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ETHICS

As a Trained Professional Hypnotist, Master Hypnotist, or Hypnotherapist holding a Certification, I

commit myself to conduct my professional relationships in accord with the Code of Ethics and subscribe to

the following statements.

• I regard as my primary obligation the welfare of the individual or group served.

• I will not discriminate because of race, color, religion, age, sex, or national ancestry and in my job

capacity will work to prevent and eliminate such discrimination in rendering service, in work

assignments, and in employment practices.

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• I hold myself responsible for the quality and extent of the service I perform.

• I respect the rights, desires and needs of my clients at all times.

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• I treat with respect the findings, views, and actions of colleagues and use appropriate channels to

express judgment on these matters.

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knowledge and practice.

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TO HYPNOTIZE OR UN-HYPNOTIZE?

Jane Ann Covington © October 21, 1997, Edited Jane Ann Covington © July 30, 2009

People find hypnosis a fascinating subject. Most have developed a lot of assumptions and

sometimes fears about what hypnosis is and how it works, in addition to what it can or cannot do.

Historically a great deal of mystery and “magic” has been attached to “hypnosis,” speaking to the

heretofore lack of scientific research yielding tremendous misconceptions of this powerful

phenomena.

Occasionally people suggest to me that they either cannot be hypnotized (even if they wanted to be)

or they don’t think they could be hypnotized because they are too strong-willed and don’t want

anyone to control them. I get a good laugh from this perspective. Let me tell you why.

The question that one should ask is not “Can I be hypnotized?” rather the question is “Am I willing

to be un-hypnotized from my own hypnosis?”

For instance, from around the fourth month in our mother’s womb, our brain wave patterns become

detectable and are learning in measurable ways. Before we are born, we are quite familiar with

Mom’s and Dad’s voices, as well as others that we’ve been exposed to. During gestation, we are

also constantly being bathed in the emotional biochemistry of our mother’s emotions, as well as the

energetic field of the outside world. Unseen experiences are often queried about decades later, only

to be acknowledged with amazement. We, in essence, are being hypnotized into a unique

perspective. [Personal observation: food choices of the pregnant mother are often passed to the

child.]

Most of how adults respond emotionally is unconsciously programmed into us by the age of six, and

the majority of the programming occurs by the age of three. [A second period of tremendous long

term influence occurs between ages 9 to 13.] Because our “conscious, logical, analytical mind” is

not developmentally mature at these early ages to be aware of [potential consequences] these

decisions and perceptions we took on as children, we do not experience these as choices [and

environmental influences] in terms of “who we are” now.


[The Answer?] Only through awareness and exposing ourselves to new options, can we create new

potential and express a new reality for ourselves. Otherwise, we tend to obliviously rush through life

expounding that our quirks and so forth are “just who we are,” as if our responses were all

biologically pre-programmed rather than as a result of [primarily] learned behavior.

As children we did not have the experience to see the bigger picture nor the opportunity to

experience a broad range of humans expressing healthy role models. No, most of us were pretty

much in the small microcosm called “our family,” and assumed that the limited point of view of our

parents was the “truth” about ourselves and life itself.

In college studying psychology, I learned that however we are when we are young, we become more

that way as we age… unless we become aware, give ourselves new options, and consciously,

sometimes with effort, choose to change. [Successful people ask for help!]

The latest brain/learning research indicates that more than 99% of what humans learn is learned

unconsciously. We must become aware of ourselves. We must be awake as Jesus says, and be

mindful as Buddha suggests. As we awaken to our expressed nature, as we begin to look within

ourselves, and perhaps through the reflections of those around us, we will start to see the patterns.

These patterns are simply programs that seemed an appropriate response or a mirroring of those

around us from some time back in our history, but they may no longer serve us.

If the brain does anything well, it creates great patterns/programs. These are a form of hypnosis. Of

course, a lot of this hypnosis is positive and appropriate. Yet, we fail to realize that we are

hypnotized by the many fears [and patterns] from our parents and society… we fear that we are not

enough, and we are “just the way we are” – implying that not much can be done about it.

NOT SO! Humanity has slowly been awakening to its high nature, and to its unlimited God-Self

within. As the phrase goes, “With God all things are possible.” When we begin to awaken to the

power that lives, not outside of ourselves, but within, we will also awaken to the consciousness that

we have choice to choose, to create, to evolve, and demonstrate the greater potential of who we can

become.

We must begin to understand that we have all been hypnotized from the earliest times and yet

unaware of this truth. We’ve even been told to fear being hypnotized… little wonder we fear our


true selves… we have been unconsciously trained, hypnotized that we are not enough and never

could be.

Frankly, it’s not a matter of whether one can be hypnotized or not, because we simply are. So, the

questions becomes not “Can I,” but “Will I set myself free and awaken to un-hypnotize myself from

my own hypnosis?”

We can awaken from our old, unconsciously learned hypnosis into our powerful, unlimited potential,

to choose how and what we wish to become and be. The past does not have to equal the [present or

the] future.

Above all else we are learning beings. We can learn to reawaken (un-hypnotize) ourselves and

consciously reprogram ourselves with a new inner vision… where true control, true choice and true

fulfillment can be made manifest.

Jane Ann Covington © October 21, 1997, Edited Jane Ann Covington © July 30, 2009


CHANGE YOUR STATE

WHILE YOU CHANGE THE BEHAVIOR

• Going for a walk – change of position

• Re-pairing, re-grouping, peer pressure

• New roles, responsibilities

• Change in locations

• Surprise, novelty, shock

• Use of music, aroma, foods

• Tone of voice, pauses, volume

• Movement, exercise, stretching

• Breathing

• Emotions

• Expression: How and What We Say

• Be kind, caring, and nonjudgmental to Your Self and Others– we’re all learning.


PERSONAL RESPONSIBILITY OF THE CLIENT

• You can do with a client only what the client will allow you to do with them.

• You can lead a horse to water, but you can’t make it drink.

• You can’t make anyone do what they don’t want to do.

• Empowerment, not force.

• Readiness for change

• Stages of Readiness – Wish / Want / Need

• It’s all about them. After them, it’s about your comfort and competence.

Exercise: 3 Wishes, Wants, and Needs

3 Wishes

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3 Wants

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3 Needs

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NOTES ON WHERE TO START:

LISTEN! To what is said and NOT said; note facial expressions and body language.

Human psyche is subtle, complex, and to be regarded with utmost respect.

You will be tempted to help before you know the client. You do not know the person, what makes

them tick. Make sure you have enough information to really help them.

The client has probably had these problems for a long time.

Change is a process.

You and the client work together.

Look for the client’s strengths for coping with change. Help client recognize and build on them.

Caring, dedication, interest goes a long way toward building a relationship (rapport) with client.

Relationship is the cornerstone of your client’s experience with you and hypnosis.

There are many schools of thought:

1. Never take notes, just listen carefully

2. Always have pad and pencil handy to jot down a phrase or note that will jog your memory

3. Audio recording

4. Don’t record audio

5. Listen now, write notes later

The work with your client is CONFIDENTIAL.

Be careful about touching the client. Yet at least once before they leave, make contact with their

arm or shoulder or by shaking hands.

Formal vs. more relaxed recognition of your name ie: Ms. Covington or Jane Ann

From the first moment you talk on the phone, you are building rapport. The first phone call is not a

session no matter how distraught the person feels. This first call is to get a little information and to


make an appointment.

The interview starts on the phone immediately as you greet your client.

Listen carefully!!!

Sit facing client, but far enough away so you could not just reach out and touch client. Try to help

client feel comfortable.

Start where the client is rather than expecting her to do it your way. You are to be concerned with

client’s feelings of what comfortable is, not yours.

Once client starts talking, let them. Pay very close attention. If they don’t start talking, you may

want to introduce yourself again.

Answer questions about yourself, but do not get into an extended discussion about who you are.

Focus on client’s needs and how best to meet them.

Listen, listen, listen. Do not put words and feelings into client’s mouth. Client may describe a

situation where you feel angry or frightened or helpless. Just be. Do not react. Just acknowledge.

Your judgment may not necessarily be how they feel or can accept that they feel right now.

Respond with language that is as emotionally neutral as possible.

If client says something difficult or painful, let client define what that means to them.

Respect and learn about cultural values, and personal values.

Be aware, do not judge or label.

Feel free to ask questions to clarify. It’s ok to say “I don’t understand.” Client will appreciate your

interest and asking is a way to demonstrate that. Avoid asking them why.

Ask them who, what, when, where, how instead.


THE REALITY CHECK – ASK YOURSELF THESE QUESTIONS

1. Am I willing to learn something valuable from this and am I willing to do something to make

it better? (Will making this person wrong make him or her want to help me or make me a

better person?)

2. What is it that’s really upsetting me in this situation? (What is the specific meaning that I’ve

linked to it?)

3. Could this be a misperception or misinterpretation on my part? (Do I have all the

information possible in order for me to know absolutely what this really means?)

4. What else could this mean?

5. What do I need in order to feel good now? Do I need to:

a. Change my perception?

b. Find out more information?

c. Understand this person’s viewpoint?

d. Know he or she really cares for me?

e. Get a commitment from him or her?

f. Change the way we’re doing something?

g. Apologize to this person?

h. Remember who this person really is and how much we care for each other?

6. How can I communicate my needs in a way that truly empowers my relationship with this

person?

7. What’s great about this?

There are only 2 kinds of communication:

1. Expression of love

2. Cry for love

~Jerold Jamplosky, M.D.

Ask Your Self or Your Clients: “How are you not feeling loved r ight now?”


THE INTERVIEW

The first key to clarifying goals is to help the client relax. This can be accomplished by taking a few

minutes to know the client and to establish a trusting relationship (rapport).

If the client is having trouble getting in touch with his or her reason for coming to you, sometimes

the use of a few gentle and unobtrusive induction techniques can be helpful ("You can just sit back

and relax now, and take a few deep breaths... ").

If the client's goals for a session are unrealistic, help them find a short-term achievable goal that can

be a small step towards the client's ultimate goal. This is called "The Strategy of Small Wins."

If the client is shy or doubtful about setting meaningful goals, help the client imagine and dream

with statements such as, "Just imagine that you can do anything you want to."

Ask specific, sensory-based questions ("What are you doing?” or “Who is with you?” or ‘Where are

you living?” etc.) until you understand the observable changes that will be accomplished when the

client achieves their goals.

The pre-induction interview should cover the following points, which you should write down for

references during the session. It is advisable to get the client's written permission to hypnotize and

educate them. Take notes during the interview:

• Nature of the issue - help client define clear, positive goals

• At what times is this a problem (anchors)

• Discuss appropriate imagery – (Are you visual?)

• Previous experience of hypnosis

• Preferred method of induction

Who, What, Where, When, How… Stay Away From “Why Questions”

ASK FOR INSIGHT. (Do you have any insight on how it is you feel this way?)

“Understanding can be the booby pr ize.” ~ Werner H. Erhard


INTERVIEW GUIDELINES

1. How may I help you? (Issue(s))

2. How it manifests / affects you?

3. History of the pattern: age started? Development?

4. Tell me about your Mom’s personality as you remember it as a child growing up

or looking back on it? (Keep repeating this Q until you get a full picture of their

personality.)

5. Tell me about your Dad’s personality as you remember it as a child growing up or

looking back on it? (Keep repeating this Q until you get a full picture of their

personality.)

6. Who else raised you and their personality as you remember it as a child growing

up? (Get major details as it relates to their issues about each person.)

7. Siblings? Birth Order?

8. What message do you carry around within your self about yourself did you get

from your mother, either spoken or unspoken, that may be contributing to your

issues?

9. What message do you carry around within your self about yourself did you get

from your father, either spoken or unspoken, that may be contributing to your

issues? Siblings?

10. What message do you carry around within yourself about yourself did you get

from your others who raised you?

11. Therapy History? Diagnosis?

12. What have you already tried to resolve this issue?

13. What worked?

14. What didn’t?

15. What outcome do you want to achieve from our work together?

16. What are your spiritual beliefs, if any?

17. Is there anything that I haven’t asked you that would help me help you in this

regard?


SETTING REALISTIC GOALS

You should help the client set goals that are both meaningful and achievable. If you promise

unrealistic results in terms of time or achievement, your client may be disappointed and can lose

faith in you as a therapist or in hypnosis in general. At the same time, if the goals are trivial, the

client may consider the process just a game without any real value.

As far as possible, the goals should be stated in behavioral terms. That means that instead of asking

to "feel better," the client should be encouraged to state in observable terms, exactly what conditions

would make him or her feel better. This makes the session much easier and more likely to be

successful.

In summary, goals for a session should be:

• Realistic

• Meaningful

• Observable (if possible)

• Limited in terms of time and scope

GOALS: S M A R T

• Specific

• Measurable

• Achievable

• Realistic

• Timely


THE WORK

By Byron Katie

The Work is essentially a means to question and investigate thoughts – a thought that you believe

which may be limiting you, causing fear, suffering, etc.

By questioning and exploring stressful thoughts we can let them go (or they let go of us) and turn

them into “I don’t know” thoughts or even positive ones.

Steps:

• Question the Thought:

1. Is it true?

2. Can I absolutely know it is true?

3. How do I react when I believe that thought?

4. Who would I be without that thought?

• Turnarounds: Turn the thought into it’s opposite – more than one kind.

• Turn the Thought Around: Pick one of the turnarounds from above and affirm it: stated in the

positive.

• Investigate why that affirmation could be true.


WORKING NOTES

1. Do not get complicated.

2. Avoid the pressure of perfection in programming. Remember perfectionism vs Excellence

3. Talk about action, not about ability. (I do, I am, I express, I realize, I choose.)

4. Isolate elements – program suggestions for every element of the problem.

5. Be detailed. Avoid one sentence, unrealistic generalizations, i.e., I’m always enthusiastic.

6. Start off easy and build upon successes. (The Principle of Small Wins)

7. Create a verbal picture in present tense.

8. Specify when the actions will be occurring.

9. In suggestions: Be positive – Don’t refer to past negative experiences.

10. Use the present tense – subconscious deals with the moment. Use progressive form of

present tense.

11. Select one issue to work on. Be specific – focus all of your energy on one single area.

12. DO NOT get complicated.


PREPARATION & FEEDBACK

What to Expect

• Telling them what to expect soothes them

• Telling them what to expect allows the hypnotic experience to feel normal

• Telling them what to expect creates the expectation

Dur ing the Session

• Pacing and Leading them requires that you get feedback about what they

1. Have accomplished or not

2. A sense of their timing

3. Direction for you to take them in

Post-Hypnotic Reinforcement

• Asking them what their experience was…

1. Gives you information about their experience

2. Supports and reinforces what you are working to accomplish with them.

3. Gives you direction to tweak your hypnosis with them

• Post Hypnotic Suggestion

1. Reinforces the suggestions

• HOMEWORK: Have them listen to their audio (MP3) recording daily for 2-3 weeks. Some

people will need to hear the messages twice daily.


PACING/LEADING

• Following the breath

• Manage your directions and delivery when using a script or your imagination

1. Pause at commas

2. Pause longer at the end of a sentence

3. Pause even longer between paragraphs

4. Give them time to do whatever you are asking them to do

• Rushing your client does not work and creates frustration

SUGGESTION TYPES

AUTOSUGGESTION: Internal Dialogue/Messaging; suggestions we give our self

SUGGESTION: External Suggestions, as used in hypnosis

STYLES OF HYPNOSIS

AUTHORATATIVE: Demanding

PERMISSIVE: Suggestive


EXERCISE:

Help a client define clear observable goals around each of the following issues:

1.Self confidence among strangers or groups

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2. Personal happiness in relationships

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EXERCISE:

Correct what is wrong with these suggestions:

1. Incorrect: You will enjoy doing your homework.

Correction: _______________________________________________________________

2. Incorrect: You are at a party and you're not smoking and you don't even want to.

Correction: _______________________________________________________________

3. Incorrect: You will try to concentrate whenever you hear the television set.

Correction: _______________________________________________________________


Why and What To Do If People Are Falling Into Deep Sleep During Hypnosis

Why can this happen? They may be tooooooooo comfortable or in bed (where their body is

conditioned to sleep). Sitting up would be helpful…if you notice them.

They may be tooooooooo comfortable or in bed (where their body is conditioned to sleep). Sitting

up would be helpful…if you notice them.

They may be tooooooo tired to do it and simply need the rest (perhaps even sleep deprived and this

is an opportunity to rest).

You may be going too slow and are you recording the session for them to listen to later when they

are more awake (or perhaps in the background while they are eyes open and just being around

the house or fast forward past the progressive relaxation stage and have them listen to the rest of

the recorded messages in their car)

If you notice them falling asleep, tell them in a louder voice, “Come on up now, (their name), come

on up now and take a deep breath when you’re aware of my voice.” You may have to do this

from time to time to keep them tuned in. You may also tell them this when the recording is on

pause to reinforce their awareness. You may ask them if it’s ok to touch them on the hand if

they begin to fall asleep to awaken them and keep them present.

It is very important to explain the brain wave patterns to them before doing hypnosis with them as

they need to get away from the idea that hypnosis is sleep. Otherwise, they will be giving

themselves permission to go to sleep.

When they listen to the recording later, make sure they do it when they are not tired, or if they are in

bed at night listening, and they fall asleep – ask them to listen to the CD all night long, over and

over in a continuous loop.

Another option is to listen to their CD first thing in the morning, after a good night’s rest. In extreme

cases, they may have to listen to it with their eyes open, or closed, while standing, or while

sitting at the dining room table. Or, while driving…THEY MUST FAST FORWARD PAST

THE RELAXATION IN THE BEGINNING AND KEEP EYES OPEN!


GLOSSARY OF TERMS

ABREACTION - A physical movement or an emotional outburst as a reaction to a suggestion while in the state of hypnosis. Some hypnotic abreactions are spontaneous and others are created by the hypnotist. Hypnotic abreaction can be used to acquire greater depth, cause a revivification, or remove repressed emotions. AFFIRMATIONS - Positive suggestions given though hypnosis and in mental bank ideomotor exercises in order to reprogram one's life script. AGE REGRESSION - A hypnotized subject is given suggestions that he or she is of a younger age so that the subject can relive certain experiences and/or re-experience events from a more resourceful state. ALPHA - Slow brainwave activity state of hypnosis (resting but awake). Also known as hypnoidal. Alpha is slower (deeper) than Beta, the awake state, and faster than Theta, a deep hypnotic state. ANCHOR - A specific stimulus such as a word, image or touch that through the rule of association evokes a particular mental, emotional, and/or physiological state. ARM RAISING / PRIMARY INDUCTION - The Arm Raising Induction is known as the primary induction because it is used only in the first session to create the association of hypnotic depth and to establish the expectation of a successful therapy. The therapist is able to use misdirection, as well as inferred and literal suggestions in order to affect either the Emotionally or Physically Suggestible client. Through these suggestions, the therapist influences the client's subconscious, causing their arm, from the fingertips to the elbow, to lift up off the table, with the hand eventually making contact with the face. At this point it is stated that they have reached the peak of their suggestibility and a challenge can be given with respect to the client's hand sticking to their face. Deepening techniques would follow. ASSOCIATED - A sub-modality of NLP; a picture or visual image where you see the world out of your own eyes. Contrast with the disassociated state where you visually observe your body from outside the view of your eyes. ASSOCIATION - Also known as Pavlovian conditioning. A process by which a subject comes to respond in a desired manner to a previously neutral stimulus that has been repeatedly presented


along with a stimulus that elicits the desired response. AUTO DUAL INDUCTION - An induction primarily given to Intellectual Suggestibles, where the client believes they are hypnotizing themselves. While feeling the pulse in their own outstretched arm, the client repeats what the Hypnotherapist says, leading to a count from five to zero and Deep Sleep. AUTOSUGGESTION - The process by which a person induces self-acceptance of an opinion, belief, or plan of action. AVERSION - Relating to hearing or sound. One of the three major representational systems of encoding information, alongside visual and kinesthetic. BELIEFS - Knowns in the subconscious. BETA - The brainwave activity state of the normal wake state. Higher than Alpha and Theta. BODY SYNDROMES - A body syndrome is a physical manifestation of an emotional trauma. When an emotion is held in or repressed instead of being processed and released, the emotion will express itself as a physical discomfort. BUYING THE SYMPTOMS - Getting a client to accept some of the patterns in their life. CHAINING ANCHORS - A Neuro Linguistic Programming (NLP) technique where a group of anchors are fired off one after another. Often used to take a subject from a stuck state to a more resourceful state. CHALLENGE - Essentially an I dare you, in which the hypnotist challenges the client to perform some act which it is impossible for the client to do at his/her depth in the hypnotic state. Examples are the eye challenge and the arm rigidity challenge. CHUNKING - Moving between levels of specificity. To chunk up means to move to the bigger picture, to chunk down would be getting to greater levels of specificity. CIRCLE THERAPY - Use only for the extinction of fears. It is the process of having the client repeatedly confront his/her problem while in the hypnotic state. Since anxiety and relaxation are


incompatible, the anxiety will gradually disappear. After having brought up and passed the fear many times, a reversal is given that the harder they try to bring up the old fear, the more difficult it becomes. In fact, you will feel a new emotion (replacement), amusement and a tendency to smile. CONSCIOUS MIND - The 10% of our mind of which we are most aware. The part responsible for logic, reasoning, decision-making, and will power. CONTRADICTORY SQUARE - An example is when a person with a high IQ is in a job that does not require or will not use the high IQ. The person is in conflict or incongruence between what they ARE capable of doing and what they BELIEVE they are capable of doing. CONVERSION TO HYPNOSIS - A suggestibility test (e.g., finger spreading test) which is extended beyond the point where the suggestibility is determined and us used as an induction into hypnosis (at which point the finger spreading test would become the finger spreading conversion). CORRECTIVE THERAPY - The client states their problem in a sentence. Then the client is to list five synonyms to each word in the sentence. Physical Suggestibles keep referring back to the original words in the sentence while Emotional Suggestibles refer to each previous word they've come up with. The last line is the subconscious problem. CRITICAL MIND - An area of mind that is part conscious and part subconscious. Any time a suggestion is given to a client that is detrimental to his/her well-being or in total opposition to his/her way of thinking , it will affect critical area of mind, and he/she will critically reject it by abreacting. DEEP SLEEP - A post-hypnotic suggestion given to a client that capitalizes on the Law of Dominance. DEEPENING TECHNIQUES Reactional Hypnosis - Repeatedly awakening the client and re-hypnotizing him/her with a post-suggestion to re-hypnosis. Arm Rigidity - The Hypnotherapist holds the client's outstretched arm from beneath the elbow. He/She paternally instructs the client to draw all the tensions of their body into their arm, from the count of five to zero. At zero the arm will be as tight as a steel bar. The client is told the tensions will release and they'll go deeper when the therapist touches their pulse. Heavy Light - A client's arms are both outstretched, right hand palm up and the left


hand at a right angle with thumb up. He/She is told a weight is placed in their right hand pressing down (literal suggestion) and a powerful helium balloon is tied to their left thumb (inferred suggestion). When right hand touches leg they'll go deeper. A deepening technique and suggestibility test. Staircase - Having the client visualize or imagine they are standing at the top of a staircase of twenty steps. The staircase is well lit and has a sturdy handrail. Each step the client imagines himself/herself taking down the staircase will take them deeper into the hypnotic state. Eye Fascination - Client is told to open eyes and look at the tip of a pen held above client's eye level. They are instructed to follow the pen only with their eyes. As the client's eyes track downward, the lids will close. When they close, the Hypnotherapist touches client's forehead and says "Deep Sleep." Progressive Relaxation - A deepening technique but also an important secondary induction. The aim of this maternal technique is to relax the various areas of the client's body starting from the feet if they are in the reclined position (from the head down is they are sitting). Once the relaxation is complete toe to head, a five to zero count is given, at which time the Hypnotherapist snaps his/her fingers and says "Deep Sleep." DEFENSE MECHANISMS - All defense mechanisms stem from the basic instinct of survival. They operate on an unconscious level and they serve to deny or distort reality, thoughts, and action. Some Defense Mechanisms are: Repression, Denial, Rationalization, Projection, Displacement, Turning against self, Reaction Formation, Overcompensation, Intellectualization, Withdrawal, Regression, Sublimation, and Disassociation. DELTA - Slowest brainwave activity pattern of sleep, and the deepest, somnambulistic state of hypnosis. Also see Alpha, Beta and Theta. DEPTH Hypnoidal - A light stage of hypnosis, usually associated with emotional suggestibility; also used to refer to the state of consciousness which is passed through in the transition from sleep to waking, and vice versa. It is characterized by rapid eye movement (REM), with an up/down motion of the eyes. Cataleptic - A medium depth of hypnosis. Characterized by a side to side movement of the eyes. Somnambulism - The deepest state of hypnosis, where the client responds with amnesia, anesthesia, negative and positive hallucinations, and complete control of the senses.


This type of person usually has 50% emotional suggestibility and 50% physical suggestibility. It is characterized by the eyes rolling up underneath the eyelids. DIRECT SUGGESTION - Hypnotic suggestions in the form of a command, or instruction. Contrast to Inferential Suggestion. DISSOCIATED - A sub-modality of NLP; a picture or visual image where you visually observe your body from outside the view of your eyes. Such as seeing your life from the perspective of a camera, or floating above yourself. EMOTIONAL AND PHYSICAL SEXUALITY - The theory of human behavior based upon the idea that an individual's behavior is developed by that person's secondary caretaker. Sexuality is a kind of continuum, with 100% Emotionals or Physicals on either end and the different combinations of the two falling everywhere in the middle. Emotional Sexuals - Feel their sexual responses inwardly. The use their emotions to draw attention away from their bodies. Their priorities in life are career, hobbies, relationships and family, then a mistress and friendships. Physical Sexuals - Project their sexual responses outwardly. They use their bodies to draw attention away from their emotions, which they feel are vulnerable. Their priorities in life are their relationship, children, friends and hobbies, then career. ENVIRONMENTAL HYPNOSIS - A state of hypersuggestibility, triggered when an individual is in the presence of an overabundance of message units coming from their environment. This causes the person to try to escape the intense input. A kind of "walking hypnosis." EYE ACCESSING CUES - An NLP technique of observing the unconscious eye movement to determine if a subject is mentally seeing images, hearing sounds, engaging in self-dialogue or experiencing kinesthetic feelings. EYE FASCINATION INDUCTION - This is used when a Hypnotherapist notices during the interview that a client's eyes tend to fade or blink repeatedly. The client is asked to stare at an object above eye level. The therapist speaks rapidly and paternally, telling the client their eyelids are getting heavier and beginning to close. When they close, the therapist touches the client on the forehead, says Deep Sleep, then pushes the client's hands off his lap to create a loose, limp feeling in his body.


FEAR OF FALLING AND LOUD NOISES – It has been passed down that babies are born with only two fears, that of loud noises and of falling. [This has not been scientifically proven.] All other fears are learned. FIGHT/FLIGHT/FREEZE - Primitive and involuntary reactions that is triggered during danger or anxiety in order to protect oneself or to escape from danger. FRAME - NLP construct implying a way of perceiving something or to set a context (As if Frame, Context Frame, Outcome Frame, Rapport Frame, Backtrack Frame). GLOVE ANESTHESIA - A type of hypno-anesthesia where the client's hand is made to feel numb, and they are told that that numbness can be transferred to any part of their body that feels discomfort. HOMEOSTASIS - A state of equilibrium. What the body returns to when the parasympathetic nervous system is activated to respond to the fight/flight mechanism of the sympathetic nervous system. HYPERSUGGESTIBILITY - A state of waking hypnosis and exaggerated suggestibility to influencing factors in the environment, especially to negatives; possibly the greatest cause of all emotional and physical problems. HYPNOSIS - An altered state of consciousness which results in an increased receptiveness and response to suggestion. While associated with relaxation, hypnosis is actually an escape from an overload of message units, resulting in relaxation. Hypnosis can be triggered naturally from environmental stimuli as well as purposefully from an operator, often referred to as a hypnotist. HYPNOTHERAPIST - A therapist who utilizes hypnosis as a primary tool for assisting clients to achieve their goals. A Hypnotherapist often differs from others therapists by focusing on the role of subconscious behaviors and influences on the client's life. HYPNOTIST - A person skilled in the technique of inducing the hypnotic state in others. Hypnotists are often associated with the use of hypnosis for entertainment. IDEOMOTOR RESPONSE - A response emanating from an individual's subconscious mind via the central nervous system. Such a response is a way of avoiding judgments of the conscious mind.


Examples: handwriting, index finger raise while in hypnosis. IMAGERY / HYPNODRAMA - Imagery is a feeling and experiential state. Unlike visualization, which only on the idea of "seeing" something in the mind's eye, imagery uses all five of the senses. Hypnodrama, like Psychodrama, allows a client to act out subconscious conflicts in a sage environment in an attempt to vent and resolve them. However, in Hypnodrama the client does this internally, so there may be less possible embarrassment. Also, since Hypnodrama uses imagery, there is more access to the emotions and the senses that typical Psychodrama. The more senses that are tapped, the better able to re-experience the conflict. INDUCTION - A technique used to hypnotize a person. The patter used can be either maternal or paternal; either one sends message units to the brain preparing the client to enter the hypnotic state. KNOWNS (PAIN / PLEASURE PRINCIPLE) - Knowns represent pleasure, in that they are things we have associated or identified before. A Known may be either positive or negative but is accepted by the Subconscious because it has been experienced before. Conversely, Unknowns represent pain, or physical or psychological threats that have not been associated or identified before. LAWS OF SUGGESTIBILITY Reverse Action - The most common law, it's sometimes referred to as Reverse Psychology. A person will respond to the stronger part of a suggestion if the alternative presented is considerably weaker. Repetition - It is represented by the fact that the more we do something, the better we become at it. By repeating suggestions in hypnosis, the stronger the suggestive idea becomes. Dominance - The use of authority or that of being an authority figure to "command" the client to accept a suggestion. Capitalizing on one's position as "therapist" or by using an authoritative tone are two approaches to apply the Law of Dominance. Delayed Action - When a suggestion is inferred, the individual will react to it whenever a jogging condition or situation that has been used in the original suggestive idea presents itself Association - Whenever we repeatedly respond to a particular stimulus in the presence of another, we will soon begin to associate one with the other. Whenever either stimulus is present, the other is recalled. The post suggestion to re-hypnosis works under this law. LIFE SCRIPT - Formed from the positive and negative associations we've made throughout our life and stored in our subconscious mind. This is reflected in a person's present life situation.


LITERAL / INFERRED SUGGESTIONS Literal Suggestion - A direct suggestion with no underlying meaning; used primarily with physically suggestible clients. Infer red Suggestions - A suggestion given that contains a message other than the immediately obvious one. Usually the underlying meaning is not immediately understood by the client consciously, but he/she will have a delayed reaction to it. It is especially effective with emotionally suggestible clients. MAGIC 30 MINUTES - The last half-hour before sleep, when a person's mind is overloaded and is in a natural state of hypnosis. Something taken into the mind at this time goes into the precognitive stage of dreaming, instead of the venting stage. MENTAL BANK - A tool used to reinforce many types of therapies and speed the progress in such areas as; procrastination, motivation, goal attainment, prosperity, weight loss, smoking, etc. It is a powerful means of affecting the subconscious mind using the synergistic approach of belief, daily reinforcement, scripting, time of day, and dreams. MESSAGE UNITS – OVERLOADING - All of the input sent to the brain by the environment, the physical body, and the conscious and subconscious minds. When too many message units are received (overloading), a state of anxiety results. MISDIRECTION - Appearing to be guiding someone into one area with the intention of directing him into another. It can be used effectively as a deepening technique in hypnosis. MODALITIES - A hypnotic modality is anything that attempts to control or modify human behavior through the influence or creation of belief systems. NEURO PATHWAYS - Every time we think a thought, make a movement, experience something, this is transformed into electro-chemical energy which is then stored in the brain. We create pathways that allow the energy to travel in a similar fashion each time it is triggered. The more it is triggered, the easier it is for the energy to go that route. This is how habits and behavior, both good and bad, are created. PARATAXIC DISTORTION - This occurs when we respond to a person or situation in a distorted way. We are not responding to the situation or person, but rather to what they subconsciously trigger


in us. PARIS WINDOW - Used to widen the perspective of the client, so that he or she can see their problem from more than their own viewpoint. The window is a four-paned one, where three panes contain a question for the client. The questions are, 1). How do you feel about the problem? 2). How do you think others feel about your problem? 3). How do you feel about how others feel about your problem? 4). This pane contains the answer to the client's particular problem based on their newfound perspective. POST HYPNOTIC SUGGESTION - An example would be the command of "Deep Sleep." PRE-INDUCTION SPEECH - An introduction to hypnosis to prepare the client for the induction. It should include an explanation of hypnosis and an idea of what he/she can expect to experience in the state. It addresses any fears and misconceptions the client may have, all the while building up message units. PRIMITIVE MIND - A human being's primitive brain, with which a person will react whenever threatened beyond the point where he/she can reason. This primitive brain produces the fight or flight response, the unthinking impulses of self defense, or any other rapid reactions without reason. RAPPORT - The operator/client relationship, in which the client has faith and confidence in the operator, and the operator has concern for the client. RESISTANCE - A sign that a person is running into his/her limiting programming and having an affect on it. SECONDARY GAIN - A reason, primarily subconscious, why a person continues to perform a certain behavior. SELF HYPNOSIS - HETERO HYPNOSIS Self-Hypnosis - A hypnotic state that is self-created. Hetero-Hypnosis - A hypnotic state that is created by another person, including the listening to of tapes or CDs. SHOCK INDUCTION - A very rapid conversion into hypnosis. Shock inductions are primarily used only in emergencies or possibly to "jar" a client when in therapy.


SOMNAMBULISM - A situation where a person responds equally well to all suggestions, both direct and indirect, affecting both the body and emotions. This person would have a 50/50 Suggestibility (50% Physical Suggestible and 50% Emotional Suggestible). STAGES OF AMNESIA - There are 3 stages of Amnesia (found at the Somnambulism Depth) Fir st Stage - The individual will exhibit between 20% to 40% spontaneous amnesia. Second Stage - The individual will exhibit approximately 60% spontaneous amnesia. Third Stage - The individual will respond to all types of suggestions. This person will exhibit 80% or more spontaneous amnesia, remembering almost nothing that occurred while in hypnosis. STAGES OF LOSS - There are five stages a person must go through to completely deal with a loss. Not every individual will display all the symptoms nor in the same time or manner. The stages are 1). Denial, 2). Anger, 3). Bargaining, 4). Grief, 5). Resolution. STOP MECHANISM - A technique used in hypnosis to call attention to a behavior or thought a client may do or have in the future. When this thought or behavior arises they will hear in their mind "NO!" The Hypnotherapist reinforces this suggestion by stating the thought or behavior the client may have, snapping their fingers and saying "NO!" to the client. This is reinforced several times with the client repeating it to themselves silently but strongly. An example would be if the client thought about lighting up a cigarette when they were trying to or had already quit. SUBCONSCIOUS - The 88% of our mind that is mostly below the level of our awareness. The part of our mind responsible for reflexive action, ideomotor responses, and contains the positive and negative associations we've made throughout our life. SUGGESTIBILITY (EMOTIONAL / PHYSICAL / INTELLECTUAL) Emotional Suggestibility - A suggestible behavior characterized by a high degree of responsiveness to inferred suggestions affecting emotions and restriction of physical body responses; usually associated with hypnoidal depth. Thus, the Emotional person learns more by inference than by direct, literal suggestions. Physical Suggestibility - A suggestible behavior characterized by a high degree of responsiveness to literal suggestions affecting the body, and restriction of emotional responses; usually associated with cataleptic stages or deeper. Intellectual Suggestibility - The type of hypnotic suggestibility in which a subject


fears being controlled by the operator and is constantly trying to analyze, reject, or rationalize everything the operator says. With this type of subject the operator must give logical explanations for every suggestion and must allow the subject to feel that he is doing the hypnotizing himself. SYMPATHETIC – PARASYMPATHETIC - The two divisions of the Autonomic Nervous System. Sympathetic - When activated causes physiological changes to occur, preparing the body for fight/flight. Parasympathetic - A self-regulating, stabilizing system that brings a person back to a state of balance, or homeostasis. SYSTEMATIC DESENSITIZATION - The process of inducing a relaxed state in the client and then having him/her visualize or imagine an event that was traumatic to him or her in the past. The relaxation then becomes the dominant force, and as the client begins to relate to being relaxed and calm while relating to the trauma area, he/she allows for removal or desensitization of the trauma. THEORY OF MIND - The mind is divided into four areas; all of which must be affected to enter the state of hypnosis. The four areas are; The Pr imitive Area - Part of the subconscious and established from birth. It contains the fight/flight response and the fears of falling and loud noises. The Modern Memory Area - Also a part of the subconscious and contains all of a person's memories (Knowns). The Conscious Area - Formed around the age of 8 or 9, and is the logical, reasoning, decision making part of the mind. The Cr itical Area - Also formed around the age of 8 or 9, filters message units and accepts or rejects them from entering into the Modern Memory. If the Critical Area is overwhelmed, it breaks down, activating fight/flight, causing a hypersuggestible state, that is, hypnosis. VENTING DREAMS - The third stage of dreaming (after Wishful Thinking and Precognitive Stages), characterized by the mind's attempt to vent, or release, the overload of message units accumulated during the day.

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AN AUTOBIOGRAPHY IN FIVE CHAPTERS

Chapter 1. I walk down the street. There is a deep hole in the sidewalk. I fall in. I am lost... I am helpless, It isn’t my fault. It takes forever to find a way out.

Chapter 2. I walk down the same street. There is a deep hole in the sidewalk. I pretend I don’t see it. I fall in, again. I can’t believe I am in this same place. But it isn’t my fault. It still takes a long time to get out.

Chapter 3. I walk down the same street. There is a deep hole in the sidewalk. I see it is there. I fall in... it’s a habit... but, my eyes are open. I know where I am. It is my fault. I get out immediately.

Chapter 4. I walk down the same street. There is a deep hole in the sidewalk. I walk around it.

Chapter 5. I walk down a different street.


THE RULES FOR BEING HUMAN

• You Will Receive A Body. You may like it or hate it, but it will be yours for the entire period this

time around. The choice is yours. You Will Learn Lessons.

• You are enrolled in a full-time informal school called life. Each day in this school you will have

the opportunity to learn lessons. You may like the lessons or think them irrelevant and hence

choose to ignore them, no matter, keep reading.

• A Lesson Is Repeated Until Learned.

A lesson will be presented to you in various forms until you have learned it. When you have

learned it, you can then go on to the next lesson.

• There Are No Mistakes, Only Lessons.

Growth is a process of trial and error; experimentation. The “failed” experiments are as much a

part of the process as the experiment that ultimately “works.”

• Learning Lessons Does Not End.

There is no part of life that does not contain its lessons. If you are alive, there are lessons to be

learned.

• “There” Is No Better Than “Here.”

When your “there” has become “here” you will simply obtain another “there” that will, again,

look better than “here.”

• Others Are Merely Mirrors Of You.

You cannot love or hate something about another person unless it reflects to you something you

love or hate about yourself.

• Your Answers Lie Only Inside You.

•You Will Forget All This!! And, You Can Remember This Anytime You Choose.


Nobel Prize for the brain's GPS discovery

By James Gallagher Health editor, BBC News website

Edvard Moser, John O'Keefe and May-Britt Moser share the Nobel Prize

The Nobel Prize for physiology or medicine has been awarded to three scientists who discovered the brain's "GPS system".

UK-based researcher Prof John O'Keefe as well as May-Britt Moser and Edvard Moser share the award.

They discovered how the brain knows where we are and is able to navigate from one place to another.

Their findings may help explain why Alzheimer's disease patients cannot recognise their surroundings.

Prof John O'Keefe: "There were thoughts of exhilaration and pleasure"

"The discoveries have solved a problem that has occupied philosophers and scientists for centuries," the Nobel Assembly said.

Inner GPS

Prof O'Keefe, from University College London, discovered the first part of the brain's internal positioning system in 1971.

On hearing about winning the prize, he said: "I'm totally delighted and thrilled, I'm still in a state of shock, it's the highest accolade you can get."

His work showed that a set of nerve cells became activated whenever a rat was in one location in a room.

He absolutely deserves the Nobel Prize, he created a cognitive revolution”


Dr Colin Lever Former student of John O'Keefe

A different set of cells were active when the rat was in a different area.

Prof O'Keefe argued these "place cells" - located in the hippocampus - formed a map within the brain.

He will be having a "quiet celebration" this evening and says the prize money "should be used for the common good".

Mapping

In 2005, husband and wife team, May-Britt and Edvard, discovered a different part of the brain which acts more like a nautical chart.

These "grid cells" are akin to lines of longitude and latitude, helping the brain to judge distance and navigate.

They work at the Norwegian University of Science and Technology in Trondheim.

Prof May-Britt Moser said: "This is crazy, this is such a great honour for all of us and all the people who have worked with us and supported us."

Secretary of the Nobel Assembly, Goran K Hansson, announces the winners of the Nobel Prize in medicine

The Nobel committee said the combination of grid and place cells "constitutes a comprehensive positioning system, an inner GPS, in the brain".

They added: "[This system is] affected in several brain disorders, including dementia and Alzheimer's disease.

"A better understanding of neural mechanisms underlying spatial memory is therefore important and the discoveries of place and grid cells have been a major leap forward to advance this endeavour."

He absolutely deserves the Nobel Prize, he created a cognitive revolution”

Dr Colin Lever Former student of John O'Keefe

'Cognitive revolution'

Dr Colin Lever, from the University of Durham, worked in Prof O'Keefe's laboratory for ten years and has already dreamt on two occasions that his former mentor had won the award.

He told the BBC: "He absolutely deserves the Nobel Prize, he created a cognitive revolution, his research was really forward thinking in suggesting animals create representations of the external


world inside their brains."

"Place cells help us map our way around the world, but in humans at least they form part of the spatiotemporal scaffold in our brains that supports our autobiographical memory.

"The world was not ready for his original report of place cells in 1971, people didn't believe that 'place' was what best characterized these cells, so there was no great fanfare at that time.

"But his work on hippocampal spatial mapping created the background for discovering grid cells and with grid cells, the world was prepared and we all thought wow this is big news."

Previous winners of the Nobel Prize for physiology or medicine

The pioneer of IVF won in 2010

2013 - James Rothman, Randy Schekman, and Thomas Sudhof for their discovery of how cells precisely transport material.

2012 - Two pioneers of stem cell research - John Gurdon and Shinya Yamanaka - were awarded the Nobel after changing adult cells into stem cells.

2011 - Bruce Beutler, Jules Hoffmann and Ralph Steinman shared the prize after revolutionising the understanding of how the body fights infection.

2010 - Robert Edwards for devising the fertility treatment IVF which led to the first "test tube baby" in July 1978.

2009 - Elizabeth Blackburn, Carol Greider and Jack Szostak for finding the telomeres at the ends of chromosomes.

Also commenting on the announcement, Prof John Stein form the University of Oxford, said: "This is great news and well deserved.

"I remember how great was the scoffing in the early 1970s when John first described 'place cells'.

"Now, like so many ideas that were at first highly controversial, people say 'Well that's obvious!'"


SECRETS OF BUILDING A BETTER MEMORY AT ANY AGE

By middle age, most of us occasionally forget names. Important dates slip our minds. We miss

appointments or misplace our keys from time to time. As the years pass, it gets worse.

Beyond the simple nuisance, the worry persists – are these the first signs of Alzheimer's? Can

anything be done?

Actually, there's a good deal you can do to sharpen your memory and reduce the risk that you'll fall

victim to dementia.

UNDERSTANDING BRAIN AGING

As the brain ages, the synapses (connections between brain cells) function less efficiently. Brain

cells die, leaving behind bits of abnormal protein – plaques and tangles – that accumulate in

damaged cells. The brain actually shrinks.

Loss of brain cell function is most marked in the areas responsible for memory – near the forehead

(frontal lobe) and near and above the temples (temporal and parietal regions). But while some

people have significant memory loss by age 60, others remain sharp into their 90’s.

What makes the difference? Some factors, such as our genes, we cannot control. But we can have

an influence on lifestyle factors, including exercise, diet and stress levels.

BRAIN-FRIENDLY LIFESTYLE

Memory loss can be triggered by heart disease, anemia, thyroid disorders and dehydration. High

blood pressure and diabetes can also accelerate the brain's aging. Proper treatment of these

conditions will help reverse much of your memory trouble.

Many medications can also impair memory. These include blood pressure drugs, sleeping pills,

tranquilizers, stomach acid reducers and corticosteroids.

If your memory has worsened since you started taking a new medication, ask your doctor if it could

be affecting your memory.


In addition to checking for medical conditions that may trigger memory loss, you should adopt a

lifestyle that promotes cardiovascular health. This will improve blood circulation to the brain and

reduce the risk for small strokes – transient ischemic attacks (TIAs) – that hasten its deterioration.

To promote brain health, pay attention to...

Exercise. Regular aerobic exercise protects against heart attack and stroke. Some studies suggest

that it even lowers the likelihood of Alzheimer's. Walking 30 minutes three times a week may be

enough to gain this benefit.

Physical exertion also results in immediate brain gains. Immediately following exercise, people are

better at problem-solving and complex reasoning.

Diet. Eat a low-calorie, low-fat diet that is rich in the omega-3 fats found in fish, flaxseed and olive

oil. An Italian study found that a diet that includes three tablespoons of olive oil daily reduces

memory loss.

Antioxidants, particularly vitamins E and C, protect the brain against damage by free radicals. Get

these nutrients in your diet – almonds and leafy, green vegetables for vitamin E... citrus fruits for

vitamin C. In addition, take daily supplements – 400 international units (IU) of vitamin E... 500 mg

of vitamin C.

Stress. Research has shown that the stress hormone cortisol reduces a person's ability to retrieve

information and memory. Even worse, this same stress hormone is linked to progressive shrinking

of the hippocampus – an important memory center in the temporal region. High levels of stress also

promote depression, which severely impairs memory and increases the risk for dementia.

To reduce stress, try relaxation exercises. Sit quietly, and breathe deeply and slowly. Relax each

part of your body, starting with the top of your head and finishing with your toes. Look for humor in

tense situations... and talk about your feelings with family members, friends or a therapist, if

necessary.

MIND OVER MEMORY

In addition to a healthful lifestyle, our brains need regular workouts. Specific memory techniques,


as described below, can improve your memory almost immediately.

These techniques exploit the fact that the brain's filing and storage systems work best when

information has meaning.

In fact, functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) scans have found that focusing on

meaningful (as opposed to nonsense) words increases activity in the frontal and temporal regions of

the brain.

To boost your memory, start practicing these three basic skills – Look, Snap and Connect.

Look and Listen means paying close attention to new information. Useful to exercise...

Remember key details when watching movies. This may include the hero's hairstyle, the furniture

in an important scene or the full name of a supporting character. Afterward, jot down as many

details about the movie as you can remember. The next day, check your list and try to write down

additional details.

Snap means creating a mental snapshot of what you wish to remember. Useful exercises...

Create a vivid, detailed image. Visualize a flower... a kitchen appliance... or a tool. In each case,

add detail – rather than a generic rose, visualize a bright yellow rose with a thorny stem and

dewdrops on its petals.

Alter the memory. To remember general items together, visualize each of the following – and alter

each one to make it unusual – table, stadium, stethoscope, airplane. Example: Imagine the table with

morning glories twining around each leg.

Connect means linking mental snapshots to remember lists, birth dates and names. Useful

exercises...

Connect unrelated images. Fix the name "George Waters," for example, in your memory with an

image of a river rushing through a gorge.

Create a story. You have a list of chores – mail a package at the post office, buy eggs at the

supermarket, call your cousin in New York, take out the garbage. To remember this list of tasks,


think of a fanciful image for each, and develop a story that connects them.

Gary W. Small, MD

Center on Aging at the University of California at Los Angeles

Special from Bottom Line/Health


MEMORY

Needed:

• Sleep 7-8 hours per night

• Train yourself to remember phone numbers, Do Focus and Memory Exercises

• Eat brain healthy omega-3 fatty acids (found in fish)

• Eat lean protein, healthy fruits and vegetables

• Avoid grains

• What’s good for the heart is good for the brain

• Physical Exercise; stay active

The Reality of Memory and Aging:

• 30’s – name loss common

• 40’s & 50’s – word and name loss common

• If you forget how to go somewhere that you have known how to get to before, or you forget

appointments, see a neurologist or psychotherapist

The following is from the BETTER BRAIN BOOK

by Dr. David Perlmutter

• Keep mentally active

• Eat blueberries and apples

• Increase your intake of antioxidants

• The brain is 70% fat

• DHEA – important brain nutrient


Alzheimer’s disease is preventable

• Stress, anxiety and depression increases your risk of Alzheimer’s disease

• Make sure to get enough sleep – 7 to 8 hours

• Remember aerobic exercise

• Inflammation of the brain leads to Alzheimer’s disease; coconut oil helps relieve inflammation.

New information is constantly and finally coming out about how to decrease inflammation in the

body and brain.


HEALTH AND WATER

Incredible as it seems, water is quite possibly the single most important catalyst in weight loss.

Water suppresses the appetite naturally and helps the body metabolize stored fat. Studies have

shown that a decrease in water intake will cause fat deposits to increase, while an increase in water

intake can actually reduce fat deposits. Although most of us take it for granted, water may be the

“only true magic potion” for permanent weight loss and here’s why:

The kidneys cannot function properly without enough water. When they do not work to capacity,

some of their workload is passed onto the liver. The liver’s primary function is to metabolize stored

fat into useable energy for the body. But, if the liver has to do some of the kidney’s work, it cannot

work at optimum efficiency. As a result, it metabolizes less fat and more fat remains stored in the

body and weight loss stops.

Drinking enough water is also the best treatment for fluid retention. When the body gets less water,

it perceives this as a threat to survival and begins to hold onto every drop. Water is stored in extra

cellular spaces (outside the cells). This shows up as swollen feet, hands and legs. Diuretics (pills)

offer a temporary solution at best as they “force” out stored water along with some essential

nutrients. The body will again perceive this as a threat and will replace the lost water at the first

opportunity. The best way to overcome the problem of water retention is to give your body what it

needs, plenty of fresh clean water.

If you have a constant problem with water retention, excess salt may also be to blame. Your body

will tolerate sodium only in certain concentrations. The larger the salt intake, the more water your

system retains to dilute the salt. But getting rid of unneeded salt is very easy; simply drink more

water. As water is forced through the kidneys, it removes the excess sodium and water retention

eases.

Larger people have larger metabolic loads; thus an overweight person naturally needs more water.

Water helps maintain proper muscle tone, by giving muscles their natural ability to contract and by

preventing dehydration. Water helps to prevent sagging skin that usually follows weight loss as the

shrinking cells are buoyed by water which plumps the skin and leaves it clear, healthy and resilient.

Water assists the body in expelling toxic wastes. During weight loss periods, the body has


substantially more waste to get rid of as the metabolized fat is broken down and shed. Water also

relieves constipation. With sufficient water intake, the bowel will function normally and

constipation problems are minimized. So far, we have discovered some remarkable truths about

water and about weight loss:

1.The body will not function properly without enough water and therefore cannot metabolize stored fat efficiently.

2.Retained water shows up as excess weight.

3.To get rid of excess water you must drink more water.

4.Drinking water is essential to weight loss, weight stability and proper body functions.

How Much Water is Enough?

On the average, a person should drink eight eight-ounce glasses of water everyday. However, the

overweight person needs one additional glass for every 25 pounds of excess weight. The amount

that you should drink should be increased if you exercise or if the weather is hot and dry. Water

should preferably be cold because it’s absorbed more quickly into the system than warm water.

Some evidence suggests that drinking cold water can actually burn calories! When the body gets

sufficient water to function optimally, its fluids are balanced and you have reached the “break-

through point.” This means that the endocrine gland functions normally and fluid retention is

minimal. More fat is used as fuel because the liver is free to metabolize stored fat and a natural

thirst desire returns.

by: H20 INTERNATIONAL, INC.


WATER: HOW MUCH SHOULD YOU DRINK EVERY DAY?

Water is essential to good health, yet needs vary by individual. These guidelines can help ensure you dr ink enough fluids.

By Mayo Clinic staff, 2011

How much water should you drink each day? It's a simple question with no easy answers. Studies have produced varying recommendations over the years, but in truth, your water needs depend on many factors, including your health, how active you are and where you live.

Although no single formula fits everyone, knowing more about your body's need for fluids will help you estimate how much water to drink each day.

Health benefits of water

Water is your body's pr incipal chemical component and makes up about 60 percent of your body weight. Every system in your body depends on water . For example, water flushes toxins out of vital organs, car r ies nutr ients to your cells and provides a moist environment for ear , nose and throat tissues.

Lack of water can lead to dehydration, a condition that occurs when you don' t have enough water in your body to car ry out normal functions. Even mild dehydration can drain your energy and make you tired.

How much water do you need?

Every day you lose water through your breath, perspiration, urine and bowel movements. For your body to function properly, you must replenish its water supply by consuming beverages and foods that contain water.

So how much water does the average, healthy adult living in a temperate climate need? In general, doctors recommend 8 or 9 cups. Here are the most common ways of calculating that amount:

Replacement approach. The average urine output for adults is about 1.5 liters (6.3 cups) a day. You lose close to an additional liter (about 4 cups) of water a day through breathing,


sweating and bowel movements. Food usually accounts for 20 percent of your total fluid intake, so if you consume 2 liters of water or other beverages a day (a little more than 8 cups) along with your normal diet, you will typically replace your lost fluids.

Eight 8-ounce glasses of water a day. Another approach to water intake is the "8 x 8 rule" — drink eight 8-ounce glasses of water a day (about 1.9 liters). The rule could also be stated, "Drink eight 8-ounce glasses of fluid a day," as all fluids count toward the daily total. Although the approach really isn't supported by scientific evidence, many people use this easy-to-remember rule as a guideline for how much water and other fluids to drink.

Dietary recommendations. The Institute of Medicine advises that men consume roughly 3 liters (about 13 cups) of total beverages a day and women consume 2.2 liters (about 9 cups) of total beverages a day.

Even apart from the above approaches, if you drink enough fluid so that you rarely feel thirsty and

produce 1.5 liters (6.3 cups) or more of colorless or slightly yellow urine a day, your fluid intake is

probably adequate. If you're concerned about your fluid intake, check with your doctor or a

registered dietitian. He or she can help you determine the amount of water that's best for you.

Factors that influence water needs

You may need to modify your total fluid intake depending on how active you are, the climate you live in, your health status, and if you're pregnant or breast-feeding.

Exercise. If you exercise or engage in any activity that makes you sweat, you need to drink extra

water to compensate for the fluid loss. An extra 400 to 600 milliliters (about 1.5 to 2.5 cups) of water

should suffice for short bouts of exercise, but intense exercise lasting more than an hour (for

example, running a marathon) requires more fluid intake. How much additional fluid you need

depends on how much you sweat during exercise, and the duration and type of exercise. During long

bouts of intense exercise, it's best to use a sports drink that contains sodium, as this will help replace

sodium lost in sweat and reduce the chances of developing hyponatremia [an electrolyte disturbance

in which the sodium concentration in the serum is lower than normal.]

In the vast majority of cases, hyponatremia occurs as a result of excess body water diluting


the serum sodium., which can be life-threatening. Also, continue to replace fluids after you're finished exercising.

Environment. Hot or humid weather can make you sweat and requires additional intake of

fluid. Heated indoor air also can cause your skin to lose moisture during wintertime. Further,

altitudes greater than 8,200 feet (2,500 meters) may trigger increased urination and more

rapid breathing, which use up more of your fluid reserves.

Illnesses or health conditions. When you have fever, vomiting or diarrhea, your body loses

additional fluids. In these cases, you should drink more water. In some cases, your doctor

may recommend oral rehydration solutions, such as Gatorade, Powerade or CeraLyte. Also,

you may need increased fluid intake if you develop certain conditions, including bladder

infections or urinary tract stones. On the other hand, some conditions such as heart failure

and some types of kidney, liver and adrenal diseases may impair excretion of water and even

require that you limit your fluid intake.

Pregnancy or breast-feeding. Women who are expecting or breast-feeding need additional

fluids to stay hydrated. Large amounts of fluid are used especially when nursing. The

Institute of Medicine recommends that pregnant women drink 2.3 liters (about 10 cups) of

fluids daily and women who breast-feed consume 3.1 liters (about 13 cups) of fluids a day.

Beyond the tap: Other sources of water

Although it's a great idea to keep water within reach at all times, you don't need to rely only on what

you drink to meet your fluid needs. What you eat also provides a significant portion of your fluid

needs. On average, food provides about 20 percent of total water intake. For example, many fruits

and vegetables, such as watermelon and tomatoes, are 90 percent or more water by weight.

In addition, beverages such as milk and juice are composed mostly of water. Even beer, wine and

caffeinated beverages — such as coffee, tea or soda — can contribute, but these should not be a

major portion of your daily total fluid intake. Water is still your best bet because it's calorie-free,

inexpensive and readily available.


Staying safely hydrated

It's generally not a good idea to use thirst alone as a guide for when to drink. By the time you become thirsty, you may already be slightly dehydrated. Further, as you get older your body is less able to sense dehydration and send your brain signals of thirst. On the other hand, excessive thirst and increased urination can be signs of a more serious medical condition. Talk to your doctor if you experience either.

To ward off dehydration and make sure your body has the fluids it needs, make water your beverage of choice. Most healthy adults can follow these tips:

Drink a glass of water with each meal and between each meal.

Hydrate before, during and after exercise.

Substitute sparkling water for alcoholic drinks at social gatherings.

Although uncommon, it is possible to dr ink too much water . When your kidneys are unable to excrete the excess water , the electrolyte (mineral) content of the blood is diluted, resulting in low sodium levels in the blood, a condition called hyponatremia. Endurance athletes, such as marathon runners, who dr ink large amounts of water , are at higher r isk of hyponatremia. In general, though, dr inking too much water is rare in healthy adults who eat an average Amer ican diet.


TO LIVE FULLY MEANS

LIVING

PASSIONATELY, PEACEFULLY, JOYFULLY

AND HELPFULLY,

WHILE CELEBRATING

AND PLAYING AT THIS GAME OF LIFE.

IN ORDER TO DO THIS,

LOOK AT YOUR LIFE

FROM A HIGHER PERSPECTIVE

RATHER THAN GETTING CAUGHT UP IN

THE DAY-TO-DAY

INCONSEQUENTIAL MATTERS.

LOVE ALL ASPECTS OF YOUR LIFE,

BE GRATEFUL FOR YOUR CHALLENGES FOR

THEY MAKE YOU GROW.


THE RATE

AT WHICH YOU LEARN

WILL BECOME

THE ONLY SUSTAINABLE

COMPETITIVE ADVANTAGE

YOU WILL HAVE

IN YOUR LIFE


OUR DEEPEST FEAR

Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. Our deepest fear is that we are

powerful beyond measure. It is our light, not our darkness that most frightens us.

We ask ourselves, ‘Who am I to be brilliant, gorgeous, talented, fabulous?’

Actually, who are you not to be? You are a child of God. Your playing small does

not serve the world. There is nothing enlightened about shrinking so that other

people won't feel insecure around you.

We are all meant to shine, as children do. We were born to make manifest the

glory of God that is within us. It's not just in some of us; it's in everyone.

And as we let our own light shine, we unconsciously give other people permission

to do the same. As we are liberated from our own fear, our presence automatically

liberates others.

Marianne Williamson A Return To Love: Reflections on the Principles of A Course in Miracles

Harper Collins, 1992

[Inaccurately attributed to Nelson Mandela, given in his inaugural speech.]


ABRE LA PUERTA

Her name is Hope and she’s 12 years old,

going on 20 to life. She is god at 5 feet tall.

Abre la Puerta, open the door

and let her in, give her food.

Old Florence lives in the parking garage

at the university with her bags and packs

on the floor all around and she washes

her 84 year old body in the sink at the library

with a piece of flannel from her deceased husband’s pajamas.

Abre la Puerta, she’s god.

Florence is God, there’s a God named Florencia.

Remember that old abuelita, your grandest grandmother?

How she staggered toward you on legs so thin?

You were just a baby then and she smiled all over your infant self

and when you rose young and steaming from the void

that was God in her abuelita form, crying with joy just to see you,

“Que, que, que babybita” she’d say to you.

“Oh look at you, you babybaby you…”

“Look,” says God, “she talks.” God talks baby talk.

She opened a door in her belly for you.

Your grandmother is God. God is a grandmother

And you remember that red room where you grew? That was God.

And remember the warm hands that received you? That was God.

And you remember your father’s hands holding your face,

as though it were some kind of jewel that might break?

In that moment, he was God.

Your mate who snores, well… God snores, you see.


Your mate is God, who can never find his socks.

And your lover who burns for things you cannot give,

that is God also.

Your mate is God.

God is a housewife in mudface and hair curlers

at the door waving goodbye in a housecoat.

God wears a housecoat.

And, oh, the world that is young and has loved so deeply

and been betrayed, whose skin hangs like rags

and whose arms have no muscle and whose eyes have lost luster;

open the door of your heartaches and step through the door of your betrayal.

Pass through the hole that is left in your heart.

Pass through because it is a door.

Abre la Puerta, open the door.

Do you remember that your legs are el anillo, the ring that circles the lover?

Your legs make a door, pass through the door,

Abre la Puerta pass the bulb through.

Open the door, the most sacred of doors,

the trail through your belly and the road up your spine.

Remember, fire is a door.

and song is a door. A scar is a door.


The forest on fire is a door

and the ocean ruined is a door.

Anything that needs us

or calls us to God is a door.


Anything that hurts us,


anything that needs us opens the door.


All of these years of seeming indestructibility,

the grandfather of your world dies

and his heart explodes

and yours breaks into a thousand pieces.

These are doors. Open the doors.

Abre la Puerta. Pass through these doors.

The world is a tribe of one-breasted women.

Walk through the door of the scars on their chest.


Over the edge of the world you go,

into the abyss. You march in time.

And put the best medicine in the worst of the wounds.


The lake in which you almost drowned, that is a door.

The slap in the face that made you kiss the floor, that is a door.

The betrayal that sent you straight to hell, that is a door.


Same old story, all strong souls first go to hell

before they do the healing of the world they came here for.

If we are lucky we return to help those still trapped below.


Hell is a door caused by pain.

Opening a flower, rain opening the Earth

the kisses of humans opening the heart of the world

these are doors.



The scar drawn by razors, that is a door.

The scars that are doors are opened, are opened.


The scars drawn by chainsaws across forests, those are doors.

The poem of new life that comes every dawn,

the soaring of sun, that is a door, the grave is a door.

The door to hell is a door.


Your grandmother, your grandfather,

your mother, your father have died leaving a hole in your life.

Step through that hole. It is an opening.

That hole is a threshold. That hole is a door.




By Clarissa Pinkola Estes, Ph. D From Theatre of the Imagination, Volume II (audio book),

Sounds True, Incorporated (September 1, 1995)


SUCCESS.

It' s a

MIND

GAME.


Jane Ann Covington's Center for Developing Mastery

& Hypnosis Institute International School

CLIENT REGISTRATION FORM

Would you like us to ______ call or ________ email you to remind you of appointments (please check one)? !Are you taking any medications? If so, please list the condition for which you are taking medication (e.g., blood pressure, high cholesterol, IBS, etc.).

__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

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Have you been hypnotized before? Yes No

If Yes, for what? ____________________________________________________________________________________________________

When? ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Did it work? Yes No !

(Please Print)

Today’s date: For Office Use Only: ____________________________CLIENT INFORMATION

Client’s last name: First: Middle: What would you like to be called?

Birth date:

/ /

Age: Sex: Home Phone No.: Cell Phone No.: Other Phone No.:! M ! F

( ) ( ) ( )

Street address: Email Address:

City: State: Zip Code: How did you hear about us? Who were you referred by?

EMPLOYER INFORMATIONEmployer:

Occupation:

Employer address: City: State: Zip Code:

IN CASE OF EMERGENCYName: Relationship to Client: Home phone No.: Cell/Other phone No.:

( ) ( )Address: City: State: Zip Code:

!I,_______________________________________________, request that Jane Ann Covington, Certified Hypnotherapist, Coach and Registered Behavioral Therapist, provide hypnosis, hypnotherapy, and/or self help educational services. I agree to be solely responsible for all charges incurred for services rendered from Jane Ann Covington, Center for Developing Mastery (“CDM”), or Hypnosis Institute International School (“HIIS”).

I also agree to give a minimum of 48 hours notice if I need to cancel or reschedule any appointment(s). In the event that less than 48 hours notice is given or I do not show up for any scheduled appointment(s), I authorize Jane Ann Covington, CDM, or HIIS to charge my credit card for 50% of the session fee for any appointments missed.

I have read, understand, and agree to the above in full by signature below.

Client/Guardian signature Date


Jane Ann Covington's Center for Developing Mastery & Hypnosis Institute International School

!!What issues are you here to resolve ?!

_________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________!!! Abandonment!! ADD!! Addiction!! Addiction to Foods!! Addiction to Shopping/

Returns!! Alcohol Usage!! Allergies!! Anger/Irritability!! Anxiety!! Artist’s Block!! Athletic Performance!! Balance!! Bed Wetting!! Body Image!! Boundaries!! Can’t Say No!! Compulsive!! Confidence!! Dating/Heartbreak!! Deep Disappointment!! Defensive!! Dental Anxiety!! Depression!! Difficulty Making

Decisions!! Disappointment!! Don’t Love Yourself!! Dyslexia/Spelling

Problems!! Eating Disorders!! Emotional!! Emptiness!! Epilepsy!! Failure/Making Mistakes!! Fear of Being Alone!! Fear of Flying!! Fear of Growing Up!! Fear of Making

Decisions!

! Fear of Making Mistakes!! Fear of the Unknown!! Fear of Being

Unaccepted!! Fears!! Fibromyalgia!! Financial Improvement!! GERD/IBS!! Guilt!! Hair Pulling!! Hard Headed!! Hatred!! Headaches!! Hormonal Problems!! Idealistic!! Immature!! Immune Enhancement!! Impatience!! Impotence/Frigidity!! Impulsive!! Individualistic!! Insecure!! Insomnia!! Intimacy!! Introvert!! Irritable!! Lack of Energy!! Lack of Motivation!! Lazy!! Learning Acceleration!! Learning Disability!! Memory/Recall!! Migraines/Headaches!! Moody!! Motion Sickness!! Nail Biting!! Negative Thoughts!! No Satisfaction!! Not Good Enough!

! Obsessive!! Obsessive Compulsive

Disorder!! Overwhelmed!! Pain!! Parenting Issues!! Perfectionist!! Performance Anxiety!! Phobic Reactions!! PMS/Menstrual Cramps!! Procrastination!! PTSD!! Public Speaking!! Relationship Issues!! Reproductive Issues!! Sadness!! School-Focus/Test

Taking!! Self-Critical!! Self-Doubt!! Self-Esteem!! Self-Motivation!! Self-Sabotage!! Self-Worth!! Sensory Issues!! Shame!! Shopping Addiction!! Short Tolerance!! Shy!! Smoking!! Stage Fright!! Strategy to Evolve!! Stress/Hypertension!! Stroke Recovery!! Stuck!! Stuttering!! Substance Abuse!! Surgical Anxiety!! Teeth Grinding!

! Thumb Sucking!! Tobacco Usage!! Too Generous!! Trouble with Authority

Figures!! Trust!! Undisciplined!! Unhappy!! Uninspired!! Vision Problems!! Weight Problems!! Work Problems!! Other:_______________

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HOMEWORK

Welcome, Student!

Explanation of Process Sequencing:

Visit 1: Begin working on your “clients” by completing the first visit, interview, brain wave pattern

description of hypnosis and first hypnosis session (progressive relaxation, release, tomato seed,

suggestions relative to their main underlying issue(s).

Visit 2: Teach them The Mind (referencing a main issue they are wanting to correct), and How We

Create and Change Habits and Patterns…you should continue to work with them as follows.

Visit 3 and on-going: You will learn star ting in the 201 – Here’s the continuing homework

assignment: Assuming they have continued to listen to the CD of the first hypnosis session you did

with them in preparation for the hypnotherapy session (that you will learn in the 201). Give them

about 10 days to 2 or 3 weeks between the first hypnosis visit and their next hypnosis visit.

501 Instructions: [See next page for full overview of requirements]

Instructions for completing and turning in your homework to get credit for the 501 (Certified

Clinical Hypnotherpist) level: Write up the case each time you meet with them; allowing yourself to

continue the case study on them including their name, date of service, issue, and attach any notes

you made during the check in at the first of this meeting, and notes that you took during the session

from information you gleaned, as well as from the feedback they were giving you and how you

helped them to reinforce what they needed during the session that would be recorded for

reinforcement afterwards.

If you are unclear, please call me at (904) 742-6602 before 6pm, or better yet, schedule a time for us

to talk by calling the office at (404) 442-8700.

Thanks and Best to you,

Jane Ann


501 EXPERIENTIAL CLINICAL HOMEWORK INSTRUCTIONS OVERVIEW

The following is the Outline of Report you turn in to Jane Ann Covington on each volunteer you

work with. First, DON’T TAKE ON COMPLICATED ISSUES UNTIL YOU HAVE LEARNED

THE 201 LEVEL AND BEYOND. Work at an appropriate level as you learn more and more.

You will need to submit a report each time you work with a person. Follow up sessions will require

a subsequent report. Keep each volunteer IN A SEPARATE SECTION, organized by first, name,

and date you worked with them. Start an INDEX listing each “Client” at the beginning of your

homework notebook and update it each time you hand in new information.

Again, be sure to keep the client’s sessions organized by date, with a summary of dates and times

spent on a covering page. Turn the follow-ups in on the same person (in other words, when working

with the same person over time, keep reports on them in sequence and hand them all in each time).

Thank them for their participation in your learning process. Explain briefly how the process will go

and the need for them to commit to listening to the recording that you make for them. If they are not

willing to work with you, to participate and do their part, you may want to find someone else. It you

don’t take it seriously, they may not either.

Turn in the following on each client; modified for each visit as appropriate.


501 EXPERIENTIAL CLINICAL HOMEWORK INSTRUCTIONS EXAMPLE

Your Name: Date:

Time Spent: (Ex: 1.5 hr)

When you find a participant, get their agreement to follow through (listen to recordings, etc.) The following is an example:

1. Client Name: Jane D. DOB: 00/00/2000 Age: 50

2. Issue(s):

3. Goal / Desired Outcome:

4. Attach written (preferably typed) interview notes. Follow the interview instructions outline and make sure they are legible.

5. Attach suggestions you wrote for them (to be included in Item 6)

6. Attach hypnosis process (inductions (can just say Toes Up Induction for now & written suggestions).

7. Be sure to record the process and give them recording at the end with request to listen to it until they meet with you again.

8. Feedback from client (1-2 sentences)

a. Check in: How do you feel? What was your experience?

b. What was your experience of my working with you? What worked for you? What didn’t work for you?

9. Give them the recording and ask them, getting their agreement ahead of time, to listen to the recording daily until the next time you meet in a week or two, or at the longest (hopefully) in at least three weeks.

Note: This is just an outline: create your own sheet on your own computer . Copy the above and make plenty of room to fill it out on your computer. Turn in typewr itten or pr inted mater ials or photocopies of any scr ipts you use or reference any that I have taught you (in that case I don’t need a copy, just reference it so I am aware of what you shared with them).

Documents

HIIS 2016 101-2 FINAL - Hypnosis Institute International