Dave Elman

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Dave Elman (actually David Kopelman ; born May 6, 1900 in Park River , North Dakota , † December 5, 1967 ) was an American hypnotist , composer , musician and author .

Elman became known worldwide for his fast and efficient hypnotic trance induction . The Elman induction is now part of the standard repertoire of many show hypnotists, but is also used as an introduction to hypnotherapy .

Life

Professional career

Dave Elman's interest in hypnosis came when he was 8 years old. A family friend treated his father, who was suffering from severe cancer-related pain, with hypnosis for the pain so effectively that he could play with the children. At the age of 14 he had already trained so far with the help of literature and observations from stage hypnotists that he hypnotized his classmates.

After leaving school, Elman worked as a composer, musician (saxophone and violin), comedian and show hypnotist. At that time he changed his surname Kopelman to Elman , because this fit better on posters and thus a better entry into show business seemed possible for him. He composed together with WC Handy , with whom he was friends, a. a. the hit "Atlanta Blues (Make Me One Pallet On Your Floor)". Her pieces were also played by Louis Armstrong . Dave Elman also worked as a radio host; he was particularly successful with his radio show Hobby Lobby on KDKA from 1937 to 1948 and wrote several books. In addition to his professional activity, Elman worked for the US spy service CIC from 1942 .

To avoid having to cancel a charity event, Elman stepped in in 1948 and held an impromptu hypnosis show. Doctors present asked him after the show to teach them what they had just seen. From then on, Elman devoted himself increasingly to hypnosis again, teaching thousands of doctors and dentists in medical hypnosis from 1949 and writing books on his induction method and the suggestions he developed .

family

In 1922 Elman met Pauline Reffe († 1989), whom he married in 1927. The couple had three children: Jabob (* 1928, † 1936), Robert (* 1930) and Larry (* 1938).

hypnosis

Elman's hypnosis introduction, known as "Dave Elman Induction", became known worldwide because this simple and at the same time efficient method allows the hypnotist to reach a somnambulistic state within a few minutes . From the medical hypnosis taught by Elman, his suggestions, for example on hypnotic analgesia and healing and integration , have also become known.

Web links

Works

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b c d A Short Biographic Summary. (No longer available online.) Dave Elman Institute of Hypnosis, archived from the original on March 2, 2016 ; Retrieved February 3, 2016 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.daveelmaninduction.com
  2. ↑ Who was Dave Elman? ( Memento of the original from October 4, 2013 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , accessed October 1, 2013 @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.daveelman.net
  3. ↑ Discogs: Dave Elman , accessed October 1, 2013
  4. ↑ WorldCat: Louis Armstrong plays WC Handy , accessed October 1, 2013
  5. ↑ Hobby lobby. In: Old Time Radio. Retrieved October 4, 2013 .
  6. ↑ a b Induction of a real somnambulistic trance and utilization with hypnotic anesthesia (PDF; 176 kB), translation from: Dave Elman Hypnotherapy , accessed on October 1, 2013
personal data
SURNAME Elman, Dave
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Kopelman, David (real name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American hypnotist and author
DATE OF BIRTH May 6, 1900
PLACE OF BIRTH Park River , North Dakota
DATE OF DEATH 5th December 1967