Book review: Hypnosis and Hypnotherapy by Calvin Banyan and Gerald Kein
This article was originally published on February 28, 2008
I chose this book to review because it is another of the books that changed the way that i do Hypnotherapy. The subtitle is Basic to Advanced Techniques for the Professional.
Until I read this book I had done mostly direct suggestion hypnosis and read or memorized scripts for clients. This book opened my eyes to other ways of helping my clients be successful with their hypnosis experience,
The book starts with describing the best ways to learn hypnosis and moves on to how to set up a Hypnotists office. In my opinion the meat of the book is when they discuss age regression and the use of the affect bridge. Actually Calvin Banyan has developed a system of Hypnotherapy based on these concepts called 5 Path Hypnosis. I have been certified in this method and have found it to be very successful. It is my opinion that nothing has been held back that would enable one to become more proficient in this craft.
There are many more concepts discussed in this book and I believe that even the most experienced Hypnotist can find some value in the pages. of thios book The book concludes with a script for a a modified Elman Induction that is very effective. I recommend this book for any practicing or aspiring Hypnotist or Hypnotherapist