Our Mission Statement
Mission Statement
To provide excellence in hypnosis and holistic health education and encourage programs to further the knowledge, understanding and application of Hypnosis and holistic therapies in complimentary health care; to encourage research and scientific publication in the field of Hypnosis and holistic health care; to promote the further recognition and acceptance of hypnosis as an important protocol in health care and focus for further scientific research; to cooperate with other professional organizations that share mutual goals, ethics and interests; and to provide well trained Hypnotherapists as holistic health practitioners to the medical profession as well as the community at large. Infinity Institute International, Inc is licensed by the State of Michigan to teach Hypnosis as an occupation, #19840003.
Vision
To have graduates available to provide in the global community Professional Hypnosis/Hypnotherapy Protocols when and where needed.
History
Infinity Institute International, Inc is the first state licensed Hypnosis Training School in the USA owned by a woman. It was founded in 1980 by Anna H. Spencer, PhD for the purpose of offering a foundational hypnosis training program available to the general public. Over time it has provided and promoted a greater acceptance of hypnosis as a complimentary protocol with broad applications to the medical/health profession, and allied fields of education. In addition there have been thousands who have graduated from theses courses and are now providing this therapeutic intervention when called upon to do so. Graduates are encouraged to continue their education and join with larger Hypnosis organizations for their professional betterment and advancement.
Students and Graduates cross a broad range of occupations and professions. They include and are not limited to: Hypnotherapists; Hypno-counselors, psychologists, psychiatrists, social workers, marriage and family therapists, ministers, mental health counselors, chiropractors, doctors, nurses, anesthetists, dentists, medical professionals and technicians, as well as teachers, addictions counselors, holistic health practitioners, and persons looking for a new career plus a vast variety of therapists. As an interdisciplinary institute, Infinity Institute International, Inc. provides an opportunity to learn from and interact with others in diverse disciplines. This allows for cross fertilization of ideas and applications that mesh neatly with current trends, such as mind-body-emotion-spirit health and integrative medicine.
In 2009, James Duncan, CHt., himself a graduate of Infinity Institute and a globally recognized hypnosis innovator and educator, was personally selected by founder, Dr. Anna Spencer to take over the institute and not only carry on her original vision but expand upon the exceptional programs which have been a mainstay of the global hypnosis education community for 29 years.