Deep Sleep with Medical Self-Hypnosis [Audiobook, Unabridged] [Audio CD]

Steven Gurgevich (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: June 1, 2009

You counted sheep and drank warm milk-but you're still awake. Now what? On Deep Sleep with Medical Self-Hypnosis, Dr. Steven Gurgevich offers you an alternative solution: clinically proven mind-body techniques. This easy-to-use program will help you achieve a good night's sleep and wake up feeling alert, alive, and refreshed. With five guided trancework sessions, you will explore: --How to sink into slumber effortlessly with "Easy Sleep"--a simple induction that's as effective as a sleeping pill. --How to tap into the power of your imagination andsubconscious mind to awaken with new solutions using "Creative Sleep" and the "Museum of Infinite Ideas". --"Healing Sleep" to call upon your body's inner wisdom for wellness. If you're tired of sleepless nights and groggy days, you're not alone. Now with Deep Sleep with Medical Self-Hypnosis, you can enjoy the fast track to restorative sleep through the power of your mind-body connection. Gurgevich, PhD. WARNING: Possible side effects of practicing the self-hypnosis techniques in this program include restful sleep, increased energy, and improved mental clarity.

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About the Author

Steven Gurgevich, Ph.D., is a clinical assistant professor at the University of Arizona's College of Medicine, where he teaches mind-body medicine to physicians in Dr. Andrew Weil's courses at the Arizona Center of Integrative Medicine. He also directs the center's Mind-Body Clinic and most recently co-authored The Self-Hypnosis Diet (Sounds True, 2007), Relieve Anxiety with Medical Hypnosis (Sounds True, 2007), and more. Dr. Gurgevich resides in Tucson.

Product Details

• Audio CD
• Publisher: Sounds True, Incorporated; abridged edition edition (June 1, 2009)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1591797144
• ISBN-13: 978-1591797142
• Product Dimensions: 5.7 x 5.3 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 3.2 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (31 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #101,095 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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More About the Author

Dr. Steven Gurgevich is a psychologist specializing in Mind-Body Medicine. He is Clinical Assistant Professor of Medicine at the University of Arizona, College of Medicine, and Director of The Mind-Body Clinic within Dr. Andrew Weil's Arizona Center of Integrative Medicine. Dr. Gurgevich continues his thirty-seven years of private practices at Behavioral Medicine, Ltd, and Sabino Canyon Integrative Medicine, LLC, in Tucson, Arizona.

He is a Fellow, Approved Consultant, and faculty of the American Society of Clinical Hypnosis. Other memberships include: the Society for Clinical and Experimental Hypnosis, the American Psychological Association, state and local psychological societies.

Dr. Gurgevich's most recent book is Hypnosis House Call which includes a 2-hour DVD (published by Sterling, Jan. 2011). He is author of the Sounds True publications: The Self-Hypnosis Home Study Course, Relax Rx, Relieve Anxiety with Medical Hypnosis, The Self-Hypnosis Diet (audio), The Self-Hypnosis Diet (book, co-author Joy Gurgevich), and Heal Yourself with Medical Hypnosis (co-author Andrew Weil, MD) and Relieve Stress with Medical Hypnosis. He is also the author of over 60 titles of medical hypnosis applications published by Tranceformation Works' Healing with Hypnosis Series, numerous textbook chapters and professional papers about medical hypnosis.


Dr. Gurgevich and his wife, Joy, live and practice near Sabino Canyon National Park in Tucson, Arizona, and have a virtual home at HealingWithHypnosis.com

Customer Reviews

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24 of 24 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars this program does help, November 24, 2009

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K. Draper (oklahoma) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Deep Sleep with Medical Self-Hypnosis (Audio CD)

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I have a number of sleep CDs, and they basically fall into two categories: 1. the ones that help, and 2. The ones that don't do anything, or even keep me awake. This CD thankfully belongs to the former. It is divided into several sections which Dr. Gurgawich names at the beginning, but I've never heard more than the first two or three before I fall asleep. This is good, of course, but I'd like to sit down with the CD to listen and take notes, so I can see how to use the rest of the program.

I do better with CDs that have guided imagery than those with only music. My problem is that I think too much, and I just can't get my brain to turn off. So, even when I am terribly sleepy, the silence allows my mind to fall into a wakefulness. Having some words to focus on really helps this. (I must admit that even boring audio books often help; though reading before bed is too stimulating).

During the first part of the CD, while the doctor is introducing the program and it's various parts, I do some "progressive relaxation" exercises, which help relax my muscles and prepare me to focus on the words. What he calls "self hypnosis" is different from what people may normally associate with this term. He says that "all hypnosis is self hypnosis", and also that it is similar to the times when we go into a "trance" like daydreaming or disconnecting from the world at hand. He teaches you a trick to help you focus early on in the CD, where you put your thumb and finger together, breathe deeply and hold it for the count of five. This creates a conditioned response (my words) which you can use anytime you are trying to sleep--like being away from home, presumably when you don't have the CD with you.

So, if you are the kind of person who can't shut your mind off at night and go to sleep, or need some calming words to focus on rather than music, I think you'd probably get some relief using this program.

26 of 27 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars ZZZZZ, June 25, 2009

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Nicole S. Urdang (Western New York) - See all my reviews
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I have been trying to review this set of CDs for a few days, but every time I turn it on I fall asleep!

As a psychotherapist trained in clinical hypnosis, I start out paying attention to the type of induction he is using, but am quickly drawn in and dozing before I can parse out what he's doing. Granted, it's the end of the day and I am sleepy, but this really does work like a charm. I will recommend it to all my patients.

You might want to download it to your MP3 player for other situations in which you want to calm down, like travel, hospital stays, and life transitions.

The two CDs have five different options:

Easy Sleep
Sweet Dreams
Creative Sleep
Healing Sleep
Deep Sleep

It would be fun to use the creative sleep track for a month and see what it catalyzed.

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10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars my opinion of the Deep Sleep tape, October 17, 2009

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Astrid A. Palmer (south florida) - See all my reviews
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I like this tape it's much better than others I have listened to regarding the same subject. Does it work? sometimes it does, I often fall asleep without hearing the end
of the tape, other times I have to listen to it all and I'm still awake at the end, I guess it's just me, not the tape.
I'm just a lousy sleeper never can get more than 5 or 6 hours of sleep, I would love 8 but I think that would take a miracle! I have been that way for a long time. I hate to take sleeeping aids so I like listening to Deep Sleep better, I like the self healing part of the tape the best, I strongly believe we are capable of healing ourselves with proper relaxation and breathing techniques and thru self-hypnosis which is what the tape is all about. Dr. Steven Gurgevich has a very soothing voice and he works
a lot with Dr. Andrew Weil who I greatly admire for his integrated medicine beliefs. I would recommend this tape, it's much better than a lot of other ones that are out there.