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My best recommendation for Mindfulness and Hypnosis is that while reading it, I felt as if I were in a master class with Michael Yapko. A class not to be missed.
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Guided mindfulness meditations, when a therapist makes suggestions to the client, are examined in this book. Discussing the role of suggestion in experience and offering the author's concrete suggestions for integrating this work into psychotherapy, the book is a practical guide to hypnosis, focusing, and mindfulness for the clinician.
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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
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Michael D. Yapko's most recent book, is a treasure chest of inspiration and a must read for every aspiring Cognitive Behavioural Hypnotherapist. Here, Yapko has lighted on the recent interest in the ancient Buddhist meditation technique, Mindfulness, which has been shown to be very successful in the treatment of recurrent depression and related anxiety problems. (NICE, Sept, 2011)
In his usual style he goes straight to the point and explains his rationale simply and clearly, without obfuscating and without over reaching. He draws a distinction between the practice of meditation as an individual pursuit, seen by some as a spiritual quest, or a strategy for self-help, and the clinical use of guided mindfulness meditation, (GMM), as an interpersonal approach to emotional, cognitive and behavioural change.
The simplicity of Yapko's approach is summarised as follows, "The very first thing you learn when you study hypnosis is this: What you focus on, you amplify. If I ask you to be aware of the sensations right now in your right hand, such as its temperature, the pressure or weight of anything you might be holding, or whatever else you might become aware of related to that hand, you can focus your attention increasingly on that hand and really become aware of it, and while you do so, you have no awareness of your left foot, until I draw your attention to it." (Page 29)
In various ways, Yapko demonstrates the benefits of focussing awareness, to the exclusion of all else, and the practise of this deliberate strategy as a way of achieving change. CBH uses hypnosis for a variety of purposes from assessment to belief change, and so we are well used to focussing the awareness of our clients in this way. But Yapko uses this phenomenon to achieve an elegant approach to treatment.
"If you know the phrase, `he only sees what he wants to see,' then you are already aware that people can notice what they choose to notice. By implication, we can also not notice what we choose not to notice. This perceptual phenomenon is referred to as selective attention, that is, the ability to focus on one portion of an experience while turning out the rest." (Page 125)
By helping ourselves, and others, to recognise that we are paying 'selective attention' to the events in our lives, past, present and future, to the exclusion of that which we choose to ignore or deny, we can help to expand awareness of those things that we habitually ignore or `turn out', thereby restoring a balance, and improving emotional health.
There is much here to inspire, and a wealth of practical material for those already practising or for those just starting out. (Ian Martin, Lecturer in CBH at CCBH, Baker Street, London)
In his usual style he goes straight to the point and explains his rationale simply and clearly, without obfuscating and without over reaching. He draws a distinction between the practice of meditation as an individual pursuit, seen by some as a spiritual quest, or a strategy for self-help, and the clinical use of guided mindfulness meditation, (GMM), as an interpersonal approach to emotional, cognitive and behavioural change.
The simplicity of Yapko's approach is summarised as follows, "The very first thing you learn when you study hypnosis is this: What you focus on, you amplify. If I ask you to be aware of the sensations right now in your right hand, such as its temperature, the pressure or weight of anything you might be holding, or whatever else you might become aware of related to that hand, you can focus your attention increasingly on that hand and really become aware of it, and while you do so, you have no awareness of your left foot, until I draw your attention to it." (Page 29)
In various ways, Yapko demonstrates the benefits of focussing awareness, to the exclusion of all else, and the practise of this deliberate strategy as a way of achieving change. CBH uses hypnosis for a variety of purposes from assessment to belief change, and so we are well used to focussing the awareness of our clients in this way. But Yapko uses this phenomenon to achieve an elegant approach to treatment.
"If you know the phrase, `he only sees what he wants to see,' then you are already aware that people can notice what they choose to notice. By implication, we can also not notice what we choose not to notice. This perceptual phenomenon is referred to as selective attention, that is, the ability to focus on one portion of an experience while turning out the rest." (Page 125)
By helping ourselves, and others, to recognise that we are paying 'selective attention' to the events in our lives, past, present and future, to the exclusion of that which we choose to ignore or deny, we can help to expand awareness of those things that we habitually ignore or `turn out', thereby restoring a balance, and improving emotional health.
There is much here to inspire, and a wealth of practical material for those already practising or for those just starting out. (Ian Martin, Lecturer in CBH at CCBH, Baker Street, London)
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
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Yapko has an excellent reputation for his work both as a psychologist and through his specialisation in hypnosis. This book gives therapists a good structure to follow for their use of clinical hypnosis and updates their understanding of the subject (there are a lot of myths that have crept into the field). What makes this book unique (as far as I know) is the way that Yapko applies his knowledge of hypnosis to 'mindfulness', now an increasingly popular aspect of psychotherapy. Yapko explores the similarities and differences between these terms and gives guidance notes on three example structured sessions, which he de-constructs for our benefit. Two are by other authors, and are examples of a mindfulness meditation and a guided meditation respectively. The third is a hypnosis session by Yapko. In comparing these approaches, Yapko shows how the skills and structures he is suggesting in the book can be used in therapy even without formal hypnosis. That is the part I have found most helpful but there is much more to the book than that segment. I had already been using imagery and hypnosis before being introduced to Yapko's work but now I wish I'd started reading his books sooner. Even if you are a therapist who does not normally use imagery, mindfulness, or hypnosis (and if you read this book you might wonder why not) there are very useful insights into the structure of a session and ways of helping your clients.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
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This is a very positive book, clearly focused and well written. Yapko, who will be no stranger to anyone with an interest in hypnotherapy, focuses on the recent interest in mindfulness meditations, and asks and answers many questions of interest to both therapist and client.
You may ask what is the connection between mindfulness meditation and hypnotherapy? Well both are generic terms covering a range of techniques and approaches, neither of which are exclusive to any particular field of practice. A hypnotherapist would immediately understand what was going on if they were introduced to a mindfulness mediation for example, and vice versa, there being enough overlap with their existing experience and knowledge base.
Many books dealing with the applications of hypnosis and the practice of hypnotherapy and associated disciplines deal with the art of suggestion, both direct and indirect. Yapko takes this a necessary step further by examining these in the context of the experience. What actually happens in real life once the suggestions have been given?
Yapko makes no fantastic claims and begins in a very important place, by actually defining his subject matter before going on to expand on it. This is important because it provides a context for the book, essential in the journey from information to practical application.
Yapko confirms a lot of what I've learned since taking up hypnotherapy myself in 1987 and its very interesting indeed to see much of what I've learned by doing laid out in what is essentially a guidebook format for me. This publication has certainly helped me to clarify aspects of my own experience...
You may ask what is the connection between mindfulness meditation and hypnotherapy? Well both are generic terms covering a range of techniques and approaches, neither of which are exclusive to any particular field of practice. A hypnotherapist would immediately understand what was going on if they were introduced to a mindfulness mediation for example, and vice versa, there being enough overlap with their existing experience and knowledge base.
Many books dealing with the applications of hypnosis and the practice of hypnotherapy and associated disciplines deal with the art of suggestion, both direct and indirect. Yapko takes this a necessary step further by examining these in the context of the experience. What actually happens in real life once the suggestions have been given?
Yapko makes no fantastic claims and begins in a very important place, by actually defining his subject matter before going on to expand on it. This is important because it provides a context for the book, essential in the journey from information to practical application.
Yapko confirms a lot of what I've learned since taking up hypnotherapy myself in 1987 and its very interesting indeed to see much of what I've learned by doing laid out in what is essentially a guidebook format for me. This publication has certainly helped me to clarify aspects of my own experience...
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