The Real Question
It is the question under every certification enquiry, and the honest answer is: that depends on who trains you. Seven questions separate a training that leads to a practice from a certificate that ends up in a drawer. Here is where NGH India stands — in India and the Gulf.
The Answer, In One Number
The Fee For One Clinical Consultation
Dr. Sharma has been a practising hypnotist since 2000 — more than 25 years — and clients from over 100 countries pay this fee because the work holds. The market is the referee, and it has ruled.
The certification is priced well below what that logic would allow. That is deliberate. Supporting new hypnotherapists into practice is the mission of the NGH India Chapter — so the clinic carries the premium, and the training stays within reach.
See for yourself → marutisharma.com/trainThe Seven Questions
In India that licence is issued by the Rehabilitation Council of India, the statutory body governing clinical psychology practice. Dr. Maruti Sharma holds it: RCI Registration No. A100310. He is the only RCI-licensed clinical psychologist in India authorised to train and certify consulting hypnotists under the NGH USA framework.
The National Guild of Hypnotists was founded in Boston in 1951. It is the oldest and largest hypnosis organisation in the world. Dr. Sharma is an NGH Board Certified Hypnotherapist, an NGH Certified Instructor, and the Founding President of the official NGH India Chapter.
Dr. Sharma's NLP line runs directly to Dr. Richard Bandler, co-developer of NLP — Practitioner, Master Practitioner, and Licensed NLP Trainer under the Society of Neuro-Linguistic Programming. His Indian line runs through initiation into the Atharva Veda Sammohan Vidya and the Tantric Sammohan traditions. One lineage is common in this field. Both, held by one trainer, is rare.
The MTP™ Method — Meditation, Trance & Psychotherapy: Patterns of Human Communication — is Dr. Sharma's clinical synthesis of Western subconscious intervention and Eastern contemplative practice, refined in continuous practice since 2000. It is taught only inside this programme.
Here the syllabus rests on its own academic and lineage backing: a PhD in Vajrayana Buddhist Psychology, fourteen years of formal training under Himalayan mystic Dr. Ajay Kotwal, Yoga Shiromani from the International Sivananda Yoga Vedanta Centre, and Tai Chi & Qi Gong in the lineage of Bruce Kumar Frantzis.
Membership of the NGH India Chapter: monthly live sessions, peer supervision, and access to the Guild's global network. A certificate is a beginning. The chapter is what carries a new practitioner into actual practice.
The NGH credential is recognised internationally. Dr. Sharma's own clinical and coaching work spans clients in 100+ countries, including Fortune 500 leadership — with Gulf operations anchored by The Emergentis Group, UAE.
The Comparison
| Criteria | NGH India Dr. Maruti Sharma |
Independent Certified Instructors Solo trainers, international certificate |
Multi-Certificate Institutes Several private certifications |
Proprietary-Certificate Schools Issue their own paper |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Issuing Body | ✦ NGH USA — founded 1951 Official India Chapter |
International body, typically | A mix of private certifying bodies | — Own certificate No external body |
| Trainer's Clinical Licence | ✦ RCI Licensed Clinical Psychologist, Govt. of India Registration No. A100310 |
— Not required by certifying bodies Rare in practice |
— Rare | — Typically absent |
| Active Hypnosis Practice | ✦ Practising hypnotist since 2000 · Clinical consultations at ₹25,000 Verifiable at marutisharma.com/train |
Varies — training-focused for many | Varies | — Typically training-only |
| Source Lineage | ✦ NLP under Dr. Richard Bandler · Initiated Vedic & Tantric Sammohan lineage · 14 years under Dr. Ajay Kotwal | Varies — usually second- or third-generation training | Varies by certificate | — Usually unstated |
| Method | ✦ MTP™ — Meditation, Trance & Psychotherapy: Patterns of Human Communication Exclusive to this programme |
Technique sets from the certifying body | Aggregated techniques from multiple syllabi | Proprietary or improvised |
| Eastern Depth | ✦ PhD Vajrayana Buddhist Psychology · Yoga Shiromani · Tai Chi & Qi Gong lineage | Sometimes present as personal interest | Occasional add-on modules | — Rare |
| After Certification | ✦ NGH India Chapter membership · Monthly live sessions · Peer supervision · Global NGH network | Alumni access varies by trainer | Institute alumni groups | Certificate issued · Support varies |
| Practice & Business Training | ✦ MA, Organisational Behaviour Psychology · The professional and business side of practice is taught inside the programme, not left to chance | Occasional informal guidance | — Not typically covered | — Not covered |
| Enrolment & Format | ✦ Enrol at any time · Online · In-person · Destination retreats Phuket, Ladakh, Switzerland, Greece, Goa, McLeodganj |
Fixed dates and batches, typically | Fixed batches | Weekend or multi-day workshops |
| International Reach | ✦ NGH credential · Clients across 100+ countries · GCC operations via The Emergentis Group, UAE | ✦ Depends on the certifying body | Partial — certificate-dependent | — Typically not recognised outside India |
| Investment | ✦ Deliberately priced below the trainer's own clinical economics — the mission is new practitioners Enquire on WhatsApp for current details |
Mid-range, typically | Mid-range | ₹8,000 – ₹30,000 typically |
The Trainer
Dr. Maruti Sharma is an RCI-licensed Clinical Psychologist (Reg. A100310, Government of India), a Board Certified Clinical Hypnotherapist and Certified Instructor of the National Guild of Hypnotists USA, and a Society of NLP™ Licensed Trainer in the lineage of co-creator Dr. Richard Bandler. He holds a PhD in Vajrayana Buddhist Psychology from the University of Jammu, fourteen years of direct mentorship under the Himalayan mystic Dr. Ajay Kotwal, initiation in Atharva Veda Sammohan Vidya, and training in Tai Chi and Qi Gong in the Frantzis lineage. He is the creator of the MTP™ Method — Meditation, Trance & Psychotherapy: Patterns of Human Communication — and the Founding President of the official NGH India Chapter. In practice since 2000, across more than 100 countries.
RCI Licensed Clinical Psychologist (Govt. of India) · Registration No. A100310 · The statutory benchmark credential governing clinical psychology practice in India · The only RCI-licensed clinical psychologist in India authorised to train and certify consulting hypnotists under the NGH USA framework.
Founding President, NGH India Chapter · NGH Board Certified Hypnotherapist & Certified Instructor (NGH USA, est. 1951) · Certified Consulting Hypnotist (CCH) · Originator of the MTP™ Method (Meditation, Trance & Psychotherapy: Patterns of Human Communication).
Society of NLP™ Licensed Trainer — the trainer designation of the Society of Neuro-Linguistic Programming, USA · Practitioner, Master Practitioner, and Certified Trainer, each trained directly under Dr. Richard Bandler, co-creator of NLP · NLP programmes delivered through nlpacademyindia.com.
PhD in Vajrayana Buddhist Psychology, University of Jammu · Yoga Shiromani, International Sivananda Yoga Vedanta Centre / Yoga Alliance International · Fourteen years of formal training under Himalayan mystic Dr. Ajay Kotwal · Initiated practitioner: Atharva Veda Sammohan Vidya, Tantrik Sammohan, Mohana Karma (Shatkarma), Anuttara Yoga Tantra, Trika Shaivism, Kaula Tantra, Natha Siddha traditions · Tai Chi & Qi Gong in the lineage of Bruce Kumar Frantzis.
MA in Organisational Behaviour Psychology — formal training in how professionals, organisations, and clients actually behave. Inside the programme this becomes the practitioner-development layer: positioning, professional conduct, client relationships, and the business of running a practice. Backed by executive & organisational coaching for Fortune 500 leadership, medical professionals, and international organisations.
Clients across 100+ countries · Gulf clinical and executive work anchored by The Emergentis Group, UAE · Training delivered online, in person, and through destination intensives — built to fit schedules in Dubai, Abu Dhabi, and across the GCC without travel to India · Founder, University of Life (2002).
For the UAE & GCC
For trainees and clients in the Emirates and the wider Gulf, the same certification and clinical framework is delivered through online cohorts and destination intensives, with Gulf operations run through The Emergentis Group, UAE. The NGH certificate you earn is the same one issued through the India Chapter — recognised internationally, portable across borders.
One Body of Work