David Bresler, PhD

If you’ve ever thought about getting certified by the Academy for Guided Imagery, here’s an outstanding opportunity to join our 2012 class and save a bunch of money ($1000 off regular tuition with extended payments plan available).

To qualify for this special tuition discount, you must enroll in Certification training before February 29, 2012, and complete all requirements by 12/31/12.

If you’d like to become recognized as an expert in using guided imagery and enjoy all the benefits of Academy Certification, we encourage you to register right away, for space is limited and with this offer, we expect our 2012 class to fill quickly.

To find out more about this special opportunity, click here.

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Dr. David Bresler Will Teach Ten New Live Clinical Guided Imagery Workshops in LA Starting in February, 2012.

The Academy is pleased to announce that a series of ten new “hands-on” workshops will be taught by Dr. David Bresler, starting on February 24-25, 2012. This is a unique opportunity to learn advanced Interactive Guided Imagery(sm) techniques from one of the originators of this powerful mind/body approach.

These one day programs will focus on utilizing guided imagery for treating stress, anxiety disorders, acute and chronic pain, depression, smoking, weight control problems, trauma and PTSD. Two workshops will also focus on enhancing creativity and taming the Inner Critic, based largely on the imagery techniques Dr. Bresler developed during the five years he worked with the creative staff at Walt Disney Imagineering.

These workshops will be held every three to four weeks on Fridays and Saturdays at the Bresler Center in West Los Angeles. Participants must have completed at least Level I training through the Academy as a pre-requisite for enrolling in these advanced programs. If you are interested in attending, register quickly for each of the workshops will be limited to twelve students and we expect them to fill quickly.

For more information, a schedule, and an enrollment form, click here.

Jann Fredrickson, LICSW

Our FOURTH annual conference :  “Imagery and the Soul“ takes place October 5-7, 2012 at Mercy Center in Burlingame, California USA.

If you would like to be one of our presenters, send your proposals to me, Jann Fredrickson by email to: Jann.Ruth7@gmail.com / JFredr7753@aol.com, OR mail to: PO Box 213, Newport, MN. 55055, OR fax to: 651-458-1633, by March 31, 2012.  I will start accepting conference proposals by January 31 and will let you know by April 17 if your proposal is accepted.

Proposal Requirements

1. All workshops are to be 90 minutes long.

2. Your name, address, and email address.

3. Brief biography (25-50 words) including expertise for presenting on your topic.

4. Title of the workshop and how it pertains to our theme.

5. Two objectives stated with one action verb per objective and in measurable behavior or outcome.

For example, say you are giving a workshop to teach folks how to use Emotional Freedom Therapy and Imagery. So your objectives would read:

a. At the end of the workshop, the participant will have a basic knowledge of what EFT is and HOW it can be used in combination with imagery.

b. At the end of the workshop, the participant will understand how effective the modalities of EFT and imagery are when used in conjunction with one another.

6. Course description (25-35 words).

7. Course outline.

8. What your audio/visual (AV) needs will be.

You can call me with any questions: 651-208-6458 during the hours of 12:30pm to about 3:30pm CST most days (this is walk time) or your can email me with questions.
  We had a terrific lineup last conference and I know that this year it will be even better!!
  Looking forward to hearing from YOU.

Proposals Due March 31.

See our conference page for more details.

May this be our best conference yet!!

Jann Fredrickson Ramus, LICSW
Conference Chair 2012
JFredr7753@aol.com
Jann.Ruth7@gmail.com

Bev Hollander

The DEADLINE for all submissions to our ImagiNews “ENLIGHTENMENT” issue is Wednesday FEB 1, 2012. Thanks to our wonderful authors who have already submitted their work. However, for the submissions still out, or if there
is anyone else wishing to send in an article for this issue, we just wanted
to remind our membership of the new submission deadline date:  the 1st of
the month prior to publication of each issue.

As always, we appreciate each of you for the ways you contribute to our journal.

Judith Ewing

If you have any questions, contact us:  bev@sheppardwest.com or judith1001@msn.com.
Warm wishes from your Co-Editors,
Bev and Judith

PS If you haven’t seen December’s issue you can download an electronic copy here http://imageryinternational.org/imaginews-journal

Heather LaFace

Adolescence is a time of deep relational engagement where the body’s changes becomes so important we take up all these interactions when healing.

Adolescents are  learning to have symbolic experiences for the first time. Image production is relational. It’s generated on it’s own cord. LaFace is interested in how images bridge mind and body, inner and outer in adolescents. Their movement is out into the world and away from family.

Click here to hear the latest podcast.

Heather is a PhD student in Clinical Psychology and is a licensed Psychological Assistant working with individuals, couples and adolescents in a Westwood private practice under the supervision of Dr. Elaine Schulman, PhD. Heather also works as a Psychological Assistant under the supervision of Dr. Marshall Levy, PhD and serves as clinical staff in a multidisciplinary team at a long-term inpatient psychiatric hospital where she works with the chronically and severely mentally ill in treating a wide range of psychological issues, including: mood and anxiety disorders, psychoses, alcohol and substance abuse, and dual diagnosis.

Juliet Rohde-Brown

Ode to Meredith Echoes of the Stillpoint

This is a song and melody Juliet Rohde_Brown, president of Imagery International, wrote when Meredith Young-Sowers asked her to sing for Stillpoint.  Shantha Sri was kind enough to play some background music. Juliet offers this song for a New Year’s gift.

We thank her for her outstanding leadership and open heart.

Wishing you a prosperous, happy and healthy new year.

Imagery International

Bev Hollander IPY 2010

of II’s Journal ImagiNews. Under our fun-loving trail blazer’s forward thinking cutting-edge intuition and editorship, ImagiNews has become the glue that holds our international community together. In honoring Bev, who introduced the use of a theme for each publication, the 19 selected themes from her published issues are used randomly in the expression of II’s deepest gratitude for all that she has given our community in so many ways. It is with great respect that we honor Bev with the esteemed Imagery Person of the Year award. Congratulations on this well-deserved honor, Bev!

A TRIBUTE TO BEV

Bev, coming on the Board of Imagery International while also starting an Editorship of ImagiNews created “New Beginnings” for you.  To jump right in with “Courage” allowed you to overcome the initial overwhelm of your first journal issue. Right from the beginning, your determined “Resolution” and “Intention” that everything done for ImagiNews would be for the greater good and “Growth” of our Imagery International “Community” became evident.

Bev Hollander, Judith Ewing r. reads tribute

The “Clarity” of your focused “Intuition” to provide themes around which articles can be written still brings “Illumination” to the ways Imagery can be used in “Healing.” The “Passion” within your “Compassion” has guided the alignment of our authors’ messages of “Hope” and “Joy” in sharing transformational modalities and practices in working with Imagery. This in turn has opened “Portals” of “Opportunity” for us as healthcare practitioners to take on the responsibility to reach even greater depths of awareness and understanding of Imagery in order to make important “Transitions” to support and embrace our clients.

Another delightful feature of ImagiNews initiated by your “Kindness” is the invitation to artists to showcase their original art on the cover. This provides international exposure for them, and it graces our cover with beautiful Images. Then, there is “Serendipity”—finding something valuable and pleasurable when looking for something else. In the beginning, Imagery International was looking for a Board Member, a President, and an Editor. What we found was a most valuable and pleasurable “you” who has taught us on many levels the importance of Transforming to the fullness of compassion, wisdom, and love.

 http://imageryinternational.org/imaginews-journal

From the Co-Editors’ Desktops

By Bev Hollander, BSN, MS, HNB-BC and Judith Ewing, M.Ed., M.A., CIH

Bev’s Thoughts

Here’s another ImagiNews – water under the bridge flowing downstream to you, our faithful readers and members. This issue itself flowed quite nicely, in complete contrast to our previous issue. Juliet, II’s President, reached out to her many friends and colleagues and we have been blessed with the most submissions ever. WOW!!!! We even have enough to save for our March and June issues.

Judith and I are now moving in a nice rhythm as we work towards release of each issue. There has been a clear Transition to this place of ease and comfort with each other. Judith has that “Southern Charm” that could talk the leg off of a dog when she asks for something. I am learning how to use it to my advantage as well and am very grateful for this lesson. I must say, the honor bestowed upon me as your Imagery Person of the Year has touched me deeply. I hadn’t realized my contribution, nor thought I had done anything special, particularly in my work with ImagiNews. Perhaps not so very surprisingly, I found it challenging to receive such gifts and forced myself to stay in an open-armed and receiving stance to take in the praise and love. Thank you so very much. The award is absolutely beautiful and holds a place of honor in my home.

I was particularly struck with the vibrancy of colors as well as the story of this issue’s cover painting by Schar Freeman. What a beautiful story that actually is not about the Transition of Death, but Schar’s Transition to a place of strength, connected to Owl, Mother Earth and Grandmother Moon while facing a health contribution to us. Please send your hopes, dreams and love our way in any form possible – poetry, story, photos, case studies, letters to the editors – whatever strikes your fancy BUT related to Imagery, please. Look for our new submission standards on the web – to be posted soon. March’s theme is Enlightenment and articles will be due

2/1/2012.

Aloha,

Bev

Judith’s Thoughts

At our 3rd Annual Conference, Carl Hendel shared during his presentation that the greeting “Aloha” carries the deeper meaning “Breath of life.” The out-pouring of our members and readers in support of the auction for our Scholarship Fund, accompanying the generous inpouring of your articles to support ImagiNews breathes a precious aliveness into your co-editor’s and Imagery International’s endeavors. You are phenomenal! And, a special Thanks to our President, Juliet Rohde-Brown, for having wonderful friends who responded to her call for articles. The publishing of your articles brings high quality to our journal, and we thank each of you for your contributions.

As we Transition into 2012, it will be an interesting year in that it is the “ending” of the Mayan Calendar. That we always surround every Transition with love and hope is important for “Enlightenment”—which we have selected as the theme for March 2012. Then for June 2012, our theme will be “Ritual.” Although we have some of your articles saved for those themes, right now there is room for more. So, it is still important to keep the contributions coming for these next issues. Also, Bev and I are in the process of refining Submission

Guidelines that will be posted on the Web soon. One significant change is the new deadline for submissions is being moved up to the 1st of the month prior to the publication of the quarterly issues for March, June, September, and December.

Although we especially miss Dr. Gerald Epstein’s column this month, we are really looking forward to the Enlightenment that he will bring to the March ImagiNews.

The beauty of Schar Freeman’s exquisite painting resonates to the depths of my being. What a beautiful image to Transition into Strength! This message captures the essence of Transition. Thank you so much for giving your permission to showcase your art on this ImagiNews cover.

Now, I wish to congratulate Bev on her being chosen for our International Person of the Year, a most deserved honor. A tribute to Bev can be found on page 10. I want her to know the privilege it is for me to work together on ImagiNews with her….and how much I enjoy the laughter we share together as we tap dance through our roles of co-editorships.

And, to our wonderful authors, readers, and members…..may you always be surrounded by rainbows around your sun, heart, and moon as you come across Transitions in your life’s journey.

Aloha,

Judith

Jann Fredrickson, LICSW

Yes, I am writing about the FOURTH annual Imagery International’s Conference:  “Imagery and the Soul.”  Our third annual was an even bigger success than our first two and I KNOW this one will be our best yet.

So, why am I writing, you might ask?  Because I am going to begin receiving proposals to speak for us on January the 31, 2012.  I will accept them until April 30th which gives YOU plenty of time.  Be thinking about what you might like to teach us, enlighten us about, or just plain entertain us with.  I want you also to know that last year we received a record number of proposals and so we chose the best ones.  I am sure this year will even be greater than last year!!  So, get yours in EARLY.

This year’s conference is October 5-7, 2012 at the beautiful Mercy Center retreat in Burlingame, California.   I am letting you know in plenty of time so that you can join us in October.  This has really turned out to be our great Imagery Reunion.

We don’t have specific data up yet on our website but you can always call me at: 651-208-6458 Eastern Standard Time.  I am TWO HOURS ahead of you wonderful California folks so be mindful of this when you call.   Actually, the job I recently took requires me to be on call 24/7…..isn’t employment lovely??

Love to all of you and I cannot wait to see you at our FOURTH annual
Imagery Conference!!

Jann Fredrickson Ramus
Conference Chair, 2012

P.S.  Click here to go to the annual conference page to find the latest updates.  You can send an email to our Registrar if you wish to receive email updates.

Anybody can become angry — that is easy, but to be angry with the right person and to the right degree and at the right time and for the right purpose, and in the right way — that is not within everybody’s power and is not easy.
–Aristotle

Leslie Davenport, MFT

Anger has been getting a bad rap for centuries. Medieval Christianity decreed anger as one of the seven deadly sins. Buddha teaches that anger side-tracks enlightenment and is rooted in illusion. In the Bhagavad Gita, Krishna regards anger as a sign of ignorance that leads to perpetual bondage. And the Kitzur Shulchan Aruch, a source of Judaic law, advises, “Anger is a very evil trait and it should be avoided at all costs. You should train yourself not be become angry even if you have a good reason to be angry.” Even current medical research conducted through the American Heart Association lists its negative health consequences, including anger as a trigger for heart attacks. Click to read more.

Dr. Linda Holder has a Ph.D. in clinical psychology from Pacifica Graduate Institute. She is also an educator and current faculty member at California Lutheran University and Antioch University, Santa Barbara. She is an expert in leading multicultural tolerance retreats and she has won the Women of Vision Award, the Ventura County Teacher of the Year Award and the Golden Wings Award in Ventura County. In both her teaching and therapeutic work, she honors ritual, story, dreams and imagery. She brings insight from her depth psychology orientation regarding the use of imagery to own back projections so that we integrate our shadow sides rather than projecting onto others.