My next seminar is sponsoreb by the University of Texas Informal Classes (2 meetings).

Tuesday, October 14 and 21st, 2008. 7 - 9 pm
Class #1635.301
Register through:
UT Informal Classes
(512) 232-5277

Price: $48.00, or $41.00 for UT students (includes both sessions)
Location: J.J. Pickle Center
The Commons Center
10100 Burnet Rd., Bldg. 137

If you are tired of seeing your hard earned money go up in smoke, it could be time to stop smoking for good. Hypnosis is the most effective method to stop smoking, boasting a 70% or greater success rate. Albert Einstein, Winston Churchill, Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis, and Kevin Costner all used hypnosis to stop smoking. In this class, all you need to do is sit back and relax while the power of your unconscious mind does most of the work for you. Self-hypnosis techniques will be taught and practiced. Reinforcement CD available for $10. Aisha Kessler is certified by the American Board of Hypnotherapy and the National Guild of Hypnotists and has been working with healing trance states and guided imagery for over ten years.

This great article on day dreaming in the Boston Globe, also peripherally speaks to why trance states (like hypnosis) lead to some of our best ideas! To those Aha! moments!

I can recommend this seminar.

NLP and Creativity
Saturday, October 4, 2008 in Austin, TX

NLP offers strategies that enhance the Creative Spirit. This NLP and Creativity Workshop can help you explore your creative potential, tap into your creative instincts, develop your imagination and get over creative blocks. You’ll discover that the applications of NLP strategies, particularly the Walt Disney Creativity Strategy created by NLP developer Robert Dilts , provide you with powerful ways to free your imagination and stimulate your creativity.

You'll learn how to access your "creative dreamer" and discover how to use your "realist" and "evaluator" to successfully manifest your dreams in the world.

Register by September 15 for $75
Date: Sat, Oct 4 Time: 10am to 5:30pm
Austin Location TBA Tuition: $100

To register or if you need additional information visit our website at
http://www.nlpoptions.com
Phone: 210-545-4462 e-mail: bestresources@satx.rr.com

Here's the information on the Eat, Pray, Love, Change Class hosted by Katie Rave. It's based on the best-selling book by the same name.

The class will be part book discussion group, part exploration of some change processes modeled after stories from the book. It's 3 Wednesday evenings in July. Location will be my house or a room at the Wells Branch Rec Center.

I put up a small website with the details: http://www.katieraver.com/

If you run across anyone you think would be a good match for the class, I'd love to get the word out. Pass it on. People who want to socialize and spend time with other seekers/ curious minds/ readers will probably have the most fun in the class.

Thanks for letting me share my excitement with you!

Katie

A friend just sent me this amazing link.

Here a wonderfully uplifting story of an eagle and the man who saved him. And a man and the eagle who saved him.

http://happylolday.blogspot.com/2008/04/freedom-eagle-and-jeff.html

Enjoy.

This video is wonderfully inspiring and made me a little teary-eyed.

We all remember Patrick Swayze from the classic film, Dirty Dancing, and we have all been saddened by the news of his recent pancreatic cancer.

Even sadder is the fact that he still can't stop smoking! A photo of him is ciruclating with a cigarette hanging from his mouth and apparently his doctors have begged him to quit. One third of pancreatic cancer is caused by cigarette smoking.

I wish I could tell him that I could help him and that he can quit smoking easily with my hypnosis program.

Don't let this be you or someone you love. Get help!

Copyright 2008 Wellspring Hypnosis ® - Austin, Texas

Aisha and Shana Merlin
Originally uploaded by austin-hypnosis

This is my amazing comedy improv teacher, Shana Merlin (on the right). It was taken after our final performance at the Hideout Theater on 3/09/2008. The show went well!

If you are interested in being a better communicator, Improv101 is a great fun way to do it. Look for upcoming classes here:

www.merlin-works.com

Copyright 2008 Wellspring Hypnosis ® - Austin, Texas

The Good Carbs - Whole Grains
Originally uploaded by austin-hypnosis

There are some things I say over and over again in my weight loss program:

1. White flour carbs and sugar cause weight gain and a host of other health problems

2. Whole grain carbs are the good guys. They aid digestion, strengthen the heart and do not cause an insulin rush (i.e., weight gain). Look for the word "whole" when buying whole grain breads. "Multi-grain" is not necessarily "whole grain." Neither is "All Natural Wheat." Food companies try to confuse us. Look for the words "whole grain" or "whole wheat."

3. Try some new whole grains. Some of my favorites are whole wheat cous cous and quinoa (in bulk bags in the photo). They are quick to make and delicious. Quinoa especially has a slightly nutty flavor.