Cal, I really liked the pod cast on levels of Hypnosis. I have only been practicing about a year. I always wondered how useful the Coma state could be since it appeared that you could have no interaction with the client.
Every time I create a video, audio, article, whatever, I have you in mind. You see, I ask myself, "What do I wish I would have known earlier on in my career?"
I've very glad to have been of service. Please tell your hypnofriends about these videos and "Like" us on facedbook, at http://www.facebook.com/hypnosisetc.
Gee whiz, no Elronn no Meredith but you still manage to stir things up all by yourself Cal! Good episode.
For the reasons you described, I agree PMR does not make much sense as primary choice for induction, buuut i think the PMR experience can be very enjoyable for certain clients --- after they have been hypnotized, not as an induction. Still, I guess a question could be why does PMR seem to be so common? Maybe it's because people are basing inductions on what they have often heard on CDs... where using PMR as an induction perhaps makes more sense.
Hi Steve - Thanks for noticing. From time to time I have to show Meredith and Elronn that the old man can shake things up on his own! 😉
I think that the reason that the progressive relaxation induction continues to be a primary induction is that they just can't believe that hypnosis can be induced quickly. This comes from a missunderstanding of what hypnosis really is. Hypnosis is not relaxation and it is definately not sleep, but they still use the induction that is most likely to put a client to sleep, and at most provides the cleint with relaxation.
It is definately time to move on. Can we just move on? Please?!?
Andrew McCluskey says
Cal, I really liked the pod cast on levels of Hypnosis. I have only been practicing about a year. I always wondered how useful the Coma state could be since it appeared that you could have no interaction with the client.
Thanks for the explanations.
Cal Banyan, MA, BCH, CI, DNGH says
Hello Andrew - Thanks for the comment!
Every time I create a video, audio, article, whatever, I have you in mind. You see, I ask myself, "What do I wish I would have known earlier on in my career?"
I've very glad to have been of service. Please tell your hypnofriends about these videos and "Like" us on facedbook, at http://www.facebook.com/hypnosisetc.
Here's to YOUR success,
Cal
Steve R. says
Gee whiz, no Elronn no Meredith but you still manage to stir things up all by yourself Cal! Good episode.
For the reasons you described, I agree PMR does not make much sense as primary choice for induction, buuut i think the PMR experience can be very enjoyable for certain clients --- after they have been hypnotized, not as an induction. Still, I guess a question could be why does PMR seem to be so common? Maybe it's because people are basing inductions on what they have often heard on CDs... where using PMR as an induction perhaps makes more sense.
Cal Banyan, MA, BCH, CI, DNGH says
Hi Steve - Thanks for noticing. From time to time I have to show Meredith and Elronn that the old man can shake things up on his own! 😉
I think that the reason that the progressive relaxation induction continues to be a primary induction is that they just can't believe that hypnosis can be induced quickly. This comes from a missunderstanding of what hypnosis really is. Hypnosis is not relaxation and it is definately not sleep, but they still use the induction that is most likely to put a client to sleep, and at most provides the cleint with relaxation.
It is definately time to move on. Can we just move on? Please?!?
Let's do GREAT things together,
Cal