Personal Empowerment Through Meditation

I am so very excited about this book! I even love the title: Personal Empowerment through Meditation. Not Self-improvement, but "personal EMPOWERMENT." Who doesn't want to be empowered?



A very good friend of mine wrote this book. It's about meditation, which is a powerful tool for personal empowerment. It's just like having a conversation with Mark. He anticipates the questions and explains everything in simple language.

It is a great handbook for anyone who wants to slow down and enjoy life more. Meditation releases the relaxation response, and makes it easier to handle difficult people and situations. It's about meditation, a powerful tool for personal empowerment. Mark Beck has been meditating for over 30 years. He explains the many benefits he has gained through the consistent use of daily meditation. He explains his technique, and simplifies it for the average person.

Mark writes about stillness. He says that stillness is water's true nature and that the Mind is like a glass of water with some sediment in it. Your mind is like this glass of water: it can be turbulent and muddy, or still and (mostly) clear. He uses many simple analogies like this that help illustrate his technique.

He says that meditation is a "powerful tool that can help us lead happier and more peaceful lives."


This book is a treasure. It is available at Smashwords dot com. You can even download a sample for free. But I want to let you know it is a bargain. You can download the whole book for less than 5 bucks. I know I spend more for lunch every day!

Try this link: http://www.beckhypnosis.blogspot.com

A Poem for Earth Day

Sometimes poetry says it best.


"Walk and touch peace every moment.
Walk and touch happiness every moment.
Each step makes a flower bloom.
Kiss the Earth with your feet.
Bring the Earth your love and happiness.
The Earth will be safe
When we feel safe in ourselves."

That is by Thich Nhat Hahn, in The Long Road Turns to Joy: A Guide to Walking Meditation, who also says,

"Touch the ground of the present moment deeply and you will touch real peace and joy."

February Meeting of TBNGH

Meeting Notes:

Members of TBNGH met at Books-A-Million in Palm Harbor on Saturday night.

Business discussed:
Meetings will be held at least 10times per year. 1.5 CEUs will be earned for each NGH member, each meeting .
A monthly newsletter will be sent to members with a meeting notice and articles of interest to hypnotists. Members said they would provide articles about hypnosis applications and do demos at the future meetings.
Membership dues were discussed, possibly to begin in January 2011. $35 per person per year or $50 for a married couple.
A $5 fee will be collected from non-members for each meeting, except their first.
A treasurer will be selected along with other officers in December, to take over office in January. The fees and membership dues will be used toward scholarships for members to attend the Annual NGH Convention in August.


Mark Beck spoke about the relationship between meditation and self-hypnosis. He pointed out that both states exhibit the same brain wave patterns. He shared with us some of his insights about the practice of meditation and how he used self-hypnosis to shed 40 pounds. Fortunately, his book will be avail soon.

Tampa Bay National Guild of Hypnotists February 2010 Meeting

The next meeting for the Tampa Bay chapter of NGH will be on Saturday, February 27, 2010, 7pm, at Books-A-Million, 33550 US 19 North Palm Harbor, FL 34684. Call Gloria for details and directions 727-946-1531. Mark Beck will lead a discussion about how to enhance your Meditation practice by using Self-hypnosis.