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Manufacturer: Creativity Unlimited Press
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Binding: Paperback
EAN: 9780912559179
ISBN: 0912559179
Label: Creativity Unlimited Press
Manufacturer: Creativity Unlimited Press
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 417
Publication Date: 1997-08
Publisher: Creativity Unlimited Press
Studio: Creativity Unlimited Press
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Summary: Excellent Book Filled with Life Changing Techniques - Highly Recommended
Comment: I found this book to be overflowing with excellent, easy to learn techniques that can actually change lives when applied. This book puts Hypnosis into an easy-to-understand language. Ms. Stockwell's examples, art and poetry make this book so much fun to read as well. Learning doesn't have to be boring. I highly suggest that anyone interested in learning how hypnosis can transform their lives get a copy of this book today. It's a must-have on my bookshelf that I am always using as reference.
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Summary: Hypnosis: How To Put a Smile On Your Face, And $ in Your Pocket
Comment: I love the easy writing style of this book. I have put several of the techniques to good use and seen positive results with my clients. Shelley is a Master Hypnotist who teaches people how to become one too.
I can readily understand how this book became an award winner of the International Medical and Dental Hypnotherapy Association. It is an excellent text for both the novice and the experienced practitioner.
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Summary: As eclectic and interesting as Shelley herself
Comment: I read this book while studying in a hypnosis class. It was by far the most eclectic book I'd ever read before. Shelley combines drawings, poetry, scripts, comedy, and practical information on hypnosis. Keep in mind that this book is designed to open up your right brained intuitive side while giving you information on how to conduct hypnosis.
Reading the reviews, I find that some people have a mixed up idea of what hypnosis is and what it can do. Hypnosis is basically a state of relaxation which can be utilized to direct the subconscious mind. Most of our habits are caused by the reactions of our subconscious mind to a stimulus or the memory of a stimulus.
Often people assume that hypnosis is like what you see in movies: a hypnotist waves a pendulum or a similar object and tells the person that they are getting sleepy. I worked in a hypnosis office for a while and found many prospective patients were afraid that we would make them act like a dog or give us all their money (to which I say, if a hypnotist could make you do anything they wanted, we'd all be rich by this time). Most of the time, the hypnotists played relaxing music and reminded the client of their goals through affirmative-like statements and guided imagery. To me, hypnosis is visualization but enhanced by using certain proven techniques (voice inflection, using the five senses in a particular way, music, symbolism, etc).
While Shelley offers practical advice on setting up a practice and gives you the history of hypnosis, she is a very intuitive person and practices what she calls transpersonal hypnosis in addition to behavior modification (which is the type of hypnosis often used for phobias, addictions, and weight loss).
I have met Shelley at a hypnosis conference and I have to say that this book is very much like Shelley herself. She is as dynamic, honest, and slightly eccentric as this book. Like hypnosis itself, the book is designed to get past your logical, alpha mind. The reason why the book has so many affirmations, pictures, poems, and the like is that in order to understand what hypnosis is and what it does, you have to be willing to move beyond your own conscious mind. By explaining hypnosis from a left and right brained perspective, your mind is able to absorb information on all levels.
It is not your traditional hypnosis book by any means. I think that is part of the charm of this book. If you are into metaphysics or personal growth work through creative exploration, then this book is for you. If you want a clinical approach to hypnosis, you may find this book harder to read. Even so, there is still useful information in this book because it does give some tips on sending out press releases and growing your business. It also has some induction techniques that you may enjoy.
My favorite is the "Judy Umansky's Unfolding Rose" Induction. You let the client focus on their fist and imagine that it is a rose. She even has an induction based on the childhood "This Little Piggy" game.
One thing I especially like about this book is that it is focused on self-healing as much as it is focused on giving you techniques to assist clients. In order to be an effective healer or guide for others, we must heal ourselves.
Keep an open mind. This is a fun book. Let your inner child play a bit as you learn about the art of hypnosis.
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Summary: It put a big smile on my face!
Comment: This book is great! It is fun, funny and very informative. I have thought about a new career change and I think this is it. Shelly Stockwell sounds fabulous with a great outlook on life. She obviously wants to impart her wisdom and joy of life (which comes through in this book) on all her readers. Thank you, Shelly Stockwell ( if you read this!)
Dee Reynolds, Irvine, CA
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Summary: quackery 101
Comment: I agree with the various other reviews I've seen. Like every other type of therapist out there, Shelley Stockwell is a QUACK!!! I'm not paying $100/hour to lie down thinking that my life will improve. The only practical long-term way to lose weight is to do gastric bypass surgery. All the other ways lead to regain.
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After 22 years as a hypnotherapist Stockwell shares what hypnosis is and how you can use it as a powerful tool for yourself, your family, your friends or as a career. Teaches you to tap the power of your mind to make your dreams reality! LEARN:
* Ten Secrets of Your Mind
* How to be a $ Magnet
* 42 Affirmations the Bring Happiness
* The 30 Second Stockwell Zap
* Hypnosis Proceedures that Get Results Every Time
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