Reverse Aging: Hypnotic Journeys to Ageless Lifestyles (6 CDs)

Michael Brickey, PhD with John David Jones
New Resources Press (2006)
ISBN 1234567890
Reviewed by Leslie Granier for Reader Views (1/07)

"Reverse Aging: Hypnotic Journeys to Ageless Lifestyles" is a set of six CDs, each approximately fifteen to twenty minutes in length.  These CDs were done to demonstrate that individuals can control the degree of happiness and peace in their lives through their attitudes, beliefs and coping skills.  There is a warning printed on the CD jackets: DO NOT PLAY THIS CD WHILE DRIVING.  After listening to the CDs you will definitely understand why.  At the beginning of each CD, the narrator performs the same short routine to help the listener relax.  His soothing voice and the peaceful background music are effectively used to put the listener into a hypnotic state.  He then encourages the listener to close his or her eyes and says he or she can choose to listen or not to listen because it is the subconscious he is addressing.

Anyone who is looking for some relaxation but doesn't have a lot of free time to spend will benefit from these exercises.  I especially enjoyed lesson 5 which discussed skills for coping with life's difficulties.  I learned how to make memories less intense so I can handle them better and with objectivity.  I also learned that I can control my mental images and, therefore, control my life.  The subject of learning to appreciate life from other people's deaths also touched me.

At the end of each CD, the narrator gives the listener two choices: to get up and have a great day or to simply drift off to sleep.  I always chose to sleep since I listened to the CDs around my bedtime.  I must admit I got some of the best quality sleep I have experienced in some time.

The maker of the CDs says it will "help you live well into your hundreds with a sparkle in your eye and a spring in your step.  Whether I will live that long or that well remains to be seen, but the techniques I learned from "Reverse Aging: Hypnotic Journeys to Ageless Lifestyles" will play an important role in how I chose to live the rest of my years.

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