Hello NGHers and Everyone else who reads Hypnotic Health!

Welcome to the December issue of Hypnotic Health!

There is lots to report this month:

Meeting on Friday, December 8th
Support Hypnotherapy Resource Forum January 6th, 2007
Posters for Hypnotherapy Resource Forum available--Friday, December
8th
Success Stories still needed
Huge hypnosis book sale from Michael Gershwin --Friday, December
8th
Membership renewal due in January & the benefits of membership
Fee for non-members attending meetings increases in January
Good-bye from President


MEETING:

Friday, December 8th
7-9 PM

Shondra Johnstone

Are Human Beings Like Computers?


Join us for the last meeting of the year and learn more about
our minds!

Meeting place:
Mountlake Terrace Library
23300 - 58th Avenue West
Mountlake Terrace, WA 98043


Special Annoucement:
This meeting may be the last one at the Mountlake Terrace Library
due to a change in
admnistrations of that rental. We are exploring several venues for
our meetings and will
keep you informed where the January meeting will be held.


Hypnotherapy Resource Forum on January 6th, 2007

This is such a great opportunity for hypnotherapists to showcase to the
general public and hospital staff how hypnosis can support various
health and well being
issues. Please show your support and be part of this by showing up.
It's free.!!!
Tell all your friends and family!

Call the Evergreen Medical Hospital Center"s Healthline to pre-register
at:
425-899-3000 or go to:
<http://www.evergreenhealthcare.org/> www.evergreenhealthcare.org
<evergreenhealthcare.org>

Posters

Posters for Hypnotherapy Resource Forum are now available.
The World Hypnotism Day committee and Beth Short of "The Write Design"
have produced an incredible poster for this event.

Please come to the meeting on Friday, December 8th to pick them up and
give them to
your clients, hang them in your community, give them to your healthcare
professionals,
wherever they will serve the cause!


Success Stories Needed

Kent Ogletree is still taking success stories for the "Book of Success
Stories"
We want more stories so more people will be encouraged to use hypnosis.

Go to www.nghwa.org <http://www.nghwa.org> for more info

Books for Sale

As announced last newsletter and meeting, Michael Gershwin will be
bringing
lots and lots of books on
hypnosis to the meeting on Friday, December 8th.

He has promised huge discounts!
Give yourself the gift of education, buy these greatly discounted books,
and help Michael clear out his closet!!


Renew your membership for 2007!

I'd like to take a moment and remind you of the many benefits
of membership to the National Guild of Hypnotists,
Washington State Chapter:

#1- Continuing education 12 times per year----at no additional cost
#2- Discounts to many other members' classes
#3- Your website link on the www.nghwa.org <http://www.nghwa.org>
website
#4- Only members can announce their classes, display their information
and sell their products at each meeting.
#5- Only members can announce their classes on the www.nghwa.org
<http://www.nghwa.org> website
#6- You receive a certificate of membership-suitable for framing
#7- Members can actively vote for Board Officers
#8- Members act as an advisory board for the Officers of the Board.
#9- You support the profession of hypnotherapy at the local (State)
level.
#10-You expand your networking connections.

Non-Member fee increase

As of January 2007, non-members' fees for attending a meeting will
increase to $10.00.

Good-bye and Thank you!

I want to thank you all for the honor and privelege of serving as the
President of the National Guild of Hypnotists, Washington State Chapter
during
this past year. It has been a wonderful experience.

I have worked with an excellent Board.
As a team we helped increase membership,
get some truely great speakers for continuing education,
and formed a committee for World Hypnotism Day, among other things!

Laurie Finkelstein, the WHD committee chairperson, took that position
and ran with it
and thanks to her and Mary Lee LaBay, we will be hosting a first
Hypnotherapy Resource Forum
at Evergreen Hospital Medical Center in January.

Thank you, Laurie for all your energy, effort and project management
skills on this project.
And...Thank you, Mary Lee for all your expertise and support in making
this happen as well.

I want to give a special thank you to Evie Chan.
Evie has served for 2 years as Treasurer and has been the "rock" for
all of us
She has certainly been my right-hand person whom I could consult with at
anytime.
Thank you, Evie for all you have contributed.
I hope to continue to see you at the meetings!

John Gore, our VP and Cheryl Chamberlain, our secretary are extremely
generous souls and I thank you both for the presence of your spirits!

Ellany Kayce, our past Events' Coordinator, came onto the job a couple
of months
into the year, yet she embraced it fully and did such an excellent job
in finding speakers for us.
Unfortunately for us, she needed to leave the Board position before
the end of the year and she was greatly missed.

Luckily for us, Laurie Finkelstein filled in a few of the gaps! Thanks,
again, Laurie.

Lastly, I'd like to thank past president, Keith Livingston for all his
support during the year.
I could not have done so many of the technical aspects without him.
And, he was a great overall resource and very generous with his time
(and humor!).
Thanks, Keith.

So....
I leave serving as President on a very positive note.
I have had excellent support during this year. I truely enjoyed the
ride!
And, I have had the honor to get to know many of you and I appreciate
that completely. Thank you.

Please come and see us at the December meeting and into the New Year!
I'm staying on as VP next year, so I still get to be on the Board.


Sincerely,
Jackie Foskett, CH







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