By Laura

Heal Yourself With Medical Hypnosis

This two CD program was created by Dr. Steven Gurgevich and Dr. Andrew Weil. Weil is a leader in mind-body and integrative medicine. Gurgevich is well known for his use of hypnosis for healing.

In the first disc, Dr. Andrew Weil talks about the physiological mechanisms that work when the body heals itself. He discusses the mind-body connection, it's importance for self-healing and current thought about that connection in the medical community. Dr. Gurgevich recounts the history of hypnosis and dispels common myths and fears about hypnosis. He discusses the power of the subconscious mind and uses case studies to demonstrate the effectiveness of hypnosis.

On the second disk Gurgevich introduces you to trance states. He has several exercises that teach you how to hypnotize yourself. The last track is a full-length guided hypnosis session that combines the exercises and puts the listener in a deep trance state. The listener chooses the area he wants to heal.

I found the CD set useful. Disc 1 was only useful to listen to once, because it is designed to introduce you to self-healing, dispel hypnosis myths and convince you of the validity and effectiveness of the product. Disc 2 was the more interesting and helpful part of the set. The guided trance sessions and short trance inducing techniques worked well and were enjoyable to experience. I was able to achieve the results I wanted using disc 2. I found the guided sessions useful for 3-4 months. After that period I learned how to induce a trance state without the help of the cd.

I would recommend the disc set if you're interested in using hypnosis for self-healing. If you're a skeptic at heart, don't bother with it.