The Following is an ever updating list of speakers and topics for the Global Hypnosis eSummit. If you have any questions please contact HypnoSummit@gmail.com

Speaker Name: Jim Duncan

Topic Title: Reframe Dis-ease (How We Talk and Think About Health Issues)

Topic Description: In this program, IMDHA Diplomate, James Duncan, will guide participants through key components of creating an atmosphere of well-being within the mind of the client through reframing of health concepts. Learn to: create a predisposition for the client wellness; how to avoid common detrimental thought and language; create belief that improvement has already occurred for the client; use humor and acceptance to motivate change. Maximize rejection of implied negative suggestion.

Topic Title: Hypnotic Scripting and Implied Suggestions

Topic Description: In this program, James Duncan will guide participants through key components of formulating effective hypnosis scripts that clients enjoy embracing. Components such as: how to create a predisposition for client success; how to avoid common mistakes in suggestion; how to create belief that improvement has already occurred for the client; how to break down resistance while the client enjoys the process. How to maximize implied suggestion.

Bio: James Duncan is a Diplomate and member of the Board of Directors of the International Medical and Dental Hypnotherapy Association and the Chairman of the IMDHA Mentoring Programs. He was the first IMDHA Certified Forensic Hypnotist in the State of Michigan and is a Certified Spiritual Hypnotherapist. He is a regular speaker with organizations such as Gilda’s Club and The National Marfan Foundation Support Groups. He is in private practice in Royal Oak, Michigan, where he focuses on working with those facing “catastrophic” illness. Listed in Who’s Who in American, Who’s Who in Emerging Leaders, Who’s Who in Rising Young Americans. Mr. Duncan is a much sought after teacher and presenter who has an extensive background in Training the Trainer, How to Handle Difficult People and Working in Multi-Cultural Environments.

Speaker Name: Ron Eslinger

Topic Title: Court Mandated Anger Management: Referrals from the Judge

Topic Description: You will get the Who, What, When and Where as part of this workshop on court mandated anger management and stress reduction. This program was created to give you the tools needed to create and develop profitable and needed court mandated anger management programs for your area. You will know how to contact and who to contact to get referrals from the Judge, how to create a brochure, how to advertise, and how to run from program from registration to graduation. Anger management required by the court system will be complete with access to all court letters, templates, scripts, forms and MP2 downloads.

Topic Title: Hypnosis for Managing Pain: The Simplicity of Why and How

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Bio: Ron Eslinger graduated from Cook County High School in 1966 and saint in nursing school in 1970, Nurse Anesthesia training in 1974 at the University of Tennessee, BS degree in Professional Arts from Saint Joseph College in Wenham, Maine, and his Masters Degree from the Naval War College, Newport, Rhode Island, in National Security and Strategic Studies. He took his first Hypnotherapy workshop in 1978. His formal training in hypnosis was with such greats as Harry Arrons, Louis McCoy, Agustin Hernandez, Jr., Dr. John Chavis, Alphones Tatarunis, Larry Goldman, Judy Lash, Marc Oster and Michael Yapko. He received his Certified Master Instructor from the National Guild of Hypnotists. Fellow National Council for Hypnotherapy United Kingdom. Awards include: instructor of the month, April 2002; Research award 2003; Presenter of the year 2004; Hypnosis achievement award 2006; Hypnosis life time achievement award 2007; and Educator of the year 2008.

Speaker Name: Craig Eubanks

Topic Title: How to Get $10,000 Worth of Publicity FREE!

Topic Description: Insider Secrets for getting your press release noticed before the fax machine even stops printing! You’ll learn: the main purpose of a press release, foolproof formulas for writing a press release that gets noticed, three huge benefits you and your business get from free publicity, how to avoid the cardinal sin of free publicity, a simple tweak you can make to increase press release readership by 80%, the snowball effect, how to generate a perfect press release almost every time, and much much more!

Speaker Name: Michael W. Watson

Topic Title: Magic Hands: Ideodynamic Approaches to Client Centered Therapy

Topic Description: Learn about Erickson’s “Dreaming Arm”, Ernest Rossi’s “Magic Hands” abnd other easy to learn hypnotic processes. This gentle, client centered approach invites the wisdom of the unconscious to guide the way, and can best be used to facilitate your work in any context with any issue. This presentation will include live demonstrations and handouts for you to use afterward. These methods transform the hypnotic relationship and engage the client’s participation at the deepest unconscious level.

Bio: An international trainer of hypnosis and NLP with nearly 30-years in the field, Michael is known for his innovative approaches to change. His sensitive and inviting style elicits hidden resources and empowers clients. A frequest presenter at conferences, workshops and training programs, he is the President of the Hypnosis Education Association.

Speaker Name: Patrick Porter

Topic Title: Using Technology to Expand Your Client Base

Topic Description: Have you ever wanted an edge when working with professional athletes, cancer centers, addiction centers, or over nineteen other types of personal improvement providers? In this presentation I will be sharing some of the networking secrets that have helped me partner with 1,034 professional facilities around the world. I will also be sharing with you how the technology of light and sound is revolutionizing the field of hypnosis!

Speaker Name: Charlene Ackerman

Topic Title: Returning Vets – Dealing with PTSD

Topic Description: When it seems like there is nowhere else to go with the session due to extremely intense emotions, the Silencer technique allows the hypnotist to continue and achieve success. You may instruct the subject to totally erase the memory from the conscious mind. Instructions are given for the conscious mind to remember events when and only when appropriate.

Bio: Charlene Ackerman has been practicing hypnosis for over 20-years and teaching hypnosis certification since 1992. She knew at the age of six she wanted to become a hypnotist. She has several awards: NGH Member of the Year and Instructor of the Year. She has also been named International Hypnosis Trainer as well as Hypnotist of the Year at Mid-America Conference 2006. Her practice is ever expanding on an international level, primarily Taiwan and in August 2006 began teaching in China. She is a well-known speaker throughout the USA. She has written a book, “Why Am I Alive?”, following her NDE (near death experience) and since then has spoken at NDE meetings in the US as well as Australia.

Speaker Name: Debra Berndt

Topic Title: Attract the Love of Your Life with Hypnosis

Topic Description: The quality of your relationships is directly related to the beliefs on the subconscious level. If you struggle with attracting a healthy relationship, come join this one-hour talk on how to uncover false beliefs deep in your mind that could be sabotaging your love life. Join this presentation and experience live hypnosis techniques to clear the way for attracting the love of your life. Debra will introduce the principles of working with her Creative Mind Method.

Bio: Debra Berndt, Certified Hypnotic-Coach, Love and Relationship Expert, Author, Speaker. Debra is the host of the Love Coach Radio Show on the Real Coaching Radio network. Her online hypnosis store is the fastest growing provider of personal development products. Debra has appeared internationally on radio and television promoting the power of the subconscious and hypnosis to attract true love, including regular appearances on ABC News. Her book on dating and hypnosis is due out in 2010.. She specializes in helping people get their mind in the right place to create the life they design based on the Creative Mind Method™ which she developed with Robert Maldonado, Ph.D.

Speaker Name: Tim Trujillo

Topic Title: Hypnotherapy for Immune Disorders

Topic Description: Immune related disorders are an increasing concern in healthcare. Individuals are seeking greater natural and self-care oriented methods for the management of conditions ranging from cancer to HIV/AIDS, lupus, diabetes, etc. Seminar attendees will learn the basics of immune system disorders and effective evidence-based approaches to resolve psychosocial factors in disease management. These systematic protocols will prepare the hypnotherapist to work in partnership with individuals and their providers to realize better treatment outcomes. They will also learn hypnotherapeutic methods to reduce stress, relieve pain instantly, and help clients take control of their condition.

Topic Title: Inner Feng Shui

Topic Description: Feng Shui is a system that promotes health facilitating free flow through environments modeled on the movement of wind and water. This philosophy is at the center of Traditional Chinese Medical Theory. Where there is free flow, there is no pain. While the practice os Feng Shui is primarily focused on external environments, similar principles can be directed to internal landscapes in order to promote greater health. Timothy Trujillo guides an odyssey through the “internal environment” from a TCM perspective. Learn how thoughts and emotions generate wind and water through the mind and body. Explore how the “remodeling” of the adobe of our spirit can promote a more healthy and harmonious life.

Bio: Timothy L. Trujillo is a Mind-Body Healing Specialist with certificates in Acupuncture, Hypnotherapy, Reiki and Reflexology. He has developed systematic methods to help individuals affected by immune disorders and trained many pracitioners in their application. As founder of First Medicines, he has helped to deliver this system of care to HIV/AIDS-impacted populations of Los Angeles for over ten years and developed a network of practitioners in fourteen states and five countries. He has led outreach projects in Guatemala, India, and New Orleans, reaching beyond HIV care to address traumatic distress in survivors of tsunami, hurricane and civil war. He presented his methods as a Global Solution for HIV/AIDS Management at the United Nations in Geneva, Switzerland, where he also interfaced with many indigenous leaders from around the world. For his work he received the Medaille d’Excellence from the International Human Rights Consortium in Geneva, and a Ph.D. from Curentur University in Los Angeles. He is a graduate and former instructor at Gil Boyne’s Hypnotism Training Institute of Los Angeles and served as an Examiner for the American Council of Hypnotist Examiners. Trujillo is a popular presenter and guest lecturer at a variety of schools, conferences and expos. He maintains part-timer practice in Beverly Hills, CA, and resides in Oklahoma City, where he is an instructor of acupuncture at Oklahoma Healing Arts Institute. A lifelong entertainer and performer, his presentations are imbued with enthusiasm, humor and rich storytelling rooted in deep compassion for those who suffer.

Speaker Name: Paul Durbin

Topic Title: Hypnotic Techniques You Can Use on Monday

Topic Description: Hypnotic techniques and protocols developed by others and myself which I found to be very successful during my over 25-years as the Clinical Hypnotherapist at Methodist Hospital in New Orleans (Methodist Hospital has been closed since Katrina). “Hand to Face for Therapy” for releasing problems without having to find the source, ideomotor responses, triple sensitizing events, desensitization, stop smoking protocol, pain control lecture, discussion and demonstrations. For many years, Paul Durbin practiced hypnotherapy as part of his pastoral ministry as Chaplain and Director of Pastoral Care. In 1999, the hospital had the first Department of Clinical Hypnotherapy in the nation with Paul Durbin as Director. He remained in that position until his retirement at the end of June 2005. He was inducted into the International Hypnosis Hall of Fame in 1992 and “Life Time Achievement Award” American Council of Hypnotist Examiners in 2002.

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Speaker Name: Okka Holthius

Topic Title: Introduction to Our Chakras System as a Roadmap to Consciousness

Topic Description: Our Chakra system is one energy system that supports our physical body. It is also the system that holds our very individual memories, as well as collective memories gathered over thousand of years. The more we become aware of this source of information and deep wisdom, the easier it becomes to assist our clients to navigate through life.

Topic Title: When You Feel Better, You Heal Better

Topic Description: As hypnotists we already know how to use language more effectively in order to assist our clients. This fun, experiential class enhances our awareness of the power of language – verbal and non-verbal. In this class you will learn to see, fe+-el and sense changes in the energy field as we change thoughts and words. You will learn easy techniques to use with your clients, enhancing their awareness and empowering them in the changes they desire.

Bio: Okka Holthuis, born in Germany, founder of Rainbow Healing Center based in West Palm Beach, Florida, is a Doctor of Natural Medicine, carries a German degree as Health Practitioner, is a certified Hypnotist and Spiritual Counselor and has dedicated her life to supporting others improve their life's' situation. In addition to all certified training, Okka has studied alternative methods of healing, including Kinesiology, Past Life Regression, Homeopathy, EFT (Emotional Freedom Techniques) Bach-Flower Therapy, Color-Therapy, Aroma-Therapy, Crystal-Therapy, Reiki and Regenesis. She has also developed her own energy based healing technique LuxMani. She teaches LuxMani classes - as well as other classes related to the field of Energy Medicine and Metaphysics - throughout the United States and Europe.

Speaker Name: Don Price

Topic Title: Hypnosis – Your Secret Weapon for Sales Motivation

Topic Description: Sales people don’t fail because of their lack of training, product knowledge, motivation, and active sales strategies. They fail because they don’t impliment what they know how to do, could do and should do because of the lack of motivation, unproductive habits, unconscious blocks, procrastination, stress and fear. Hypnosis goes beyond the symptoms to solve the problems.

Topic Title: 7 Proven Steps for Selling Hypnosis to the Corporate Market

Topic Description: The one Secret to having wealth, power and success is in the marketing and how hypnosis is used in coaching people to succeed in their business and personal life. Over the last 40-years of using hypnosis in the corporate market place we isolated the secrets that have created millions of dollars in business. And, we are now passing that on to YOU!

Bio: With more than 35-years of high-level corporate experience in marketing, sales training, management, hypnosis and personal success coaching, Mr. Price has been a sought-after professional motivational speaker, seminar presenter, personal success coach and hypnotherapist speaking extensively throughout the United States, Mexico and South America providing programs and coaching on: business and success coaching, power communication programs, group selling and presentation skills, sales and marketing training, positive change solutions through hypnosis, mental fitness success coaching, hypnosis certification and life enrichment through self-hypnosis. He is the author of: “Secrets of Personal Marketing Power – Strategies for Achieving Greater Personal and Business Success”, “14 Best Ways to your Span of Influence to Boost your Income and Career”, “Mastering Personal Marketing Power”, “The Impetus Principle” and “Life Enrichment Hypnosis Library”.

Speaker Name: Brian David Phillips

Topic Title: Gentle Speed Hypnosis Inductions

Topic Description: Participants will learn and experience a number of variations of approaches to Rapid and Instant Hypnosis inductions that use a “gentle” approach paradigm. The gentle orientation is a bit different from the shock and awe approach often used with rapid or instant inductions. Gentle approaches are a bit less flashy but they accomplish the same goals and are just as effective. They are appropriate for clients or trance partners who are uncomfortable with shock inductions or who have physical limitations or issues that make the high pressure of sudden jerk style inductions ill advised or undesirable. In the seminar, we will go over the general orientation to gentle approaches as well as several specific inductions.

Topic Title: Ideomotor Effect Processes: From the Mundane to the Mystical

Topic Description: The ideomotor effect is so often underutilized or misunderstood. It is a simple psychological effect that can be used in such a wide range of hypnotic contexts…from inductions to session utility to artistic expression. In this workshop, participants will learn and experience a number of processes that take the concept of the ideomotor effect and adapt it to a number of very different processes.

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Speaker Name: Sue Hull

Topic Title: What Is Esoteric Healing?

Topic Description: Hear about this powerful “hands off” energetic healing modality that works “from within”. Find out how anybody, anyplace can learn, incorporate and apply Esoteric Healing in their life and practice! Enjoy a short Esoteric Healing experience!

Topic Title: Introduction to Dental Hypnosis

Topic Description: Find out why 10% of adults never visit the dentist and 33% of adults are profoundly afraid to do so! Hear about the 60% of dental patients who have TMJ problems. Learn how you can help these people (if you are certified you probably have the skills you need already). Learn how to help dentists work with these people, enjoy doing it and improve their lives and practices along the way. Learn how Dental Hypnosis can enrich your life and practice!

Bio: Sue Weinert Hull, RDH, BS, CHt has had an active career in dentistry in the Midwest since 1973 and graduated from the University of Nebraska Medical Center College of Dentistry in 1978 with her degree in Dental Hygiene. For 22 years she managed a very successful 5-chair dental practice in Nebraska while serving in all staff capacities in addition to Dental Hygienist. During that time she was very active in the American Dental Hygienists’ Association (ADHA) and served in many elected capacities. Following a car accident, which lead to two spinal fusions, Sue was looking for mind-based ways to deal with her chronic pain and found relief through hypnotherapy and other mind/body modalities. She learned how to gain pain relief and prevention for herself and is dedicated to the use and teaching of mind/body modalities in dental and medical practices for the benefit of patients as well as healthcare professionals. Sue teaches from experience. Her mind/body certifications, continuing education and memberships are through IMDHA, IACT, NGH, IHRI (International Hypnosis Research Institute), LHO (Louisiana Hypnotherapy Organization), Pain Educators and ABH. She has also incorporated Reiki and Esoteric Healing into her private practice, Mind Your Potential, which is located in Elkhorn, Nebraska and Sun Lakes, Arizona and she is the owner and director of the IMDHA approved Mind Your Potential Institute. Sue is the Moderator of the online IACT Members Bulletin Board and adjunct faculty member for PAINWeek, Newport Coast Oral Facial Institute and Alpha University and enjoys sharing her knowledge and experience through workshops, seminars and consulting.

Speaker Name: Geoff Ronning

Topic Title: How to Get Stage Hypnosis Show Bookings in the Next 14 Days, Even if You Have No Experience, Promo Materials or Demo DVD

Topic Description: You will learn how to get stage hypnosis show bookings instantly. This session is designed for the pro that wants to fill in dead time as well as the beginner that is just getting started. With this strategy you don’t need promo, experience or money to get your bookings flowing. Geoff has used this strategy around the world with big success.

Topic Title: What to Do when You have a Stage Hypnosis Booking where No One Volunteers, No one Gets Hypnotized and You Have No Show… that Satisfies the Audience and Protects Your Reputation

Topic Description: During this session you will learn how to overcome the biggest challenges of a stage hypnosis show. By learning these specific strategies there are no times, no bookings or clients you cannot satisfy. This session will not only give you the specific strategies to implement but will also skyrocket your confidence.

Bio: Geoff Ronning is a successful hypnotist and mentor to hypnotists all around the world. He has the top rated stage hypnosis book on Amazon.com and has released over 40 products to the trade. He has also taught, mentored and coached more successful stage hypnotists than anyone else living today. His list of students is a who’s who of stage hypnosis. In addition to his passion for hypnosis, Geoff has a passion for business; it is this combination that has made him such a valuable resource for hypnotists today. Geoff knows how to make money with hypnosis and can teach you how as well, just like he has done for people all around the world.

Speaker Name: John Cerbone

Topic Title: The Trance-Master’s World of Inductions and Hypnotic Enhancements

Topic Description: A must have mix of Demos and Insider Hypnotic Secrets as taught by The Trance-Master, John Cerbone. Learn induction methods, sample Speed Trance Inductions (Speed, Rapid, Instant, verbal) and hypnotic enhancement techniques that will improve the skills and talents of any hypnosis practitioner, from new hypnotists to seasoned practitioners to stage show entertainers.

Bio: John Cerbone-The Trance Master is an award winning entertainer, clinician, developer and trainer. He is founding director of the Cerbone Hypnosis Institute. He has hypnotized over 52,000 people. He is the inventor/developer of Speed-Trance. In addition he has published books and DVD programs and has appeared on MTV and television in the US, Europe and South America.

Speaker Name: Richard Nongard

Topic Title: Building A Profitable Private Practice

Topic Description: It’s all in the details! Richard will share his secrets for success – from selecting office location and furnishings to low-cost print and radio advertising, how to structure fees and differentiate yourself from the competition, and so much more. Whether you’re just starting out and need to know the essentials, or if you’re looking for a few simple ideas to boost your existing practice, the details provided in this workshop can help you succeed.

Topic Title: Mindfulness, Relaxation and Hypnotherapy: Differences and Uses for Powerful Results

Topic Description: This workshop will overview common modalities of hypnosis, meditation, mindfullness and relaxation training, to make a difference in your life and the lives of others. Complementary and alternative therapies in clinical settings clearly reflect success in treating both medical and psychiatric conditions, and you can learn how to use these approaches both independently and integrated with traditional therapies to maximize personal happiness and contentment, and to achieve physical health.

Bio: Richard K. Nongard, a licensed psychotherapist and certified clinical hypnotherapist, has authored dozens of textbooks and video courses on counseling and hypnosis, has built several private practices and has trained and taught professional continuing education around the world for 20-years, most recently teaching “Skill-Building Hypnosis” at the American Counseling Association’s annual conference in Hawaii. You will enjoy his humorous insights and light-hearted approach to working in the healing professions, and learn practical ideas you can immediately put to good use.

Speaker Name: Roger Moore

Topic Title: Are You Ready to Be Slender for the Rest of Your Life?

Topic Description: Are you ready to take off your excess pounds and leave the weight forever? Are you ready to experience living life to the fullest? Think about this: Are you really ready to be different than 655 of the US population who is overweight? If your answer is “YES!” then this presentation if for you. If you aren’t sure, then participate and find ot. If your answer is “no”—then just continue your yo-yo dieting. In this presentation you have the opportunity to: Clarify your motive for Becoming Sender For Life; Identify your excuses that keep you from Becoming Slender For Life; Learn and Understand the mental and emotional roadblocks that keep you from obtaining and maintaining your ideal weight; Begin your journey of Becoming Slender for Life. If you have dieted and then put the weight back on then this presentation can change your life.

Topic Title: Take Back Your Power with Self-Hypnosis - The One Minute Light Switch Technique

Topic Description: So, how are you doing with those New Year’s Resolutions? You started out with great intentions…. but how are you doing now? Have you given away your power to food, work, people, cigarettes, illness or the economy? If you are ready to take back your power this session is for you. You will learn: How the mind works, What hypnosis is and is not, How to give yourself suggestions that work, A practical and powerful way to hypnotize yourself that you will always have time for. If you want to lose weight, improve your game, create healthy relationships and change your life, then Take Back Your Power with Self-Hypnosis is for you.

Bio: Roger Moore has been working with people since high school when he volunteered on a crisis hot line. He has a BA in Criminal Justice Studies, a Masters in Applied Counseling Psychology and a Doctorate in Clinical Hypnotherapy. While an undergraduate he began working with children who were developmentally disabled. Roger was Executive Director of Forestview Community Homes, Inc. in Minnesota which provided residential programs to children and adults who were developmentally disabled. While attending Graduate School he was Vice President of Lutheran Social Services of Southern California directing the emergency services, hot meal programs, and senior services in Orange & San Diego Counties and created the counseling program throughout southern California. Since 1996 Roger has been in private practice on Bainbridge Island and in Seattle, Washington. In addition to his passion for assisting people in taking off excess weight, he specializes in relationship counseling and sports performance. In addition to teaching at his own school of hypnotherapy, Roger is a regular speaker at the annual meetings or the International Association of Counselors & Therapists (IACT), the International Medical & Dental Hypnotherapy Association (IMDHA) and the American Board of Hypnotherapy (ABH) as well as other organizations. Roger belongs to one of the most highly recognized organizations for Certified Hypnotherapists in the world, the International Medical and Dental Hypnotherapy Association®. He is a proud to be a member in good standing of this organization. As a Referral Service of Certified Hypnotherapists, the IMDHA has been influential in furthering the education of Hypnotists and Hypnotherapists around the world for more than two decades. These Certified Hypnotherapists will work harmoniously with allied healthcare professionals to aid individuals in dealing with specific challenges and procedures. Roger is also a member of the International Association of Counselors & Therapists, the International Hypnosis Federation, and the Association for Integrative Psychology. Roger is an Affiliate Faculty Member in Clinical Hypnosis, Counseling Psychology and liberal studies at Antioch University Seattle and is a faculty member at Alpha University.

Speaker Name: Marla Brucker

Topic Title: Therapeutic Kinesiology (Muscle Testing)

Topic Description: Muscle testing reflects the energy of the body. It is a mechanical process equivalent to the telephone. It is a means of communication with the person with whom you are speaking. A telephone conversation can be ordinary or transforming depending on the nature of the conversation. The same is true of Muscle Testing. The information you receive can become amazingly productive depending on what the focus of the testing is and to the specific source to which the testing is directed. Muscle testing is a precise measure of a neurological response in the body: Our body and mind knows exactly what the problem is; Body and mind will share this secret (problem) if asked; Your body/mind knows what is causing the imbalance mentally, emotionally, physically or even spiritually; Body and Mind remember everything; it has been recorded in the nervous system. You will learn: How to use Muscle Testing for diagnostic purposes; Learn how to read the body’s energy system; Work and read the subtle truths of the subconscious mind and Correct inconsistent readings.

Topic Title: Energy Balancing Techniques

Topic Description: Learn to dance with your energy by balancing your body’s energy system for optimum health, joy and vitality. Your body is engineered so that if you tap into its healing force, that force will lead you towards better ehalth and well-being. Imagine techniques so simple and so effective that you can finally help your clients remove negative emotions, issues and blocks that have interfered with their goals and desired outcome. Also, imagine techniques that will enable a person to move towards their goals in a way they’ve only dreamt possible: Balance the body’s energy system by using the body’s own feedback; Helps clear and resolve negative emotions, sabotaging programs and limiting beliefs; Remove negative emotions and blocks stored in the body; Minimizes and eliminates aches and pains; Clears stagnant energies from the body, releases mental congestion, untangles inner chaos; Boosts the immune system while increasing strength and vitality

Bio: Marla Brucker, DCH, RHA is an accomplished motivational speaker and seminar leader. She has been practicing in the area of performance enhancement, pain management and counseling since 1978. She has worked in hospitals, mental health clinics, educational institutes and social service agencies. Dr. Brucker is an international trainer. She conducts seminars and leadership training programs in Energy Therapies, Psychokinesis and peak performance. She is executive director for the Motivational Institute of Hypnotherapy, a 250 hour state approved school for Hypnotherapy in San Diego, Ca. She is also in private practice working with individuals and groups. She has a Doctorate in Clinical Hypnotherapy, is a Registered hypnotic Anesthesiologist, a practitioner in NLP and is a certified seminar leader with the American Seminar Leaders Association.

Speaker Name: Zolita Grant

Topic Title: Introduction to Hypnotic-Coaching TM:

Topic Description: Expand into Coaching: Learn the difference between hypnotherapy and Hypnotic-Coaching™ with a focus on the coaching relationship. Working with people who want “success” in their lives. Students will learn how to use hypnosis with the core competencies of the International Federation of Coaches and how to conduct coaching conversations. They will learn how to create the coaching alliance focusing on solutions. Students will learn how to blend hypnosis with basic and advanced skill of life coaching. Hypnotic-coaching opens new markets of clients who would not choose to go to a hypnotherapist, but would want to work with a Hypnotic-Coach. More and more people are looking to coaching for support in their lives. This trend will grow in the coming years.

Bio: When it comes to providing people with tools to improve their lives, Zoilita Grant is truly a pioneer. As a nationally known Hypnotic-Coach and teacher, Zoilita has dedicated her life to helping people heal themselves. After more than thirty years of private psychotherapy practice, Zoilita is now focused on Hypnotic-Coaching and teaching. She is deeply committed to excellence and evolution.

Speaker Name: James Wanless, Ph.D.

Topic Title: SYMBOLS OF TRANSFORMATION: Voyager Tarot

Topic Description: Experience, first hand, the power of visual symbols for making life- changes. Through the contemporary and archetypal Voyager Tarot, you will discover the impact of universal images and their synchronistic appearances to spark action and different dimensions of consciousness. As a "map of the psyche," Voyager takes you on a wholistic journey that is memorable, activating and do-able. This

Bio: JAMES WANLESS, Ph.D., creator of the modern classic and bestselling Voyager Tarot Deck, has been called “Mr. Tarot.” He is the author of Way of the Great Oracle and Strategic Intuition for the 21st Century. Dr. Wanless’ latest book, Intuition@Work shows you how to use your natural intuition and how it can be developed by the Voyager intuition cards. An empowering and delightful mentor and speaker, Dr. Wanless is an ideal guide for your entry into the world of magic and mystery.

Speaker Name: Dr. Keith Clark

Topic Title: Body Contouring, Breast Enlargement & Psycho-Neuro Physiology

Topic Description: Increase your understanding of the Unconscious Mind and the Mind-Body Connection in the fascinating field of Psycho-Neuro Physiology. Learn how our unconscious mind creates and maintains physical appearance; size, shape, and proportions! This is the basis for wrinkles; scars; cellulite; stretch marks; and even breast size. Discover how to modify deeply held belief systems, allowing for hair restoration, improved vitality, self-concept, and self-esteem.

Bio: Keith D. Clark, M.A., D.C.H. is a professor of Human Communication, Doctor of Clinical Hypnotherapy, Certified Trainer of Neuro-Linguistic Programming and Time Line Therapy, developer of The Body Contouring Programme, Reiki Master, student and teacher of the ancient Hawaiian art and science of Huna. Dr. Clark began working in the field of Hypnosis in 1974, and is the founder of the Wellness Center at Vero Beach, Florida. He has seen thousands of clients and students, and has presented his material and received awards from all major organizations in the field of Hypnosis. Dr. Clark lectures, conducts trainings, continues to research in psycho neuro physiology, complementary and vibrational medicine, and sees limited clients. Dr. Clark has authored one book, “You’re Sharp Enough to Be Your Own Surgeon”, and is contributing author to two others. He has created several audio projects and has served on the Advisory Committee on Health and Medical Care Services for the State of California.

Speaker Name: Patti Conklin

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Bio: PATTI CONKLIN is a "Medical Intuitive" and healer with the unique ability to "pull" disease out of your body. Patti's physical vision is exceedingly rare… she can correctly identify the core issue of an illness utilizing her unique ability to "see" physical and energetic workings within your body. Thousands have seen her do this in professional conferences, seminars and at workshops in expos. In addition to demonstrating, she teaches various vibrational balancing techniques to improve health and wellness, which the participants can use for the rest of their lives. Patti is an incredibly sensitive and perceptive individual, a highly sought after International speaker who, ‘gifted’ since birth, shares her exceptional abilities in workshops full of insight, warmth and humor. Patti has been written about with appreciation and respect by Authors in more than ten books, including Dick Sutphen’s "Soul Agreements". Patti is currently the Author of the 4 CD audio book set “Healing Within”. In autumn 2006 Patti’s long awaited book “God Within”, will be released, where Patti speaks with honesty and grace of her life, and the power we all have to facilitate our own healing. Patti has been interviewed on dozens of radio and television programs Nationally and Internationally, and has her own weekly web-radio show Wednesdays at www.patticonklin.com. An open forum, “Ask Patti Live” is available to everyone the first Wednesday of each month, as part of Patti’s lively, thought provoking, inspirational talk show. Patti includes “The Founders” 2006 award from the International Medical and Dental Hypnotherapy Association and ‘The President’s Award’ 2004 from the International Association of Counselors and Therapists within her many award acknowledgements, along with induction into the International Hypnosis Hall of Fame, and has been labeled by colleagues, physicians, and clients as one of the greatest Medical Intuitives of the 21^st Century.

Speaker Name: Tim Brunson

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Topic Description: Psychologists, social workers, hypnotherapists and psychiatrists are the only healing professionals who rarely look at the organ that they treat. Achieving even a basic knowledge of the structure and functioning of the brain will open possibilities for deep, lasting transformation and healing. Additionally, the recent discovery of "mirror neurons", revelations from neurofeedback, neuroplasticity, and brain scanning technologies, the advent of the study of gene transformation will revolutionize the field of hypnosis. Using down to earth, simple terminology Dr. Brunson will give you an exciting journey into the brain as only a hypnotherapist can do. Then you will learn techniques to turn on and off specific brain functions in order to achieve transformation, enhance mind/body healing, and improve learning and other performance concerns. If you thought that hypnosis was all about relaxation and trance, you will find this course literally mind-blowing.

Bio: Tim Brunson is a doctor of clinical hypnotherapy, clinician, author, and a sought-after professional speaker. As a contemporary futurist Tim is regarded as one of the most innovative mind/body thinkers available. Although his interests have led him to study the esoteric arts found in twenty centuries old transformational theories, his extensive review of modern research, which spans topics such as Energy Medicine and Energy Psychology, hypnosis, NLP, Reiki, neurology, and quantum physics, give him a unique perspective of what is to come. Over the years he has been active with several organizations involving medical doctors and psychologists as well as those promoting the study of humanistic psychology and subtle energies. Among his many teachers he includes Ernest Rossi, Ph.D., Daniel Amen, MD, Rupert Sheldrake, Ph.D., and the Tibetan Dalai Lama. Additionally, he continues to develop the fields and theories of Advanced Neuro-Noetic Hypnosis and the Unified Transformation Theory. He is also the founder of The International Hypnosis Research Institute. His unique, content-rich presentations entertain and transform audiences ranging from medical professionals to business leaders.

Speaker Name: Dr. Brian Hooper

Topic Title: A Christian Defense of Hypnosis

Topic Description: Many fundamentalist Christians believe that hypnosis is dangerous and leads to demonic oppression or possession. This presentation will offer and alternative perspective based on canonical Scripture, an appraisal of hypnosis as a healing modality based on inner conflict resolution, and a thorough examination and exposure of the false reasoning that leads to an intolerant appraisal of hypnosis.

Topic Title: Management of Anxiety in Client and Therapist

Topic Description: This presentation will focus on minimizing anxiety in both parties by the development of proper intake tools, knowing when the presenting concerns are beyond the competence of the therapist and referral or adjunct therapy is required, sensing how to “pace” the client so that abreactions (profound cathartic responses) are not prematurely expressed in the absence of a bond of mutual trust, distinguishing between an abreaction and a decompensation (commonly known as a nervous breakdown), how to respond in session to an abreaction in a way that dissipates anxiety in client and therapist.

Bio: Brian Hooper is a practicing pastoral counselor with over 24-years in ordained ministry within the Lutheran Church. He holds a Masters Degree in applied theology together with master and doctoral degrees in clinical psychology. He is an instructor in the Master of Pastoral Counseling program at the University of San Diego and is a Fellow of the American Association of Pastoral Counselors. In addition, he is certified as a Clinical Hypnotherapist by the ACHE and the AMDHA. Presently, he is in the process of being granted a state license as a pastoral counselor, a nationally recognized mental health professional credential.

Speaker Name: Shelley Stockwell

Topic Title: Hypnotically Yours, Ormond McGill

Shelley Stockwell-Nicholas, PhD & Ormond McGill

Topic Description: The Dean of American Hypnosis Ormond McGill is legendary. He wrote 35 books on hypnosis and conjuring and his final work reflecting his 80+ years in the field resulted in the amazing "McGill's Hypnotherapy Encyclopedia". In this stunning interview, Shelley Stockwell Nicholas, PhD, Interviews Ormond about hypnosis and consciousness on her award winning cable television "The Shelley Show." Ormond demontrates several inductions and talks about his

vision for the future of hypnosis.

Bio: SHELLEY STOCKWELL-NICHOLAS, PhD is a Hypnotherapist, teacher, author, media personality and trance channel. She is the author of 14 books including “Hypnosis How To Put A Smile On Your Face and $$ In Your Pocket” and Stockwell’s Hypnosis Dictionary Script Book.” She Founded the International Hypnosis Federation and hypnosisfederation.com. Dr Shelley is a popular college teacher and keynote speaker. Her seminars, books, columns and radio and television teaching have helped thousands of people around the world. No wonder TV talk shows use her for sweeps and everyone from the LA Times to the National Enquirer call Shelley "Today's premier hypnosis expert."

Speaker Name: Nathan Thomas

Topic Title: Teenage Hypnosis

Topic Description: Are you a teenager or young adult trying to become the best hypnotist you can be, but encountering mishaps, difficulty and a lot of trouble? Teenage hypnotist Nathan Thomas will teach you how to easily become a brilliant and successful hypnotist, and how to deal with all the hang ups faced by the young and teenage hypnotists of today, including how to learn and practice on little or no budget, how to be viewed as an authority figure despite your age, how to become The Hypnotist in the school and social environment and have peers literally begging you to hypnotize them, and how to do hypnosis which no only enraptures the teenage crowd, but also changes peoples lives for the better and frees them from the boredom, stress and frustration of life.

Bio: Nathan Thomas has been doing hypnosis since he was 15, and has training is all styles, from Ericksonian hypnosis to Stage hypnosis. His real passion is street hypnosis and in helping out the young and teenage hypnotists of the world. He is the co president of the International Association For Teenage Hypnotists and widely considered to be a leading hypnotist of his generation.

Speaker Name: Dick Sutphen

Topic Title: Spirit Contact Therapy

Topic Description: Spirit-Contact Therapy® uses an altered state to establish contact with those who love, teach and guide you on the other side. Communicate directly about problems, soul callings and life directions. Sessions begin with a chakra balancing and energizing induction to expand your aura and attune you to the subtle vibrations that allow the reception of psychic awareness. Then working at a Higher-Self level of consciousness, Dick directs you to gather your Spirit Guide, angels, teachers, and deceased loved ones to form a "spiritual-power group." The group provides advice and directions, and most participants make contact with loved ones now in spirit. Explore the cause and release the effect of problems relating to past-lives.

Topic Title: The Shift

Topic Description: Life as we know it is coming to an end, as we rapidly move toward a transitional event or cleansing that will take place prior to 2012. In the least, the vibrational rate of our planet is shifting, which is substantiated by science. Plus the ice is melting, the poles are shifting, and the financial world is destabilizing as we more toward “zero point.” “Shift Thinking” says growth-oriented people are being activated. Their thinking is already more in tune with higher vibration, so they are experiencing and responding to this planetary increase more than others. They are being “shifted” or “called” to do more and be more. Their vibratory essence is no longer capable of tolerating negatively. So they are responding to new callings¾new careers that will be of more service to the planet. In relationships, if the couple is not growing together, or if one partner is holding the other back, many unions are being dissolved in favor of a “spiritual partnership” with a mate of matching vibration rate. In this workshop, he will speak and share research on the subject.

Bio: Dick Sutphen is the author of the million-copy bestseller, You Were Born Again To Be Together (Simon & Schuster Pocket Books. His latest book is Soul Agreements (Hampton Roads Publishing). He has authored 21 New Age books¾seven for Simon & Schuster who calls him “America’s Foremost Psychic Researcher.” Dick is called “America’s leading past-life therapist” by the Body Mind Spirit Festivals in England and Australia. As a specialist in Past-Life Regression and Spirit-Contact Therapy®, Dick has a private hypnotherapy practice in Westlake Village, CA. He has created 300 mind-programming CDs. Over 185,000 people have attended a Sutphen Seminar, workshop, or retreat, which are conducted in major cities throughout the world. Dick is also a featured speaker at Profession Hypnosis conferences and served as President of the American Board of Hypnotherapy 2007/2008. He has appeared on over 400 radio and television shows. His weekly web radio show, “Dick Sutphen’s Metaphysical World” can be heard on Wednesdays at 11 AM Pacific Time (2 PM Eastern) at www.contacttalkradio.com For more information: www.dicksutphen.com

Speaker Name: Judith Simon Prager

Topic Title: Verbal First Aid™: To Calm, Promote Healing, Relieve Pain, and Save Lives

Topic Description: A child falls and is hurt, a partner comes home with a frightening diagnosis, an elderly parent clutches his heart, the car in front of you swerves and crashes. Would you know what to say to make the difference between panic and calm, pain and comfort, even life and death? When people are in fear, pain, or crisis, they automatically slip into an altered state of consciousness where words said to them can affect their autonomic nervous system which regulates vital bodily functions such as bleeding, breathing, pulse and heart rate, and perception of pain. With Verbal First Aid™ you learn how to speak in such a way that the words and images set the course for recovery. This protocol has been taught to doctors, nurses, firefighters, first responders, teachers, crisis counselors and others across the United States and in several other countries including England and China.

Bio: Judith Simon Prager is co-author of the book, The Worst Is Over: What To Say When Every Moment Counts, called "The 'bible' for crisis communication" by The International Journal of Emergency Mental Health. A clinical hypnotherapist with a PhD in psychology, she has taught Verbal First Aid™ at universities and medical centers across the United States and around the world, including New York University Medical Center immediately after September 11th and institutes in England and China, among others. As a consultant to many hospitals, she created a successful series of pre-intra-and-post operative CDs, "Guided Imagery for Surgery," pilot-tested in the cardiothoracic surgery unit at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center. She has appeared often on TV and radio in the US and abroad. She was named "Outstanding Instructor for 2004" in the UCLA Writers' Program Ext., the country's largest such program. Her many books and CDs can be found in the Vendor Booths.

Speaker Name: Mark Babineaux

Topic Title: One, Two, Three Phobia Free

Topic Description: Combine fractionation and compounded suggestion in this three step hypnosis session to help your client overcome unfounded fears. In the first step, autosuggestion is used as both a suggestibility test and primary induction. The second step is a conventional hypnosis session involving future pacing. The third step is an emotional detoxification meant to neutralize any negative feelings which may remain. Although each step is effective on its own, their combination may lead to the synergistic result your client may desperately need.

Topic Title: This Is Too Much Fun to Be Legal!

Topic Description: Practical and legal considerations in starting, maintaining and promoting your hypnosis practice. Learn to practice protection by developing protective practices. This program is not legal advice and should not be considered as such. Each individual situation is unique and should be reviewed by legal and financial counsel licensed to practice in your state or province.

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Speaker Name: C. Roy Hunter

Topic Title: The Five Phases of Regression Therapy

Topic Description: Hypnotic regression is a valuable tool for any hypnotherapist practicing client-oriented hypnosis. Roy Hunter will explain the five phases of regression therapy, from preparation to conclusion. Client-centered regression therapy can effectively help discover the core causes of a problem, as well as facilitate release and relearning. Understanding these five phases will make it easier for the hypnotherapist to effectively facilitate regression therapy, and make it easier for the hypnosis student to learn hypnotic regression therapy.

Bio: Roy Hunter is the published author of several books, and an experienced trainer recognized Internationally with a strong background in hypnotherapy. Hypnosis for Inner Conflict Resolution: Introducing Parts Therapy (2005, Crown House Publishing) is considered by many professionals to be the best parts therapy book available. In addition to teaching professional hypnosis and advanced techniques to professionals, he also teaches self-hypnosis and Creative Daydreaming to groups and clients for personal or professional motivation, and has a private practice. Roy's presentations include numerous workshops both in the USA and abroad, for groups and businesses as well as for international hypnosis conventions. Besides practicing hypnotherapy since 1983, Roy started teaching professional hypnotherapy in 1987. His hypnosis text, The Art of Hypnosis (3rd Edition, 2000, Kendall/Hunt Publishing), is required reading at many hypnosis schools around the world, as well as his advanced text: The Art of Hypnotherapy (3rd Edition, 2008, Kendall/Hunt Publishing). The professional hypnosis training course Roy wrote and developed is currently taught by other instructors. Roy was inducted into the International Hypnosis Hall of Fame in April, 2000 for his written contributions to the field of hypnotherapy, and is a Fellow and charter member of the Association of Professional Hypnosis and Psychotherapy.

Speaker Name: Rayma Ditson-Sommer

Topic Title: Brain Plasticity Through Learning and Memory Training

Topic Description: It was once believed that our brain becomes fixed as we age. We have been led to think that an aging brain is a result of getting older. Nothing could be further from the truth. In the last 20-years, large amounts of research have proven that the brain never stops growing when learning, changing and adjusting to new activities. These activities actually produce new neurons that connect. It is the connections that matter and the more connections made, the better the brain plasticity. These connections require neurons. When neurons are not challenged to grow they are “pruned” and lost and memory is lost. Learn to include brain plasticity program activities in your practice. Combine your knowledge of hypnosis with vibratory stimulim specific activities, skills and a understanding of the working brain to include programs for aging brains and hope for those who are concerned that challenges such as Alzheimers and Dementia are in their future.

Speaker Name: David Quigley

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Bio: As founder and director of the Alchey Institute of Hypnosis, David has trained and certified thousands of professional hypnotherapists since 1983. David outlines in precise steps exactly how to perform complex healing processes in ways anyone can learn to use. He delivers step by step processes to all participants so they can take them home for immediate use for themselves, friends, family and clients.

Speaker Name: Jamie Feldman

Topic Title: Advanced Parts Therapy

Topic Description: Our subconscious is protective, and through the mechanism the subconscious sets up these specific “parts” to deal with trauma or the special needs the individual may require. It is the nature of the mind to be subdivided into an indeterminate number of sub-personalities or parts. The intention of each “part” is positive or protective for the individual. There are no “bad” parts and the goal of Advanced Parts Therapy is not to eliminate parts but instead help find positive roles or behaviors.

Bio: Dr. Jamie Feldman is the co-founder and Director of The Institute of Hypnotherapy in New Jersey, a State approved private vocational school for Hypnotherapy. Dr. Feldman has his Doctorate in Clinical Hypnotherapy, MBA in Management and Industrial Psychology, BS in Psychology and Computer Engineering. Dr. Feldman is the Vice-Chairman of the Council of Professional Hypnosis Organizations, Director of the Association of Professionals for the Advancement of Therapeutic Hypnosis. He serves on the Board of Directors of the International Hypnosis Federation and the Professional Board of Hypnotherapy (Canada). Dr. Feldman has appeared numerous times on the Montel Williams Show and he is one of the pioneers in “Advanced Parts Therapy”.

Speaker Name: Anne King

Topic Title: One Session Allergy Elimination

Topic Description: Participants will learn: how to prepare the client via the Pretalk, why you need a written client agreement, how and why you offer a money back guarantee , the actual process, the importance of follow-up suggestions, how to use a client worksheet during the session and post session client instructions. Learn a simple, yet extremely powerful technique which enables clients to completely and permanently eliminate any allergy in just one session. Anne has combined an NLP technique that utilizes visualization and dissociation along with hypnotic induction and follow up suggestions to insure a greater level of success. This technique is so effective you can offer it to your clients with a money back guarantee!

Bio: Anne King is a certified member of the National Guild of Hypnotists and International Hypnosis Federation. She is a Diplomat and Life Fellow of the International Medical and Dental Hypnotherapy Association, and was named IMDHA Educator of the Year in 2001. Ms. King has studied under numerous well-known hypnotists and continues to attend seminars, lectures, conventions and workshops annually to further her education. Her extensive training allows her to incorporate many standard and advanced hypnotic techniques into her work with clients and students as well as on the self-hypnosis tapes she creates and markets. Anne King worked full-time in the hypnosis field from 1986 through 1994 with over 10,000 clients --- most of whom were referred from medical professionals or satisfied clients. Hundreds of written testimonials and a "no-complaint" record with the Better Business Bureau attest to her success over the years. One of Anne’s students took over her successful business in Beaumont, Texas in 1994, when she relocated to the beautiful Boerne hill Country in central Texas. In addition to seeing clients, Ms. King facilitates numerous classes and workshops on a variety of subjects. She also creates and/or markets pre-made & custom Self-Hypnosis recordings and a variety of books. The classes, recordings and books are of interest to the general public as well as to beginning & experienced hypnotists. Although Ms. King specializes in Stop Smoking and Weight Loss programs, she has also worked with clients in hundreds of other areas including: stress, self-confidence, memory and concentration, exercise motivation, female sexual enjoyment, impotence, salesmanship, study skills and exam performance, procrastination, eliminating nervous habits, enhancing creativity and talents and abilities, eliminating drugs and alcohol dependencies, improving sports performance, public speaking, weight gain, assertiveness, locating misplaced articles, improving relationships and more. Anne King is also an experienced and effective teacher, and will be offering classes in Basic, Intermediate and Advanced Hypnosis beginning February 2009. Upon completion of the required courses, students will be eligible for certification through the International Medical and Dental Hypnotherapy Association As a public service, Ms. King is available to speak on the subject of hypnosis to interested clubs, organizations and companies in her immediate areas at no charge.

Speaker Name: Katherine Zimmerman

Topic Title: Tapping the Teen Market

Topic Description: Do you suffer from anxiety and fear when you think about working with teens? Let me reframe this group for you! Teens are excellent trance subjects, have no fears about hypnosis and benefit immensely from this modality. Like adults, teenagers need hypnotherapy for stress reduction, to improve athletic performance, overcome insomnia and improve self-esteem. They are also interested in past life regression, lucid dreaming and spirituality. It’s a great time in life to introduce teens to hypnosis as a viable therapy and to increase your income simultaneously.

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Speaker Name: Bernie Siegel

Topic Title: Consciousness, Mind Body Communication

Topic Description: Discussion on how our bodies and genes respond to the messages received via words which become translated into feelings and our internal chemistry.

Bio: Dr. Bernie Siegel was born in Brooklyn, New York, and attended Colgate University and Cornell University Medical College where he graduated with honors. In 1989 he retired from the practice of general and pediatric surgery to travel around the world, speaking to patients and their caregivers. In the late seventies, he began talking about patient empowerment and the choice to live fully and die in peace. Bernie embraces a philosophy of living and dying that stands at the forefront of the medical ethics and spiritual issues our society grapples with today. His first book, Love, Medicine & Miracles, was published in 1986. The publishing of this multimillion bestselling book was an event that redirected his life. Then, in 1989, Peace, Love & Healing was published, followed by How to Live between Office Visits in 1993 and Prescriptions for Living in 1999. Bernie’s understanding that we need help dealing with all the difficulties of life, not just the physical ones, led to the writing of his new book, 365 Prescriptions for the Soul. In 2003, he released a new book, Help Me To Heal, and Bernie’s first children’s book, Smudge Bunny, was published by New World Library/HJ Kramer in 2004. Dr. Siegel lives with his wife and their dog, Furphy, and bunny, Smudge, in Connecticut. They have five grown children and several wonderful grandchildren. His website is www.berniesiegelmd.com.

Speaker Name: Patricia Scott

Topic Title: So You’re Interested in Hypnosis…Now What?

Topic Description: Hypnosis seems to be a topic of conversation everywhere today. You see it on T.V., in movies, even in the doctor’s office. But what exactly is this thing called “hypnosis”, how do you find a qualified Hypnotherapist, and where can you get trained in hypnosis? This seminar will answer these questions and explain the whats and hows about hypnosis and why it is so effective for changing behaviors and habits, increasing confidence, improving skills, accomplishing goals and dealing with pain and health issues. You’ll learn how hypnosis can be used in everyday life, how you can learn to do self-hypnosis and even how to become a professional Hypnotherapist to help others.

Bio: Patricia is a Certified Clinical Hypnotherapist and Professional Speaker specializing in behavior modification, self-improvement seminars and motivational training. She has a B.S. in Clinical Hypnotherapy and is a Ph.D. candidate with American Pacific University with additional Certifications/Training in Medical and Immune System Hypnotherapy, Hypnotic Anesthesiology, EEG Biofeedback, Addictions Hypnotherapy, Neuro-Linguistic Programming, Metaphysical Counseling, and Fitness and Nutrition. She is a Certified Manager with over 700 hours training in management, leadership, supervisory, and interpersonal skills through the James Madison University, Virginia. Patricia also enjoys speaking to groups and organizations, tapping into her previous 20 year career as a professional singer, actor, dancer, published songwriter and author.

Speaker Name: Sean Michael Andrews

Topic Title: Street Hypnosis Seminar

Topic Description: Street hypnosis is gaining popularity around the world. Two years ago this exciting activity was virtually unknown, but now there are hundreds of videos posted on the internet of hypnotists (amateur and professional) performing street hypnosis. So why would a clinical hypnotherapist or a stage hypnotist for that matter want to engage in this activity. Quite simply: it will make you a much better hypnotist. Street hypnosis allows an operator to gain lots of experience in working with many different people in less than optimal settings. Street hypnosis is an outstanding way to perfect your skills and learn new ones. Confidence, one of the most essential elements for a hypnotist, can be greatly enhanced by performing street hypnosis.

Bio: Sean Michael Andrews, considered by many to be the world's fastest hypnotist, is the President of the Maryland Chapter of the National Guild of Hypnotists. A graduate of Regents College and of Omni Hypnosis Training Center, He has also trained in Ericksonian hypnosis with Bennett/Stellar University. He is a Master Practitioner of Neuro-Linguistic Programming, and is a Certified Life Coach. Sean holds a black belt in Taijutsu Karate. He is certified with: National Guild of Hypnotists , National Board of Hypnosis Education and Certification , International Medical and Dental Hypnotherapy Association and Society of Neuro-Linguistic Programming

Speaker Name: Reg Blackwood

Topic Title: Life Is A Project – Project Manage It!

Topic Description: Project management is about the structuring of a series of tasks and the schedule and resources associated with those tasks to achieve an outcome. Usually reserved for the world of commerce and industry, in this presentation Reg Blackwood shows how the tools and techniques employed by Project Managers of small, medium and large businesses can also be applied to manage the personal and professional schedules, resources and goals of you and your clients.

Topic Title: What Kind of Colleague Are You?

Topic Description: Conflict is often identified as a major contributor to workplace stress. This presentation is packed with information and advice about dealing with difficult people in the workplace, identifying the preferred work styles of team members and effectively motivating those around you. Reg Blackwood helps equip you and your clients with solid techniques and helpful resources which can be applied immediately for a more harmonious work environment and more productive teams.

Bio: UK born Reg Blackwood is fast becoming one of New Zealand’s leading hypnotists and hypnosis trainers. His regular demonstrations and training sessions in rapid and instant inductions and induction modification techniques have earned him cult status under the nickname “The Quicknotist”. An actor, comedian and writer, his work as a Personal and Professional Development Consultant draws on 25-years experience working with a wide range of clients from musicians and artists to corporate giants in the telecommunications and oil exploration sectors. Reg’s straightforward “street smart” approach and unique sense of humor combine to make him an unmissable, in-demand speaker who never fails to inspire, motivate, educate and entertain.

Speaker Name: Lee Darrow

Topic Title: Safety – It’s Not Just for Stage Hypnotists

Topic Description: Safety – if you do lecture/demonstrations – this program is for you! If you do stage shows, “street hypnosis”, teach or simply work with friends, this program will cover everything from WHY safety is important to insurance considerations to how to test a stage! Brought to you by the man who created the hypnosis safety movement!

Speaker Name: Georgina Cannon

Topic Title: An Introduction and Demonstration of Past Life Regression Journeys

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Bio: As founder/director of the Ontario Hypnosis Centre, a Government registered teaching facility and clinic, Georgina brings the highest standards of clinic work and teaching available to the Canadian Complimentary Medical Community. In addition to running Hypnosis Certification workshops and a Hypnotherapy Masters Program, the OHC also offers various workshops for Pain Management, Hypnosis for Children, Past Life Regression and Life Between Lives. All focussed within the art and science of hypnotherapy. Georgina is accredited as an instructor and facilitator by the International Medical and Dental Hypnotherapy Association, the National Guild of Hypnotists and the International Association of Research and Regression Therapies. She has completed her Doctorate in Metaphysical Counselling . She is regarded as the source for information on issues surround hypnosis and regression therapy by the media in Canada and the U.S. Her books RETURN-Past Life Regression and You and Discovering the Interlife are featured on the Shirley MacLaine website. Georgina helped designed the Standard of Ethics for Past Life Regression work now used by Practitioners internationally.

Speaker Name: Carol Adler

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Bio: Carol Adler, CEO/President of Dandelion Books, LLC and Dandelion Enterprises, Inc., is a professional ghostwriter, publisher and writing coach. Her websites are www.dandelion-books.com and www.write-to-publish-for-profit.com. McGraw-Hill published her book on holistic medicine (1991) endorsed by Deepak Chopra, M.D.; she has ghostwritten over 40 books and has published 3 novels and 4 books of poetry.

Speaker Name: Dan Cleary

Topic Title: Induction and Intent: Creating Success for Our Clients and Ourselves

Topic Description: This presentation benefits novice to expert by demonstrating the incredible effectiveness of intent. Recognition of the impact of life experience enhances induction. Bu utilizing the energies of the client, we naturally develop an aura of healing, causing clear understanding of the success of the session. The simplicity of these techniques reminds participants to immediately access awareness of success for themselves and their clients.

Bio: Daniel F. Cleary, is an internationally recognized, certified Hypnosis Instructor and a certified Master Practitioner of NeuroLinguistic Psychology. Teaching hypnosis and hypnotic techniques throughout the United States and Europe to doctors, psychologists, therapists and hypnotists, his specialties include Pain Relief and Personal Transformation. Daniel is the founder and director of HYPNOSIS FOR HEALTH LEARNING CENTER, based in North Palm Beach, Florida. He is a regular member of the teaching faculty at many of the national and international hypnosis and medical conferences and has provided specialized training for hypnotists and licensed professional therapists since 1996. Dan came to hypnosis as a sufferer of chronic pain. In 1978 he was partially paralyzed as the result of a motorcycle accident. The major injury sustained is referred to as a brachial plexus avulsion, which in his case causes a burning, crushing sensation throughout his arm and hand, in addition to the paralysis. For five years Daniel was unable to sleep as we generally understand sleep. He then learned hypnosis and within a week began sleeping more regularly. Since that time he has devoted himself to developing techniques and approaches for the relief of chronic conditions. While still a member of the "Chronic Pain Club" Dan has learned to shift the discomfort and participate fully in life. Many of his articles and hypnosis scripts have been published in the journals of national Hypnosis organizations and other magazines. He is well known for specialty courses in Pain Relief, Hypnosis Certification, Creating Change, Comfortable ChildBirth, Regression Research, and Effective Therapeutic Language. Dan is the author of the successful client guides: LITTLE BOOK OF CHANGE a primer to hypnosis CHANGING PAIN - Relief is Realistic Daniel F. Cleary, is a member of the: American Association of Professional Hypnotherapists, American Board of Hypnotherapy, International Association of Counselors and Therapists, International Hypnosis Federation, International Medical and Dental Hypnotherapy Association, and the National Guild of Hypnotists.

Speaker Name: Nancie Barwick, Ph.D.

Topic Title: Client-Centered Hypnotherapy

Topic Description: Learn one of the most important factors in successful hypnotherapy sessions – true client-centering. Discover simple ways you can easily increase your clients success, achievement and satisfaction. These skills will make you the go-to person in your community and help you to grow your practice.

Topic Title: Unstuff Yourself

Topic Description: Physical and mental wellness are rooted in your emotions. The residue of these emotions (stuff) creates illness or “unwellness” if allowed to remain unchecked. This presentation will allow participants to identify and address Stuff-related health issues in themselves and others. Stuff removal (unstuffing) suggestions will be made and discussed.

Speaker Name: Devin Hastings

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Bio: Christopher Devin Hastings has over 24 years experience practicing hypnosis in its applications to help others. He holds advanced certification with three of the most prestigious hypnotherapy schools in the United States. Devin also holds a degree in electronics and was certified in satellite ground equipment technology by the U.S. Army.

Speaker Name: Anne Spencer

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Bio: Anna H. Spencer, PhD, is the Founder of the International Medical and Dental hypnotherapy Association®. The organization was an outgrowth of Infinity Institute International, Inc. Infinity is a state licensed Hypnosis training school, an online store as well as a private counseling and seminar organization for Hypnosis and Holistic Living. Dr. Anna established Infinity Institute in 1980. Because of her innovative educational trainings and protocols Spencer has become a legend in her own time. Dr. Spencer is an educator, author, radio and TV personality, an international speaker and Certified Hypnotherapist. She has been selected for inclusion in Who's Who of America and of the World. Her master's degree in education came from Marygrove College where she taught as an Adjunct Professor of Business. Dr. Spencer was inducted into the International Hypnosis Hall of Fame in 1995. She received the prestigious Dave Elman Award as Instructor of the Year in 1996. The Presidents Award 2000 was presented to Dr. Anna by the International Association of Counselors & Therapists. The Award of Excellence for Health Care was awarded to her by the International Hypnosis Federation in 2002. In 2006 Dr. Spencer received the celebrated IACT Lifetime Achievement Award for her work in developing Complimentary Care Courses and Programs. The National Guild of Hypnotists honored her with their highest award The Order of Braid Council at their annual convention in Boston, MA. At the 2006 IMDHA Conference Robert Otto presented Dr. Anna with the HEZEKIAH AWARD for her 20 years of service. Today, she devotes her life to helping people change their lives through the power of the subconscious mind. Dr. Spencer's vision is a door marked HYPNOTHERAPIST in every health care facility worldwide. Dr. Spencer brings her years of valuable marketing experience into the classroom as well. By the time students finish her three courses in hypnosis they understand how to use hypnosis and how to operate a successful hypnotherapy practice. Infinity Institute has a Hypnosis and Holistic Living Store on the site. It includes, the newsletter called Subconsciously Speaking, books, tapes, CD's and DVD's of Hypnotherapists from around the world. In addition the Annual Educational Conference recordings are available from 2001 through 2006. Dr. Anna's memberships include: American Board of Hypnotherapy; American Pacific University; British National Register of Advanced Hypnotherapists, International Association of Counselors and Therapists, International Hypnosis Federation, International Hypnosis Hall of Fame Guild, National Guild of Hypnotists, and the International Medical and Dental Hypnotherapy Association®.The Infinity Institute educational experience offers students the opportunity to learn hypnosis, hypnotherapy and therapeutic touch academically and experientially. Students participate in exercises designed to enhance personal and professional growth as well as learn how to positively impact the lives of others.

Speaker Name: Kathy Moore

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Bio: Kathy Moore, MBA, is the only National Guild of Hypnotists Board Certified Hypnotist in San Antonio, TX. She has been involved in the human potential movement for over two decades. Kathy combines work experience in a wide range of business settings (journalism, sales management, marketing research and teaching) with hypnosis, consulting, and training in a variety of motivational techniques to offer clients solutions that are unique, practical, inspiring and highly effective. She has conducted seminars for groups as diverse as Air Force pilots to grocers, and thousands of private and group hypnosis sessions. In using hypnosis, Kathy says she functions as a cross between a computer programmer and a coach. "I believe all hypnosis is self hypnosis, so my approach is to assist you in learning how to reprogram your subconscious mind and to motivate you to be persistent in achieving the results you desire. In achieving these results, a variety of techniques are used." To find out more about how Kathy can help with your specific needs, contact her by email.

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Bio: Born and raised in Coopersburg, a small town just outside Allentown Pennsylvania. David began his life long journey of discovery in the martial arts in 1980's under the tutelage of Shorin Ryu Master Vince Ward in Mountainville Pa. David next went on to study Pai Lum Kung Fu under Sifu Bob Burral. In 1982. He began his study of Kosho Kenpo Ryu under the guidance of Master Ed Hartzell of Easton Pennsylvania achieving the rank of Second Degree Black Belt. All through his training David realized that there were indeed deeper secrets to the be uncovered and it was through the study of Kosho Ryu that David was introduced to the more esoteric, but highly effective aspects of the martial arts. Thus began his life long journey and personal mission to uncover those secrets and the keys to unlocking them. David's personal quest to unlock the secrets for releasing the hidden potential in all human beings through the martial arts led him to study not only martial disciplines from many countries, but other mental, physical and metaphysical disciplines as well. David soon discovered that there were indeed many common denominators between the purported stories of legendary martial arts masters and masters of other spiritual disciplines. In earnest David began searching for the links, the common denominators, between these seemingly diverse groups of people who shared similiar abilities. During his study and research he had discovered many areas of overlap and many common denominators...but something was missing. What was missing was the bridge that would indeed allow the student to make the transition from the purely physical applications of the martial arts to the non-physical or energetic applications and aspects of the arts.. In 1991 David's search brought him to the study of Ryukyu Kempo: Kyushojitsu and Tuitejitsu as taught by Grand Master George Dillman of Reading Pennsylvania Here David discovered the all-important bridge he had been searching for. The study of Kyushojitsu works by attacking and manipulating the energy systems of the body and mind through the use of specific anatomical locations (acupuncture points) on the body and via the transfer of energy (information) from one person to another. On June 15th, 2007 David Was Promoted To 7th Dan in the study of Ryukyu Kempo: Kyushojitsu and Tuitejitsu. David's research also led him to begin a deeper study of many Chinese medical, martial and meditative disciplines. David is a licensed acupuncturist in the state of California as well as holding Diplomate of Oriental Medicine Status through N.C.C.A.O.M. He currently operates Action Chiropractic and Wellness in Solana Beach, CA. with his partner Dr. Dawn Liu, Ph.d, D.C. L.Ac. In addition David has continued to broaden his research into other bio-energetic disciplines in an effort to gain a deeper understanding of the possibilities that the study of Kyushojitsu has unlocked. David also continues to broaden his expertise in the martial arts and also currently holds the rank of Basic Instructor in Modern Arnis From The Late Grand Master Remy A. Presas and a 4th Dan in the art of Shaolin KunTao under Grandmaster Frank Arteese. As the founder and program director of Progressive Energy Systems Inc., Grand Master Snyder has studied Reiki under several Reiki Masters. He is a Master Practitioner and Teacher of Usui Shiki Ryoho as well as the creator of the Progressive Reiki System™. David is a Certified Pranic Healer ™ and a Tai Chi and Chi Gung instructor and a Past President of the American Association of Remote Viewers Inc. of Florida. He is a certified practitioner in Neuro- Linguistic Programming™ and holds certification as a Master Hypnotist in traditional and Ericsonian hypnosis. David teaches workshops and seminars all across the United States. He is the author and creator of the Neuro-Defense Protection System: A Women's Self-defense Program.

Speaker Name: Carm Blacconiere

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Bio: Carm Blacconiere has been in the field of hypnosis for over forty years. He was on the board of directors for the “National Hypnotic Research Center”, Taught Self Hypnosis in adult evening classes for twenty years in one School district and is now been teaching for four years in another Continuing Ed Program in another school district. He has currently been Chairman of the “Mid-America Hypnosis Conference” for the past ten years. Carm does group presentations, private sessions, stage hypnosis, corporate sessions and various classes involving hypnosis. He has gratefully received acknowledgement from both the “National Guild Of Hypnotists” and the “International Medical and Dental Hypnotherapy Association”.

Speaker Name: Patrick Porter

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Bio: Patrick K. Porter, Ph.D. is an award-winning author, entrepreneur, and experienced speaker. With 24 years of experience operating the largest self-help franchise, he has become a highly sought-after expert within the personal improvement industry. He is the President of PorterVision.com, which uses its ZenFrames™ light frames to help people overcome stress and insomnia, lose weight, stop smoking, manage pain, accelerate learning, and much more. Previously, he founded Positive Changes, the world’s largest franchise network of lifestyle improvement centers. Dr. Porter’s successes were featured in The Wall Street Journal, BusinessWeek, People, Entrepreneur, and INC, as well as ABC, NBC, CBS, the Discovery Channel and the Sally Jesse Raphael Show. He is the author of the bestselling book, Awaken the Genius, Mind Technology for the 21st Century, which was awarded “Best How-To Book of 1994” by the North American Book Dealers Exchange. He is also author of Discover the Language of the Mind, and Six Secrets of G.E.N.I.U.S. Dr. Porter has produced an arsenal of more than 300 audio-recorded motivational programs and creative visualization processes, and has sold more than a million books and recordings worldwide. And has just released his new book, Thrive In Overdrive.

Speaker Name: John Butler

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Bio: Dr John Butler is a highly regarded hypnotherapist with over 27 years of proven experience and over 30,000 hours of practice as a successful clinical practitioner. He has been a hypnotherapy educator to a wide variety of groups and in 1992, wrote the first official hypnotherapy training course which he taught at the Royal College of Nursing in London. He is an approved hypnotherapy instructor for the American Council of Hypnotist Examiners and teaches hypnosis internationally. He is the founder of the Hypnotherapy Training Institute of Britain (please click to visit the website) and is an instructor in hypnosurgery, teaching clinical hypnosis applications to surgeons and anesthetists in a course accredited by the Royal College of Anesthetists. He has been a speaker on performance enhancement and personal and career development for major businesses including Goldman Sachs, Credit Suisse, BUPA and Ernst & Young. Dr Butler has taught in higher education for over 15 years lecturing in medical psychology, medical neuroscience and other subjects in medical schools and other university departments He organised the first conference with the heads and delegates of hypnotherapy schools and registers over twenty years ago to initiate the processes of standards-setting and self-regulation. His contribution to the profession was formally recognized in 2004 by an award from a national confederation of Hypnotherapists.

Speaker Name: Dr. Funda Kahn

Topic Title: COMBINATION OF HYPNOSIS AND EFT

Topic Description: I use the combination of Hypnosis and EFT on my clients and get great results. EFT is an energy tapping technique developed by Garry Craig. It is based on the discovery that imbalances in the body’s energy system have profound effects on one’s personal psychology. Correcting these imbalances by tapping certain locations (which are ends of energy meridians) often leads to quick release and positive results. We can explain it as “acupuncture without needles”. Using EFT before hypnosis is like cleaning your new house before you move in. When you clean the negative energy first the subconscious mind does not resist to open up and your clients just glide in a trance without a doubt.

Bio I, Dr. Funda Kahn, am a graduate of the Leidecker Institute of Hypnotherapy as a certified hypnotherapist. I am also a graduate from the College of Dentistry, in Istanbul, specializing in Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery. For the past 20 years I have been managing my husband’s Oral Surgery practice in downtown Chicago. I also have been the Implant Coordinator and assist in all implant surgeries. As a healer, I was drawn to the complement that hypnotherapy provides in the management of any of a variety of problems that may present in the clinical setting. I use EFT (Emotional Freedom Technique), as a Level-1 trainer, on my clients with a great success. I am also certified in Pediatric Hypnotherapy and Medical Hypnotherapy.