You want clear steps.
Something you can follow from beginning to end, with a purpose that makes sense in your ordinary life.
PRACTICAL SELF HYPNOSIS · A PERSONAL LEARNING COURSE
A conversation you want to handle differently. A task you have been avoiding. Imagine having a personal way to prepare for the moments that matter.
Learn self-hypnosis with Michael. Follow a complete method, make it personal, and connect each practice with something you can do.
$47 USD · One payment · Ongoing access
YOUR OWN WAY TO BEGIN
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YOU HAVE THE INTEREST. NOW WHAT?
You sit down to try self hypnosis. Then the questions start: Am I doing this right? What should I say? How do I know when I am finished?
Something you can follow from beginning to end, with a purpose that makes sense in your ordinary life.
Perhaps you prefer open eyes, or mental pictures are not especially vivid. You would like options you can actually use.
When the video ends, you want a simple plan you can return to and a way to review what happened.
Imagine finishing a short practice knowing the next real-world action you want to try.
FROM A USEFUL IDEA TO A REAL ATTEMPT
Choose one realistic purpose. Settle your attention. Use a suggestion that fits. Rehearse the next action. Finish fully alert, then make the real attempt.
The course shows you how to put those pieces together. Your workbook helps you review the experience and adjust your next practice.
You can use words, sounds, sensations, or a simple understanding of what you intend to do. Vivid pictures are optional.
YOUR COMPLETE PERSONAL METHOD
Michael guides the examples and explains the choices, so you can build understanding as well as follow along.
GETTING STARTED & LEARNING THE METHOD
Choose an ordinary goal, set up comfortably, explore attention, and learn a clear beginning and alert ending.
OPTIONS, SUGGESTIONS & REHEARSAL
Try an eyes-open option, work without vivid pictures, and write wording connected to an action within your control.
REAL ATTEMPTS & A ROUTINE YOU CAN KEEP
Prepare for a conversation or a focused work period, assemble your own session, and use a seven-day plan to review what you notice.

USEFUL WHILE YOU LEARN. USEFUL AFTERWARD.
Keep the steps somewhere you can use them, with resources that support your own practice.
SEE WHERE THE COURSE TAKES YOU
Welcome and the Practice You Will Build
What Self Hypnosis Can and Cannot Do
Choose One Useful Purpose
Set Up and Finish Safely
An Ordinary Attention Experiment
Build a Short Repeatable Sequence
Your First Guided Practice
Review Your Experience without Grading Trance
An Eyes Open Option
Practice without Vivid Pictures
Write Suggestions You Can Use
Pair Practice with a Real Action
Rehearse the Next Attempt
Create Your Own Complete Session
Before an Everyday Conversation
Before a Focused Work Period
When It Seems Like Nothing Happened
Build a Routine You Can Keep
Your Seven Day Practice Plan
Review and Continue Independently

YOUR INSTRUCTOR
I'm Michael D. Milson, Director of Michigan Hypnosis Institute. In Practical Self Hypnosis, I guide you through the method, explain the choices, and help you put together a personal session you can use independently.
You can work with open eyes or without vivid mental pictures. Follow the examples, use your session card, and learn to connect your practice with something you can actually try afterward.
Michael D. Milson
Michigan Hypnosis Institute
ABOUT WORKING WITH MICHAEL
These comments describe individual Michigan Hypnosis Institute sessions with Michael. They are general service reviews, rather than reviews of this course. Individual experiences vary.
“A great session. I feel totally inspired and confident.”
Lena Armstrong · MHI service review
“Mike was incredibly professional and did a great job of creating a trusting and comfortable space!”
Rebecca Bowles · MHI service review
A FEW THINGS YOU MAY BE WONDERING
No. The course starts with the foundations and guides you through the method. Begin in a comfortable supported place and choose one ordinary purpose to work with.
The course includes nonvisual options. You can work with words, sounds, sensations, or a simple understanding of the action you want to rehearse. An eyes-open option is included too.
This is a self-paced recorded course. Individual sessions, scheduled coaching, and live assessment are separate from this purchase.
After successful payment, your course-access emails guide you to Elite Members Vault. Existing members use their account with the same email address. New members follow the setup instructions. Ongoing access lets you return to this course after finishing it.
No certificate is included. Your personal session plan and completed learner resources are the intended outputs. This course is for your own everyday use and does not qualify you to provide professional services.
Please read the course terms for the 30-day refund policy and eligibility requirements.
Use the MHI chat widget on this page for course or account questions, or use the contact form. Include the course name and checkout email. Keep passwords and full card details private.
Listen in a safe, quiet place where you can rest comfortably. Follow the audio-use guidance. Never listen while driving, operating equipment, or doing something that requires your full attention.
YOUR NEXT USEFUL STEP
One ordinary purpose. One useful suggestion. One next action you can actually try.
Choose one situation that matters to you. Start with the first lesson, make room to practice, and take the next step in your own time.
YOUR SELF-PACED COURSE
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A complete personal practice you can learn, adapt, and use independently.
20 practical teaching lessons · A fillable workbook · 3 practice audio downloads
One payment of $47 · Ongoing access · Learn at your own pace
You sit down to try self hypnosis. Then the questions begin. Am I doing this right? Do I need to feel something unusual? What am I supposed to say to myself?
This course gives you a complete sequence you can practice, adapt, and use independently. Choose one realistic purpose. Settle your attention. Use a suggestion that fits the situation. Rehearse your next action. Finish fully alert. Then try that action in everyday life.
You will work through guided examples and build your own session card, so you have something useful to follow when the video ends. You can use an eyes-open approach, work without vivid pictures, and review your experience without trying to grade how deep you went.
Choose a realistic purpose and a comfortable focus.
Use a complete beginning, personal suggestion, rehearsal, and alert ending.
Adapt the practice for open eyes or a mind that does not make vivid pictures.
Connect mental practice with an actual next action and review what happens.
Imagine a folder you keep avoiding. A sweeping promise to become a completely different person gives you little to do next. A practical suggestion is more specific: “When I sit down with the folder, I can begin with one document.”
Prepare the folder. Rehearse opening it and choosing that first document. Finish the practice fully alert, then make the real attempt. Your workbook helps you record what happened and adjust the next practice. This is an illustration of the method, not a promise of a particular result.
Adults who want a practical self-hypnosis method they can use independently for ordinary goals.
No hypnosis experience is required. A suitable supported place and willingness to make a small real-world attempt are enough to begin.
For personal everyday learning. This course does not qualify you to provide professional services, promise a particular result, or replace appropriate health care.
Welcome and the Practice You Will Build
What Self Hypnosis Can and Cannot Do
Choose One Useful Purpose
Set Up and Finish Safely
An Ordinary Attention Experiment
Build a Short Repeatable Sequence
Your First Guided Practice
Review Your Experience without Grading Trance
An Eyes Open Option
Practice without Vivid Pictures
Write Suggestions You Can Use
Pair Practice with a Real Action
Rehearse the Next Attempt
Create Your Own Complete Session
Before an Everyday Conversation
Before a Focused Work Period
When It Seems Like Nothing Happened
Build a Routine You Can Keep
Your Seven Day Practice Plan
Review and Continue Independently
Keep a personal practice workbook, a one-page session card, a suggestion builder, and a seven-day log. The three original practice audio downloads give you guided options to use alongside the skills you learn in the videos.
Personal Practice Workbook
One Page Session Card
Suggestion Builder and Worked Examples
Seven Day Practice Log
Audio Use and Troubleshooting Guide
This is a practical recorded course from Michigan Hypnosis Institute. Michael guides the examples and practices so you can build and review your own plan.

One payment. Ongoing access to this course. No automatic renewal.
Learn at your own pace. Includes 20 teaching videos, the fillable learner resource pack, and three original practice audio downloads.
No. This is a self-paced recorded course. It does not include live assessment, individual sessions, or scheduled coaching.
After a successful purchase, your access email guides you into the member portal. Existing members keep using their account. New portal members follow the setup shown. There is no automatic recurring charge for this purchase.
Your one-time purchase gives you ongoing access after you finish the lessons. You can return to this course in the member portal whenever you want to review it.
No certificate is included. The practical plan and completed learner resources are the intended outputs.
Please read the course terms for our 30-day refund policy and eligibility requirements.
Use the MHI chat widget on this page for course or account help. You can also use the contact form. Include the course name and your checkout email. Keep passwords and full card details private.
Start with one ordinary purpose and one real next action. Follow the guided examples, write your own complete session, and keep a simple way to review what works for you.
National Guild of Hypnotists (NGH)
2025-2026
Professional Organization of Stage Hypnotists (POSH)
2016-2026
Association of Professional Stage Hypnotists
2016-2026
Association of Professional Hypnotherapists & Psychotherapists (APHP)
2016-2026
Association of Complete Mind Therapists (ACMT)
2016-2026
International Certification Board of Coaches and Hypnotists (ICBCH)
2023-2026
American Alliance of Hypnotists (AAH)
2023-2026
International Certification Board of Coaches and Hypnotists (ICBCH)
Certified Clinical Hypnotherapist
2023-2026
American Union of NLP (AUNLP®)
Master Practitioner of NLP
2024-2026
International Association of Therapists (IAOTH)
Certified Training Provider
2025-2026
International Hypnosis Association (IHA)
IHA Approved Course (PHCT)
2025-2026
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Disclaimer: Hypnosis, hypnotherapy, NLP, EFT, and related modalities offered by Michael D. Milson and the Michigan Hypnosis Institute can effectively support personal improvement, habit change, and professional development; however, just like medical doctors, we cannot ethically guarantee specific outcomes or results. Individual experiences will vary greatly depending on your level of commitment, consistency of effort, motivation, and personal circumstances.
Testimonials, success stories, client examples, income statements, or references to potential success provided in our materials, websites, or promotional content are intended solely as illustrations of possible results and should not be interpreted as guarantees or promises of future performance or success. Results depend entirely on your personal dedication, consistent practice, implementation, skills, market conditions, and various external factors.
Michael D. Milson and the Michigan Hypnosis Institute do not diagnose, prescribe, treat, or provide medical or psychological advice or services; these methods should never replace licensed medical or psychological care but may be used effectively alongside the care provided by your healthcare professional.
By choosing to participate in sessions, training courses, services, or educational content provided by Michael D. Milson and the Michigan Hypnosis Institute, you acknowledge and accept responsibility for your own results and understand that any testimonials, examples of success, or income references mentioned are purely illustrative, highlighting potential outcomes rather than guaranteed results.