RECOMMENDED READING FOR ahca courses

See details in the Certification Section of your course.

GENERAL

  1. Hypnosis for Change by Josie Hadley & Carol Staudacher (Required Reading for any student taking L1- Certified Hypnotist or L2- Certified Hypnotherapist)

  2. Self-Hypnotism by Leslie LeCron, M.D. (Required Reading for any student taking L1- Certified Hypnotist or L2- Certified Hypnotherapist)

  3. Hypnotic Realities by Milton Erickson & Rossi, M.D (General - provided by instructor in both hypnosis courses)

  4. Psycho-Cybernetics - Maxwell Maltz, M.D (Self-Concept, Identity Work, Confidence, Self-Hypnosis)

  5. Handbook of Hypnotic Suggestions & Metaphors by Corydon Hammond, Ph.D (General Scripts)

Health, Wellness, Disease, & Trauma

  1. The Divided Mind by John Sarno, M.D. (Healing, Trauma, Inner Conflict, Health Issues, Resistance to healing)

  1. Deep Healing, Deep Feeling - Andy Roman, MS, RN (Healing, Trauma, Inner Conflict, Health Issues)

  2. The Body Keeps the Score, Brain, Mind and Body in the Healing of Trauma by Bessel Van Der Kolk, M.D. ( Health and Trauma Issues, PTSD)

  3. Healing Developmental Trauma by Lawrence Heller

  4. It Didn't Start With You by Mark Wolynn

  5. Look Younger, Live Longer by Dr. Bruce Goldberg

SPORTS COACHING & SPORTS HYPNOSIS

  1. Inner Game of Tennis by W. Timothy Gallway

  2. Peak Performance by Charles Garfield (Sports Performance)

  3. Psycho-Cybernetics - Maxwell Maltz, M.D (Self-Concept, Identity Work, Confidence are key elements in mental toughness and competition.)

  4. Bull’s Eye Mind - Mental Toughness for Shooting by Raymond Prior (Recommended for any athlete that is struggling with confidence including especially shooting, tennis, and golf)

Interactive Guided Imagery Certification

The Book of Symbols by Editors Ronnberg & Martin - Excellent for working with archetypes, symbols, dream interpretation

STAGE Hypnosis

Reality is Plastic: The Art of Impromptu Hypnosis by Anthony Jacquin

In the various courses, you will see that certain books are recommended reading. See the list of general books recommended in the Resources section of the specific course pages.  Please note that depending on your area of application or niche, different students may choose different books for reading.

Consult with your instructor about your list of books.  Ask about books that you might read to add to your hours if they seem relevant.

The following are instructions if you would like to include reading as contributing to time to your certification hours.  

INSTRUCTIONS FOR COURSE CREDIT HOURS:

For each book, please do the following:

Write a one to two paragraphs on a special point you learned in each chapter. Your biggest aha or takeaway is best!

The paragraph does not have to be a synopsis of the chapter, but rather something interesting that you learned.