Hello NGHers,

Keith Livingston, your president here.

I promised I'd write a bit more about Chelsea Gabriel for you.
She's presenting for the February 11th meeting. Instead, Chelsea
has written a personal invitation to all of us to join her.
There's also more hypnosis news, a reminder about Roy Hunter's
Parts therapy workshop and a look forward to Devon Hastings (March
11th) presentation.

Here's what's in today's newsletter

1) February 11th meeting: Chelsea Gabriel - Best Case Techniques
For Worst Case Clients
2) Learn Parts Therapy with Roy Hunter
3) Devon Hastings
4) Hypnosis in the news

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Next Meeting: Friday, February 11th, 2005, 7 - 9 PM
Topic: BEST CASE TECHNIQUES FOR WORST CASE CLIENTS
Presenter: Chelsea Gabriel
Location: Mount Lake Terrace Library
23300 58th Ave. W Mountlake Terrace WA
Admission: $5 - free for chapter members
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We're extremely pleased to welcome Chelsea Gabriel as our speaker
this month.

It's a great opportunity to learn from someone with this much
quality experience. After you read about Chelsea's background
you'll want to make sure you come to this meeting. Here's her
note...

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A Personal Note from Chelsea
Dear NGH folks,

Hi! Thank you for inviting me to speak again. I look forward to
seeing you all.

I want my talks to be interactive, provocative, fun, and most
importantly, relevant to the people I am speaking to.

Although I can speak on many subjects, people have often said
they most love being able to ask me questions, tapping into my
almost 30 years of experience in private practice and sort of
"picking my brain" so to speak to help them in their practice, or
to get started.

Like Milton Erickson, over the years I developed a reputation for
quickly helping people to success where all previous attempts had
failed. I came to love working with really tough cases, the
tougher the better. I enjoy spontaneity as well as a challenge.

So… I ask you to bring to the meeting any and all questions you
may have regarding client (or self) problems, or challenging
situations, and I will answer with a variety of approaches I
might try based on my experience, and explain the reasoning
behind my choices. Let's have fun with "Best Case Scenarios for
Worst Case Clients"!

You may be shocked, intrigued, enamored, repulsed, attracted,
overjoyed or dumbfounded by the responses I give, but I promise
you, that you will also…now, sooner or later… hear… or feel… a
faint sound… inside your heart… your head… of a key… turning an
ancient lock… releasing new potentials… inherent ability… to
help… to heal… unencumbered by past beliefs… or limitations… or
somebody else's voice inside your head… that inadvertently…
planted the fear… of going out on a limb… and the willingness… to
try anything… in the service of healing. And why shouldn't the
sky be the limit… on your potential to remember… experience…
yourself… your clients… as perfect… perfectly able to become
whole once again? And wasn't it worth it then… to try
everything?

But then I digress. Or is it Trancegress?

Anyway, any way, come to the meeting and let's have some fun!

Feel free to email me questions in advance, or suggest topics you
would like to learn more about. They can be "real" or
hypothetical situations. If appropriate, I will teach any
technique I suggest, but that you may not be familiar with.

Peace and a thousand hugs to you all,
Chelsea Alexis Gabriel
gabriel.institute@...

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About Chelsea Gabriel
Chelsea Alexis Gabriel is the founder and director of the Gabriel
institute. Since 1976, Ms. Gabriel's training has focused on the
utilization of hypnosis for a variety of applications, with
special emphasis on pain control, surgical anesthesia, child
birthing, cancer and other serious illnesses. Her study and
research in unconscious communication has included cross-cultural
research with natives of over a dozen countries as part of the
development of a highly effective therapeutic model called
Intentional Integration.

Ms. Gabriel was appointed to the Board of the American Cancer
Society because of her work with cancer patients. She has since
pursued research on alternative treatments for cancer and other
serious illnesses. She has utilized and taught numerous effective
therapeutic models including: Ericksonian Hypnosis, Brief &
Solution Focused Therapy, Paradoxical Intervention/Double Bind
work, Gestalt Therapy, Attitudinal Healing, Therapeutic Metaphor,
Provocative Therapy and many others.

In 1984, NLP founder Dr. John Grinder invited Ms. Gabriel to
become a trainer for his company, and she entered into a year-
long apprenticeship with him. She designed his company's first
"Train the Trainer/Presentations Skills" course, and also
designed their 10-day NLP & Ericksonian Hypnotherapy
Certification Course. She was called "the Female Milton Erickson"
by Dr. Grinder.

Currently, Ms. Gabriel is finishing work on three books but still
loves to teach and does occasional trainings & seminars.

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Parts Therapy with C. Roy Hunter

If you want to sign up for Roy Hunter's Parts therapy workshop,
pick up the phone and call Evie Chan now at 360-691-4201...
Seating is limited to 40 people.

Weekend Workshop with C. Roy Hunter
Date: Saturday, February 12 and Sunday February 13, 2005
Location: Kirkland Holistic Center, 12600 NE 85th Street,
Kirkland WA 98033

Boost your skills as a hypnotherapist.
Learn Parts Therapy, one of the most powerful and effective
hypnotic techniques.

"A good candidate for parts therapy would be someone experiencing
internal conflict, as might be evidenced by a client who says, "A
part of me wants to get rid of this weight while another part
wants to keep on eating!" The ego part desiring to be attractive
is in conflict with the inner child (or some other part) wanting
the pleasure of sweets, etc....Appropriate use of parts therapy
can help the two parts in conflict achieve resolution." -- C.
Roy Hunter, The Art of Hypnotherapy

Level 1: Saturday, 9:30 AM to 4:30 PM Charles Tebbetts'
original approach, recent modifications, applications, the four
hypnotherapeutic steps to facilitate change, ideomotor
responding, regression therapy, avoiding potential pitfalls,
demonstrations, and role play.
Level 2: Sunday, 10 AM to 4:00 PM In-depth demonstrations, role
play, critiques, presentation of new ideas on other potential
uses for parts therapy, unresolved past grief, exploring
spiritual potential, group sharing.

C. Roy Hunter was trained by the legendary late Charles Tebbetts
and is the author of The Art of Hypnosis, The Art of Hypnotherapy
and Master the Power of Self-Hypnosis. Roy was inducted into the
International Hypnosis Hall of Fame for his contributions to
hypnotherapy, and was honored by the NGH with the Charles
Tebbetts Award for spreading the light of hypnosis. He founded
the Pacific Northwest Chapter of the National Guild of
Hypnotists. For more information about Roy and his extensive
background, visit www.royhunter.com.

Tuition:
Day One Only: $200 ($175 for NGH Members)
Both Days: $300 ($250 for NGH Members)

Contact Evaline Chan at 360-691-4201 for registration
information. Sponsored by the Washington State Chapter of the
National Guild of Hypnotists.

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Devon Hastings is coming to speak to us on March 11th. He'll be
speaking about his extensive work with diabetes. More
information later.
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Hypnosis in the news:

Hypnosis In Singapore for all sorts of conditions:
FOR Sharm Manzana, life without a puff seems to be coming up
roses. She kicked a 19-year-old smoking habit, left her public
affairs job and opened up a flower shop this month. And the air
around her has never been fresher - thanks to hypnotherapy, or
treatment by hypnosis...

http://newpaper.asia1.com.sg/hey/story/0,4136,82134,00.html


Hypnosis Program to Stop Drinking and Driving Among Teens"
"I am thankful I was hypnotized," he told The Province. "I may
drink. I may drive. But I will never put the two together for as
long as I live."
http://www.canada.com/vancouver/theprovince/news/editorial/story.html
?id=7f46ca03-50c6-4068-8a9a-4a8fb52cadac

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Please feel free to forward this information to anyone you think
might be interested. And remember to invite folks to the
meetings!

See you Friday,

Keith Livingston
206.721.8751