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e teach according to the principles of results-based hypnosis.

Our next course runs every Sunday from August 8 to December 12, 2010 between 10:00 a.m. and 7:00 p.m. (with a 1 hour break for lunch). This course will take place right here at The Morpheus Clinic for Hypnosis in downtown Toronto, near Yonge and Dundas.

The course offers a total of 240 hours of training over 19 weeks: 150 hours of in-class instruction, demonstrations and supervised practice, plus approximately 90 hours of instructor-guided homework and readings between classes.

There are seven seats remaining in the August 2010 course. For more information, please e-mail our office or call us at 416-556-4068.

1. How to define and describe hypnosis to your clients
1. Dave Elman's definition: Bypass of the critical faculty of the conscious mind, and the establishment of acceptable selective thinking
2. Three models of the conscious and unconscious minds: The iceberg model, the horse and rider, and the flashlight in a dark room
2. A brief history of hypnosis
3. How to address common misconceptions about hypnosis
1. The fear of being controlled (hypnosis can't make anybody do anything against their will)
2. The fear of losing consciousness (the conscious mind usually remains active in hypnosis)
3. The fear of becoming "stuck" (no person has ever been unable to emerge from hypnosis)
4. The fear of revealing secrets (nothing will be revealed against the client's will)
4. The differences between stage hypnosis and hypnotherapy
5. How to test for suggestibility
1. Arms rising and falling test
2. Chevreul's pendulum
3. Hand clasp test (authoritarian and permissive)
4. Miscellaneous tests
6. Summary: How to deliver a compelling pre-talk
   1. Build rapport through pacing and leading
   2. Explain what hypnosis is, and what hypnosis isn't
   3. Use suggestibility testing to show the client how he or she responds to suggestion
   4. Build mental expectancy
7. Cautions to the new hypnotist
8. How to induce hypnosis
1. Authoritatian vs. permissive inductions
2. The Dr. Flowers induction: What, why and how
3. The Dave Elman induction: What, why and how
4. Progressive relaxation inductions: What, why and how
5. Instant inductions: What, why and how
6. Arm levitation induction: What, why and how
7. Miscellaneous inductions
9. Six important conditions for establishing the hypnotic trance
10. Desensitizing clients to outside sounds
11. Subjective and objective indicators of hypnosis
12. Four trance types
13. How to test for trance depth using the Arons scale
1. Stage 1: Eyelid catalepsy
2. Stage 2: Arm catalepsy
3. Stage 3: Number amnesia
4. Stage 4: Analgesia
5. Stage 5: Positive hallucinations
6. Stage 6: Negative hallucination
14. How to deepen hypnosis
1. Fractionation
2. Staircase, escalator and elevator deepeners
3. Miscellaneous deepeners
15. How to conduct the intake interview
1. Forms to use
2. The BASIC assessment
3. Goal-setting
4. Questions to ask the client
16. How to conduct an effective direct-suggestion session
1. How to toss your scripts away and never look back
2. The Goal Image Focusing Technique
3. The power of compounding suggestion
4. Gerald Kein's "direct drive" technique
5. Five laws of suggestion
17. Post-hypnotic suggestion: Seven rules for establishing
18. The beliefs, attitudes and approaches that will make you a successful hypnotist
1. NLP presuppositions
2. What it means to be client-centred
3. How people construct their models of reality—what you can do about it, and what you can't
4. What it means to be humanistic
5. What it means to be results-oriented
6. Group induction by instructor to instill attitudes
19. Age regression
1. How to deal with abreaction
2. Directed regressions
3. Non-directed regressions
4. The affect bridge technique
5. Using "clean language" in a regression
20. Parts mediation therapy: For addressing secondary gain and moving toward integration of conflicting "parts"
21. Chair therapy: For helping clients move on
22. Ideomotor signalling (finger signals)
1. Used instead of verbal feedback
2. Applied to progressive desensitization
23. Other states: Hyperempiria and the Esdaile state
24. Ego strengthening
25. Putting it all together: How to structure a session
26. How to structure a series of sessions
27. How to practice self-hypnosis and teach self-hypnosis to clients
28. Applications of hypnosis
1. Smoking cessation
2. Weight loss
3. Stress reduction
4. Pain control
5. Fears and anxieties
6. Fear of public speaking
7. Sexual problems
8. Habit control
9. Turning procrastination into motivation
29. Managing the suicidal client
30. Basic NLP for the hypnotist
1. Primary representational systems: Visual, auditory and kinesthetic
2. How to elicit and alter submodalities for powerful emotional change
3. Framing and reframing
4. Anchoring
5. How to use the Meta Model for discovering and expanding your client's model of the world
31. Introduction to Ericksonian (conversational, waking) hypnosis
1. The Milton Model: Language patterns for inducing trance and effecting change
2. Metaphors and storytelling
3. Utilization
32. Professional ethics
1. The ARCH Code of Ethics
2. Your scope of practice
3. Obtaining medical referrals
4. Other ethical issues that might arise
33. How to run a successful hypnosis practice
1. The Morpheus story: How my client base grew to support a full-time income in just five months
2. Marketing your hypnosis practice
3. The basics of running a business
4. Legal and accounting issues
34. Case studies of past clients
35. Extra time for questions and supervised practice

Advanced Hypnotherapy Training

For students who have already received basic training under a program such as the NGH, we offer the last two-thirds of our course as a continuation of the training you have already received. Seats are available beginning April 2010, and the price is pro-rated based on the date you join. Please contact our office for details.

For New Graduates: Internship Opportunities

Morpheus students are eligible to become interns at our office, where they receive one-on-one training and continuing supervised practice. After certification, internship is the next step to starting your own practice or joining The Morpheus Clinic as an associate.

For Professional Hypnotists: Consulting Services

For professional hypnotists outside of Toronto, Luke Chao provides consulting for hypnotherapy, practice management and the business of hypnotherapy. Please inquire for details.

More information

For more information, please review student testimonials and videos from past classes.