Vernon was born in Cape Town, South Africa, and schooled at Rondebosch Boys. The first hint of Vernon’s journey to becoming an internationally recognised transformational coach came in his last year at high school when he witnessed a hypnotherapy demonstration. Vernon picks up the story: ‘While under hypnosis a 16 year old boy was given a hiding with a cane. However when the boy stood up there were absolutely no marks on his body. I was amazed at what I saw and pursued hypnosis as a result, later studying to become a clinical hypno-therapist.’

Vernon initially went a more conventional route, becoming an electrical engineer, and in his early twenties was involved in building the second weather station for South Africa in Antarctica. The turning point came in his 30s when he had a strong urge to break away from a conventional working career and go back into hypnotherapy and the study of esoteric principles. Vernon has been privileged to have had access to a host of international teachers who have helped him develop and hone his own unique gift. ‘The more I learned about esoteric principles, the more my psychic ability opened up. For example, a person would come to me to help them release their fear of starting their own business , and I found that simply by looking at them I could see exactly where the pivotal moment was in their lives where this fear originated. I could then help them to access those memories and thereby release the cause of their fear.’

‘My unique gift is that I have an ability to see peoples’ belief systems and because I can see that, it is easier for me to formulate a workshop or a process where I can work with that thought pattern. For example, a group might share a fear of money. I can then guide them through a process that will release the emotional charge behind the belief system that’s stopping them from making more money. I use a lot of relaxation in the processes because I realise that the more relaxed one is, the easier it is for them to see their own belief system or to accept that something is holding them back, and to release it.

What is your passion? What makes you get up every morning and do this?
‘The privilege of helping people understand something. To watch them comprehend it right into the cells of their body. For me, to watch how people change and shift is an honour.’

Vernon is married and bases himself in Cape Town, South Africa.