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So many topics, so little time! I'm still working on meeting the challenge to provide 10 questions that relate my book to the topic of self-esteem. Don't get me wrong, I don't think it's difficult to make the link, I just find it more difficult than expected to make the link multiple times in multiple ways. It's a valuable exercise. Go ahead and try it - take your pet hobby and find 10 ways to link it to improving self-esteem. I'll be interested to know how it goes, too, so be sure to let me know! :-)
Meanwhile, in soul group news, I hear that help is on the way. That would be so awesome. I've been experiencing a sense of anticipation and having some invisible conversations. An invisible conversation is what I call talking with someone who clearly isn't there physically, but who just as clearly is there. And I don't mean while walking down a public street pushing a shopping cart full of treasured belongings. At any rate, publishing the first book shifted the flow and help is on the way. Exciting!
Help won't come a second too soon, either, as I have been feeling unusually unsettled for the last few weeks. Paradigm shifts are all very well in concept, but in practice I find they tend to be disruptive and challenging (as well as intensely crabby) periods. I truly dislike being unsettled.
Saturday, June 23, 2012
Saturday, June 16, 2012
Hypnosis
So I want to talk about hypnosis for a minute. Just for a minute, because anybody interested in the subject can immediately find many excellent references just by typing "hypnosis" into the Google search engine. There is a ton of information out there. Of course, most of it is repetitive, because hypnosis actually isn't a large topic. Many different people offer hypnosis services. Hypnosis itself, however, remains the same.
As is to be expected, there are differing schools of thought on how hypnosis services should be offered and used. One school says that only trained psychologists should be allowed to hypnotize people, because only psychologists have the proper training to appropriately handle whatever comes up for a patient under hypnosis. Another argues that since hypnosis is a natural state, one that can be self-induced, a psychology degree is not necessary. A third school considers only the entertainment value of hypnosis. All three of these schools of thought do agree that some sort of training is necessary.
And I agree with that. It is important to know the fundamentals, such as what questions to ask someone before the hypnotic session begins and what explanations to give. The basic workings of the human mind, how to identify and verify the hypnotic state, how to elicit information without asking suggestive questions (or, in the case of entertainment, how to make amusing suggestions), and how to address whatever comes up for the client are all very important.
Certification with any of the main hypnosis bodies indicates basic training levels. Renewed certification demonstrates a commitment to continued learning and education. Personally, I have found that hypnosis training outside of mainstream degree programs tends to be based on the idea that the certified are somehow still lacking. They don't know enough, or they don't know it well enough, or they only think in boxes. I agree that we need to expand our views, but I don't agree that is because of some fundamental weakness in our initial viewpoint.
My certifications have lapsed during the time that I have been learning to work at a nuclear power plant. But since I have now produced the first book and am working on the second, with all of what comes with that, I am about to go bring my certifications up to date. After all, I need to demonstrate my commitment!
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As is to be expected, there are differing schools of thought on how hypnosis services should be offered and used. One school says that only trained psychologists should be allowed to hypnotize people, because only psychologists have the proper training to appropriately handle whatever comes up for a patient under hypnosis. Another argues that since hypnosis is a natural state, one that can be self-induced, a psychology degree is not necessary. A third school considers only the entertainment value of hypnosis. All three of these schools of thought do agree that some sort of training is necessary.
And I agree with that. It is important to know the fundamentals, such as what questions to ask someone before the hypnotic session begins and what explanations to give. The basic workings of the human mind, how to identify and verify the hypnotic state, how to elicit information without asking suggestive questions (or, in the case of entertainment, how to make amusing suggestions), and how to address whatever comes up for the client are all very important.
Certification with any of the main hypnosis bodies indicates basic training levels. Renewed certification demonstrates a commitment to continued learning and education. Personally, I have found that hypnosis training outside of mainstream degree programs tends to be based on the idea that the certified are somehow still lacking. They don't know enough, or they don't know it well enough, or they only think in boxes. I agree that we need to expand our views, but I don't agree that is because of some fundamental weakness in our initial viewpoint.
My certifications have lapsed during the time that I have been learning to work at a nuclear power plant. But since I have now produced the first book and am working on the second, with all of what comes with that, I am about to go bring my certifications up to date. After all, I need to demonstrate my commitment!
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Saturday, June 9, 2012
The Fast Lane
Wow, life sure started moving quickly! The Nook version of the book is out, and I'm on the last round of proofs for the paper copy. I think the paper copy will have to be too expensive, just to cover printing costs, but still it's good to have it out there. And I'm working on the second book. whee!
My idea is to update this blog weekly - the only possible way to keep it up and keep my day job. But I neglected to post last weekend in favor of upgrading my web site. The host I use is hostbaby (because I started with the CD, so music made sense), and they just updated their site builder. There are some things I'm not thrilled with about how the new site works, but I do like the new look! www.mmmhypno.com
I'll be doing an interview on an achieve.com radio show soon as well. The focus of the show is building your self-esteem and recognizing the power within you, and I say that sometimes self-esteem issues have roots in past lives. Truly, the power lies within. Yale, the host, is a coworker who read a proof copy of the book and liked it well enough to agree to interview me. I am very excited about this!
The prednisone experience sent me to see my nutritionist at the beginning of the week (which I was planning to do anyway but not getting around to in a timely manner). He's amazing, and I already feel much better. So I'm back on track with the physical healing part of my life. Part of grounding the new vibration, bringing in the light, is getting the spiritual and mental in balance with the physical. At least that's how it is for me.
So there's my week!
My idea is to update this blog weekly - the only possible way to keep it up and keep my day job. But I neglected to post last weekend in favor of upgrading my web site. The host I use is hostbaby (because I started with the CD, so music made sense), and they just updated their site builder. There are some things I'm not thrilled with about how the new site works, but I do like the new look! www.mmmhypno.com
I'll be doing an interview on an achieve.com radio show soon as well. The focus of the show is building your self-esteem and recognizing the power within you, and I say that sometimes self-esteem issues have roots in past lives. Truly, the power lies within. Yale, the host, is a coworker who read a proof copy of the book and liked it well enough to agree to interview me. I am very excited about this!
The prednisone experience sent me to see my nutritionist at the beginning of the week (which I was planning to do anyway but not getting around to in a timely manner). He's amazing, and I already feel much better. So I'm back on track with the physical healing part of my life. Part of grounding the new vibration, bringing in the light, is getting the spiritual and mental in balance with the physical. At least that's how it is for me.
So there's my week!
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