Hypnosis
In Spain (Ibiza and Salou), Wanis began to perform stage hypnosis shows. His first shows used stooges (actors); Wanis claims he got the inspiration after watching another English performer do the same thing in a resort in Ibiza. Wanis began to read books about hypnosis and hypnotherapy to provide a convincing show and hypnotic induction. One day in Cozumel, Wanis decided to leave a few volunteers up on stage with the stooges/actors as an experiment and two of those volunteers became hypnotized during the hypnotic induction. Subsequently, Wanis would have less stooges and more volunteers in his weekly shows, until he eventually stopped using stooges and actors, and only used real volunteers. While on vacation in Cozumel, a psychologist from Canada saw Wanis’ hypnosis show and suggested that Wanis study hypnotherapy. Wanis began to use hypnosis to work with clients wanting to lose weight and stop smoking and in 1993 began to study with the IACT (International Association of Counselors and Therapists) which Wanis became critical of for allegedly handing out hypnosis certification to anyone who paid and completed a weekend training program.
In 1995, he graduated from W.I.C.S. in Pennsylvania with degrees in Neuro-Linguistic Programming (NLP) and Advanced Hypnotherapy. In 1995, Wanis became the first resident hypnotist on Carnival Cruise Lines, and was invited to Las Vegas to meet David Copperfield. While working on the cruise ships, Wanis also began motivational and training programs and workshops for Steiners’ Salons, Carnival Cruises.
In 1996, he produced, performed and directed New Line’s The Mask! in a live musical production. Wanis went on to consult on a TV comedy variety show version of "The Mask!" with New Line Television. Meanwhile, after witnessing Wanis’ hypnosis show Hipnotica a United States production company sponsored him to come to America. In 1996, he co-produced Al Gore’s visit to Orlando during the 1996 campaign. In 1998, he was a regular co-host and hypnotherapist on the syndicated radio show America Talks Health.
He created and produced the show Blues Brothers 2000 for Daytona (licensed by the Belushi Estate) for a live audience of over 195,000 people.
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