Stop smoking in Maidstone for FREE
Allen Carr’s Easyway has been helping people in the UK & around the world to stop smoking easily and painlessly for over 40 years.
Our seminars normally cost £379 but smokers who live in Maidstone can attend for free as Kent County Council are funding their attendance.
Places are limited so please book now to avoid disappointment
No substitutes or medications
The seminar takes only 5-6 hours
50 million helped worldwide
Requires no willpower
No bad withdrawal symptoms
World Health Organisation Partner
What’s included?
The live group seminar is delivered by a fully qualified, highly experienced senior therapist either at a centre or online using zoom via a computer, tablet or smartphone.
- Live presentation and interaction with therapist
- 5-6 hours duration
- 10 to 25 people attending
- Highest success rate
- Therapist support by phone & email
- Free back up seminars for the few that require them
- We promise no scare tactics
Success stories from people in Kent
I smoked from age 15 to age 35 before quitting ….. (now 15 months since I have had a cigarette). Prior to this I had never managed to stop for longer than a day or two. …I personally know several people that have successfully stopped smoking Thank you very much
Can not believe this works. I have not even wanted a cigarette and definitely don’t feel like I’m missing out. To be honest I can’t believe I smoked in the first place!!! I’ve tried before to cut down / stop and never thought I would be able to do it. It’s incredible
I haven’t thought about smoking,I haven’t missed it and I know I will never smoke again.I have been smoking for 55 years and I have gone from half an ounce of tobacco every day to zero overnight. This is a totally independent and unbiased post.I am nothing to do with Alan Carrs’
I haven’t thought about smoking,I haven’t missed it and I know I will never smoke again.I have been smoking for 55 years and I have gone from half an ounce of tobacco every day to zero overnight. This is a totally independent and unbiased post.I am nothing to do with Alan Carrs’ business.
Where is the Maidstone centre?
All our seminars are run by fully trained and experienced Allen Carr’s Easyway therapists who used the method to free themselves and undertook our rigorous selection and training process to become qualified.
Maidstone
Address
Grange Moor Hotel, 4-8 St Michaels Road, Maidstone, Kent, ME16 8BS
Download directions as PDFFor full details of how to get to the centre by car and public transport please look at the attached PDF directions. By car The hotel is just off the A20 Broadway / A26 Tonbridge Road coming out of Maidstone town centre. Free parking at the hotel (subject to availability).
Parking
There is free parking at the hotel.
Contact
0800 389 2115
mail@allencarr.com
9:00am -5:00pm
What happens in a Seminar?
The live group seminar is by far the most effective way to use Allen Carr’s Easyway whether at a centre or online using Zoom via a computer, tablet or smartphone.
Watch our short video to see what you can expect from the seminar
Understanding why you smoke
The programme does not use any scare tactics or shocking images of the harm that smoking does. You know all about that already.
Instead we examine and correct the misconceptions that keep all smokers trapped. We don’t just look at the physical addiction but the mental aspect as well.
You may be surprised that the addiction is 1% physical and 99% mental.
This is the most important aspect of stopping smoking with Allen Carr’s Easyway – as long as we ‘get your head right’ the physical aspects of the addiction are actually incredibly mild.
We know at this point you will find this hard to believe but it only takes a few hours for us to show you how.
What is it that keeps you hooked?
Smokers believe that they get some sort of genuine pleasure or benefit from smoking.
That it helps them enjoy life, handle stress, relax, socialise and control their weight.
For this reason they fear that even if they do succeed in stopping they will be miserable and feel deprived for the rest of their lives.
In addition to that fear, smokers also fear the downsides of smoking; the health worries, the stigma, the cost, the slavery and although they work hard not to think about them they remain like a huge dark cloud at the back of a smoker’s mind.
These are the fears that keep smokers hooked.
The method removes your need and desire to smoke and removes the fears that keep you hooked.
Freedom
You will finish the seminar as a happy non-smoker without any need for useless aids or substitutes.
No need for nicotine gum, patches, lozenges, tabs, inhalators, nasal sprays or e-cigarettes!
The seminar removes any feeling of deprivation, the fear that you’ll feel that you’re missing out on something, leaving you in the right frame of mind to quit smoking and by following some simple instructions you will find that the physical withdrawal from nicotine is hardly noticeable.
You will not miss smoking!
Success Stories
Don’t just take our word for it, read what some clients, celebrities and medical experts say about how to stop smoking with Allen Carr’s Easyway method.
Client Videos
World Health Organisation – Selection of unpaid celebrity testimonials
Alcohol, Caffeine, Cannabis, Cocaine, Debt, Drugs, Emotional Eating, Exercise, Flying, Gambling, Mindfulness, Opioids, Sleep, Smoking, Sugar, Technology, Vaping, Weight and Wellbeing at Work
Oliver Lewis
Alcohol, Smoking and Vaping
How to stop smoking & vaping – Client testimonials
Smoking and Vaping
Ellen DeGeneres (Comedian, Chat show host & Actor) & Colin Farrell (Actor) (subtitles)
Smoking and Vaping
I was a nicotine and cannabis addict for over 15 years. I had tried so many different methods, and always ended up feeling like a failure, almost pulling my hair out as to why it was so hard to set myself free from something that deep down I knew was dragging me down and eventually I didn’t
I was a nicotine and cannabis addict for over 15 years. I had tried so many different methods, and always ended up feeling like a failure, almost pulling my hair out as to why it was so hard to set myself free from something that deep down I knew was dragging me down and eventually I didn’t even enjoy, or do anything for me (but yet I was compelled to smoke)
And then I found Easyway and as its name implies setting myself free was so easy! There were no physical withdrawal symptoms or pangs (like my previous attempts) no need for self control, no feelings of sacrifice, no fear of how I’d handle life without my ‘crutch’, and no feelings of deprivation around other smokers.
Moreover the method does not involve any scare tactics or lectures on the health risks or the down sides of smoking – rather it educates you on how addiction works and like magic at then end of the programme I had no desire or reason to smoke.
The team at easy way are all so supportive and kind, there’s no judgement or blame or making you feel bad or shamed.
As a former smoker, to all smokers out there please give this a try, there’s honestly nothing to loose (apart from maybe a few hours but in those hours you can smoke! And they will literally give you your money back if it doesn’t work for you) and so much to gain.
Ask yourself if there was a button you could push to go back to being a non smoker without any sacrifice or hardship, or a void in your life would you?
If the answer is yes then this is exactly what easyway did for me.
Wow wow wow!
The staff in the office were also great and offered words of encouragement.
But Rob, you delievred what you set out to achieve, me getting rid of the nicotine addiction.
This is by far the best method. I was a 20 per day smoker and that was for years and years but not anymore. So happy!
The after service is great to, if you need to speak with them, I have been told I only need call and they will support me.
Day flew by and was easy to be free! If you want to stop then this is the way to stop smoking & quit vaping.
Day flew by and was easy to be free!
Frequently asked Questions
How successful is Allen Carr’s Easyway? / What is your success rate?
expand_moreThe success rate at Allen Carr’s Easyway Centres is over 50% after 12 months as indicated in independent scientific studies in peer review journals1.
It is also more effective than established government programmes including the gold standard NHS 1-1 service & the Irish Health Service’s Quit.ie based on two randomised controlled trials published in a peer reviewed journals.
Can I still socialise with my smoker and vaper friends when I stop?
expand_moreAbsolutely. When you leave a seminar you are free from the tricks that nicotine plays on the brain and you will not want to smoke or vape again.
This means you are free to socialise with smokers and vapers even while they smoke and not feel the desire to join them.
We know that’s hard to believe – but take our word for it – whether you’re surrounded by smokers at work or at home or throughout your social life – you’ll be a happy non-smoker and won’t be tempted to smoke. Even better – you won’t turn into one of those awful “reformed smokers” – someone who quits smoking and subsequently hassles and harangues their smoking friends.
Your friends, colleagues, and family will be amazed how easily you’ll cope with life as a happy non-smoker and you won’t feel like you’re missing out on anything once you quit smoking.
What happens when you stop smoking? Do you have a Quit Smoking Timeline?
expand_moreThe effects of quitting smoking cigarettes and tobacco are dramatic and begin the moment you stub out your final cigarette. Taking a look at the smoking withdrawal timeline and health benefits of quitting smoking aren’t always an effective motivating factor to help someone quit smoking – but they are fabulous factors to enjoy and celebrate once you become free from nicotine addiction.
Read full article
Are there terrible withdrawal pangs from nicotine?
expand_moreYou may believe that nicotine withdrawal is difficult and unpleasant, and this belief would create a tremendous fear of stopping for anyone, but is withdrawal really that bad?
The reality is that smokers and vapers go into withdrawal whenever they put out a cigarette or stop vaping. After just 6 hours of not smoking, you are 97% nicotine-free. Smokers sleep through nicotine withdrawal every night when they go to sleep but it’s so mild that it doesn’t even wake them up!
To overcome your fear of withdrawal, you need the facts, not the fiction. Get the facts about nicotine withdrawal (trust us, you’ll be pleasantly surprised) and quit easily with Allen Carr’s Easyway.
What affects how long nicotine is in your system?
expand_moreOn average it takes 4 days for Nicotine to leave your bloodstream, saliva and urine. But there are many factors that affect how long it takes from number of cigarettes smoked to your age and your hormones.
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