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IHF Board of Advisors: Ormond McGill, PhD, Richard Neves PhD, James Wanless PhD, Jon Nicholas, CHt, Jillian LaVelle, CHt, Judy Umansky, RN, Niccolous Thompson, CHt, Jaime Feldman, DCH, Helene Feldman, DCH, Frank Genco, CHt, Suzy Prudden, PhD, Beverley Bley, CHt, John Warhank,

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Jeff BibikCarm Blacconiere

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Bruce Bonnett Marla BruckerDavid CarrollKaci ChristianAnne DibalaWil Dieck

Robin DuncanBelinda Farrell

Helene A. FeldmanJaime FeldmanTeresa FigueroaCarol Francis

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Spencer HummPamela Hutchinson

Craig JunjulasDonna KannardKathi KenediTatiana Korol

Claudia KrikorianPhil LapumaBob Levine

Albert MarottaJeannine Marzella

Marjorie MilesWinifred MoriceRichard NevesTracy NewmanMary O'Maley

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Patricia StockbergerShelley Nicholas

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This feat immensely builds confidence inone’s own powers. It is terrific to use as ademonstration in front of many as you need athird person for more impact.

Hypnotize your client, and directly suggest,“I am going to teach you how to make yourbody light or heavy, under the control ofyour own mind. Stand up nice and tall withyour feet flat on the floor. Think of yourselfas becoming light in weight. And as you dowe will have someone lift you from thefloor.”

Then have a strong person grip them aroundthe waist, and lift them from the floor. Thelifter will be able to do this easily. Then haveclient returned to floor and suggest:

“You will go deeper and deeper intohypnosis, as you now stand on the floor.”

This first lift at a “light weight” is performedeasily and naturally. The strong lifter staysnearby as you continue:

“Now stand up nice and tall again andthink of yourself becoming so powerful andsolid that you won’t budge. This gives yougreat confidence in yourself, you can nowmake your body so heavy with your willpower that the strong man cannot now liftyou from the floor at all.”

To effect perfect results, you place yourright hand on the wrist of the lifter and theindex finger of your left hand upon the side oflifter’s neck, and press in.

By pressing simultaneously upon these bodypoints, the strongest man can be defied tomake the lift. It works perfectly. Try as theman will, the client has made himself so heavyhe can’t be lifted from the floor.

“So you see, you have learned how tomake himself light or heavy, at your ownmental command.”

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MYTH & METAPHORBY PETER BLUM

Internationally recognized sound healer, PeterBlum’s Singing Bowls Concert Thursday eve at8 will open inter-dimensional portals. His pre-conference story telling class is a rareopportunity to explore the power of Dr. MiltonErickson and Peter’s innovative approaches toconscious and unconscious communication.Blum is an expert on Buddhist, Sufi andindigenous practices including Beautiful Painted Arrowteachings.

A metaphor is a linguistic representation ofexperience that stands for a parallel experience.It communicates on a multiplicity of dimensionsthat is different than “straight” communication.When a word or phrase denotes one idea, itsuggests an analogy and the listener fills in adescription to apply it to another idea.

Metaphors can be real world experiences ormake-believe tales that illustrate or illuminate aparticular viewpoint or lead someone toward aparticular outcome. Metaphors can be simple orcomplex symbols, Zen koans, ritual, words,stories, parables, myths, legend, comedy or ajoke.

Metaphors provide vicarious learningexperience, and let us entertain novelexperiences and a new perspective. It is also afail-safe way for the hypnotist to instruct theclient without arousing resistance.

Metaphor is found in the great spiritualtraditions and teachings of the world (the Bible,The Tao Te Ching, The Koran). The HolyCommunion is a huge symbolic and metaphoricimpact.

Aesop’s Fables like “The Tortoise and theHare” are a great example of using metaphors.Here, two distinct personality types compete,with the winner living slow and stable over theloser’s fast and impetuous style. “TheGrasshopper and the Ant” Goldilocks and theThree Bears, Sleeping Beauty, Jack and TheBeanstalk, Aladdin’s Magic Lamp, aremetaphors

Psychiatrist and Hypnotherapist, Dr. MiltonErickson, employed metaphors extensively in hishypnotic language patterns in assigning hisclients “ordeal therapy” tasks. For instance,some people who came to see him were told toclimb a nearby mountain- a fairly rigorous hike.When they got to the top they were to seesomething special; something of significance.Everyone, of course, saw something different.

For successful hypnosis and therapy, it’s agood idea to involve the client. By following thesuggestion of taking the hike, the clientmetaphorically agrees to do the work.Sometimes a client lacks a “greater vision” intheir day-to-day existence. Here, the metaphor of“looking out” at a panoramic view from the topof a mountain and seeing something of uniquepersonal importance, could be interpreted in anopen-ended way as finding the particular goal or

inner meaning in life.Erickson assumed that we all have the ability

to solve what troubles but need to master theseabilities in the context in which the problemoccurs. The task of therapy is to transfer thisknow-how from their current context to adifferent context. Metaphor accomplishes this.

A good analogy or metaphor leaves the clientto ultimately judge what the story means, how itis interpreted, and what kind of response is best.It’s as if you help the client have a dream whilein trance. Like dream interpretation, if thematerial in the metaphor is not relevant, it willmost likely be discarded. If the material isstressful for the client, it can be consciouslydismissed as “just a story” (just a dream) whilethe unconscious is free to respond in ameaningful way.

Zeig (1980) summarized Erickson’s reasonsfor using metaphorical anecdotes:

1. They are non-threatening and bypassresistance

2. They are engaging.3. They foster independence causing you to

make sense out of the message and reach a self-initiated action for which they are responsible.

4. They create confusion and promotehypnotic responsiveness

5. Anecdotes tag the memory, making thepresented idea more memorable.

Native American ceremonial healer JosephRael (Beautiful Painted Arrrow) in his book“Ceremonies of the Living Spirit” says: “Puns,metaphors, parables, and stories are the teachingtools of the spiritual teacher in every tradition.Metaphors connect the world around us with themetaphysical, giving us a window on theinfinite. A metaphor is not simply a figure ofspeech... it is energy in a state of action,breathing life into ceremony. We work withmetaphor to find the essence of everything weencounter... When traditional Native Americanpeople look at material reality, we are lookingnot for scientific truth but for the metaphors. Tolook at a thing as metaphor is to ask, ‘Whatprincipal idea is it expressing?’”

Just as someone in frustration might say,“Here, let me draw you a picture” we usemetaphor to draw mental pictures... to engage inthe symbolic interpretation so we capture thedeepest truths in a literal, direct, word-way. Thebottom line is this, all experience has ametaphor, either explicit or implicit, alongsideit’s literal meaning.

An effective metaphor entertains, arousescuriosity, stimulates imagination, clarifiesemotions, develops intellect, and attunes you toissues, answers and options.

In hypnosis a metaphor is especially used inthe intake, assessment phase and feedbackphases of a session.

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TRUE LIFE SELF-HYPNOSIS TALE(Excerpts from Marcia Linahan, Professor ofPsychology and Adjunct Professor ofPsychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at theUniversity of Washington)

“My mind has been my best friend andmy worst enemy… I had lots of problems. Ihad phobias and obsessions. I believed thatthere was a man standing outside of mywindow every night, waiting to break in andkill us. I felt myself losing coherence. Imaginea sand castle with all the sand sliding away inthe receding surf.

At 16, I read Sylvia Plath and then leftschool in middle of the day and walkedseveral miles home. As I did, the houses gotominous and foreboding. I thought that theywere sending me messages. ‘Look! You mustsee! You are bad! I heard it as thoughts thatwere put in my head by the houses. Apsychotic episode is a waking nightmare.You're terrified, confused, and believe thebizarre.

At Oxford University I was depressed.I lost my appetite and a huge amount ofweight. I thought I wasn't supposed to speakbecause it would spread my evil. I wassocially isolated and thought people weretalking about me and laughing behind myback, which may have been true. I walkeddown the street gesticulating and talking tomyself. I formed delusional beliefs, like ‘I’vekilled lots of people with my thoughts’ or‘people are setting off nuclear explosions inmy brain’ or ‘my brain's going to leak out ofmy ears and drown people.’ For 26 months Iwas put in a mental hospital. It was horrifying,demeaning and debilitating. I was diagnosedwith schizophrenia and secluded in a four-walled room with a bed, a chair and a tiny,barred window. They left me really out; mysoul was tossed somewhere askew; My limbswere tossed here about. I was dosed withFreudian analysis and Thorazine and Libriumand strapped down for some 30 electroshocktreatments. My medical care made it worse. Imade a vow ‘when I get out, I’m going tocome back and get others out of here.’

I left the institute as a desperate 20-year-old. After several suicide attempts andanother hospitalization, I signed up for classesat Loyola University. One night, kneeling inprayer, the whole place became gold—I feltsomething coming toward me. It was ashimmering experience and I ran back to myroom saying, ‘I love myself.’ It was the firsttime I talked to myself in the first person. I felttransformed. The high lasted about a year,before the feelings of devastation returned inthe wake of an ended romance. But, somethingwas different. I could now weather heremotional storms without harming myself.What changed? I accepted myself as I was. Itried to kill myself because of the gulfbetween who I wanted to be and the person Iwas. I earned a PhD at Loyola in 1971.

Mindfulness meditation and behavioraltherapy helped me act appropriately to the wayI feel. When a transient thought comes to mindI say, ‘Oh that's your illness acting up.’A direct, warts-and-all approach can help out-of-control eating disorders, drug addictions,suicidal tendencies or mental issues. Peoplewith “borderline personality disorders” whoacknowledge their behavior and accept thattheir cutting, burning and suicide attemptsmade sense and then make a verbal pledge tochange their behavior; in exchange for achance to live.”

DIALECTICAL BEHAVIOR THERAPY orD.B.T.1. Radical Acceptance; Accept life as it is, notas it’s supposed to be.2. Behavior Change; Agree to change for achance to live despite and because of thereality of what you are. Notice what it is likewhen you go off and take steps before it reallytakes you over.page 3

The Funny PageQuiz: You’re on a horse galloping at a constantspeed. On your right is a sharp drop off and on yourleft side is an elephant traveling at the same speedas you. Directly in front of you is a gallopingkangaroo that your horse is unable to overtake it.Behind you is a lion running at the same speed asyou. What must you do?Answer: Get off the merry-ground

From: "Norbert Bakas"

Lexiphi (i.e., "lovers of words". . . like, youcan tune a piano, but you can't tuna fish. . . or, Iwondered why the baseball was getting bigger. . .then it hit me. . . etc.). Well, here are some for you toenjoy. . .To write with a broken pencil is . . . pointless.When fish are in schools they sometimes . . . takedebate.A thief who stole a calendar . . . got twelve months.When the smog lifts in Los Angeles , . . . U.C.L.A.The professor discovered that her theory ofearthquakes . . . was on shaky ground.The batteries were given out . . . free of charge.A dentist and a manicurist married. .. . . They foughttooth and nail.A will is a . . . dead giveaway.If you don't pay your exorcist . . . you can getrepossessed.With her marriage, she got a new name . .. . and adress.Show me a piano falling down a mineshaft and I'llshow you . . . A-flat miner.You are stuck with your debt if . . . you can't budgeit.Local Area Network in Australia : . . . The LANdown under.A boiled egg is . . . hard to beat.When you've seen one shopping center . . . you'veseen a mall.Police were called to a day care where a three-year-old was . . . resisting a rest.Did you hear about the fellow whose whole left sidewas cut off? . . . He's all right now.If you take a laptop computer for a run you could . . ..jog your memory.A bicycle can't stand alone; . . . it is two tired.In a democracy it's your vote that counts; infeudalism, . . . it's your Count that votes.When a clock is hungry . . .. it goes back foursecondsThe guy who fell onto an upholstery machine . . . wasfully recovered.He had a photographic memory . . . which was neverdeveloped.Those who get too big for their britches will be . .. .exposed in the end.When she saw her first strands of gray hair, . . . shethought she'd dye.

ZEN SARCASM

1. Do not walk behind me, for I may not lead.Do not walk ahead of me, for I may not follow.Do not walk beside me either.

In fact, just leave me the hell alone.2. The journey of a thousand miles begins with a brokenfan belt and a leaky tire.3. It's always darkest before dawn. So if you're going tosteal your neighbor's newspaper, that's the time to do it.4. Don't be irreplaceable. If you can't be replaced, youcan't be promoted.5. Always remember that you're unique. Just likeeveryone else.6 Never test the depth of the water with both feet.7. If you think nobody cares if you're alive, try missing acouple of car payments.8. Before you criticize someone, you should walk a milein their shoes. That way, when you criticize them, you'rea mile away and you have their shoes.9. If at first you don't succeed, skydiving is not for you.10. Give a man a fish and he will eat for a day. Teachhim how to fish, and he will sit in a boat and drink beerall day.11. If you lend someone $20 and never see that personagain, it was probably worth it.12. If you tell the truth, you don't have to rememberanything.13. Some days you're the bug; some days you're thewindshield.14. Everyone seems normal until you get to know them.15. The quickest way to double your money is to fold itin half and put itback in your pocket.16. A closed mouth gathers no foot.17. Duct tape is like 'The Force'. It has a light side and adark side, and it holds the universe together.18. There are two theories to arguing with women.Neither one works.19. Generally speaking, you aren't learning much whenyour lips are moving.20. Experience is something you don't get until just afteryou need it.21. Never miss a good chance to shut up.22. Never, under any circumstances, take a sleeping pilland a laxative on the same night.

The Old Cowboy

A tough old cowboy once counseled his grandsonthat if he wanted to live a long life, the secret was tosprinkle a little gunpowder on his oatmeal every morning. The grandson did this religiously and helived to the age of 93. When he died, he left 14children, 28 grandchildren, 35 great grandchildren anda 15 foot hole in the wall of the crematorium.

Why is it that no matter whatcolor of bubble bath you use thebubbles are always white?

Why do people constantly returnto the refrigerator with hopesthat something new to eat willhave materialized?

Why is it that no plastic garbagebag will open from the end youfirst try?

How do those dead bugs get intothose closed light fixtures?

Considering all the lint you getin your dryer, if you kept dryingyour clothes would theyeventually just disappear?

Why is it that whenever youattempt to catch something that'sfalling off the table you alwaysmanage to knock something elseover?

Is it true that the only differencebetween a yard sale and a trashpickup is how close to the roadthe stuff is placed?

In winter why do we try to keepthe house as warm as it was insummer when we complainedabout the heat?

If at first you don't succeed,shouldn't you try doing it likeyour wife told you to do it?

The statistics on sanity are thatone out of every four Americansis suffering from sort of mentalillness. Think of your three bestfriends ... if they're okay, thenit's you.

My husband is 87 years old andloves to fish. He was sitting in hisboat the other day when he heard

a voice say, "Pick me up." Helooked around and could not seeany one. He thought he wasdreaming when he heard thevoice again, "Pick me up." Helooked in the water and therefloating on the top was a frog.My husband said, "Are you

talking to me?" The frog said,"Yes, I'm talking to you. Pick meup and kiss me and I'll turn into

the most beautifulwoman you have everseen and will give youthe most wonderful sexual pleasures that you have everdreamed of." My husband looked at the frog for a short time and then reached

over and picked it up carefully, placing it in his front breast pocket. Then thefrog said, "What are you nuts, didn't you hear what I said? I said kiss me and Iwill give you sexual pleasures like you have never had!" He opened his pocket,looked at the frog and said, "Naah. At my age I'd rather have a talking frog."

Bob returned from a doctor's visit and told his wifeAlma the doctor said he only had 24 hours to live.Wiping away her tears, he asked her to make love tohim.She agreed and they made passionate love. Six hourslater, Bob went to her again, and said, "Honey, now Ionly have 18 hours left to live. Maybe we could makelove again?" Alma agreed and again they made love.Later, Bob was getting into bed when he realized he nowhad only eight hours of life left. He said, "Honey please?Just one more time before I die." She agreed, thenafterward she rolled over and fell asleep. Bob, however,heard the clock ticking in his head, and he tossed andturned until he was down to only four more hours. Hetapped his wife on the shoulder to wake her up. "Honey,I only have four hours left! Could we...?"His wife sat up abruptly, turned to him and said, "ListenBob, I have to get up in the morning! You don't."

Two factory workers were talking. "I think I'll take some timeoff from work." said the man. "How do you think you'll dothat?" said the blonde.

He proceeded to show her...by climbing up to the rafters, andhanging upside down. The boss walked in, saw the workerhanging from the ceiling, and asked him what on earth he wasdoing? "I'm a light bulb" answered the guy. "I think you needsome time off," said the boss. So, the man jumped down andwalked out of the factory. The blonde began walking out too.The boss asked her where did she think she was going "Home,"the blonde answered, "I can't work in the dark." page 4

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Tooleys at YosemiteIt was cold!

WHY YOU GO INTO TRANCE: Attempts toidentify the what’s and whys of trance:

1. Hereditary; You’re hypnotized because it’s agenetic characteristic.

2. Physiology; You’re hypnotized because of braininhibition and excitation.

3. Internal Environment; Hypnosis results frombiochemical substances exchanged in your brain.

4. Learning; Like all learning hypnosis is simplyconditioning.5. Social-Cultural; Hypnosis is contagioussuggestibility and role-playing.

6. Developmental; You are hypnotized because ofdissociation and regression to earlier thinking,feeling and behavior that revives child-parentrelationships and transference.

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Nuts & Bolts of Hypnosis DemonstrationsBy Carm Blacconiere

Carm will teach you rapidinductions at our up-coming “It’sAll About YOU, Retreat, March2-4. Carm is the head of the Mid-America Hypnosis group inChicago.

Hypnosis is the process ofsuggesting to the subconscious a picture or ideathat it can accept. It’s all about rapport and youbeing able to communicate to your client’ssubconscious mind what you want them toexperience. You are like an artist using wordsand actions instead of paint and brushes. Yourart form changes their self image as the becomethe person they came to you to be.Hand Demonstration

First you extend and set their hand with agentle tug and ask them to keep it there.Exaggerate an arc and gently push the handdown slightly as you pass you hand over theirs.Each time you pass your hand over theirsslightly pressing down, you can usually tell ifthey are trying to keep it there and then you starta pass again but this time, you don’t touch thehand but raise your hand up and theirs willfollow.

If they’re not watching (looking away, orclosing their eyes) just barely touch their wrist

with one finger. This suggests to thesubconscious mind “I’m going to push down”and it will cause them to push up. It feels tothem as if you have a magnet that is attractingtheir hand.

Some may say that this is a reflex actionbut what is a reflex action? It’s the subconsciousmind reacting before the conscious mind isaware of it. That may be what is happening inhypnosis. The subconscious mind getsprogrammed and before the conscious mind canget in the way, there is an action and thatresponse can be very positive, when directedproperly.The Induction

The pendulum is one of the oldestinductions in hypnosis. Any swinging devicecan be used as a pendulum. Swinging a pencil orlight can give the same results. You can startwith the object 12-15 inches away from the faceabout eye level or slightly above eye leveltelling them “keep their eyes on the pendulum.”Then swing the pendulum slowly back and forthwhile closely observing your client or volunteer.Raise the pendulum slightly and bring it a littlecloser. They will begin to blink. Usually theydon’t notice this so tell them “Soon they’ll beginto blink” and keep the pendulum swinging.“Soon your eyelids will become heavy and theywill want to stay closed when they blink.” You

may want to lower the pendulum allowing theireyes to close more. Then say, “allow youreyelids to close comfortably as you relax deeperand deeper with each breath you exhale.”

You can go into all kinds of deepeningtechniques from there.Suggestions

The more emotion you influence, the moreeffective your suggestion will be. If you canpaint an energetic/emotional picture in theirmind as to what they are going to feel as theyaccomplish their goal, the more thesubconscious mind will be affected. Many timeswe don’t know what the client will do toaccomplish their goal, but we can still facilitatethem to do things. One suggestion could be“You will find yourself doing things toaccomplish your goal.” “Ideas will come to youto help you achieve your goal.” To enhanceresults say, “every time you see the color______ (their favorite) you will feel more incontrol of your life and will reinforce allpositive and beneficial suggestions.”

You can suggest, “How good you feel.Others notice something wonderfully differentabout you. And every day you notice somethingexcellent is happening and how well things aregoing.”

BANGS FOR BUCKThe Bangs Sisters of Chicago marketed

clairvoyance, séance trumpet effects, spirit“materializations,” automatic writing, spirittypewriting, and slate effects. Rev. Stanley L.Krebs, who attended one demonstration/séancesin 1901 reported; A “spirit” replied to a multi-paged letter. I was instructed to bring it in a sealedenvelope. The letter was placed between twobound slates. Using a small mirror I viewed underthe table as the “bound” slates weresurreptitiously wedged apart, the envelopedropped into Miss Bangs’s lap, and thentransferred to a tray on the floor and drawn undera closed door. Later (after her sister steamed openthe envelope and penned a reply) the impossible

effect was complete.

NICOTINE DRUG RISKSTobacco use is responsible for one in five deaths in the United States

each year and adds $193 billion to health care costs. An estimated 36percent of U.S. smokers attempt to quit each year. Hypnosis is the besthelper. Drugs the worst. Take the case of the drug Chantix (varenicline). Asof July 1, 2009, the drug carries a “black box warning” from the U.S. Foodand Drug Administration (FDA) because of overwhelming public reports ofthe side effects of depression, and suicidal thoughts and actions.

Researchers at the Institute for Safe Medication Practices, HarvardMedical School, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine and WakeForest Baptist Medical Center concur. “The FDA studies did not evencapture most of the serious psychiatric side effects, including suicide,depression, aggression and assaults because of the use of these drugs.”

Curt D. Furberg, MD, PhD, professor of Public Health Sciences atWake Forest Medical Center and his team of scientists analyzed 3,249 casereports in the FDA’s Adverse Event Reporting System from 1998 throughSeptember 2010 noted 2,925 (90 percent) cases of suicidal behavior ordepression for varenicline, 229 (7 percent) for bupropion, and 95 (3percent) cases for nicotine replacement products.

Additionally, Varenicline was associated with aggression and violencein three studies and its effects on vision, cognition and motor control andother risks caused it to be banned for “airline pilots, air traffic controllers,military pilots and missile crews, and restricted for truck drivers.” It is alsoassociated with a serious increase cardiovascular events, according to a July4, 2011, Canadian Medical Association Journal report.

OK! But can you helpme stop smoking?

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BE A BETTER SPEAKERBy Henry Leo Bolduc

Public speaking is a career that is here to stay! Itsroots go back to antiquity and it flourishes today, andit will continue growing as long as someone hassomething interesting to relate or valuable informationto share. As long as people want to learn, grow andhave fun, there will be speakers to teach and entertainand audiences to learn and enjoy. Learn to be aspeaker, and become a teacher who imparts yourknowledge to the enlightenment of humanity.

In this media—driven age, people want REAL speakers and liveaction. Certainly, electronic images and sound-bytes can be beamed tolarger audiences but a real person speaking to a live audience will alwayshave the advantage over electronic illusion.

Even if you do not intend to become a professional speaker, you willbenefit greatly from the experience. Preparation for a speech will give youpractice in researching for material and organizing your thoughts andideas in a logical, orderly fashion. Done properly, public speaking willincrease your vocabulary and improve your grammar. Practicing thespeech will improve your voice and diction. The actual presentation willincrease your self-confidence and sharpen your thought processes whenyou are questioned.

Many are terrified at the thought of standing before an audience anddelivering a speech. Even the most experienced speakers sometimessuffer from “stage-fright” before a presentation. It would be unusual ifthis did not occur. Do not let this deter you; once you have taken this firststep, “broken the ice,” so to speak, you will have overcome this firsthurdle and will relax and enjoy the experience.

At this point you may ask, “Who are you and what qualifies you to begiving this advice?” It is precisely who I am that allows me to feelqualified to encourage you, because I have experienced all the doubts,fears, and uncertainties you may feel. I certainly don’t claim to be a greatspeaker. I have never had any training or classes in public speaking.Notwithstanding, I am a professional speaker; I began my career aboutsixteen years ago, starting out slowly until now I am presentingworkshops arid programs almost, every week throughout the country (andfrequently in foreign countries). Thus, I feel that, using my ownexperience, I can encourage you to take that first step, get started, andshare your knowledge and experience.

You speak to people every day; if you can speak to one person, youcan as easily speak to two. When you can speak to two, it is easy to speakto three, and so on. Everything in life starts slowly. Learning is gradual.

You have already done the hard part: you have learned a language andhave spoken to ONE person. If you sit around with family or friends andtalk, that IS informal speaking to a group. You probably ALREADY dothat. Soon you can expand to other informal groups like a club, or a bookdiscussion group. Many people belong to study groups where sharing iseasy and comfortable. Toastmasters International is a group with localclubs in virtually every city. If you can join a Toastmasters Club, Irecommend it highly. Membership in Toastmasters gives you anopportunity to practice before a sympathetic, supportive group, which willgive constructive criticism and practical advice in a friendly, non-threatening atmosphere. Its primary advantage is that it permits one topractice, and the only way one can become a good speaker is withpractice.

If you mainly focus your talk on YOU, you’ll never be a great speaker.When your primary focus is to help others, you will encourage and inspirethem to reach their highest potential. This is the goal of great speakers.Most speeches teach, entertain, or are to recognize and credit others. YOUare only the presenter- WHAT you have to give is far more important thanWHO you are. THAT is the great secret of public speaking. If you thinkonly of yourself, you’ll become nervous and ineffective. When you thinkof how much you can give to the group, then you excel!

Successful speakers share certain practices and techniques. Amongother things, they make it a point to entertain as well as to inform — justas good teachers do. In fact, you can think of yourself as a teacher, as youshare your knowledge with others. Good speakers also deepen and expandtheir bond with their audiences through openness, sensitivity, and humor.

TIPS TO IMPROVE YOUR SPEAKING 1. Be thoroughly prepared and comfortable with your material.

Enthusiasm builds automatically when your topic is something you know.The audience perceives this immediately, and responds accordingly. Butremember, the actual spoken words are only a SMALL part of themessage you convey. People communicate in numerous ways, such asbody—language, eye movements, unconscious signals, a smile or afrown— even a well-chosen silence can be filled with meaning. A pause

has been said to be “pregnant” because it can give birth to greatinspiration or revelation.

2. Be YourselfMost important of all, be yourself. You are only human — we all are

— that includes being spontaneous, candid, kind, vulnerable; whateverelse happens is what happens! Your audience will identify with you. Isurely have done and said sonic truly stupid things through the years, butI have learned the MOST through my worst experiences. You will, too, ifyou don’t take yourself too seriously.

3. Enhance your presentation with creative use of newspaperclippings, cartoons, music, appropriate quotes, or relevant experiences.Don’t bore your audience with common knowledge; keep them expectantand “on their toes” with fresh and interesting material.

4. Develop a bond with your audience. If possible, greet themindividually as they enter the room. Thank them for their promptness andencourage them to preview any early handouts or reference materials.Move around the room during the presentation rather than standingbehind a lectern. This makes you and your audience more accessible toeach other. Involve them in the talk by soliciting comments andinformation. You will be surprised at the knowledge of the audience andthe insights you will receive. One word of caution, however: don’t losecontrol of the agenda and allow the discussion to get out of focus.

5. Use self-deprecating humor to get your points across. This allowsyour audience to identify with your foibles. Don’t use canned jokes.Humor will develop naturally from your work or your presentations.Humor is the icing on the cake of your presentation.

6. Avoid reading scripts. Reading results in a dull, boring experience.If people want a technical presentation, they’d do better to read a journalor a book. Your talk should teach helpful procedures (I suggest youprovide a manual or other handouts), but the overall purpose is for youraudience to enjoy the learning. Instead of a prepared lecture, I use only asmall card listing or outlining a few general topics to cover. As mentionedabove, you should be comfortable with, enthusiastic about, and knowyour subject. If you do, you do not need a script. You could tell the groupthat if they desire reference notes or a list of sources, they could write you.

7. Avoid “UMMs,” “AHHs” and “ERRs.” These are the unconsciouschants that speakers hum when they are thinking of what to say next.When you need to think for a minute, STOP, take a deep breath, or smileor something, but not UMMs. The audience will not mind a brief pause—most appreciate it so they can absorb what you had been saying.

8. Practice your speech. Experts say, “Practice makes perfect” andeven if the practice doesn’t make you perfect, it will certainly make yourpresentation better. First, outline the major items you want to cover andthe order that you want to present them. Organize your references andsupporting material to follow your outline. Then go over the speechmentally. Do this several times until you are satisfied that you arecomfortable with the material.

Now you are ready to practice it aloud.Find a place where you will not be disturbed. If you forget things, or

make mistakes. Don’t let that discourage you. If you are not satisfied, juststart over, and continue until you have gone through the speech at leastonce to your satisfaction. At this point, you may want to record the speechand listen to it to identify places where it can be improved. Listening toyour first attempt can be a very humbling experience, but you will learnfrom it. Just do it. Finally, if you want to, practice it before a friend orloved one and ask for comments. If you do all this, when the time comes,you will be prepared and comfortable with your material.

9. Go to the location where you will speak. Go early and check outthe facilities. Is the seating properly arranged? Are the visual aids ready?Test the microphone and audio system; people won’t appreciate it if youhave to waste time adjusting the system, or if it. too loud or too low. If thisis an all—day presentation, have you arranged for refreshments at thebreaks? Are they there? Attention to these small details beforehand getyou off to a smooth start. These advance preparations make it unlikelythat anything will go wrong.

THE MOMENT OF TRUTHOkay, you have a topic that you are excited and knowledgeable about. You have practiced with friends or small informal groups. You want to share your information. You have been invited to speak. Now is a good time to prepare yourself psychologically. Use self-

hypnosis to channel adrenaline into enthusiasm and high energy andactivate your sense of humor.

The big day has arrived. You are introduced now what? Go up, adjustthe microphone, and THANK your introducer and the organization whichinvited you, Greet the audience.

Then take a moment to smile and slowly look around the audience—

this minute may seem like an eternity— but you need thisminute to get ready for the biggest shock of your life. Notnervousness, but shock.

As you look out across the audience what you see willshock you — it shocked me at first— but now I recognizeit everywhere. People will be facing you but they will befrowning. Yes, some will look sad, others dull and somestare blankly. This look has nothing to do with you- it issimply how most people sit when listening to a speaker.(If you are lucky, about one person in a hundred will dareto smile at you!)

Immediately you’ll wonder, “Oh God, what’s wrong?”NOTHING is wrong. That simply is what an audiencelooks like from the speaker’s stand. That is the reasonmany speakers tell a joke— to test if everyone is actuallyalive! You do NOT need to test, for I assure you that ifthey paid to attend, or they are actually sitting there, it isbecause they want to hear you. It is that simple.

So GIVE them something important to hear and thinkabout. Jump right in and use every precious minute youhave together. When I first started, I was so eager toGIVE so much that I often spoke too fast— that is amistake also. Just give what you can, make it clear, behonest, and be sure to look at the audience as you speak.Slowly move your attention and eyes around the roomand speak to the audience exactly as you would to a friendor a group of friends.

If you come to a point where you wonder what to saynext, take a small pause; that pause gives everyone abreather. Better still, ask the audience for questions. Ifyou have a large group, be certain to repeat the questionso that everyone can hear it. This interchange allows youto lighten up and reveal your humanity. If you have agood answer, share it. If you do not, be willing to admityou don’t and offer to find it. Keep answers brief andTHANK the questioner (It takes courage on their part toask).

Above all, be courteous and polite, no matter howirrelevant the question.

If your presentation continues for several hours,remember to take breaks! People cannot concentrate withfull bladders!! It’s hard for them to pay much attentionwhen they are squirming in their seats. I usually breakabout every hour-and-a-half. Before they leave, announcea definite time for them to return.

When you speak, you give of yourself fully. It is alsowise to give something tangible, like handouts; articles,data, charts, or even an appropriate cartoon. BE SURE tohave your name, address and telephone number on allhandouts, so people can contact you later on. I usuallypass around a pad of paper for people who want to be onmy mailing list. Ask them to PRINT their e-mail oraddress with ZIP codes. Some of your audience may writeto you. If so, by all means respond. Your correspondentwill appreciate and remember it, and you may findsomeone with whom you have much in common. I havemade many friends and received much help from peoplewho have written after one of my presentations.

I always allow people to tape record all mypresentations. The tape will continue to teach and reachpeople long after the actual event. I also avoid lecterns orpodiums, as that becomes a barrier between me and theaudience. A good microphone is important and I preferthe clip-on type to the hand-held variety (this leaves yourhands free to write on a board or to gesture).

End every presentation with a time for questions andanswers. If you have hooks or tapes for sale this is a goodtime to hold them up for people to see, and to tell themwhere in the room they will be available.

Speaking to any group is an honor and a gift. A speakerhas a great responsibility— not just in what you teach, butin how you live. Counsel may sometimes be confusing,but your example is always clear. Demonstrate your truth.Speak your ancient wisdom, reveal your vision for thefuture. Encourage and inspire others to help build a betterfuture for humanity. Love your audience, and they willmultiply that love a thousand-fold and return it.

BE A BETTER SPEAKER from pg 7 TWENTY-FIVE WAYS TO SUPPRESSTRUTH: DISINFORMATION©

By H. Michael Sweeney(Cultural Hypnotism Submitted by

Robert Stefan [rstefan01@hotmail.com]1. Hear no evil, see no evil, speak no

evil. Regardless of what you know, don’tdiscuss it. This is especially used by apublic figure, or news anchor. If it’s notreported, it didn’t happen, and you neverhave to deal with it.

2. Be incredulous and indignant.“How dare you!” Avoid discussing keyissues. Instead, focus on side issues thatshow the topic was actually critical ofsome otherwise group or theme.

3. Create wild rumors. Regardless ofthe evidence, use the Internet to certify itas a “wild rumor” with no basis in fact.Better yet create rumors and wildaccusations against the fact giver.

4. Use a straw man. Create an elementof your opponent’s argument you caneasily knock down so they look bad. Implyan issue based on their argument. Selectthe weakest aspect of the weakest charge.Amplify their significance and destroythem in a way that appears to debunk allcharges, real and fabricated, while actuallyavoiding discussion of the real issues.

5. Boring old news. Similar to thestraw man when you foresee an issue raisean issue and deal with it prior to anexpected attack. Then, when the predictedcharges come associate them with theoriginal charge and dismiss it as a rehashof the past.

6. Demand complete solutions. Avoidthe issues by requiring opponents to solvethe issue at hand completely.

7. Sidetrack “Attack the messenger”Use name calling and ridicule. Associateopponents with unpopular titles such as“kooks”, “right-wing”, “liberal”, “left-wing”, “terrorists”, “conspiracy buffs”,“radicals”, “militia”, “racists”, “religiousfanatics”, “sexual deviates”, and so forth.This creates fear and takes the heat off ofyou and the issue.

8. Hit and Run. In a public forum,briefly attack of your opponent or theirposition then scamper off before you haveto answer questions. Or simply ignore ananswer. This works well in Internet andletters-to-the-editor. Make an accusation,never discussing issues, or answersubsequent responses.

9. Question motives. Twist a fact toimply that the opponent has a hiddenagenda or bias. This avoids discussingissues and forces the accuser on thedefensive.

10. Invoke authority. Associate yourselfwith authority and present your argumentwith “jargon” and “minutiae” to illustratethat you are the “one who knows.” Thensimply say “it isn’t so” without discussingissues.

11. Play Dumb. No matter whatevidence or argument is offered, avoiddiscussing issues “it has no credibility” “Itdoesn’t make any sense” “It doesn’t proveanything” There is no point that supportsthat conclusion.”

12. Demand impossible proofs. Avariant of the “play dumb” rule.Regardless of what is presented, claim thematerial irrelevant and demand proof thatis impossible to come by (it may exist, butnot be at their disposal, or it may bedestroyed or withheld- ie a murderweapon). You may have to categoricallydeny and be critical of media or books as

valid sources, witnesses, or statementsmade by authorities as irrelevant.

13. Establish a fall-back position. Takea minor matter or element and on the “highroad” “confess” with candor an innocentmistake, in hindsight, was made — but that“they” blow it all out of proportion. Thenimply greater criminalities, “just isn’t so.”Others can reinforce this on your behalf.This garners sympathy and respect for“coming clean” and “owning up” tomistakes without addressing more seriousissues.

14. Enigmas have no solution. Anoverall umbrella of events paints the entireissue as too complex to solve. This helpspeople to lose interest without having toaddress the actual issues.

15. Alice in Wonderland Logic. Avoiddiscussing an issues by reasoningbackwards with an apparent deductive logicin a way that forbears any actual materialfact.

16. Fit the facts to alternateconclusions. This requires creative thinkingunless the issue was planned withcontingency conclusions in place.

17. Vanishing evidence and witnesses.If it does not exist, it is not fact, and youwon’t have to address the issue.

18. Change the subject. Used alongother ploys, side-track the discussion withabrasive or controversial comments. Thisworks especially well with those who“argue” with you thus you avoid discussingkey issues.

19. Emotionalize, antagonize, andgoad. Chide and taunt your opponents anddraw them into emotional responses thatmake them look foolish. You can then focuson how “sensitive they are to criticism”.

20. False evidence. Design andmanufacture new facts and clues thatconflict with opponent points to neutralizesensitive issues or impede resolution. Thisworks best with contingencies of purpose,and when facts cannot be easily separatedfrom the fabrications.

21. Manufacture a new truth. Createyour own expert(s), group(s), author(s),leader(s) or influence existing ones willingto forge new ground via scientific,investigative, or social research ortestimony which concludes favorably. Inthis way, if you must actually addressissues, you can do so authoritatively.

22. Call a Grand Jury, SpecialProsecutor, or other empoweredinvestigative body. Subvert the processand neutralize sensitive issues. Onceconvened, the evidence and testimony arerequired to be secret when properlyhandled. Owning the prosecuting attorney,can insure that a Grand Jury hears nouseful evidence and that the evidence issealed and unavailable to subsequentinvestigators. Once a favorable verdict isachieved, the matter can be officiallyclosed.

23. Create bigger distractions. Toprevent unwanted media coverage ofunstoppable events such as trials, createbigger news stories (or treat them as such)to distract.

24. Silence critics. Remove opponentsfrom circulation by death, arrest, detention,blackmail or destruction of their characterby release of blackmail information, or byintimidation.

25. Vanish. If you are a key holder ofsecrets or otherwise overly illuminated andyou think the heat is getting too hot, vacatethe kitchen.page 8

FIRST AID FROM YOURKITCHEN“Let thy kitchen be thyapothecary, and let foods beyour medicine”. -Hippocrates(Thanks to Anne Spencer forsending this)

An organic diet and naturalor herbal remedies forailments may make a hugedifference. So here are someFirst Aid Suggestions:

Onion slices - applied tobruises may relieve pain andreduce discoloration.

Breaks and Strains: Stopany bleeding, splint anybreaks, and bandage asnecessary. Arnicacompresses treat bumps,bruises, sprains, and strains.

Colds: Garlic poultice -applied to the chest to wardoff cold symptoms.

Constipation: Drinkplenty of water and take abrisk walk each day. A cupwheat bran in a cup of hotmilk, ripe fruit, such asbananas, dates, grapes,raisins, apricots, guava, andpapaya help. So does hotmilk with two tablespoonshoney or four or five driedprunes. Eat plenty of leafygreen vegetables, especiallyspinach, raw spinach juice,beets, lettuce, and cabbagesalad. A teaspoon of licoricepowder mixed with somesugar and warm water can setyou free.

Diarrhea and Cramps: Ifneglected it will causedehydration very quickly.Mix a teaspoon of nutmegwith mashed banana. Thiscan be given to children.Infants can be given a bit ofthe liquid with a littlewater… a teaspoon or less.This will relieve stomachcramps and colic in infantsand acts as a sedative. Toomuch can be addictive.Buttermilk or fresh yogurtcan be taken to ease thestomach too.

Ear Infection: Rawunadulterated apple cidervinegar and rubbing alcohol -equal parts dropped in the earmay kill an ear infection.

Hay Fever: Rawunadulterated apple cidervinegar- drinking an ounce ina cup of water can reducehay fever symptoms (someclaim this will even cure it)when drunk daily during theseason. It has also beenclaimed to be a catalyst in thebody’s own repair system.

Headache: Add onetablespoon of honey to raw,unadulterated apple cidervinegar and water and drink.Or heat the solution and

breathe the fumes.Indigestion: Drink a cup

of water with teaspoon ofsoda to reduce or preventindigestion and gas. Take ateaspoon fresh ginger juice, ateaspoon of lemon juice anda pinch of sea salt after mealstwice a day for a week ortwo. Or chew a small slice offresh ginger sprinkled withsea salt before meals for aweek or two.

Scarring Prevention:Potato poultice - raw, gratedpotato used as a poulticerelieves burns, swelling,swollen joints, strains, andsprains. When using onburns, first cool the area withcold running water, then addthe potato poultice. Grate aclean, raw potato into mush.Apply directly to the affectedarea. Hold it in place bywrapping with plastic wrapor bandages.

Shock: Place a rag soakedin arnica on top of the heador around the wrists or put adrop of the homeopathicsolution under the tongue ofthe wounded person. Thosein shock should be keptwarm and still.

Nausea: Barley water,arrowroot, rice, and oat gruelis very nutritious for thosewho can’t retain solids. Afew slices of onion or theirleaves boiled with the grueland strained out beforeeating helps too.

Upset Stomach: Ginger,peppermint, or chamomiletea - for upset stomach.

Bee Sting: A paste ofbaking soda and water willpull the stinger out of a beesting and pull the poisonfrom the area stung.

Weight Loss: Onetablespoon of honey to raw,unadulterated apple cidervinegar and water aidsweight loss.

Items To Keep Handy:Baking sodaHoneyLemon juice - fresh or

concentrateEpson SaltRaw apple cider vinegarGarlicOnionsHerbs and spices:CayenneCinnamonCloves - ground, whole,

and clove oilDillFennelGinger powdered and fresh

gingerrootOreganoPeppermintRosemarySage

ANCHORSBy Shelley Stockwell-NicholasHas “our song” brought

a tear to your eye? Do you salivate when

you smell cinnamonrolls?

You’re anchored. An anchor is an internal

or external stimuli…a gesture, facialexpression, sight, smell, sound, feeling,taste, buzzword, phrase, smell, touch,color…that elicits a specific response.When you automatically, by association,bring up a memory and/or amind/body/emotional state, you knowyou are anchored.

Anchors happen naturally or can be setup. A natural anchor occurs when youtouch a person, say their name, and lookthem in the eye. You anchor a connectionfor them and a memory peg for yourself.

Pavlov’s dog was conditioned tosalivate when a bell rang. The bell stimuliand the saliva response were anchoredtogether. Pavlov called this the “law ofassociation.” Hypnosis in this same wayanchors positive feeling for success.

Let’s say that your client laughs. Touchtheir wrist and laugh with them and thenquickly release the touch. You “set” ananchor. Joy and a touch are now linked oranchored on the wrist. Later in the sessionyou can “fire off” this anchor by touchingtheir wrist and saying, “You now happilyaccomplish your goal.” My “DrShelley’s Hi Ho Trigger” works wondersas I tell my client to “Touch your thumbto your forefinger in the okay sign andgive yourself a post hypnotic suggestionlike, ‘Whenever I touch my thumb andfinger together like this I rememberthat I am in control of my behavior andI feel terrific.’”

In trance, hypnotists suggest a wakingtrigger like, “It is safe in your world.There is always a bubble of protectionthat surrounds you. To remindyourself, all you need to do is to touchthis place on your wrist and invisibleprotective energy will completelyencapsulate you.”

Hypnotic anchors link good feeling topositive results. Hypnotically adopting anidea, buzzword or phrase in your wakinglife that evokes a conditioned response.E.g. “Every time you see your weddingring on your finger you say to yourself‘I enjoy getting along with my mate.’”Or “Every time you see the color greenyou will say to yourself I love freshfood.” Such a stimuli or anchor works asa post-hypnotic suggestion to bring aboutan intense neurological state and thedesired result.

A runner might say, “full speed” or “fullenergy” and to automatically activatemore push. A weight releaser may say thename of a movie stat and feel motivated topass up dessert to look just their hero. Asexual enhancer might say, “blissful andvital,” to feel sexier. And a test taker says,“I open my mind to all knowledge” toactivate the part of the brain that learnsand remembers.

You can also anchor in negative feelingsin a form of aversion therapy. “Everytime you see a candy bar you think thisvile, gross, disgusting thing. This vile,

gross, disgusting thing and the candybar are all mixed up in your head.”

Conflicting Anchoring Pavlov notedthat when a negative and positive anchorswere used at the same time a dog wouldnot respond to either but became“passive.” Seemingly a confusingcontradictory feeling to evoked neutrality.Hypnotists use this same mentalconfusion (“cognitive dissonance”) for aninduction and to solve problems.

Anchor Collapse: 1. “Recall a difficult situation (e.g

upset)…” As they do, squeeze their rightshoulder and say, “I know it hurts.” Thenremove your hand

2. “Remember now a time when youfelt so good everything was exciting?”When they recall gently squeeze their leftshoulder.

3. Test by squeezing the left shoulderagain and saying, “That feels better thanthe other one?” Release. “This feels somuch better than this one.” Squeeze theright shoulder

4. Squeeze both at the same time saying,“Confusion is learning. Close your eyesand it will all clear up comfortably.” Afterseveral minutes ask, “What is going on?”Then squeeze the negative right side tomake sure there is no negative reactionrelease and then ask them to share howthey are now feeling about the originalproblem. It will be gone. See Anchoring.

Anchor New Parenting Programs1.Think of a Parent Problem “Close

your eyes and think of time in the pastwhen your parent (or parents) made achoice that has affected younegatively.”

2. Anchor The Icky “When thatunhappy thought comes to mind touchyour left shoulder with your left hand(or you, the Hypnotherapist, can touchtheir left shoulder or hand as youchoose).”

3. Think of A Gift You Hold “Think ofa wonderful resource like bravery,compassion, thoughtfulness,practicality, humor…that you nowhave that you wish you parents hadback then. Good.”

4. Anchor The Strength “When thathappy thought of your strength comesto mind, touch your right shoulderwith your right hand.” (Or you, theHypnotherapist, can touch their rightshoulder or hand as you choose).”

5. Anchor Away “Keep your hand onyour right shoulder (or the hypnotistremains holding the positive anchor),let’s imagine your parent(s) havingthis same precious resource and noticeit would affect the choices they madein that time long ago, and now also putyour left hand on your left shoulder(or the Hypnotherapist uses both thenegative and positive anchor). You nowfreely relive that old memory in a newway. When you are complete smile,drop your hands in your lap (orhypnotist stops touching the anchor)and open your eyes.”

6. Check In “As you think about thepast what difference do you notice?”

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THE BIOLOGY OF WHAT YOU FEELBYSHELLEYSTOCKWELL-NICHOLAS, PhD

Did you ever wonder whatmakes you think, say and do whatyou think, say and do? Everwonder what makes you feelemotions?

Your biological self!It recognizes processes, remembers, learns

and creates your every behavior. This samebiochemistry decides what you consciouslynotice and what remains unconscious. To ahypnotherapist, the conclusion is clear: yourbody IS your mind! How this happens is whatthis is about.

You were born instinctively knowing how tolift your head, roll over or walk. It was hard-wired into your thoughts and neurology. So wasyour ability to speak. Your ear canals, filled withsound amplified amniotic fluid, were so finelytuned that from birth to four months you coulddistinguish some 150 sounds that make uphuman speech. These miracles came with you aspre-programmed behavioral instructions. As youevolved and grew, you learned and honedadditional behaviors that dramatically sculptedyour molecules, neurons and structuraldevelopment. Each biological adjustment in turnaffected who you are and what you feel, think,say and do.

HOW YOUR BRAIN PROCESSESTHOUGHT

“Did you ever stop to think and forget to startagain?”

Your awesome brain is primarily made ofwater, fat and protein. No two brains are thesame, and your brain is not the same, moment tomoment. Your brain hemispheres differ in sizeand distribution of gray and white matter,chemistry and structure. The very structure ofyour brain is influenced by how you use it.

Everything you create begins as a consciousor subconscious thought manifested in yourneurology. Every instant, your brainelectrochemically alters neurons and theircountless links; puberty, pregnancy, aging, pastevents and memory cause helpful structuralbrain function changes. Your internal andexternal environment sends a message to yourcells. The cells’ receptors and their ligands thenmodify according to the information receivedand every modification affects your emotionsand physiology. A cell and its modificationsinfluence other cells.

MIND/BODY LOVE CONNECTIONEver notice how your heart beats rapidly and

your breathing changes when you are excited,angry or in love? Have you observed how yourthoughts turn you on or off sexually? Considerhow depression makes you feel physicallyrotten, super sensitive, or numb, and howhappiness makes you free, easy and more vital.

Emotion is “e-motion” or “energy inmotion.” Each conscious or subconsciousemotion is the result of an intricate biochemicalaction inside yourself that then inspires the nextthing you feel. What you think emanates frominside your bio-computer. So does what youchoose to do. In other words, what you do andhow you feel is biologically based.

What you see, hear, smell, taste, feel andintuit is received within a millisecond andplaced into your memory. This, in turn, affectsyour decisions, feelings and imagination, andcolors what next you see, hear, smell, taste, feeland intuit.

“The first symptoms of poor blood

circulation”, says Dr. H.A. Parkyn, “appear inyour head”. Poor memory, the inability toconcentrate, sleeplessness, nervousness andheadaches result and then your mental computerfurther reduces circulation.

Physical environment affects your energy.Breathing stale air in a poorly ventilated roomcan make you feel mentally sluggish. Physicalindigestion can cause mental depression.Conversely, depression can cause illness andillness can cause depression. Arthritis-likesymptoms, digestive problems, (gastric ulcers,irritable bowel syndrome, colitis, constipation,diarrhea, sinus problems) headaches (migraines)difficult breathing (upper respiratory infections,asthma), heart palpitations, dizziness, arthritis,fibromyalgia, shingles and chronic fatigue resultfrom, contribute to and activate depressingchanges in brain chemistry.

WISDOM WEIGHS HEAVY ON THEMIND

The mind, once expanded by a new idea,never returns to its original size. - OliverWendell Holmes

The average brain weighs approximatelythree pounds, or 51 ounces. You can figure outthe weight of your brain by multiplying yourweight by .01. Most of us lose about 4% of brainweight per decade. However, the smarter youare, the more elaborate the network betweencells, the more your brain weighs. In aUniversity of California study of 11 giftedpeoples’ brains, Albert Einstein had four timesmore oligodendroglia (glial or brain cells) thanany other and some “childlike” smoothness notusually seen in adults! The visual cortex in thebrain of someone with a photographic mind istwice the thickness of a “regular” brain.

NEURONS (also called brain cells or nervecells)

“The number of possible nerve cellinteractions exceeds the number of particles ofmatter in the universe!” - Richard M. Restak,Neurologist

Neurons transmit billions of messages persecond. These messages allow you to collect,integrate, send and store data and enhance orinhibit thoughts, feelings, behavior and bodilyfunction. Neurons communicate electrically andchemically and constantly change and modifythemselves. Neuro-peptide receptors (of yournucleus-of-barrington) process, filter, switchand modify sensory input (in-formation)

Dark in color, neurons cluster and appeargray. That’s where we get the notion of graymatter. To date, science has counted more thanone hundred billion neurons. The quantity is sovast that new numbers bigger than a zillion likepetabytes, exabytes, yottabytes and zenabyteshave been invented. To get idea of how vastthese numbers are; an exabytes would be all thewords ever uttered by everyone who ever lived!

You were born with twice as many brain cellsas you had at age three. With maturity, neuronloss is more gradual and as an adult, you haveabout fifty thousand, to one hundred thousand(50,000 to 100,000) less then when you arrived.MSG, drugs or alcohol, can cause you to losemore than that. But don’t despair, your brainlikes to “clone around” and throughout your lifeit can generate new brain cells and bio-chemicals.

A neuron is composed of a central cell bodywith branches, called dendrites. Dendritesreceive information aided by receptor “ligands.”Ligands determine and fingerprint yourbehavior, physical activity, mood, and emotion.

Neurons also have long tendrils, called

axons. Axons are thought to communicate byelectrically pulsing and releasing small packetsof chemicals throughout the body. Thesechemicals are called “information substances”or “IS.” From the time you initially formed,your brain produced these chemical-bioelectrical impulses as communication linksfrom one neuron to another.

Synapses are a sort of telephone line thatcommunicate and store information. If asynapse is destroyed, usually the information itstored slips your mind. Information that neuronssend and receive travel long distances and formcomplex networks; networks of brain cells andsynapses are called a neural web.

A single neuron can receive more than fifteenthousand connections from other cells. Over 100trillion neural connections have been counted;more than the number of galaxies in the knownuniverse. As you age, and neuron numbersdwindle, and remaining neurons send out moredendrites, axons and bio chemical messengers.As you get older, it’s good to have connections.

HYPNOTICALLY SOOTHE YOURNEURONS

You know how important touch is. Without ita baby dies. Your skin is highly concentratedwith receptors. Touch and acupuncture activateyour touch receptors. So do verbal suggestionslike, “Focus your attention on your stomach andsoothe that place with a pleasant glow ofrelaxation.”

SENSORY RECEPTORSSomeone gives you a pat on the back and you

feel a rush of pride and confidence. You feeltimid about speaking in front of an audience andyou break out in a cold sweat. Someone you findattractive comes into the room and you get aflush of excitement surging through you. How inthe world do these things happen?

Your sensory receptors take and give “in-formation” to determine how you feel, act andreact. And how you feel, act and reactdetermines the structure and function of yoursensory receptors. How your sensory receptorstake and give “in-formation” also determineswhat remains unconscious, and what is movedto conscious priority.

Why do you get a chill up your spine whenyou are surprised, startled or thrilled? Yourspinal cord is loaded with receptors and millions(or perhaps billions) of neuropeptides in therows of nerve ganglia. They instantly receiveand return your brain messages.

These amazing sensory receptors aren’t onlyin your brain; your solar plexus and the ends ofyour organs (where you see, hear, taste, smelland touch) also sport the highest concentrationof them.

Receptors are on the surface of your cells andact like little satellite dishes. Just as your eyesand ears scan and sense, receptors scan or sensethe right chemical messenger(neurotransmitters, hormones and tropic factors)that swim up to them. When the perfectchemical messenger “key” fits into its specialkeyhole they bind. This binding adds energy tothe receptor molecule causing it to fidget,wriggle, wiggle, shimmy, bend and purr as itdances and modifies back and forth between twoor three favorite shapes or arrangements.

CYBERNETIC BIO-FEEDBACKStructure Influences function and function

influences structureEmotions and body responses are the same.

Jumping when startled or instantly “chillingout” when you hear good news is almost

instantaneous feedback. Yogis control heart rateand blood flow with thoughts; so do you. But todo it consciously, you need to learn to controlyour thoughts first. Every physical changecreates an emotional change and everyemotional change creates a physical change.Receptors interactively give and receivemessages with the brain and other receptors.

THE SEX LIFE OF YOUR CELLSStockwell’s Ode To a True Living LigandShape shifter, activator; you command my

showYou direct the course of cells; you tell them

where to go.You can cause a merger or split up any cell.You control my channels when I’m not

feeling well.You can tell a phosphate to show up or take a

hike.You can keep me humming or destroy me if

you like.You are the one who reinvents each molecule

and tissueYou command my vital life; I really want to

kiss you.

The chemical key that turns on your receptorsis called the ligand. The word comes from theLatin ligare meaning, “that which binds.”Ligands are molecules on the surface of aprotein. They enter and tickle the molecule torearrange until, SNAP! It opens information intothe cell and dramatically shape shifts changeswithin itself. The entire life of your cells isdetermined by the receptors and ligands upon it.If a cell was acomputer, the receptor would bethe keyboard and the ligand would be the fingersthat get things going.

FIVE LIGANDS TO KNOW & LOVELigand messenger molecules come in five

chemical groupsPEPTIDES, NEUROPEPTIDES AND

POLYPEPTIDES“Peptides are the sheet music containing the

notes, phrases and rhythms that allow yourorchestra (the body) to play like an integratedentity. The music that results in the tone orfeeling that you subjectively experience asemotions.”

-Candace Pert,Neuropharmacologist

Biofeedback, yoga and hypnosis, breathingrapidly or holding your breath cause yourbrain’s naturally occurring painkilling peptideopiate endorphins to disperse throughout yourcerebrospinal fluid.

Peptides act upon brain receptors to pep youup and represent 95% of all ligands. TheScottish research team, who isolated the ligendfor opium produced within the body, called it anenkaphalin (Greek for “from the head”). AnAmerican research team renamed it“endorphin.” Endorphines/enkaphalins are agreat example of a peptide.

Peptides like endorphins can be made in thebrain or by white blood cells. Interferon is apeptide made by blood that releases moodaltering endorphins as well as ACTH, a stresshormone once thought only to be made by thepituitary gland. Neuropeptides can alter bloodflow from one part of the body to another.Polypeptides are larger still yet still smaller thanproteins. Usually comprised of 200 or moreamino acids, they protect your nerve endingswith swelling if you are injured. That is why ahypnotic suggestion, “Let your body’s chemical

messengers, your polypeptides, subside so thatthe tissue remains in its normal state as youheal” is very effective. Angiotensin, both ahormone and peptide, mediates thirst. Even ifyou are well-watered, apply a drop of it to thereceptors of your lungs or kidney and within tenseconds you’ll crave water and your wholesystem will work together to conserve water.Immediately, your lungs exhale less water vaporand your kidneys hold back urine.

2. NEUROTRANSMITTERSThese small units generally carry information

across the synapses or gaps between neurons.Neurotransmitters are simple amino acids,acetylcholine, norepinephrine, dopamine,histamine, glycine, GABA, and seratonin.

3. PROTEINSA cell’s behavior; respiration, digestion,

excretion and movement are coordinated byproteins.

Like an orchestra proteins play your song oflife.4. Hormones and steroids

4. STEROIDSSteroids start out as cholesterol and transform

into the sex hormones testosterone,progesterone and estrogen, and steroidhormones like cortisol, which is secreted by theouter layer of the adrenal glands when you areunder stress.

5. FACTORSScience is still deciding how this factors in.

THE PSYCHOSOMATIC ILLUSIONWhat’s love got to do with it?Ancient people honored the

mind/body/environment connection. Chinesemedical and indigenous traditions still correlateorgans and illness with specificmental/emotional states. The idea is to returnone to holistic balance. Western medical doctorsask about symptoms and then prescribe drugs.Using mind to understand body is generallylabeled “unscientific” and mind affecting body“psychosomatic.” Psyche means the mind orsoul, and soma, means body. “The brain andbody are separate entities” is a most prevalentand, in my opinion, peculiar paradigm.

How did this happen?Blame it on 17th century, Frenchman,

philosopher and highly touted “father of modernmedicine”, Rene Descartes. He’s the fellow whowrote: “I think therefore I am”. Descarteswanted to dissect dead human bodies. To get thepowerful Pope to agree, he had to make thisdeal: “Anything to do with the soul, mind oremotions, I leave to the clergy. I will only claimthe realm of the body”. Because of this, themedical Cartesian Construct regarded the bodyas physical matter, and the mind (or spirit) asimmaterial . . .two distinct, separate andunrelated substances. Your body is amechanical, reactive machine; a predictablemass of matter and energy. “Thoughts andbehavior are just hardwired reflexes caused byelectrical stimulation across synapses,”“pathogens cause disease,” and “either yourillness can be physically determined or it’s all inyour head” said that antiquated paradigm. Tounderstand a human all you had to do is take oneapart and study its physical components.

Also in the seventeenth century, the “father ofmodern science,” Sir Isaac Newton, said theuniverse too is a “matter” machine. His“Newtonian construct” said matter is real and allthat really mattered.

THE NEW PARADIGMIn the 1920’s Dr. Walter Cannon, a

physiology professor at Harvard Universitycoined the phrase “homeostasis” from the Greekword “homoios” meaning “similar” and “stasis”meaning “position.” His studies revealed arelationship between emotions and perceptionsand the physical fight, flight, fright response. Anew paradigm was emerging: the brain ishooked up to the body and the body is hookedup to the brain! About the same time, HansSelye noted that animals under stress hadweakened immune responses. These ideas led tothe modern science we call psycho-neuroimmunology, which studies the inter-relationship of mind, and body wellness.

BIOLOGY IS BIG BUSINESSPharmaceutical manufacturers, with their

well-controlled medical industry, have beenhappy to keep the old “body-machine” attitude.“If you hurt, take this pill then come back nextmonth so we can sell you the perfect drug orimplant the perfectly engineered mechanicalpart or gene and make you as good as new” istheir message.

Genes separated from a living organism canbe legally patented by the US Patent Office. Ofthe thirty-to-forty thousand genes isolated by themulti-billion-dollar congress funded genomeprojects, twenty thousand genes (and relatedmolecules) are now patented. The idea is that ifyou own the gene and drugs that influence thatgene, you can introduce it into the body togenerate the right instructions to the proteinreceptors.

PULL DOWN YOUR GENES THEORY“When a gene product is needed, a signal

from its environment, not an emergent propertyof the gene itself, activates expression of thatgene.” - H.F. Nijhout, BioEssayist

Your brain is the control center for your body,right?

So what happens if we remove your brainfrom your body?

You’d die of course.Genetic theory implies that DNA and genes

in the cell nucleus, are the control central ofyour emotion/thought. So what happens if weremove the nucleus (de-nucleate) the DNA andgenes from a cell?

No, it doesn’t die…it lives.How can that be?Genes are not the master controller of your

cell!If you remove receptors from your cell, the

cell dies. Are receptors the control center of yourmind/body; not genes? And where do thereceptors get their information? They get theirinformation from the environment (your interiorenvironment and the environment of theeverything else in the universe.) And armed withthese environmental signals, the receptors’regulatory proteins control the expression of thegenes. All genes are controlled by signals fromthe environment via receptors. Receptors altergenes, not the other way around. It is theproteins’ receptors that turn genes on and off.Cancer may correlate to a specific gene but aspecific gene does not cause it. So much for thegenetic determination theory.

ProteomicsProteins are the orchestra that plays your

song of life. A cell is only alive because proteinpathways regulate and integrate its function.Proteins structure and move all the cells in yourbody and coordinate their behavior; respiration,digestion, excretion and movement. They

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control the firing of neurotransmitters thatallow you to think, your muscles to move,they switch your genes on and off and bindyour DNA.

Marc Wilkins of Australia coined theword “proteome” at a scientific conferencein Italy in 1994 to describe “all proteinsexpressed by genome, cell or tissue.”Proteins are composed of some 20 differentamino acids (as apposed to just 4 buildingblocks of the DNA of your genes). And weare clueless as to their astronomicalnumbers. At this time, there is no simple wayto identify, or characterize them. The“proteome project” is now attempting thisfeat. June of 2000 to October of 2001 morethan $700 million poured into “proteomics”companies from venture capitalists andIPO’s.

The primary structure of protein looks likea “pop-it” bead necklace. Each bead containstwenty different amino acids in specificsequences. These beads, along withelectromagnetic charges, determine itsshape. The charged molecules resemblemagnets! Mesmer was right! We do have anatural “animal magnetism.” Dr MarkGeorge, Neurologist at London Hospitalconfirms that magnets applied at first abouttwo inches above the left ear (making thethumb jerk) and, then moved forward threeinches of so along the skull to the frontalcortex, helps depressed folks sleep better, cryless and eat more.

Thousands of times a second, chargedproteins bind to molecules and other proteinsand alter their electrical charge distributionas their bead-like “backbones” adapt withspecific movement. When the bond issevered, a protein usually re-expresses itselfback to its original shape and configuration.

GlycomicsIn October of 2001, the U.S. National

Institute of Health (NIH) awarded a five-year, $34-million “glue” grant to a 54-member Consortium for FunctionalGlycomics to identify carbohydrates (simpleand complex sugars) that are known tocombine with proteins and fats on cellsurfaces and “influence” cell-to-cellcommunication. Next to bring in the bigbucks bid will most likely be a study tocategorize fats (lipids).

EMOTIONAL MOLECULESIn the 1970’s, neuro-biology student,

Candace Pert was laid up in a hospital bedenjoying regular shots of Talwin (a morphinederivative). She so liked the opiate’s“wonderful feeling of being deeplynourished and satisfied” she consideredtaking the drug with her when she wasdischarged from the hospital. Though sheresisted that urge, her intense, physical andemotional experience fascinated her. Shewasn’t alone in her intrigue. Hippies andscientists wanted to know why heroin,marijuana, Librium and PCP (angel dust)elicited such radical emotional changes.

Candace wanted to identify thebiochemical ligand behind her feel goodreaction to drugs. A ligand she surmised,only binds with a receptor that is perfect forit. This is called receptor specificity. AValium receptor ligand would then onlyattach to a Valium or Valium-like peptide. Anopiate receptor ligand, would then only

attach to the perfect opiate group, likeendorphins, morphine or heroine. The thesis;opium excites a specific ligand that binds toa receptor and changes the neuron.

She knew that when opium enters thebody, it generates a ligand that binds to areceptor for only a brief time before it exitsas urine. How could Candace identify such asmall unit that comes and goes so quickly?British scientist, W.D.M. Patton’s “ping-pong” theory gave her the solution. Hisapproach explained how two similar drugsbind with the same receptor: one drug, theagonist, enters the receptor and creates cellchanges, while the other drug, the antagonist,blocks the receptor by occupying it. Themagnitude of a drug reaction is proportionalto how many times a drug hits (or pings) thereceptor, and therefore remains on thereceptor.

This idea gave her more time to observethe process. She knew that a few injectedmilligrams of the drug Naloxone reversedheroin overdose effects, so she usedNaloxone, (labeled with a radioactiveisotope) to act as the antagonist to bump upthe heroin from the receptor. And on October25, 1972, the brilliant Candace Pertmeasured a cell’s opiate receptor ligand, in atest tube! This put opium receptors into therealm of science for the first time. Pert’sbook, “Molecules of Emotions” tells ofpersonal challenges in trapping the morphinemolecule on its receptor. It is now knownthat you don’t have to take a drug to get high.Your brain naturally manufactures its ownendogenous, (from within) morphine. Howand why we do this goes back to how wereceive and interpret energetic input from theinside and from the vast universe.

Dr SHELLEY’S CONCLUSIONSHere’s what we know about the

biochemistry of what you think say and do:1. Everything you create begins as a

conscious or subconscious thoughtmanifested in your neurology.

2. There is a direct relationship betweenemotional states and the physical body. Aphysical change creates an emotional changeand an emotional change creates a physicalchange.

3. Neurons and their receptors createbillions of messages per second that allowyou to collect, integrate, send and store dataand enhance or inhibit thoughts, feelings,behavior and bodily function.

4. Environment and your reaction to it,creates your biological actions and reactions.

5. Survival requires effective and accuratereceiving and interpreting environmentalsignals.

6. Homeostasis and wellness reflect yourbio-energy attunement to resonate rapidlyand efficiently on the molecular andenvironmental level.

7. How your receptors take and give “in-formation” determines what remainsunconscious, and what is moved toconscious priority.

Shelley Stockwell-Nicholas PhD,President of the International HypnosisFederation, may be reached at IHF@cox.netor at her websitewww.hypnosisfederation.com

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INTELLIGENCE, LEARNING & TESTINGBY TIM BRUNSON, DCHThe underlying theory of intelligence testing and

personality profiling presumes there are differences ineach person’s capability to use perception, memory, andlearning.

I cringe to think how intelligence and personalitytesting is currently used with certainty to make criticaldecisions about people’s lives. Making a decision basedon neurology, DNA, Myers-Briggs personality tests,ink-blots or other such criteria begs the question ofaccuracy and relevance. Intelligence testing measuresonly a temporary and limited “snap shot.” At best, anintelligence test only gives a limited indication of yourlearning ability that may be only slightly relevant.

Freud, Jung, Dennett, Ramachandran, Piaget,Gardner and others write of the psychology ofintelligence and consciousness. J. Krishnamurti, KenWilber, and the Buddha cover the same topics and sharemany concepts about consciousness, learning fromyour environment, and the idea that a person canchange their intelligence.

Neurologists like to pin intelligence andconsciousness like a bug to a fixed in geographicalbrain region. Some go so far as to say, “your brain iswired for God” (Newberg, et. al., 2001).

My favorite is Richard Restak, M.D., and DanielAmen, M.D. of the Amen Clinics, who say intelligencerelates to “specific interrelated neural substrates” andthat lifestyle, environment, novel stimulation, and evenmedications affect your mental functioning– hence,intelligence. In Restak’s book “The Naked Brain” hewarns of using IQ testing in making preemptivedecisions about employment and mates. Better hesuggests that first you need to understand the structureand function of the brain.

In fact, stimulation of serotonin-producing neuronsof the brain-stem by conscious slow breathing actuallyimprove your cognitive functions. In my studies ofTibetan Buddhist monks I noticed dramatic memoryand clarity of mind improvement in meditators. I’veseen other studies that relate relaxed breathing toincreased reading speeds and comprehension. Couldconscious regulation of breath before an intelligencetest influence results? What is the actual impact ofbreathing and test-taking results?

CHANGE HAPPENSMany books underscore that we are not stuck with

what we inherit. People can and do changedramatically. Measurable intelligence must beconsidered along with a person’s sense of identity, theirvalues, their beliefs, and even their realization of aspiritual dimension and mission.

People have various propensities and intelligencecapabilities AT A GIVEN MOMENT. I love HowardGardner’s theory of multiple intelligences. It makes merealize that no matter how good someone is at a givenskill, everyone is very good at something. Even peoplethat recall haunting memories of abuse can beapplauded for their high level of talent when it comes tobeating themselves up emotionally. Indeed, evenfailure shows a high level of expertise. I learned that Ihad mastered the strategy of losing money as a daytrader, it took just a slight change that allowed me toturn this “expertise” into a money making proposition.So, I agree everyone is to be honored for their specificexpertise or genius.

Is your given genius permanent and unchanging? InNLP we teach five basic communication modalities:Visual, Auditory, Kinesthetic, Olfactory, and Gustatory.The idea is that a person has a preferred learning andcommunication modality. On the other hand, NLPpromotes the Law of Requisite Variety, which statesthat: “The element of a system that has the mostflexibility will become the catalyst of that system.”NLP promotes you to become comfortable outside yourproverbial box… for example, a “visual learner” isencouraged to call upon movement, and sound.

Respecting anothers specific genius not shared byourselves, doesn’t mean that we cannot improve ourability in their area. We need to develop all of oursenses and gifts and be flexible enough to expand ourexperience. If you detect a lack in one area, explore it.Be a life-long learner and live by this philosophy. Thisidea led me to take an undergraduate course, dancelessons, learn Sudoku, study musical instruments, andlearn German, Spanish, and Tibetan. I even challengedmy fear of heights by becoming licensed as a helicopterpilot.

The typologies represented by intelligence testingand the like are pseudo-science and relevant only in thatthey give indications for further exploration. Makingfirm academic and sociological decisions based onthese tests constitutes an un-justice. Even with theiraura of certainty they fail to mention that we arecreatures on a constant journey of transformationalways “becoming.”

Tim Brunson DCH is a doctor of clinicalhypnotherapy, clinician, futurist, author, andprofessional speaker. He is also the founder andexecutive director of The International HypnosisResearch Institute(http://www.hypnosisresearchinstitute.org).

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RETIREMENT LEARNING COACHINGBy Shelley Stockwell-Nicholas, PhDBy 2030 there will be as many persons over age 65 as persons under 18. California by 2010 will have more than 7 million senior citizens by 2020.

Peer or lifelong learning is big money and is of great service. Programs, overseen by coaches, are run by volunteer members who serve on a Board of Directors and committees. UCLA has the Plato Society

(Perpetual Learning and Teaching Organization) with over 400 attendees who pay $485 for three semesters a year plus additional fees for events,retreats, parties and day trips.

Redondo Beach, California has Omnilore.A coach becomes the “president, founder or manager” for self-improvement seminars or whatever on the Internet or on location. Groups are promoted by the question, “Do you have a mind that’s not ready to retire?” Many programs are affiliated with colleges. Members

conceive, plan, and direct themed courses, discussion groups the subjects of which are chosen by ballot. The group has no teachers. California State University at Dominguez Hills extended education program is under the banner of the “Osher Lifelong Learning Institute.” Their

meetings are held bi-monthly in a classrooms and private homes. Similar groups elsewhere charge around $600 a year.

LIFE LONG LEARNING“Learn Later; Live Greater”Elderhostel: Began in 1989 a national group known for its traveling educational seminars. Today, there are 272 such groups. SAGE for Study, Activity, Growth, Enrichment: Meets in a Granada Hills California and charges $225 a year plus. Presenter brings refreshments.SLR, Society for Learning in Retirement: Voluntary non-profit, tax-exempt, organization popular in Britain and Canada. Established to “meet theeducational interests and needs of retired persons 50+” who share a love of the camaraderie of learning regardless of their formal education.Osher Lifelong Learning Institute: Began in 2001, as the University of Southern Maine “Senior College.” Shortly after, Sonoma State Universitybecame a grantee too. “Grants of $100,000 were made on the understanding that, once a lifelong learning institute was launched, the Foundationwould consider grant renewal for two or more years of no less than $1 million is success and sustainability is demonstrated. Non-credit educationalprograms specifically developed for those 50 and older often have a university connection and support. The designation of as ‘The Osher LifelongLearning Institute at the University of X’ is a condition of the Foundation’s grant-making along with the words ‘Osher Lifelong Learning Institute.’”Grantees have included performing arts groups, literary programs, educational and environmental groups, and social service organizations. Registrantspay an annual $35 membership fee to in addition to study group fees. The organization receives around 70 a year from each participant and additionalfees go to the “Trustees of ______ (college, elderhostel, or your name ie Smith’s Institute for Learning in Retirement.)Omnilore: 300 seniors pay upwards of $150 a semester plus additional fees for meals and activities ($30 goes to Cal State, $35 goes to the Osherfoundation).

STUDY GROUP PROPOSAL FORM (from Leader)Study Group Name LeaderName Description of Event for Catalog: (what participants will get out of this study group, topics to be covered, teaching format, reading materials to be purchased, course materials required, any break from scheduled meetings dates andtimes (i.e. vacations/holidays). 2-3 sentences about yourself. Please limit to 100 words or less. 100 words or less please.

Format (check all that apply) Lecture ¨ Discussion ¨ Readings ¨ Demonstration ¨Active participation ¨ Visual media viewing ¨ Duration in weeks or # of sessionsStart Date No preference ¨End DateDay Of The Week Desired No preference ¨Time (allow no more than 2 hours) (includes 10 minutes passing time) Space Request

Lecture Hall ¨ Conference Room ¨ Small Classroom ¨No preference: 5 Other (please state) ¨Min./Max. # of ParticipantsAudio-Visual Equipment Needs TV/DVD ¨ Laptop ¨ Projector ¨ Screen ¨ Wifi ¨Pre-Requisites, If Any(Office Use only): FEE ( Per term or Per year? )

SEXBy Shelley Stockwell-Nicholas, PhDGreat sex is not a metaphor for a great

relationship and vice versa.There are many languages. Sex speaks its own. So does love. Each language thrives in parallel narratives.

Of course, when you communicate in lovingways you feel closer, laugh more, look at eachother more, and are more likely to be intimate.And conversely great sex lets you feel closer andlaugh more too. Yet, with desire, your adrenalspump out- not fight, flight, fright- but EXCITE.

Sex is a selfish language; born of excitement,adventure and imbalance.

Think of a time when you were powerfullydrawn to your partner or anyone. Go ahead live itup and think about it. Your answer holds within itthe thrilling surprise of unexpected delight, andan element of distant objective awareness.Separateness is accentuated before we merge.You look at a distance and sex becomes a bridgethat takes you, on your own, to the erotic land oftrance. Novelty makes things interesting. Sorather than trying to mechanically “improve sex,”improve your language of eroticism and play…inside yourself. Be kind and reciprocal of courseand then talk to yourself about the expectation,enthusiasm and adventure that brings YOUexcitement. Then BLISS YOU.

SMOKING CESSATIONHypnosis makes breathing with ease a foregone

conclusion. With no debate or hesitation non-smoking isa done deal. Suggestions like, “I breathe with ease mylungs are clear” motivate success and increased stamina,energy, productivity and extra money in your pocket.

Smokers have to smoke outside in all weather andendure judgmental stares.

A morning cough, chest pain, chronic low energy,increased anxiety and tough and wrinkled skin takes itstoll. Half of all long-term smokers die from tobaccorelated causes.

Fatal respiratory diseases like emphysema make eachbreath an effort. Imagine dragging an oxygen tank aroundas you slowly suffocate to death. Cancer is not pleasanteither. You may have to have your tongue cut away.Often, treatments for cancer is worse than the diseaseitself. Chemotherapy used to kill cancer, can kill you.

Strokes can really mess up your thinking andfunctioning. Today’s cigarettes are more dangerous thanever. Ammonia- the acrid, ultra-strong householdcleanser that cuts grease and grime- is now added toamplify the nicotine so it is more addictive. Ammoniaincreases the speed at which nicotine gets to the brain.Today’s cigarettes give you a nicotine jolt some sevenseconds after you inhale.

Within 10 years, former smokers erase most, if not all,damage smoking caused. Their risk of death fromcigarettes evoked disease is said to be equal to those whonever smoked. Literally the day after carbon monoxidelevels in your blood improve.

EVIL EYEHow do you know someone is

looking at you even when your eyesdon’t see them? Your senses pick uptransmitted energy. Plato, Euclid, andPtolemy, called this the “extramissionof visual perception.” In fact,electromagnetic energy entering yourskull can be detected at short range bythe optic nerve terminal of your retina.

Amulets, rituals, sayings, andcounter-spells for this phenomenon areabundant in many cultures to ward offa “curse” or envy and a glancepowerful enough to injure or even kill.

International Hypnosis Federation IT’S ALL ABOUT YOU RE-TREAT

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LOCATION: DoubleTree by Hilton, 2800 Via Cabrillo Marina, San Pedro, 90731Reserve your room (800) 222-TREE [8733] and use the code “IHF”

THURSDAY EVE! March 15pm Meet & Greet at the DoubleTree “Marina Bar”6-7 pm HARBOR CRUISE (picnic on board)8-9:30 pm SONGS & GONGS CONCERT: Picking & Blum “Wonder in the Wander”

FAB FRIDAY March 2 classes &p9am PRUDDEN WARM UP & KEYNOTE “IT’S ALL ABOUT YOU!” Stockwell-NicholasNoon STORY TELLERS LUNCH Blum, Bonnett, Prudden, Dona Tooley, Stockwell-Nicholas5pm KEYNOTE “LAWS & ETHICS!” Bruce Bonnett7:30-9:30 pm IMPROV BANQUET Humm, Bibik, Guzzo, Shroeder, Stockwell-Nicholas, Wanless

SWEET SATURDAY March 3 classes and8-8:40am WOWZA WARM UP & KEYNOTE “Help For Pain!” Bob Levine Noon LUNCH Katy Sullivan Speaks & Tracy Newman entertains (with Gene Lippmann & Rebecca Leigh)5pm KEYNOTE “Whose Thoughts Are You Thinking?” Eldon Taylor6:30 pm No Host Mixer7-10 pm AWARDS BANQUET 2012 Humanitarian, Pink Lady “ROCKIN’ WITH THE AGES” Bibik,” Moment of Magic” Jim Hale Trumpet”

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WRITE A PRESS RELEASEThe IHF Pre-Conference “Market U Boot Camp” is your chance to

master the media and make real money. The all-day Thursday featuresfive amazing presenters: Wil Dieck, Craig Sigl, Michael Holt, LauraRubinstein and Ken Owens who generously share the ways you can makeREAL MONEY NOW. To register call (310) 541-4844.

In that spirit here is an excellent FREE tool to maximize mediacoverage that promote your business (Check out Associated PressStylebook for more ideas):

1. Be CompellingWrite to appeal to the journalist who asks, “Why would this interest

our readers, viewers, or listeners?” A journalist’s job is to relaynewsworthy information to their audience and not to sell. So do yourhomework. Be familiar with the publication’s format, and what they printor report.

2. Headline HooksYour headline needs an interesting new focus that proclaims

newsworthiness. 3. Keep It SimpleMake your message clear and concise to stimulate the editor’s interest.

You are presenting the “Cliff Notes” summer of your plans. Most pressreleases are 400-500 words maximum. Find the shortest simplest way tomake your points in order to avoid wordiness. You can always provide in-depth details later.

4. Have The FactsThe “W” questions- what, when, where, who and why in your first two

sentences ensure a complete press release. 5. Contact InformationBig and bold phone and e-mail at the top of the page assure that the

editor can contact you.6. Be ReadableAll upper case letters SCREAM. Use regular sentence style letters and

make it at 12 points so it is easy to read. 7. Be CredibleThe publisher’s “spam filters” catch any “hype flags” that challenge

the credibility of your release. Avoid exclamation points or wild claims.8. Grammatically CorrectProof read, edit and then reproof your press releases again and again.

Too many spelling and grammatical errors, says you are a duffus.9. Dates for ReleasesIf your new release is not about an upcoming event, DO NOT PUT A

DATE ON IT.

REMEMBERBy Shelley Stockwell-Nicholas, PhDI will remember what I forgot.My days of birth and wonder what.The time of days; by and comingThings vibrant; things numbing.My sister placentaMy mother, my dad,The things I wantedThe things I’ve had.Life’s your dreamWell spent though sleepingwith each memory worth the keeping.

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EVOKE POSITIVE CHANGEBy Ken Guzzo, CHt

Ken will present a talk called “Success Beyond Beliefs”at this years “It’s All About YOU conference.

You’ve had several sessions with a client. Why aren’tthey letting go of that issue? Why aren’t they behaving inthat healthy new way you both agreed upon?

The answer is found much deeper than the mind.First, every human being has five basic needs: survival, love and

belonging, power, freedom, and fun that must be met. Maslow said thatthese needs were a hierarchy with survival as the most basic. He waswrong. He cannot explain why a soldier will throw himself on a grenadeto save his platoon, or why a teenager will commit suicide because hisgirlfriend left him, or why a Jew in a concentration camp would give awayhis last scrap of food to help a younger person survive.

Did these people give up survival to meet a lesser need? No. What is more true is that all of your emotional needs need to be met. If

one is missing, your nervous system will find a way to get that need metat all cost.

So, which is the most important need? Probably the one that is not being met. In a healthy system, emotional needs orbit around your Authentic Self

and needs are met easily. However, fear or anxiety is hidden and trappeddeep within your nervous system, your Survival need is pulled to thecenter, obscuring Authentic Self, and all the other needs are seen throughthe filter of Survival and Fear.

An unbalanced system attempts to pull the basic needs into yourexperience in unhealthy and even self-sabotaging ways. We can betriggered by others, and depressed, tired, defensive, craving, and confusedwhen life isn’t the way we want it.

Some of my clients’ systems were so cross-wired they could notexperience Love and Power simultaneously. When they were in a lovingstate, they’d feel vulnerable and powerless, and when they were feelingpowerful they’d push loved ones away.

When working with clients, identify which of the five basic emotionalneeds is not being met. Discover what secondary gain the system isexperiencing by the sabotaging behavior, and trace it back to the earliestoccurrence. This is where the coping began, and where you will gainaccess to clear this issue.

Always remember that all behavior is purposeful, even if it seemsillogical from the outside. Remember too that your client is more thantheir mind and behaviors. All of us are a powerful integration of mind,body, emotion, and spirit.

Addressing only the mind severely limits your ability to aid your

clients to transform themselves. Notice I said “transform themselves!”Ego bruised? Oops… sorry! Understanding these dynamics are key tobringing true value to your clients and maintaining a successful practice.Always honor the genius of your client.

Because of the value they receive, my clients happily pay me $5,000 tofacilitate a four-session, 1-on-1 integrated process that quickly eliminatesfrom their nervous system underlying issues that distract and keep themfrom having their best day every day.

Like clearing the viruses from a computer, suddenly the issues andtriggers holding them back are no longer there to be coped with- only theirAuthentic Self remains, and performance rapidly increases. Clientsaccelerate their own evolution through a process that integrates science,psychology, and spirituality.

Ken teaches his wonderful approach in workshop called “SuccessBeyond Beliefs” To learn more go to KenGuzzo.com or (800) 635-8150

BIG EYEBy Shelley Stockwell-Nicholas, PhDMy TV watches me.Its liquid crystal face…Down the tubes…Dressed now in gas or siliconeRadiating energetic.“Turn me on” it calls.When I tune in, it blares in living color.It shutters electronically as I sleep.It watches what I watch.My TV watches me. I am programmed in my reality showRemotely controlled by “Friends,” “Monk” “CSI”As the huge eye watches me…watching.

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VOICE DIALOG: THE BOARDMEETINGBy DUNCAN TOOLEY, CHt, IHF Instructor[Editor’s Note: Duncan will teach you to TURNDOWN a food CRAVINGS at our 2012 IHFRetreat. He will also offer his complete turn-key“TOOLEY’S MENTAL GASTRIC BAND®SPECIALTY CERTIFICATION COURSE” as aPost-conference 5-day class, March 5-9 at thediscounted rate of only $997! The class isterrific. It lets you experience the benefits of lapband surgery by using your mind to squeezeyour stomach.]

When my Tooley Mental Gastric Band®

weight reduction client, Ray, read my case studyin the “IHF Hyp News,” he was intrigued. So,when he told me, “I need to make better micro-choices to continue releasing over a pound aweek,” I called upon Dr Shelley Stockwell’ssub-personality boardroom process again.

Here’s how the session went: “I need to make better micro-choices to

continue releasing over a pound a week” “Tell me more…”“When I go to a social function and am offered

a brownie or cookie, I accept ‘just a littlemorsel’ to be polite. But when I record what Iate in my journal it is clear that my micro-choices double my daily intake. It is as if I havean angel on one shoulder whispering in one earand a devil whispering in the other. Also, I wantto go to bed earlier so I can wake up earlier andleave work earlier so I have time to walk on thebeach. I even brought my tennis shoes to workbut, instead, I find things to do to stay up late,and give myself excuses to not walk.”

Using the Mental Gastric Band induction thathe already knew well; Ray formulated andradiated his specific intention to every cell in hisbody. He invited the energy of Spirit that spinsthe galaxies and blooms the flowers to assisthim and with deep, slow breathing he went intotrance.

“Find a spot where there is a boardroom tablewith chairs all around it and seat yourself at thehead of the table.” I instructed. “Good. Now calla meeting of all the parts of yourself. When theyare all seated, raise a finger on his right hand.”

After about a minute, Ray raised his finger. Ithanked all the board members for beingpresent and asked “May I speak to your boardmembers individually?”

He agreed.“May I speak to that part of Ray that inspireshim to want to walk on the beachfront?“Yes”“What shall I call this part?”“Walk-Motivator.”“Walk-Motivator, what is your job as a part?”WALK-MOTIVATOR: “To cause him to wantto move his legs, to walk.”“Do you like your job?”WALK-MOTIVATOR: “Yes, but sometimesRay doesn’t cooperate. It’s fun when he does!But sometimes procrastination gets in the way.”“Thank you. Ray, may I speak to that part ofyou that is responsible for procrastination?”“Yes.”“What shall I call this part?”“Procrastinator.”“Procrastinator, what is your role as a part ofRay?”PROCRASTINATOR: “I keep him up at night,to keep him awake so he enjoys the eveningand to prevent nightmares.”“Is that all you do for Ray?”PROCRASTINATOR: “I keep him confused,putting things off, and having a worse day.”“Do you like your job?”

PROCRASTINATOR: “No.”“What would you rather do?”PROCRASTINATOR: “Take a vacation.”“Where would you like to go?”PROCRASTINATOR: “Anywhere!”“I’m speaking to all the other board members;are you in favor of sending Procrastinator on avacation?”ALL: “Yes”“Procrastination, you are authorized to take avery long vacation, anywhere you want. Stay along time! Go ahead, leave now! Goodbye!Ray who is the next board member to beinterviewed?”“Lame Excuses.”“Lame Excuses, what is your job as part ofRay?”LAME EXCUSES: “To find reasons for Raynot to do what he should with lame, bogusreasons.”“Do you like your job?”LAME EXCUSES: “No, it doesn’t help Ray.”“What would you rather be doing?”LAME EXCUSES: “I don’t know.”“Would you like to retire?”LAME EXCUSES: Yes“Ray and the other board members, is itacceptable that Lame Excuses retire?”ALL: yes!“Here is your gold watch. Consider yourselfretired. Go ahead and leave now.”“May I speak to that part of Ray that isresponsible for feelings about something being‘socially impolite.’”“Yes, Mr. Etiquette.”“Mr. Etiquette, what is your job function forRay?”MR. ETIQUETTE: “I protect Ray from actinglike a social buffoon. I prevent him fromhurting other people’s feelings.”“Do you like your job?”MR. ETIQUETTE: “I do important work ofpreventing Ray from ruffling other people’sfeathers.”“Is there something you would rather bedoing?”MR. ETIQUETTE: “Maybe a little lessresponsibility.”“Ray and board members, is it acceptable thatMr. Etiquette have a reduction in hisresponsibilities?”ALL: Yes“Good. Thank you. Please be seated. May Ispeak to that part of Ray that is responsible formicro-decisions?”“Yes, Micro-Decision-Maker”“Micro-Decision-Maker, what is your functionor job role, as part of Ray?”MICRO-DECISION-MAKER: “I make little,moment-to-moment decisions that free upRay’s brain for other things, like which foot tomove when he is walking.”“Do you like your job?”MICRO-DECISION-MAKER: “Yes, butsometimes I cause Ray to do things that are inconflict with Macro-Decision-Maker. I don’tget the big picture, the long-term goals.”“What would you like to be doing?”MICRO-DECISION-MAKER: “I want to keepmy job, but maybe communicate more withMacro-Decision-Maker sitting next to mehere.”“Ray and other board members, is it acceptableto you the Micro-Decision-Maker have bettercommunication with Macro-Decision-Maker?”ALL: “Yes”MICRO-DECISION-MAKER: “We’ll have alittle power-team here within the Board! May Ispeak to that part of Ray that is responsible forperfection.”

“Yes, Mr. Perfect.”“Mr. Perfect, what is your job as part of Ray?”MR. PERFECT: “I keep his edges straight andsmooth and blemish free!”“Do you like your job?”MR. PERFECT: “No! I’m a hypocrite!”“What would you like to be doing?”MR. PERFECT: “Being more free, creating,and less worrisome.” “Will you do that if you stay on the Board?”MR. PERFECT: “Yes.”“May I speak to that board member who isresponsible for keeping Ray balanced?”“Yes, I am Just-Right-Balanced.” “What is your job?”JUST-RIGHT-BALANCED: “To keep Ray justright; to keep him balanced so that nothingthrows him off kilter.”“Do you like your job?”JUST-RIGHT-BALANCED: “Yes, it’s justright for me!”“May I speak to that part that is responsible forfun?”“Yes, Mr. Fun.”“Mr. Fun, what is your role?”FUN: “Find enjoyable things for Ray.”“Do you like your job?”FUN: “Yes, but sometimes Guilt interferes withmy work and I don’t like that.”“May I speak to that part of Ray responsiblefor guilt?”GUILT: “Here I am.”“What is your job?”GUILT: “To make Ray feel bad.”“Where did you come from?”GUILT: “Priests, nuns, parents, teachers,bosses, society…lots of places.”“Ray, Board members, I recommend you fireGuilt.”ALL: Yeah! Yes!“Guilt, you are fired! Leave immediately!”“May I speak to that part of Ray responsiblefor relationships?”“Yes, Mr. Relationships.”“Mr. Relationships, what is your role?”MR. RELATIONSHIPS: “To make sure thatRay plays well with others and that he keeps incontact with his friends and relatives. I alsokeep trying to find a significant other for him.”“Do you like your job?”MR. RELATIONSHIPS: “I have mixedfeelings! Some parts are easy, but I haveproblems with consistency and I don’t enjoythat part. Keeping track of everyone isdifficult.”“Could you use an assistant?”Mr. RELATIONSHIPS: “Yes, we have someboard positions open now, why don’t we set upa Contact Manager position on the Board tohelp me keep track of everything?“Is this acceptable to everyone?”ALL: “Yes.”“Have we heard from all of the Boardmembers?”“We haven’t heard from Dreams andNightmares yet!“Dreams, what is your job function as part ofRay?”“To take over his brain activity while he sleepsand assemble ideas in creative, fun ways.”“Do you like your job?”DREAMS: “Yes, it is enjoyable. What I don’tlike is when Nightmares come in and pushesme out.”“May I speak to that part responsible fornightmares?”“Yes, it is Mr. Nightmare.”

“Mr. Nightmare, what is your job?”NIGHTMARE: “To bring all the fear to Rayand to remind him of his past failures.

VOICE DIALOG: THE BOARDMEETINGBy DUNCAN TOOLEY, CHt,IHF Instructor[Editor’s Note: Duncan will teachyou to TURN DOWN a foodCRAVINGS at our 2012 IHFRetreat. He will also offer his

complete turn-key “TOOLEY’S MENTALGASTRIC BAND® SPECIALTYCERTIFICATION COURSE” as a Post-conference 5-day class, March 5-9 at thediscounted rate of only $997! The class isterrific it lets you experience the benefits of lapband surgery by using your mind to squeezeyour stomach.]

When my Tooley Mental Gastric Band®weight reduction client, Ray, read my case studyin the “IHF Hyp News,” he was intrigued. So,when he told me, “I need to make better micro-choices to continue releasing over a pound aweek,” I called upon Dr Shelley Stockwell’ssub-personality boardroom process again.

Here’s how the session went: “I need to make better micro-choices to

continue releasing over a pound a week” “Tell me more…”“When I go to a social function and am offered

a brownie or cookie, I accept ‘just a littlemorsel’ to be polite. But when I record what Iate in my journal it is clear that my micro-choices double my daily intake. It is as if I havean angel on one shoulder whispering in one earand a devil whispering in the other. Also, I wantto go to bed earlier so I can wake up earlier andleave work earlier so I have time to walk on thebeach. I even brought my tennis shoes to workbut, instead, I find things to do to stay up late,and give myself excuses to not walk.”

Using the Mental Gastric Band induction thathe already knew well; Ray formulated andradiated his specific intention to every cell in hisbody. He invited the energy of Spirit that spinsthe galaxies and blooms the flowers to assisthim and with deep, slow breathing he went intotrance.

“Find a spot where there is a boardroom tablewith chairs all around it and seat yourself at thehead of the table.” I instructed. “Good. Now calla meeting of all the parts of yourself. When theyare all seated, raise a finger on his right hand.”

After about a minute, Ray raised his finger. Ithanked all the board members for beingpresent and asked “May I speak to your boardmembers individually?”

He agreed.“May I speak to that part of Ray that inspireshim to want to walk on the beachfront?“Yes”“What shall I call this part?”“Walk-Motivator.”“Walk-Motivator, what is your job as a part?”WALK-MOTIVATOR: “To cause him to wantto move his legs, to walk.”“Do you like your job?”WALK-MOTIVATOR: “Yes, but sometimesRay doesn’t cooperate. It’s fun when he does!But sometimes procrastination gets in the way.”“Thank you. Ray, may I speak to that part ofyou that is responsible for procrastination?”“Yes.”“What shall I call this part?”“Procrastinator.”“Procrastinator, what is your role as a part ofRay?”PROCRASTINATOR: “I keep him up at night,to keep him awake so he enjoys the eveningand to prevent nightmares.”“Is that all you do for Ray?”

PROCRASTINATOR: “I keep him confused,putting things off, and having a worse day.”“Do you like your job?”PROCRASTINATOR: “No.”“What would you rather do?”PROCRASTINATOR: “Take a vacation.”“Where would you like to go?”PROCRASTINATOR: “Anywhere!”“I’m speaking to all the other board members;are you in favor of sending Procrastinator on avacation?”ALL: “Yes”“Procrastination, you are authorized to take avery long vacation, anywhere you want. Stay along time! Go ahead, leave now! Goodbye!Ray who is the next board member to beinterviewed?”“Lame Excuses.”“Lame Excuses, what is your job as part ofRay?”LAME EXCUSES: “To find reasons for Raynot to do what he should with lame, bogusreasons.”“Do you like your job?”LAME EXCUSES: “No, it doesn’t help Ray.”“What would you rather be doing?”LAME EXCUSES: “I don’t know.”“Would you like to retire?”LAME EXCUSES: Yes“Ray and the other board members, is itacceptable that Lame Excuses retire?”ALL: yes!“Here is your gold watch. Consider yourselfretired. Go ahead and leave now.”“May I speak to that part of Ray that isresponsible for feelings about something being‘socially impolite.’”“Yes, Mr. Etiquette.”“Mr. Etiquette, what is your job function forRay?”MR. ETIQUETTE: “I protect Ray from actinglike a social buffoon. I prevent him fromhurting other people’s feelings.”“Do you like your job?”MR. ETIQUETTE: “I do important work ofpreventing Ray from ruffling other people’sfeathers.”“Is there something you would rather bedoing?”MR. ETIQUETTE: “Maybe a little lessresponsibility.”“Ray and board members, is it acceptable thatMr. Etiquette have a reduction in hisresponsibilities?”ALL: Yes“Good. Thank you. Please be seated. May Ispeak to that part of Ray that is responsible formicro-decisions?”“Yes, Micro-Decision-Maker”“Micro-Decision-Maker, what is your functionor job role, as part of Ray?”MICRO-DECISION-MAKER: “I make little,moment-to-moment decisions that free upRay’s brain for other things, like which foot tomove when he is walking.”“Do you like your job?”MICRO-DECISION-MAKER: “Yes, butsometimes I cause Ray to do things that are inconflict with Macro-Decision-Maker. I don’tget the big picture, the long-term goals.”“What would you like to be doing?”MICRO-DECISION-MAKER: “I want to keepmy job, but maybe communicate more withMacro-Decision-Maker sitting next to mehere.”“Ray and other board members, is it acceptableto you the Micro-Decision-Maker have bettercommunication with Macro-Decision-Maker?”ALL: “Yes”MICRO-DECISION-MAKER: “We’ll have a

little power-team here within the Board! May Ispeak to that part of Ray that is responsible forperfection.”“Yes, Mr. Perfect.”“Mr. Perfect, what is your job as part of Ray?”MR. PERFECT: “I keep his edges straight andsmooth and blemish free!”“Do you like your job?”MR. PERFECT: “No! I’m a hypocrite!”“What would you like to be doing?”MR. PERFECT: “Being more free, creating,and less worrisome.”“Will you do that if you stay on the Board?”MR. PERFECT: “Yes.”“May I speak to that board member who isresponsible for keeping Ray balanced?”“Yes, I am Just-Right-Balanced.” “What is your job?”JUST-RIGHT-BALANCED: “To keep Ray justright; to keep him balanced so that nothingthrows him off kilter.”“Do you like your job?”JUST-RIGHT-BALANCED: “Yes, it’s justright for me!”“May I speak to that part that is responsible forfun?”“Yes, Mr. Fun.”“Mr. Fun, what is your role?”FUN: “Find enjoyable things for Ray.”“Do you like your job?”FUN: “Yes, but sometimes Guilt interferes withmy work and I don’t like that.”“May I speak to that part of Ray responsiblefor guilt?”GUILT: “Here I am.”“What is your job?”GUILT: “To make Ray feel bad.”“Where did you come from?”GUILT: “Priests, nuns, parents, teachers,bosses, society…lots of places.”“Ray, Board members, I recommend you fireGuilt.”ALL: Yeah! Yes!“Guilt, you are fired! Leave immediately!”“May I speak to that part of Ray responsiblefor relationships?”“Yes, Mr. Relationships.”“Mr. Relationships, what is your role?”MR. RELATIONSHIPS: “To make sure thatRay plays well with others and that he keeps incontact with his friends and relatives. I alsokeep trying to find a significant other for him.”“Do you like your job?”MR. RELATIONSHIPS: “I have mixedfeelings! Some parts are easy, but I haveproblems with consistency and I don’t enjoythat part. Keeping track of everyone isdifficult.”“Could you use an assistant?”Mr. RELATIONSHIPS: “Yes, we have someboard positions open now, why don’t we set upa Contact Manager position on the Board tohelp me keep track of everything?“Is this acceptable to everyone?”ALL: “Yes.”“Have we heard from all of the Boardmembers?”“We haven’t heard from Dreams andNightmares yet!“Dreams, what is your job function as part ofRay?”“To take over his brain activity while he sleepsand assemble ideas in creative, fun ways.”“Do you like your job?”DREAMS: “Yes, it is enjoyable. What I don’tlike is when Nightmares come in and pushesme out.”“May I speak to that part responsible fornightmares?”“Yes, it is Mr. Nightmare.”

“Mr. Nightmare, what is your job?”NIGHTMARE: “To bring all the fearto Ray and to remind him of his pastfailures.“Where did you come from?”MR. NIGHTMARE: “I come fromFEAR!”“Do you enjoy your job?”MR. NIGHTMARE: “The evil partof me enjoys taking Ray’s reality andthen warping it as much as possible. Ialso wake him up at 4 am.”“Can we fire Mr. Nightmare?”“Mr. Nightmare provides a kind ofreality check on my intuitive powersthat I feel like I need to keep.”“Can we fire Mr. Nightmare andcreate a new position, Mr. Intuition-Reality-Check, to work withDREAMS?”ALL: “Yes! Consider it done.”“Are there any other parts of Ray thatwe have not heard from?”“No!”“Ray, is there anything you want tosay to the board members?”RAY: “Thank you all for assemblingand cooperating. You are dismissed.”

Client Reaction and Outcome: Raytold me later that when I instructedhim to assemble the board he thoughtto himself, “This isn’t going towork!” Then he was amazed at theemergence of the personalities andespecially Mr Nightmare.

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Past Life CopingStragities

Dr. Norma AuerbachTherapuetic Muscle Testing

Marla Brucker

Turn Down CravingsDuncan Tooley

Stop Co-DependancyDona Tooley

Marketing 101Ken Owens

Genetic ConsciousnessKathi Kenedi

Total-TransformationTherapy

Tatiana KorolTrance In DentalSteven Roth, DDS

Future of HypnosisS. Nicholas, Blacconiere,

Bonnett, Sandland, E. Taylor

Past LivesKenedi, O’Maley, Peterson,

Sawyer, Rossiter

Wellness PanelBarwick, Bley, S.D. Roth,

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Teach Self-HypnosisBlacconiere, Pillai,

Duncan Tooley

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Dreaming with YourMuseMarjorie Miles

Scriptless HypnosisBeverly Taylor

Sound EffectsMargaret Rogers

Run a PaperlessOffice

Scott Sandland

Meet Your AngelsPamula Hutchinson

Talking Your Way To theTop!

Beverley Bley

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Reduce FatLiz Pearsall

Demonstrate RapidInductions

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Make $ MarketingOwens, Dieck, Prudden,

B. Taylor

Healers PanelMarotta, Figueroa,

Prado, Junjulas

Huna 101Dr Betty Scott

Reaching ChildrenH. Feldman, Francis,Krikorian, Pearsall

EFT HypnosisTechnique

Donna KannardCatalina Room Keynotes Eldon Taylor

“Whose Thoughts Are You Thinking?”

Nutrition PanelMorice, Carroll,

Christian

Medical Dental HypnosisGoode, Feldman, Prado,

S.D. Roth, Fuqua

Rapid InductionsKenedi, Almaraz,

Pillia

Neuro Tapping: KinesiologyAuerbach, Brucker, Duncan,

Guzzo, Scott

Al+Al The Spirits Pal

Al Marotta, Al Ward

Slim Down PanelDuncan Tooley, Morice,

Pearsall

Catalina Room Wowza warm up and Keynote: Bob Levine “Help for Cronic Pain”

Social Media Marketing

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Catalina Room “Keynote” Bruce Bonnett, JD... “Laws and Ethics”

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Angel/Spirit Communication

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Energy WorkersFigueroa, O’Maley,

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Pain Be GoneDuncan Tooley, La Puma,Levine, Sandland, Roth

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Laura Rubinstein

Working with TeensNancy Barwick

Auras:Color Me HealthyWealthy and Wise

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Winifred Morice on Accordian

Belinda FarrellInvocation Susan Picking

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Stress/PainEliminationCertification

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Diminishing DiabetesMichael Almaraz

Tarot For MoneyJim Wanless

Mandala Oracle CardsCraig Junjulas

Empowered HeartJeannine Marzella

Achivement HypnosisWil Dieck

Hypnosis Of MedicineAnne Dibala

Mental Bank MethodMaureen Pisani

Create a 6 Figure IncomeSusy Prudden

AuthenticityRemove the Masks

Kaci Christian

Soul Key TherapyMartin Peterson

Pallai’s MeditationPadman Pallai

Holistic HealthSpeciality1/2 Day

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Hypnotic StoryTelling1/2 Day

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Divination:Runes/Tarot/Oghams

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IHF Marketer’sBoot Kamp9am-4pm

Dieck, Holt,Owens,

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Hypno-TarotJim Wanless

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Tooleys MentalGastric BandCertification

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Duncan Tooley50 CEs

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Clear Trauma Now

Dawn Rowe

Turn a Call into Money

Craig Sigl

The KaballaNina Rezhets

4 Tools for TransformationCarol Francis

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Past Life RegressionBunny

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Dawn Rowe, Mary O’Maley, Jeannine Marzella, Nina Rezhets,Walter Stock, Patricia Stockberger, Christine Rossiter

Sucess Beyond BeliefsKen Guzzo

Parts TherapyJaime Feldman

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PRE CONFERENCE CLASSES March 1, 2012IHF MARKETER’S BOOT CAMP Dieck, Holt, Owens, Rubinstein, Sigl, Th full day 9am - 4pm, Terrasini Room (7 CEs) $225DIVINATION; Runes, Oghams, & Tarot Walter & Maureen Stock, Th, 1/2 day 9am – noon, Boardroom “A” (7 CEs) $95HOLISTIC HEALTH Mary O’Maley, Th, 1/2 day 9 am-noon, Boardroom “B” (3 CEs) $95HYPNOTIC STORY TELLING Peter Blum, Th 1/2 day, 1-4 pm, Boardroom “A” (3 CEs) $95CONQUER INSOMNIA QI GONG John Warhank, Th 1/2 day, 1-4 pm, Boardroom “B” (3 CEs) $95

POST CONFERENCE CERTIFICATION CLASSES March 5-9MEDICAL/DENTAL HYPNOSIS CERT, Jaime Feldman, 2 days, M-T, Mar 5-6, 9am-5pm, Board Rm “A” (14 CEs) $450HYPNO-TAROT, James Wanless, 2 days, M-T, Mar 5-6, 9am-5pm, Catalina Room (14 CEs) $450TOOLEY’S MENTAL GASTRIC BAND CERTIFICATION, 5-days, M-F March 5-9, 9am-5pm, Board “B” (50 CEs) $997HYPNOSIS/ HYPNOTHERAPY CERT Shelley Stockwell-N, 5 days M-F, 9am-5pm, Santa Rosa Room, (50 CEs) $997HYPNOSIS INSTRUCTOR TRAINING Shelley Stockwell-Nicholas (150 hrs pre-req) M-F, March 5-9, 9am-6pm, $1247

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2012 will be charged a $100 cancellation fee. No credits or refunds will be given after March 2th.

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2012 PANELS AT A GLANCEFRIDAY PANELS:10-10:40 SPORTS/FITNESS PANEL Prudden, Moderator; Carroll,Dieck, Goode, Sigl Catalina Room10-10:40 POST TRAUMATIC STRESS Rowe, Moderator, RossiterWarhank, Santa Rosa Room11-11:40 TEACH SELF HYPNOSIS Blacconiere, Moderator; Pillai,Duncan Tooley, Catalina Room11-11:40 STRESS BE GONE Vreeland, Moderator; Boroumand, Farrell,Steven Van Coops, Santa Rosa Room2-2:40 WELLNESS PANEL Barwick, Moderator, Bley, Umansky,Catalina Room2-2:40 “NLP” (Neuro Linguistic Programming): Scott, Moderator,Humm, Sigl, Santa Rosa Room3-3:40 FUTURE OF HYPNOSIS PANEL Stockwell, Mod,Blacconiere, Bonnet, E. Taylor, Sandland, Catalina Room3-3:40 PAST LIVES Kenedi, Moderator, O’Maley, Peterson, Rossiter,Sawyer Santa Rosa Room4-4:40 SOCIAL MEDIA MARKETING; MAKE $$ Rubinstein,Moderator; Christian, Holt, Catalina Room4-4:40 ANGEL/SPIRIT COMMUNICATION Kenedi, Moderator,Hutchinson, Johnson, R-VanCoops, Santa Rosa

SATURDAY PANELS:9-9:40 SLIM DOWN Duncan Tooley, Moderator; Morice, Pearsall,Catalina Room9-9:40 ENERGY WORKERS PANEL Figueroa, Moderator, O’Maley,Stockberger, Warhank, Santa Rosa Room10-10:40 RAPID INDUCTIONS PANEL Kenedi, Moderator;Almaraz, Pillai, Catalina Room10-10:40 PAIN BE GONE PANEL Duncan Tooley, Mod, LaPuma,Levine, Sandland, Roth Santa Rosa

11-11:40 NEURO-TAP KINESIOLOGY PANEL Brucker, Moderator;Auerbach, Duncan, Guzzo, Scott/ Catalina 11-11:40 AL & AL THE SPIRIT’S PAL PANEL Ward and MarottaSanta Rosa Room2-2:40 MAKE $$ MARKETING Panel Owens, Moderator; Dieck,Prudden, B. Taylor, Catalina Room2-2:40 HEALER’S PANEL Marotta, Moderator, Figueroa, Junjulas,Prado, Santa Rosa Room3-3:40 MEDICAL/DENTAL PANEL Goode, Moderator, Feldman,Fuqua, Prado, S Roth, Catalina Room4-4:40 NUTRITION PANEL Morice, Moderator, Carroll, Christian,Catalina Room4-4:40 REACHING CHILDREN PANEL Francis, Moderator, HFeldman, Krikorian, Pearsall, Santa Rosa Room

SUNDAY PANELS:9-9:40 STAGE HYPNOSIS PANEL Almaraz, Moderator, with Bebik,Humm, Owens10-10:40 AKASHIC RECORDS Real Moderator, Auerbach11-11:40 TAROT PANEL Wanless, Moderator, Junjulas, Kannard, W.Stock, Catalina2-2:40 SHAMAN PANEL Craig Junjulas, Moderator; Blum,Hutchinson, Stock2-3:40 REIKI PANEL Kenedi, Moderator; Johnson, Marzella,

Shroeder, M. Stock Catalina Room7:30-10pm, PSYCHIC EVENING READINGS Terrasini Room ($15 for a personal reading)CHANNEL PANEL: Shelley Stockwell-Nicholas Moderator, CaroleFrancis, Pamela Hutchinson, Kathi Kenedi, Cindy SawyerPSYCHIC PANEL: Michael Almaraz, Melanie Real, Teresa Figueroa,Jeannine Marzella. Mary O’Maley, Melanie Real, Nina Rezhets,Christine Rossiter, Dawn Rowe, Walter Stock, page 23

PRE-CONFERENCE CERTIFICATION COURSES

IHF MARKET YOU BOOT CAMP Wil Dieck, Michael Holt, KenOwens, Laura Rubinstein, Craig Sigl1-day, Th, March 1, 9am-4pm, Terrasini Room, (7 CEs) $225

Overwhelmed by marketing? Get known and bring in cash frommultiple sources today. By the end of this class, you’ll have a personalstep-by-step, turn-key system to promote you and your productsanywhere. Five masters of marketing help you make a fortune like afortune 500 company. Learn to use the Internet to your advantage andthink and act like the successful person you are meant to be. You willeasily navigate social media, websites, publicity, speaking, articles, videomarketing, joint ventures, and blogging. Get people to open their walletsfor your specialty! Those who sign up also receive an additional bonus insocial media programs, materials and may win a flip cam too. For moreinformation from these terrific trainers and free preliminary tips go towww.ihfmarketingbootcamp.com.

BOOT CAMP INSTRUCTORS:1. Wil Dieck “Marketing 101 for Hypnotherapists (& other

complimentary practitioners)” Wil has been in business for himself nearlyhis entire life; from his very successful martial arts business to his nowhypnotherapist company. He has studied and applied effective marketingsystems to make his business grow. He will share with you, his “CompleteGuide to the Basics of Marketing” that gives you everything you need forputting the right marketing system in place for exploding your business’growth.

2. Ken Owens “Branding YOU!” A human-potential consultantin the areas of motivation, sales and personal development. He has over20 years of corporate and small business management experience andwrote the popular e-book “Retail Persuasion.” Ken will help you findyour perfect “brand” his latest popular book is “Branding YourCharacter.”

3. Michael Holt PhD (Doc Magi); “Digital Publishing and e-books” developed the technical training for America Online, GTEInternet Solutions, AT&T WorldNet and other leading InternetCompanies. He’ll provide you with a list of free tools, teach you to createyour products for little or no cost, and sell them using landing pages thatspeak to search engines. Includes a FREE Licensed copy ofHummingbird Redux the original Twitter Marketing Software (valued at$69.00)

4. Craig Sigl “Joint Ventures and Affiliate Programs” Craighas been featured on NBC TV, radio, print, and the Internet. He operates12 websites, wrote “Break 80!” and sells golf and hypnosis products in 26countries.

5. Laura Rubinstein “Social Media Mastery” Discover thesecrets to buzz marketing and manifesting money using Twitter,Facebook, LinkedIn, Blogs, YouTube and SendOutCards to grow yourbottom line. Avoid common mistakes and time wasting to generate $$$.Laura has optimized marketing and branding strategies for more than athousand businesses including American Express Cruise Planners, as wellas numerous celebrities. BONUS! 1 year Premium Membership to theSocial Buzz Club (value $239) a premier content syndication system that will drive more traffic to your sites and accounts.

HOLISTIC HEALTH SPECIALTY Mary O’Maley, MSThu March 1, 9am-noon, Board Room A (3 CEs) $95Learn holistic mind/body/spirit coaching and hypnosis protocols thathelps you and others be happy and healthy. Based on Mary’s holistichealth methods and her book, “Re-Engineer Your Life.” Mary works as ahealth and lifestyle educator at Keiser Permanente. She holds a master’sdegree in holistic nutritional health science.

HYPNOTIC STORY TELLING Peter Blum, CHtThu March 1, 1-4pm, Board Room A (3 CEs) $95Story telling and metaphors bring us to entertain novel experiences,learn new behaviors, and responses. It is also a fail-safe way for you toinstruct someone indirectly so you bypass resistance.

TRIPLE DIVINATION; Runes, Ogham, Tarot Walter & MaureenStockThu March 1, 9am-noon, Board Room A (3 CEs) $95Learn a triple-decker approach to divination and remember the meaningof Runes and Oghams by their shape. Explore the origin and use theRunic alphabet of Ancient Scandinavia (the Elder Futhark), the Oghamletters of Early Ireland and the traditional reading of the tarot. Runepoems and the Old Irish Kennings will aid in interpretation. Includes theetymologies and correlations with divinities, how to write and rememberthe letters and the names of Plants, Birds, and Colors. You are encouragedto bring your own favorite tarot deck(s); sets will also be available forloan or purchase.

CONQUER INSOMNIA QI GONG, John Warhank, CHITh March 1, 1-4pm, Board Room “B” (3 CEs) $95Learn Ancient Chinese techniques and modern meditation that lets youand your clients conquer sleep deprivation. Include acupressure points,body movement exercises and suggestions to change mind/bodyprogramming. This is a highly experiential class so dress comfortably andplan to work on your own relaxation response and help others do thesame. Then sleep like a lamb. John is the President of the IHF South BayChapter and a certified Qi Gong Instructor.

POST-CONFERENCE CERTIFICATION COURSES

MEDICAL/DENTAL SPECIALTY, Jaime Feldman, PhD, Diplomat,Fellow2 days, M-T, Mar 5-6, 9am-5pm, Board Room “A” (14 CEs) $450Dr Feldman’s Medical/Dental Hypnotherapy is a practical, hands-ontraining you will use immediately for yourself and others. Includescutting-edge hypnosis for hospital, outpatient, or in your office. Abatestress, worry, fear and illness as serious as cancer and AIDS. IncludesFeldman’s “Medical & Dental Manual” and numerous scripts. He directsthe Hypnotherapy Department Program of the Atlantic HematologyOncology Group/Integrative Cancer Center in New Jersey and is Chair ofthe IHF Medical and Dental Division and Past Vice-Chairman of theCouncil of Professional Hypnosis Organizations, and the InternationalMedical and Dental Hypnotherapy Association.

HYPNO-TAROT, James Wanless, PhD2-days, M-T, March 5-6, 9am-5pm, Catalina Room (14 CEs) $450This hands-on experiential training shows you how to enhance your lifeand your practices. Neophyte to seasoned will receive & give sessionsand “readings” to hone your new skills during this personal growthjourney. James is a former college professor and creator of the VoyagerTarot Deck and co-author of the book “Hypno-Tarot.”

TOOLEY’S MENTAL GASTRIC BAND® CERTIFICATION,Duncan Tooley, CHI5-day, M-F, Mar 5-9, 9am-5pm, Board Room “B” (50 CEs) $997Use your mind to shrink your stomach without surgery. Tooley’s one-of-a-kind, turn-key system, has been proven effective in clinical trials. Thiscomprehensive 13-week weight wellness program shrinks your stomachand your appetite. Includes everything you need; dozens of scripts, CDs,gastric energy stimulator, client materials, stomach-size reminder, booksand more. Get ready to make a terrific income while helping yourself andother get fantastic results. You can adjust your own food behaviors. Bringa lap top computer to lap up Tooley’s mental lap band information andtools for this approach.

HYPNOSIS/ HYPNOTHERAPY CERTIFICATION, ShelleyStockwell-Nicholas, PhD5-day M-Fri, March 5-9, 9am-5pm Santa Rosa Room, (50 CEs) $997Dr Shelley’s stunning approach is positively life-changing. Novices toseasoned hypnotists and instructors rave about this hands-on experience.The class is student driven so you learn what you want to learn. For sureyou’ll be able to hypnotize yourself, family, and friends and, if you like,build a lucrative business. Includes what hypnosis really is, hypnosishistory, mind mastery, Stockwell’s laws of the mind, dozens ofinductions, the 20 principles that make inductions work, how your brainworks, how to conduct a perfect session, the art of the intake, how to writea script on the spot, the holographic dream, keys to powerful suggestions,Stockwell’s 30-Second Zap; Stockwell’s Joy Therapy, signs of trance,helping children, weight loss/gain, quit smoking, hypnotizing children,hypnosis demonstrations and hands-on practice, text & workbooks…

HYPNOSIS INSTRUCTOR TRAINING CERTIFICATION, ShelleyStockwell-Nicholas, PhD5-day M-Fri, March 5-9, 9am-6pm, Santa Rosa Room, (60 CEs) $1247Be an International Hypnosis Federation trainer and change the world!This hands-on instructor’s program qualifies you to teach self-hypnosisand to certify hypnotists, master hypnotists, and hypnotherapists throughthe IHF. Dr Shelley’s approach is excellent for all from seasonedinstructor to those launching a new career. Includes: textbook, studyguide, instructor’s materials, and marketing assistance.

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2012 IHF “It’s All About YOU!” RE-TREAT, March 2-4

YOUR PRESENTERSMICHAEL ALMARAZ, CHt, IHF Board, Award of Excellence

RAPID INDUCTIONS PANEL (with Kenedi, Pillai) Sat 10-10:40 Catalina RoomSTAGE HYPNOSIS PANEL (with Bibik, Humm, Owens)Sun 9-9:40 Catalina RoomDIMINISHING DIABETES Sun 2-2:40 Board Room BSUNDAY PSYCHIC PANEL Sun 7:30 Terrasini Room

Michael cured himself from aggressive diabetes and now helps other dothe same. A practicing hypnotherapist and IHF instructor Michael showsyou how to get results. He is Founder of Deeper States Hypnosis in LongBeach, California with an active practice. He is a gifted intuitive.

NORMA LENT AUERBACH, PhD, IHF Fellow, IHF Award ofExcellencePAST LIFE COPING STRATEGIES, Fri 2-2:40 BoardRoom ANEURO-TAPPING KINESIOLOGY PANEL (withBrucker, Duncan, Guzzo, Scott) Sat 11-11:40 CatalinaAKASHIC RECORDS PANEL (with Real) Sun 10-10:40Catalina Room

Use EFT and NLP to finish unfinished business. Uncover negative pastlife memories and transform them into healing, strength, renewal and afresh perspective into the future. Access your Soul Plan with your guidesand angels for insights and sources of strength and inspiration. Thispresentation uses powerful imagery, meridian tapping, and key questionsto promote physical, mental, and spiritual wellness. Dr. Norma isPresident of the Body/Mind Learning Institute of New York and hasworked as a school administrator and college professor. She created theCD “Relax and Be Calm” and the popular books, “Relaxation Strategiesfrom A to Z,” “The Only Stress Management Handbook You’ll EverNeed,” and “Get People to Do What You Want: Enhance Your DailyCommunication Skills.”

NANCIE BARWICK, PhD, IHF Fellow, IHF Award of ExcellenceWELLNESS PANEL (with Bley, Umansky) Fri 2-2:40Catalina RoomWORKING WITH TEENS, Fri 4-4:40 Board Room AExplore issues and answers of healthy adolescentdevelopment and how they and their parents benefit fromhypnotherapy. You’ll explore ways that quickly help children

& adults create wellness. An expert on wellness, Nancy cured herselffrom Muscular Dystrophy using hypnosis techniques. She wrote “UnstuffYourself: Finding Joy on the Road to Wellness.”

JEFF BIBIKFRIDAY AT THE IMPROV (Humm, Guzzo, Shroaeder,Stockwell-Nicholas, Wanless) 7:30 Terrasini RoomSATURDAY EVE BANQUET “Moment of Magic”STAGE HYPNOSIS PANEL (with Almaraz, Humm,Owens) Sunday 9-9:40 Catalina RoomComic Genius and man of mystery and Magician. Jeff ishilarious. He has been performing for millions of miles and

left thousand of smiles and is available for private parties of all sizes. Hewas first hypnotized as a teenager and now performs as a stage hypnotist.“A moment of Magic.”

CARM BLACCONIERE, CHt, IHF Award of ExcellenceTEACH SELF HYPNOSIS Moderator (with Pillai,Duncan Tooley) Fri 11-11:40 Catalina RoomFUTURE OF HYPNOSIS PANEL (with Stockwell,Bonnet, Sandland, E. Taylor) Fri 3-3:40 Catalina RoomDEMONSTRATE RAPID INDUCTIONS Sat 3-3:40Board Room ALearn the nuts and bolts of doing a hypnosis demonstration.Chairman of the Mid-America Hypnosis Conference for the

past ten years, Carm has been practicing hypnosis over 40 years. He is onthe board of Directors for the “National Hypnotic Research Center andhas taught self-hypnosis for twenty years for a school district in Illinois.This award winner presenter conducts group presentations, privatesessions, stage hypnosis, corporate classes.

BEV BLEY, CHt, RN, IHF Board, Award of ExcellenceWELLNESS PANEL (with Barwick, S-D Roth,Umansky) Fri 2-2:40 Catalina RoomTALKING YOUR WAY TO THE TOP Sat 11-11:45,Board Room BLearn to do a “one sheet” and topic list and make moneydoing what you do naturally… talk. Includes marketingand how to get into corporations, medical centers and

community groups. Handouts are included. Beverley is a Hypnotherapist,Registered Nurse and Award-Winning Speaker.

PETER BLUM, CHt, IHF Award of ExcellenceHYPNOSIS STORY TELLING March 1, Pre-ConfThurs, 1-4pm, Board Room ATHURSDAY NIGHT Songs & Gongs Concert, Thur 8-9:30 pm (with Susan Picking) Terrisini RoomSTORY TELLER’S LUNCHEON Moderator, (Bonnett,Prudden, Tooley, Stockwell-N.) Fri noon TerrisiniSHAMAN PANEL (with Junjulas; Hutchinson, Stock) Sun

2-2:40 Catalina RoomInternationally recognized sound healer, Peter Blum’s Singing BowlsConcert Thursday eve at 8 opens inter-dimensional portals. His pre-conference story telling class is a rare opportunity to explore the power ofDr. Milton Erickson and Peter’s innovative approaches to conscious andunconscious communication. Blum is an expert on Buddhist, Sufi andindigenous practices including Beautiful Painted Arrow teachings.

BRUCE BONNETT, JD, CHt STORY TELLER’S LUNCHEON (with Blum, Prudden,Tooley, Stockwell-Nicholas) Fri noon, Terrisini RoomFUTURE OF HYPNOSIS PANEL (with Stockwell,Blacconiere, Sandland, E. Taylor) Fri 3-3:40 Catalina RmFRIDAY KEYNOTE Fri 5-5:40 “Laws & Ethics” CatalinaRoomBruce Bonnett tells stories to adults from children’s books

and fairy tales during hypnosis to teach relevant lessons, overcomeresistance, open up imagination, and achieve goals. He will exploreproblems with ambiguous laws and regulations that may or may not coverhypnotherapists and the future of hypnosis, lawsuits against stagehypnotists, and ethical issues to keep in mind as a hypnotist. He is agraduate of Harvard Law School and President of the Hypnotherapists’Union Local 472. He teaches Advanced Law & Ethics at the HypnosisMotivation Institute and sees clients at his Centre for Life in Los Angeles.

HUSHI BOROUMAND, PhDSTRESS BE GONE PANEL (with Vreeland, Farrell, VanCoops) Fri 11-11:40 Santa Rosa RoomDr Hushi is an expert at helping those with addiction who aredown on their luck. He works in a clinic in Los Angeles.

MARLA BRUCKER, DCH, IHF Award of ExcellenceBRUCKER’S THERAPEUTIC MUSCLE TESTINGFri 3-3:40 Board Room ANEURO-TAPPING KINESIOLOGY PANEL Moderator(w/Auerbach, Duncan, Guzzo, Scott) Sat 11-11:40 Catalina Wow clients to know change is happening NOW. Marlacombines applied kinesiology, emotional freedom technique

hypnosis and other energy modalities as a diagnostic tool so you betterunderstand what’s actually going on at a subconscious level. Hypno-anesthesiologist and motivational trainer/coach, Brucker is a Doctor ofClinical Hypnotherapy. For over 29 years she has worked in privatepractice, hospitals, mental health clinics, educational institutes, socialservice agencies and teaches hypnosis. Her Motivational Institute ofHypnotherapy is in San Diego, California.

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DAVID CARROLL, CH, ACSMSPORTS/FITNESS PANEL (with Prudden, Dieck,Goode, Sigl) Fri 10-10:40 Catalina RoomNUTRITION PANEL (with Morice, Christian) Sat 4-4:40Catalina RoomPersonal Trainer and Hypnotist. He specializes in workwith mature adults and keeping them fit. His customizedpersonal training and health related hypnosis works

wonders with baby boomers and older adults to help them with weightloss, and increase strength, endurance, flexibility and balance.

KACI CHRISTIANSOCIAL MEDIA MARKETING for $$ (Rubinstein,Holt) Fri, 4-4:40 Catalina RoomNUTRITION PANEL (with Morice, Carroll) Sat 4-4:40Catalina RoomAUTHENTICITY… REMOVE THE MASK Sun 10-10:40 Board Room A

Learn to be who you really are. Win your own approval and get on boardwith your glorious SELF and the universal truth that everything is perfectin its imperfection. Share a secret or unknown part of you and reach otherson their common ground to educate, motivate and elevate. Take yourselfout on approval. An award winning radio and television news anchor andreporter, Kaci is founder of “The WE- Woman’s Empowerment-Conference and www.thewecoference.com. Her soon-to-be-releasedmemoir chronicles her journey of self-discovery from the world of TVnews to excursions in the rugged Himalayan region of Nepal.

ANNE DIBALA, MD, IHF Award of ExcellenceTHE HYPNOSIS OF MEDICINE! Sun 3-3:40 BoardRoom APsychiatrist Dr Dibala teaches you to get your headexamined. She will discuss the bi-directional hypnosis ofdoctors and patients. A regular contributor to the “HypNews,” she is a practicing Medical Doctor, Psychiatrist,Hypnotherapist & IHF Hypnosis Instructor from South

Carolina. Come and find out how she intertwines hypnosis withpsychiatry and helps people immediately overcome a crisis.

WIL DIECK, CHt, IHF Award of ExcellenceMARKET YOU BOOT CAMP “Blogging For Profit”Pre-Conf Th, 8am-4pm, $225 Terrasini RoomSPORTS/FITNESS PANEL (with Prudden, Carroll,Dieck, Goode, Sigl) Fri 10-10:40 Catalina RoomMAKE $$ MARKETING PANEL (with Owens,Prudden, B. Taylor) Sat 2-2:40 Catalina RoomACHIEVEMENT HYPNOSIS Sun 4-4:40 Board Room

AHelp clients perform at higher levels in business, sports and their personallives! He helps you get blogging in the pre-conference Marketer’s BootCamp. His 6 active blogs that he posts to regularly brings him business.Learn a 5-Step Sales Process to get eight out of ten potential clients to calland see YOU. Then get them to return for your program. This honest andethical approach will improve communication in every area of your life.Wil is a terrific marketer, executive sales trainer, success coach,hypnotherapist, and seminar leader with 30+ years of business experience.His San Diego “Small Business Transformation©” program changesbusiness from surviving to thriving.

ROBIN DUNCAN, CHINUEURO-TAPPING KINESIOLOGY PANEL (withBrucker, Auerbach, Guzzo, Scott) Sat 11-11:40 CatalinaADVANCE YOUR SPIRITUALITY Sun 10-10:40 SantaRosa RoomLearn a unique “source technique” that includes guidedimagery and EFT to get to the root of a problem to

resolve it. Robin Duncan teaches Hypnotherapy, Regression, GuidedImagery, EFT, Life Coaching, A Course in Miracles, and SoundTherapy. She’s founder of the Miracle Center of California. For 22 yearsshe worked as the CFO and CPA for Boston Chicken in SouthernCalifornia, Carl’s Jr. Restaurants and held Management and Sr. Staffpositions with Deloitte & Touche. She is the author of “EEK! for MoneyHandbook” and “Robin’s Miracles in Prayer Book” available as a freedownload from www.FreePrayerBook.com.

BELINDA FARRELL, MCHt, Award of ExcellenceFRIDAY MORNING INVOCATION Fri 9am, TerresiniRoomSTRESS BE GONE PANEL (with Vreeland, Boroumand,Van Coops) Fri 11-11:40 Santa Rosa RoomHUNA SELF-FORGIVENESS Sun 11-11:40 Santa RosaRoomClean the plaque of your soul the ancient Huna way.

Experience chanting and ho’oponopono (literally; “to make right right”)and dissolve past ties and limiting perception. This ancient Huna practiceis powerful. Belinda used it as a Precision Stunt Car Driver when shesustained a debilitating spinal injury. Told she wouldn’t walk againwithout surgery “Huna” healed her spine AND the scoliosis she had sincebirth! CAL Berkeley graduate and schoolteacher, Belinda also doeshypnosis, NLP, and leads dolphin swims. She wrote “Find Your Friggin’Joy” and co-authored “The Ways of Spirit.”

HELENE A. FELDMAN, PhD, Fellow, Diplomat, IHF Board, 2008Humanitarian of the YearREACHING CHILDREN (with Francis, Krikorian,Pearsall) Sat 4-4:40 Santa Rosa RoomHelen specializes in NLP & Parts Therapy. She is theformer President of the International Medical and DentalHypnotherapy Association; Director of SpecialEducation, City of Newark, NJ; Principal of East NewYork Family Academy High School; and a Crisis

Intervention Trainer/Director. She is Director of the Institute ofHypnotherapy and the Association of Professionals for the Advancementof Therapeutic Hypnosis, and has served on the Board of Directors of theCouncil of Professional Hypnosis Organizations.

JAIME FELDMAN, PhD, Fellow, Diplomat, IHF Board, Award ofExcellenceMEDICAL/DENTAL PANEL (with Goode, Prado, SRoth, Fuqua) Sat 3-3:40 Catalina RoomPARTS THERAPY Sun 9-9:40 Santa Rosa RoomMEDICAL/DENTAL HYPNOSIS CERT, 2 days, M-T, Mar 5-6, 9am-5pm, Board Rm “A” (14 CEs) $450Dr Feldman’s post-conference medical/dental training

course is a cutting-edge complementary or alternative approach thatincludes a taste of his trademark Advance Parts Therapy system. You willbe able to use these hands-on techniques immediately. Jaime is Directorof the Institute of Hypnotherapy, the Hypnotherapy Department of theAtlantic Hematology/Oncology Group, at the Integrative Cancer Centerin New Jersey, and Rutgers University certified in Suicide Prevention andas an Addiction Counselor. He is a summer school instructor on theRutgers faculty.

TERESA FIGUEROA, CH, IHF Award of Excellence WinnerENERGY WORKERS PANEL Moderator (withO’Maley, Stockberger, Warhank) Sat 9-9:40 Santa RosaRoomHEALERS PANEL (with Marotta, Moderator, Junjulas,Prado) Sat 2-2:40 Santa Rosa RoomHYPNO-MASSAGE Sun 2-2:40 Santa Rosa RoomSUNDAY PSYCHIC PANEL Sun 7:30 Terrasini Room

Teresa is a Certified Massage Therapist, Hypnotist, Tooley MentalGastric Band Practitioner and an amazing intuitive healer. She usesHypno-Massage in her work.

CAROL FRANCIS, PsyD, MFT, IHF Award of ExcellenceREACHING CHILDREN Moderator (with H Feldman,Krikorian, Pearsall) Sat 4-4:40 Santa Rosa Room4 POWER TOOLS OF TRANSFORMATION Sun 5-5:40 Santa Rosa RoomPSYCHIC SUNDAY CHANNEL PANEL Sun 7:30Terrasini RoomExperience Channeling, Shamanism, Jungian

Psychoanalysis, Materialization of Imagination to raise your energy,blast down unwanted barriers & and concretize your steps and path formanifesting love, financial security, & health. Guide Ryan will Channeltoo. Prepare to move and be moved. (Dress comfortably!) Attendees willbe gifted one of two books by Dr.Francis “Spiritual Paths, SpiritualGurus, Your Choice” or “Ryan Channeled”, and one of two CD Sets ofRyan Channeling and a 5 minute free channeling session with Ryan atthe book booth during Saturday or Sunday. Carol is the star oftelevision, pod-cast and internet radio’s “Dr Carol Francis Show” and“Dr Carol Francis- Make Life Happen.” Licensed Clinical Psychologist,Marriage and Family Therapist, & Medical & Regression hypnotherapist.

JULIANNA FUGUA, PhDWHAT KIND OF INTELLIGENT ARE YOU? Sat 9-9:40 Board Room BMEDICAL/DENTAL PANEL with Goode, Feldman,Prado, S Roth) Sat 3-3:40 Catalina RoomA brilliant active University Psychology Professor andmother shares a fascinating account of the different

intelligences we call upon

JACKIE “PINK LADY” GOLDBERG, Humanitarian of the YearSATURDAY NIGHT BANQUET “Get up, Get Out, andGet A Life!” 6:30 Terrasini Room“Pink Lady” helps Baby Boomers bloom and re-examine,re-invent and reinvigorate their lives. She is being honoredthis year as the International Hypnosis Federationhumanitarian of the year for her outstanding work promotingtalented mature adults in her “Rockin’ With The Ages”

productions. So think pink, stay youthful, improve your sexuality and getup, get out and get a life! Jackie is 79 years young and has been featuredin the Daily News, L.A. Family Magazine, and TV Specials. She wascrowned Miss Senior L.A. County in 2005 and acts in Stage, Films, andCommercials and is star of the one-woman show “Grandma’s Rock.”

JOHN GOODE, DDS, IHF Award of ExcellenceSPORTS/FITNESS PANEL: (with Prudden, Carroll,Dieck, Sigl) Fri 10-10:40 Catalina RoomMEDICAL/DENTAL PANEL, Moderator, (Feldman,Fuqua, Prado, S Roth) Sat 3-3:40 Catalina RoomDr Goode uses hypnosis in orthodontia; finding thathypnosis evoked “profound changes in correctinghandicapping dental deformities.” He is expert on using

your mind for physical wellness. Nationally-known seminar instructor &excellent low-handicap golfer, Dr Goode co-created (with Shelley) theGreat Golf Workshop.

KEN GUZZO, CHtFRIDAY IMPROV BANQUET (Humm, Bibik, Shroeder,Stockwell-Nicholas, Wanless) Fri 7:30 TerrasiniNEURO-TAPPING KINESIOLOGY PANEL (withBrucker, Duncan, Scott) Sat 11-11:40 CatalinaSUCCESS BEYOND BELIEF Sun 9-9:40 Board Room BLearn a powerful process that combines advanced hypnosistechniques with a cutting edge neurological process for

instant shifts in clients. Fabulous for quitting smoking, weight loss andmuch more. Ken is founder of the Bay Area Non-Smoking Center inOakland, California. His clients include Fletcher Challenge(Australia/New Zealand), Bell Canada (Ontario), Ricoh USA (California),NSA (Munich, Germany), GSB Business Products (California), andVancouver Trade & Convention Center, (British Columbia).

JIM HALESATURDAY EVE BANQUET/SHOW Amazing Grace,National Anthem, Taps with Jim Hale, 6:30-10pmWorld-class musician, Jim is a music teacher for celebritiesand at the Peninsula Montessori School. He plays his trumpetand flugal horn professionally with some of the world’s mostfamous musicians. He sometimes performs the nationalanthem at Dodger Stadium.

MICHAEL G. HOLT, PhD, IHF Instructor, IHF Board, IHF Award ofExcellenceOFFICIAL BACK-UP SPEAKERMARKET YOU BOOT CAMP “Technical Resources andDigital Publishing” Pre-Conf (with Rubinstein, Sigl, Dieck,Owens) Thu 9-4pm $225SOCIAL MEDIA MARKETING FOR $$ (Rubinstein,Christian) Fri 4-4:40 Catalina Rpm

Learn from a master counselor and marketer. Michael wrote technicaltraining programs for America Online, GTE, AOL WorldNet and CovadCommunications and has been involved in the startup of several internetcompanies. He’s known for putting technical terms into user-friendlylanguage. Michael’s teaches nutrition, behavior modification,biofeedback, performance enhancement, and overcoming stress, pain andADD/ADHD.

SPENCER HUMM, CHt, Award of Excellence, Humanitarian of theYear AwardNLP (Neuro Linguistic Programming): (with Scott, Sigl)Friday 2-2:40 Santa Rosa RoomFRIDAY IMPROV BANQUET (Bibik, Guzzo, Shroeder,Stockwell-Nicholas, Wanless) 7:30 Terrasini RoomSTAGE HYPNOSIS PANEL (with Almaraz, Bibik, Owens)

9-9:40 Catalina RoomExperience powerful tools and enlightening humor. Master NLPPractitioner/Trainer, Hypnotist, and Presentation Consultant forcompanies like IBM, Spencer appears on stage, screen, radio andtelevision as a comedian and actor. He entertains in USO tours to theMiddle East. His humor won him first place honors as the best comedy actin Canada.

PAMELA HUTCHINSON, CHt, Award of ExcellenceANGEL/SPIRIT COMMUNICATION PANEL (withKenedi, Johnson, Rogers VanCoops) Fri 4-4:40 Santa RosaRoomMEET YOUR ANGEL Sat 10-10:40 Board Room BSHAMAN PANEL (with Junjulas, Blum, Stock) Sun 2-2:40 Catalina Room

SUNDAY CHANNEL PANEL Sun 7:30pm Terrazini RoomTherapeutic Imagery Facilitator, Spiritual Regression Hypnotherapist andtrance channel, Pamela has been practicing hypnosis for over thirty yearswith a special emphasis on between lives and angelic healing. She comesfrom Calabasas, California.

CRAIG JUNJULAS, CHt, Award of ExcellenceHEALERS PANEL (with Marotta, Figueroa, Prado) Sat 2-2:40 Santa Rosa RoomTAROT PANEL (with Wanless, Kannard, Stock) Sun 11-11:40 CatalinaSHAMAN PANEL Moderator (with Blum, Hutchinson,Stock) Sun 2-2:40 Catalina Room

MANDALA ORACLE CARDS Sun 4-4:40 Board Room BLearn a new system of Oracle cards created by Craig Junjulas and MineoAkiyama. These “Inspirational Mandala Oracle Cards” were published inJapan in November of 2011. (Craig is also the author of “Psychic Tarot”the companion book to the popular Aquarian Tarot Deck. Craig willexplain their creation, structure, meanings, usage and how to contemplatehis beautiful and inspiring images to use as doorways to higherdimensions and channel powerful energy to connect to the spiritual beingsbehind the cards. He is Founder of the Sedona’s Metaphysical SpiritualAssociation. In February he hosts the Japanese filmmakers who he helpedto be accepted by the Sedona Film Festival.

DONNA KANNARD, PhD, IHF Award of ExcellenceKANNARD’S EFT-HYPNOSIS TECHNIQUES, Sat 4-4:40 Board Room ATAROT PANEL (with Wanless, Junjulas, Stock,Stockwell-N) Sun 11-11:40 CatalinaUse the power of EFT for faster, deeper and exacting results.Donna Kannard completed her PhD in ClinicalHypnotherapy in 1999 and has had a practice in Santa Ana

ever since. Her specialty training in kinesiology includes, Brain Gym(R),Touch For Health(R), Wellness Kinesiology, EFT, Personal EnergyAlignment and more. She is the creator of the Logo-Sync doubleinductions CD “Journey into Gratitude and Appredciation.”

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LOOK INTO MY EYES

KATHI KENEDI, CHtI, IHF Board, Award of ExcellenceGENETIC CONSCIOUSNESS WELLNESS, Fri 11-11:40Board Room APAST LIVES PANEL: Moderator, (with O’Maley, Peterson,Rossiter, Sawyer) Fri 3-3:40 Santa Rosa RoomANGEL/SPIRIT COMMUNICATION PANEL: Mod.

(Hutchinson, Johnson, R-VanCoops) Fri 4-5:40 Santa Rosa RAPID INDUCTIONS PANEL (With Almaraz, Pillai) Sat 10-10:40Catalina RoomREIKI PANEL Moderator (with Johnson, Marzella, Shroeder, M. Stock)Sun 3-3:40 Catalina RoomSUNDAY CHANNEL PANEL 7:30 pm Terrazini RoomOwn your natural healing/healer gifts and create yourself as you like.Kathi’s an expert on attunements that integrate mind/body/consciousnessfor personal empowerment and to help others. Kathi’s signature hands-on,personal-exploration techniques... from channeling energy to exploringDNA… make your dreams reality.

TATIANA KOROL, CHtTOTAL TRANSFORMATION THERAPY Fri 2-2:40Board Room BLearn this new, unique, effective, and easy to follow formulathat allows you and your client to discover and reverse thesource of health, relationship and success issues. It willintroduce you to Your Own Success story as you learn the 5

components of the “Helping to Achieve Permanent Results” recipe andthe discovery that changes everything from a stumbling block to astepping stone. When you attend you’ll receive an exclusive bonus youcan use immediately. Tatiana is co-owner ofAlternativePractitionerAcademy.com; a state licensed school in Illinois.She is a certified HypnoBirthing® Fertility Therapist, Clinical & MedicalHypnotist and creator of Total Transformation Therapy.

CLAUDIA KRIKORIAN, Humanitarian of the YearREACHING CHILDREN (with Francis, H Feldman,Pearsall) Sat 4-4:40 Santa Rosa RoomA brilliant educator, Claudia is the founder, owner, andExecutive Director of several Southern California Montessori

Schools (since 1978.) She shares her innovative approaches for teachingtoddler to upper elementary children wholesome values and behaviorthrough hands-on exploration and discovery.

PHIL La PUMA, CHt, CHI, IHF Award of ExcellencePAIN BE GONE PANEL (with Duncan Tooley, Levine,Roth, Sandland) Sat 10-10:40 Santa RosaThe reign of pain is mainly in the brain… I think you’vegot it… chronic pain explained! Learn how hypnosischanges the brain’s interpretation of pain. Then help yourclients. Phil adapted this model for the Thoracic OutletSyndrome Society (TOSS) to stop pain and suffering

NOW. IHF certified Clinical Hypnotherapist and Instructor, Phil receivedhis BS degree from Stanford in Industrial Engineering and a Masters inBusiness Administration from USC. A Registered Professional IndustrialEngineer he began practicing hypnosis in the 1970s.

BOB LEVINE, PhDSATURDAY KEYNOTE “Help for Chronic Pain” Sat 8-8:40am, Terrasini RoomPAIN BE GONE PANEL (with Duncan Tooley, LaPuma,Roth, Sandland) Sat 10-10:40 Santa RosaSPECIAL CERTIFICATION CLINIC! STRESS/PAINELIMINATION Saturday, $95 Learn Dr. Levine’s latest award-winning approaches thatproduced unprecedented reduction and elimination ofchronic pain and stress for employees of Chrysler, Henry

Ford Health System, and Dow Chemical. His programs have also beenfunded by Blue Cross for their patients. Dr. Levine received his PhD inPharmacology in 1982 and has written over 80 publications. Followinghis work on brain research at the National Institutes of Health and afterrecovering from debilitating back, hip, and sciatic pain, Dr. Levine usedhis hypnotherapy and movement education to develop and deliver groupwellness programs. Experience techniques that identify and interrupt pain and stress. If youyourself have pain, stress, or symptoms of a stress-related condition,you’ll be able to affect significant relief. Includes movement routines andguided relaxation to clear disempowering images. Brain researcher andholistic health advocate, Dr. Levine will teach you how to place a singlefinger on muscles to produce beneficial relief within seconds. You canimmediately use his Muscle Awareness Movement System, coupled withspecialized hypnotherapy, for yourself, your clients and to conducteffective group trainings. As a bonus, when you attend the Clinic, you’llreceive an IHF certificate of attendance and impressive written andaudiovisual materials.

ALBERT MAROTTA, MA, IHF Fellow, Award Of Excellence, LifeTime Achievement Award,AL & AL THE SPIRIT’S PAL PANEL (with Ward) Sat 11-11:40 Santa Rosa RoomHEALERS PANEL Moderator (with Figueroa, Junjulas,Prado) Sat 2-2:40 Santa Rosa RoomTRAUMA RELEASE Sun 11-11:40 Board Room BLearn to effectively release negative events and energies

from the past that affect your life today. Easily detect the origins andlocation of stored trauma. Includes a demonstration of powerful andamazing release techniques you can easily incorporate into your practice.Learn to detect trauma shoots to nip it in the roots. College Professor,Albert Marotta, has been a practicing hypnotherapist since 1982.

JEANNINE MARZELLA, CHREIKI PANEL (with Kenedi, Johnson, Shroeder, M. Stock)Sun 3-3:40 Catalina RoomEMPOWERED HEART Sun 5-5:40 Board Room BSUNDAY PSYCHIC PANEL Sun 7:30 Terrasini RoomEnjoy conscious loving. Enliven and awaken powerfulcommunication with yourself and the opposite sex. This breakthrough communication challenges in the “dance of the

masculine and feminine in relationship.” Experience powerful, simpletools, meditations and enlightening humor that improves yourpartnerships, dating life and relationship at work with clients. Jeannineand Spencer will lead both separate and group sessions for the men andwomen. Hypnotherapist, Reiki Master, Buddhist energy healer andspiritual channel, Jeannine’s methods heal symptoms of difficult physicaland emotional issues. Her passion is helping people develop deeper levelsof intimacy.

MARJORIE MILES, MFT, DCH, Award of ExcellenceDREAMING WITH YOUR MUSE Sat 11-11-40 BoardRoom ALooking for fresh new ideas and inspiration for success andcreativity? Then enter the Creativity Studio of Dreams—theplace where stories, fascinating characters, poetry andinventions live. In this presentation, you will experience a

guided waking dream and unleash your muse through the delights ofDream Writing. Come and play. HANDOUTS INCLUDED. Dr. Miles isa Dream Coach, Speaker, poet and author of “Dream Doors: Unlockingthe Genius of Your Dreaming Mind” and co-host of the “Donate YourWeight” Weekly Podcast. She is a featured Dream Expert on radio,television and film, and facilitates TeleDream, a national weekly dreamgroup. She teaches dream interpretation workshops and step-by-stepmethods for the ancient art of dream incubation.

WINIFRED MORICE, CH, IHF Humanitarian of The Year AwardACCORDION GREETER Friday morningSLIM DOWN PANEL (Duncan Tooley, Pearsall) Sat 9-9:40 Catalina RoomSHITTY TALK Sat 10-10:40, Board Room ANUTRITION PANEL Moderator (with Carroll,Christian) Sat 4-4:40 Catalina RoomElimination is true it happens to you. Explore this seldom

discussed but essential topic for your wellness. Avoid fermentation andabsorb what you need to feel and smell your best. Learning how is FUNFUN FUN. Winifred shares helpful and wonderful thoughts from her“Chew On This” series. She created the Richard Simmon’s Deal A MealProgram and has had her cookbooks on the New York Best Seller list.

RICHARD NEVES, PhD, IHF Board, IHF Instructor, Award ofExcellence, Chairman’s AwardONSITE GREETERDr Neves served as the American Board of HypnotherapyPresident for 12 years and is now an NLP & Hypnosistrainer and Coach here, and in England, and Japan.

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TRACY NEWMANSATURDAY LUNCH ENTERTAINER (with GeneLippmann, Rebecca Leigh) Terrasini RoomYou’ll love Tracy. This Emmy winning televisionwriter/turned song writer/performer joined a fledglingimprovisation class that eventually became the“Groundlings” along with her sister, Laraine Newman,a big star on Saturday Night Live. She wrote for thetelevision show Cheers, The Bob Newhart Show,created “According To Jim” for Disney, and had a long

run with the Ellen Degeneres Show. Tracy won her Emmy for her“coming out” episode of Ellen. Her song “Fire Up The Weed” won firstplace in the special music category of the 12th Annual Great AmericanSong Contest. She’s appeared on the Tonight show and published morethan fifty songs.

MARY O’MALEY, MSHN, CHI, Award of ExcellenceHOLISTIC HEALTH SPECIALTY CERTIFICATIONPre-Conf Thurs 9-noon, Brdroom A (3 CE’s) $95PAST LIVES PANEL (with Kenedi, Peterson, Rossiter,Sawyer) Fri 3-3:40 Santa Rosa Room ENERGY WORKERS PANEL (with Figueroa,Stockberger, Warhank) Sat 9-9:40 Santa Rosa RoomSUNDAY PSYCHIC PANEL, Sun 7:30pm Terrasini

RoomMary’s pre-conference class evokes well being of Body/Mind/Spirit in 6simple steps and you will receive a certificate in Whole Life Nourishmentin the process. Everyone can learn to use this protocol to help themselvesand others. In her Regression/Expansion Therapy talk you’ll learn herseven “P’s” approach. Certified Hypnosis Federation Instructor, Mary, hasa Master’s Degree from Clayton College of Natural Health and is thePresident of Professional Alternative Therapies. She works at Kaiserhelping very large people to change their eating patterns. She is the authorof “The Wild and Wacky World of Regression Therapy.”

KEN OWENS, CHt, Award of ExcellenceMARKET YOU BOOT CAMP “Branding YOU” (Holt,Rubenstein, Sigl, Dieck) Pre-C, Th Mar 1 9am-4pm, $225MARKETING 101 Fri 10-10:40 Board Room AMAKE $$ MARKETING Moderator (with Dieck, Prudden,B. Taylor) Sat 2-2:40 Catalina RoomSTAGE HYPNOSIS PANEL (with Almaraz, Bibik, Humm)

Sun 9-9:40 Catalina RoomMaster Market YOU and drive and thrive your business. Ken’s tried andproven omega and alpha money-making strategies are a fast-paced trackto promotion that taps latest trends and includes the 4 major businessbuilders, social geo, print marketing, laws of persuasion and more. Kenworks as a hypnosis human potential consultant and brings 19 yearsexperience as a corporate sales manager with consistent annual over $1million in sales. Ken is the author of “Branding Your Character.”

ZEBE PEARSALLSLIM DOWN PANEL: (with Duncan Tooley, Morice)Sat 9-9:40 Catalina RoomREDUCE FAT USING YOUR MIND Sat 2-2:40 BoardRoom AREACHING CHILDREN (Francis, Feldman,Krikorian) Sat 4 Santa Rosa Room Change your mind and balance your body, mind and spirit.

Artist/Hypnotherapist Zebe teaches positive affirmations and “thoughtsystems” to children with disabilities in the Houston/Pasadena Texas area.She uses art therapy and suggestion in her work. Includes a fabulousdrawing process and written scripts.

MAUREEN PISANI, CHtMENTAL BANK PROCESS Sun 2-2:40 Board Room ALearn a technique created by John Kappas that retrains thesubconscious mind to adjust to your innate naturalcomfort zone. You will actually do a simple three-minuteexercise that helps you set goals. NLP, Hypnosis, EFT andReiki practitioner and teacher, Maureen works inCalifornia.

MARTIN PETERSON, MHt CMTPAST LIVES PANEL (with Kenedi, O’Maley, Rossiter,Sawyer) Fri 3-3:40 Santa Rosa RoomSOUL KEY THERAPY Sun 9-9:40 Board Room AIf you want to know your “mission,” origin, and why youchose this life, Martin’s groundbreaking approach willconnect you directly with your soul and soul knowledge.So get ready to meet a new universe or unlimitedknowledge. A Master Trainer of Advanced Hypnosis,

Martin has studied with some great leaders in the field and now teachesothers in Europe and America. He is the chief instructor at theInternational Hypnosis Academy of Denmark.

SUSAN PICKING, CHtSONG WEAVERTHURSDAY EVENING “Songs and Gongs Concert”8-10 pm Terrasini Room “The Wonder In The Wander”(Ray Echlin on Bass & Adam Idell, Percussion) PeterBlum plays the Tibetan Bowls Certified Hypnotherapist, Susan is a singer/songwriterher CD’s “Down in Your Soul” and the “Wonder in theWander. She’s makes music tracks for hypnosis and

guided imagery CDs. She is based in Southern California and Michiganand tours nationwide. Her CD, “Wonder in the Wander” was nominatedby her local community radio station WYCE as one of the best AmericanaAlbums of 2011!

PADMAN PILLAI, MSc, CCHt, IHF Fellow, Award of ExcellenceTEACH SELF-HYPNOSIS (with Blacconiere, DuncanTooley) Fri 11-11:40 Catalina RoomRAPID INDUCTION PANEL (With Kenedi, Almaraz)Sat 10-10:40 Catalina RoomPILLAI’S MEDITATION Sunday 5-5:40 Board Room ALearn how to hypnotize someone instantly and then installneurologically commands that obliterate negative thinking.

Pillai’s ingenious slef hypnosis and hypnosis systems combinemeditation, hypnotherapy, forgiveness, healing and EFT. A formerpharmaceutical marketing executive and research scientist, he earned hisMaster of Science degree at the University of London and was elected tothe associate member of Royal Institute of Chemistry. He has beenpracticing and teaching meditation and hypnosis for over 37 years.

LILIA PRADO-GOBER, DOMEDICAL/DENTAL PANEL (with Goode, Feldman,Fuqua, S Roth,) 3-3:40 Sat Catalina RoomHEALERS PANEL (with Marotta, Figueroa, Junjulas) Sat2-2:40 Santa Rosa RoomAn osteopathic medical doctor at Keiser, Dr Lilia is also ahands-on healer and jewelry artist. Be sure to visit her in thevendor’s area.

SUZY PRUDDEN CHt, IHF Board, Award of Excellence, Life TimeAchievement AwardWARM-UP, Fri, 9amSPORTS/FITNESS PANEL Moderator (with Carroll,Dieck, Goode, Sigl) Fri 10-10:40 Catalina RoomSTORY TELLER’S LUNCHEON (Blum, Bonnett,Tooley, Stockwell-Nicholas) Fri noon, Terrisini RoomMAKE $$ MARKETING (with Owens, Dieck, B Taylor)

Sat 2-2:40 Catalina RoomSATURDAY NIGHT BANQUET HOSTESS/Raffle/CheerleaderCREATE A 6 FIGURE INCOME Sun 11-11:40 Board Room AYou deserve to be well paid. Create your six-figure income NOW! Learnhow to enjoy asking for money and release the negative programming.You’ve seen her on Oprah, and now she will teach you some of hersecrets. She is the founder of “Suzy Prudden International” and“MetaFitness BodyMind Institute.” A New York Times Best SellingAuthor of 14 books, including “The Itty-Bitty Weight Loss Book.” And“Body Wisdom.” Television, radio, books, columns, videos, albums, CDs,DVDs, the President’s Counsel on Physical Fitness, Infomercials,Corporate Consulting – a one woman show… she’s done them all. Suzy’snewest “Body Wisdom” system gives you insight into your body’s howsand whys.

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MELANIE REALAKASHIC RECORDS PANEL (with Auerbach) Sunday10-10:40 Catalina RoomSUNDAY PSYCHIC PANEL Sun 7:30pm, Terrasini RoomMelanie began reading the Akashic Records after a visionquest experience in Sedona, Arizona. Her intention in eachreading is “Illumination, Solutions, Joy!” She is a certifiedAkashic Records Practitioner, Reiki Master, and is certified

in Meditative Hypnosis. She is currently working on her Master’s Degreein Spiritual Psychology.

NINA REZHETSTHE KABBALAH The Kabbala Sun 4-4:40 Santa RosaRoomSUNDAY PSYCHIC PANEL Sun 7:30pm, Terrasini RoomKabbalistic Mysticism expert she comes from Russia andteaches workshops in the Los Angeles area on how tointegrate the tree of life into your life.

MARGARET ROGERS VAN COOPS, PhD, DCH, Award ofExcellenceANGEL/SPIRIT COMMUNICATION (with Kenedi,Hutchinson, Johnson) Fri 4-4:40 Santa Rosa RoomSOUND AFFECTS Saturday 2-2:40 Board Room BYou are what you hear. Dr Margeret will show and tell howto release a lifetime of insecurities acquired in associationwith listening. Her Trinity Healing Triangles free you from

fear, pain, anger and guilt. Author of 10 books including “Discover YourBaby’s Spirit,” “The Rejection Syndrome,” The 2 Books of “CrystalAcupuncture Teragram Therapy” “Breakthrough Therapy” “50 SpirituallyPowerful Meditation” and “Pro-Life, Pro-Choice, Pro-Spirit.” Margaret isthe host the webtalkradio show “Journey into a Unknown World.”

CHRISTINE ROSSITER, CHt POST TRAUMATIC STRESS PANEL (with Rowe,Warhank) Fri 10-10:40 Santa Rosa RoomPAST LIVES PANEL (with Kenedi, Moderator, O’Maley,Peterson, Sawyer) Fri 3-3:40 Santa Rosa Room SUNDAY PSYCHIC PANEL Sun 7:30pm, TerrasiniRoomConnect with your guides from the spirit world around you.Christine is a professional healer/hypnotherapist who loves

to teach channeling and how to be more focused. She assists clients to findthe root cause of life’s challenges. Her certifications include Mastercertified clinical hypnotherapist, past life regressionist, forensic hypnosisinvestigation, PTSD hypnosis practitioner.

STEVEN ROTH, DDS, CHt, IHF Award of ExcellenceTRANCE IN DENTAL TALK Friday 3-3:40 Board RoomBPAIN BE GONE PANEL (with Duncan Tooley, LaPuma,Levine, Sandland) Sat 10-10:40 Santa RosaMEDICAL/DENTAL PANEL (with Goode, Feldman,Fuqua, Prado) Sat 3-3:40 Catalina RoomLearn tools to use in the dental arena and reduce or eliminate

harmful oral habits. Includes how to communicate with the Dentalprofessionals and their patients about the benefits of hypnosis to getreferrals. Practicing Dentist and Hypnotherapist Dr Roth explains howhypnosis helps stop the deleterious effects of stress and anxiety on the oralcavity. Help patients and their dentist enjoy a beautiful outer and innersmile! Dr Roth teaches and trains dentists and other healthcareprofessionals.

DAWN ROWE, CHtPOST TRAUMA STRESS PANEL (with Rossiter,Warhank) Fri 10-10:40 Santa Rosa RoomCLEAR TRAUMA NOW Sun 5-5:40 Catalina RoomSUNDAY PSYCHIC PANEL Sun 7:30pm, TerrasiniRoomFind out what is going on with a traumatized person and useDawn’s rapid process to release upset from the body and the

mind. Dawn has worked as a massage therapist, psychic andhypnotherapist both in Alaska and in California for the last 24 years. Shehas worked as a consultant for businesses to help in their hiring processas well.

LAURA RUBINSTEIN, CHt, IHF Award of Excellence (SAT later)MARKET YOU BOOTCAMP “Social Media Mastery” PreConference, Th 9-4 $225SOCIAL MEDIA MARKETING FOR $$ Panel,Moderator (with Christian, Holt) Friday, 4-4:40 Catalina Rm SOCIAL MEDIA MARKETING Sat 9-9:40 Board RoomA

Get paid what you’re worth! Leverage your time, make deep connectionsand turn passions to profit. Learn the secrets of using Facebook, Twitter,LinkedIn, Blogs, YouTube and SendOutCards and others to grow yourcash flow. A 22-year veteran Marketing Consultant, Coach, CertifiedSocial Media Marketing Strategist and Hypnotherapist, Laura leads the“Transform Your Social Net Worth Course” marketing webinar series forbusinesses and service professionals. In pre-conference Market YouBootcamp, she’ll share her secrets that transform mystery to mastery soyou manifest money. Laura has optimized marketing plans and developedbranding strategies for more than a thousand businesses includingAmerican Express Cruise Planners, as well as celebrity clients. She wasrated one of our 5 most popular speakers last year.

SCOTT SANDLAND, CHtFUTURE OF HYPNOSIS PANEL (with Stockwell,Blacconiere, Bonnet, E. Taylor) Fri 3-3:40 Catalina PAIN BE GONE PANEL (with Duncan Tooley, LaPuma,Levine, Roth) Sat 10-10:40 Santa Rosa RUN A PAPERLESS OFFICE Sat 3-3:40 Board Room BDigital record keeping is mandatory in the health care fieldso we need to know how to do it. Learn how Scott does the

amazing things he does. He uses digital record keeping in his popularwebsite “Hypnothoughts” and with his clients. In seven years he has neverlost a single file used one ream of paper or used up his ink cartage. Apractitioner for medical and dental applications of hypnosis, he serves onthe board of IMDHA and consults hospitals, private practice doctors anddrug and alcohol rehabilitation centers.

CINDY SAWYER, CHPAST LIVES PANEL (with Kenedi, O’Maley, Peterson,Rossiter) Fri 3-3:40 Santa Rosa RoomSUNDAY PSYCHIC PANEL Sun 7:30pm, Terrasini RoomSpiritual Counselor & Hypnotist, Cindy brings her naturalintuitive gifts and rich world view to your psychic panel.

VICKY SCHROEDER, CHFRIDAY IMPROV BANQUET (Humm, Bibik, Guzzo,Stockwell-Nicholas, Wanless) 7:30 Terrasini RoomREIKI PANEL (with Kenedi, Johnson, Marzella, M. Stock)Sun 3-3:40 Catalina RoomVicky was an irregular person with big dreams and a dead-end job when BAM!… in walked Reiki… followed quickly

by hypnosis. She is a now a Master Hypnotist who happily teaches othersto FUN their way out of the box and make their dreams come true.

BETTY SCOTT, PhD, MHt, Rev, IHF Award of ExcellenceNLP (Neuro Linguistic Programming) Moderator (withHumm, Sigl) Friday 2-2:40 Santa Rosa RoomNEURO-TAPPING KINESIOLOGY PANEL (withBrucker, Auerbach, Duncan, Guzzo) Sat 11-11:40 CatalinaHUNA 101 Sat 3-3:40 Catalina RoomLearn powerful practical ancient wisdom from theHawaiian tradition. Experience healing, empowerment and

secret techniques. Learn fundamentals of huna to up your mana. As a26-year Professor of fine arts at the University of Missouri at Columbia,Dr Scott uses her astoundingly popular university “creative process” andNLP techniques. Retired now in Tucson, Arizona, she plays in a band &an orchestra.

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CRAIG SIGL, CHt, NLP, IHF Award of ExcellenceMARKET YOU BOOTCAMP “Joint Ventures & AffiliateMarketing” Pre-Conf, 1-day, Th, March 1, 9am-4pm,Terrasini Room (7 CEs) $225SPORTS/FITNESS PANEL (with Prudden, Carroll, Dieck,Goode) Fri 10-10:40 Catalina RoomNLP PANEL (with Scott, Humm) Friday 2-2:40 Santa

Rosa RoomTURN A CALL INTO $$ Sun 4-4:40 Catalina RoomHypnotherapist & NLP trainer Craig Sigl doesn’t need to market forclients anymore. After starting his practice from scratch in a new city, heearned 6 figures his second year. His pre-conference bootcamp will offeryou how he did it with the Internet. If you’re not earning money onlineyou are walking away from abundance. Craig specializing in Businessand Sports Performance and lives everything he teaches. His methodswork for complete tech novices and the well seasoned.

MAUREEN STOCK, CHtDIVINATION Runes, Ogham & Tarot; Pre-conference(with Walter) Th, March 1, 9am-noon Board Room BREIKI PANEL (with Kenedi, Johnson, Marzella,Shroeder) Sun 3-3:40 Catalina RoomIn her Thursday morning class, you’ll learn a triple-deckerdivination system using the earliest known Runic alphabetof Ancient Scandinavia, the Ogham letters of Early

Ireland, and the traditional Tarot. Reiki Master, Maureen is also an experton Irish Gaelic language and an artist.

WALTER STOCK, CHI, IHF Fellow & Researcher, Award ofExcellenceDIVINATION Runes, Ogham & Tarot, Pre-conference(with Maureen) Th, March 1, 9am-noon Board Room BTAROT PANEL (with Wanless, Junjulas, Kannard) Sun11-11:40 CatalinaSHAMAN PANEL (with Junjulas, Blum, Hutchinson) Sun2-2:40 Catalina Room

SUNDAY PSYCHIC PANEL Sun 7:30 pm, Terrasini RoomIn Stock’s Thursday morning class, you’ll learn to give powerful readingsusing a triple-decker divination system of Elder Futhark (the earliestknown Runic alphabet of Ancient Scandinavia), Ogham letters of EarlyIreland, and the Tarot. Includes traditional and recent interpretations withScandinavian Divinities and corresponding names of Plants, Birds, andColors. You will even handcraft your own sets of runes and oghams. Bringyour favorite tarot deck(s) (sets will be available for loan or purchase.)Walter is an adjunct Professor/Scholar of Irish Gaelic (NY University) &Irish Language Examiner (University of Arizona & Vassar College).

PATRICIA STOCKBERGER, CHENERGY WORKERS PANEL (Figueroa, O’Maley,Warhank) Saturday 9-9:40 Santa Rosa RoomSUNDAY PSYCHIC PANEL Sunday 7:30 TerrasiniRoomA natural spiritual counselor her entire life, Patricia is anavid student of many leaders in the spiritual field, Patriciacombines her hypnosis with mediumship and energy work.

She is a Karuna Reiki Master.

KATY SULLIVAN, BFASaturday Keynote “Overcoming Obstacles” noonTerrasini RoomActress and gold-medal winning athlete, Katy Sullivanis a bilateral above-knee amputee. She is probably bestknown for her character on NBC’s MY NAME ISEARL and has worked in many theatres and on TV andfilm. You may have seen the documentary thatchronicles herquest to makethe track team

and win US Paralympics. Shejust returned from New Zealandwhere she placed 5th in theWorld in the 100m and iscurrently the National Championin the 100m. She is lookingforward to representing the US inLondon next summer. Shereceived a BFA in acting fromWebster University’sConservatory.

SHELLEY STOCKWELL-NICHOLAS, PhD, IHF Founder &SpokespersonKEYNOTE “It’s All About YOU” Fri, March 2, 9am,Terrasini Room FRI STORY TELLER’S LUNCHEON, (Blum,Bonnett, Prudden, Tooley, Stockwell-Nicholas) Fri noon,Terrisini FRIDAY IMPROV BANQUET (Humm, Bibik, Guzzo,

Shroeder, Wanless) 7:30 Terrasini RoomFUTURE OF HYPNOSIS PANEL Moderator (with Blacconiere,Bonnet, Sandland, E. Taylor) Fri 3-3:40 Catalina SUNDAY PSYCHIC PANEL Sunday 7:30 Terrasini RoomHYPNOTIST/HYPNOTHERAPIST CERT Post-Conf, 5-day M-F, (50CEs) Mar 5-9, 9am-5pm, Santa Rosa, $997HYPNOSIS INSTRUCTOR CERTIFICATION, Post-Conf, 5-day M-F, (60 CEs) Mar 5-9, 8am-6pm, Santa Rosa, (150 hour pre-req) $1247If you know everything or nothing, Dr Shelley’s stunning style brings youto a new level. IHF President, Hypnotherapist, & Channel, Dr Shelleywrote 15 books including: “Hypnosis: Smile on Your Face & $ YourPocket,” “Time Travel: Do-It-Yourself Past Life Journey Handbook,”“Denial is Not a River In Egypt: Overcome Addiction, Compulsion andFear,” “Stockwell’s Hypnosis Dictionary & Scripts” and her latest- withJames Wanless- “Hypno-Tarot.” She is contributing editor of “McGill’sHypnotherapy Encyclopedia.” She has been teaching Hypnosis &Spiritual Counseling for over 30 years and speaks to students at numerouscolleges and the MFT Masters Program at Cal State Dominguez Hills.

BEVERLY TAYLOR, CHt, IHF Award of ExcellenceMAKE $$ MARKETING (with Owens, Dieck, Prudden)Sat 2-2:40 Catalina RoomSCRIPT-LESS HYPNOSIS Sat 4-4:40 Board Room BLearn Beverly’s “easy-keys to life” approach topersonalizing your work for the client. During thisinteractive experience you will enjoy a demonstration that

will knock your socks off. This interactive method can even be usedover the phone. Reach out to the world and manifest more clients.Beverly is the author of “The Easy Key to Life,” “Clutter to Clarity,”and her 10 CDs “Baby Steps to Orderliness.” A Learning Channel TVsegment “Help I’m a Hoarder” featured her work.

ELDON TAYLOR, PhDFUTURE OF HYPNOSIS PANEL (with Stockwell, Blacconiere,Bonnet, Sandland) Fri 3-3:40 Catalina RoomWHO’S THOUGHTS ARE YOU THINKING? KEYNOTE Sat 5-5:40 Catalina Room“Who am I?” The answer to this question is personal yet calls upon all toaccept the miracle you are. We are thrilled to have this venerable masterof the mind speak to us. A former criminologist, with a PhD in clinical andpastoral psychology, he has served as an expert witness on hypnosis andsubliminal messaging. Host of the radio show, “ProvocativeEnlightenment” Dr Taylor is a New York Times best selling author ofthree hundred books and programs that have been translated into a dozenlanguages. His books include “Choices and Illusions,” “MindProgramming” and “What Does That Mean?”

DUNCAN TOOLEY, CHI, Award of ExcellenceTURN DOWN CRAVINGS Fri 10-10:40 Board Room BTEACH SELF HYPNOSIS PANEL (with Blacconiere,Pillai) Fri 11-11:40 Catalina RoomSLIM DOWN PANEL Moderator (with Morice, Pearsall)Sat 9-9:40 Catalina RoomPAIN BE GONE PANEL Moderator (with LaPuma,Levine, Roth, Sandland) Sat 10-10:40 Santa Rosa

TOOLEY’S MENTAL GASTRIC BAND® CERT Post 5-day, M-F,Mar 5-9, 9-5, Brd Rm B (50 CEs $997Experience of how your mind controls your body and everydayexperience. Give your personal operating system (your sub-conscious) asoftware update! Includes a riveting power-point presentation and ahypnosis experience to turn down specific food or drink craving and then,if you want, turn up a craving for good things. Also includes a free ebookand audio download. In his panel discussion Duncan will show you howto turn down pain as well. He cured his disabling neuropathy withhypnosis and immediately switched from a 35-year career in informationtechnology to hypnosis. He also used self-hypnosis for a hernia repair andhis surgeon invited him to share his medical office. Creator of the TooleyMental Gastric Band® Duncan’s fabulous turn-key program is beingoffered as a five day post conference certification course that lets youexperience the benefits of lap band surgery by using your mind to squeezeyour stomach.

DONA TOOLEY, CHI, IHF InstructorSTOP CO-DEPENDENCY Fri 11-11:40 Board Room BSTORY TELLER’S LUNCHEON (Blum, Bonnett,Prudden, Stockwell-Nicholas) Fri noon, Terrisini RoomMost people have emotional problems because of a gamecalled the Victim Trap. Dona will explain how we get intothis mess and how to stop it in it’s tracks. Includes a

demonstration and handouts. Dona is the creator of the IHF study guideseries and Instructors Curriculum Manual

KERRY TUSCHHOFFSUN LUNCHEON SPEAKER “Transformative Language”Noon Terrasini RoomForemost authority on childbirth hypnosis for 20+ yearsKerry is a master teacher and marketer. She hostsradio/internet “Hypnobabies Live” and created“HypnoBabies” and “hypnobabies.com” for easy, un-medicated childbirth. She wrote, “Hypnobabies: Eyes Open

Childbirth Hypnosis,” “The Hypnobabies Home Study Course.”

JUDY UMANSKY, RN, CHtWELLNESS PANEL (with Barwick, Bley, S-D Roth)Friday 2-2:40 Catalina RoomLearn to say the right thing to those in need for the bestresults. Learn Judy’s singing techniques and others. JudyUmansky is a Registered Nurse, Healing Touch Practitioner,and Hypnotherapist. From IV inserting to simple caretakingshe soothes distress. Judy serves on the International

Hypnosis Federation’s Board of Advisors.

STEVEN VanCOOPS, PhD11-11:40 STRESS BE GONE PANEL (with Vreeland,Boroumand, Farrell) Fri 11-11:40 Santa Rosa RoomDr. Steve helps you stop limiting patterns and habits andhelps you deal with varied levels of suggestibility. Steveruns the Sumaris Center along with his wife Margaret VanCoops.

BUNNY VREELAND, PhDSTRESS BE GONE PANEL Moderator (withBoroumand, Farrell, Van Coops) Fri 11-11:40 SantaRosa Room PAST LIFE REGRESSION 3-3:40 Santa Rosa RoomLearn new, stress-reducing procedures to easilyincorporate into your lifestyle. Hypnotherapist, Past LifeRegressionist, and Dean of Vreeland College of the

Healing Arts (VCHA) in Camarillo, California, Dr Vreeland’s specialtiesinclude stress and weight management, overcoming fear and helpingthose with IBS. She is co-author of “The ‘G’ Spot: Ecstasy of LifeThrough Gratitude.” This former professional model and ImageConsultant, hosts “The Dr. Bunny Show… Here’s the Thing” on KKZZAM1400.

JAMES WANLESS, PhD, IHF board, Award of ExcellenceHYPNO-TAROT James Wanless, Post-Conf 2-days, M-T,March 5-6, 9am-5pm, Catalina Room (14 CEs) $450FRIDAY IMPROV BANQUET (Humm, Bibik, Guzzo,Shroeder, Wanless) Fri 7:30 Terrasini RoomTAROT PANEL (with Wanless, Junjulas, Kannard, Stock)Sun 11-11:40 Catalina

TAROT FOR MONEY Sun 3-3:40 Board Room BCelebrate your hero/shero journey using the amazing Voyager deck andcalling upon your subconscious mind. Experienced to novice, Counselors,Therapists, Intuitives, Energizers, Coaches, and Healers benefit from DrWanless’ hands-on post-conference Spiritual certification class. DrWanless holds a PhD in Philosophy from Columbia University. He is theauthor of 7 bestselling books including “Intuition @ Work” and “Hypno-Tarot” (with Shelley Stockwell-Nicholas). He has thousands of devotedstudents who use his work worldwide.

A.L. WARD, Award Of Excellence, 2006 Lifetime Achievement AwardAL & AL THE SPIRIT’S PAL PANEL (with Marotta)Sat 11-11:40 Santa Rosa RoomQUICK REGRESSION PROCESS Sun 10-10:40 BoardRoom BAl will teach you his approach to travel time. Exploreconnections to other places and planets. Venturefrequencies of aliens. Since 1956 he has been using

hypnosis to “cure” a problem in less than 1/2 hour. He was the first touse hypnosis for police investigations. A leading authority in the fieldET’s and spirit releasement, A.L. wrote “Inner Mind Revisited” and“Heaven; The Road Back Home” about inner & outer life forms. Besure to pick up his nifty little book “Regression Therapy and How itWorks.” JOHN D. WARHANK, CHt, CHI, Board, South Bay IHF Chapter

President, Award of ExcellenceCONQUER INSOMNIA QI GONG, Pre Conf 1/2 day,Thursday March 1, 1-4 pm, Boardroom “B” (3 CEs) $95POST TRAUMATIC STRESS PANEL (with Rowe,Rossiter) Fri 10-10:30 Santa Rosa RoomENERGY WORKERS PANEL (Figueroa, O’Maley,Stockberger) Sat 9-9:40 Santa Rosa Room

Highly experiential Ancient Chinese techniques and modern meditationlet you and your clients conquer sleep deprivation. Include acupressurepoints, body movement exercises and suggestions to change mind/bodyprogramming. Dress comfortably and evoke own relaxation response.Then sleep like a lamb. John is President of the IHF South Bay Chapterand a certified Spring Forest Qi Gong Instructor. John used hypnosisduring his two-year stint in Viet Nam to survive and now has aprofessional hypnosis practice in Torrance, California. John and his wifeSharon chair our IHF volunteers each year.

CAROLYN WHITE, PhD, DCH, CHIAURAS COLOR ME HEALTHY, WEALTHY, WISEFri 4-4:40 Board Room BColor has a practical bearing on your relationships, homeand work environment and life. Learn to use the colorwheel to: Discover what colors enhance your nature, andits emotional effects that can recharge your energy, and

improve concentration. Color therapy is probably the most accessibleenergy therapy and one of the least understood. Explore how yourthoughts and energy affects your aura and chakras as you view them inlive-action on a computer screen. Carolyn White is a third level ColorTherapist and has studied color and art at Emily Carr College inVancouver, B.C.

WOWZAWOWZA warm up, 8am Sat Catalina RoomGet ready to energize and wowza-cize. Expressive artstherapist and body language expert sound healer and apopular teacher at Esalan Institute. She teaches here andin Mainland China. Miss Florida in 1957 and first runnerup in the Miss America Pageant. As an actress sheappeared in dozens of television shows and studied her

craft with Lee Strassberg at Actor’s studio her classmate were MarilynMonroe, Jane Fonda and Jack Nicholson.

ANNIVERSARY POEM FOR MY JONBy Shelley Stockwell-Nicholas, PhDReality reflects what I observe.What I say is only words.Truth’s a goddess of seven veils.My life is just a fairy tale.

When you strolled by- a cartoon bold-You stole my heart- so I am told-And took me to a Land of OzI didn’t ask why- it was “just because.”

Now we grow ripe and full of flavorYou give me attention you do me a favorYou bring me tea and vitamin CAnd you bring out the best of me.

Whoever I am and whoever you beYou’re my fine illusion of relativity.

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BELIEF IS EVERYTHINGBy HUSHI BOROUMAND(Dr Hushi works with the Homeless in Los Angeles and helpsthem overcome addiction and negativity. He will be speaking atthe IHF Retreat this year.)

Driving home I was extremely tired. I had worked nine hourshelping patients in a clinic in Los Angeles. It was about 8pm. Isaw a man about 60 years old, standing on a bridge who lookedready to jump off.

Under that bridge was a highway with very heavy traffic. The cars were passingat 65 to 75 mph. I stopped my car and grabbed the man from the back.

“I really don’t need your help…” he said. “Let me do it. I am old, ugly, lonely,miserable and sick. I made up my mind to go, because life is very hard and I cannothandle it anymore.”

It was a disaster. If he jumped, it was 100% sure death. I told him “sit down” andhe did. After teaching him some breathing exercises, he felt better. I told him “Lifeis beautiful, go to the beach and pay attention to the ocean, the birds and happypeople. You are very smart. Believe it. It is negative thinking that has caused yourbeliefs. He said, “You are right; I didn’t believe I could make it but now I haveanother chance.”

When you don’t believe in yourself, you runs into problems. A homeless manwith no shelter, food, or financial security does not know what he wants and how heis going to survive. He believes things are hopeless. His experiences support hislimiting ideas and they become stronger. All his references and experiences areregistered in his computer mind and affect his personal perspective.

Positive & Negative BeliefsThose with money problems give many reasons; the recession, the economy and

bad luck. They blame others. That’s why they give up easily. They choose a negativebelief. They think nothing works for them and choose to be miserable. They think,talk, and embody negative emotions. These people are not aware of their incredibleinner power.

Positively believe you can be successful. Choose a project, make a business plan,and create a strong belief in you as a success. I think of your belief system like amachine. When the machine malfunctions or stops functioning, nothing will work.I did hypnotherapy with the man on the bridge and it worked… he changed hismind. He considered a new belief.

You must believe you will succeed 100% to be successful. A depressed person,who is hopeless does not have belief in themselves. To achieve, believe you willachieve. Believe you will fail; and you definitely will.

Belief is necessary for a healthy body.Some have limited beliefs and fears that limit. They block their belief in themself

and often focus in past upsets. They cannot let it go. Instead of learning a lessonfrom the past, they worry about it and blame themselves and others. As a result theyget nowhere and become depressed.

Belief becomes truth when it allows you to put your strength into positive action. Go to a bar and you will find people drinking alcohol and sharing negative beliefs

about almost everything. They get nowhere gabbing all day; they just waste theirtime and their body. Eventually, the drinking causes disease and death. They think,“it was meant to be like this.” They didn’t believe in free will and the ability tochoose their own destiny. A perfect example is Ronny, a 42 years old dispatcher inan alarm company, was working part time on the graveyard shift and didn’t like hisjob. Most of the time he was late to work or did not go because he was drunk. It was2009 and because of the slow economy, his company lost customers. Ronny lost hisjob and was very upset about it. He used his 9 months of unemployment benefits tobuy alcohol and cigarettes and pay his rent. Nine months passed quickly. He wasevicted. When Ronny lost his job his girlfriend Martha let him stay in her place.Martha worked in a medical clinic and loved her job. There were lots of problems.She kicked him out. Ronny became homeless and wound up on General Relief, gotsome food stamps and $200 cash. He used this money for alcohol and cigarettes. Helost everything because of his negative attitude, belief, and thoughts. He ended upon “Skid-Row” along with thousands of poor, miserable homeless people whobelieve they cannot make it in the world.

With clear positive thinking and emotional intensity your nervous system startsto accept new thoughts and new possibilities become real. When Ronnie becameconvinced, and believed in a new beginning and his potentials and met it with pro-action his mind opened the path for him.

Every great achiever has positive thoughts, strong beliefs and a burning desire toachieve their goals. Bill Gates believed he discover Microsoft. He studied andworked very hard and one day he made it.

I teach people to have a strong belief or faith, and to plan and project and nevergive up. The must learn to deal with daily life and solve problems in the now.Everything changes. When a person loses their belief in themselves they become afailure.

During your life you have acquired beliefs about everything. YOU HAVE GOTTO BE HONEST WITH YOURSELF, AND CHANGE LIMITING BELIEFS TOASSERTIVE 100% POSITIVE BELIEFS IF YOU WANT TO SUCCEED.

Half-hearted beliefs won’t work. Believe 100% “I will make it” and definitelyyou will. Believe that dreams come true and you best use your strength. Put yourtalent into action. If you do not succeed immediately be happy and take lessons foran even better outcome from mistakes.

TRIPLE DUTY DIVINATION:TAROT, RUNES AND OGHAM LETTERSBy WALTER STOCK

[Editor’s Note: Since ancient times, runes andrunic symbols have been used for divination. Theword “rune” means “mystery, secret or whisper.”

As a pre-conference treat, Thursday March 1st

from 9am to noon, IHF Researcher, Walter willteach “Triple Duty Divination: how to give readings using Tarotwith Runes and Ogham letters.” The course is only $95 and wellworth the price of admission. Here is what the good professorhas to say about his workJ]

Runes and Ogham letters go back, probably no earlier thanthe first centuries of the Common Era. The Norse believed thatthe Runes were seized by Odin when he impaled himself fornine days and nights on the “World Tree.” The Early Irishbelieved the Ogham letters were the work of Ogma Mac Elatha,the God of Wisdom. They had a traditional etymology: óg-úaim“perfect sewing.” Yet, the actual origin remains a mystery.

Runes and their characteristic letters were intended to becarved on wood with no curved or horizontal lines. Each letterhas a name, which generally begins with its sound. Some areconnected to Norse Mythology, and traditional names of NorseGods, while others are common words like “man” or “horse.” Amore recent system evolved wherein all the Runes are named forDivinities.

A casual examination reveals that some of the letters, such as“Berkana” and “Raido” look awfully like the Latin alphabet andothers do not. Most modern scholars feel that the Runes derivedfrom an earlier transitional alphabet that was between the Greekand the Roman; sometimes referred to as “North Italic.”

The Runes originally had 24 letters and Ogham 20 lettersthat were first attested as fully developed systems withtraditional “alphabetic orders.” Runes were carved on wood withOgham letters carved along edges. They are first attested asnotches on stone or as Ogham sticks. As now used, all are namesof plants, but from early on, the names of birds and colors werealso used.

TAROTThe origin of the Tarot is not clear, but most scholars believe

it was first developed in the Late Middle Ages or EarlyRenaissance, quite likely in Italy. For readings, I have a selectionof decks, which are not wildly exotic, or overly familiar.

For a good reading I consider the important concept of a“Transderivational search.” Your unconscious mind, whenpresented with new and unusual stimuli, searches for meaningand tends to latch onto and hold what it finds first to theexclusion of more spontaneous impressions. For this reason, Iavoid decks that have “interpretations” printed at the bottom.

I choose decks that have pictures on all the cards includingthe “pips” (cards 1–10 of the suites) and tend to go for ones thathave striking figures but are not too “busy.”

In class I go over the runes and ogham alphabets with noteson how you can easily remember them for their symbols andmeaning. You will learn how to use this information to enrichand enhance a Tarot reading. Why pay for a good reading, whenyou can learn to give a good reading yourself?

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TESTIMONIALS Hi Shelley,

Thank you for all of your kindness. We enjoyed lovely experience with youand our classmates. We’re very lucky to be with you. We also enjoyed dinnerlast night with you all. Thank you so much!!!…

Best regards, Teru and Mimi [from Japan]

Shelley, You are such an amazing person. Thank you for such a wonderfulconference. I really appreciate all you do. The way you help people… Thaksagain for everything and blessings to you and Jon. Judy Cameron

Hi Shelley,… I had a great time at the Conference. … Had a good turnout at myworkshop which felt good. Was great to see so many familiar faces again…Loving dolphin smiles,

Belinda Farrell

Dear Shelley, Your conference was wonderful! So many people, suchenthusiasm, considerable verve, much camaraderie and much humor stemmingfrom you. I marvel at the necessary time to prepare your program… Good job…Thank you also for your trophy… [Wistar won the life time achievement award]probably the most important work I did was bring agoraphobics back fromimminent suicides to happy people…

Sincerely, Wistar Wood

It was terrific to meet with you and Jon. Your conference seemed to go verywell…You seem tireless and very busy… far from the rather relaxed life style Ienjoy in Bali. We are back in the Office in Jakarta today. Perhaps we will meetagain when you next visit Bali later in the year or is it next year? We areplanning to meet Professor Dr Suriyani The Hypnotist from Bali on Saturday,She does a wonderful Job rescuing the Mentally disturbed in the back Villagesof Bali, tours through the Villages looking for and treating many who have beenkept lock away by their families who can not afford treatment… Let us hope wecan help the Blind to see with hypnosis. It is amazing what they can sense without vision. The Balinese religion accepts deformities as punishment for the sinsof the forefathers or departed relatives… we can prove them wrong and showthat there can be forgiveness of past sins… It was great to meet you.

Love, Wilfrid and Sara

Hi Shelley,

Just wanted to tell you that sure appreciate all the work you (and Jon, I’m sure)did to put the conference together. It was a smash and I enjoyed it very much.Thanks for including me... Craig

Dear Jon and Shelley,

Thank you very much for your love, compassion, and kindness. The 5-day coursewas marvelous. The book, Smile on Your Face, Money in Your Pocket, is atreasure house of basic hypnosis resources. I’m looking forward to reading theDenial is not a River in Egypt, and McGill’s Hypnotherapy Encyclopedia. Ibelieve that ‘clients have their own doctors/therapists in their mind,’ andhypnosis is just a tool, medium, or phenomena where we can practice variouskinds of therapeutic modalities. I’m happy to know that you have the samethoughts. The hypnosis/hypnotherapy in Japan is 50 years behind the US. As Ihave trained over 70 professional hypnotists/hypnotherapists so far, I need toprovide them opportunities to further study hypnosis/hypnotherapy to improvetheir skills. I will adapt the IHF certification courses for Japanese students andstart teaching IHF courses … I love to contribute to the well-being of theearth/people one by one as you do.

Best regards, Keiichi Murai

Thank you for a wonderful conference this year! It was just ‘over the top.’

Blessings and Thank you! Jean Krueger, PhD

My Dear Shelley,

…Not only were you my mentor but you taught me so much about life. I don’tknow if you fully realize how much you have touched my life, Love, IldyRosen

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LIFE AS I SEE ITby AL WARD

(Lifetime Achievement Award, A.L., willspeak at your 2012 IHF Retreat in March)

In the beginning there was the word and theword was GOD.

God can be imagined as a simple, yetcomplex form of a person or a system of unlimited knowledgeand spiritual energy in another system that we call The Universe.In an example of “Who came first the chicken or the egg.”

From these systems God created other life forms. Sciencecalled this action “The Big Bang Theory” and no one is sure ifthis is the correct interpretation of the instant of creation. I wastold by spirit that the greatest force in the universe is the instantof conception. The instant God energy (Soul) is joined with yourphysical system.

All creation has a life span that depends on its use or misuse. All systems are placed in a uniform order to support other

systems. All life forms record and retain a record of its entire

existence. There are professions that can read these records. Godreads your record to judge where to place us in the realm ofspirit. (My house has many mansions, John 14:2 and Revelation20:12 and 21:27 confirm this statement.) A skilled hypnotist canhelp you to read your own record so you can make positivechanges.

When God created men and women they were told to befruitful and multiply and replenish the earth, and to havedominion over the fish of the seas, fowls of the air and everyliving thing on earth.

When God created humans they were given something otherlife forms lacked… a mind (Spirit) capable see page 34

TWO KEYS TO SPIRITBy ALBERT MAROTTA, CHT

Only a few hypnosis schools allude to somethingbeyond the three dimensional materialistic world inwhich we exist. So what happens when a clientsuddenly experiences a spontaneous past lifeexperience, pre or parental recall or something otherthan what was covered in the class materials. Who doyou call for guidance?

Such a spontaneous regression to an early childhood trauma,occurred when I was working with my third client! It wasn’t until fourmonths later that I found a mentor with insight and understanding.Spontaneous abb-reactions have happened on several occasions duringmy 30-year career as a Hypnotherapist.

KEY #1 The first key into spiritual insights is the study of thosemany near death experiences (NDE) lessons. One of the most importantinsights into your multiple dimensional reality is gained from them.Studying the lessons shared by those who have experienced their ownphysical death and returned from other dimensions is a real eye-opener.Millions of children and adults alike, share similar and personalizedstories of those experiences.

The ancient Egypt preparation for future pharos includedexperiencing death by being sealed in a sarcophagus. They were thenremoved from the sarcophagus and revived to be able to rule withknowledge and godly wisdom from the other side.

NDEs are referred to in the bible- old and new testaments, folklore,literature, and paintings. Modern published research of Kubler Ross,Raymond Moody, P.M.H. Atwater, Damion Brinkley, Shelley Stockwell-Nicholas, and professional organizations cannot logically be ignored.These include: Separation of body and spirit at physical death,awareness that ones personality stays intact beyond death, the ability totravel the universe at the speed of thought, the realization that evil doesexist and has powerful effects on the living, life and particularlyinfluences in relationships. Communication from beyond the grave is areality as is voices and visions, all of which are apart of the vibration andfrequency mystery Tesla spoke of. These are just a few of the insightsthat opens up when studying NDEs. This all important first key opensthe door to spiritual dimensions.

KEY #2 The second key is a study of past life therapy (PLT) andinterrelated spiritual experiences or other dimensions of similarvibration/frequency that extends beyond traditional 3-D mentality andthought, that requires in-depth study suggested by NDEs.

The study of past life is important because there are millions ofexperiencers and believers backed up by over 35 years of modern dayresearch and study. Researchers, authors and therapists worthy ofconsideration would include: Ralph Allison, William Baldwin, DavidChanberlain, Edith Fiore, Michael Gabriel, Irene Hickman, WinafredLucas, Kenneth McAll, Schakuntala Modi, Ian Stevenson, PeterFrancuch, A.L. Ward. This is just a start.

Clients from all walks of life, believers as well as non-believers,often experience past lives, whether intentionally directed or aspontaneous experience. What holds the greatest impact for the client iscuriosity of an experience, rather that research. Even at that, it may taketwo or three experiences before “logic” gives away to a new paradigmof possible realities.

History has a cornucopia of dominate figures and references thathave written and discussed concepts of reincarnation, past lives, andother dimensional realities. The 1970’s brought fourth a plethora ofresearch materials founded in the quantum sciences, including past lives,pre and parental recall, earth bound entities, extra terrestrial influences,a layering of multi dimensional realities, dark or demonic realms,generational curses, and other areas that challenge the “logic” we weretaught in school. Some historical research will show PLEs and otherrealms have an equally rich recorded tradition worthy of ones investmentof time.

Sophocles (400 BC), a Greek playwright stated, “Belief isstronger than truth.” As a therapist, our belief should be with the clients’experience, not in our own biases and prejudices. The only true test is asolitary question, “Is the client better off because of their experience?”If the therapy is a valid one, it will not take months or years toexperience life shifts. Those shifts will include physical, mental,emotional, spiritual, and/or psychic realms.

Attend this insightful lecture, ask questions, and challenge yourown belief system. This is an excellent opportunity to draw from awealth of experience, study and collaboration.

For what its worth, “All the eloquence and evidence in the worldwont make any difference to the individual who chooses to believeotherwise.” Joel Whittion.

of creating. They were also given rules to live by and to beable to choose between the positive and negative forcesthat are balanced equally against the other. These forcesform our two basic emotions; Love and Fear. The rules Godgave were meant to keep us balanced with positive forces.

God created women to follow these rules, responsibility and leadershipin the family and business especially when men failed to take control oftheir ego and duties. My friend Fred Leidecker describes the ego as “EaseGod Out.”

In the beginning there was no religion. We all come from the samesource with the same set of rules. Later our two basic emotions- love andfear- were labeled good and bad, GOD and DEVIL and people formedreligions based on their different interpretation of these words. Certainpeople were “given spirit that they put into words, and then words killedthe spirit, even though the words were necessary.” (Quote from my book,“The Inner Mind”)

The thousands of religions are the result of a mis-interpretation ofspirit. Many teach us to fear God when it is a negative force (The Devil) orfear. Many religions are demanding and controlling, to purposely restrictspiritual growth. Positive energy is love (God) and God does not punishyou for your learning experience. A truly evil force takes advantage of fearsand negative thoughts and actions.

If we move away from God (love) fear becomes hate, anger, resentmentand other negative expressions. Negative emotion, thought and actionoffends the body system.

As I see it:Anger affects the head.Seeing and hearing things you don’t like affects the eyes and ears.Negative words said or thought affect your communication systems.Chest/breast problems are fear and insecurity.Stomach is worry.Hips a lack of support.Feet; restriction. Joints; resentment. These deficiencies are the same in everyone.The average time between the negative emotional imprint on the sub-

conscious to a manifestation of physical pain or discomfort is ten years.This depends on the intensity and/or accumulation of the negative thoughtor action. In the past I said that all physical deficiencies have a negativeemotional origin, I now suggest that all deficiencies of the human body arecaused by violating the rules of creation.

In my book, “The Inner Mind Revisited” I list over forty bodydeficiencies that were recovered in one hypnotic session of less than onehour, including cancers, tumors, spinal & hip injuries. The person madethese changes simply by changing negative emotional imprints to a positivereaction to the same experience. [Editor’s Note: Al has published hisapproach in a thirty page booklet called “Regression Therapy, It will beavailable at the retreat]

FUTURE PROGRESSIONSIn 1963 I was told from spirit that the United States of America will fall

to another power, a power that was small or non-existent at that time, andthat our downfall would be because of the breakdown of our moral andreligious standards. In all my life I have never seen these standardsdeteriorate as much as in the past four year. I was also told that I would seehuman clones in my lifetime. I haven’t seen this yet but I don’t doubt thatit has already happened. It is rumored that China is already making humanclones.

In my communication with other life forms, I have learned that by theyear 2300 clones will be in common use, just like the machines of today.There will be domed cities in the sky capable of self-supporting apopulation of 30,000 people; clones included. Space ships movingthroughout the universe will be common activity.

A female life form on the planet Valenta some eighty-nine light yearsfrom earth, described herself as “a typical alien as we have come to knowthem.” I asked her if she was considered beautiful where she lives, herimmediate response was, “Everything is beautiful that doesn’t hurt.”

After fifteen years, I closed my business office and now see people inmy home. I have no set fee for my service but I accept donations. I believethat God determines the amount of my gifts.

Recommended Reading1. “Heaven, The Road Back Home” by A.L. Ward (pages 86-91 “Hypnosisand the World of Spirit” by Fred Leidecker) 2. “Outwitting The Devil“ by Napoleon Hill

LIFE AS I SEE IT from pg 34

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INTERNATIONAL HYPNOSISFEDERATION CODE OF

ETHICSEach International Hypnosis Federationmember agrees to conform and beaccountable to abide by the followingethical principles. The IHF reserves theright to suspend or cancel membership foranyone who in their judgment does notcomply with these standards:

Human Welfare: Each member promisesto honor the holistic well-being of theindividual and respect every human’sinnate ability for personal expression,introspection, wellness, enlightenment andjoy. Any abusiveness is strictly prohibited.

Positive Programming: Each memberagrees to provide verbal and nonverbalpositive programming and relatedtechniques in hypnosis and in any of theirother respective specialized professions.

Modality Interaction: Each memberagrees to work together with others tobroaden and improve all uplifting mind,body, spirit, and joy modalities. Allspecialty divisions of the IHF– CoachingDivision, Conflict Resolution Division,Medical/Dental Division, ResearcherDivision, Speakers Division, SpiritualCounseling Division, Stage Performer’sDivision and Writer/Journalist Division–are mutually supportive.

Legal Conformity: Members shallobserve the professional ethics of theirconscience, specific affiliations, trainingstandards and the laws of their city, stateand country. Legal alternative health careproviders will disclose that they are notlicensed health care providers.

Advertising: Hypnotists and other legalself-regulated and regulated professionalsagree to proudly proclaim the good resultsof their fine work. Members shall betruthful in their advertising and notoverstate credentials or makeunsubstantiated claims.

Confidentiality: Members agree tomaintain the confidentiality and privacy ofinformation shared during client sessionsas is acceptable under the law. If you areasked to testify in court, refuse first, andexplain that you have given your promisethat the information would not bedisclosed. If the judge orders you to testify,agree to do so, but request the judge’s orderin writing prior to testimony. When thewritten order is issued (or the judge, on therecord, refuses your request for a writtenorder), testify. Your client can still bring acivil suit against you, but such a suit willunlikely succeed because you clearlyattempted to honor your promise to yourclient. You may also request the judge hearyour testimony “in camera,” which means“off the record” in the judge’s chambers sothat the judge can make a decision whetheror not your testimony is relevant to thetrail. If the judge rules that your testimonyis not relevant, the judge may excuse youfrom testifying.

ENTRANCING TEACHINGTALESSTORY TELLING 101By Shelley Stockwell-Nicholas,PhD“They invented a computer that

was just like a human. The firstthing it said was, “That reminds

me of a story.”“Here’s a true story I’m making up.” -Shelley

Stockwell-Nicholas, PhD

The International Hypnosis Federation 2012Retreat March 2-4, includes a Friday “StoryTeller’s Luncheon” hosted By Peter Blum (He willalso teach a pre conference March 1, HypnoticStory Telling Class). The luncheon featuresHypnosis Union President Bruce Bonnett, DonaTooley, Shelley Stockwell-Nicholas and YOU!)You’ll love it!

How a well-told story enthralls! You’renaturally captivated by colorful phrases,questions, and descriptions. Stories hypnotize youinto a listening trance as your imagination carriesyou to the place, time and characters of the tale.What happens in the story happens to you. Aninner you “drops the storyline” as you enter yourown story of a home, adventure, understandingand– in Spencer Humm’s words– “possibili-babies.”

Your inner attention explores options andescapes into imagination.

A story is the diving board… not the pool…that springboards you into your creative innersource. Stories you receive and tell and thelanguage you choose become you. In fact, yourlife is actually just a story you tell yourself.

SECOND HAND ROSE“Two hominids walked into a cave…”

You don’t have to fall off the roof to discoverthat the ground is hard. Storytelling may reflect ahistory and heritage that brings you the past toinfluence your present.

Looking back brings to you a color, value ormeaning that only you understand.

WIN EXERCISE1. Travel back to the year 1640 and explain tosomeone what a microwave oven (or television)is.How did the time frame affect your words?

THE WORDBy Shelley Stockwell-Nicholas, PhDMagical, miss-tickle wordStrumming a harp of surpriseTeaching you thoughts and ideasFantasy, wishes, or lies.A key to the source of your knowingYour words are constantly showingWhat you believe and the stories you tellIf you will thrive and if you feel swellIf you retrieve veiled truth at its coreIf you stop learning or you go for more.

How you talk to yourself, how you talk toothers; your spoken and unspoken words defineyour experience. “The word” is your authenticself.

“The word” is your uncreated or self-createdsubstrate.

The Word, Mimra, or Vak refer to existencebefore “creation.” Ancient Egyptians call the wordthe “Great Creator” or “Atman.” Hindu’s oldestVedanta texts call the word “Brahman:” “In thebeginning was Brahman and the word isBrahman” (“Prajapatir vai idam asit” Tasya vagdvitya asit”). Old and New Testaments of the Biblesay “In the beginning was the Word and the Wordwas with God and the Word was God.”

WIN TEACHING TALE EXERCISES1. Recite your favorite nursery rhyme.What is the message here?2. What was your favorite song when you weresmall, when you were a teen and now? How do those messages relate to your perception

A PRUDDEN TRADITIONIHF Life Time Achievement Award winner, Suzy Prudden always brings life to any occasion. You’ve

moved with her as she stimulates you to laugh and exercise as we begin each conference. You may haveattended her wonderful motivational classes. As fitness expert, Suzy is carrying on a fine legacy. Hermother, Bonnie Prudden, was the world famous fitness pioneer. Bonnie crossed over December 11, 2011She was 97 and born in 1914.

I thought you would enjoy learning about the remarkable elder Prudden: At three years old, shewould climb out of her bedroom window and wander the neighborhood at night. A wise doctor gave herfrantic mother some advice; “There is nothing the matter with this child that discipline and exhaustionwon’t cure. Put her in the Russian Ballet School.” It worked. By the time she was 10, Bonnie was aprofessional dancer and eventually performed on Broadway with the Weidman/Humphrey concertdancers.

Bonnie equated exercising to music with happiness, “Body movement has a language all its own,”she said. An avid rock climber, skier and fitness enthusiast, at age 23 she fractured her pelvis in fourplaces during a skiing accident but wouldn’t take no for an answer when told she would never be ableto climb or ski again and could never have children.

In 1943 Bonnie was the first woman awarded a National Ski Patrol Badge. She was the first womanto ascend the Shawangunks Mountains and did so 30 times; which is still a record yet by any otherwoman. Bonnie remained part of the climbing scene for more than a decade.

After watching her daughter’s dismal gym class in the 1940’s, Bonnie decided to use her dance andathletic background to give neighborhood children “conditioning” classes. As the classes grew she usedthe Kraus-Weber test for minimum muscular fitness to chart student progress and noticed that newstudents failed the test and returning students passed.

Bonnie and Dr. Hans Kraus (who became Kennedy’s White House doctor) then worked together andtested thousands of children in American and in Europe. The results were, presented to the PresidentEisenhower at a White House luncheon in 1955 and known as the “report that shocked the President”concluded that Americans were the least fit and that 58% of American children scored worse than thechildren of underdeveloped nations. Eisenhower then established the President’s Council on YouthFitness (now called the President’s Council on Physical Fitness and Sports.)

During the era before videotape, Prudden six exercise recordings and 15 books and numerous articleswere very popular. She hosted the first nationally televised exercise show and established physicalfitness programs at schools, hospitals, and other institutions. She invented exercise eq uipment. She isalso credited with creating the first pre-natal and post-natal exercise programs for women. Over 500,000babies learned rudimentary water skills as a result of her mother and baby, swim and gym classes.page 36

TAPPING OR ENERGY MERIDIAN THERAPYAcupuncturists say that tapping “activates calming/sedating

meridians that help relieve stress, fear, and trauma.” In that spirit, manyholistic practitioners promote the process. During this year’s “It’s AllAbout YOU Retreat you have a chance to learn more about tapping.Related classes include “Brucker’s Therapeutic Muscle Testing,” “EFTDr Gilmore’s Way,” “EFT the Kannard Hypnosis Way,” the “Neuro-Tapping Kinesiology Panel” with Norma Lent Auerbach, Marla Brucker,Robin Duncan, Ken Guzzo, and Betty Scott.

Whoopi Goldberg’s used it on her TV show “The View” to overcomefear of flying in an airplane and many are tap happy this year. Tapping(AKA: Energy Therapies, Energy Meridian Therapy, Hypno-Tapping,Energy Psychology, BSFF, EFT, Energy Tapping or ET, Psycho EnergeticAura Technology or PEAT, TAB, TAT, Thought Field Hypnotherapy orTFH, TFH, TFT); use finger taps on arbitrary or designated points withthe intention of disrupting the negative and balancing emotion.

Tapping or Meridian Therapy is often combined with eye movement,verbal suggestion and/or muscle testing to modify behavior.

A simple tapping sequence might tap around the ear, starting at thetemple and moving to the bottom of the ear. You start by tapping the leftear 5-7 times and repeat the sequence for five rounds repeating youraffirmation as you do. Then you do the same with the right ear.

The process has numerous brands and proselytes. Chiropractor George Goodheart tapped on acupuncture points and

noticed terrific benefits. After serving as a Major in the U.S. Army AirForce during World War II he was stationed in France and England andwas awarded the Bronze Star for inventing an electronic bombing releasemechanism for P-47 ground attack missions that replaced an inaccurateones. When he returned state side, he attended the University of Detroitand the National College of Chiropractic graduating in 1939. Heintroduced the concept of “Applied Kinesiology” or muscle testing. Asthe first official US Olympic team chiropractor he accompanied the teamto Lake Placid, NY in the 1979 XIIIth Olympic Winter Games.

Inspired by the works of Goodheart, and trained by Florence Kendall(publisher of “Muscles-Testing and Function”) psychiatrist, JohnDiamond, coined “Life-Energy Analysis” in the 1970s. He also called it“Behavioral Kinesiology” and linked meridians to emotion and addedverbal affirmations as he stimulated acupuncture points.

American Psychologist, Roger Callahan, PhD, combined kinesiology(muscle testing) and acupressure along with complex tapping sequences.He said that if a person is focused on a specific fear while tapping on theacupoints the fear could be permanently removed. Something like aringing in your ears (tinnitus) can evoke a specific “thought field” and acertain sequence will take the upset and noise away. In 1981, Rogernamed his sequences “algorithms” and his approach became known as“Thought Field Therapy (TFT).” Simplified versions of Callahan’stechnique bypassed the muscle testing and became known as “singlealgorithm techniques.” His formula: “Think about a situation or eventand rate how uncomfortable you feel on a scale from one to ten… tenis the worst. Then, for five to six minutes, tap with two fingers onacupressure points while rating how you feel until the problem issolved.”

In the 1990’s Callahan’s student, former engineer, and coach GaryCraig, dubbed his single algorithm method “Emotional FreedomTechniques (EFT).”

TAT or “Tapas or Touch Acupressure Technique” was coined byTappas Fleming. In this approach, you lightly hold a “TAT pose” with onehand on the third eye and the other cradling the base of the skull as youput your attention on a problem and then think about the oppositecondition. This is said to eliminate pain caused by stagnant “qi” or energy.

Touch and Breathe (TAB) has you touch one of 7 points and take twobreaths before going to the next point.

Be Set Free Fast (BSFF) was coined by Hypnotherapist, Larry Nimswho stopped using it a few years back.

Dr Norma Lent Auerbach called her approach Acutap. I named my approach “Stockwell’s Thought Field Hypnotherapy

(TFH)” and eliminated any negative suggestions from the mix.Energy Psychology was coined by psychologist, Fred Gallo.

BODY TAP SEQUENCEHere is one popular routine:1. Tap, rub or karate chop the tender place on the outside of your hand

just above your wrist and below your little finger. Do this seven to tentimes and say (with feeling) “Even Though I ___________ I DeeplyAnd Completely Accept Myself.”

2. Tap the top of your head (TH) seven to ten times chanting the same“Even Though I ___________ I Deeply And Completely AcceptMyself.” And continue with the same routine as you move along to…

3. Eyebrow (EB) 4. Side-Of-Eye (SE) 5. Under Eye (UE) 6. Under The Nose (UN) 6. Chin (CH) 7. Collar Bone (CB) one inch down from the center of the clavicle and

one inch to the right and then to the left.8. Under Your Arm (UA) Tap four inches down from the armpit. 9. Wrist (W) 10. Top Of Ankle (TA) Tap both inside and outside about four inches

above the anklebone.Tapping For No Pain: “Even though I’m very relaxed, any

limiting energy and notice it moving out of my body; down my armand out my finger tips. Even though I am very relaxed I relax moreand more. Even though I am very relaxed I go deeper than I haveever gone before. Even though I feel good, I feel better and betterwith each tap.”

REMOTE TAPPINGYou can tap for a person who’s not there with you or on the phone.

You can tap on people or animas. Surrogate tapping uses tapping on astand-in or substitute. The surrogate “tunes in” and “feels” a connectionto the one they substitute for and sets the intention “this tapping is for__________” as they then “tap” themselves. Some have direct physicalcontact (touching hands) between the surrogate and the person beingserved. Sighing, yawning, rapid blinking, burping, and even flatulence,are said to be signs of “energy release.” Surrogate muscle testing is alsoused.

She was a columnistand advisor for Sports Illustrated and in 1957, wearing in a full-lengthleotard of her own design, she launched a line of fitness fashions on thecover of the magazine.

In 1976, she promoted Myotherapy, a hands on system that appliespressure to trigger points to lessen muscle spasms and pain and improvecirculation. In 1979, she established the “Bonnie Prudden School ofPhysical Fitness and Myotherapy” and she taught the basics ofmyotherapy in her New York Times Best Seller, “Pain Erasure the BonniePrudden Way,” “Bonnie Prudden’s Complete Guide to Pain-Free Living,”and “Fitness Guide for the After 50 Crowd.”

Bonnie received many honors, including a Safety Award from Eastern

Amateur Ski Association and a Service to Youth Award from YMCA. In2006 She was inducted into the Fitness Hall of Fame and the MassageHall of Fame.

In November of 2007, at age 93, she received the Inaugural LifetimeAchievement Award presented by the President’s Council On PhysicalFitness. Bonnie brought comfort, hope inspiration, laughter and play tothousands. Her techniques are popularly used in contemporary painclinics.

She advocated taking care of yourself; “You can’t turn back the clock,but you can wind it up again,” she said. To underscore her beliefs, everyyear, until she left, she celebrated her birthday by doing a somersault intoher backyard pool.

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THE STINT STUNT: Heart Piercing Greed“Over 600,000 stints are installed each year in the US to the tune of

$20,000 each. Thirty-percent (1 in 8) of these are done on those who littleor no symptoms. The results of these surgeries show no better results thanother non-surgical approaches.”

-National Cardiovascular data registry study of 1091 hospitals in theUnited States.

2.5 trillion in medical expenses was paid in the United States in 2009.Years ago I read a study that people who received invasive and painful

open heart surgery were no better off than those who didn’t have thesurgery (accept for the agony of the surgery and recovery of course).

Then came the stint. A stint is a tiny metal tube placed in the artery ofthe heart. If you had a heart attack a stint may help. And then it wasannounced, according to massive studies, that a stint may only be bigbusiness messing with you and you may be no better off than if youimproved your diet, got exercise or maybe took effective meds.

Initially angioplasty was performed with a small balloon threaded by acatheter into the artery and then inflated. In 1994 a bare-metal stent and in2003, a drug-coated variety was said to lessen the risk of the openedarteries closing up. The drug stent is a $2,000 woven stainless-steel tubeless than an inch long. As angioplasty rose bypass surgery fell 25%.

The 2007 New England Journal of Medicine Journal study “Courage”(conducted by a Buffalo, N.Y. cardiologist William Boden) followed 2287people for five years and concluded that those with chronic chest pain andno heart attacks who received stints were no better off than those whoreceived other treatments. The procedure hasn't been shown to save livesor prevent heart attacks.

“Eighty percent of the 500,154 procedures done were precautionarycoronary interventions… (PCIs),” Says Dr Paul Chan who conducted thestudy. “Part of the problem is driven by a huge push to screen those withno symptoms but considered at ‘risk’ for disease. Any screeningabnormality lead to a diagnostic catheterization which then leads to astint,” Says Dr Chan.

Yale Cardiologist, Dr Harlan Krumholz put it well, “For the first time, aprofessional medical society has looked at the appropriateness of its carein a comprehensive fashion. This is a wake up call to the rest ofmedicine…”

Vexing Questions1. Today more than 80% of patients getting stents received the drug-

coated variety. Do stents coated with drugs (intended to prevent arteriesfrom closing up) cause potentially fatal blood clots? Studies report thatthose given drug-coated stents faced four times greater odds of dyingwithin two years, compared with those treated with non-medicated stents.

In 2006 a Swiss study concluded that a potentially deadly clot called latestent thrombosis is twice as likely to occur in patients who receive drug-coated stents as in those who get bare-metal stents. Several studiespresented at a conference in Barcelona six months later reiterated the risk.Although late stent thrombosis is rare, occurring in fewer than 1% ofpatients by some estimates, it happens without warning a year or more afterthe device is implanted, and "most cases are catastrophic," Sharma says.He has seen patients die of late stent thrombosis. "They felt so good for oneyear, and then they disappeared."

2. Are stents more effective than medicine, improved diet, and exercisein treating coronary artery disease?

FOLLOW THE MONEYHealth-care costs soar to over $2.5 trillion in the U.S.Medicare paid 2.57 billion dollars for stint procedures between 2003

and 2009 according to a US Senate Report.

PIG FOR A POKEIn 2008 Abbot Laboratories- the biggest manufacturer of stints- feted

surgeon Mark Medei with a pig roast for installing 30 stints in one day.Dr Midei performed hundreds of supposedly unnecessary

catheterizations and stint surgeries at St Josephs Medical Center inTowson, Maryland until he was barred from the hospital and charged withunprofessional conduct by the Maryland state board of physicians.

The year’s tally for stint procedures at the hospital went from 350 to 116after Midei left. Abbot Laboratories then hired Midei as a sales consultant.After a big who-ha Abbot Laboratories announced that they had,“suspended our affiliations with the doctor in 2010.”

CASH COWIn March, 2003, Dr. Kenneth L. Davis became CEO of Mount Sinai

Hospital. The hospital had recently lost $50 million because of tighter capson Medicare reimbursements. Davis decided to “build up high-marginspecialties” and since catheter procedures brought in as much as $20,000apiece he spent $400,000 a year, to assign doctors and nurses to a “cathlab” doing lucrative emergency angioplasties to operate on a 24/7schedule. By the end of 2006 the hospital's total patient revenues grew41%, to $1.2 billion. “Interventional cardiology services, (excluding heartbypass surgeries) contributed 15% of that. The star doctor Sharma at thehospital now earns over $3 million a year. Sharma and his colleagues nowsupposedly send the "Courage types" (those who come in with minorblockages and few symptoms) home with prescriptions, and not stents.

The double-digit growth in angioplasties since 2002 fell 3% by 2007.Stent procedures were down 13% by 2007 and Boston Scientific (BSX)and Johnson & Johnson (JNJ) manufacturers of drug-coated stents slipped17-23% or about $4.1 billion in profits. In June 2011 Johnson and Johnsonannounced that it would stop making stints.

COMPUTER CHAIR EXERCISEANNE DIBALA, MD DCH(Psychiatrist and IHF Instructor, Dr Anne Dibala will be speaking at our 2012retreat. Enjoy!)

Over 30% of Americans are overweight and only 8% eat properly orexercise regularly. We spend so much time on the computer, sipping a cup ofcoffee, even reading a book. We peck away answering emails, facebook,tweeting, or gaming. We even feel guilty leaving our computer to exercise orgo to the bathroom. So lazy laptop laddies and ladies do these exercises whileyou sit and activate your brain and body:

1. Straighten up your spine. Take a deep, full breath and tilt your chin up,and allow your head to just lean back.

2. Bring one hand, arm, and shoulder up and out and write an imaginarynumber “2” in the air. Now move it like you are hitting a tennis ball. Repeatthis with your other hand and arm.

3. If you hold your arms out at shoulder level, it almost looks like thereis a three lying on its back. From this position swing both arms gently back,clasp your hands behind you, and take a big stretch.

4. Place one of your hands in front of you at belt level, it almost looks thenumber 4. Now shift your torso from side to side; gently rotate your torso fromside to side. Then change hands, and do the same procedure.

5. Imagine drawing the number 5. As your hand and arm come downtoward the bottom of the number 5, bring your right hand behind your rightback, and gently stretch and try and reach the bottom of your left shoulderblade. Then bring the right hand and arm back up in front, and reach behindyour head and try to reach the top of your left shoulder blade. Repeat thisprocess with the other hand/arm.

6. Imagine you are starting the number 6, reaching high up in the air asyou begin to bring your hand down the opposite side, lean and reach over tothe other side, and breathe in expand your lungs (rib cage, as you take a nicebig, breath, stretch, and as you are enjoying this, come back to center, andrepeat this on the other side.

7. Bring both arms up, and draw the number 7 in the air with your righthand and a reverse 7 with your left hand. Bring your hands down and placethem on your hips, as if you are sitting with your arms and hands akimbo onyour hips. With your hands on your hips, flex forward with your back andspine extended as if you had a white light flowing up and down along yourentire spine stretching out your entire spine. Lean forward. Then, with yourspine in that stretched out position, slide your hands behind you, allowing ourhands to greet and clasp each other in friendship, as you gently lean forward,allowing your head to glide down facing the floor, and then looking under andthen looking under your chair as far back as you comfortably can. Gently glideup to your sitting position. In the sitting position, take a long gentle breath in,and exhale. Take another big gentle breath in, keeping your torso extended,your spine expended with that energizing white light stretching and elongatingyour entire body, gently lean backwards, allowing your neck to gently relaxbackward, and rotate your head in one or two or three gentle circles. You maychoose to move your shoulders, torso to rotate and stretch because your entirebody down through your waist, buttocks, hips, thighs, lower leg muscles,knees, feet and toes now have loosen up more and more and enjoying moving,flexing and extending.

8. Make an imaginary 8 with your arms over your head, reaching back,interlacing your fingers behind the back of your neck, gently stretching yourneck as you raise your head. Rotate and move as your body enjoys themovement. Then drop your hand to your side, reach up your back, and allowthem to come together as they reach to kiss one another. Stretch rotate,breathing in and out, imaging, visualizing, experiencing all the oxygen richblood flowing from your heart, carrying oxygen molecules, nutrients, andrestoring chemicals from your refreshed brain, to very part of your wonderfulbody, renewing, refreshing, rejuvenating your entire being.

As you place your hands on the arms of your chair, slowly arise,straighten up, visualizing the white light extending and elongating your spine,tighten your buttock muscles, place your hands on your waist (or, if you are ina place where this is appropriate, on your buttocks, and feel the muscles tightenas you lift. Rotate your hips in a circular motion. You may even flex and bendyour knees while you keep your spine extended as you fully breathe in and out.Imagine you have walked to your favorite place in nature and are preparing tosit on a special throne of power, go down a few inches, change your mind andraise up again to the standing position, Repeat this 3 or 4 times. If you are okaywith horses imagine sitting on a beautiful horse, and walking, cantering,galloping, or racing down a lovely path or meadow and slowly drop to a semiseated position, up and down up and down, up and down, up and down.

When complete, extend and stretch your arms up over your head in alarge V for Victory; raising and stretching your torso, spine, and entire bodyupward. The white light expanding, glowing, and energizing you.

Your precious healthy body is your physical, mental, emotional andspiritual gift to yourself. Thank yourself for these few special moments. Thewhite light continues expanding, glowing, pulsating, and filling your beautifulbody, mind and spirit. It expands, glowing brighter and brighter outside yourbody, into the room, making the room brighter and brighter, illuminating everypart of the room; filling it with light and positive energy. Positive energy froman infinite source fills your entire work area, space, the building, surroundingbuildings, blocks, city, state and town. Like 10,000 suns reaching the furthestUniverse, more energy flows to you.

Take a few moments as long as you need to enjoy these wonderfulfeelings, which you will carry with you throughout your days and nights, andwhen you are ready, come back to room awareness, perhaps counting yourselfgently back 5 peaceful physically calm and centered; relaxed and renewed,refreshed and reinvigorated, feeling terrific in every way, 4 knowing you haveintegrated these knowings into your neurology and this knowing continues toamplify and expand to the spaces around you every day of your life, 3, carryingthese wonder feelings with you wherever you go, 2. Feeling absolutely terrificin every way, in every thought, feeling, experience, and moment, and comingup now to 1. Arms over your head, and say, “Yes!”

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My dad said, “Behind every successful man is awoman… nagging.” Funny and perhaps true.Successful people often have someone encouraging,motivating and mentoring them! The best coacheslovingly stand in the wings saying, “You can… DOIT!” Then the person themselves becomes a self-coach saying, “YES… I DID IT!”In today’s busy, high-speed, techy world you need amaster coach so you don’t have to go it alone. DrShelley's newest book WIN; 27 teachesCOACHING SECRETS master coaches use. Eachsecret and powerful process makes your step-by-stepjourney fun and easy.Dr. Stockwell’s “WIN” stands for “Ways INavigate!”

WIN EXERCISES and AFFIRMATIONS guide youto to RESULTS you want.As an added bonus, completing all the exercises inthis book makes you eligible for distance learningContinuing Education Credits from the InternationalHypnosis Federation Coaching Division! Anaffidavit to do this is found at the back of the book.

Oh, before you proceed… think of three things youappreciate about yourself1. ____________2. ____________3. ____________Good job!

BALI 16 Days in ParadiseJune 2012 BALI & THE CONFERENCE GOAL: Since Bali is a powerful vortex of sacred energy it is trance-formational. Bali offers opportunities to accelerate personal creativity,growth and healing. The special consciousness of Bali will greatly enhance your inner harmony, spiritual evolution and your work as a hypnotist or healer.Join with us as we dine on the beach visit the Medicine man, explore the mother temple, shop at the passar, don’t miss the ketchat dance and thelittle girls at the dance school. every day is full of adventure in this exotic land of Bali.Included: Round trip air transportation from the US, all transfers to and from airports and hotels, deluxe hotel accommodations, taxes and servicecharges, use of any hotel spa facilities, breakfasts daily, all dinners and Most lunches all luncheon buffets, special Balinese dance performances,tours to Ulu Watu Temple, Moon Temple, and the Mother Temple, Pura Tanalot, Bird Sanctuary, Rafting, Snorkeling art times, classes, hilarity,conference talks, events and more.Not included: Alcoholic Drinks with meals. Personal itemssuch as laundry and beverages, optional events, any optionaltips to guides not mentioned already.

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Don’t worryabout layingan egg, join inthe fun.Come to theRe-Treat andtreat your selfto the time ofyour life.Celebrate andlearn with us.Love

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