July NGHWA Newsletter from Jackie Foskett, President

Hello all NGHers and others interested in the world of hypnosis!

Hope you all are having a great summer so far doing all those
things that summer is meant for!! Hint, if you are wondering
what those things are, you are definitely in need of some R&R
along with some self hypnosis for relaxation!

Lots to share with you in this newsletter:

* Speakers-last month and coming this month
* Thank you from Deborah Kaye
* NGH Annual Convention
* Advertising Campaign
* World Hypnotism Day 2007
* Registered Counselor Survey from Department of Health
* We raised $100 for World Vision!

SPEAKERS:
We were entranced last month with 2 very special presenters, John
Gore, our VP, and co-owner of Science of the Mind Hypnosis, and
his guest presenter, a surprise for all of us, Brian Crouch of
Windrider Entertainment, who is a Mentalist. Both gentleman kept
us entertained and informed. Brian was amazing as he
demonstrated how powerful one's mind (his!!) is. There were many
oohs and ahs heard from those gathered. John impressed us with
how he uses stage hypnosis to educate the public about hypnosis
and about how powerful our minds are and how people can use their
powerful minds to do so much more than they ever thought
possible. It was refreshing to hear this perspective about stage
hypnosis.

This month you will get an opportunity to get answers to those
perplexing tax questions I'm sure all who have their own
businesses encounter each April!!

Please join us Friday, July 14th at 7 Pm:

Mike McAuliffe, CPA, will present:
Practical tax and accounting issues affecting Professional
hypnotists

Bring your business tax questions!!

Thank you from Deborah Kaye:
Last month, I wrote about Deborah Kaye, Certified Clinical
Hypnotherapist, who had a terrible accident and was recovering
from the ordeal. At the meeting last month, I again asked for
everyone's positive thoughts and prayers for her, and John Gore
in his generosity donated a food basket for her,and bought a "get
well" card, and then we decided to send around an envelope for
donations for whoever felt "called" to participate, as Deborah
was not seeing clients quite yet. People were very generous and
I had the pleasure of visiting with her and bringing her those
wonderful gifts on that Sunday following the meeting. The
following is from an email that Deborah sent me to thank everyone
for their kind and generous hearts:

"I am so touched and grateful for the special trip you made to my
home at the end of a busy weekend for you. The gift basket is
lovely and welcomed. The card and donations from members of our
local NGH group was to say the least such a surprise that it took
my breath away. Will you pass on this message. In our world of
disconnection and speed; busy lives and personal crisis, to have
fellow humans reach out without agenda to lift you up defines
universal love and compassion. I am honored and humbled to be the
recipient of this compassion and generosity. "I thank you all
from the bottom of my heart and will keep your card nearby to
remind me in the night when I'm feeling sorry for myself that I
am not alone in life or alone in suffering.
My deepest gratitude to you all."
Deborah Kaye


NGH Annual Convention:
August 11-13th
Still time to register!
Visit: www.ngh.net

Advertising Campaign:
Katie Evans, of Living Lite! got the ball rolling on our
advertising campaign. She researched various places where to get
the most out of advertising $ and came up with the recommendation
that we do group ads with the Seattle Times/P-I. There are 4
different areas of the Puget Sound that we could advertise in and
so we passed around sign ups for the various areas to see
what/where the interest is. As the committee gets more
information to the Board, we will send out a separate email
and/or snail mailing to inform all members of the special offers
and rates. This is for NGHWA members only. If you aren't
already a member, this is a good reason and time to join!! We'd
like to see these ads happening in the fall.

World Hypnotism Day, January 2007:
Laurie Finkelstein, who is the committee chair of this project,
has done a fantastic job of getting the profession of hypnotism
significant exposure for this event. We will be having a World
Hypnotism Day Symposium at Evergreen Hospital Medical Center on
Saturday, January 6th, 2007! There will be presenters on various
topics in order for the public, as well as interested healthcare
providers, to understand the many applications of hypnosis.
There will also be display tables to provide educational or
informational resources that are appropriate for the event. The
"call for Presenters" is posted on the web site @
www.nghwa.org/WHD.doc
Please look for it, as there is an August 11th deadline for
presenter and table display applications.
FYI: NGHWA members will get priority!!
Once again--a very good reason to be part of our professional
community.

I, and I know I speak for the Board, as well as many other
hypnotists and hypnotherapists, that this is an exciting time for
us--we are getting the word out: HYPNOSIS WORKS!!!! As a
professional organization, we are also interested in making sure
we present ourselves as professionals, and with the advertising
campaign and then World Hypnotism Day Symposium at a local
hospital, we are definitely going to have an impact on the
community as a whole. This is good news for people who need our
assistance and for us in the service business of hypnosis.

Registered Counselor Survey from Department of Health:
The Department of Health, State of Washington, recently sent out
a letter to Registered Counselors requesting that they do an
online survey. This letter was also sent to Registered
Hypnotherapists because they fall under the same laws and
regulations as an RC. I had email communications with the one of
the people on the Task Force, Sherry Thomas to get clarification
about who should fill out this survey form. The Governor has
only asked that the RC designation be reviewed to address whether
or not this category should be continued, whether more education
should be required and more. She indicated that the Registered
Hypnotherapist could fill out the survey, if they wanted to, but
at the present time, they were just reviewing the Registered
Counselor. So, if you've been wondering if you should fill it
out, hopefully that will help you make your decision. There is a
deadline of Wednesday, July 12th, if you are planning to do it.

We raised $100 for World Vision:
A big thank you from Keith Livingston. At our last meeting,
through sales if his "Get a Web Site on the Internet Fast--for
just Pennies a Day!", we raised $100 for World Vision.

Ok, folks, this was an especially long newsletter. My apologies
for keeping you reading so long, but there was much to
communicate!

I look forward to seeing you at the meeting on Friday, July 14th
at 7 PM

Please note, next month, we will meet one week earlier--on
Friday, August 4th, due to the Annual Convention scheduled for
the following week.
Kate Bowditch will present: Scripts for Non-Visual People.

Thank you for your time,
Sincerely,
Jackie Foskett, CHT
President of NGHWA