Paul McKenna enters stage left to rapturous applause. Outside in east London it’s a quiet, sunny winter morning, but here in the ExCel Centre the mood is jubilant. Within minutes, however, the room falls silent.

I look around the cavernous hall. I see the hundreds of audience members close their eyes as the TV hypnotherapist instructs us to run our hands lovingly from our shoulders to our elbows. McKenna begins soothing affirmations about letting go of greed and our fear of losing our wealth.

The Telegraph London