Thursday, March 12, 2009

March 2009 Newsletter

Anyone who contributes to the prosperity of others must himself prosper.

Earl Nightingale

This quotation intriques me.

This month's newsletter will be about Prosperity.

I have the perfect book to review, also: Open Your Mind to Prosperity by Catherine Ponder.

I also need to notify everyone about the next meeting of the Tampa Bay NGH chapter:
it will be at a new location. We are going to meet at Books-A-Million on Route 19 in Palm Harbor. They have a lovely little coffee shop there.

The meeting will be held on Tuesday, April 28 at 7:30 pm.

Wednesday, March 4, 2009

TBNGH meeting

The next meeting of the MasterMind Group of Tampa Bay NGH will take place on March 23, 2009. We are looking for a nice little diner to host our group. Please email me if you are interested in attending, or know a lovely little restaurant which is not busy on Monday evenings, which is in Palm Harbor or Tarpon Springs.

Thanks!

Wednesday, February 25, 2009

Class

I learned hypnosis under Gloria Constantas and became an NGH Certified Hypnotist in 2007.
Gloria is able to bring a unique perspective to hypnosis training through her background as a counselor– a perspective that I feel has better prepared me for working with clients and meeting their needs than I might have received had I gotten my training elsewhere. Gloria has a contagious enthusiasm for the field of hypnosis. She has demonstrated over and over again that she genuinely cares about her students and the quality of training and preparation they get from her. I have worked with many clients since my certification, and Gloria has always been available to provide helpful advice in dealing with any unusual situations that I might encounter. She is an experienced, seasoned professional and, I might add, a top-notch hypnotist. I highly recommend her to anyone interested in learning hypnotism, and the investment that a student makes in learning under her is well worth every penny.

That's what Mark Beck had to said about the class!

Professional Hypnotist Certification Course
A comprehensive and interactive training class
Nine weekends:March 21, 28, April 4, 11, 18, 25, May 2, 9, & 16
Saturday 8:00am—5:30pm
With:Gloria Constantas, MA, CI,Certified Instructor

Hypnosis is a safe, effective tool for these applications:Gain ConfidenceLearn More EffectivelyIncrease MotivationEnhance Memory Maintain your ideal weightReduce PainStop Smoking Sleep peacefully and wake up refreshedReduce StressDevelop Greater CreativityLose WeightAchieve a sense of well-being (and many more!)TOTAL INVESTMENT: ONLY $1177 (Prepaid by 3/21/09) AFTER 3/21: $1299 (Everyone) TO REGISTER: 727-946-1531; or gloria@EnlightenedHypnosis.com

Tuesday, February 3, 2009

Verbal Impact January 2009

Happy New Year! Yes, this is the January edition of Verbal Impact. I wanted to write an inspirational article about new beginnings and new year's resolutions and hypnosis for guaranteed success and all that, but I'm already starting on my February newsletter. So this one will go out with a joke, a quote, transformational book review, and invitation to the next TBNGH meeting on February 23, and the Professional Hypnotist Class which will start in March, and may be held for nine weeks on Saturdays only.

What do you think of the new schedule?

For the complete newsletter, see www.EnlightenedHypnosis.com/January_2009.html and see musinglog.blogspot.com for the transformational book review about Janet Conner's book, Writing Down Your Soul!

See below for the new feature, the joke of the month.

hypnotist jokes

My son just told me the funniest joke!

Q. Why did the math book go to the hypnotist?

A. Because he had so many problems!

Another classic:

Q. How many hypnotists does it take to change a light bulb?

A. Only one, but the lightbulb has to want to change.

And then theres the one about the hypnotist who used an antique watch....

Wednesday, January 28, 2009

Online Hypnosis Class

You can get hypnosis training online. What? Yes, I've seen several websites that offer this. I don't know much about these classes, but I can't imagine how the student gets "hands on" experience doing it this way.

The course I offer must be 100 hours to conform to the National Guild standards, and as a National Guild Certified Instructor, I use their approved curriculum. When I got certified in 1996, there were 2 classes, Basic Hypnosis and Advanced. These 2 classes have been combined into one comprehensive class.

This is how the 100 hours breaks down: 50 hours classwork, and 50 hours demonstration and hands-on practice. The class work covers the 2 manuals and other materials provided by NGH as well as guest speakers and some additional information based on my own experience using hypnosis and giving presentations at the NGH convention. There are many demonstrations usually done by me and a student volunteer. Then we break off into groups and hypnotize each other. I observe these practice sessions and often participate myself. Then, of course, there is homework every week, to practice different processes on your own family and friend volunteers. When we come back to class we discuss the various results of the processes done. Everyone does not respond the same way to suggestion and people vary in their level of suggestibility. So these discussions are very important and the students learn how to improve their technique and interpret their results. This experience and feedback is invaluable. I know my students feel capable and competent when they graduate. After all, they have had lots of experience themselves by the time they graduate and they also have the benefit of discussing the other student’s results.

Also, I offer continuing support to my students. As the Director of the Tampa Bay NGH chapter, I offer monthly meetings in order to give support and continuing education to my students and all hypnotists in the area. My students also are encouraged to contact me with any questions they may have. And they do contact me often. Usually asking about whether hypnosis can help with -------------. In my opinion it can help. The best and most common result of hypnosis is stress reduction and I think stress makes everything worse, so reducing stress makes it better. And stress affects us physically, mentally, emotionally and behaviorally. It suppresses the immune system. It affects us in so many ways, that we don’t even realize that the stress level has steadily been increasing, until we finally….snap! And then we have to pay attention.

So if you are considering getting trained in hypnotism, please check out the course description at http://www.enlightenedhypnosis.com/.

Thank you.

Wednesday, January 21, 2009

Too-Busy Syndrome

What is your hobby?

Do you have a hobby?

What ever happened to hobbies?

People used to have hobbies. Now all they do is work. I think it is a symptom of Too-busy Syndrome or TBS. The word hobby used to mean a diversion. Now work is our diversion and many have 2 jobs or more. We seem to personify the rule, "Idle hands do the devil's work." and "Keep busy to keep your mind off it."

What's so great about work?

It can be lucrative. It can also be exhausting.

I see a lot of clients with TBS. Hypnosis is such a welcome relief after a busy day. And I teach my clients self-hypnosis so they can enjoy it every day. I haven't heard much about "burnout" lately, but TBS leads to burnout and if you don't find a way to nurture yourself, you cannot possibly nurture anyone else!

I guess self-hypnosis is my hobby. One of them, anyway. I have learned that I must take care of myself, or I'm not good for anyone else.