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Hypnosis Training Podcast Video #141: Working with Eating Disorders Using Hypnosis, Part 4

Is it Friday yet? Oh wait, it is so that means another free hypnosis training video! In this episode we conclude our series of Working with Eating Disorders Using Hypnosis. I would like to thank Meredith for spearheading this topic and sharing huge amounts of information on working with clients who have an eating disorder. I am so happy that we are able to give this information to other hypnotists and hypnotherapists for free. The more people we help, the better.

Speaking of helping people, today is the last day of my NGH Approved Banyan Hypnosis/Hypnotherapy Certification Super Course. We have a great group of people that are graduating and are ready to enter this profession. When I think of how many people that my new graduates will be able to help, I get all choked up. Okay, maybe not choked up… but it does make me happy :D . Are you looking for hypnosis/hypnotherapy certification? Or are you already a hypnotist and want to learn some advanced techniques? You should take a look at my complete hypnosis training schedule. I have basic to advanced hypnosis training courses for people who have no previous hypnosis training and I also have advanced hypnosis training courses for you hypnotists who want to take their practice and skills to the next level.

Okay, here we go again. Enjoy the video!


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In this final video to the four part series of Working with Eating Disorder Using Hypnosis, we address these questions and issues:

  • Using 5-PATH® and The Secret Language of Feelings for eating disorders.

  • Eating disorders aren’t always about looks and weight.

  • What to avoid when working with a client with an eating disorder.

  • How important is trust when working with a client with an eating disorder?

  • How common is secondary gain with clients who have eating disorders?

Important links related to the show:

Hypnosis Training and Certification

Take Your Hypnosis Practice to the Next Level with my Advanced Hypnosis Certification course.

  • The "Week of Power" Advanced Hypnotherapy Training course will make you a 1%er. The next Advanced Hypnosis Certification course starts November 8th. Click here to sign up.

  • You can also view our complete course schedule here. We have Advanced and Basic Hypnotherapy Certification Courses available throughout the year.

  • Contact our office to find out about enrolling in the 7th Path Self-Hypnosis® Ultimate Recognitions Course and our upcoming NGH Approved Banyan Hypnosis/Hypnotherapy Certification Course in Malaysia! 800-965-3390 or 714-258-8380.

Cals Secret ProjectGet Fit and Make More Money… by joining me on my “Secret Project” and work with me to increase both your health and wealth. Since I’ve been doing my secret program my energy has quadrupled, I feel younger and I even completed a 109 mile bike ride!

Email me now at CalBanyan@HypnosisCenter.com. You must live in the USA, Canada, Puerto Rico, Australia, New Zealand, Hong Kong or Taiwan in order to participate. I want to work with you!

Once again, that is it for this week. Thank you all for viewing this hypnosis training podcast video. Remember to leave your comments below. We love your feedback, questions and comments.

Advanced Hypnosis Training for Building Skills and Confidence, the Week of Power: Nov. 8th -14th, 2009

Advanced Hypnosis TrainingThis advanced hypnosis training is for the hypnotist or hypnotherapist who wants to build and advance his or her hypnosis and hypnotherapy skills and have a more successful hypnosis practice.

Banyan hypnosis certification courses are respected around the world, because Banyan grads get results. Click advanced hypnosis training for all the details.

  • Be a more effective and efficient hypnosis professional.

  • Use the most effective and efficient hypnotic inductions, deepening and testing techniques.

  • Master the most powerful hypnotic techniques available, such as those in 5-PATH® including age regression, age progression, and parts work/therapy.

  • Unsurpassed support after you complete the advanced course.

  • Basic hypnosis and certification training is required as a prerequisite for this course (Minimum of 25 hours of paid coursework – free courses do not fulfill this requirement).

This Class Is NOT A How-To-Hypnotize Class. This is a How-To-Do-Successful-Hypnotherapy-and-become-a-Hypnosis-1%’er™ Certification Course!

Live Hypnosis TrainingThe Future Belongs to 5-PATH® and 7th Path Self-Hypnosis®! Get certified in these elite forms of hypnotherapy and self-hypnosis and join the best hypnosis providers in the world.

Have you ever been to a class, seminar or lecture that is supposed to be for intermediate or advanced practitioners, and then spend most of your time listening to beginning level information (I have)? Not this class. We require that all students already be familiar with how to do hypnosis.

Only a small portion of the class will be set aside to review basic hypnosis training materials to make sure everyone is “up to speed,” and, after that, it is all advanced material. However, even our “basic” material may be new most hypnotists and hypnotherapists trained elsewhere!

“Also, despite the fact that I had no interest in learning 7th Path initially, I have been profoundly affected afterward, changed by its practice, and believe that it will be a major tool, too [In addition to 5-PATH], in helping many people learn how to free themselves from the ravages of physical diseases by cleaning up unconscious conflicts, negative emotions and limiting beliefs.” Eric Robins, M.D.

"It challenged everything I know about hypnotherapy and its effectiveness. I feel confident about going back to my clients and really giving them what they are searching for. Extremely well organized manual and presentation. Stayed on track so that we covered everything we needed to learn." Paula Anderson, Glendale, CA

"I’m impressed! [The] 5-PATH approach to therapy is complete, concise, elegant and highly effective. I can’t wait to implement it. And, if that wasn’t enough, 7th Path Self-Hypnosis is the crown jewel. 7th Path is for everyone, everyone, everyone! It is a daily practice I am eager to incorporate into my life. This stuff is GOLD!" Anne Shuman, BA, C.Ht, CNLPP, Wilmington, Delaware, U.S.A.

"I encourage anyone considering learning hypnosis to take 7th-PATH® and 5-PATH® before any other hypnosis training. It’s a wonderful and very structured course!" Anne Murphy, Little Britain, CANADA

"The course material contains the answers to many of the questions I have experienced in my 8 years as a Hypnotherapist." Joe Packard, M.S., Bellingham, MA

Advanced Hypnosis Certificate5-PATH® Hypnotherapist Certification (or Diploma)
Testifies that you have completed the course, and that you have fulfilled the standards required to be called a 5-PATH® Hypnotherapist. This includes learning about instant and rapid induction techniques, covert testing, hypnotic age regression, parts work/therapy, and Parts Mediation Therapy.

Master Hypnotist CertificationMaster Hypnotist Certification (or Diploma)
Testifies that you have completed a course teaching you the skills needed to hypnotize, deepen hypnosis, test for levels of hypnosis, give hypnotic suggestions and emerge someone from hypnosis.

5-PATH Membership5-PATH® International Association of Hypnosis Professionals
One year membership included. Membership enables you to be listed in the 5-PATH® directory, receive notifications pertaining to important association information, and discounts on future training opportunities and materials.

Emphasis of this hypnosis training will be placed on practical application and results. Click on Advanced Hypnosis Training for all the details.

Then I’ll see you in class!

Hypnosis Training Podcast Video #140: Working with Eating Disorders Using Hypnosis, Part 3

It’s another beautiful Friday here at the Banyan Hypnosis Center in Orange County CA. I am finishing up with the first week of my NGH Approved Banyan Hypnosis/Hypnotherapy Certification Super Course. I have a great group of students who are very eager to learn 5-PATH® hypnosis and 7th Path Self-Hypnosis®. If you are interested in hypnosis training and certification just visit www.hypnosiscenter.com or email maureen@hypnosiscenter.com. Anyone will be happy to answer all your questions.

Did I mention it was Friday? Oh yes, I did but I haven’t mentioned that we have another hypnosis training video for you to watch on www.calbanyan.com. This week we continue our series entitled, "Working with Eating Disorders Using Hypnosis". This is the third video in the series where my co-star Meredith really takes the lead on this topic. She has a well established hypnotherapy practice in Los Angeles and has worked with many clients affected with this issue.

Now on with the show. Lights, Camera, Action!


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In this Hypnosis Training Video, Meredith goes into more detail about working with someone with an eating disorder.

  • What is usually the cause of an eating disorder?

  • What is at the heart of the issue?

  • How do eating disorders start?

  • Are eating disorders inherited?

  • Be prepared to deal with anything when conducting a hypnosis session.

  • The client isn’t always right… Or telling the truth!

Here are some important links that you should visit:

Hypnosis Training and Certification

Take Your Hypnosis Practice to the Next Level with my Advanced Hypnosis Certification course.

  • The "Week of Power" Advanced Hypnotherapy Training course will make you a 1%er. The next Advanced Hypnosis Certification course starts November 8th. Click here to sign up.

  • You can also view our complete course schedule here. We have Advanced and Basic Hypnotherapy Certification Courses available throughout the year.

  • Contact our office to find out about enrolling in the 7th Path Self-Hypnosis® Ultimate Recognitions Course and our upcoming NGH Approved Banyan Hypnosis/Hypnotherapy Certification Course in Malaysia! 800-965-3390 or 714-258-8380.

Cals Secret ProjectMake More Money and Get Fit… by joining me on my “Secret Project” and work with me to increase both your health and wealth. Since I’ve been doing my secret program my energy has quadrupled, I feel younger and I even completed a 109 mile bike ride!

Email me now at CalBanyan@HypnosisCenter.com. You must live in the USA, Canada, Puerto Rico, Australia, New Zealand, Hong Kong or Taiwan in order to participate. I want to work with you!

Once again, that is it for this week. Thank you all for viewing this hypnosis training podcast video. Remember to leave your comments below. We love your feedback, questions and comments.

A Dog Named Faith and Hypnosis?

Eric who is one of our grads sent this to me today, the story of a dog named Faith. By the way, besides being a 5-PATHer, Eric is a coauthor of, Your Hands Can Heal You and an MD.

I decided I just had to share it all with you on this site. Does it have anything to do with hypnosis and hypnotherapy? I’ll let you decide.

This is "Faith"

This dog was born on Christmas Eve in 2002. He was born with 3 legs – 2 healthy hind legs and 1 abnormal front leg, which had to be amputated.

He of course could not walk when he was born. Even his mother did not want him.

Faith the Dog

His first owner also did not think that he could survive and he was thinking of "putting him to sleep." But then, his present owner, Jude Stringfellow, met him and wanted to take care of him. She became determined to teach and train this little dog to walk by himself.

She named him "Faith."

Faith and His Owner

In the beginning, she put Faith on a surfboard to let him feel the movement. Later she used peanut butter on a spoon as a lure and reward for him for standing up and jumping around. Even the other dog at home encouraged him to walk. Amazingly, only after 6 months, like a miracle, Faith learned to balance on his hind legs and to jump to move forward. After further training in the snow, he could now walk like a human being.

Faith Walking

Faith loves to walk around now. No matter where he goes, he attracts people to him. He is fast becoming famous on the international scene and has appeared on various newspapers and TV shows. There is now a book entitled "With a Little Faith" being published about him. He was even considered to appear in one of Harry Potter movies.

Faith at the Mall

His present owner, Jude Stringfellow, has given up her teaching post and plans to take him around the world to preach that even without a perfect body, one can have a perfect soul

Everyone Loves Faith

Faith Walking Through Doors

Faith Being Pet

Faith in Classroom

Faith With His Friend

Faith Hanging Out

Faith Leaves School

In life there are always undesirable things, so in order to feel better you just need to look at life from another direction.

I hope this message will bring fresh new ways of thinking to everyone and that everyone will appreciate and be thankful for each beautiful day. Faith is the continual demonstration of the strength and wonder of life.

A small request: All you are asked to do is keep this story circulating.

Watch a video of this amazing dog.

Leave a comment and let me know what you think of the dog, whether or not this has anything to do with hypnosis and hypnotherapy, and finally, whether or not I should post things like this from time to time.

Hypnosis Training Podcast Video #139: Working with Eating Disorders Using Hypnosis, Part 2

Yes, it’s Friday and for the next couple of weeks I’ll be teaching the NGH Approved Banyan Hypnosis/Hypnotherapy Certification Super Course, but don’t worry, we have pre-recorded the next couple of episodes, so you won’t miss a thing.

Hypnosis for Eating DisordersOh, and of course since it IS Friday, that means that we get to bring you another episode of hypnosis and hypnotherapy training on "Cal Banyan’s Hypnosis, Etc." :-) This week we bring you Part Two of our hypnosis training video podcast, Working with Eating Disorders Using Hypnosis.

Remember, you are invited to check out our "Fan Page" on Facebook.com. While you are there, click on the “Become a Fan” button and you will get all the inside stuff related to this program and the hypnosis profession that we post there for our fans. Just go to www.facebook.com/hypnosisetc, and check it out.

One last quick thought before we roll with the video, you know that we have over 100 free hypnosis training video podcasts here for you? That is right and you can get instant access to all of these fun and informative videos right now, just become a VIP Member! You will also get our newsletter with free hypnosis articles, product discounts and much more.

And, now, “On with the show”, as they say!


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In this Hypnosis Training Program, We Finish the Topic of How to Use Hypnosis to Help People with Eating Disorders.

  • Professions and sports where eating disorders are prevalent.

  • Find out about the predominant eating disorders, Anorexia and Bulimia.

  • How emotions are related to these eating problems.

  • Why it is important to know The Secret Language of Feelings.

  • Issues that commonly occur along with these eating disorders.

  • Special considerations to keep in mind when working with these clients.

  • How lack of nutrition and medications may affect their sessions.

  • How hypnosis and hypnotherapy can work much more quickly than traditional talk therapy.

  • Case example is discussed, a woman diagnosed with Bulimia.

  • Overview of how 5-PATH® is used to help clients with eating disorders.

  • How the Informing Soul Technique™ was used in treating an eating disorder.

  • Coming up in the next episode… More on how to work with eating disorders and perhaps another case history.

Send us your suggestions for who we should use as a celebrity example of hypnotherapy. We will start that series very soon.

Meredith’s Official Hypnosis & Hypnotherapy Website is, www.YourPathHypnosis.com.

Cal’s Websites & Contact Information:

Hypnotherapy and Hypnosis Training and Certification

Get Hypno-1%er Professional Hypnosis/Hypnotherapy Certification Training

Online Hypnosis Training

Learn Hypnosis Online! More information about the live, hands-on, offsite version of the course is at http://www.hypnosiscenter.com/learn-hypnosis-online.htm. You can also email IT@hypnosiscenter.com and Taylor will answer all your questions about what you will need as far as computer and Internet connection-wise to participate. Check it out and you can save you a bundle in travel and lodging expenses!

Get FitMake More Money and Get Fit… by joining me on my "Secret Project" and work with me to increase both your health and wealth. Since I’ve been doing my secret program my energy has quadrupled, I feel younger and I even completed a 109 mile bike ride!

I’ve also helped hypnotists and non-hypnotists alike to add thousands to their income by getting on my "secret project" team. I’ll call you and "spill the beans" letting you in on the whole thing.

Email me now at CalBanyan@HypnosisCenter.com. You must live in the USA, Canada, Puerto Rico, Australia, New Zealand, Hong Kong or Taiwan in order to participate. Our "Secret Project" team has now grown to over 1,000 people, and so now we are limiting it to only 5 new partners per month. I want to work with you!

Once again, that is it for this week. Thank you all for viewing this hypnosis training podcast video. Please pass it along to your friends and colleagues! Remember to leave your comments below. We love your feedback, questions and comments.

I Respond and Say, “Lose the Weight and Be a Better Example of What Hypnosis Can Do”

Today, I received a message from another hypnotist. He had a question or two about how to be successful conducting weight loss sessions when the hypnotist is overweight.

Hypnosis Works for Weight Loss, 'Im proof' says Cal Banyan.

I’ll summarize and paraphrase his questions here:

  1. I’ve enjoyed and learned a lot from your books and other training materials.

  2. I know that you have lost weight and my question is about how you worked with clients for weight loss before you lost the weight

  3. I myself am overweight. I have a successful approach to helping others lose weight, but I’m wondering how should I handle it when they say, “If hypnosis works for weight loss, how come you are so overweight?”

  4. I’m coming out of a semi retirement and I want to specialize in weight loss. What is your advice?

Below is my response to everyone in the profession who is wondering about conducting weight loss sessions while being significantly overweight or obese. This is based on the email that I sent this hypnotist.

Hi (Name Withheld),

Thanks for your kind comments about my materials.

Regarding working with people on weight loss when one is not yet become a model of a successful outcome… The way I worked with clients when I was overweight was to let them know that I was “in process”. I did not work with weight loss clients until I had lost 15 pounds. After I had started to lose the weight, then I was able to share what was working for me and my other clients, i.e., The Secret Language of Feelings, and 7th Path Self-Hypnosis, and now my “secret project”.

My recommendation is that since you said that you have a “very successful approach” then you need to go through it yourself and be successful using it. I believe that we, as professionals, need to “walk the walk” to the very best of our ability and demonstrate that what we do really works. Having a healthy and energetic body is essential to being successful in so many endeavors, and it is especially true in the profession of hypnotism.

I can only recommend that those who have a weight issue, especially hypnotists, do something that has proven to work for others (unless they have a medical condition that prohibits doing so). For me, that is The Secret Language of Feelings, and 7th Path Self-Hypnosis, and now my “secret project”.

When people would ask, which didn’t happen very often, in fact, I can’t remember a time when it did, “If hypnosis works for weight loss, how come you are so overweight?” what did you do? I’d let them know that being overweight had been a problem all my life and now I have found a way that works for me, and I would cite whatever amount of weight I had lost up to that time (be it 15, 25, or 35 pounds, etc). Of course, if I was not getting nearer my goal, I would never have done weight loss. I would have felt like a hypocrite in doing so.

I know of overweight hypnotists who are obese and are not having any success in losing weight who hold themselves out as being able to help others to lose weight with hypnosis. I know that if I were a client I would not be very hopeful that I was going to be helped by that hypnotist. I teach my students, helping clients to be successful is part of the first phase of the hypnotherapeutic process.

My advice to you is to overcome the weight issue. Obviously hypnosis should be a part of that process, but there is also a lot more you can do like I mentioned above.

Hypnosis Training Podcast Video #138: Working with Eating Disorders Using Hypnosis, Part 1

Hypnosis Training VideosYes, it’s Friday and of course that means that we get to bring you another episode of hypnosis and hypnotherapy training on "Cal Banyan’s Hypnosis, Etc."

We want to invite you to check out our "Fan Page" on Facebook.com. While you are there, click on the “Become a Fan” button and you will get all the inside stuff related to this program and the hypnosis profession that we post there for our fans. Just go to www.facebook.com/hypnosisetc, and check it out.

Remember that we have over 100 free hypnosis training video podcasts here for you. To get instant access to all of these fun and informative videos right now in an easy to access format, make sure you become a VIP Member! You will also get our newsletter with free hypnosis articles, product discounts and much more.

We start off the program by talking about a project that is in the works. We are looking into doing a series where we take either a historical or public figure and talk about what it would be like to take that person through the hypnotherapy process. If you want to suggest a person, please leave a comment?

Hypnosis Training Distance Learning CourseI also would like to take a moment to talk about something I am personally very excited about. We now have a complete Hypnosis and Hypnotherapy Certification Distance Learning Course. It is probably the most complete hypnosis distance learning course ever produced because, besides teaching you all the basics and intermediate techniques, I will also teach you 5-PATH®. Yes, you can now become a 5-PATH® certified hypnotist and/or hypnotherapist without leaving your home and at your own rate. Click here to learn all about this hypnosis and hypnotherapy home study course.


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In this Hypnosis Training Program, We Cover the Topic of Working with Eating Disorders Using Hypnosis:

  • How resolving underlying emotions is critical to success.

  • General explanation of the major eating disorders and issues.

  • Special considerations for the unlicensed hypnosis professional working with these eating disorders and issues.

  • More coming in Part 2, including Meredith telling you about a famous musician that died because of her eating disorder, and filling you in on some professions and sports, etc. that commonly “produce” eating disorders. Leave a comment if you think you know what she might talk about next week.

Links to Resources for This Hypnosis Training Program:

Meredith’s Official Hypnosis & Hypnotherapy Website is, www.YourPathHypnosis.com.

Cal’s Websites & Contact Information:

Hypnotherapy and Hypnosis Training and Certification

Get Hypno-1%er Professional Hypnosis/Hypnotherapy Certification Training

Online Hypnosis Training

Learn Hypnosis Online! More information about the live, hands-on, offsite version of the course is at http://www.hypnosiscenter.com/learn-hypnosis-online.htm. You can also email IT@hypnosiscenter.com and Taylor will answer all your questions about what you will need as far as computer and Internet connection-wise to participate. Check it out and you can save you a bundle in travel and lodging expenses!

Hypnosis Trainer Cal Banyan

Make More Money and Get Fit… by joining me on my "Secret Project" and work with me to increase both your health and wealth. Since I’ve been doing my secret program my energy has quadrupled, I feel younger and I even completed a 109 mile bike ride!

I’ve also helped hypnotists and non-hypnotists alike to add thousands to their income by getting on my "secret project" team.

I’ll call you and "spill the beans" letting you in on the whole thing. Email me now at CalBanyan@HypnosisCenter.com. You must live in the USA, Canada, Puerto Rico, Australia, New Zealand, Hong Kong or Taiwan in order to participate. Our "Secret Project" team has now grown to over 990 people, and so now we are limiting it to only 5 new partners per month.

Once again, that is it for this week. Thank you all for viewing this hypnosis training podcast video. Please pass it along to your friends and colleagues! Remember to leave your comments below. We love your feedback, questions and comments.