W. Jeffrey Kramer, DC, PhD, ATC , CWC , CHt , NLP Chiropractor / Hypnotherapist

1. Overcoming Mental Barriers Through Hypnosis OLLI/Furman University (PPS1315)Introduction to Hypnosis W. Jeffrey Kramer, DC, PhD, ATC, CWC, CHt, NLP Chiropractor / Hypnotherapist

2. Self-Hypnosis This can work for you too…..

3. Where are you getting your health advice? Get your information from a trusted source…

4. Introducing Your Instructor… • Dr. Jeff Kramer • (DC, PhD, DACBN, FACW, EMT-I, ATC/L, CHES, CWC, CHt) • Current Positions: • Center Director, A Better Way Wellness Center (ABWWC) • Chiropractor / Clinical Hypnotherapist, Private Practice (ABWWC) • Instructor (Adjunct), Biology & PFT Departments, Greenville Tech. College • Assistant Professor (Adjunct), School of Education, USC Upstate • Instructor, OLLI Program, Furman University • Previous Experience: • Assistant Professor of HPS (Adjunct), Kennesaw State Univ. • A & P Instructor, Rising Spirit Institute (School of Massage) • District Community Health Education Director, • Cobb & Douglas Boards of Health • Assistant Professor of Public Health, Life University • Sports & Family Chiropractor, Kramer Chiropractic

5. Dr. Kramer’s Training • FORMAL EDUCATION: • Ph.D., Health and Physical Education, LaSalle University (LEC), 1999 • D.C., Chiropractic, Life College - School of Chiropractic, 1995 • M.S.S., Sports Medicine, United States Sports Academy, 1989 • B.S., Psychology (minor: Health Sciences), Berry College, 1988 • Diploma, Sport Psychology for Peak Performance, Ashworth College, 2011 • Certificate of Master Clinical Hypnotherapy, New England Inst. of Hypnotherapy, 2009  • Certificate of Advanced Hypnotherapy Techniques, American Pacific University, 2008 CERTIFICATIONS: • FACW, Fellow American College of Wellness (Dec. 2012) • ATC, NATA Certified Athletic Trainer (August 1989, #09-0523) • CHES, NCHEC Certified Health Education Specialist (June 2000, #8245) • CHt, National Guild of Hypnotist Certified Hypnotherapist (June 2008) • CSH, NESTA Certified Sports Hypnotist (April 2008) • CSPC, Certified Sports Psychology Coach (Spencer Institute, March 2010) • C. NLP, NFNLP Certified Neurolinguistic Programming (Dec 2010) • CSPS, NFNLP Certified Sports Performance Specialist (Dec 2010) • CWC, WCI Certified Wellness Coach (July 2013) • CPC, WCI Certified Professional Coach (July 2013) • BCHt, ASOMH Board Certified Clinical Hypnotherapist (May 2008) • CSSS, ASOMH Certified Stop Smoking Specialist (May 2008) • CWMS, ASOMH Certified Weight Management Specialist (May 2008)

6. A Better Way Wellness Center, LLC A Center of Independent Wellness Professionals

7. A Better Way Hypnotherapy, LLC Whether your goal is to stop smoking, remove weight, manage pain, reduce stress, improve sports performance, or enhance self-confidence, we can help by providing you with a personalized and comprehensive Advanced Clinical Hypnotherapy program designed to ensure your success.

8. Class Description CATALOG COURSE DESCRIPTION: Ever wondered how you can tap into your hidden mental potential? Ever asked yourself how some individuals seem to easily achieve their desires, while others engage in self-sabotage which limits their success? If you have asked yourself these or other similar questions about how the mind can limit or accelerate your potential, this class is right for you. Almost all have heard of hypnosis and, in particular, its use in entertainment. However, hypnosis is also very effective in helping individuals overcome many mental obstacles or barriers to success; such as in smoking cessation, improved sports performance, and enhance self-confidence. In this course we will explore the origins of hypnosis, common myths, various uses/benefits, and some techniques for self-hypnosis. PURPOSE OF COURSE: The course aims to explore the origins of hypnosis, common myths, various uses/benefits, and some techniques for self-hypnosis. REFERENCE TEXT: Modern Hypnosis: Theory and Practice, Ansari, M. (9th ed.) Mas-Press :Washington. 2006

9. Objectives of Course Upon completion of this course, the participant will demonstrate satisfactory knowledge of the following objectives as evidenced by a final course self-evaluation. • describe the origins of hypnosis and many common myths surrounding hypnosis • discuss the various uses and benefits of self-hypnosis • create and write SMART goals and objectives • identify various self-hypnosis techniques to address personal goals • design their own self-hypnosis suggestions to achieve desired goals • perform self-hypnosis to address personal needs through use of script or CD • Identify barrier to success and identify ways to avoid them through the use of NLP

10. Class Schedule IMPORTANT NOTE: The instructor reserves the right to modify the schedule and any class requirements. Though every effort will be made to maintain the course schedule it may be deemed necessary, or in the best interest of the class as a whole, to adjust the projected course schedule.

11. Class Assignments • There will be several assignments given throughout the eight week course. These assignments are designed to provide reinforcement of the material presented and serve as an opportunity to immediately apply the skills required to begin making lifelong healthy choices. Please complete the assignments and have them ready at the start class for the date requested. Steps for completing assignments will be explained further in class. • 1. Complete Finding Your Thinking/Processing StyleWorksheet • 2. Complete the Goal Setting Worksheet & Contract with Self • (Bring a copy for instructor review) • 3. Design some specific affirmation and translate them into suggestions • for your self-hypnosis program. • 4. Design your own self-hypnosis tape/CD OR script.

12. Class Rules • METHODS OF PRESENTATION: The primary methods of presentation will be lecture and classroom discussion (i.e., notes, handouts, power point presentations, over heads, SMART Board presentations). Handout or notes for this class will be provided as instructor sees need. Group and partner work will let each participant practice the various skills learned. • ATTENDANCE POLICY: • It is the belief of the instructor that regular attendance in class is necessary for student success.  When a student is absent, it can alter the normal flow for group activities and often leaves one feeling left behind. Therefore, every attempt should be made to be present at all classes and to do all of the recommended assignments so that you can fully participate in all activities scheduled. • CLASSROOM BEHAVIOR: • Mutual Respect • Safe Place • Cell Phones • Food/Drink

13. We learn … 10% of what we hear 20% of what we see 50% of what we see and hear 70% of what's discussed with each other 80% of what we experience personally 95% of what we teach others

14. "Education is what surviveswhen what has been learnedis forgotten." B.F. Skinner (1904-1990)

15. Communication Problem “I know you believe you understand what you think I said, but I am not sure you realize what you heard is not what I meant.”

16. How Healthy Are We?

18. Leading Causes of Death • Heart Disease/HTN • Cancer • Stroke • Respiratory/Asthma • Tobacco Use • Diabetes • Over weight/Obesity • Lack of Physical Activity • Lack of Fruit and Vegetable Consumption

20. Causes of Illness Ten Leading Causes of Death Diabetes HIV/AIDS Accidents Nine Actual Causes of Death Sexual Behavior Firearms Substance Abuse Stroke Eight Root Causes of Death Suicide Anger & Frustration Power-lessness Microbe Agents Stress EconomicDespair Hope-lessness Meaningless Existence Lack of Information(Education) Motor Vehicle COPD Cancer Diet/Activity Patterns Tobacco Use Heart Disease Liver Disease & Cirrhosis Pneumonia& Influenza Reference: Marquette County (WI) Public Health Department 1996 Alcohol Abuse Toxic Agents Low Self- esteem

23. What is Health?

24. According to the World Health Organization, health is … “A state of complete physical, mental, and social well-being and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity.”

25. WORDS OF WISDOM “When health is absent, wisdom cannot reveal itself, art cannot become manifest, strength cannot fight, wealth becomes useless, and intelligence cannot be applied. Herophilus, 325 B.C. Physician to Alexander the Great

26. Health is a Balance!

27. Triune of Health - Structural This area of health represents such things as Cardiovascular Endurance, Muscular Strength and Conditioning, Flexibility, Body Composition, Posture, and Gait.

28. Triune of Health – Emotional/Mental This area of health represents such things as identified by Maslow’s “Hierarchy of Needs.” Spiritual and energy work is also included in this category.

29. Eriksson's Eight Stages of Psychosocial Development Triune of Health – Emotional/Mental • Trust versus Mistrust ( 0-1 y/o) • Autonomy versus Doubt ( 2-3 y/o) • Initiative versus Guilt (4-5 y/o) • Industry versus Inferiority (6-11 y/o) • Identity versus Role Confusion (12-18 y/o) • Intimacy versus Isolation (Young Adult) • Generativity versus Self-absorption ( Middle Age) • Integrity versus Despair (Old Age)

30. Triune of Health - Biochemical This area of health represents those factors affecting ones nutritional status … ingestion, digestion, absorption, assimilation, and elimination. Management of waste and toxin removal is also considered within this area.

31. Balance is Important True health is associated with approaching our maximum health potential. A healthy body operating at its highest potential is resistant to infection and is quick to respond to stressors with appropriate adaptive changes to establish balance. This organismal maintenance of balance and health by continual adaptation is termed homeostasis.

32. "The highest ideal of cure is the rapid, gentle and permanent restoration of health by removal and annihilation of the whole disease in the shortest, most reliable way." • Samuel Hahnemann • (Father of Homeopathy)

33. The Twelve Dimensions of Wellness • Physical Activity & Exercise • Nutritional Intake • Rest & Relaxation • Social Interactions • Intellectual Stimulation • Emotional Balance • Spiritual Awareness • Fun & Recreation • Job & Career • Financial Resources • Disease Prevention & Management • Environmental Consciousness

34. Holistic Health Model • Holism acknowledges and respects the interaction of a person’s mind, body, and spirit within the environment. • Holism is based on the belief that people (or the parts) cannot be fully understood if looked at in pieces away from the environment.

35. Terms • Disease – is the naming of a particular condition, usually given in Latin or Greek. • A state of disharmony of mind, body, emotions, and spirit • Holistic view • The course of disease depends on how the patient integrates the experience into his/her life • Dis-Ease – is a “lack of ease.” This is a more broad term describing the fact that the body is not functioning in ease or in balance. • Illness • Product of disharmonious interaction (disease) between mind, body, emotions, and spirit. • Can be a signal that a person’s important needs are not being met • Dysfunction • Action (abnormal, inadequate, or impaired) that does not meet expected norms • Reduce risk factors

36. Examples of Holistic Healthcare Modalities • Five major domains • Biomedical Approach • Cultural medical approaches • Mind-Body Interventions • Positive influences of the mind and body • Meditation, hypnosis, dance, music, art therapy, prayer, and imagery. • Biologically Based Therapies/Practices • Herbs and diets • Manipulative and Body-Based Methods • Chiropractic treatments and massage • Energy Therapies • Energy originating within or around the body • Therapeutic Touch and magnets

37. Characteristics of Normal Health Maintenance • Perception • Belief in heath status and the knowledge to maintain healthy behaviors. • Responsibility • Motivation • Driving force for achievement of a goal • Seek out health information, teaching, and activities

38. Good Health Takes Planning

40. Alice Speaks to the Cheshire Cat “Cheshire Cat,” she began, rather timidly . . . “Would you tell me, please, which way I ought to go from here?” “That depends a good deal on where you want to get to,” said the Cat. “I don’t much care where—“ said Alice. “Then it doesn’t matter which way you go,” said the Cat. “—so long as I get somewhere,” Alice added as an explanation. “Oh, you’re sure to do that,” said the Cat, “if you only walk long enough.”

41. Ambulance Down In The Valley • Are you better off putting a fence around the cliff or putting an ambulance down in the valley? • (Prevention or Reaction)

42. Overcoming hurdles or barrier to success… So, what’s keeping you from achieving your highest potential?

43. Introduction to Hypnotism

44. How many times have you been hypnotized? • NONE? • Actually, millions of times… • Remember driving from point A to B and not recalling exactly how you got there, you were in a state of hypnosis (trance). • Have you ever read a good book or saw a good movie, and got so involved in the plot that you forgot you where just a spectator? That was a state of hypnosis (trance).

45. Can anyone be Hypnotized? YES! Only three things are necessary to be successfully hypnotized: • Marginal degree of intelligence • Ability and willingness to follow instructions • Some degree of imagination

46. What is Hypnosis? • Hypnosis is not… • Hypnosis is… Sleep A State of Unconsciousness Being Gullible Being Weak-minded Being Controlled by Someone Else A Loss of Self-Control An Awake State A State of Relaxation Imagination Exercise of Your Mind Rapport With Your Mind The Ultimate Display of Control

47. Dispelling Myths • Hypnosis is not dangerous (with one exception) • Hypnosis is not sleep • Hypnosis is not the work of the devil • Ability to be hypnotized does not require attainment of “spiritual enlightenment” • Hypnotized individual does not become unconscious • Hypnotized person can not get stuck and fail to exit • Hypnosis is not intrinsically dangerous • Hypnotizability is not a sign of weak mindedness • One can not be made to reveal one’s secrets under hypnosis • There are no apparent gender differences in hypnotizability • Hypnosis by itself is not therapy • Immoral/criminal act can not be persuaded under hypnosis

48. Danger of Hypnosis • Many false claims of Dangers (See Myths) • These stories hold no validity. • Only one way which hypnosis could be remotely dangerous – pain management. • Safest way to avoid complications is to not use hypnosis as a means of pain control without a physician’s recommendation. • Is it Pain or Is it ???

49. Demystify Hypnosis • You will not feel hypnotized, nor will you be out of control… • Don’t expect to “feel” hypnotized, Do expect to feel relaxed… You will hear everything going on around you, but just chose to ignore it. • Would you like to know what hypnosis feels like? • DEMO: Close your eyes … now open your eyes… It feels just like that. • You will be in control at all times. • DEMO: Close your eyes. Put your hands in your lap. Put your feet flat on the floor. Take a deep breath in. Hold it in Let it out. Now stand in your chair and “quack” like a duck. • Why didn’t you do it?

50. Two Very Important Points • ALL hypnosis is Self-Hypnosis AND • YOU are in control at all times