Hi Balddad,
If I've understood your question, I'd say the first thing you need to do is also the second, third, fourth... thing.
PRACTICE
I - or loads of people here - could recommend any number of great books. But that doesn't match the benefit of actually getting out there and doing it. If I can be so bold as to suggest what/how to practice, I'd go for something like:
1) Inductions
Just master a few. Maybe Elman, My friend John, PMR and the Bandler Handshake. This is great because it builds your confidence and teaches a fair bit about the principles of hypnosis.
2) NLP(ish) techniques
E.g. Swish, Fast Phobia Cure, etc.
3) Language Patterns
E.g. Ericksonian stuff
That would give you a great grounding and they are the kind of things that it should be fairly easy to get practice in.
Alongside practice, I'd recommend some live training. Names to look out for are Anthony Jacquin, Jonathan Chase and Stephen Brooks. Adam Eason is also said to be very good, but I'm not sure if he does any shorter courses and I don't know as much about him.
balddad77 wrote:Hello to all that are in the forums. I am a man who has recently been discovering the world of hypnosis. I love to read about the mind and it's wonderful abilities. From all that reading, it only made sense that I would look into hypnosis. I have yet to perform a hypnotic session, although I am starting to feel more confidence in my understanding of the subject.
I have a wife that says she can't be hypnotised and she doesn't want to be hypnotised. But I have five kids also, and they are 9-6 in ages. I think that would be something cool that they would enjoy and get a lot of benefit out of.
As far as the hypnosis portion is concerned, I read the suggestion sticky and I love reading all the insight that you all have. I have been fascinated with the mind ever since I can remember and I have done countless hours of reading and learning. I have a mildly photographic memory, although I know that is not something that is believed by all. I have the ability to read a page and then for some reason, dependant on what I am reading, I can literally picture the page and almost read word for word what is on the page. I know that in itself is a form of "super concentration" and it is something that I used to get me through school.
My question to you all is that given my desire to learn this hypnosis aspect of the mind, what do I have to do in order to get myself in a position to use my hypnosis abilities that I learn to help people? I want to be a hypnotherapist, but I am not sure of the path I need to take to get there.
Thank you all for your time in reading my rambling and in advance for your comments.