Hypnosis and Spirituality: Integrating Mindfulness, Empathy, and Compassionate Communication into Hypnotic Encounters
Catherine Stallworth, MD
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Spirituality is that which gives meaning to one's life and draws one to transcend oneself. This experiential session will focus on the integration of hypnosis, mindfulness and Compassionate Communication to promote spirituality in clinical encounters. Participants will learn to integrate mindful speech and mindful listening into clinical encounters. They will learn the basics of Compassionate (Non-Violent) Communication, a style of communicating that promotes non-judgment and focuses on feelings and universal needs as a way developing empathy and rapport. Compassionate Communication will also be explored as a way to foster resiliency through self-acceptance, self-compassion, and personal growth. The scientific evidence for the health benefits of mindfulness will be reviewed. Participants will have the opportunity to explore the practice of mindfulness as a way of inducing trance and the use of ritual as a method for re-alerting from trance. The practices of mindfulness and Compassionate Communication can be powerful tools in eradicating feelings of guilt, shame, and depression. They are also very helpful in resolving external and internal conflicts peacefully and powerfully. This integrative approach to healing is useful in a variety of clinical encounters and is particularly helpful in transcending and transforming traumatic experiences.