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Ultra
Depth®
Process Distant Learning Course Introduction by Judith E. Pearson, Ph.D. Even though I had studied and practiced clinical hypnosis for more than ten years, I had encountered nothing like what I found when I took James Ramey’s Ultra Depth® training in the Spring of 1999. I had studied Ericksonian Hypnosis and Neuro-Linguistic Programming with some the finest trainers in the U.S. and yet I found that James Ramey’s training of Ultra Depth® expanded my skills and knowledge in new and dramatic ways. My understanding of consciousness and awareness, particularly the use of progressive relaxation, staging, deepening, and depth have significantly improved, thanks to James’ training. James has enriched my appreciation of how these techniques can bridge the gap between the Conscious and the Subconscious. James Ramey is a student of Walter Sichort, and it is through James that Sichort’s work will be preserved. James has made every effort, I believe, to remain true to the Sichort approach and to impart the work of this outstanding hypnotist to a younger generation of practitioners. Those who learn the Sichort methods will carry on the tradition, in the same manner as those who have carried on the work of the late Dr. Milton Erickson. While Erickson’s approach was more permissive and spontaneous, and relied on narrative, utilization, metaphors, and analogies, Sichort’s work, by contrast, is more directive and procedural, and therefore can be replicated more reliably. Sichort’s work is concerned with depth and with the evidence of hypnotic phenomena, in a manner much like that of Dr. G.H. Estabrooks (Professor of Psychology at Colgate University who wrote about hypnotism in the 1940s and 1950s). The Ultra Depth® training manual you hold in your hands is the result of several years of research by James Ramey. The purpose of the manual is to supplement the information contained within the video in such a way that students can continue to practice the methods in the video and increase their skills over time. In this training, James has captured the ultimate results of Sichort’s work, as well as induction methods developed by Dave Elman. The manual features many standard preinduction exercises and information on basic psychology. Good illustrations, summaries, large type size, bold type highlights, and bulletized listings make this manual easy to use. I keep it at my desk in my office where I have my practice in Springfield, Virginia, and refer to it often when working with clients. The book truly is a "How To Do It" guide from preinduction to reorientation. There is even advice on how to handle difficult subjects and unanticipated difficulties. The writing is clear, straightforward, and, with practice and attention to detail, students can duplicate the methods and achieve consistent results. The scripts comprise the body of the manual and they are highly useful to the practitioner who wants to perfect his or her use of the language of these techniques. In this manual you will find scripts for progressive relaxation, somnambulism, the Esdaile State and the Sichort State along with direct suggestion scripts for common applications such as weight control and smoking cessation. The scripts maintain the subtleties of the various techniques Ramey teaches in the video and makes for uniformity for the student and from one session to the next. When conducting practice, you will do well to read these scripts aloud, word for word, because the wording is the result of many years of trial and error and consistent refinement by Sichort, Ramey, and Miles. While I have made minor improvisations for some clients, I have observed that the verbatim scripts are amazingly effective in securing depth of relaxation, especially with clients who are new to clinical procedures. Read this manual thoroughly and you will know what to say and when to say it. The DVD Ultra Depth® training is well organized with logical sequences. James provides good demonstrations and explanations of procedures. He strives for clarity and consistency. He brings to his training platform a sincere desire to teach well and an integrity that he exhorts his students to uphold in the practice of clinical procedures. He sets high standards for his students and seems gratified by their progress. James Ramey’s skill as a trainer is the result of an indefatigable curiosity about the capabilities of human consciousness and the mind’s ability to heal the body. This training manual is the product of his quest to master the art of therapeutic techniques and share his discoveries with others. Thanks to his documentation, you and those you work with will benefit from James’ efforts as well. The skills James teaches are useful to any practitioner who wants to comprehend more completely the mechanics of induction and who is willing to use the process ethically, respectfully, and with positive intent. Judith E. Pearson, Ph.D.
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