Remember Milton?

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Remember Milton H. Erickson? “Milton Hyland Erickson (5 December 1901 – 25 March 1980) was an American psychiatrist and psychologist specializing in medical hypnosis and family therapy.” ~Wikipedia “Mind-body medicine is real and a powerful addition to the therapist’s toolbox. How about the doctor’s toolbox too and that in the hindsight of COVID-19?” “Once a year on the 4th of July David would do a seemingly simple, but deceptively simple, psychological process called “Dialogue with the Virus.” He would imagine (or visualize) taking his HIV/AIDS virus out of his body and giving it a shape and a name. He would then have a casual but honest chat to it for a few minutes and then thank it for its time before returning it to his body. This was among many techniques that he used to take proactive steps to increase his chances of not only surviving AIDS, but also thriving and living a fulfilling life. We can all take a leaf out of his book in memoriam.” The books and training materials included here – now in the Public Domain thanks to Neil’s thoughtful, kind and ultimately crucial, choice – cover psychoneuroimmunology or PNI, hypnotherapy and Reiki. Thanks to some ground-breaking research from Jonathan the subjects are actually: “one all-encompassing love of knowledge under the unwitting umbrella of psychotherapy (sex therapy too?) – a passion of mine [his] that continues to this day.” Jonathan provides the remarkable backdrop in which these “educational” tools and materials were written and eventually found a “voice” through the publication of “Remember Milton?” from Libra Balances The Books – on the 25th Anniversary of his introduction to the subject through his one time partner, and friend of David and Neil – Geraldene. Sadly David and Geraldene are no longer with us. May this collection be in their memory with a prayer, love and light for all sentient beings, everywhere. Libra Balances The Books In the Ukraine Refuge at Big Tree Harare On this day, Wednesday the 5th of April, 2023 Cover Remember Milton H. Erickson? Copyright Contents Foreword 1. Remember Milton? 2. John Milton’s ‘Paradise Lost’ 3. Rhodesia 4. Harare before the turn of the Millennium 5. About the Authors 6. First Things First 7. Meet the Team 8. Zimbabwe 9. "Piping Down the Valleys Wild" 10. “The Tiger” 11. “Walk On (Ukraine)” 12. Any Other (unfinished) Business? 13. Introductory Material 1. The PNI Book Cover Inside Cover Contents Preface Chapter 1: Introduction: What is PNI? Chapter 2: Before you start … Chapter 3: Mind-Body Connections Chapter 4: Trigger Events Chapter 5: Finding The Focus: Shadow Assessment Chapter 6: Plan of Action: Connecting the Dots Chapter 7: Long Life - Why Bother ? Chapter 8: The Right to Live Chapter 9: Dealing With Fears Chapter 10: Emotions: Get it out of your body! Chapter 11: Building Internal Resources Chapter 12: Unfinished Business Chapter 13: A little Talk might help… Chapter 14: Personal Stories References Recommended Reading 2. Hypnosis Certification Training Index of Contents 1. What is Hypnosis? 2. The Origins of Hypnosis 3. The Nature & Structure of the Mind 4. The Nature of Hypnosis 5. Altered States of Consciousness 6. Hypnotic Phenomena 7. Potential Obstacles to inducing the Hypnotic State 8. Inductions 9. Components of Inductions 10. Additions to Standard Inductions 11. SOUND & VIOLENCE PATTERS 12. Depths of Hypnosis 13. Two Styles of Hypnosis 14. Glossary of Hypnosis Terms 15. Basic Communication Skills 16. VAK (Visual-Auditory-Kinesthetic) 17. Unconscious Rapport-Building 18. Non-Verbal Rapport 19. Rapport: Matching & Mismatching 20. Association & Dissociation 21. Difficult Clients 22. Getting to the Specifics of an Issue 23. Client Profile & History 24. Model Hypnosis Session Format 25. Brief Notes on First Contact & Interview 26. Activating the Critical Factor 27. Suggestibility Testing 28. Tests for Depth 29. Methods to Deepen Inductions 30. Synchronised Breathing 31. Rapid Induction: Hand-Drop Technique 32. First Visit Induction 33. Progressive Relaxation 34. Dave Elman Induction 35. Walter Sichort (1978) Progressive Relaxation 36. Grey Room Induction 37. Safe Space (The Shield of Protection) 38. Emerging from Induction 39. Grounding 40. Removing Blocks to Hypnosis 41. How to create a patter 42. Asthma 43. Feeling Good About Self 44. Headache (General) 45. Headache (Migraine) 46. Insomnia (Sleeplessness) 47. Memory Improvement 48. Pain Control 49. Procrastination 50. Tension (Eliminating Tension) 51. Weight Loss (One Session) 52. Self-Hypnosis Induction 53. How to Give Yourself Suggestions 54. Self-Hypnosis Suggestions 3. Regression Hypnotherapy Certification Training Index of Contents 1. Brief History of Major Therapies in the 20th Century 2. Introduction to Regression Therapy 3. Structure of the Human Mind 4. Structure of Experience 5. Areas of Memory 6. Communication in Regression 7. Valences 8. Restimulation 9. Ethics 10. Basic Structure of a Regression Session 11. Pre-Regression Preparations Therapist (Personal Preparation) Client Preparation (Before & after arriving) Environment Therapist-Client Discussion 12. Induction Progressive Relaxation Mental Relaxation: “Twenty Steps Down” Safe Space Transition to the Past 13. Regression Process 14. Emerging: “Count Five Breaths” 15. Grounding 16. Post-Regression Discussion and Integration 17. Additional Techniques Genetic Memory Regression Core Transformation 18. Post-Training Knowledge Evaluation 4. Reiki Usui 4a. Reiki Usui: First Degree 4b. Reiki Usui: Second Degree 4c. Reiki Usui: Advanced Degree 4d. Reiki Usui: Reiki Attunements 5. Karuna Ki Reiki 5a. Karuna Ki Reiki: Level 1 5b. Karuna Ki Reiki: Level 2 5c. Karuna Ki Reiki: Level 3 Afterword 1. Recommended Reading 2. Endnote, Postscript 3. On Completion Appendix: Reiki Symbols