Peter Blum lives in Woodstock, New York.

His work for almost 4 decades has focused on two areas: neo-Ericksonian hypnosis, and shamanic sound healing. His book, TranceSonics - The Vital Link Between Sound Healing and Hypnosis (2018) reflects his pioneering work in these two fields, both separately, and where they overlap.

As a Certified Instructor for the National Guild of Hypnotists (NGH) since 1993, he has trained and certified hundreds in the art of hypnosis. After completing extensive study of the world’s major spiritual traditions, Peter was ordained as an Interfaith Minister in the seminary program of the Foundation for the Living Earth in 1995. Peter considers the practice of hypnotherapy to be a spiritual art form.

Honored by his peers, awards include

• Award of Excellence in Integrative Therapies 2002, International Hypnosis Federation

• Certified Instructor of the Year 2004, NGH, the largest professional organization of its type in the world.

• Inducted into Order of Braid 2009, NGH

• Hypnotist of The Year 2015, International Association of Counselors and Therapists

• Life Fellow In Hypnosis 2018, International Medical and Dental Hypnosis Association

• Inducted into Hypnosis Hall of Fame 2021

• Lifetime Achievements Award 2023, National Association of Transpersonal Hypnotherapists. “The Vital Link Between Sound Healing and Hypnosis”

The son of an operatic baritone, Peter has had a life-long love affair with music. Since 1999, he has released 8 records in the Sounds for Healing series, mostly featuring the extraordinary sounds of the Himalayan Singing Bowls – either played solo, or in concert with other trance-inducing instruments (including spoken healing meditations).

He is grateful to all his teachers and mentors in hypnosis: Richard A. Zarro, Dr. Paul Carter, Steve Goldstein and Annie Linden of the NY Training Institute; Dr. Ernest Rossi, and currently Dr. Lewis Mehl-Madrona (Peter currently serves on the Board of Directors of The Coyote Institute for Transformation and Change, founded by Dr. Mehl-Madrona).

Music and sound healing teachers include Dr. Karl Berger, Ustad Jamaluddin Bhartiya, Pauline Oliveros, Fabian Mamman, Jill Purse, David Hykes, Professor Odserin, and Native American shaman Beautiful Painted Arrow (Joseph Rael). 

He has presented “Sounds for Healing” concerts and workshops at The National Guild of Hypnotists, International Hypnosis Federation, The Omega Institute, The Abode of the Message, Menla Retreat Center, and numerous yoga studios throughout the U.S, the Caribbean, Mexico and Europe. In 2017, He was honored to be able to play his singing bowls at The United Nations in NYC.

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