Off the scale – 10kg average weight loss across globe after decade of Virtual Gastric Band therapy.

A pioneering approach to weight loss which has helped transform the lives of nearly 9,000 people across the globe is celebrating its 10th birthday.

Invented by internationally renowned hypnotherapist Sheila Granger, the Virtual Gastric Band is a non-surgical technique using the power of hypnosis to retrain people to be satisfied with smaller amounts of food.

Clinical Hypnotherapist Alison Prigg was trained by Sheila and has worked with hundreds of people supporting them to make these healthy lifestyle changes.

“With Virtual Gastric Band hypnotherapy we are essentially convincing the brain that the stomach is full after a certain level of intake and that there is no need for more food,” Alison said.

“Above all, it is most definitely NOT a diet – we know that diets only work in the short term. The Virtual Gastric Band allows you to eat what you want but enables you to intake smaller portions. The best thing is that because it’s not a diet, people don’t feel deprived, miserable or hungry – the key issues that cause so many diets to fail.”

Sheila Granger’s Virtual Gastric Band concept evolved from the idea that our body has all the answers if we listen to it. For example if we have a pain in our foot, it is our body’s warning system that we need to be careful. We take note of that signal and respond appropriately. However, with food we’ve switched off to all the signals, so we eat when we aren’t even hungry or we eat when we are already full. The Virtual Gastric Band resets and amplifies the natural signals from your stomach that lets you know that you are full.

Sheila Granger who trained Alison said that highly trained practitioners like Alison across the globe are helping people to harness the power that every individual holds within them to make changes to their lives.

“Although there are many options on the internet and apps that are similar to the virtual gastric band concept it is worth bearing in mind that these are generic recordings, and not tailored to an individual as they would be working with a trained therapist like Alison,” she said.

“For best results it is important that sessions are tailored to an individual so that their unique food associations and habits can be addressed.”

The good news is that hypnotherapy can actually be performed online via zoom from the comfort of someone’s own home. All that is required is a good internet connection and a qualified, professional therapist such as Alison from Mindfulness Hypnotherapy. Weight Loss Online is a group hypnosis weight-loss program which takes place online via Zoom.

This means you can be part of the program from wherever you are in the world, and that you can interact with other participants during the four week supportive consultation that will fundamentally shift your relationship with food, and excess weight for good! For details of how to book your place on Weight Loss Online, contact

Alison’s Next Weight Loss Online program will commence on Monday 14^th September. For more information or to register for the program or private sessions please visit www.mindfulnesshypnotherapy.net  or email [email protected]