3-hour pre conference workshops.

Thursday 12:00 pm-3:00 pm--Northfield B

Mind Over Menopause 

Approximately 1,600,000 women enter menopause each year. Many of these women experience uncomfortable symptoms. Even for those who are symptom free this is an important transition time that requires changes in attitude that match the changes taking place within the body. All women need to be able to survive this transition in a healthy state ... mind, body, spirit and emotions. Most medications currently used to treat the symptoms of menopause have been linked to cancer. Women need help! Would you like to help?

This workshop will teach you techniques to work successfully in with menopause.

ZOLITA GRANT

MSC.Ht

When it comes to providing people with tools to improve their lives, Zoilita Grant MS CCHt. is truly a pioneer. As a nationally known psychotherapist, hypnotherapist and teacher, Zoilita has dedicated her life to helping people heal themselves. She works with clients to get to the roots of their issues so they may find happier, healthier lives. Zoilita has written and published over twenty-five books for Professional Hypnotherapists including: ADD and Hypnosis, Hypnosis for Children, Sample Forms, Letters and Presentation Manual, Whole Health Hypnotherapy Workbook, Counseling Skills for Hypnotherapists, Psychological Protocols and Hypnosis Scripts and Mind Over Menopause. Zoilita is the Director of the Colorado School of Counseling Hypnotherapy in Longmont, Colorado, which offers a diploma in Counseling Hypnotherapy and is approved by IMDHA. Ms. Grant is a long standing member of IMDHA and has received numerous awards from IMDHA including Educator of the Year.

YOU WILL LEARN:

* How to use the Menopause Assessment form

* The importance of teaching self talk techniques

* Ways to teach Self hypnosis for symptom management

* Menopause Yoga

* Menopause hypnosis imaging

* Hypnosis suggestions for emotional well being

* And much more ...

Change is a part of life and managing the change can be improved through using the power of your mind. The science of Mind/Body medicine has led the way. Zoilita's program has helped many women use their minds to manage hot flashes, sleeplessness, irritability and other common symptoms as they more effectively balance their bodies. It is possible to manage menopause successfully. You will receive great handouts for your own practice.

Earn 3 IMDHA CEH's

Thursday 5:30 pm-8:30 pm--Promenade East

ADD/HD Myth or Methodology?

It remains a very controversial topic. Every day many children and adults are wrongly diagnosed with ADD/HD. They are sent to a physician, put on medication and their world begins to center around those things that they cannot do rather than the things they have accomplished. This approach is losing popularity and many people with attention challenges are turning to alternative means to help them function. The field of hypnotherapy has much to offer these individuals when the therapist is familiar with the symptoms, strategies for change and "hands on" neurotechnical approaches using light, sound or color. This workshop will include evaluation techniques, diagnostic cues, measurements for change and other applicable approaches to dealing with the people diagnosed as ADD/HD. Come and learn how the hypnotherapist can be the change agent making a real difference.

Earn 3 IMDHA CEH's

Thursday 5:30 pm-8:30 pm--Northfield A

The A.R.T. of Hypnotherapy--Age Regression

Sensitizing Event (I.S.E.). Versatility is the key to a successful practice and successful client outcomes. A common mistake is many will not stray far from their one or two favorite techniques and compromise what otherwise could be great results. In this three hour workshop, Kim has brought together many of the tried and tested techniques from some of the most leading presenters and is offering it all to you in this workshop. This workshop is wholly based on AGE REGRESSION THERAPY and using methods that will open your clients to the originating cause and resolve their problems.

In this workshop you will learn HOW, WHAT, WHEN and WHY to use Age Regression Therapy with your client. At the end of this workshop the practitioners will have the tools and confidence to guide their clients to safe resolution releasing negative effects associated with the presenting issue.

This workshop will consist of 40% lecture 25% demonstration 25% experiential and 10 % discussion. Covered material includes:

* How to use age regression therapy without written scripts.

* How to help your client work through to resolution

* How to work with resistance

* What resolution(s) technique(s) work best

* When to use Age Regression Therapy and when not to use Age Regression Therapy

* Why give client homework

* See live demonstrations

* Practice time will be available

Course book and computer data disk will be included for all registered participants

Earn 3 IMDHA CEH's

Friday 5:30 pm-8:30 pm--Northfield A.

Secondary Gain--It's Not OK to Lose This Weight

If it's not safe for your clients to take the weight off and keep it off, they will fail to reach and maintain their goal weight. The reasons people need to keep weight on are limitless. Often, clients are unaware--even shocked--when they realize that their weight is protection, and they really don't want to let go of the excess weight. It's as though there are two people within them--two parts of themselves. One part wants to release the excess weight, and another part wants that instant satisfaction that sugary, fatty foods provide. Secondary Gain can be deep seeded and a major obstacle in a client's ability to let go of the weight and a challenge for you as the therapist. Roger Moore, MA, PhD, will examine Secondary Gain, how to uncover it and offer techniques so that your clients feel safe in obtaining and maintaining their ideal weight.

Earn 3 IMDHA CEH's

Friday 5:30 pm-8:30 pm--Northfield C

Creating Change: A Complete Program to Take to the Public

Developed to assist rapid and continuing enhancement of innate skills and abilities, this workshop offers a deeper understanding of how we create the life we live.

Discover the role motivation and the way in which we learn guarantee success and find the previously hidden influences impacting our thoughts and behavior.

For the Hypnotist, this nationally certified program is complete, ready to deliver as a service of your practice. You receive an extensive presenters' outline, camera-ready brochure, and other teaching materials. This program can be delivered as a one-hour lecture or in a variety of workshop formats.

If you are already involved with creating programs for the public, you know how much goes into the development of an effective program, if you are new to the front of the room, you will be astounded with the immediate success you experience.

* Identify the motivations for change.

* Shift desperation to inspiration.

* Clarify the steps to success.

* Understand reinforcement and encouragement.

* Learn to craft effective suggestions.

All Levels--Extensive Handouts

Earn 3 IMDHA CEH's

Friday 6:00 pm-9:00 pm--Promenade East

GLASSWALKING: Myth or Reality?

Glass is primarily made up of particles of sand that originate from Mother Earth. Likewise, our bodies are also primarily made up of the fluid form of Mother Earth we call water. Other than air, earth (sand) and water (our bodies) are two of the top three components that chiefly comprise our existence. So, if we are in agreement that the first few sentences stated here are correct, and both water and sand are a derivative of the same source (Mother Earth), then it would stand to reason that as descendants of each other, water and sand must be molecularly compatible.

Metaphorically speaking, a bed of sand (glass) can often be found below the surface of a body of water (our bodies). So it is in keeping with the rhythm of the universe and the balance of nature that we are able to walk (our bodies) above a bed of sand (glass) unscathed.

Of course, overcoming the challenge of walking on glass is easily achievable. In order to accomplish this, it is necessary to change the thought processes (negative influence) about glass we've come to accept as truth during our formative, impressionable years, as well as any associated thoughts related to the glass itself. The process of altering one's way of thought has often been earmarked as 'mind over matter' but more appropriately could be labeled as 'mind over mind'. When we as humans make a decision to alter our thoughts both consciously and subconsciously, we virtually eliminate the 'tug of war' between the minds that is often commonplace in one's everyday choices, in the instance of glasswalking, after merging the minds and refusing to allow any counterproductive ideas to get in the way of the intended goal, the motivated participant can walk with confidence, easily and comfortably above the shards of broken glass.

It is fair to caution you to not try this on your own without adequate instruction and supervision. Injuries may occur when someone is not properly trained (by a qualified instructor) and mentally prepared with a conditioned state of mind. Our instruction teaches a process that allows all body movements to flow simultaneously and work co-operatively with each other by making continuous and necessary corrections and adjustments while achieving and engaging in the ultimate walk. I encourage all participants to take a few moments to meditate, reflect and look within themselves, to quiet the mind and alleviate any conflicting inner voices prior to walking. Of course the ultimate resolve is the achievement of perfect synchronization of the minds. If after examining your motivation to participate in this ritual by using your all-knowing inner wisdom, you hear a voice echoing from within, telling you that it is conceivable and believable to walk on glass, then it is absolutely achievable to do so! It is irrelevant whether you arrive at your decision to glasswalk based on analytical analogy or having faith in a power greater than your own. Either belief will manifest the exact same physiology in the body.

Remember this rule of thumb: 'If you think you can or if you think you cannot, you are absolutely right.' It has been said that 'Whatever the mind harbors the physical body must bring forth'. 'We are the combined total of all of our own thinking processes from birth'. Herein are some of the many reasons why glasswalking has become a much sought-after exercise in developing the mind/body connection and can prove to be a rewarding and unforgettable experience in your journey to a higher consciousness.

Join Robert Otto Friday evening, October 27, 2006 for your Glasswalking Experience! However, if you only want to watch be sure to register with IMDHA.www.imdha.com

Earn 3 IMDHA CEH's