Best Books About Hypnosis for Anyone to Read!
Hypnosis and hypnotherapy may be totally new subjects to you, but with the help of these books, you will be able to understand hypnosis, its mechanisms, and techniques from a different angle!
In this list of books about hypnosis, there is a book for everyone! Check it out and find the one that suits you the most!
Best hypnosis books for beginners:
HypnoBirthing: The Mongan Method: A natural approach to a safe, easier, more comfortable birthing - Marie F. Mongan
Trance-Formations: Neuro-Linguistic Programming and the Structure of Hypnosis - Richard Bandler & John Grinder
Professional Hypnotism Manual: Introducing physical and emotional suggestibility and sexuality - John G. Kappas, Ph.D.
Best hypnosis books for hypnotherapists:
Handbook of Hypnotic Suggestions and Metaphors - Edited by D. Corydon Hammond, Ph.D.
My Voice Will Go With You: The Teaching Tales of Milton H. Erickson - Edited by Sidney Rosen
Hypnotherapy - Dave Elman
Uncommon Therapy: The Psychiatric Techniques of Milton H. Erickson, M.D. - Jay Haley
Best books to give someone who is skeptical about hypnosis:
Simple Self-Healing: The Magic of Autosuggestion - Émile Coué, edited by Tim Grimes
Many Lives, Many Masters - Brian L. Weiss, M.D.
The Biology of Belief: Unleashing the Power of Consciousness, Matter & Magic - Bruce H. Lipton, Ph.D.
Best hypnosis books for beginners:
HypnoBirthing: The Mongan Method: A natural approach to a safe, easier, more comfortable birthing - Marie F. Mongan
If you’ve never tried hypnosis before, hypnobirthing can be a gentle way of stepping into the world of hypnosis. In her book, Mongan shares visualization and breathing techniques that will train the mind to respond in a calm and relaxed way before, during and after labor.
Trance-Formations: Neuro-Linguistic Programming and the Structure of Hypnosis, John Grinder and Richard Bandler
Bandler and Grinder are famous founders of Neuro-Linguistic Programming (NLP). In this book you can learn about NLP techniques such as reframing, pacing, and pattern interruption as well as the structure of hypnosis and how hypnosis is possible even eyes wide open!
Professional Hypnotism Manual: Introducing physical and emotional suggestibility and sexuality, John G. Kappas, Ph.D.
Dr. Kappas was a psychotherapist and hypnotherapist who later shared his knowledge in his school Hypnosis Motivation Institute (HMI) and this book has been the foundation of his teachings. In this script, he brings revolutionary ideas that structures hypnosis as well as providing pillars for hypnotherapy such as suggestibility, sexuality and theory of mind.
Best hypnosis books for hypnotherapists:
Handbook of Hypnotic Suggestions and Metaphors, Edited by D. Corydon Hammond, Ph.D.
This is a book that should be in every hypnotherapist’s library. My favorite part is the first chapter where we learn about mechanisms of hypnosis from a scientific point of view. However this book is all about scripts and guides to support hypnotherapists in helping clients with a variety of clinical and self-help issues.
My Voice Will Go With You: The Teaching Tales of Milton H. Erickson, Edited by Sidney Rosen
Erickson had a very suprising way of helping his patients and this book shows us his creative and unexpected techniques. In this publication, Rosen shares a number of cases Erickson had helped and the techniques he used. Clearly the one that sticks out the most is the case in which he gives the suggestion “My voice will go with you” to his patient.
Hypnotherapy, Dave Elman
Elman was one of the most famous and successful hypnotists of his time. His techniques are still taught and used to this day. Elman shares about his techniques, hypnosis induction methods, cases and stories of his practice in this well-written book. This is a perfect book for a hypnotherapist who wants to add Elman approach to the toolbox.
Uncommon Therapy: The Psychiatric Techniques of Milton H. Erickson, M.D. , Jay Haley
One of the most remarkable aspects of Milton Erickson was his ability to mix and use both psychotherapy and hypnotherapy as needed. This script is an excellent showcase of how wonderfully he used this ability, case by case. This book gives finest examples of Erickson’s ability to strategize, assess and guide patients towards change.
Best books to give someone who is skeptical about hypnosis:
Simple Self-Healing: The Magic of Autosuggestion, Émile Coué, edited by Tim Grimes
This is probably one of the simplest but the most important books anyone can read. Autosuggestion was a technique that was developed by Émile Coué who was a French psychologist and hypnotist living in late 1800s. His simple technique helped hundreds in the past and even today, you can learn and use it on your own!
Many Lives, Many Masters, Brian L. Weiss, M.D.
If you want to teach someone about past life regression, this book is a good start. Dr. Weiss is a psychiatrist who used hypnosis as a technique to help his patients. However one patient who randomly regressed to her past life changed his perspective forever.
The Biology of Belief, Bruce H. Lipton, Ph.D.
We are conditioned to think that DNA is everything and once we inherit an illness, there is not much to do but to accept the disease. Dr. Lipton talks about new evidence and cases suggesting that the mind power can be above DNA and genes. He also talks about the term “Epigenetics” which will change the way you perceive mind-body relationship forever.