Hello NGHers,

Keith Livingston, your president here. A quick reminder that
we've got a meeting tomorrow (assuming this gets into your email
inbox today).

Here's what's in today's newsletter.

1) March 11th meeting: Devin Hasting - Diabetes
2) Aprils' Meeting - Deborah Kaye on EFT
3) A special hypnosis in the news

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Next Meeting: Friday, March 11th, 2005, 7 - 9 PM
Topic: Hypnosis and Diabetes
Presenter: Devin Hasting
Location: Mount Lake Terrace Library
23300 58th Ave. W Mountlake Terrace WA
Admission: $5 - chapter members pay nothing
General Public Welcome
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Hypnosis and Diabetes With Devin Hastings

"Solid, practical information for how a hypnotherapist can
powerfully and responsibly help a person with diabetes."

This 75 minute seminar can absolutely prepare you to begin
helping more people and increasing your earnings the next day.
You will receive handouts and information you can use immediately
to help a person with diabetes.

Devin Hastings has over 20 years experience practicing hypnosis
in its applications to help others. He holds advanced
certifications with three of the most prestigious hypnotherapy
schools in the United States and is the recipient of the Hypnosis
Research Award from the National Guild of Hypnotists.

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Aprils' Meeting

Emotional Freedom Therapy (EFT)

With Deborah Kaye

Learn how to apply EFT within a hypnosis setting as an effective
tool to help expedite the transformation process.

More later...

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Hypnosis in the news:

This time I'm doing something different with the "hypnosis in the
news" segment. Recently, there's been a spate of bad press
concerning hypnosis and in particular, the actions of a few
unethical or unskilled practitioners. The two problem areas seem
to be implanting false memories and unsanctioned client/hypnotist
relations. You should know about these areas to both protect
yourself and speak intelligently if these subjects are brought
up.

So although this segment is negative in tone, I can be very
positive in helping us conduct ourselves professionally and
safely.

http://www.freelancestar.com/News/FLS/2005/032005/03042005/1690132
False Memory
During testimony yesterday, clinical psychologist John Boyd of
Charlottesville said hypnosis can heighten imagination and make
someone more vulnerable to suggestions. He also said someone's
"recollection after hypnosis could be false or it could be true."


http://canadaeast.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?
AID=/20050309/CPN/37364024
More on False Memory
But John testified Wednesday that she felt the doctor who
performed the hypnosis led her... "I thought that he was
manipulating that," John said. "That's what it looked like on
that tape - like he was leading me by the nose."

http://www.nhregister.com/site/news.cfm?
newsid=14117608&BRD=1281&PAG=461&dept_id=517515&rfi=6
Would licensure prevent unethical hypnotists from practicing?


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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