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.

Leslie Davenport

Tapping into the heart’s wisdom through imagery is an ancient practice, but today guided imagery is enjoying a renaissance in a variety of medical, psychological, educational, artistic and spiritual practices. It is used in as part of treatment with medical conditions, post-traumatic stress disorder, addiction, phobias, writer’s block, athletic performance, and deepening spiritual practice.  I hope to see you at one of these upcoming events

April 16: Guided Imagery to Support Grief Sutter Hospice
10:30AM – 12:30PM, San Mateo, California

April 22 – June 10: Integrative Healing for Cancer Care: An Educational Support Group
California Pacific Medical Center, San Francisco
Fridays 1:30PM – 3:30PM,  Free  415-600-3081

May 7: Shout! A Healing Arts Day for Veterans San Francisco, California Free 11:00 AM – 4:00 PM

May 14 & 15: Revive, Thrive & Restore to the Core Wellness Retreat Renaissance ClubSport, Walnut Creek, California.

June 25: Spirituality & Religion in Psychotherapy
JFK University, Berkeley, California. CE Credit.

August 20: Spirituality & Religion in Psychotherapy
in Campbell, California  CE Credit.

September 10: Clinical Application of Deep Imagination
10:00 AM – 5:00 PM, Institute for Health & Healing, San Francisco, CE Credits

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Leslie’s book Healing and Transformation Through Self Guided Imagery includes a self-facilitation worksheet with step-by-step instructions for unscripted guided imagery everyone can learn. It is available on Amazon in both paperback and Kindle editions.

To find out more about Leslie Davenport, visit her website:

http://www.lesliedavenport.com/

The Magic of Imagery
with Kathleen Colloton, RN and Susan Ezra, RN

Susan Ezra, RN

This is the last in a series of talks offered by Marin General Hospital in Greenbrae, California in the Integrative Oncology Speakers Series. The theme is The Power of the Imagination for Health and Healing.

The series covers integrative modalities. The talks help the patient choose an integrative therapy and practitioner for support during treatment and beyond into Survivorship.

To reserve your place, please call 925-7787

Everyone is welcome. Please pass the word on to any of your patients or clients. Click to download the information on The Magic of Imagery with Cancer.

Best regards,

Susan Ezra
(415) 925-6327

]]> http://imageryinternational.org/2010/11/27/free-talk-the-magic-of-imagery-with-cancer-greenbrae-ca/feed/ 0 http://imageryinternational.org/2010/11/07/imperial-thomson-innovative-wellness-november/ http://imageryinternational.org/2010/11/07/imperial-thomson-innovative-wellness-november/#comments Mon, 08 Nov 2010 03:50:40 +0000 imagery http://imageryinternational.org/?p=2934 Maureen Imperial and Janine Thomson share more than their hypnosis practice called Imperial Thomson Innovative Wellness. They are also mother and daughter. Although they work individually with clients, they both are united in the belief that each individual they see for hypnosis should be treated with kindness, respect and compassion.  Their goal is to empower each client by giving them the tolls needed to make positive lasting change.

They were keynote speakers at Imagery International’s 2010 conference. What a dynamic duo!

November workshops offered by Imperial Thomson Innovative Wellness in the Long Island, New York area:

Maureen Imperial

Meditation with Maureen

This meditation circle we will explore different sounds and vibrations you can use with your meditation. This will also help you choose specific meditation mantras to use on your own.

When: Tuesday November 16 @ 7:00pm
Where: Step Into Wellness – Bellport Village, NY

Instructor: Maureen Imperial
Email Jt.Hypnosis@yahoo.com if you want to attend.

Janine Thomson

Incorporating EFT and Reiki

Combining  Reiki and EFT offers amazing work that can be done either assisting others or doing self-work.

When: Sunday November 21, 10:00am – 4:00pm
Where Step Into Wellness, 10 Station Court, Bellport Village, NY

Introduction To EFT

Where: Truth Seeker Meeting – Patchogue
When: Friday November 19th,  7:00 – 9:00pm

Instructor: Janine Thomson EFT adv.
Email me for more information Jt.Hypnosis@yahoo.com

Maureen and Janine practice in Long Island, New York.  If you live near them check their website for upcoming events and subscribe to their newsletter

Healthcare professionals providing direct patient care are invited to attend this workshop on relaxation and guided imagery techniques for self care and use at the bedside. Learn about: stress management, brief imagery techniques for coping with illness and treatment, pain control, reducing anxiety, burnout and more.

Terry Reed, RN

When: Sept. 30, or Nov. 18 (9am-4pm) includes am snack and lunch. Registration deadline one week before class.

Where: Nursing Education Classroom Ground floor. Peninsula Medical Center 1501 Trousdale Drive, Burlingame, Ca.

Cost: $85 (Includes 6 CEU’s) No refund if notification occurs less than 3 business days before class date. Open to all health care professionals

To Register: call 650-570-6157 or e-mail: terry@integrativeimagery.com NOTE: Please apply for tuition aid and educational leave prior to registering for the class. About Terry Miller – Co-creating Beyond Ordinary Nursing eight years ago with my colleague, Susan Ezra, has literally changed my life and allowed me to manifest my life’s purpose; to help others and myself reach their full potential. I had used imagery very early in life creating imaginary pets and special magical journeys, but had forgotten most of that when my mind started specializing in another form of imagery; negative thoughts and fears. My first imagery session brought such healing , joy, and creativity that I knew I had to have more balance and perspective in my life; both personally and professionally. In addition, I wanted to contribute to the healing of my chosen profession; nursing. The most treasured gift I have received in teaching this work, has been to learn to let go of old “fix it” models that burn out compassionate health professionals and give them tools that potentate healing in their patients, themselves, and health care as a whole.

For registration go here

The Healing Power of Children’s Imagination:
 Nine Therapeutic Tools

Charlotte Reznick, PhD

Can you calm a four-year-old’s nightmares, a six-year-old’s fright of the first day of school, a nine-year-old’s terrible temper, or an eleven-year-olds chronic headaches? In this rich visual and experiential workshop, author, child educational psychologist, and UCLA Associate Clinical Professor of Psychology, Dr. Charlotte Reznick will share how to harness the healing powers of a child’s imagination.
In a groundbreaking new way to help children not just to survive, but thrive in our challenging times, nine simple imagination tools will be pulled from her years of research and clinical experience to show how to help children cope with stress and anxiety by accessing their natural strengths and resources.

You will walk away knowing how to teach the children you work with (or children in your life) to fish for the food of the soul, of the growing Self, with the tools of imagination.

In the workshop, we will cover how to help children:
•    Love, accept, and appreciate themselves
•    Reduce pain and heal other physical ailments
•    Overcome fears, such as fear of the unknown, abandonment, doctors, disasters, and dying
•    Deal with bedtime issues such as insomnia and bedwetting
•    Cope with death, divorce, and other losses
•    Handle anger, hurt, and frustration
•    Achieve success at school and in sports
•    Live peacefully with siblings and parents

If you would like to transform the lives of children that you care about, if you’d like to help them access their innate wisdom and intuition… then join us.

About the Instructor:  Charlotte Reznick PhD is a child educational psychologist, an Associate Clinical Professor of Psychology at UCLA, and author of the LA Times bestselling book The Power of Your Child’s Imagination: How to Transform Stress and Anxiety into Joy and Success (Perigee/Penguin). In addition to her private practice, she creates therapeutic relaxation CDs for children, teens, and parents, and teaches workshops internationally on the healing power of children’s imagination. You can find out more about her at her website http://www.imageryforkids.com.

Attendees will receive a copy of Dr. Reznick’s latest book “The Power of Your Child’s Imagination: How to Transform Stress and Anxiety into Joy and Success” (Perigee/Penguin).

Early Registration (through Sept 15)
 Cost: $50 
Discounts: $35 UCLA Staff/Faculty and Fifty Plus Prgram; $30 UCLA Student & Seniors; $40 KCRW subscribers

Registration now open!
Regular Registration (Sept 16 to Oct 16) 
Cost: $55
 Discounts: $40 UCLA Staff/Faculty and Fifty Plus Prgram; $35 UCLA Student & Seniors; $45 KCRW subscribers
CEU (Continuing Education Units): $25 additional, for BBS and RN.  CME Pending
Scholarship and Work-exchange opportunities available.

Co-Sponsored by

Beyond Ordinary Nursing

Imagery for the Future: Illuminating Lives

October 22-24, 2010
Vallombrosa Center, Menlo Park, California

Visit Imagery International’s Annual Conference webpage to see our featured speakers and topics.  Their pictures and biographies are also posted here.  On the conference page you can conveniently register online or download, print the registration form and mail it in with your check.

Attendees who attend all workshops receive 11 contact hours, provider approved by the California Board of Registered Nursing, provider #13833,. This course meets the qualifications for continuing education credit for MFTs/LCSWs as required by the CA Board of Behavioral Sciences, provider #PCE 3201.

We have designed the conference to meet practitioners needs for an economical conference.  This is an exciting, educational and inspiring event for imagery practitioners no matter what your training. Your participation will help us mainstream guided imagery, so do plan to come.

Weekend Workshop : Phenomenology, Imagery and Dreams

Presented by The  American Institute for Mental Imagery – West

During these two days in La Jolla, California you will learn to:

• Become the Creator of your own Healing Visualizations

Use Mental Imagery, the “Language of Freedom” to free yourself from the pain of anxiety, self-doubt, illness, difficult relationships

• Discover the Remarkable Wisdom of your Dreams

Build your confidence in the power you already possess by listening to your dreams

• Practice the Ancient Art of Face Reading

Lead a balanced life tailored to your specific needs by using the 6000 yr old art and science of facial morphology

Fee includes an organic vegetarian lunch and a copy of Healing Visualizations by Gerald Epstein, MD

* see Workshop Schedule for more details

October 13 or November 19 or December 8, (9 AM to 4 PM)

for 6 contact hours at Peninsula hospital in Burlingame, California

Terry Reed, RN, MS, HN-BC

Learn about: stress management, brief imagery techniques for coping with illness and treatment, pain control, reducing anxiety, burnout and more.

Healthcare professionals providing direct patient care are invited to attend this workshop on relaxation and guided imagery techniques for self care and use at the bedside.

When: Oct 13 or Nov 19 or Dec 8 (9am-4pm) includes am snack and lunch.

Where: Nursing Education Classroom – Ground Floor

Peninsula Medical Center

1783 El Camino Real, Burlingame, CA

Cost: $85 (Includes 6 CEU’s)

To Register: call 650-570-6157

NOTE: Please apply for tuition aid and educational leave prior to registering for the class.

To see more about Terry check here.

Terry is also co-author of Guided Imagery and Beyond:  Stories of Healing & Transformation.

Gina Vance

This training teaches you skills to manage stress that shows up as anger and helps you achieve superior performance in your ventures. It is based on the unique approach of the Center for Mind Body Medicine in Washington, D.C. and is a powerful and effective combination of research-based self- awareness and self-care techniques to help deal with life changes, stress, pain and anger in a relaxed group setting.

You’ll learn scientifically proven mind-body techniques that are used in hospitals, medical schools, and private practice in the US, and for trauma relief around the world.

You’ll get experience using tools that can transform your life, and relationships and integrate into your personal and professional life in a wide variety of ways.

Some of the skills you’ll learn include:

• Ultra Rapport

• Soft Power Breathing

• Freeing Movement

• Active Meditation

• Effective Inquiry

• Quick Release

• Authentic Expression

• Creative Visualization

• Guided Imagery & Self-Hypnosis

• Brain Training

Lisa Galeazzi

To Register Call:  Lisa Galeazzi at 209-342-7955 or Gina Vance at 209-527-9761 or pay online here. http:www.LisaGaleazziMFT.com

Location: The Integrative Wellness Center at G Street Suites,1724 G Street, Modesto, CA (Corner of 18th & G).  To visit the website click here. http://www.IntegrativeWellnessModesto.com

Cost: $485 pays in full to reserve your space. Cash, check and credit cards accepted. Space limited.

Your Mentor-Guides: With a combined twenty four years experience teaching skills for managing stress and superior achievement, Lisa Galeazzi, MFT, and Gina Vance, CMHT, CCHT, RBT show you how to use your inborn abilities to manage your power in beneficial and productive ways that relieve stress and improves vitality.

Lisa Galeazzi, MFT

Licensed Marriage & Family Therapist, Lisa specializes in a holistic approach in private practiceconsulting to professionals, as well as working in collaboration with pediatricians, schools, psychiatrists, Family Court, Probation, and the District Attorney’s office. She’s earned the expertise that comes with experience in service to the community, and in facilitating success for those challenged by ADHD, Mood Disorders, Relationship problems and LGBT issues.

Gina Vance, CMHT, CCHT, RBT

Registered Behavioral Therapist, Certified Clinical Hypnotherapist and Creative Visualization teacher, Gina was mentored into mastery by tortuous physical pain and its accompanying mental anguish and psychic torment. Schooled in the best options for dealing with the challenges confronting, or hounding us, including tried and true methods that can be used on the fly. These are tools that have proved effective in the boardroom, bedroom and playing field, as well as being used effectively in state of the art medical centers; with survivors of war atrocities overseas, and with returning Vets here in the US right now.