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GREETINGS FROM GIL BOYNE

I am delighted to discover this Hypnosis Community. I have been an active participant in many hypnosis forums over the years and I think this format is the best yet. For those who may not be familiar with my work, I will list a brief biography.
a} I have been a full time practicing hypnotherapist for fifty-five years.
b}I have been owner and operator of the Hypnotism Institute of Los Angeles for thirty-seven years
c} I am founder and owner of westwood publishingco.com, selling books, cds and dvds for the professional.
d}. In 1980, I founded the American Council of Hypnotists Examiners ( a California Chartered
Non-Profit Corporation) which now has 9800 members in 34 countries. I currently serve as Executive Director.and CEO.

e} In 1996 I moved to London,England and continued private practice and teaching until 2003 when I returned to the USA and settled in Santa Fe, New Mexico and became Director of Post-Graduate
Training for the Hypnotherapy Academy of America. I am returning to live in London and teach Master
Classes in Hypnotherapy to those with previous training and experience. I am eager to hear from old friends and new. With Respect to All, Gil Boyne

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Permalink Reply by Pnosis on June 22, 2008 at 2:51am: Gil Boyne! Wonderful to see you here!

with great respect,

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Permalink Reply by Roy Hunter on June 22, 2008 at 8:40am: Hello Gil,

I just joined this group, and agree that this forum seems to be a good one. My first impression is excellent.

Best wishes,
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Permalink Reply by Gaye Wilson on July 27, 2008 at 7:18pm: Hi Gil,
Hope you are settled in London now & enjoying the summer. It's good to know you're keeping in touch with all of us still here in the colonies!
Best always,
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Permalink Reply by GIL BOYNE on July 27, 2008 at 11:14pm: Hello Gaye, Yes, we are settling in after two months of unpacking and refurbishing. I am presenting a 4-day Master Class at London Metropolitan University on Oct. 20th.
Everything here costs twice the USA price but we are glad to be back.
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Permalink Reply by Gaye Wilson on July 28, 2008 at 9:20am: Wonderful, Gil. I'm glad you're satisfied with the return to the UK. I would LOVE to join you at the Master Class; last year's was quite remarkable. I trust you will be full to over-flowing!
Best regards,
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Permalink Reply by GIL BOYNE on July 28, 2008 at 12:46am: It appears that there are some who do not fully understand what a practicing hypnotherapist does that is vastly different from what a hypnotist does. here are my definitions;

Differences between a hypnotist and a hypnotherapist

Hypnotist:
A person who has learned the ability to induce a hypnotic trance in other individuals or groups and then give suggestions for various purposes. This training is usually taught in a single weekend seminar (12 hours of instruction).or is self-taught.
Some examples of hypnotist practice are:
A. The stage hypnotist provides entertainment by inviting willing volunteers to participate in his on-stage demonstration. Those who enter trance easily remain on stage and the others are dismissed. The responsive group is then given suggestions to engage in various entertaining activities and postures to generate laughter and amazement from the audience.
A. The hypnotist who has learned to develop the trance state and offers services to help smokers overcome the habit or those seeking weight control methods. Hypnotic trance and properly structured suggestions can help a high percentage of smokers who have expressed their desire to stop smoking to become free of tobacco use.

Hypnotherapist:
A therapist who has received formal , in person, classroom, hypnotherapy training who combines trance induction of hypnosis with individualized counseling techniques uniquely secured by each Hypnotherapist.
Every qualified Hypnotherapist has a background of specialized training, theories, techniques, and tools directed to the counseling/ therapy field.
Therefore, Hypnotherapy cannot be defined within a standardized detailed description. Since Hypnotherapy is not taught in American universities as part of a curriculum that qualifies the student for licensing in the mental health or counseling professions, specialized training is offered in many states by state-approved vocational schools. However, in most states virtually anyone can hold themselves out as a Hypnotherapy teacher due to a lack of state regulation. State-approved Hypnotherapy schools offer instruction ranging from a low of 50 hours to a high of 750 hours. The average level of instruction for state-approved schools is 250-300 hours of classroom instruction provided by a state-approved hypnotherapy instructor
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Permalink Reply by don Rey Martinez on July 28, 2008 at 9:02pm

As always Gil, very clear and easy to understand.

I only wish to add a little spice.
Many Hypnotherapists focus so much in learning new theories and counseling techniques about changing behavior methods that usually begin to pay less attention to the induction process.
Many forget the real difference between a Therapist and the Hypnotherapist.

Hypnotherapists have to remember that above all, they are Hypnotists,
and that their effectiveness as a Hypnotherapist depends a lot
in their success to create trance.
Sadly, many don’t even remember when was the last time
they had a somnambule subject as a client.
It’s not that they didn’t have them, the issue was,
they did not recognize them.
I made a career out of retraining the Hypnotherapist back to basics as a Hypnotist.
I’ve retrained thousands of Hypnotherapists back to being a great Hypnotist
and that has greatly improved their results.
I am a Hypnotherapist but I never forget that I am a Hypnotist first.

Gil, you know that I consider you the best Hypnotherapist in the world,
but I never forget that it’s the Hypnotist in you that makes you so great.

With Love and Respect,

Hypnotist Rey Martinez
www.donrey.ning.com

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Permalink Reply by Michael Ellner on October 5, 2008 at 4:43pm: Hi Gil,
I totally agree. The free, electronic community that Scott Sandland has created for all of us is simply the best hypnosis resource available. It is certainly the best hypnosis resource that I have ever seen, in my brief 28 years of studying, practicing and teaching hypnosis. Kudos to Scott!

When I read your post, I remembered how exciting it was for me to meet you, all those years ago!

Newbies--

I can still remember my excitement in meeting Gil Boyne - it was kinda like how I imagine I might feel if I was meeting one of the rock stars who were part of my late teens...
I met Gil at an International Hypnosis Hall of Fame (IHHF) Awards Banquet in PA on April 8, 2000. I doubt that many of you are even aware of the IHHF - but, back in the day - being inducted or even being nominated for induction in the IHHF was a great honor for any hypnosis professional. The IHHF created and awarded Gil with The "Millennium Award" and named Gil "The Man of the Century". I received a Post-induction, Golden Alumni Award for "Healing with Hypnosis" but the night belonged to Gil and deservedly so.

Before responding to Gil's post, Let me say for the record: I have the greatest respect for Gil Boyne's major contributions to the art and science of hypnosis as an educator, practitioner and publisher.

Now to respond to his second post and about Hypnotherapists and hypnotists -

In my opinion, modern day hypnosis practitioners should not even think about "fixing" their clients and instead of focusing on a client's perceived disabilities or labels. I think that we should be focusing on helping our clients get the most out of their innate abilities, resources and skills. I like to think of it as "The New and Improved" practice of hypnosis.

We have moved into the New Millennium and medicine and psychology has evolved from the old "Doctor/Therapist" centered approaches of the 1950s, 60s and 70s to the new standard of quality care - "Client centered" approaches that began to emerge in the late 1980s and early 1990s.

Back in the late 1950's and early 1960's, adding hypnosis to therapeutic practice was viewed by licensed health care providers as an "adjunct" to their medical and/or therapeutic practices. At the time, medical and therapeutic practice was based on the old Freudian and Newtonian world views and licensed hypnosis experts never saw hypnosis as anything more than a tool that they could use to enhance their therapies. This is why licensed health care providers still get so bent out of shape, when certified hypnos called themselves "therapists" today. Licensed health care providers still do not believe that our hypnosis training is enough to warrant the use of the title of therapist.... I sort of agree.

The thing of it is, today most psychotherapists have moved away from fixing their patients' pasts and are now acting more like counselors or coaches than "therapists" themselves. Today, most licensed therapists are using cognitive and behavioral modalities that focus on helping their patients change their beliefs and increase their coping skills.

In my opinion, these "Cognitive and/or Behavioral Therapies" which are the most popular forms of psychotherapy being used today are unrecognized or unacknowledged forms of hypnotic healing. The reason that they are not generally recognized as "hypnotic" is because they do not use conventional entrancement.
I think now is the time for all of us to rethink everything that we used to know about helping our clients with hypnosis and the role entrancement plays in doing that, in line with the latest research in neurology and the way we view the world and ourselves today...

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Permalink Reply by Liza Boubari on July 29, 2008 at 9:21pm: Hello Gil,
So nice to get your e-mail for your Master Training. Seems you are healthy and well and on the road again. UK...your second favorite place to be.
Look foward to seeing you again soon. Please let me know when you are back in Glendale. I'd like to set a time for us to get together for you to visit my healing center.
You take care,
Blessings,
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Permalink Reply by Brian on August 29, 2008 at 3:05pm: Welcome to the site Gil. I met you once at a Hypnotherapist Conference in Anaheim way back in 1991, along with Ormond and others. You were a powerhouse back then, I can only wonder where you are at today. Enjoy your moments here.

Brian
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Permalink Reply by Wendy Parker on October 3, 2008 at 1:30pm: This is truly amazing!
I have seen some of your teaching videos Gil and I am so impressed with you and your work.
I am so glad that you have joined this community.
I look forward to reading your posts.

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Permalink Reply by Bonnie Robinson on October 3, 2008 at 3:42pm: I read this and thought why does this name sound so familiar being fairly new to this world of Hypnosis and then it dawned on me once I went to your webpage. You are one of the "Masters of Hypnosis" that I learned about when going through my training. I like everyone else feel honored to have you on here with us.

Thank you

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