hypnotic suggestion relevant to the course material. All audios are transcribed herein.

Core Audios:

• The Power Of Conversational Hypnosis Audio, 68 minutes
• Beyond Rapport & Signal Recognition Systems Audio, 79 minutes
• Hypnotic Language Foundations Audio, 67 minutes
• The Authority Strategy - Tactics To Ensure Success Audio, 74 minutes
• Emotional Triggers : Controlling Inner Pictures And Feelings Audio, 71 minutes
• Advanced Hypnotic Language Audio, 67 minutes
• How To Destroy Resistance With Stories” Part One Audio, 71 minutes
• Conversational Inductions: How To Deal Directly With The Unconscious Mind Audio, 74 minutes
• How To Destroy Resistance With Stories” Part 2 Audio, 61 minutes
• Advanced Frame Control - How To Irresistibly Lead Any Interaction Audio, 62 minutes
• Conversational Trance Formulas - Getting What You Want Audio, 70 minutes
• How To Master Conversational Hypnosis Audio, 57 minutes

Five cheat sheets: short reference guides for the audios

Bonus Audios:

• Stealth & Shadow Tactics Audio, 62 minutes
• Advanced Secrets To Bypass Resistance Audio, 67 minutes
• Conversational Hypnosis Demo: The Super Hypnotic Storyteller Induction Audio, 64 minutes
• Top Secret: Breaking The Hypnotic Storyteller Code Audio, 74 minutes

Product Review

This is one of the most comprehensive hypnosis learning programs available today, covering conversational hypnosis from start to finish.  It covers the entire conversational hypnosis protocol, which is designed to be used person-to-person for persuasion and rapport.

Although this is the most comprehensive course reviewed on this blog, there are no smoking-specific sections in the package, making it appropriate primarily for those who want to learn to use hypnosis for persuasion, rather than for self-help. For those looking for self-help, you can apply these practices to your own inductions or audios. That is, you would need to supplement this comprehensive program with a smoking-specific audio add-on.

A nice addition to this course is the 12-hours-per-day live support for those who need one-on-one assistance.

Product Details

Author: Igor Ledochowski

Package: 12 audio sessions totaling nearly 14 hours of instruction, 4 bonus audio sessions totaling over 4 hours of instruction, a 629-page manual that also includes all audio transcripts, five quick reference guides to accompany the audio, live customer support

Upgrades: a platinum upgrade option is available for additional monthly training

Price: US $197

Return Policy: 60 day money back guarantee

Conclusion

The Power of Conversation Hypnosis is a top-quality conversational hypnosis program, but its lack of focus on smoking-related subjects makes it incomplete for those looking to use hypnosis to stop smoking.

Program Effectiveness
• 4.3 from 5
Quality of Materials
• 4.7 from 5
Quality of Bonuses
• 4.0 from 5
Value for Money
• 3.7 from 5

Package Contents

• Hypnosis smoking audio (38 minutes)
• Quit Smoking Now e-book
• Stop smoking therapy session transcript
• Relieve stress audio hypnosis
• Weight loss and health tips report
• 97 Ways to Stay Fit report

Product Review

The core of this program is a 38-minute audio hypnosis session. The induction is standard, but the approach and statements are not, which could explain the greater than average effectiveness of this program.

It’s important to understand that unlike some other programs reviewed on this blog, Quit Smoking Today does not teach you how to perform hypnosis. Rather, it focuses solely on hypnotizing you to help you kick your smoking habit.

The course claims a 1-month success rate of 99.7% (that works out to roughly 4,985 out of 5,000), and a 6-month success rate of 97.2% (4,860 out of 5,000). These numbers seem peculiarly high, but I wasn’t able to find any evidence to the contrary. What is interesting is that the author states that if you have not quit smoking within 60 days, you get your money back.

Product Details

Author: Robert Mellor

Package: hypnosis smoking audio, quit smoking e-book, transcript of a stop-smoking therapy session, relieve stress hypnosis audio, weight loss e-book, fitness tips e-book.

Price: US $47

Return Policy: If you haven’t stopped smoking, you get your money back (60-day guarantee)

Conclusion

This is a solid hypnosis smoking product with a remarkably high success rate. If you’re looking to quit smoking, but not learn how to perform hypnosis or self-hypnosis, this could be a good candidate. The author thoughtfully included bonuses that address other aspects that ex-smokers might face in the early days of life without tobacco.

Program Effectiveness
• 4.7 from 5
Quality of Materials
• 4.3 from 5
Quality of Bonuses
• 4.0 from 5
Value for Money
• 5.0 from 5

Package Contents

• E-book only

Product Review

Lung Detox uses a combination approach to smoking cessation. The biggest piece of the puzzle is a form of aversion therapy, which shows you exactly what smoking does to your lungs. This is similar to the negative statements made during many hypnosis sessions.

The smoking cessation aspect of Lung Detox works primarily by bringing attention to the damage caused to the lungs by smoking. The detox aspect uses a mystery vitamin that is claimed to break up the toxins stored in your lungs and flush them out of your body within a year.

The book is written by an ex-smoker who used this method to quit smoking, so don’t expect a clinical read or much in the way of statistical references. Rather, expect more of a personal anecdotal approach.

Product Details

Author: David Rhodes

Package: e-book only

Price: US $35

Return Policy: 60-day money back guarantee

Conclusion

Lung Detox uses a combination aversion therapy / vitamin detox program. The aversion therapy is intended to help you quit smoking, and the detox therapy is intended to help you clean your lungs. The existence of a magic lung-clearing vitamin is suspect.

Program Effectiveness
• 3.6 from 5
Quality of Materials
• 3.6 from 5
Quality of Bonuses
• 3.0 from 5
Value for Money
• 3.8 from 5

Not that although this package contains a bonus smoking cessation audio, this program is not focused on stopping smoking — it is focused on teaching hypnosis.

Package Contents

• Twenty-two complete audio files on conversational and self hypnosis
• Twenty-two audio transcriptions

Bonuses:

• Six self-hypnosis CD’s, including Stop Smoking, Weight Loss, Stress Relief, Self-confidence, Concentration, Study Habits
• How to Captivate your Lover with Hypnosis e-book
• Complete Hypnotism e-book
• A Practical Guide to Self-Hypnosis e-book

Product Review

Like the Power of Conversational Hypnosis, Raw Hypnosis focuses on conversational hypnosis, or covert hypnosis. This refers to the type of hypnosis used in conversations to persuade people to your point of view or influence them in some way.

Unlike The Power of Conversation Hypnosis, Raw Hypnosis also includes sections on self-hypnosis, which, really, is a form of meditation. It involves putting your body into a relaxes state, making you more open to external suggestions like “your cigarette tastes like a stale ash tray.”

The core program explains self-hypnosis, and there are also bonuses on self-hypnosis, and specifically, audios on stop smoking inductions and weight loss inductions.

Product Details

Author: Ryan Evans

Package:22 audio files, 22 audio transcripts, six self-hypnosis CD’s including Stop Smoking and Lose Weight, a Captivate Your Lover bonus book, and two additional bonus e-books on hypnosis

Price:US $97

Return Policy: 60-day money back guarantee

Conclusion

Raw Hypnosis is still focused on conversation hypnosis, but it also includes sections of self-hypnosis, and deals with smoking cessation specifically in a bonus audio. This package is suitable for someone who wants to quite smoking with hypnosis, but also wants to understand how it works.

Program Effectiveness
• 5.0 from 5
Quality of Materials
• 5.0 from 5
Quality of Bonuses
• 5.0 from 5
Value for Money
• 5.0 from 5

Package Contents

• MP3 hypnosis smoking audio

Product Review

This is a standard hypnosis induction and standard stop-smoking suggestions. This is less a program and more a basic induction, recorded and presented in MP3 (downloadable) format. For highly suggestible participants, these inductions might be helpful, but the program isn’t comprehensive or powerful enough to justify the price tag.

Product Details

Author: Richard Mackenzie

Package: MP3 audio

Price: US $24.50

Return Policy: 60-day money back guarantee

Conclusion

This is little more than a standard induction, recorded and made available in downloadable format. There is little innovation in this audio, but it might prove successful for highly suggestible listeners.

Program Effectiveness
• 3.0 from 5
Quality of Materials
• 3.3 from 5
Quality of Bonuses
• 1.7 from 5
Value for Money
• 2.7 from 5

Package Contents

• Four stop smoking videos, including a hypnosis session and an NLP session
• Companion e-book to accompany the 21-day program
• Companion audio recordings to reinforce the videos
• 3 bonus relaxation videos

Product Review

Dr. Sally’s Stop Smoking in 21 Days or Less program is one of the least popular available; not because of product quality, but because of marketing. It is simply not as well known as some of the others. There are good and bad points to this.

The program itself is realistic, covering a period of 21 days. Over that time period, you will review the introductory video, read the companion book, and participate in guided relaxation hypnosis and neuro-linguistic programming (NLP) sessions.

On the downside, less mature products such as this are usually less polished than some of the other programs on the market, which will certainly affect its efficacy. Another concern is the lack of a guarantee, a common missing element among untested products.

Product Details

Author: Dr. Sally Witt

Package: four videos, companion e-book, companion audio, 3 relaxation videos

Price: US $97

Return Policy: all sales are final

Conclusion

What could one day be a promising product due to its innovative format is hobbled somewhat due to the lack of a money back guarantee and lack of independent reviewers.

The number of people who fail at trying to quit smoking each year is astonishing.  While millions are attempting to quit, there are still others who are starting to smoke.  Everywhere you look there are smokers who are unintentionally tempting you to smoke again as well which makes it even harder for yourself.  Trying to overcome these challenges is very important, because without being able to overcome these problems you will be completely unable to quit for good.

Starting with a good plan is essential and this begins with deciding exactly why you want to quit smoking.  The reason really does not matter, but you need to know your reason.  What does matter is you also should believe in your reason, if you merely pull the reason why someone else has quit that you do not believe in your experience trying to quit will be extremely rocky and full of problems.  What you will need to do is spend a large amount of time trying to honestly decide why you want to quit smoking so that you have a good reason.

Once your reason is selected, the rest of the process should be much easier to deal with.  What you do not always find immediately obvious is having a good reason to quit can serve as a huge motivation factor.  If you are just quitting to quit, you are more likely to slip up on your goals, cheat and fall back into smoking very quickly.  The remainder of the tasks such as creating a schedule, and even looking for the supportive guidance of friends and family will all be a simple breeze.

You will need to work hard to maintain your commitment.  This means trying to avoid places and situations where you will be tempted to smoke.  This means avoid the smoking areas of restaurants and bars, no going to tobacco stores, and certainly clearing the cigarettes out of your home.  If you can find someone to help you quit who is interested in quitting themselves you will have a huge advantage.  While not everyone does great with the buddy system, it is a great tool to use because you can hold each other accountable.

This level of accountability can be quite helpful in ensuring that you are really working to quit for good.  So many people work to quit smoking and only end up starting up again once the going gets tough.  A friend who is also trying to quit can serve as a fabulous way to really avoid the temptation since neither of you will want to slip up first.  Use this to your advantage and watch your success grow while your health improves and cigarettes become a thing of the past.

If you are aware that you have had problems in the past quitting you are ahead when it comes to the next attempt.  Being fully aware of your problems will enable you to create a plan to combat the complications that you experienced.  For example, if you find that you are far too interested in smoking to just quit fully you might need to approach the process of quitting in a different manner.  One of the most successful options you could pursue is quitting slowly.

Quitting all at once may be something that you are not capable of doing.  This is not uncommon at all; in fact, many people have great difficulty if they attempt to quit cold turkey.  If you take your time and quit slowly you will find that the process of quitting goes much easier.  Slowly cutting out a few cigarettes each day will allow you to slowly decrease the amount of cigarettes that you smoke, without feeling as if you are completely suffering.

One of the most important things to remember if you are quitting slowly is you need to occupy your time during the period when you are typically smoking.  If you have elected to skip smoking at specific times, you need to ensure you stay busy during these times.   This would mean finding a way to keep your mind occupied that will not involve keeping your hands idle, after all if your hands are idle you are much more likely to slip up and smoke again.

If you find that you have a very strong temptation to smoke during these times, you need to create a specific task that you will do whenever the urge is strong to smoke.  Looking into nicotine gum or possibly even chewing regular gum may be all of the help that you need to avoid the temptation to smoke when you are most tempted.  Regardless of how quickly you are trying to smoke, you should always cut out no more than two cigarettes a day until you have established a successful pattern.

If you have gone a week with the reduction of two cigarettes successfully, it would then be time to decrease another two cigarettes.  Going slow will allow you to easily see the point where you start to have serious problems, but at the same time build up your self-control.  In the very least, you will begin to see improvements in your health due to the decrease of cigarettes that you are smoking still.  Of course, as everyone knows, it is much better to simply quit smoking fully, but this is not always possible for everyone.

Making sure that you are successful the next time you attempt to quit smoking is going to involve a great amount of commitment on your part.  Additionally, it will also take a serious desire for you to actually quit and improve your health.  If you are merely working at quitting slowly you need to be aware of the potential problems and ready to take control of your habits in order to effectively make new habits that will set you up for a much healthier lifestyle.  Avoiding the bad habits that smoking causes is certainly not easy; taking the time to really grasp at the small benefits that you start to achieve is critical to success and will find you in much better health.