Does anyone have any recommendations for learning hypnosis?
I’m interested in learning more about hypnosis, and would prefer to have some sort of human contact (teacher to student). Certified programs would be a bonus. Can someone explain further about hypnotherapy? Is stage hypnosis part of any program of study? Recommended books, and or videos would also be appreciated. Thanks for your time and responses.
February 11th, 2010 at 2:51 am
You want to find a good training program… First look at the certification bodies. One of the largest (who I am certified through) is the National Guild of Hypnotists (http://www.ngh.net) and they have a list of certified trainers and advanced classes.
This would recommend this as your first step.
One you learn the basics from a certification course, then you can look into a specialty (if you desire) Didn’t know hypnotists had specialties? As there are many different uses for hypnosis, there are specializations: Parts Therapy, Complementary Medical Hypnosis, Regression Therapy, Stage Hypnosis, HypnoBirthing, Past life regression therapy, etc, etc.
As for stage hypnosis, that is typically a specialty, and one would pursue that after a basic course (unless they enrolled specifically into a stage hypnosis course)
As for books? The two that I recommend are “The Art of Hypnosis” and “The Art of Hypnotherapy” both by Roy Hunter, The first one gives a good fundamental of the basics. The second get a bit more into the therapeutic applications of hypnosis. Both excellent books for starting, and he writes in a very simple, matter of face and practical way.
As for other books? I’ll mentions some authors, Dave Ellman, Ormond McGill, Milton Erickson, Charles Tebbets (Roy Hunter’s mentor.) There are many more, but those are the ones that I think of right off the top of my head.
Haven’t done a lot of the video aspect, as most of my training has been face to face and/or reading (lots of it)
Depending on the direction you want to go, there are many additional adjuncts that can be used in conjunction with hypnosis (or alone) such as NLP, EFT, Rekki, etc.
Email me directly if you would like further information.
February 11th, 2010 at 4:07 am
Hypnosis for beginners by William W. Hewitt would be a good choice for methods and information. You can probably find it at your local bookstore.