Friday, December 28, 2007

World Hypnotism Day

Unbelievable as it seems, there is a new holiday, called World Hypnotism Day. I think we should all get January 4th off! January 1 is Tuesday, I believe, so just take Friday off as well!

This will be the fourth WHD, which was established by one of my favorite hypnotists, Tom Nicoli, of the National Guild of Hypnotists.

On Friday, January 4, at 4pm, I will celebrate WHD by presenting a program at the Tarpon Springs Library, called New Year's Resolutions you can keep! I'm going to discuss some simple techniques you can use to make those resolutions stick until you have reached your goal! I hope to see you there!

Remember: Jan. 4 at 4, the 4th WHD.

Tuesday, December 25, 2007

Happy Christmas!

"Twas the night before a NLP Christmas"by Ed Redard MD

"Twas the night before Christmas"
And look what I find
All these empowering resources
In my unconscious mind
My beliefs and values
Were aligned with great care
In hopes that Erickson
Could work with what's there
The fears of my past
Were all put to bed
While visions of trance
Danced in my head
I took a deep breath
And adjusted my cap
And settled my brain
For a long winters nap
When into my head
There arose such a clatter
I set up in bed
To see what was the matter
Deep into my mind
I flew like a flash
And shut out the world
By pulling the sash
My tender new beliefs
Shown white as the snow
And gave the luster of permanence
To the convictions below
When, what to my minds eye
Should curiously appear
But the kind Milton Erickson
Drawing me near
With hypnotic language
Seductively slick
I knew in a moment
He put me in trance quick
Reaching down in my memories
The resources they came
With a deep and slow voice
He called them by name
Now Courage, now Compassion
Now Love and Conviction
On Power, On Laughter
On Faith and Determination
To the top of mind
Deep inside I knew how
Now integrate! Integrate!Integrate Now!
And then in a twinkling
Without any grief
Empowering new ideas
Integrated into beliefs
As I lounged in my head
And was turning around
Deeper into my consciousness
Erickson came with a bound
He was dressed all in purple
From his head to his boots
With his hypnotic skills
Resisting was moot
He was kindly and wise
And quite assured of himself
And I went into trance
In spite of myself
He spoke many strange words
And went straight to work
Creating new possibilities
And then turned with a jerk
Clutching onto an idea
To a dream he gave a whistle
And flew out of my mind
Like a heat seeking missile
But I heard him exclaim
As he flew out of site
Happy NLPing to all
And to all a good night!

I think this poem is very amusing, hope you do, too!

Friday, December 14, 2007

Health and Wellness Information

HEALTH info! Ha!

We have a new bulletin board up in the Communication Room, which is labeled “Wellness Information.” The flyers and articles, and brochures are about breast cancer, prostate cancer, some medications, and the deadly effects of stress. So where is the WELLness information? I have also encountered this in my Doctor’s office. They have a Board with probably 40 slots for all kinds of pamphlets for every popular disease, like asthma, cancer, CPD, including normal conditions, which are treated as diseases by the medical profession, like menopause.

I always hang up a flyer about hypnosis. This is truly WELLNESS information, as it has been documented that hypnosis reduces stress and stress lowers the immune system and can exacerbate any condition. Also there are many more recent studies about the ways that hypnosis can be used in conjunction with traditional treatments to reduce symptoms, and reduce anxiety before and during medical procedures, and reduce the need for pain medication after surgery. It also has been shown to reduce recovery time!

I just wonder why they call it Health information, when it is information about disease...

Wednesday, December 12, 2007

You don't know Jack!

"Thoughts are things. Negativity is what kills you," Jack often says. And he means it! The prime directive of the Self Master is control over the mind and emotions, and Jack is indeed a master. For him, self-control is the key to liberation: "It's tough to do, but you've got to work at living, you know? Most people work at dying, but anybody can die; the easiest thing on this earth is to die. But to live takes guts; it takes energy, vitality; it takes thought. . . . We have so many negative influences out there that are pulling us down. . . . You've got to be strong to overcome these adversities . . . that's why I never stop." Jack's one-dimensional yoga is one-dimensional, but his example is indeed remarkable. And while surrender and spiritual depth almost never seem to be acquaintances of the Self Masters, the utter simplicity and indomitable spirit they embody may pose almost as great a challenge to the ego as enlightenment itself. How many of us can claim to know the peace of mind and purity of heart of one such as Jack LaLanne?

Wow! I can’t believe I found this on a website for Jack LaLanne. He’s 94 and still going strong. Wonder if it has anything to do with his positive attitude?

You don't know Jack??!! He was the first guy to do exercise on TV!