Hello Sue,
I appreciate very much being invited to join this group.   My
experience of the participants here and in PASS continues to affirm
that there is here a community of conscientious, responsible explorers...

I look forward to actually meeting you and Val before too many
moons go past my window.

Warmest regards,
Michael

on 11/15/06 6:28 PM, Dr. Sue Brown at sue@... wrote:

Hi Michael,
Thank you for your lovely post. i certainly appreciated your input.
My great hope is that this list can be a welcoming and hopeful interface for the broader neurofeedback community.
Many of you signed up in response to a recent invitation i sent out- thanks to you all. We have two wonderful co-moderators so far, both of whom sport an awesome intellect and expertise and understanding in fields (non-linear dynamics, Cybernetics) that allows them to comprehend neurofeedback within a larger context. And both are more than capable of ensuring a safe environment for list members. They are John Thompson from Perth, Australia and Paul Stokes from Dublin, Ireland. I'll leave them to introduce themselves further. Other moderators will be added as we go along. This will ensure no one person either sets the tone for the group, or has the burden of care-taking.
Meanwhile I have a good list of key people in the field to invite- the folks behind the software, hardware and approaches to neurofeedback, to ensure broad coverage of our field. Hopefully that will complete the initial "seeding" of this list and allow it to flourish as it will.
Sue


Sue Cheshire Brown Ph.D.
www.zengar.com

All Truth goes through three stages:
First it is ridiculed
Then it is violently opposed
Finally, it is accepted as self-evident....



On Nov 13, 2006, at 3:50 PM, michael andes wrote:

Well, here I am, though I have no idea to whom I'm speaking...

I love to pursue connections with people via email, and via the
PASS forum. (I'm not exactly clear what the difference is between
this site and PASS. Perhaps there are 'membership' distinctions.)

I love sharing experiences and hearing of others' experiences
in the realm of neurofeedback (how about 'NF'?--it's quicker)

I've been known to get into professional and 'spiritual' discussions
with people in PASS and am open to engaging with others around the
on-going process of being a trainer, a helper, a healer, a therapist.

There is NO end to learning...at least until the Universe itself comes
to a screeching halt, which could happen tomorrow but more likely
it will be a fat few trillion years from now, and, even more likely, never.

I'm glad the Democrats won the election in the USA (though THEY ain't
saints, either); I wish NF were part of everyone's school curriculum;
I'm saddened by the turf wars that seems to pervade some of the NF
global community; I'm happy that NeuroCARE has been so effective
and that I've not had to do the 'efforting' that I did for 35 years as a
clinical social worker. What else can I say...?

I live in Ann Arbor, Michigan. I wish it were sunnier. I'm grateful
for the gift that NF has provided, including pulling my bi-polar son
out of a manifestly destructive tailspin....that's what got me started.

I do think that the best, most reliable measure of 'truth' is our
direct, human experience. Truth is jealous, it outlives its critics,
and can be tested. The 'truth' of well-being and balance that NF
provides is enough to make me want to sing out loud (while causing
serious concern to my neighbors). Oh well, I'd rather pay a fine for
disturbing the peace than pay the price of silence.

I do look forward to the conversations that will ensue on this site.

Peace and Love,
Michael Andes