Igor Ledochowski (born
April 1,
1974) is an Austrian
author,
hypnotist & Master
NLP Trainer. Ledochowski is perhaps most well-known for being the direct descendant of
Wlodimir Ledochowski and for his work in the area of hypnosis. He is the author of
The Deep Trance Training Manual, Crown Publishers (March 1, 2003).
After receiving his LLB in European Law from the University of Exeter
(1996), Ledochowski stayed on to attend Law School and continue his
education. In 1998 he was employed and mentored by the law firm Linklaters and became a solicitor.
During his enrolment at University and Law School, Ledochowski developed a keen interest in the field of accelerated learning
in order to achieve academic success in his exam finals with the least
amount of revision; he passed comfortably and was quickly offered
employment. These early successes further spurred his curiosity in
uncovering the abilities of the human mind. In 1999, a family member recommended that he might do well to examine the field of Ericksonian Hypnosis, and he quickly found much of his free time dedicated to its study.
Motivated by his experiences, he terminated his position as a lawyer
and sought out the stewardship of many of the world's most competent
and influential hypnotists in order to further his knowledge in the
area. Subsequently, by 2002 he had been trained with leading hypnotists
including Stephen Gilligan, Richard Bandler, John LaValle, Stephen Brooks, and John Grinder.
By early 2002, Ledochowski claims he was dissatisfied with the
general quality of hypnosis being both taught and administered by
professionals. To remedy this, he undertook work in the field of
conversational hypnosis and successfully created a system to covertly
place subjects into a hypnotic trance.
He claims that this work served to augment the existing methods
employed by practicing hypnotists whilst drastically increasing the
accessibility of hypnosis to the layperson.
In 2003, Ledochowski released Deep Trance Training Manual, Volume 1.