ESH Newsletter 2013-1 - European Society of Hypnosis

16 Pages·2013·0.45 MB·English

by  Christine Henderson

esh
Newsletter

2013:1

Letter from
Editor: Consuelo Casula
the ESH President,
Associate Editor: Christine Guilloux
Nicole Ruysschaert
ESH Central Office: Inspiration House
Redbrook Grove

Sheffield S20 6RR Dear ESH Members
United Kingdom
As the sea erased 2012, progressively 2013 became visible.

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We had the opportunity to discover, notice and enjoy the
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good times and how professional and personal exchanges
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increase the wealth of the hypnosis community. We
Website: www.esh-hypnosis.eu welcome two new societies (DI Iceland and SIP Slovenia)
who joined the fleet of ESH. Our committees have regular
meetings flexibly adapting to the world of change and
In this issue: continuing development. We invite you on your surfing of
the web to regularly visit ESH website and read the news,
(cid:153) Letter from the ESH President about developments, and get ideas for meetings and
exchanges! We recently published the “Views, Reviews,
Nicole Ruysschaert
Interviews” issue of the ESH Newsletter, where you can

discover how many interesting publications on hypnosis and
(cid:153) Letter from the Newsletter Editor
related fields are published and learn more of some of your
Consuelo Casula colleagues in interviews. I share the joy of many of us who
find fulfillment in their learning, teaching and working with
(cid:153) News from CEPE and the Membership hypnosis!

Committee
We all are aware of less good times and events all around

the world. A main challenge for all who work in and with
(cid:153) Interview with Camillo Loriedo
hypnosis is to put our efforts together, to find effective and
efficient ways to alleviate suffering of many people. A main
(cid:153) Reviews of the Milton H. Erickson challenge consists in finding and developing ways to help
Foundation Brief Therapy Conference: people in improving resilience to be better prepared to face
Lasting Solutions San Francisco, challenges and traumatizing events or recover after
adversity: and, even more important, offering ways to
December 5-9 2012
recover from traumatizing experiences. Our 2014 ESH

congress Sorrento (Amalfi Coast) meets these current
(cid:153) Annual Conference March 3-9, 2013, needs and requirements with its title: “HYPNOSIS AND
Agra, India on East West Views on RESILIENCE” - From Trauma and Stress to Resources and
Brain, Mind and Reality Healing. It does that by emphasizing the importance of
resilience in a world in crisis and the role played by
hypnosis. Many clinicians, therapists and researchers in the
(cid:153) News from our Constituent Societies
field of hypnosis enthusiastically welcome the opportunity to

exchange information and share their knowledge and
(cid:153) Contemporary Hypnosis & Integrative
experience with you! By the end of April 2013 we already
Therapy Journal had 200 early bird registrations!

(cid:153) Publications from Centro Italiano Di Perhaps the past months have been busy for you, maybe
you had to face some storms, sailing in troubling waters,
Ipnosi Clinico-Sperimentale (CIICS),
building or discovering bridges to bring together, to link, to
Italy
connect, to interweave? From a bridge you may have some

overview, looking ahead and creating your future and
(cid:153) Calendar of Forthcoming Events looking back and reflect about the past. Depending on your

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preferences you can row up the stream or to sail Erfahrungen mit Ihnen zu teilen! Ende April 2013 hatten wir
downwards, finding a place to rest and reflect? bereits 200 Frühbuchungen!
Vielleicht waren die letzten Monate für Sie recht geschäftig,
With summertime ahead I wish you some time to be still and vielleicht hatten Sie Stürmen zu trotzen, segelten in
reflect, or rather be physically active, reenergize yourself schwierigen Gewässern, bauten oder entdeckten Brücken
and discover or mobilize your physical strengths? Some of um zu verbinden, zu verknüpfen, zusammen zu bringen, zu
you may feel like reading…inspiring novels, or even some verweben?
new hypnosis books bringing plenty of inspiration to
continue your therapeutic journey! Auf einer Brücke können Sie Überblick haben, können
voraus schauen und Ihre Zukunft planen und
I hope you find your own way to balance yourself, using zurückschauen, um über die Vergangenheit zu reflektieren.
your own appropriate compass directing you to your values Je nach Präferenz können Sie stromaufwärts tuckern oder
and objectives! stromabwärts segeln, auch um einen Platz zum Ausruhen
und Reflektieren zu finden?
Nicole Ruysschaert, President ESH
Angesichts des kommenden Sommers wünsche ich Ihnen
einige Zeit zum Innehalten und Nachdenken, oder lieber für
Translated into German physische Aktivität, sich wieder zu energetisieren, die
by Hans Kanitschar eigene physische Kraft zu entdecken oder zu mobilisieren?
Einige von Ihnen mögen vielleicht gerne lesen . . .
inspirierende Romane oder vielleicht das eine oder andere
Liebe ESH-Mitglieder neue Hypnosebuch, das eine Menge Inspiration für die
weitere therapeutische Reise bringt! Ich wünsche Ihnen,
während das Meer 2012 ausradierte, wurde nach und nach dass Sie Ihren eigenen Weg zur Balance finden, indem Sie
2013 sichtbar. Ihren eigenen passenden Kompass verwenden, der Sie zu
Ihren Werten und Zielen führt!
Wir hatten Gelegenheit, gute Zeiten zu erfahren und zu
genießen und zu sehen, wie berufliche und persönliche
Austauschprozesse das Wohl der Hypnose-Gemeinschaft Translated into French
bereichern. Wir heißen zwei neue Gesellschaften by Denis Vesvard
willkommen, DI Island und SIP Slowenien, die sich der
Flotte der ESH anschlossen. Unsere Komitees pflegen
regelmäßige Treffen, die flexibel auf die Veränderungen und Chers Membres de l’ESH
fortschreitenden Entwicklungen abgestimmt sind.
Maintenant que la mer a effacé 2012, 2013 nous apparaît
Wir laden Sie ein, die website der ESH regelmäßig zu plus clairement.
besuchen wenn Sie surfen, über die neuen Entwicklungen
zu lesen und sich Ideen für Treffen und Austausch zu holen. Nous avons déjà pu vivre et apprécier de précieux moments
Unlängst veröffentlichten wir die "Views, Reviews, d’échanges professionnels et personnels qui enrichissent
Interviews"-Ausgabe unseres ESH-Newsletters, in dem Sie notre communauté « hypnotique ». Deux nouvelles sociétés
viele interessante Veröffentlichungen über Hypnose und ont rejoint la bannière de l’ESH : DI en Islande et SIP en
verwandte Gebiete finden und in Interviews Neuigkeiten Slovénie. Nos commissions se réunissent régulièrement
über Ihre Kolleginnen und Kollegen erfahren können. Ich pour s’adapter au mieux à un monde qui change et se
teile die Freude mit vielen unter uns, die beim Lernen, développe sans cesse. Nous vous invitons à surfer sur le
Lehren und Arbeiten mit Hypnose Erfüllung finden! net afin de visiter notre site internet pour y lire les dernières
nouvelles, les développements dans notre domaine mais
Wir alle sind uns auch der weniger schönen Zeiten und aussi pour y puiser des idées de congrès ou de forums!
Ereignisse rund um die Welt bewusst. Es ist eine große Nous avons publié récemment le numéro spécial « Views,
Herausforderung für alle, die mit Hypnose arbeiten, ihre Reviews, Interviews » de notre Newsletter: vous pouvez
Anstrengungen zu bündeln um effektive und effiziente Wege découvrir combien d’intéressantes publications sont parues
zu finden, das Leid von vielen Menschen zu lindern. Eine dans le domaine l’hypnose ou des domaines proches et
wesentliche Aufgabe besteht darin, Methoden zu mieux connaître certains de vos collègues qui ont été
entwickeln, die Menschen helfen, ihre Resilienz zu interviewés. Je partage le bonheur de beaucoup d’entre
verbessern, um besser gegen Herausforderungen und nous qui s’accomplissent en apprenant, en enseignant et en
traumatische Situationen gewappnet zu sein oder nach utilisant l’hypnose!
einem Ungemach wieder zu gesunden. Noch wichtiger ist
es, Wege anbieten zu können, wie Menschen nach Nous avons aussi conscience que les temps sont de plus en
traumatisierenden Erfahrungen Heilung finden können. plus durs de par le monde. L’un des principaux défis que
Unser ESH-Kongress des Jahres 2014, der in Sorrento an doivent relever tous ceux qui travaillent avec l’hypnose et en
der Amalfi-Küste stattfinden wird, trägt diesen aktuellen hypnose est de mettre leurs efforts en commun pour trouver
Bedürfnissen und Notwendigkeiten Rechnung mit dem Titel: des moyens efficaces et puissants pour soulager la
"HYPNOSE UND RESILIENZ" - "Von Trauma und Stress souffrance. L’un des défis majeurs réside dans la recherche
zu Ressource und Heilung". Dieser Titel betont den Wert et le développement de techniques pour aider les gens à
von Resilienz und die Rolle der Hypnose in einer renforcer la résilience qui leur permettra d’être plus aptes à
krisenhaften Welt. Viele Kliniker, Therapeuten und Forscher affronter les défis, les évènements traumatisants – en un
auf dem Gebiet der Hypnose begrüßen diese Gelegenheit, mot, l’adversité -, puis à les surmonter. Plus important
Informationen auszutauschen und ihr Wissen und ihre encore, il y a à trouver comment guérir des expériences

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traumatiques. Notre congrès ESH de 2014 à Sorrente (Côte reto importante para todos aquellos quienes trabajan en y
Amalfitaine) intitulé « HYPNOSIS and RESILIENCE -From con hipnosis es que unamos nuestros esfuerzos, para
Trauma and Stress to Ressources and Healing », vise à encontrar maneras efectivas y eficientes de aliviar el
répondre à ces attentes et ces besoins actuels. Il le fera en sufrimiento de muchas personas. Un reto importante
insistant sur l’importance de la résilience dans un monde en consiste en encontrar y desarrollar maneras de ayudar a las
crise et sur le rôle joué par l’hypnose. De nombreux personas, a mejorar la resilencia para estar mejor
cliniciens, thérapeutes et chercheurs dans le domaine de preparados para afrontar retos y eventos traumatizantes o
l’hypnose se réjouissent de pouvoir échanger et partager recuperarse después de la adversidad. Y aun más
avec vous leur savoir et leur expérience! Fin Avril 2013, il y importante –ofreciendo maneras de recuperarse después
avait déjà 200 pré-inscriptions! de las experiencias traumatizantes. Nuestro congreso de la
Sociedad Europea de Hipnosis en el 2014 en Sorrento
Peut-être avez-vous été très occupés ces derniers mois. (Costa Amalfi) satisface estas necesidades y
Peut-être avez-vous été bousculés par des tempêtes, requerimientos actuales con su título: “HIPNOSIS Y
ballotés et contraints de naviguer en eaux troubles. Peut- RESILENCIA”- Desde el Trauma y Stress hasta los
être avez-vous été amenés à construire et découvrir des Recursos y Sanación”. Esto se hace enfatizando la
ponts pour permettre de passer, de rejoindre, de relier, de importancia de la resilencia en un mundo en crisis y en el
tisser, de reconnecter ? Sur un pont, vous pouvez avoir une papel desempeñado por la hipnosis. Muchos clínicos,
vue globale et des perspectives pour imaginer votre futur, terapeutas e investigadores en el campo de la hipnosis dan
vous pouvez aussi regarder en arrière et réfléchir à votre la bienvenida con gran entusiasmo a la oportunidad de
passé. En fonction de vos goûts, préférez-vous ramer à intercambiar información y compartir sus conocimientos y
contre-courant ou naviguer au gré des flots pour trouver un experiencia con vosotros! A finales del mes de abril del año
lieu où vous reposer et réfléchir? 2013 ya teníamos 200 personas inscritas de forma
temprana!
En attendant l’été, je vous souhaite de trouver un temps de
repos et de réflexion à moins que vous ne préfériez faire de Quizás los últimos meses vosotros habéis estado muy
l’excercice pour mobiliser en vous énergie et ressources ocupados, quizás enfrentando algunas tormentas,
physiques? Certains peuvent avoir envie de lire des navegando en aguas tormentosas, construyendo o
romans qui les inspirent ou de nouvelles parutions sur descubriendo puentes que han de unirse, enlazar, conectar,
l’hypnose qui les poussent à continuer leur voyage entrelazar? Desde un puente vosotros podėis tener una
thérapeutique! J’espère que vous allez trouver l’équilibre cierta visión de conjunto, mirando hacia adelante y creando
dont vous avez besoin en utilisant comme boussole celle de vuestro futuro y mirando hacia atrás y reflexionar acerca del
vos valeurs et de vos buts! pasado. Dependiendo de vuestras preferencias vosotros
podėis remar río arriba o navegar hacia abajo, encontrando
un lugar para descansar y reflexionar.
Translated into Spanish
by Maria Escalante de Smith Con el verano por delante os deseo que tengáis tiempo
para estar tranquilos y reflexionar o bien que estėis
físicamente activos, recuperando la energía y descubriendo
Estimados integrantes de ESH: o movilizando vuestras energías físicas? Algunos de
vosotros podėis tener deseos de leer … novelas
Mientras el mar borraba el año 2012, paulatinamente el inspiradoras, o aún algunos libros nuevos de hipnosis que
2013 se hizo visible. os traigan inspiración para continuar vuestra jornada
terapėutica! Yo espero que podáis encontrar vuestra
Nosotros tuvimos la oportunidad de descubrir, darnos manera de encontrar balance, utilizando vuestra propia
cuenta y disfrutar de los buenos tiempos y de cómo los brújula que os dirija hacia vuestros valores y objetivos!
intercambios profesionales y personales incrementan la
riqueza de la comunidad de hipnosis. Dimos la bienvenida a
dos nuevas sociedades (DI Islandia y SIP Eslovenia) que se Translated into Italian
unieron a la flota de la Sociedad Europea de Hipnosis. by Consuelo Casula
Nuestros comités tienen reuniones regulares de manera
flexible adaptándose a un mundo cambiante y en continuo
desarrollo. Os invitamos a navegar en la red para visitar Cari membri di ESH
regularmente la página Web de la Sociedad Europea de
Hipnosis y a leer las noticias acerca de nuestros progresos Mentre le onde cancellavano il 2012 consentivano al 2013
para axial conseguir ideas para las reuniones e di diventare progressivamente più visibile.
intercambios! Nosotros publicamos recientemente el
número “Views, Reviews, Interviews” (Visiones, Revisiones, Abbiamo avuto l’opportunità di scoprire, osservare e godere
Entrevistas) del Newsletter de la Sociedad Europea de bei momenti e gli scambi personali e professionali
Hipnosis, donde vosotros podéis descubrir cuantas aumentano la ricchezza della comunità dell’ipnosi. Abbiamo
publicaciones interesantes en hipnosis y temas dato il benvenuto a due nuove società (DI Islanda and SIP
relacionados se publican y aprender más sobre algunos de Slovenia) che sono entrate a far parte della flotta ESH. I
vuestros colegas en las entrevistas. Yo comparto la alegría nostri comitati si sono regolarmente incontrati adattandosi
de muchos de nosotros quienes nos sentimos satisfechos con flessibilità a un mondo che cambia ed è in continuo
aprendiendo, enseñando y trabajando con hipnosis! sviluppo. Vi invitiamo a fare surf sul web e a visitare
regolarmente il sito ESH e leggere le notizie sugli sviluppi e
Todos nosotros estamos conscientes de que vivimos avere idee per incontri e scambi! Recentemente abbiamo
tiempos y eventos menos buenos alrededor del mundo. Un pubblicato il numero della ESH newsletter “Views, Reviews,

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Interviews”, dove potete scoprire quante interessanti accompanied by our president Nicole, who presented her
pubblicazioni su ipnosi e campi correlati sono pubblicate e work with great success, as well John Lentz, Maria
conoscere qualcosa di più dalle interviste ai colleghi. Escalante, Christine Guilloux and me.
Condivido la gioia di molti di noi che si sentono appagati di
apprendere, insegnare e lavorare con ipnosi! Jeff Zeig succeeded in surprising the audience of the Brief
Therapy Conference by proposing a very interesting
Siamo tutti consapevoli che in giro per il mondo viviamo program with keynotes of outstanding quality and out of the
tempi ed eventi meno buoni. La sfida importante per chi usual schemes, innovative workshops, interactive events
lavora in e con l’ipnosi è di unire gli sforzi per trovare modi such as clinical demonstrations, topical panels, dialogues
efficaci ed efficienti di alleviare la sofferenza di molte and conversation hours and short courses. The keynotes
persone. Una sfida importante consiste nel trovare e were Paul Ekman, Robert Greenberg, Harriet Lerner, and
sviluppare modi per aiutare le persone ad aumentare la Patrick Carnes. Paul Ekman challenged the complacency of
resilienza per essere meglio preparate ad affrontare le sfide the audience by showing how difficult it is to recognize the
e gli eventi traumatizzanti o a riaversi dopo le avversità. E, macro, micro, mini and false facial expressions of basic
ancora più importante, offrendo modi per superare le emotions. Robert Greenberg, telling anecdotes on
esperienze traumatiche. Il nostro congresso ESH del 2014 a Beethoven’s life, changed our way of listening to his music,
Sorrento, sulla Costiera Amalfitana, risponde a questi to better understand the suffering man behind the
bisogni e necessità attuali con il titolo: “Ipnosi e resilienza: successful composer. Harriet Lerner presented ten bold
da traumi e stress a risorse e cura”. E lo fa enfatizzando steps in promoting change and Patrick Carnes helped the
l’importanza della resilienza in un mondo in crisi e il ruolo audience to see the difference between sex addiction and
svolto dall’ipnosi. Molti clinici, terapeuti e ricercatori nel other addictions, presenting his model PATHOS, acronym of
campo dell’ipnosi hanno accolto con entusiasmo Preoccupied, Ashamed, Treatment, Hurt others, Out of
l’opportunità di scambiare informazioni e di condividere control and Sad. December 9 was called Super Sunday
conoscenze ed esperienze con voi! Alla fine di aprile 2013 because the program was enriched by Super Courses held
avevamo già 200 iscritti! by Michael Yapko, Ellyn Bader, Ronald Siegel, Peter Levine
& Maggie Phillips and Kathryn Rossi. The congress was
Forse gli ultimi mesi sono stati impegnativi per voi, forse also enriched by the inspiring and moving movie “Victor and
avete dovuto affrontare qualche tempesta, navigare in Me” made by Alexander Vesely about Viktor Frankl, his
acque turbolente, costruire o scoprire ponti che vanno grandfather.
collegati, uniti, connessi e intrecciati? Dal ponte si può avere
una visione d’insieme, guardare avanti e creare il futuro, e Some of the articles presented in this issue are also in the
guardare indietro per riflettere sul passato. A seconda delle Newsletter of the Milton Erickson foundation. If you want
preferenze è possibile remare verso su, o navigare verso read more go to http://erickson-foundation.org/newsletter,
giù, trovando un posto per riposare e riflettere? current issue.

Con l’estate davanti a noi, vi auguro di avere tempo per I want to thank each and every contributor for his/her article.
stare fermi e riflettere, o meglio di essere fisicamente attivi, Special thanks goes to the translators of the president’s
ricaricarvi e scoprire o mobilitare le vostre forze fisiche? letter - Hans, Denis and Maria - to the English proof reading
Alcuni di voi potrebbero avere voglia di leggere … romanzi John Lentz and to the co-editor Christine Guilloux.
che ispirano, o anche qualche nuovo libro di ipnosi che
porta tante ispirazioni per continuare il vostro viaggio As Nicole wrote in her inspiring presidential letter we are
terapeutico. Spero che troviate il vostro modo di stare in living in a historic, social, economic and psychological
equilibrio, usando la bussola appropriata direzionata verso i moment where and when resilience is particularly
vostri valori e obiettivi! necessary. Since all of us has to face uncertainty and
difficulties due to the international crisis, hypnosis can serve
as a mind, soul and spirit ally to give us the resilience we
Letter from need to hope again and become stronger than despair. Our
resilience is the resource we need to help our patients to
the Newsletter Editor,
find their biological, remedial and generative resilience.
Consuelo Casula
Resilience is the main theme of the next ESH congress and
you can read Flavio di Leone interviewing the organizer and
ESH past President Camillo Loriedo.
Dear ESH Members

News from the Committee for
This issue of the ESHNL brings the reader from what has
already happened in San Francisco, Agra, Madrid and Educational Programmes in Europe
Istanbul, to what will happen in Budapest, Bad Lippspringe (CEPE) and Membership Committee
and Berlin, to watch the news from the vast world of
hypnosis with different lenses such as Ericksonian,
directive, classic and medical hypnosis. Through the by Martin Wall
different articles, the reader can grasp the atmosphere lived
in those meetings where sharing new ideas and confronting The tale of a Committee, its’
different approaches are the main aim. achievements and ongoing
concerns.
This issue of the ESHNL wants to expand the horizon going
outside Europe, visiting San Francisco, where the Its’ remit (quoted from ESH regulations): ‘To develop and
Ericksonian foundation had its Brief Therapy Conference, propose common criteria of education in the field of

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hypnosis and also to set the criteria governing the awarding FDL: The advertised topic is “Hypnosis and Resilience:
of the European Certificate of Hypnosis. To review from trauma and stress to resource and healing”.
applications for Membership from Societies and Individuals.’ But most striking is the sub title “Emphasizing the
importance of resilience in a world in crisis and the
We meet every six weeks using telephone conference or role played by hypnosis in activating and developing
Skype, and endeavor to have a face-to-face meeting once a inner forces and resources”. What you do want to
year. elicit by this?

The committee has been involved in CL: Today there is a different way of thinking about cure
and healing which is affirming. Clinicians and
• Assessing societies applying for membership researchers who have long been focusing only on
psychopathology and risk factors ceased to wonder
• Devising the criteria for awarding Continuing about what is wrong in their patients and started to
Professional Development (CPD), Credit points interest about behaviors, strategies and mindsets
(CPs) for workshops, congresses, training events, that improve the survivability. To care for the ability
supervision etc. of individuals, families and groups to resurrect and
to recover, even from most overwhelming
• Developing and validating the criteria for the training circumstances, has become one of the most
that will endorse an application for a European relevant features of modern psychotherapy. The
Certificate of Hypnosis (ECH) Ericksonian psychotherapist is a pioneer in this
field, customarily mindful of patient's resources and
• And consequently devising application forms for the always prone to transform them into potential
ECH. This is a link to the current Application Forms: solutions. Therefore, this conference will emphasize
http://esh-hypnosis.eu/hypnosis-training/ech- how much hypnosis has given in strength and
european-certificate-of-hypnosis/. substance to the concept of resilience over the
years and how much can still be given in
The ambition of our work is to promote the acceptance and recognizing and eliciting those qualities that allow
desirability of the ECH award, and as such to support the an individual to become resilient.
credibility of the clinical use of hypnosis throughout Europe.
We are aware that we need to support our current holders, FDL: How will you present such exciting issues? What
and indeed this support will serve as a catalyst to encourage can be expected from the scientific programme of
other colleagues to apply for certification. the conference?

With this in mind we are currently negotiating with the CL: To date, we are still in a very early stage of the
organisers of The Triennial Conference in Sorrento 2014 to organization but definitely there will be the greatest
schedule an Exclusive Reception and Keynote Presentation experts in the field from Europe and worldwide.
for those with an ECH award. Our future thinking is There will be space for different perspectives and
considering amongst other ideas, the possibility of orientations and a special attention will be paid to
coordinated clinical audit and research. practical learning throughout demonstrations and
clinical reports. But also researches will not be
We remain open to and invite input from our Constituent overlooked: resilience is well known to natural
Societies. science and only recently has been borrowed from
psychology and psychiatry, however scientific

evidence about this construct in psychotherapy is
Interview with rising. Symposia, Dialogues and Expert meeting will
also be favored as well as reports that will highlight
Camillo Loriedo
integration and comparison between hypnotic
by Flavio G. Di Leone
models. Emphasizing on resilience rather than on

trauma, as polar aspects of the same phenomena,
FDL: You and the Italian Society of
is not only theoretical but represents a radical
Hypnosis are newly involved in the organization of a
change of perspective about methods and purpose
great international congress. Do you believe these
of psychotherapy and, to support this revolution, the
meetings are still so important, nowadays?
scientific results are not enough. Collaboration

between authors from different backgrounds who
CL: International Congresses are extremely important
are confronting on new terrain is what is needed. By
for both European Society of Hypnosis and
the way, the location of this conference will be
International Society of Hypnosis. An international
Sorrento, and the Greek world Syrrentón means “to
congress provides a moment of encounter, for
merge, “to converge”, “to flow into”.
sharing ideas and establishing new collaboration

between specialists and, in a time of crisis like this,
FDL: Then Sorrento, one of the most picturesque
to join forces in research as well as in the clinical
locations of the Amalfi Coast, will frame the
field is unavoidable. We must not forget that
congress. It is a very attractive location.
psychotherapy research is needed to attest its

effectiveness and to deal with biological therapies
CL: The location is lovely, suspended between the sky
and research is much more appreciable if it is
and the sea. Everyone will enjoy the panoramic
carried out by centers in different nations.
view over the Sorrento gulf and the friendly

atmosphere that will provide not only a proper

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context for cultural exchange but also will inspire telling you all of the history – earthquake, burning city, and
pleasure and enjoyment. Attendees will not miss a the resilience of the inhabitants to recover from all of these
walk in the charming old town of Sorrento, with its disasters. In a well- organized track I had the opportunity to
churches, villas and the esteemed museum of visit many places of interest from the Golden Gate bridge, to
Capodimonte ceramics, and there will be time for China Town, from the ‘painted ladies’ to the Academy of
excursions to Amalfi, to the Capri Island and maybe sciences, from the Japanese Tea Garden to the shopping
to Naples too, not far away. area, and even having time to wonder and admire the
Museum of Modern Art. And after all that stimulation of my
FDL: I guess we all still have time to sign up but how is it sentences feeling open for new inspiration at the congress!
for those who wish to make a contribution?

Keynote Address
CL: We have already received many proposals and we
look forward to many more. Everyone who is
interested must fill the “Call for abstract form” that Paul Ekman: Behavior Clues to Deceit
can be found on ESH website (www.esh- by John Lentz
hypnosis.eu) or SII website (www.societaipnosi.it)
and submit it to [email protected] before June 30, Dr Ekman used video of people from the news that clearly
2013. Our goal is to create a program where it can lied on camera to demonstrate his observations and theory.
find space not only expert-class speakers but also The videos were memorable and the points he was making
young hypnotists and students. Moreover, all those were very clear. You felt like he had really done his
who are interested in participating as listeners, homework for letting you see how that people demonstrate
however, can take advantage of an "early in their micro actions and body movements their dishonesty.
registration rate" for submitting similarly by June 30. It made me wonder how many hours of watching the news
he and others had endured to be able to select the

memorable clips that showed people being dishonest. This
was one of those keynotes that makes you think and causes
Reviews of the Milton H. Erickson
you to grow because of what it says and not just learn. It
Foundation Brief Therapy Conference: was the experience of seeing what Ekman presented that
Lasting solutions. San Francisco, made an emotional impact. Whether therapists are going to
use his system or not, is immaterial, because this
December 5-9 2012
presentation raised important questions for all of us to

answer about our relationships both in and out of therapy. It
was a brilliant move on the Foundations part to have Dr.
Ekman present because whether you agree with him or not
the questions his presentation brought up are ones that we

all have to answer. For instance, when you notice your client

is lying if and when is the right times to confront them about
their dishonesty. It isn’t just as simple as it might seem at
first glance, especially if you have detected it because of
your advanced ability to notice body language.

Overview
Patrick Carnes: Bargains with Chaos:
Challenges and Choices
by Nicole Ruysschaert by John Lentz
San Francisco
This keynote began special and continued in that vein.
In Europe people who visited it describe it as the ‘most Carnes was introduced by Roxanna Erickson Klein because
European city’ of the USA, why? Will it make me feel like she knows him and his family. The introduction was warm,
‘home coming’ what will be similar or different and personal and let you know she believes in the man. Carnes
surprising? showed you how come she and others believe in him. I sat
next to two of his employees and they were totally devoted
My first days I put on the hat of the tourist to let me to him as well because he is such a good man. He started
surprise…walking, climbing a steep street, spotting other off by telling us how he is still reeling from his wife’s recent
tourists on the tram, aha, that’s what I saw on the postcard death and how he is struggling with that. It helped because
friends sent me years ago, joining other tourists there to you could feel the grief around him that was almost
reach Fisherman’s Wharf all my sentences are stimulated palpable. If you were close to the front of the room you
by the smell of the sea, of fresh cooked crabs swimming in would have almost felt the honesty and integrity oozing out
their stock, the cry of the sea-lions, the taste of ice-cream, of him as he talked about the epidemic of pornography and
engulfed by the warmth of the sun. Strolling around, I join a its impact on people around the world. You would have felt
group of noisy children to walk between the wonderful his dedication and enthusiasm for helping people overcome
aquariums and admiring fish in their artificially created the grips of sexual addiction in whatever forms it takes. You
natural biotope observing the gently, slowly, elegantly would probably have been surprised by some of the statics
moving medusa and the cute, intelligent octopus being he offered, including that the porn business no longer is
particularly talented to coordinate his pats, and make making as much money, not because there is less interest
himself so small he can enter a glass and get his prey … or better filters on the net, but because so many folks are
and walking further I spot a hop-on hop-off tourist bus willing to post pornographic material for free. I found his
starting my 2 days tour with funny guides, audio-guides keynote informative, personal and extremely well done.

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Super Course Ekman enumerates the many reasons of lying: the need or
duty to protect someone, such as in the case of a spy who is

authorized and trained to lie; the self-enhancing name
Ronald D Siegel: Harnessing
dropper who embellishes; to seek power and control; to
Mindfulness: Tailoring the
obtain a reward; or just the mere thrill of getting away with it.
Practice to the Problem
Some of us indeed lie to avoid punishment.
by Consuelo Casula

But we find lies can have very high stakes. This is when a
Participating in Siegel’s workshop helped
lie can result in a “loss of fortune, life and freedom as well
me to better understand the reason of the
as reputation. Not to mention that it is very difficult to
success of Mindfulness. As a meditation
reestablish trust after the feeling of betrayal.”
practice based on Buddhism, Mindfulness

does not create a blank mind, does not invite to become
The Freudian slip of speech can now evolve and incorporate
emotionless or to withdraw from life and escape from pain.
“the Ekman slip,” as clients reveal clues to their emotional
On the contrary, Mindfulness practice offers the opportunity
life, through facial expressions. As therapists we can ask a
to gain flexibility, awareness and alertness, as if meditating
client to narrate and give words to a movement such as a
on the edge of a cliff. The subject who practices Mindfulness
tapping foot or a hand gesture: “I notice your hand moving.
becomes a source of calm and balance, reduces the
If you hand could speak, what would it say?”
intensity of the adversities, and increases the capacity to

bear pain. Mindfulness can be utilized within any form of
When a client wrinkles the bridge of her nose this exposes
psychotherapy and offers concentration and focused
her disgust. Ekman goes on to say, “when you see one
attention, increased awareness. Mindfulness monitors the
partner in couple’s therapy bar her teeth and the bridge of
flow of thoughts and feelings, and gives acceptance,
the nose is wrinkled, the marriage is pretty much over.
wisdom and compassion. Acceptance is a precondition of
Anger is not a problem for couples, but contempt can
change, wisdom is accepting what cannot be changed, and
predict the end of a relationship.
compassion is developing a loving kindness attitude toward

ourselves and others. If we want to improve our ability to be
Anger can be described and typified when a client raises his
mindful and gain awareness of our own emotions and
eyebrows, or his mouth seems pursed or tightened, with
thoughts, we need everyday practice. We can begin by
eyes glared, and the jaw is pushed forward. In contrast,
meditating on daily activities such as taking a shower, being
contempt can be read on the face as a smirk with one side
in traffic, walking, waiting in line, concentrating our attention
of the mouth raised, like an asymmetrical smile.
on the present moment.
As a therapist, while I would rather trust my clients, than the

alternative, knowing the varieties of lying can be very
Workshops illuminating. As psychotherapists, we now have tools to
discern and track clients’ hidden emotions to recognize our
Paul Ekman: clients more fully; for this, Paul Ekman, I salute you!
Micro-expressions Workshop
by Ilene Wolf Jeffery Zeig: Advanced Techniques
of Therapy: Part 1 on Resilience, and
I found Paul Ekman’s workshop on the Experiential Approach and Advanced
secret language of lying fascinating. Techniques of Therapy; Part 2 on
Paul Ekman spent the day giving us a Creating Emotional Impact
detailed - and very engaging - account, by John Lentz
uncovering everything from the method of detecting lies to
what makes people motivated to lie. Zeig was even more impressive in this
workshop than usual. Perhaps it was because he was trying
Ekman’s diagnostic system, called FACS, or Facial Action out some new material, perhaps because it was experiential
Coding System, ascertains which of the face’s forty-three and dear to his heart, or maybe I just like him a lot. Can’t
muscles are working at any given moment, even with an say but his presentation was so powerfully done and evoked
emotion so transient that the person experiencing it may not further thinking in me that was useful. While I have heard
be even conscious of it. He tracks facial cues, micro and him speak countless times and heard him say that Erickson
macro facial expressions, that reveal the client’s hidden used experiences instead of didactic information, this time I
contempt, anger, disgust, surprise. According to Ekman understood it in a different way. I always agreed before but
“There are seven expressions that have very clear facial when I would get home and try to think my way into being
signals -- anger, sadness, fear, surprise, disgust, contempt more experiential with my clients I always felt limited in the
and happiness.” Micro expressions are facial cues that can few ways I knew to do that. This time I felt the difference
leak out in a fraction of a second (25/60), so briefly, not easy and it was huge. Perhaps it wasn’t Zeig being more brilliant
to detect. Lies can be detected by training the eye with the but it felt like it was how he presented the material and not
use of Ekman’s diagnostic tools, which you can find on his just that I finally got it.
website. (www.paulekman.com)
The second part of the workshop “Advanced Techniques in
Mini leakages are “the first hint of an emotion.” Lies can be Therapy, Creating Emotional Impact”, was presented so you
revealed through the “change of voice or tone and simple felt impacted emotionally. He did what he was inviting you to
dismissive hand gestures or a slight shrug of the shoulders. do in the workshop and it had an effect. Not only were the
A lie might be detected when a client’s voice suddenly drops exercises useful and generating moments of clarity, he gave
to a whisper. clear information that was helpful and useful. In his style of
weaving the experiences with insight, stories that teach and

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speaking on more than one level he was his usual self. His because he can come to this work with an open heart and
staff had helped with his power point presentation and so it seemingly no preconceived notions, that Dr. Polster can
was a little colorful with sounds, and visual effects in what imagine being attentive, curious and even fascinated. I
and how it stated the material. Even though he was testing believe I speak for everyone who has worked with him or
all this out he had a good time presenting the material and seen him work that we are grateful he has “good genes.”
as a result we enjoyed it even more. What he presented will
work with any underlying theory because it is about Janis Abrahams Spring:
communication. I am excited to use the techniques with my Don’t ask me to forgive you!
clients but I have already used them on my family and even A Radical Approach to Healing
on my dog. Both my family and dog responded very well to Interpersonal Wounds
these approaches and I believe that is the ultimate test by Consuelo Casula
where our special status of therapist isn’t involved but just
human communication. The radical approach of Janis Spring investigates the
different meaning and implications of genuine and authentic
Ernest Rossi: Creating Consciousness: forgiveness as compared with cheap forgiveness. Cheap
Facilitating Wonder, Wisdom, Beauty, forgiveness is the short cut utilized by the damaged person
Truth, and Self-Care, to avoid confrontation and conflict with the offender. But it is
by John Lentz useless, it covers suffering under ashes so that a simple
puff is enough to stir up the fire of anger, disappointment
Based upon the book he and his wife and resentment, stronger than before. Instead, authentic
Kathryn wrote “Creating Consciousness” forgiveness is a healthy way to recognize what really hurts,
this workshop explains how to do just even if we understand and justify the offender. Authentic
that, through novelty, environmental enrichment and mental forgiveness is freed from being hostage to the past and to
and physical exercise, which can optimize gene express the pain provoked by the offender, and gives the freedom to
and brain plasticity. His style of being so engrossed in move forward with a new awareness of own limits of
offering what he has to offer and in eliciting in you the acceptance. Authentic forgiveness is the free choice to start
resources to heal, grow and become more creative is a joy a healing process by letting go resentment and rancor.
and an honor to behold. It also always causes me to think Beside, Janis Spring asserts that no one is obliged to
more creatively. I am always inspired in his presence. This forgive the offender, especially when this one does not take
workshop was very satisfying, informative and helpful. It his responsibility for the damage caused and does not give
doesn’t matter that I read the book, or have attended many any sign of repentance. When the offender does not openly
of his workshops, or even that I have read many of his seek forgiveness, he doesn’t merit such a gift from a
books, being with him and sensing his positive attitude generous and comprehending person simply because he
always inspires me. cannot understand its value.

Erving Polster: Attention:
Interactive Events
the Elixir of Therapeutic Growth
by Lynne Bernfield Conversation Hour

I was attending my 4th Erickson Brief Ronald D Siegel: Developments in positive psychology
Therapy Conference. I’d had an by Nicole Ruysschaert
opportunity to work with Dr. Polster at
another conference and that had been a very powerful We all are looking for happiness and our presenter looks
experience for me. I was eager to work with him again and happy, enthusiastic and open to share his knowledge. Will
so was very glad when I got the opportunity to be part of his he show us the way? Happiness and wellbeing improve
demonstration. Before beginning the demonstration Dr. health and promote longevity. We could wonder why there
Poster talked about the concepts of attention, fascination is no public health program for ‘happiness’ as for instant in
and curiosity. While stressing the necessity/importance of Bhutan where you find a ministry of happiness and where
bringing our “technology” to our sessions, he lobbied for the they calculate a Gross National Happiness. Reviewing the
benefits of paying attention, being fascinated, and remaining happiness determinants we see a ‘set point’, genetically
curious. determined and having 50 % impact, life circumstances with
a minor 10 % impact and attitudes, what really can be
I felt that Dr. Polster was definitely paying close attention to influenced by psychological methods, taking 40 % of the pie.
everything I said and did, was really curious about what I The story of ‘Lucie’ our grand, grand, grand mother shows
had to say and why I was saying it and even seemed how she needed to be constantly alert and only the ‘happy
fascinated – almost as though he’d never encountered few’ or rather the ‘unhappy‘ ancestors who were hyper
anything quite like me before. The result of this work is that I vigilant could survive. “Lucie” needed to remind herself of
have been thinking about an attitude I have held for a very danger, threat, and negative experiences in particular to
long time in a new way and even considering abandoning it. survive. Evolution and survival needs are responsible for our
cognitive negative bias in mind: our minds being like Velcro
My most lasting impression of the work I did with Dr. Polster for bad events sticking well and Teflon for good events,
is of his sincere concern for me; his desire that I do not flowing away. And within this biological heritage now people
suffer, and of his spontaneous delight, which is so pure that are in search of happiness, trying many things to make
it feels childlike. I’d remembered this sense of being cared themselves happy. The right things? No, most things don’t
for and so was in tears almost before I sat down – not work because they put us in a hedonic treadmill with risk of
because of the urgency of the problem, but because I knew habituation, a human tendency to habituate to whatever. We
that I’d brought that problem to a safe place. Perhaps it is also are terrible in predicting about what will make us happy.

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When…if…then…and even getting your degree, winning the creative and funny dialogue with Ernie and Robert. Robert
lottery only very temporarily increases your level of explains the major leverages of his work in the area of belief
happiness. Could we find some switch to positive affective and expectation and his first steps in doing research to
states as a base or a building block? Research has been better understand placebo, task asked by Bandler and
done in the field by Barbara Frederickson, coming up with a Grinder, his teachers in the early days, who wanted to
“Broaden and Build” theory of positive affective states, commercialize placebo and needed studies on the ‘effect’
making people more flexible, open, creative, playful and and even on the ‘side effects” of placebo as for other
interactive with the world, promoting connection to other medicines. 1/3 of time placebo’s worked as well as real
human beings and creating more opportunities to wellbeing. drugs, in pain Pl works as well as morphine in 30 % of the
time and 1/3 of the women who received PL chemotherapy
Is there a way to happiness? What is the way? According to lost all of their hair! Comparing response to PL or Hypnosis,
Ron things that work are not subject to the hedonic treadmill high-hypnotizable were found to better respond to hypnosis,
and all of them involve ‘being present”. A Landmark study and low-hypnotizable to better respond to PL. The main
worked with a simple phone application, calling the characteristic of effective treatment of survivors of cancer
participants, asking what they are feeling? what they are was the belief in their therapy, the trust in the therapy and
doing? and where their attention was? What correlates is the person delivering it…. and this is how we get access to
where your attention is and how you’re feeling, having a the unconscious and the impact of it. Ernest highlights the
mind focused on what you are doing tends to make a exciting field of epigenetics and how genes aren’t static but
person happier than having a fancy meal or sex… and can be turned on and off as a function of life experiences.
observations learn that the mind wanders 47 % of the time! Diving deeper into the field he discovered publications on
how “mind can turn on matter” and that in mirror neurons
To increase your level of happiness some basic principles thoughts are converted into RNA, making messenger RNA
are recommended: mindfulness, awareness of the present and proteins influencing brain plasticity, new neurons - how
experience with acceptance: when we train the mind to brains can grow! And in the further development of this
presence there is no risk to habituation. Engagement, flow dialogue other inspiring ideas were generated as the way
or a balance between our capacities and challenges, our genes are the impression of billions years of life
gratification or mobilizing our character strengths and evolution - hardwired and can be considered the biological
virtues, we can identify with an online test (worked out by underpinning of new thoughts, impressions and our creative
Chris Patterson). Gratitude, writing a letter of gratitude and unconscious. As Robert mentions the way we can transmit
expressing this gratitude to the person, giving a greater belief often happens unconsciously, and also trust,
sense of wellbeing, lasting for months! And last but not confidence, curiosity can be transmitted unconsciously
least, finding meaning and connection. If you want to make because you find mirror neurons in the limbic area as well:
others happy: be compassionate, and if you want to make 30% of our experience is not our own, but comes from
yourself happy, be compassionate toward other people! A others!
win-win situation. And the inspiring environment, connection
in the congress offers plenty of opportunities to doing that! As audience we could observe the activity of mirror neurons
of our presenters in dialogue – how Ernie’s ambition for
Wendel Ray 1956 Flashback: Hypnosis, Paradox, future research maybe slowly starts to activate the mirror
Metaphorical Tasks and the Invention of Brief Couples neuron system of Robert, with mRNA, new proteins, ideas,
Therapy curiosity to continue some research? And hearing that the
by John Lentz electromagnetic field of heart is 5000x greater than the
electromagnetic field of the brain we start to understand the
Wendel Ray is the historian for the MRI, and as such he importance and effect of this other form of transmission, not
was able to select tapes that show the beginning of brief just brain to brain but also heart to heart, we fully
couples therapy and how brilliant some of the early leaders understand Ernies’ words: he looks at me, and now and
were in the field. Because of Ray’s unique blend of awe for then he touches me, maybe he likes me and this creates
the pioneers of the field, his intelligence and willingness to hope for future developments!
let the clips of the past speak for themselves his
presentation was brilliant. I found myself even more
Short Courses
impressed with Ray as well as the pioneers. How he
presented the material gave me even more of a sense of
awe and appreciation for the MRI as well as the pioneers Nicole Ruysschaert: “Flourish”
willingness to learn and grow. Hearing people like Don or The Petals of Satisfaction in Life and Work
Jackson, and J. Haley discuss a case and hear them work by John Lentz
with a couple was a moving experience. They were every bit
as good as we thought they were years ago when we Dr. Ruysschaert in her characteristic gentle manner invited
studied them in school. Ray knew that by presenting the us to consider ways to have more life satisfaction. She
material he did it would impact us as wanted us to benefit as well as our clients. She beautifully
presented her presentation in ways that was like an
emotional massage with meaning and purpose. She was
Dialogue inspiring, inviting to all who were lucky enough to attend.
Ok, I like her and I like how kind she is and that came
Ernest Rossi & Robert Dilts: The Creative through in her presentation.
Unconscious in intuition and healing.
by Nicole Ruysschaert John Lentz: New perspectives and Healing for Borderlines:
A Brief Therapy Intervention for Lasting Change
As promised in the introduction we could enjoy an inspiring, by Nicole Ruysschaert.

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past…it’s a move from ruminating over the negative to
Isn’t it wonderful on a Sunday morning to enjoy the warm ruminating over the positive or ‘meditating’. Reviewing past
welcome of John? Faithful and derived from his name experiences in a positive trance and having a panoramic
“Lentz” he invites us to understand borderlines by looking at view can be discovered and help them out.
them through a new lens – a HYPNOTIC LENS. Having
worked for 22 years in a women’s prison indeed he had to We all can discover the impact of this work: when you are
deal with a lot of women with borderline problems and as a with a family member or partner, you just can sit there
matter of getting himself going on find ways to better deal secretly and dwell on positive things in their presence and
with them. isn’t it magical or somehow clinical proof of the beauty of our
mirror neurons activity how powerfully we can convey
He explains how you can think of borderlines as being in a attitudes and “suggestions” and influence interactions?
chronic negative trance, restricting their scope of perception,
focusing particularly on negative information, proof of Thank you John for offering the new lenses or “Lentz’
rejection and criticism and excluding the positive lenses”; opening up this new way of interaction.
information, having blind spots for the strengths, the options.
In a positive trance, on the contrary means you see options,
solutions and it enlarges your scope of perception. Toward a Science of Consciousness

Annual Conference March 3-9, 2013,
Accepting they are extremely sensitive to criticism, because
Agra, India: East West Views on Brain,
childhood was a scary and hurtful place, they better can be
approached with a positive attitude. Referring to ideas from Mind and Reality
neuro-hypnosis, if we as therapists develop a positive intent by M. Paola Brugnoli
to someone, wanting to be helpful, to do something positive,
even without verbally sharing, our attitude can be conveyed Eastern Philosophy has met Western Science at Dayalbagh
in a non-verbal way due to the activity of our mirror neurons. Educational Institute, India. In Eastern philosophical
traditions, consciousness is intrinsic to the universe,
In one demonstrations John asked a volunteer to think of whereas in most Western views, consciousness emerges
anything he struggled with and to put it in the right hand, from complex computation. Can these views be reconciled?
keep it in right hand. While being aware of that, John goes The 20th annual international conference "Toward a
in positive trance with more awareness of resources of the Science of Consciousness" (TSC) was held at the
volunteer, activating his antenna and things begin to change Dayalbagh Educational Institute (DEI) in Agra, India. DEI is
for the volunteer who starts connecting to resources that are a high-level academic system, part of a spiritual community
already inside him. and farm, housing 4000 people on an idyllic 1300 acres on
the Yamuna River within the city of Agra. DEI research
In another demo one volunteer is invited and 3 astute includes neuroscience, cognitive science, medicine,
therapists are asked to assist in ‘rapid healing’. The philosophy, nanoscience, quantum physics and
volunteer puts whatever problem in his left hand and “my consciousness. DEI's Dr. Vishal Sahni, author of many
colleagues and I are going to do something radical – we are papers and several books on quantum computing, is the
going to say positive things to you we observe about you primary conference organizer which has eminent scientists
using our intuition while you hold this” such as Deepak Chopra and Stuart Hameroff among others.

1. “there is an intensity in your eyes, that draws me, The 2013 Agra Conference is sponsored by the Centre for
intrigues me, you look like someone who can be Consciousness Studies, Dayalbagh Educational Institute
serious, curious” (DEI) Agra, India and the Center for Consciousness Studies,
2. “I see you in a grounding, silent way and are The University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona. TSC is an
concentrating, seem to focus on experience with all international interdisciplinary conference entailing rigorous
your senses “ approaches to the understanding of conscious awareness,
3. “I notice you have an inner integrity, I recognize that and its place in the universe. Since 1994, TSC conferences
sort of integrity just impresses me” have been held in even-numbered years in Tucson, Arizona,
4. “I enjoy your sudden gently smiles” – amplifies smile, sponsored and organized by the Center for Consciousness
and laugh insight and out and see this radiance, very Studies at the University of Arizona. In odd-numbered years
beautiful” TSC conferences have been held at various locations
around the world: 1995 Naples, Italy; 1997 Elsinore,
It speaks for itself how our positive trance of focus on Denmark; 1999 Tokyo, Japan; 2001, Skovde, Sweden; 2003
positive strengths learns the client a new way of looking at Prague, Czech Republic; 2005 Copenhagen, Denmark;
himself, and shows how in working with borderlines our 2007 Budapest, Hungary; 2009 Hong Kong, China; and
positive trance can make a difference to those folks! We can 2011 Stockholm, Sweden.
talk about it as a positive double bind that neutralizes the
negative double bind they often put you in and perhaps one Themes for TSC 2013 in Agra, India included: The place of
of the only right answers? consciousness in the universe; What scales of brain activity
are critical for consciousness?; Quantum cognition and
Another important aspect highlighted has to do with quantum biology; How real is perceived reality?; Cosmology
“ruminating”, where they are focused on negative things and Eastern spiritual views; Brain diseases and
said, coming up with even more negative meanings, pain, consciousness; A Conceptual Framework for
and like “flash bulb” memories. Isn’t it great if we can help Consciousness Based on a Deep Understanding of Matter;
them to get out of this negative trance, discover how Clinical hypnosis and meditative stages.
memory is malleable and how you can change your

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