Mindfulness and hypnosis : the power of suggestion to transform experience / Michael D. Yapko.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Yapko, Michael D.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Hypnotism.

Mental suggestion.

Mindfulness-based cognitive therapy.

Physical Description:

xviii, 230 pages ; 25 cm

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

New York : Norton, [2011]

Summary:

Yapko, a clinical psychologist, explains how guided mindfulness meditation works in reducing stress, pain, anxiety and other health concerns. Hypnosis can effectively induce a person, through the power of suggestion, to change a behavior. Methods used to bring about hypnosis, such as authoritarian or permissive, how to dissociate, and what it is to be mindful while hypnotized are just a few of the areas touched on. This book is a useful guide for clinicians, as well as for anyone wanting to gain a better understanding of how hypnosis and meditation work together. Annotation ©2011 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

Contents:

The power of focus

Suggestion: the catalyst of experiential methods

Deconstructing experiential processes

The forces behind the power of focus

Guided mindfulness meditation and clinical hypnosis : shared structures and functions

Paradoxes (or are they?) evident in practice

The art of discrimination : strive to accept, strive to change-or do both?

Moving forward mindfully and hypnotically

Appendix A: hypnosis organizations and journals for professionals

Appendix B: mindfulness resources.

Notes:

"A Norton professional book."

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9780393706970

0393706974

OCLC:

706023487