Jack Elias

By far the best hypnosis or hypnotherapy book I've read! A very user-friendly textbook for Elias' popular clinical certification training in Transpersonal Hypnotherapy/NLP. The book's tone is personal, like having an intelligent conversation with someone who really knows his stuff. The history and analysis of hypnosis is impressively complete, but Elias' explanation of the hypnotic trance in which the ordinary "egoic" mind is held captive -- including helpful diagrams -- is truly brilliant. One of the top 3 books on hypnotherapy on Amazon, with good reason. Endorsed by bestselling authors, psychiatrists, psychologists, counselors, and a Buddhist meditation master, as well as leaders in the field of hypnotherapy. One of those books you read again and again.… (more)