On 16 January 2005, the Taipei Experimental Hypnosis Workshop will have a meeting. This month’s topic is TRANCEPLAY (Improvisational Creative Playfulness and Hypnotic Induction and Imagery). If you live in these parts and would like to join us, contact me.

The Taipei Experimental Hypnosis and Trancework Workshop is the largest English-language hypnosis practice group in Taiwan.

We will meet for the hypnosis study group (English) on Sunday, January 16, from 2 to 6ish in the afternoon. Those who wish to stay later are welcome to join us for supper afterwards (we can order out and watch some hypnosis-related videos if folks wish).

For this session, we will expand upon some of the things we established last time with our discussion and practice in improvisational creation of instant and rapid inductions by delving into Tranceplay: Improvisational Creative Playfulness and Hypnotic Induction and Imagery.

I will review the principles of instant and rapid hypnotic inductions and then we will PLAY by applying these principles in creative ways. Dave Elman once said that ANYTHING can become a hypnosis induction and we will PLAY with the truth behind that statement so we can and will create your own instant and rapid inductions and we will all share our own "creations" with the group! Once you grasp the principles, you will find it is very simple and a lot of fun! It should be very enjoyable for all of us.

In order to facilitate the idea of playfulness and creativity – the ability to improvise methods in any context – I will introduce the group to a number of hypnosis training and practice games. The first two are Robert Anue’s Zebu playing card set for learning and practicing Ericksonian hypnosis language patterns. The second will be Trevor Silvester’s Wordweaving game and concept which can be adapted to Ericksonian or direct approaches. Third, I will teach the group a couple games of my own design for fostering improvisational and creative approaches to hypnosis. The games themselves are playful but the principles and experience can then be taken into any hypnotic context. The relevant games are Improvise Trancercise Hypnotize (an induction game for creating instant and rapid inductions on the spot based upon a creative challenge system), Trance Tag (a fast-paced imagery creation experiential game), and Trance-based RPG (a roleplaying game using trance experience).

This study group is for hands-on practice and sharing techniques.

We will meet in my home. Only those who have signed up at

http://groups.yahoo.com/group/HypnoTaipeiExperimentalWorkshop

AND responded to the profile questions (name, phone, and interests in hypnosis) – and been approved – will be invited. The address and contact information is posted on the workshop yahoogroup.

Participants range from those with little or no formal hypnosis background to old hands with advanced experience. All that we ask is that folks bring an honest desire to learn and share.

The sessions are conducted in English so you must have the ability to converse about the subject as well as participate fully in English.

Please note that the workshop is for folks interested in learning and practicing hypnosis techniques, it is not a general discussion list or a therapy group. For those who are looking for general discussion of hypnosis, please join the HypnoAsia list. If you are interested in undergoing hypnosis for a specific issue, contact me privately for information about my hypnotherapy practice or check out one of the folks on the Taiwan Hypnosis Resources list.

We look forward to seeing you then.

All the best,
Brian