Online Hypnosis Class

You can get hypnosis training online. What? Yes, I've seen several websites that offer this. I don't know much about these classes, but I can't imagine how the student gets "hands on" experience doing it this way.

The course I offer must be 100 hours to conform to the National Guild standards, and as a National Guild Certified Instructor, I use their approved curriculum. When I got certified in 1996, there were 2 classes, Basic Hypnosis and Advanced. These 2 classes have been combined into one comprehensive class.

This is how the 100 hours breaks down: 50 hours classwork, and 50 hours demonstration and hands-on practice. The class work covers the 2 manuals and other materials provided by NGH as well as guest speakers and some additional information based on my own experience using hypnosis and giving presentations at the NGH convention. There are many demonstrations usually done by me and a student volunteer. Then we break off into groups and hypnotize each other. I observe these practice sessions and often participate myself. Then, of course, there is homework every week, to practice different processes on your own family and friend volunteers. When we come back to class we discuss the various results of the processes done. Everyone does not respond the same way to suggestion and people vary in their level of suggestibility. So these discussions are very important and the students learn how to improve their technique and interpret their results. This experience and feedback is invaluable. I know my students feel capable and competent when they graduate. After all, they have had lots of experience themselves by the time they graduate and they also have the benefit of discussing the other student’s results.

Also, I offer continuing support to my students. As the Director of the Tampa Bay NGH chapter, I offer monthly meetings in order to give support and continuing education to my students and all hypnotists in the area. My students also are encouraged to contact me with any questions they may have. And they do contact me often. Usually asking about whether hypnosis can help with -------------. In my opinion it can help. The best and most common result of hypnosis is stress reduction and I think stress makes everything worse, so reducing stress makes it better. And stress affects us physically, mentally, emotionally and behaviorally. It suppresses the immune system. It affects us in so many ways, that we don’t even realize that the stress level has steadily been increasing, until we finally….snap! And then we have to pay attention.

So if you are considering getting trained in hypnotism, please check out the course description at http://www.enlightenedhypnosis.com/.

Thank you.

Too-Busy Syndrome

What is your hobby?

Do you have a hobby?

What ever happened to hobbies?

People used to have hobbies. Now all they do is work. I think it is a symptom of Too-busy Syndrome or TBS. The word hobby used to mean a diversion. Now work is our diversion and many have 2 jobs or more. We seem to personify the rule, "Idle hands do the devil's work." and "Keep busy to keep your mind off it."

What's so great about work?

It can be lucrative. It can also be exhausting.

I see a lot of clients with TBS. Hypnosis is such a welcome relief after a busy day. And I teach my clients self-hypnosis so they can enjoy it every day. I haven't heard much about "burnout" lately, but TBS leads to burnout and if you don't find a way to nurture yourself, you cannot possibly nurture anyone else!

I guess self-hypnosis is my hobby. One of them, anyway. I have learned that I must take care of myself, or I'm not good for anyone else.

Professional hypnotist class

I am so excited. This is going to be a great class. A few people have already registered. I would like to have a full class by the end of this month so I can order student kits. I love the student kits, they have 2 manuals, several colored handouts on card stock, so they can be laminated. These are tools you use with almost every student. And the pendulums. We really have fun with them. Since this is a hands-on class, we get to hypnotize each other every day. As the instructor, I have to observe all the students, but I take every opportunity to get hypnotized, so I can be sure they are mastering the techniques. And of course, for my own enjoyment. I remember at the last class, I had a little headache coming on, so I allowed a student to hypnotize me and let the discomfort fade away. There are just so many amazing things about hypnosis.

Happy World Hypnosis Day!

Today is World Hypnosis Day! And I went to Oak Trail Bookstore in Palm Harbor to see a presentation done by Debbie Lane. What a great way to start the year! Debbie Lane gave us some new techniques to change our negative emotional states to positive, a new perspective on the Economy, and a Prosperity Challenge. What would happen if everyone who saw Debbie Lane yesterday or today at the bookstore all focused on prosperity? There were over 100 people there. If you want to participate in this experiment, check out www.wisdomhypnosis.com or contact Debbie at contact@wisdomhypnosis.com.

I definitely want to be part of this experiment!

But the most valuable thing for me was the techniques for changing negative states, the New Orleans Squash and the Looking Up techniques. I definitely will try these at work this week...

They may think I'm crazy, but they will definitely stay away after they see my grumpy face. Actually I think the happy outside, miserable inside look will be even more scary...

I guess I will have to describe the New Orleans Squash. Stay tuned for more info!