“My divine guidance tells me I’m here to help people love themselves.”
— Shelley Stockwell-Nichols
Nancy Solook is the founder of Nanga-Mai Hypnosis, Awakened Pathways, and the Legacy Hypnosis Academy. Her work bridges professional hypnosis with spiritual consciousness, offering clients and students a grounded, ethical, and deeply transformative approach to inner change.
Based in Melbourne, Florida, Nancy works with individuals from all walks of life who are seeking relief from stress, emotional heaviness, trauma, and limiting patterns — as well as those drawn to deeper spiritual awareness, past life exploration, and conscious personal growth.
Her approach to hypnosis is both practical and sacred: grounded in professional training, informed by years of client experience, and guided by a deep respect for the human mind, soul, and nervous system.
Nancy is a Certified Hypnotist (CHt) and an Internationally Certified Spiritual Hypnotist, with over 10 years of professional practice. She trained under world-renowned hypnotists Shelley Stockwell-Nichols, Katheryn Napier, and Liz Vincent, and continues to uphold the highest standards of ethical and professional hypnosis practice.
Her work integrates traditional hypnosis techniques with spiritual principles, energy awareness, and conscious intention — creating sessions that are both stabilizing and expansive.
Clients often come to Nancy for support with:
Each session is customized, respectful, and designed to meet the client exactly where they are.
In addition to her hypnosis credentials, Nancy is an initiated Spiritual Adept Teacher/Healer in the Ancient Mystery School Tradition, a 2nd Degree Ritual Master, and a 3rd Degree Spiritual Alchemist. She is also a Reiki Master, energy intuitive, and a Qabalist with deep working knowledge of the Tree of Life.
These lineages inform her work — but they do not override safety, consent, or grounded practice. Nancy believes that true transformation happens when spiritual awareness is paired with ethical structure, discernment, and nervous-system safety.
Her work is not about bypassing reality — it’s about helping people live more fully within it.
Nancy is the creator of Awakened Pathways, a spiritual community and monthly sanctuary for awakening souls, and the founder of Legacy Hypnosis Academy, a professional hypnosis certification program.
Through Legacy Hypnosis Academy, Nancy trains aspiring hypnotists to work competently, ethically, and confidently with clients. Students learn hypnosis not only as a professional skill, but as a conscious art - blending technical excellence with presence, responsibility, and care.
Nancy is a member of the International Hypnosis Federation (IHF), the International Association of Counselors and Therapists (IACT), the International Medical & Dental Hypnotherapy Association (IMDHA), and the Florida Hypnosis Education Association (HEA).
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Hypnosis is a stand-alone, self-regulated profession and is not a licensed medical, psychological, or therapeutic practice. Hypnosis does not diagnose, treat, or cure medical or mental health conditions. It is a collaborative process that supports personal insight, behavioral change, and conscious awareness.
If you are seeking professional hypnosis grounded in integrity, spiritual depth without dogma, and a compassionate, respectful approach to transformation, you are welcome here.
Whether you are coming as a client, a student, or a seeker — this work begins with presence, consent, and care.

Nancy Solook Nanga-Mai Hypnosis Melbourne, FL
Hypnosis is a natural state of consciousness that you experience multiple times throughout your day. You know that peaceful, focused state between sleeping and waking? Or when you're so absorbed in a book or driving that time seems to slip away? That's hypnosis.
In hypnosis, your conscious mind remains fully aware and present while your brainwave patterns shift into a slower, more receptive state. This opens a doorway to your subconscious mind - the part of you that holds your beliefs, patterns, memories, and the profound wisdom of your inner self.
Think of hypnosis as a bridge between your everyday awareness and the deeper layers of consciousness where true transformation happens.
Many people worry that hypnosis means losing control or being unconscious. This is a common misconception, often fueled by stage hypnosis shows. The truth is quite different.
During hypnosis, you are:
You cannot be made to do anything against your will or values. Your subconscious mind acts as a natural protector, automatically rejecting any suggestion that doesn't align with who you are.
Your subconscious mind is incredibly powerful. It's where your automatic patterns, emotional responses, and deeply held beliefs live. These patterns shape your reality - how you see yourself, what you believe is possible, and how you move through the world.
If you see yourself as someone who struggles with anxiety, your subconscious reinforces that identity. If you believe you'll always struggle with weight, smoking, or fear, those beliefs become your lived experience.
Hypnosis allows you to access this deeper level of mind and gently shift these patterns. In this relaxed, receptive state, you can:
While hypnosis is supported by extensive scientific research, it's also something more. When we work together in hypnosis, we're not just reprogramming patterns - we're honoring the sacred nature of consciousness itself.
This is transformation work that respects both the practical and the spiritual dimensions of who you are.
Hypnosis is effective for a wide range of concerns, including:
Whether you're seeking relief from a specific challenge or exploring deeper dimensions of consciousness, hypnosis offers a gentle, powerful pathway to change.
Ready to experience hypnosis for yourself? Learn more about private sessions or explore becoming a certified hypnotist.

What is hypnosis by Nancy Solook, Nanga-Mai Hypnosis Melbourne, FL

Hypnosis is a powerful tool that can be used successfully on adults and children alike to eliminate or reduce a wide variety of issues including:
Hypnosis supports your body's natural healing wisdom. Whether you're releasing tobacco, finding balance with weight and food, managing stress and anxiety, or seeking relief from insomnia, migraines, or chronic pain, hypnosis creates gentle, lasting transformation. It's also beautifully effective for children, helping them with focus, confidence, sleep, and emotional regulation.
Common applications: Stop smoking, weight management, stress relief, anxiety and panic, insomnia, ADHD support, migraine relief, snoring, increasing energy and vitality.
Break free from patterns that no longer serve you. Hypnosis helps you release addictions and unwanted habits by working with your subconscious mind to shift the beliefs and emotions that keep these patterns in place. From substance use to nail biting, from food addictions to procrastination - if you're ready to change, hypnosis can help you align with your highest self.
Common applications: Alcoholism, substance abuse, nail biting, bedwetting, thumb sucking, anorexia, food addictions, sugar addiction, procrastination, and any habit or pattern you're ready to release.
Fear doesn't have to control your life. Whether it's fear of doctors, dentists, flying, heights, public speaking, childbirth, surgery, animals, or any other anxiety that limits you, hypnosis offers a gentle path to freedom. You can release these patterns and reclaim your peace and power.
Common applications: Medical and dental anxiety, stage fright, fear of flying, claustrophobia, fear of heights, separation anxiety, fear of animals, public speaking anxiety, and any fear or phobia that holds you back.
Step into your fullest potential. Hypnosis supports your growth journey by helping you build confidence, enhance memory and learning, manifest abundance, deepen your meditation practice, connect with your spiritual guidance, and heal old wounds. This is sacred work that honors both your practical goals and your soul's evolution.
Common applications: Career advancement, confidence building, memory enhancement, wealth manifestation, spiritual connection, meditation deepening, creativity activation, public speaking, and personal transformation.
Elevate your game from the inside out. Mental focus, visualization, and belief are just as important as physical training. Hypnosis helps athletes overcome performance anxiety, increase motivation, improve concentration, accelerate recovery, and step into the zone where peak performance becomes natural.
Common applications: Performance enhancement, focus and concentration, motivation, overcoming sports anxiety, visualization training, injury recovery, building confidence, and achieving flow states.
Your mind has profound power to support your body's healing. Hypnosis helps you manage chronic pain, prepare for surgery with calm and confidence, accelerate post-surgical recovery, and even experience painless or more comfortable childbirth. By working with your mind, body, and spirit as one, hypnosis activates your innate healing wisdom.
Common applications: Pre and post-surgery preparation, chronic pain relief, painless childbirth, dental procedure comfort, injury recovery support, and using mind-body-spirit connection for healing.
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