Ericksonian Hypnosis (Ericksonian Hypnotherapy): Non-directive form of hypnotism originated by Milton H. Erickson, M.D. It is a access to the unlimited resources of the unconscious.

(See also: Ericksonian Hypnosis, Body Mind and Soul, Alternative Health, Alternative Health Dictionary)

Alchemical Hypnotherapy (Alchemical work): Powerful transformative process developed by David Quigley. Its design is to assist clients in working with their Inner Guides (archetypes). It borrows from Ericksonian Hypnosis, Gestalt, Jungian psychology, NLP, psychosynthesis, regression therapy, shamanism, Transpersonal Hypnotherapy, and transpersonal psychology.

Its theory posits a collective unconscious, past-life memories therein, etheric plane communication, an inner child, an inner mate, and karma. Alchemical Hypnotherapy appears identical to, a variation of, or the successor to Transformational Hypnotherapy.

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Where 'classical' hypnosis is authoritative and direct, and often encounters resistance in the subject, Erickson's approach is accommodating and indirect. For example, where a classical hypnotist might say "you are going into a trance", an Ericksonian hypnotist would be more likely to say "you can comfortably learn how to go into a trance". In this way, he provides an opportunity for the subject to accept the suggestions they are most comfortable with, at their own pace, and with an awareness of the benefits. The subject knows they are not being hustled, and takes ful ...

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Time Line Therapy, an offshoot of Neuro Linguistic Programming and Ericksonian Hypnosis. It was developed by Tad James in 1985. His first book Time Line Therapy and the Basis of Personality, was published in 1988. Other related archivesEricksonian Hypnosis, Neuro Linguistic Programming

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Erickson is most famous as a hypnotherapist, but his extensive research into and experience with hypnosis led him to develop an effective therapeutic technique. Many of these techniques are not explicitly hypnotic, but they are extensions of hypnotic strategies and language patterns. Erickson recgonised that resistance to trance resembles resistance to change, and developed his therapeutic approach with that awareness. Jay Haley identified several strategies, which appeared repeatedly in Erickson's therapeutic approach. E ...

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Synergy Hypnosis: synthesis of breathing techniques, energy techniques, classical hypnosis, Ericksonian Hypnosis, NLP, and Psychegenics (Psychegenic imagery).

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Strategic Hypnotherapy: Derivative of Ericksonian Hypnosis and NLP. It includes guided fantasy (see creative visualization).

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Transformational Hypnotherapy: Method that draws from Ericksonian Hypnosis, Gestalt, Jungian psychology, psychosynthesis, and shamanism. It puts one in touch with one's higher guidance.

(See also: Transformational Hypnotherapy, Body Mind and Soul, Alternative Health, Alternative Health Dictionary)

Alpha Calm Therapy: Combination of guided imagery and Ericksonian Hypnosis. It can cause a freeing of energy from the subconscious.

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heart-centered hypno-behavioral therapy: A combination of Ericksonian Hypnosis, humanistic psychology, and other methods that addresses Mind/Body/Spirit.

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Transpersonal Hypnotherapy: synthesis of Depth Hypnosis, Ericksonian Hypnosis, NLP, and Transpersonal therapies, promoted by James N. Maynard, J.D., author of The Unlimited Human: From Limitation to Liberation.

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Erickson was a prolific writer, often working in collaboration with others. His chief collaborator was Ernest L. Rossi. His books include: Hypnotic Realities ISBN 0829001123 (With Ernest L. Rossi) Hypnotherapy - An Exploratory Casebook ISBN 0829002448 (With Ernest L. Rossi) Experiencing Hypnosis ISBN 0829002464 (With Ernest L. Rossi) The Practical Application of Medical and Dental Hypnosis ISBN 0876305702 (with Seymour Hershman and Irving I. Secter) (out of print) Time Distortion in Hypnosis ...

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A confused person has their conscious mind busy and occupied, and is very much inclined to draw upon unconscious learnings to make sense of things. A confused person is in a trance of their own making - and therefore goes readily into that trance without resistance. Confusion might be created by ambiguous words, complex or endless sentences, pattern interruption or a myriad other techniques to incite transderivational searches. James Braid, who coined the term 'hypnosis' claimed that focused attention ("look into my eyes...") was esse ...

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Erickson recognised that many people were intimidated by hypnosis and the therapeutic process, and took care to respect the special resistances of the individual patient. In the therapeutic process he said that "you always give the patient every opportunity to resist". Here are some more relevant quotes pertaining to resistance: Whatever the behaviour offered by the subjects, it should be accepted and utilized to develop further responsive behaviour. Any attempt to "correct" or alter the subjects' behaviour, or to force them to do things they are not interested in, militates against trance induc ...

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somasynthesis: Form of somatic therapy developed by Clyde W. Ford, D.C. Somasynthesis borrows from theories developed by Roberto Assagioli (see psychosynthesis), Milton Erickson (see Ericksonian Hypnosis), Carl Jung (see Jungian psychology), Daniel Palmer (the founder of chiropractic), and Wilhelm Reich (see orgone therapy and Reichian Therapy). Its design is to promote physical, emotional, and spiritual health.

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Chi-Therapy (Gestalt energy work): Apparent mixture of bioenergetics, Ericksonian Hypnosis, Gestalt psychotherapy, inner child work, NLP, and tai chi promoted by John Mastro, C.S.W., and Robin Mastro, M.F.A. Its principle is that when chi (life energy) flows more freely, belief systems, emotions, memories, and messages from one's true self can emerge into consciousness.

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Erickson's personal history is remarkable, and he frequently drew upon his own experiences to provide examples of the power of the unconscious mind. He was largely self-taught and a great many of his anecdotal and autobiographical teaching stories are collected by Sydney Rosen in the book My Voice Will Go With You. Erickson identified many of even his earliest personal experiences as hypnotic or autohypnotic. Erickson grew up in Wisconsin in a modest farming family, and intended to become a farmer like his father. He was a late ...

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Erickson believed that the unconscious mind was always listening, and that, whether or not the patient was in trance, suggestions could be made which would have a hypnotic influence, as long as those suggestions found some resonance at the unconscious level. You can be aware of this, or you can be completely oblivious that something is happening. Now, Erickson would see if the patient would respond to one or another kind of indirect suggestion, and allow the unconscious mind to actively participate in the therapeutic process. In this way, what seemed like a normal conversation m ...

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Confusion is the basis of Erickson's famous hypnotic handshake. Many actions are learned and operate as a single "chunk" of behavior: shaking hands and tying shoelaces being two classic examples. If the behavior is diverted or frozen midway, the person literally has no mental space for this - he is stopped in the middle of unconsciously executing a behavior that hasn't got a "middle". The mind responds by suspending itself in trance until either something happens to give a new direction, or it "snaps out". A skilled hypnotist can often use that momentary confusion and suspe ...

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One of his first students and developers of his work was Stephen Gilligan. Other important followers include Jay Haley and Jeffrey K. Zeig Erickson was 'modeled' by Richard Bandler and John Grinder, the co-founders of Neuro-linguistic programming (NLP). ...

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