AM NEW YORK
Hernandez experienced escalating anxiety and stress, leading to health issues while working in a corporate environment. Despite seeking help from therapists and coaches, her health deteriorated. Transitioning to entrepreneurship didn't alleviate the stress. Highlighted by Emily Davenport, a writer for am New York.
‘Traveling Hypnotist’ Nicole Hernandez talks journey to hypnosis and upcoming NYC past life regression hike
“I found that I was experiencing a lot of anxiety, and the stress started to elevate. The responsibility started to weigh on me,” said Hernandez. “I saw therapists and coaches — spending all kinds of money to get help for the stress and anxiety I was feeling. It really wasn’t until my final job in the corporate space that I started to get really sick.”
Hernandez recalls developing gastritis, stress-induced alopecia and panic attacks at the height of her stress. She thought that leaving the corporate environment was the cause and set off as an entrepreneur, only to find that being an entrepreneur was even harder.
“A New York City woman is helping clients get to the root of their emotions through hypnotherapy.”
“It got to the point where I couldn’t eat, my stomach was so inflamed. I was experiencing panic attacks. So even though I had my own consulting business at that point, my anxiety was at an all-time high,” said Hernandez.
A coworker at Hernandez’s last corporate job went to a hypnotherapist for her own anxiety. Though skeptical at first, Hernandez decided to try out a group session to see what it was all about.
TEXAS MONTHLY
Texas Monthly editor shares her experience with hypnotherapy.
Forget the Facial—I’ll Take the Hypnosis Session
Thoughts can wander to some unexpected places during a spa treatment. After one memorable rubdown a few years ago, the massage therapist correctly guessed that I had been reliving a recent argument with a former coworker. (“I felt anger in your left shoulder.”) She also somehow knew that I was thinking a lot about my father, who’d passed away almost five years ago to the day. (“I also see the number five.”) It was a little unnerving, but it cemented my belief that a good massage can be almost a spiritual experience.
So I was intrigued by the new hypnosis offerings at the Spa at the Four Seasons Hotel Austin. Earlier this year, I signed up for a 65-minute, $245 “Mind Map” appointment with Dallas native Nicole Hernandez, a.k.a. the Traveling Hypnotist, who regularly visits Austin from her home base at the Four Seasons in New York City’s Financial District. Although I was tempted by another popular offering, the “Time Traveler”—a “90-minute past life regression”—the Mind Map promised to help me take action in a specific area. I decided that if I were trying something like this, I should be as practical as possible.
“As I lay back on the table and closed my eyes, she asked questions about what I was seeing (books, desks, and, inexplicably, a lifeguard stand); whenever an obstacle appeared, we made it go away. ”
FORBES
Nicole is interviewed by Forbes about how she decided to become The Traveling Hypnotist.
How One Hypnotist Is Taking Over The Hospitality World
When you hear the word hypnotist, images of a man dangling a watch in front of your face and people clucking like chickens on command typically come to mind. But there's one woman who's managed to take her hypnosis career and turn it into a skill sought after by the world's top hotel.
Known as The Traveling Hypnotist, Nicole Hernandez is a clinical hypnotist in New York City who shifted away from a corporate career after using hypnosis to cure her chronic anxiety, gastrointestinal problems, and stress-induced alopecia. But her globe-trotting tendencies made Nicole want to figure out a way she could practice her new passion and expertise outside of a traditional office setting.