How to Hypnotize Yourself...Without Losing Your Mind: A Self-Hypnosis Training Program for Students and Educators (Paperback)

by Wayne F. Perkins (Author)

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Product Description
How do you achieve all of your goals using self-hypnosis? Wayne F. Perkins, Clinical Hypnotherapist, teaches you not only the principles and theories of hypnosis but allows you to experiment with self-hypnosis before much of the theory is presented. How To Hypnotize Yourself Without Losing Your Mind, is a combination textbook/workbook, that teaches you step by step how and when to give yourself suggestions and then how to apply them to help you achieve all of your personal goals. The Perkins Method of Self-hypnosis may be used by hypnotherapists to teach their clients how to administer and master self-hypnosis. Unlike most self-hypnosis books that begin with hypnosis justification, history, and theory, Wayne allows you to experience meaningful hypnosis by Chapter 3. Finishing Chapter 11, the reader/student will have been presented the complete art of self-suggestion. The reader may hyperlink to the history, theory, or hypnosis resources chapters at any time during the instruction, but it is not necessary. The reader controls where and when meaningful goal achievement instruction will take place. "How To Hypnotize Yourself Without Losing Your Mind," is constructed with spiral binding. This allows the reader to write in the book and complete its many activities, as the book remains at on a desk or table. Additional hypnosis exercise and evaluation forms are included to allow you to use these techniques on challenges as they arrive in your life. New information is presented and updated in this Trafford, on-demand-published book. Students and hypnotherapists can complete a registration form and be notified when free revisions, chapters and hypnosis resources are available in the future. --This text refers to the Spiral-bound edition.

About the Author
"My mission in life is to help you achieve your mission in life." --Wayne F. Perkins, Clinical Hypnotherapist

Wayne F. Perkins is a Certified Clinical Hypnotherapist and Educational Hypnotist. In addition to presenting entertaining and educational, stage hypnosis at high schools, colleges and universities, Wayne presents workshops and seminars that offer real world solutions to life's challenges. He teaches how to put your goals on autopilot. Attendees at Wayne's Self-hypnosis workshops learn how to use their personal "autopilot" as well as powerful goal achievement techniques. Wayne also presents workshops throughout the United States and Canada, on improving sales performance, overcoming stress, hypnotic past-life regression, and overcoming test anxiety. In additional to a life as a professional hypnotist, Wayne has over 16 years experience as a professional sales representative and trainer. He integrates hypnosis with selling techniques to help salespeople achieve maximum results.

Wayne F. Perkins is a Certified Clinical Hypnotherapist and Educational Hypnotist. He received his certification from The American Board of Hypnotherapy. Wayne received his training at the American Institute of Hypnotherapy, in California, and the Hypnotism Institute of Chicago. He is a professional hypnotherapist and has worked with people for over 20 years. Wayne received a Bachelor of Science in Education degree from Northern Illinois University, in 1972. Wayne taught Business Education at Elgin High School in Elgin, Illinois until 1975. He studied hypnotism at the Hypnotism Institute of Chicago and later taught "Self-hypnosis for Self-Improvement," at Triton College in River Grove, Illinois. --This text refers to the Spiral-bound edition.

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Product Details

• Paperback: 212 pages
• Publisher: Authorhouse (November 1999)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1585003557
• ISBN-13: 978-1585003556
• Product Dimensions: 8 x 5 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 10.2 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 2.6 out of 5 stars See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #1,102,902 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Practical, Easy read but what is it's real purpose??, October 17, 2001

By	M. Patterson "jasmines1" (Japan) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This review is from: How To Hypnotize Yourself Without Losing Your Mind: A Self-hypnosis Training Program For Students and Educators (Spiral-bound)

I was very excited to receive this book and had been looking forward to it's arrival. Many of the reviews were very positive, and I considered the "advertisement" adage as just a fluke (sorry now that I didn't head the warning). As I began reading this I was pleasantly surprised to find it an easy read even though it seemed to be published in a textbook/teachers guide format (spiral bound publication). The information was accurate and practical.

With that said let me explain what did NOT appeal to me. I found that any real substance in this book could have very easily fit in a small pocket book of less than 30 pages. The information was practical and easy to understand but nothing unique and would not be remarkably enlightening to anyone who has read even "beginners" books on the subject.

The exercises were logical and truly the only real information, I felt, useful. The "scripts" were very average and similar ones that can be obtained on many free web sources. But what really troubled me about this book was this:

As I began reading, the author repeatedly gives his web address, mentioning what a great information source it was (no exaggeration when I say about every third page, for the first section of the book). Even stating; "if you do not have Internet access, I would strongly recommend that you get access." My initial thought was `how nice I can read the book and refer to the site for updates and additional information'. Later, when I ventured to the site I was greatly disappointed. Realizing it was nothing more than a very unprofessional web-site only being utilized for Advertisement to promote his E-books and training's. No Real information at all. There was nothing of substance, only a few descriptions and hints "sample chapters" about his books. The entire concept left me with a negative perception of this author. Feeling his real objective
had little to nothing to do with educating and most or ALL to do with MAKING MORE MONEY!!!

Now if truly intend to purchase this book for the sparse information it carries, I feel we can all learn from several sources. It is practical, and easy to understand, but be prepared to be repeatedly reminded of his true intent with the all to obvious advertising threw out the book.

My personal recommendation would be that you not waist your time or money and find a better self-hypnosis source. There are several better ones out there, along with some great information on the web if your willing to do a little searching.
Good luck on your ventures.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Not the best of choices, February 4, 2003

By	William Oterson (About 50 miles, or so, east of Manhattan.) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

Compares unfavorably to other books in this genre. There is the inevitable commercial, in every chapter, to visit the author's web site. There is considerable repetition. Almost leads the reader to believe there was a maximum amount of difficulty finding text to fill the (required?) pages. I don't believe the book was proof read, there are so many errors in spelling, sentence structure etc. I purchased the book relying on past reviews and, frankly, I will not make that mistake again.

12 of 17 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Readers can access hypnosis and help themselves. TC. England, August 4, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: How To Hypnotize Yourself Without Losing Your Mind: A Self-hypnosis Training Program For Students and Educators (Spiral-bound)

Wayne Perkins sets out to enable two things with his book; to show the student how to access hypnosis and the best strategies for utilizing its benefits. The book is reasonably light on theory (did I hear a sigh of relief?) but complete with practical tuition and personal examples. The author shares his experience with the reader but it doesn't end there because technologies are employed to ensure the student has an interactive and up to the minute involvement in the learning process. Through a special site on the Internet the reader can get updates to the text, share comments with other enthusiasts and ask questions of the author himself. This is a very practical workbook which actively encourages a commitment from the reader and so is far less likely to end up languishing on the shelf! Thomas Connelly, DBSCH, D.Hyp Editor of Hypnogenesis Magazine