COVID-19: Hypnosis resources for people and colleagues in difficult times
Many colleagues have developed new scripts and trances for working in with people who are experiencing stress in response to the COVID-19 outbreak.
Under the following links, you will find resources for patients who have been infected, loved ones of the infected, people who are worried about possible contagion, and the health care providers serving these individuals. These resources are in different languages developed by our expert colleagues from countries around the world.
Here are the resources in different languages**
Mandarin
- Xin Fang – Inner Vitality view the transcript
- Jiang Chenggang – use hypnosis to help insomnia
Dutch
- Dr. Arine Vlieger – Two exercises: 1) To improve sleep 2) to release worries, anxiety and improve health
English
- Prof. Dr. Dirk Revenstorf – Self-soothing
- Dipl. Psych. Bernhard Trenkle– Trance Flu Breathing
- David Wark, PhD, former ISH BOD member – Script 49 word induction V4 Download
Farsi
- Dr. Enayat Shahidi – Self-hypnosis to overcome Covid19
- Dr. Mehdi Fathi – Hypnotic suggestions for keeping hope, refreshment and dealing with Covid 19
French
- Dr. Claude Virot https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCIpp0abtuNVxiTfjZ7JDCeQ
- Dr Elise Lelarge/Cornelie Schweizer – Transe pour la sérénité et plus en période de tempête transcript
German
- Dipl. Psych. Bernhard Trenkle – Die Löwengeschichte
- Dipl. Psych. Bernhard Trenkle – Trance Grippe Atem
- Metaphern von Consuelo Casula übersetzt von Stella Nkeke – Der zerbrochene Krug
- Metaphern von Consuelo Casula übersetzt von Stella Nkeke – Das Bewusstseins des Kolibris
- Metaphern von Consuelo Casula übersetzt von Stella Nkeke – Die Wut und die Traurigkeit
- Metaphern von Consuelo Casula übersetzt von Stella Nkeke – Der verlassene Sämling
- https://hypnose.de/blog/trancereihe-covid-19/
- Sabine Fruth
- Gesunde, die eine Prophylaxe möchten: https://www.dropbox.com/s/6ldhr05i40beuxd/Corona-Prophylaxe%20f%C3%BCr%20Gesunde-S.Frut.mp3?dl=0
- Corona-Kranke, die nicht beatmet werden, in Quarantäne zu Hause oder stationär: https://www.dropbox.com/sh/2dtuqlpneo0agnl/AADkHRh1Ta5tohe8-TrCK5yca?dl=0
Hungarian
- https://www.hipnozis-mhe.hu/covid-19/
- https://www.sas-ok.hu/suggestions-hints-tips-for-the-novel-coronavirus-covid-19-situation/
Italian
- Dipl. Psych. Consuelo Casula – “la piantina abbandonata”. (The abandoned seedling)
- Dipl. Psych. Consuelo Casula – “due aneddoti su Socrate”. (Two anecdotes on Socrates)
- Dipl. Psych. Consuelo Casula – “el buscador”. (The explorer)
- Dipl. Psych. Consuelo Casula – “i due lupi”. (The two wolves)
- Dipl. Psych. Consuelo Casula – “che cosa pensi?”. (What are you thinking about?)
- Dipl. Psych. Consuelo Casula – “La brocca crepata” (The cracked jug)
- Dipl. Psych. Consuelo Casula – “Un aneddoto su Erikson” (An anecdote on Erickson)
- Dipl. Psych. Consuelo Casula – “L’isola delle emozioni” (The island of emotions)
- Dipl. Psych. Consuelo Casula – “l’anello del precettore”. (The preceptor ring)
Farsi
- Dr. Enayat Shahidi – Self-Hypnosis to overcome Covid19
Nederlands/Vlaams
- Dr. Nicole Ruysschaert
- Title of exercise 1 : recuperatie oefening artsen zorgverleners Oefening 1 recuperatie oefening artsen en zorgverleners: https://www.dropbox.com/s/6b02c0hzqmmceso/Recuperatie-oefening%20artsen%20zorgverleners%20Ruysschaert.m4a?dl=0
- Title of exercise 2: veerkracht en weerbaarheid artsen zorgverleners Oefening 2 veerkracht en weerbaarheid artsen en zorgverleners: https://www.dropbox.com/s/zncdiags1c6cx5l/Veerkracht%20en%20weerbaarheid%20zorgverleners%20Nicole%20Ruysschaert.m4a?dl=0
Spanish
- Prof. Dr. Revenstorf – Corona Autocuidado
**(the list will be updated regularly as other languages become available)
Listed below you will find news from ISH Members and Constituent Societies, as well as events sponsored by reputable groups that are not affiliated with ISH.
The American Society of Clinical Hypnosis
Education and Research Foundation
and
The David Wark Family Prize in Hypnosis and Neuroscience
announce an award of $5000 for an original paper that both
Advances Neuroscience Knowledge and Enhances the Practice of Hypnosis
Goals of the Wark Family Prize:
• Stimulate new clinical and nonclinical research on hypnosis.
• Encourage neuroscience contributions to understanding the mechanisms of
hypnosis, hypnotic talent, and hypnotic phenomena.
• Publicize the contribution of hypnosis in understanding the neuroscience of consciousness.
• Increase the appreciation of hypnosis as a normal human capacity.
For information about submission, judging criteria, dates and deadlines,
send questions about the Wark Family Prize to wfp@asch.net
To download the flyers as pdfs here: WarkPrizeFlyer WarkPrizeTrifold
Book Reviews:
Hypnotic approaches in cancer and palliative care
Reviewed by Dabney M. Ewin, M.D.
Néron, S., and Handel, D. (2014). Hypnotic approaches in cancer and palliative care. Presses de l’Université du Québec, 388 pp., $89.99 (iOS e-book), ISBN: 978-2-7605-3561-9.
“The term palliative is derived from the Latin word pallium: to cloak or cover. Palliative care’s core value is to maintain or restore the maximum quality of life to patients with life-threatening illness and their supportive care units.”
I have been exposed to the expertise of Drs. Neron and Handel by attending their workshops. This ebook is a remarkable combination not only of notes from the course, but with additional videos of actual therapeutic sessions illustrating the key issues in palliative care. These include “Clinical Hypnosis for Palliation of Symptoms and Its Role in the Spectrum of Patient Care” (Chapter 2), “Pain Relief and Palliation of Symptoms” (Chapter 3), “Symptom Relief, Emotional Containment, and Spiritual Enrichment” (Chapter 4), and “Self-Hypnosis: Dealing with Treatments, Medical Teams, and Procedures” (Chapter 5).
The series of videos of illustrative treatment sessions with patients who have consented to be shown cannot readily be duplicated in an on-site workshop, so this is a learning opportunity that is unique.
This ebook can truly serve as an entire advanced course on this particular use of hypnosis. It is very user-friendly, so the reader can easily choose between watching the entire eight hour in-depth hypnotic sessions, or a short video summary focused on key points, or verbatim written transcripts of the interaction.
The Table of Contents is comprehensive. There is an extensive Glossary that is linked to uses of the word in the text, and the Search function is helpful and easy to use. Many key words, themes, ideas, and constructs are hyperlinked.
With Hypnotic Approaches in Cancer and Palliative Care, Néron and Handel have opened a whole new world of learning using modern technology. After years of both attending and teaching in workshops, I feel that this type of teaching must be the wave of the future for those of us who teach hypnosis. My students frequently request the opportunity to be present during a treatment session, but most of my private patients choose privacy. We have always been able to show video clips of one or two specific techniques at a workshop, but with this ebook we take home a veritable encyclopedia on the titled theme that we can peruse in snippets or in depth, and easily review via the verbatim transcripts. I doubt this will replace workshops and the camaraderie they foster. But after the stimulation of a good workshop, what a blessing to take home and keep an encyclopedic record and expansion of what was taught.
Cancer patients are surviving longer with advanced medical care, and the need for mental and spiritual (palliative) care is increasing.
I recommend this ebook without reservation to anyone in the field of hypnosis who wants to learn how to give quality care to this population of suffering humanity.