Complementary Medicine and Multiple Sclerosis

Dr. Alan Bowling and Dr. Miriam Franco
Doubletree Hotel Denver Tech Center
7801 Orchard Road
Greenwood, CO 80111

Miriam Franco, PhD

http://www.imagerywork

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Relaxation and Guided Imagery for MS: Lowering Anxiety Associated with MS and MS Injections

This Guided Imagery intervention (CD) is effective in reducing anxiety, muscle tension, spasticity, fatigue and headache associated with having Multiple Sclerosis. With practice, it can also help improve sleep,shift pain experience, and decrease anxiety associated with taking medications by injection. Many with MS must take disease modifying therapies and experience stress and anxiety with these injections which can cause major stumbling blocks to adherence. Missed injections can be frequent and can reduce efficacy. Dr. Franco conducted a patient education study (2008) using this GI intervention to lower anxiety, injection anxiety and to help those with MS perceive their medicine as a healing, helpful ally. GI was found to be efficient and effective in lowering general anxiety and for injection anxiety in 97% of MS patients, even after several weeks post-workshop.

This CD is available on Dr. Franco’s website and from Amazon.com.

July 17-19 Friday evening till Sunday 5:00 PM at Vallombrosa Center in Menlo Park, California Register before June 15th to get the early bird rate.*

Imagery International Conference

Co-sponsored by

Beyond Ordinary Nursing

Presents

Riding the Tides of Change:

Using Imagery as a Powerful Tool for Transformation in Good times and Bad

Imagery International’s annual membership meeting Friday evening

Workshops**

The Sacred Space Interchange: An Experiential Template with Terry Reed, RN, MS

Combining Emotional Freedom Therapy and Imagery when Working with Trauma with Jann Fredrickson, LICSW

Aikido and Imagery with Andrew Wagner, MD

Collaborative Compassion Based Imagery Practice to Sustain Relationships in Difficult Times with Judith Rohde-Brown, PhD

The Custom guided Imagery CD: A Cornerstone for the Transformational Process with Glenda Cedarleaf, MSW, LICSW

Applied Meditation: A Healing Modality which Combines Intention, Intuition and Mindfulness with Margo Adair

For more information on presenters and their topics click here

* Register before June 15th for Early Bird Registration rate $150 (members) $190 (non-members). Room & Meals at Vallombrosa single occupancy room: $246 double: $214.  Commuter rates are available.  For more information and to register go to http://imageryinternational.org or call (651) 208-6458 CST

**Workshops include continuing education credit. Attendees must attend all workshops to receive 12 contact hours, provider approved by the California Board of Registered Nursing Provider #13833, and this course meets the qualifications for continuing education credit for MFTs/LCSWs as required by the California Board of Behavioral Sciences, provider #PCE 3201

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Imagery International is a professional association of healing practitioners from many different fields including medicine, psychology, counseling, body work and other disciplines that use Imagery in their practices.  We value and promote the use of Imagery for health, healing and transformation.  We also offer a community that encourages cutting-edge training, skill-building, and professional networking to promote the efficacy of Imagery.  Find out about membership http://imageryinternational.org

Beyond Ordinary Nursing provides registered nurses and licensed health care professionals opportunity to incorporate the pwoer and magic of Imagery into personal and professional practice, with the potential to increase career options.  For more information and schedules: http://www.integrativeimagery.com

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SPONTANEOUS COMBUSTION

All work and no fun won’t happen at the Imagery International Annual Conference

What will happen is

FUN Frivolity CreativityEntertainmentParticipationVariety

IMAGINATIONSkitsSingingDancingNoiseHYSTERIA

Think Kitchen Band, Egg Toss, Teddy Bear Picnic, Alleluia Chorus,Horse Race, Flying Monkeys

then mix in

Survivor, Gong Show, American Idol, American Bandstand, Dancing with the Stars, The Westminster Kennel Club

And what do you get?

SPONTANEOUS COMBUSTION

our entertainment venue for the Imagery International Conference

Bring your 1-10 minute contribution

OR

Allow us to assist you in your participation

THIS IS ENTERTAINMENT FOR ALL ATTENDEES

and BY ALL ATTENDEES

Thoughtfully orchestrated for maximum impact

By your MC; Babs Vitale

“Be there or be square.”

To join in the fun come to our conference:

http://imageryinternational.org/vallombrosa.htm

SPONTANEOUS COMBUSTION