What is consciousness? Does it exist? Is it a physical phenomenon or somehow beyond the physical? Does it have any real influence on your behaviour? Can you be sure that you are the only consciousness arising from your brain? Stuff and Consciousness is a fascinating philosophical exploration into the forest of questions surrounding consciousness, encountering along the way many thickets and creepers including randomly firing brains and multiple copies of your own brain and body. Although these are questions that cannot yet all be answered, Pereira sets out the possible solutions being considered in the field of philosophy, assesses their plausibility and argues towards a stance from which the remaining answers may be found.

The Visual Squash is the premier negotiation strategy. It is a powerful technique that allows individuals and groups to move beyond "either- or" dilemmas and generate new ways of meeting personal and group goals. It also helps coaching clients to resolve parts conflicts and secondary gain issues. This book presents the traditional Visual Squash in a detailed, easy to follow manner so you can begin using it immediately. It also illustrates variations including, the Conversational and Deep Trance squashes. Finally you will discover how to apply this powerful pattern in your business and personal life. "This book dives deep into one of my favorite NLP patterns. I teach this process in my classes because it encapsulates many of the most important principles behind good change work. Knowing the authors, as I do, I expected a well thought out and presented overview and breakdown of the visual squash and all it's variations. This book exceeded those expectations in so many ways and on so many levels. Yes, they deliver the most comprehensive treatment of this pattern that I've ever read, and believe, has ever been written. But, even better, they use this platform to cover the most crucial elements of lasting, generative change that goes way beyond the pattern and into the very nature of change itself. In this book you will learn a complex system that aligns all levels of experience from the behavioral up to identity, covering and uncovering the values, beliefs and unconscious motivations behind the problems and, more importantly, the solutions. Shawn and Jess make sure to give you many different ways of adapting this process to fit any client in any context. From a purely conversational approach more appropriate for a business coach to a deep trance variation perfect for a hypnosis session, you are guaranteed to find useful ways of implementing these ideas. The authors also cover some key linguistic concepts, from temporal and spatial predicates to the whys and hows of addressing nominalizations. This is learning that changes every aspect of the therapeutic/coaching interaction by teaching multi level communication that speaks directly to the unconscious mind. And this, in my opinion, changes everything." Melissa Tiers

Many people have heard of and perhaps know a little about the fascinating subject of Hypnotherapy. This book will give the general reader a comprehensive knowledge of how it works, its history and how it can help to relieve a multitude of symptoms, negative emotions and psychological problems. But more than this, it also looks in detail at where some of our commonest problems arise; those negative, inappropriate and worrying feelings and habits that may hold us back from living our life to the full. After reading this book, you should be able to know and understand yourself better and to see things with a new insight allowing you to take more control of your life and to become the person you really want to be.

A must have addition to every hypnobook library. Whether you have one or twenty books on the subject of hypnosis this should be part of your collection How to hypnotise for stage street and therapy is a resource for anyone wanting to hypnotise others under any condicondition From fundamentals like what happens in the mind of the subject right through to inductions for different situations. Includes real, useable pre talks, inductions, deepeners tests and more. Everything to get you started. If you don't want to trawl through thousands of pages of phsycobabble in order to start hypnotising people this is the book for you. Includes a step by step self teaching programming to add structure, hit a target move to the next step simple as ABC. Buy this book and you could be hypnotising others in less than a day Just over 200 pages of information. Can be read in a couple of hours by which time you WILL be capable of putting anyone in a trance. Oh and more importantly bringing them back.

A book for all hypnotherapists and healers. In this hypnosis manual, JOImethod: A HEALER'S WAY, you will experience what it takes to heal clients on a mental, emotional and physical level whether during sleeping or waking hypnosis. You will learn how to break down core nature and the psychology of different emotional issues. In addition, you will see how I successfully worked with various clients using only waking/covert hypnosis. One of the practical results of my work with these people is that it will answer in absolute terms the below questions, which professional hypnotists and hypnotherapists have been weighing and discussing for centuries: 1. Can a person be hypnotized without his or her consent? 2. Can a person be hypnotized without his or her knowledge? 3. Does rapport need to be established for hypnosis to work? 4. Does a person need to be motivated for hypnosis to work?

This book contains a revolutionary new system for Past-Life Regression and Imagery Therapy called The IRE Approach . Learn inductions, deepening techniques, how to facilitate past-life regression therapy sessions and imagery sessions and other crucial hypnotherapy techniques. This book is a MUST HAVE for therapists I.R.E. stands for "Imaginative Role-Enactment." This is a complete hypnotherapy system created by Certified Master Hypnotist Christopher S. Harris. "Most Past-Life Regression Therapists are approaching the technique as true to life - They will tell you that they are actually taking you back to a time that you have lived before. But The IRE Approach does not assume that you believe in Past-Lives and we do not propose that that is what we are doing. The IRE Approach treats Past-Life Regression as Imaginative Role-Enactment and so the topic of "reincarnation" and the risk of conflicting with the client's belief system is never an issue. This approach is a Godsend to hypnotherapists specializing in Past-Life Regression therapy because now by framing the procedure in a different way it is accessible for use with every client. You are no longer forced to use a modality that you think is less-effective for the client's particular issue just because your chosen technique is controversial. Unlike what many therapists believe, the value of PLR isn't in going back to real past lives. The value is rekindling the very nature of humanity What do I mean by this? I believe that imagination is one of the fundamental parts of being human - Every one of us is born with the innate ability to imagine, play, and pretend. But what happens to children that play with imaginary friends? We are discouraged from play and imaginary social interactions to the point that it becomes so deeply repressed that it takes intensive therapy to uncover what fragments remain. This is so sad if you think about it. We have buried our inner child until barely any remains. We have cut off a mental limb. Allowing a place with no judgment or ridicule and actually encouraging the redevelopment of imagination has always been the true value of PLR, whether the practitioners knew it or not. It is this Imaginative Role-Enactment that we consider to be our client's biggest tool for self-discovery in The IRE Approach ."

This book is a one-of-a-kind look into the multi-billion dollar industry of subliminal messaging and subversive sales techniques used in advertisements and person-to-person sales. Written by certified master hypnotist, former sales manager, and current sales trainer Christopher Harris, this book is a how-to-guide and expose all in one. Learn the psychology behind embedded commands, priming, brand recognition, and so much more. The first half of the book also contains a complete and detailed written description of how formal and covert hypnosis really works and how everybody in the world can be hypnotized if you know how. The information in this book can literally make you millions of dollars per year - Can you afford not to know?

The A to Z of hypnotic words and phrases By Steve Leap This dictionary style book is the ultimate companion for the aspiring hypnotist as well as being an invaluable reference tool for those more experienced therapists and performers too. There is a lot to take in when you are learning any craft. And when you need to remind yourself of that small piece of information that's on the tip of your tongue it's no good having to trawl through your course notes, or other books you may have, for hours on end. You need the answer right now and this book will be there to rescue you. Can't remember the correct terminology for a phenomena don't worry it's here at your fingertips always. Most hypnotist like me have extensive libraries on hypnosis. And trying to find an article or phrase is a daunting prospect when you may have t sift through 30 or 40 books. Now you won't have to you can simply use Hypnosis the A to Z. Included are every useful word and phrases you need in the world of the professional hypnotist. Starting out is exiting and fun, imagine the difference you project to your potential subjects when you use correct terminology every step of the way Not only do you have full descriptions of the everyday hypnotists words and phrases. You also benefit from a huge array of examples and practical uses too Using this fantastic book couldn't be easier. Following an alphabetical sequence so flick through find the word you'd like to reference and presto. Everything from the AARONS& depth scale right down to the popular wand waving ZAP Use it as part of your learning reading from cover to cover Use it to remind yourself of those elusive new terms Find any phrase or word easily and quickly In fact use it how you will, but once you have it you WILL use it below is a small sample of just one section of this fantastic book for you to get a feel of just what is in it and how beneficial it is. ELMAN INDUCTION A very effective rapid hypnosis induction created by Dave Elman. It is considered the best guaranteed induction by many hypnotists since it is completely permissive and relies upon he subject to pace themselves into trance with the help of the hypnotist. Created by Dave Elman the renowned hypnotist, author and radio show host. Below is the Elman induction word for word. However it was originally used in 1963, that's fifty years ago, it is still generally accepted that it is a basis for a good induction but needs updating due to the wording being outdated but also there is quite a lot of questioning of the subject and this may have a tendency to unravel the trance slightly. Especially if there is any misunderstanding. So first will be the induction in pure form and next my own modified version. The Elman induction: Will you just take a good long deep breath and close your eyes...now relax the muscles around your eyes to the point where those eye muscles won't work and when you're sure they won't work....test them and make sure they won't work... ...And so on... Hope you enjoyed this sample of part of the E's. HAPPY READING And of course HAPPY ZAPPING

Secrets of Stage Hypnosis, Street Hypnotism, Hypnotherapy, NLP, Complete Mind Therapy and Marketing for Hypnotists is a massive large format (A4 Size) Paperback Encyclopedia of all things Hypnotic. Within its 513 information packed pages Dr. Jonathan Royle is joined by well over 18+ of his colleagues from around the world who also generously share their knowledge and between them they offer 100's of hints, tips, strategies, techniques and approaches that have all been tried, tested and proven to work in the real world and are literally guaranteed to enable you to become a Far more powerful, effective and truly successful Hypnotist whether that be for Comedy Stage/Street Entertainment Hypnosis or for the more Serious side of therapeutic Hypnotherapy and NLP. Indeed whether your a complete Novice or an Experienced Professional your sure to find pure gold within the pages of this truly unique book. Amongst the Gem's you will find are: Jonathan Royle shares Literally dozens of the Worlds Most Effective Suggestibility Tests and also Hypnotic Trance Induction Techniques including ones suitable for both the Hypnotherapist and also for the Stage/Street Hypnotist. Devin Knights "$1000+ a Day Stage Hypnosis Show Marketing Plan" = This is worth many times the cost of the book alone to any working Stage Hypnotist. Robert Phoenix explains his "Smoking Cessation Pre-Talk" = Use this during your Hypnotherapy sessions and you will most certainly have far greater success with your clients. Robert Temples "Running The Numbers" = In this section you'll learn a Realistic Proven to work Simple five step system which will enable you to earn massive profits even whilst you are sleeping. This is the exact system used by many of the Worlds most Successful Hypnotists to enable them to be true Millionaires Reg Blackwood "Street Hypnosis Success" = New Zealands Premier Street Hypnotist shares numerous techniques, invaluable advice and powerful approaches for success in all you do. James Szeles "Hypno-Stage" = Legendary Stage Hypnotist Szeles has generously allowed us to reproduce articles from "Hypno-Stage" which was the Internets first ever online magazine for Stage Hypnotists. Within these pages you'll discover Proven Ways to Book More Shows and Make Far More Money Than You Ever Dreamed possible, plus tons of other stuff besides Although mainly aimed at Stage Hypnotists I consider this information to also be of use to Hypnotherapists who want to profit big from Group Sessions and Corporate Consultancy. Jonathan Royle "Complete Mind Therapy" = Royle generously teaches every nuance and element of his own Unique One Session Treatment Approach which has consistently been shown to successfully treat most every person with most any problem, habit, fear, phobia, addiction or other issues within a single session. Once again this section of the book is worth many times the entry price alone. Suzanne Gardner Cuthbert shares ways to rapidly and effectively reduce Stress using Hypnotherapy and NLP. Alasdair Gordon imparts information on Holistic Practices and Hypnotherapy which is very useful and enlightening indeed. The Hypno-Swami Brian Stracner explains his "Perpetual State Theory" which may well give you a whole new viewpoint on what Hypnosis really is and how it truly works for both Therapy and Stage Purposes. Steve G. Jones Shares some truly powerful Scripts for Hypnotherapy. Stuart Cassels reveals the Psychology of Graphic Design and Marketing Materials for Hypnotists. Jonathan Royle also reveals all of the true building blocks to how and why all Hypnotic Techniques truly work, a full understanding and implementation of these insights alone is not only worth numerous times the cost of this bumper compilation, but also is guaranteed to make you a far more effective Hypnotist in whatever Arena you work or practice in with your Hypnotic Skills. And those are just a few examples of the liquid gold contained within this unique publicatio

This book is a must have guide for every Hypnotist wanting to help smokers quit. Smoking cessation is a cornerstone of the hypnosis industry. Many hypnotists go into practice with the hopes of helping people kick the habit. Running successful stop smoking programs helps save lives and build successful businesses. Unfortunately, few Hypnotists are trained in the art and science of working with smokers. They blindly feel their way through this challenging landscape. Some even become so discouraged that they give up working with smokers. Quit takes out the guess work, presenting an easy to follow and highly effective protocol for helping smokers quit based on the authors' experiences working with hundreds of now non-smokers. Quit leads the reader through everything from the initial phone conversation to the testing process- providing the client the opportunity to prove to themselves' that they have changed. Quit also presents 3 completely new patterns, taught nowhere else in the world, which have extremely high rates of success with smokers. If you were to run your session with just these 3 patterns your success rates would skyrocket. Quit is a must read for any change worker working with smokers and is an essential part of every hypnotist's library. Quit gives you the familiarity and confidence to work with smokers and help save lives.

Illustrated throughout with revealing images, this is the first and only work in which the world-famous Swiss psychologist explains to the layperson his enormously influential theory of symbolism as revealed in dreams.

Hypnosis scripts for weight loss: a collection of tested and effective scripts to make it easy to use hypnosis for weight. Hypnotherapy has an excellent track record for helping with weight control. Hypnosis works because being overweight is not just about food. Most problem eating is wrapped up in emotional factors and these have to be cleared before weight control can be achieved. These scripts are designed to address each of the various aspects of overeating. All you have to do is to select the script that most closely matches the issue you are presented with. ProblemScript Overeating Virtual Gastric Band Emotional Eating Emotional Eating Compulsive Eating Eating Habits Anchoring BingeingSix Step Reframe Bad eating Night Time Script Motivation Motivation for Exercise & Diet Moving on Change the past No confidence Relaxation for Weight Loss Change Habits Better Eating Habits Chocolate Stop eating chocolate Comfort Eating Emotional Release therapy Always failing Self Hypnosis for weight loss The scripts are arranged according to their main function, but all the scripts are divided into independent sections so that you can mix and match sections from different scripts to create new scripts for yourself. Most of the scripts are ready to use exactly as they are. Some are edited transcripts of hypnotherapy sessions and show how to go about dealing with type of client, rather than being intended to be given word for word. Every client who comes to your office is unique and therefore you should study the transcripts to understand techniques used, and then adapt these for your own use. Some scripts are hypnotherapy metaphors. These can be used independently but are more usually woven into a longer session to give the therapy a broader application. Overall, this collection of scripts will give you the ability to deal with any type of weight loss problem.

A carefully selected volume tracing the development of countertransference-the emotional reaction of an analyst to their subject In Essential Papers on Countertransference, Benjamin Wolstein has carefully gathered the classic essays which trace the development of countertransference as a psychoanalytic concept and explore the various ways in which it has been defined and used by various psychoanalytic schools. The volume includes selections from the work of Sigmund Freud, D. W. Winnicott, Clara Thompson, Harold F. Searles, and Heinrich Racker, among others. Wolstein's introduction offers a provocative perspective on the concept of countertransference and places in context the many controversies surrounding its use by analysts. Contributors: Mabel Blake Cohen, Ralph M. Crowley, Lawrence Epstein, Arthur H. Feiner, Sandor Ferenczi, Sigmund Freud, Merton M. Gill, Douglas W. Orr, Heinrich Racker, Otto Rank, Theodor Reik, Janet MacKenzie Rioch, Harold F. Searles, Leo Stone, Edward S. Tauber, Clara Thompson, Lucia E. Tower, and D. W. Winnicott.

With over 360 Pages of Liquid Gold Information, this book starts where Volume One of "The Encyclopedia of Hypnotherapy, Stage Hypnosis & Complete Mind Therapy" ended and will prove invaluable reading for the Novice or even Established Professional Hypnotist alike. There are comprehensive Sections on Health & Safety and Risk Assessments for The Stage Hypnotist, for Group Therapy Sessions and also for when treating individual clients. You'll learn what is arguably the Worlds Safest and most effective approach to Gastric Band Hypnotherapy Treatment Sessions. Discover how to conduct Enjoyable and Highly Profitable Hypnotic Past Life Regression Sessions. Learn The Secrets of Noesitherapy both for Pain Control and also to easily, rapidly and effectively treat most every problem and health issue you can think of. Plus you'll be enlightened to the use of Mesmeric Passes and other powerful Hypnosis Techniques that are rarely if ever taught by other trainers. And if that's not enough you'll also learn Dual Reality Hypnosis and How To Never Fail when giving Public Demonstrations of the Power of Hypnosis. From treating simple things such as Smoking Cessation and Weight Loss, all the way through to tried, tested and proven to work Strategies and treatment methods for high end issues such as Alcoholism and Drug Addiction, this book has it all. You'll learn how to help with the Symptoms of such serious illnesses and diseases as Cancer and AID's whilst also learning techniques that can help Asthma, Eczema, Psoriasis and numerous other Medical Issues and Complaints. It would be fair to say that after studying the contents of both this book and also Volume One (also available on Amazon and from all good book stores) you will then know more that is of practical use in the real world of Hypnotherapy and Stage Hypnosis than the vast majority of so called Skilled and Established Professional Hypnotists in the world today. Included is also a reprint of some thoughts and approaches to Hypnotherapy by the authors original Hypnosis Instructor and Mentor The Late and Great Delavar. In this, Volume Two, Dr. Jonathan Royle is joined by his Colleagues Dr. Wilf Archer, Dr. Brian Howard, Alasdair Bothwell Gordon, Stuart "Harrizon" Cassels and of course Delavar to bring you the highest quality of training. But remember to gain the most from this book you would be wise to have studied (or order at same time) Volume One. And to add the icing to the cake, for the first time in print Royle Reveal's the True Psychological Keys To Success in all forms of Mind Therapies. Once you have a total understanding of these 7 Positive Pillars and also the Four Positive Foundations you will easily be able to help most any person with most any issue you could ever possibly imagine to achieve things and change things in all areas of their life way beyond their wildest dreams. We honestly feel that This Chapter on "The Keys to Hypnotic Success" is worth many times the cost of this book alone for those who study it, absorb it, understand it and then put the valuable insights and teachings it contains into use in the real world. Indeed taking notice of that Chapter alone will make you a far more Confident, Competant, Successful and Effective Hypnotist whether your desire is to work as a Hypnotherapist, a Comedy Stage Hypnotist or indeed both. And when you consider that Volume Two (this book) sells for just $47 and that Volume One is only $30, then for a total investment of just $77 your Hypnosis Education will be complete. You could waste hundreds and hundreds of pounds on various NLP and Hypnosis Books or grab This and also Volume One of this Encyclopedia and then you truly will know everything that you'll ever need to know for Hypnosis Success and will have saved yourself a fortune into the bargain.

Encyclopedia of Hypnotherapy, Stage Hypnosis & Complete Mind Therapy is arguably the most Comprehensive and easy to understand Step by Step Guide ever published on how to be successful in all areas of Hypnosis & NLP. With over 500 pages packed with Liquid Gold insider Secrets of Hypnotic Success, no stone is left un-turned and in short if its worth knowing about Hypnosis or Hypnotism then you will find it within the pages of this explosive and eye opening publication. Not only are you taught in a simple easy to understand step by step manner every single ploy, technique, strategy and approach that you will ever need to become a True Master Hypnotist, but also you are taught how to build a successful and profitable business with your new skills. The contents will take the novice to Advanced Master Practitioner Level in the shortest time possible whilst also teaching numerous new methods to even the most established and experienced Hypnotist. Indeed this is arguably the most truthful book ever published on Hypnotherapy, NLP and Stage Hypnosis and will teach you all those usually hidden secrets that all the other trainers either don't know or are just too scared to teach you. Forget all the other outdated books on the market full of fluff and impractical techniques, within the pages of this massive Encyclopedia not only will you learn the Real Secrets of Hypnotic Success, but also you'll save yourself a fortune on other inferior courses and publications into the process. Check out these few example testimonials about Dr. Jonathan Royles training (we have thousands more such as these on file) which illustrate why investing into this book will be the best decision you ever make in your Hypnotic Training: "I have purchased practically all of Royle's DVD training courses and I can honestly say that I have never been disappointed in either quality of content or volume of information taught Because of my background in formal education I was originally drawn to studying with a recognized training provider, members of the General Hypnotherapy Standards Council (GHSC). My training with them was excellent, however it was greatly enhanced by Jonathan Royle's material and indeed Royle's material was excellent and far superior to the recognized course. His therapy skills are equal if not greater than the majority of therapists I have met to date and he teaches everything he knows in an open and honest manner. We need people like Royle to raise the profile of Hypnosis and I would recommend his courses to anyone who wants to become a better Hypnotist " Dr. WILF ARCHER - PhD - www.mindskills.co.uk "A few years ago I attended a training run by Paul McKenna, Michael Breen and Richard Bandler, it was good and I learned a lot but Jonathan Royle 's training course make's them seem like old nannies There is absolutely no time wasting or useless information and Royle's unique manner of teaching makes everything very easy to learn and remember. This course is without doubt money well spent " FRANK LEA - www.hypnotherapycoventry.net "The course contains much unique material, which as far as I know is not taught anywhere else and will certainly make you a better Hypnotist and Therapist, especially when presenting any public demonstrations " DAVID BOTSFORD - www.stopsmokingsolutions.co.uk "Having previously done a more conventional "approved" NLP course which took many days and cost lots of money, I would have said it was impossible to learn NLP in just two days However after attending Royle's course I can honestly say that this is exactly what he does and he also teaches you what you need to know about clinical Hypnosis and his own approach of Complete Mind Therapy, in short this course is a worthwhile investment " DEZ SELLARS - www.completemindtherapy.com Indeed many of Royle's Students have stated that this book teaches more of use in the real world of Hypnotherapy and Stage Hypnosis than all of the others on the market put t

Synthesizing decades of research, The Conscious Brain advances a theory of the psychological and neurophysiological correlates of conscious experience. In the first part of the book, Prinz argues that consciousness always arises at a particular stage of perceptual processing, the intermediate level, and that consciousness depends on attention. Attention changes the flow of information and that gives rise to experience. The resulting account is called the AIR Theory, for attended intermediate-level representations. Objections to the theory are addressed. In the second part of the book, Prinz argues that all consciousness is perceptual: there is no cognitive phenomenology, no experience of motor commands, and no experience of a conscious self. This conclusions challenge popular theories in consciousness studies: the view that we can directly experience our thoughts, the view that consciousness essentially involves action, and the view that every experience includes awareness of the subject having that experience. In the third part of the book, Prinz explores the neural correlates of consciousness. He argues attention-hence consciousness-arises when populations of neurons fire in synchrony, and he responds to those who deny that consciousness could be a process in the brain. Along the way, Prinz also advances novel theories of qualia, the function of consciousness, the unity of consciousness, and the mind-body relation, defending a view called neurofunctionism. Each chapter in The Conscious Brain brings neuroscientific evidence to bear on enduring philosophical questions. Major philosophical and scientific theories of consciousness are surveyed, challenged, and extended.

A Collection of the 'Worlds Best Hypnotic Induction Scripts' used by many famous Stage Hypnotists and Hypnotherapists. These scripts are written out, word for word, and will be a great aid in developing your own personal scripts and routines for every aspect of your Hypnosis act. These powerful Hypnotic Scripts can be used by a beginner Hypnotist for training purposes, or can be used by an already established professional Stage Hypnotist to increase their knowledge base. These scripts can make you MONEY Many of these scripts can be assembled together, and used to create your very own customized "Self Improvement" CD's for Hypnotherapy, that can be sold for extra profits after your Stage Hypnotist show Make your own Hypnotic Self Improvements CD's once, then sell them forever I am sharing with you Hypnotic Induction scripts, that have made fame and fortune for many top Entertainers, who you will recognize. Also included as a bonus, is the famous 'Mark Lewis Hypnotic Induction' routine and patter, in its entirety. Your small investment in these scripts, can return you Tens of Thousands of Dollars, over your Stage Hypnosis career, just as it has for me.

A separate chapter provides inductions appropriate for use with children.The Handbook of Hypnotic Inductions includes numerous clinical vignettes and addresses treatment of depression, anxiety disorders (including PTSD), chronic pain, adjustment disorders, and other problems commonly seen in the office setting. It teaches vital principles and concepts in hypnosis, such as hypnotic language, seeding, amnesia, ideomotor signaling, and Ericksonian utilization. Rich in metaphor and therapeutic stories, this book includes helpful notes for practice and the creation of individually tailored inductions. Without a good induction, there can be no good hypnotherapy. With this ready-to-use manual, therapists can build their confidence and creativity and ensure good hypnotic experiences for their clients.

Meditation is a complex field of research and presents many intricate problems which are being tackled by various disciplines of both life sciences and liberal arts. There is a high amount of scientific information gathered so far, however data are rather divergent, sometimes even contradictory and there are also numerous questions without any available data to answer. There are also many inadequacies of study design and methodology. This book introduces the reader to what scientific research can tell us about meditation today. The text is dedicated to life-science aspects of meditation including prompt neuropsychological and psychophysiological changes, long-run psychological and physiological effects and also preventive and clinical use of meditation.

The Hypnotherapy Foundation Course is designed to enable members of caring professions and others interested in complementary medicine to augment their existing skills and knowledge by finding out about hypnotherapy. The practice of hypnotherapy is examined in detail as an effective and dynamic tool used in the treatment of a range of emotional and psychological disorders. The course will be of particular interest to those wishing to supplement their existing knowledge or as a prerequisite to studying for a full diploma qualification. Your course consists of 5 self-study modules which will guide you through your task of gaining an overview of the principles and practice of hypnotherapy.

Ever dream that you were flying? Or being chased? Do you wake up and wonder 'what did that mean'? Dream Decoder presents 60 of the most common dreams, explaining what your unconscious mind is telling you, and what events or situations in your waking life might inspire certain dreams. This improved self-awareness can be used as a tool to deal with challenging emotional situations or life choices. Each card shows an atmospheric illustration of an archetypal dream on one side and common interpretations on the other. Includes tips on how to use the cards and optional games for one or more people.

While there have always been norms and customs around the use of drugs, explicit public policies--regulations, taxes, and prohibitions--designed to control drug abuse are a more recent phenomenon. Those policies sometimes have terrible side-effects: most prominently the development of criminal enterprises dealing in forbidden (or untaxed) drugs and the use of the profits of drug-dealing to finance insurgency and terrorism. Neither a drug-free world nor a world of free drugs seems to be on offer, leaving citizens and officials to face the age-old problem: What are we going to do about drugs?
In Drugs and Drug Policy, three noted authorities survey the subject with exceptional clarity, in this addition to the acclaimed series, What Everyone Needs to Know(r). They begin, by defining "drugs," examining how they work in the brain, discussing the nature of addiction, and exploring the damage they do to users. The book moves on to policy, answering questions about legalization, the role of criminal prohibitions, and the relative legal tolerance for alcohol and tobacco. The authors then dissect the illicit trade, from street dealers to the flow of money to the effect of catching kingpins, and show the precise nature of the relationship between drugs and crime. They examine treatment, both its effectiveness and the role of public policy, and discuss the beneficial effects of some abusable substances. Finally they move outward to look at the role of drugs in our foreign policy, their relationship to terrorism, and the ugly politics that surround the issue.
Crisp, clear, and comprehensive, this is a handy and up-to-date overview of one of the most pressing topics in today's world.
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