Product Description

Five mega-tales–nearly eighty minutes of hypnotic stories for wisdom and growth–told by master storyteller and hypnosis practitioner James Hazlerig.

Contents:

The Ox Meditations: Two monks set out to learn enlightenment and meet a beautiful woman on the road. Which one will learn from the encounter? Join master storyteller and hypnotist James Hazlerig as he explores how our thoughts shape our identity.

Present to Win: This Ericksonian nested loop story focuses on the art of mindfulness, as master storyteller James Hazlerig speaks of Kali, Shiva, the Buddha, strawberries, roses, Aesop, the north wind, the sun, and of course, Las Vegas.

Nasruddin and the Travelers: Master storyteller James Hazlerig combines three of his favorite legends of Mulla Nasruddin, the wise fool or the foolish wiseman of Sufi lore. What kind of people will he meet in the city?

Dreams: A child dreams of puzzling things and his grandmother helps him learn what to do, in this enchanting story crafted by master storyteller and hypnotist James Hazlerig. This is based off the famous Cherokee story of the two wolves.

Tales from an Elephant’s Back: Elephants are at once strong and silly, weak and wise–in this Ericksonian nested loop story, James Hazlerig weaves together a dozen tales of elephants into a hypnotic tapestry that offers fascinating reflections on life. This demonstration of Ericksonian hypnotic storytelling has made Hazlerig a legend in the hypnosis community.

Testimonial for Efficacy of Hypnotic Stories:

Here’s what Professional Hypnotist Stephanie Conkle had to say about Trunk to Tale:

“I had an older gentleman in his 80s come to see me. He didn’t actually want hypnosis, but he just wanted to talk and share his stories with me. Anyway, he told me of a story of him being India with elephants. (And the lightbulb went off in my head.) I loaned him my copy of Trunk to Tale to take home to listen to. He promptly returned my copy back to me with a note of appreciation and told me it had helped him. I really didn’t know to what extent at that point.

Fast forward to a year later and his son makes an appointment with me. The first thing his son said was, “I’m seeing you today because you saw my father last year and he has changed for the better. He is no longer angry and is a delight to be around. You don’t understand how difficult he has always been. Angry. Stubborn. Walked around with a chip on his shoulder. But now he is pleasant to be around. And if you can do that to him, then I know you can help me with my problem.”

I didn’t tell his son that I did absolutely zero hypnotherapy with him other than giving him James’ Hypnotic Stories of Wisdom. (Because I needed him to believe in me so I could help him.) But I do want to give credit where credit is due.”

David Ruby writes:

“For all my hypnotist friends, in case you missed it James Hazlerig has a pretty awesome storytelling…album, I suppose you would call it. It’s five “hypnotic stories for wisdom and growth,” and James does an excellent job. I finally got around to listening to this and found it really well done. James is known as an expert storyteller, and I found this thoroughly enjoyable and very well-crafted. It’s priced incredibly reasonably, and worth a listen.

If you haven’t already, check it out!”