Wodonga man Mat Shirley who is a hypnotist, baker and former football coach hypnotises Border Mail journalist Layton Holley.
Category
🗞
NewsTranscript
00:00 Hi, my name is Matt Shirley. I'm a pastry cook at Henry's Bakery for over 20 years.
00:06 I've been heavily involved with football clubs, Wodonga Bulldogs, Juniors and Talangata Football Club.
00:14 I've coached over 10 years in the reserves, Talangata and Wodonga Bulldogs.
00:20 And I've got into hypnosis after coaching to help people with mindset.
00:27 Amazing. And now, wow, that was the quickest I've ever seen I reckon.
00:32 Just allow them, one more time, allow them to come together.
00:37 That's awesome. And take a deep breath in.
00:41 That's it. And sleep. Just relax and go deeper. All the way. Just relaxing.
00:46 Deeper, just let go. Completely relaxing. Just go deeper and deeper.
00:50 That's it. You can see how relaxed he is. I just want you to double that feeling.
00:54 Triple that feeling. Just notice the difference in your arms and body now.
00:58 They're so relaxed and so comfortable and feeling absolutely amazing.
01:02 All that stress leaving your shoulders and all that body.
01:05 Just go double and just triple and just more and more relaxed as you go deeper and deeper and deeper.
01:11 That's it. And every time I say the word sleep, you go into this state and it's just like a thousand times better.
01:16 Each time I say sleep, just let yourself go even more and deeper and deeper.
01:21 On the count of three, I want you to stand up and open your eyes.
01:24 One, two, three, open your eyes and just stare at my hand.
01:27 Take a deep breath in and close your eyes and sleep and go all the way deeper, all the way deeper and deeper.
01:32 Just relaxing even more. That's it. Really letting go.
01:35 That's it. The deeper you go, the better you feel.
01:49 This time I click my fingers. You can move your feet but your name's completely gone.
01:53 You can move your feet but your name's gone. What's your name? On the tip of your tongue, isn't it?
01:57 It's weird, isn't it?
01:59 Try and say your name. Notice you can't.
02:02 Yes. No, I can't.
02:04 Okay, now I'll click my fingers and your name will come back.
02:08 Leighton.
02:09 Leighton. And I'll click my fingers and it's gone again. What's your name?
02:13 Pete.
02:14 Weird, isn't it?
02:16 So it just shows we can do the physical things where things get stuck.
02:20 You believe that so much. It's so heavy or so stuck.
02:23 And then also with your memory, we can take away something that's really important to us, which is our name.
02:28 On the count of three, when you wake up this time, I am your favourite celebrity.
02:35 And you're going to interview me for the border mail.
02:38 You're just like so proud this is your moment.
02:40 One, two, three, wide awake. How's it going?
02:43 Do you know who I am?
02:44 Jack Nicholson.
02:45 Jack Nicholson, nice to meet you.
02:47 Good.
02:48 So you've got some questions for me?
02:49 I just wanted to ask, a few good men in that scene, what was that like preparing for?
02:54 Oh, it was probably the hardest scene I've ever done.
02:57 Like, a few good men was like, we had to practice that a lot.
03:01 Who else was in that movie? Can you remember?
03:03 Tommy Cruise.
03:04 Yeah, and do you like Tommy as well?
03:06 Not as much.
03:07 Not as much? You obviously like me.
03:09 Yeah, what did you like about the scene?
03:12 I loved that, the speech.
03:13 The speech.
03:14 I can't handle the truth.
03:15 You can't handle the truth. In the court scene?
03:17 Yeah.
03:18 Yeah, and I don't think we thought it would be that powerful when we were doing it at the time.
03:23 But obviously it's impacted you and the means of other people.
03:28 Oh, definitely.
03:30 Any other questions for Jack?
03:31 Jack? No.
03:34 So is it a bit weird that you're seeing me come to your hometown?
03:38 No, definitely. I didn't expect it.
03:40 And you get to interview me. How does that feel?
03:43 I never thought I'd be in this position.
03:45 Yeah. Awesome.
03:49 And when I click my fingers, you realize I'm Matt the hypnotist.
03:53 Right.
03:54 What did that feel like?
03:56 It was weird.
03:58 It's been great, mate. That was awesome.
04:01 I'm going to bring all the hypnosis out.
04:03 Okay, so just stare at my hand.
04:05 Close your eyes and sleep. Just relax and go deeper and deeper all the way. That's it.
04:09 I'm going to bring all the hypnosis out and all the memory of being hypnotized.
04:13 So you haven't been hypnotized and you're actually skeptical of hypnosis.
04:17 And you're not actually realizing why you're here.
04:21 But when I shake your hand, all the memory and all the positive things that you're experiencing with hypnosis will come back
04:27 and just even feel even better, like the happiness and the proud moments and the curiosity will come back tenfold.
04:34 But when you wake up, you will not remember anything about hypnosis.
04:37 But until I shake your hand, all the memory will come back one, two, three, what a way.
04:41 So are you ready to try some hypnosis?
04:44 Yeah.
04:45 Do you believe in hypnosis at all?
04:47 Huh?
04:49 Yeah.
04:50 Have you ever been hypnotized?
04:52 No, I haven't.
04:53 You haven't been hypnotized today at all?
04:54 No.
04:55 All right. Well, thanks for trying.
04:57 And all the memory comes back.
04:59 All the emotions.
05:01 Right.
05:03 How does that feel?
05:04 Yeah, that was surreal.
05:07 That was nuts.
05:08 That was incredible.
05:09 [BLANK_AUDIO]