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Often regarded as the “Father of American Hypnotherapy”, Milton H. Erickson, MD, contributed to the field by merging his concepts of naturalistic psychotherapy with complex linguistic techniques, which were used to affect change in his patients. He style was marked by indirect or permissive hypnosis technique and the use of metaphors and stories.

The complete audiobook series for Elman Hypnotherapy: Beyond the Basics, includes all seven books of this series stating with the basics of the Elman Technique and finishing with advanced techniques and applications as discussed by Dave Elman in his courses. Included is material on waking hypnosis and hypnosis related to the sleep state. As the subtitle states, this series goes far beyond the basic covered in most courses on his methods. I also discuss the basic concepts behind Elman's methods so that a clinical practitioner can easily customize sessions.

Neuro-Linguistic Programming (NLP) is an art and science that describes how human beings interpret their environment and how we communicate with others. NLP, which is known for modeling human behavior and installing it in others, is used for performance improvement and has been used for psychotherapy. This series of five books gives you a concise summary of the key concepts with a more up-to-date perspective.

A lot of Erickson's methods involved the production of a trance state in his patients. This concise book presents a convenience summary that you can use so that you can immediately begin to apply his approach with your clients or patients. Milton H. Erickson, MD was an American psychiatrist who pioneered several indirect or permissive hypnosis techniques. He also developed several naturalistic techniques using metaphors and stories. He is one of the two most important figures in the development of hypnosis and hypnotherapy in the 20th century.

There are several general principles used in permissive or indirect hypnotherapy. This audiobook is a brief introduction to the principles behind Erickson's unique form of psychotherapy. Milton H. Erickson, M.D. was an American psychiatrist who pioneered several indirect or permissive hypnosis techniques. He also developed several naturalistic techniques using metaphors and stories. He is one of the two most important figures in the development of hypnosis and hypnotherapy in the 20th century. His techniques have been used in behavioral and medical applications.

Once you’ve learned the elegance of Dave Elman’s hypnosis techniques, as a hypnotherapist you need a variety of techniques and tools to use them. In the previous books, I introduced you to The Elman Technique, which is an elegant three-minute ritual designed to develop a somnambulistic trance. Then, based upon relevant concepts, I introduced you to Waking Hypnosis and the Hypnotic Coma. This book provides you with several specific techniques and demonstrations on how to use them.

Once you get past archaic and non-scientific definitions of hypnosis and find a more elegant explanation, you will discover a variety of applications and can actually improve your ability to communicate and influence others. This audiobook explains waking hypnosis and why It is not the same thing as suggestion. You will get an explanation of how it works, information on medical and dental applications, and a demonstration.

This concise book will teach you how to achieve the deepest known level of hypnosis, which is “hypnotic coma.” This level has been used for decades as an alternative to anesthesia and drugs for pain management. You will learn how to induce, trigger, and evaluate hypnotic coma. You will also learn the role of fear in the use of this technique. A demonstration is provided.

Learn practical applications for mental health/behavioral and medical and dental clients and patients using the theories and techniques taught by Dave Elman to thousands of medical and dental practitioners. This concise book is the capstone of the series based upon Elman’s work. This includes using a variety of techniques that take three or less minutes to perform.

The focus of this book is on what and how the body - down to the subcellular level - reacts to its environment and how the mind can be intentionally used to affect the health through self-talk, imagery, meditation, and hypnotherapy. The ideas discussed are based upon thousands of research studies conducted by major US and international medical schools and research facilities.

If you want to understand how the mind talks to the rest of the body, you must first grasp how the brain works and how it creates a two-way dialogue. This audiobook is a brief introduction to that subject, while providing sufficient information so that you can understand the role that the mind/ brain plays in directing physical health.

Although Erickson's approach to hypnosis and psychotherapy has a wealth of individual techniques that can be used within a framework of the principles set forth in the first book of this series, he did have an overall strategic approach toward working with his patients. That approach is presented in this concise book with the intention of you quickly mastering the concepts so that you can apply them immediately.

Our digestive system plays an unusual role in mind/body health in that unlike most of the body other than the brain and spinal cord, it contains the largest concentration of brain-like cells and neurotransmitters. The “trust your gut” concept is just as important as trusting your brain. This convenient, short-listen audiobook explores how the brain in your head and the brain in your gut can work together to improve your health.

The implications of Erickson's approaches to hypnotherapy and psychotherapy are vast. This concise audiobook presents the four major developments that emanated from his work. It is through understanding these views that you may discover ways to further implement his ideas and techniques in your practice. Milton H. Erickson, MD was an American psychiatrist who pioneered several indirect or permissive hypnosis techniques. He also developed several naturalistic techniques using metaphors and stories.

Healing the Body is a hypnotist and hypnotherapist's guide to how and why through suggestion and imagination the mind is a power tool for assisted and self-healing for physical health issues. For medical practitioners, it provides an explanation why all somatic and psychosomatic healing must consider the impact of the mind. Although this book is not intended for the general public, such listeners can also benefit by understanding the nature of healing even though it should not be used as a substitute for professional medical care.

Trumpty Dumpty features a series of columns I wrote on Huffington Post about the dangers of a Trump Presidency not only to the US but to the world. It begins with an article on why Trump was not attacking the cartoonists and writers who were writing critical articles about him, although he has attacked members of the media as the lowest form of humanity and journalists as horrible, disgusting, and dishonest human beings.

While writing The Neurology of Suggestion, the first book in this series, I suddenly realized how much I had learned about hypnosis and hypnotherapy was completely false and completely divorced from scientific standards expected within medicine and mental health. It was like my own field was in a trance of delusion.

Hypnotherapists and hypnotists, who are involved with medical, psychological, and performance-related applications, will be much more capable once they fully understand the concepts used in rapid hypnotherapy. Hypnosis Concepts provides a down-to-earth, simple concept of hypnosis and then explains several powerful concepts. Although this audiobook provides several scripts and demonstrations, it is intended to help practitioners quickly get their practice beyond elaborate and hard-to-master linguistic patterns and complex and lengthy scripts and focus on the basic fundamentals.

As discussed in the first book of this series, Erickson used a naturalistic approach that helped the patient (or client) find his or her own answers within their subconscious minds. He elegantly used stories and metaphors as a tool to do this. This concise book conveniently introduces you to this concept and leads you toward mastery of the application so that you can immediately use his techniques in your practice. Milton H. Erickson, M.D. was an American psychiatrist who pioneered several indirect or permissive hypnosis techniques.

Most of Erickson's approach to psychotherapy revolved around an understanding of the patient's (or client's) existing behavioral patterns. He elegantly used or interrupted these patterns in a way that produced the desired change. This concise book is a practical overview that will give you techniques that can be used immediately to enhance your practice.