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Hypnosis – The Myth and the Reality

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Hypnosis -- most people react to this word with a sense of fear or caution. But since 1958, the American Medical Association has recognized hypnosis as a successful therapeutic tool. Even more amazing...hypnosis has been around for ages! As a species, we could not learn or thrive without hypnosis. It's a naturally occurring phenomenon in humans and animals. The word "hypnosis" comes from the Greek word "hypnos" or "sleep," but there is no sleep in the hypnotic state. In fact, when you're in a … [Read more...]

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I’m Sorry and True Intent

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I'm sorry. Two very small words...and yet they can be the most difficult and challenging words to say or not say. Said at the right time and for the right reasons, they diffuse the trickiest of situations. Said at the wrong time or for wrong reasons, it becomes a glib shield of insincerity. I was biking recently and it was interesting to see how many bicyclists entered the path without looking. I found myself being extra attentive and reminding people from time to time. Sometimes they were … [Read more...]

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Spirit of the Game: Resolving conflict

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Recently I was honored to speak at Lake Harriet Spiritual Community Center's Sunday Service about conflict resolution and honoring all walks of life. Some people think that a holistic community shouldn't have disagreements, disputes or conflicts. However, no walk of life is immune to emotions. It's how you handle them that counts. In fact, many people gloss over anger and disputes, because they think it will make the situation worse. However, it's by finding the underlying fear that will help … [Read more...]

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The Mind’s Eye: Making Friends with Death

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Welcome to my first column in The Edge. Thanks to all who have read previous articles and sent me notes or spoken to me in person. I appreciate your appreciation and I appreciate you too. So, it's with a certain degree of delicious irony that I'm celebrating a beginning by talking about endings. I have always been intrigued by death. Even as a child, I would imagine what it was like to die in particular ways - a car speeding into a brick wall. Death by electrocution. Nuclear war. Nuclear war … [Read more...]

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Five Steps to Positivity: Good Mental Hygiene

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It's often said that "where the mind goes, the body follows." That's why we keep our eyes on the road and our hands on the wheel. If we look too long in one direction, we steer in that direction, and sometimes right off the road! But, even with our eyes on the road, we can get derailed and our life can be less joyful, peaceful and authentic. The secret? Just as we practice good physical hygiene, we also can practice good mental hygiene. Here are some exercises that can create a positive … [Read more...]

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The Currency of Love

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I've often said I'd like to write a book and it would just contain one word: Love. That word says everything. In fact, it's worth more than a thousand words, and that's why it's so easy to misunderstand. For most people, it's easy to give love, it is easy to take love, but so many people rarely allow themselves to receive love. To open your heart, to let someone -- everyone -- love you, and to accept it into your heart, mind, body and soul is to receive love. It's especially hard for people … [Read more...]

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Hypnosis & The Fear of Fear

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There's an amusing and very enterprising sign on a restaurant tip jar near my office. It says: "Fear Change? Leave it behind...." I always smile when I see it, but it's a somewhat rueful smile. You see, I'm in the business of change. I'm also in the business of fear. I'm a hypnotherapist. But, I don't program people. I de-program them. I help people lose weight, gain weight, stop smoking, increase confidence, have more rewarding relationships or careers, even lose fears and phobias like … [Read more...]

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Embracing Life & Death

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A wise person said that the world is separated into two camps: Those who think about death and those who never do. I'm definitely in the first camp. I've always thought about death. Not suicide. Death. In fact, I knew I cared about someone if I thought about their death. Almost as if I were preparing for the emotion of it.As morbid as it might seem, my thoughts of death taught me to appreciate life. I kiss my mom and dad. I tell them I love them. I will not wait until their death to share … [Read more...]

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Hypnosis for Health

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What are the top ways people choose to get healthy and fit? Lose weight, stop smoking and exercise more. Typically, when people want to get healthy, they think about their body and the physical ways they can achieve it. But the equation for health starts earlier. To create sustainable health, we also need to address our emotional body. When our emotional body is healthy, our physical body can achieve greater goals, greater rewards and even maintain them over time!The truth is this: excess food, … [Read more...]

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An Edge Life Expo 2007 Preview

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Susan Just will present "Optimize Your Capacity for Success" at 4:30-5:45 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 10. This is a free talk. On what she offers to the world: I help people lose their fears, misperceptions and limiting beliefs that keep them from living the authentic and rewarding life that they would like. Through hypnosis and confidence-building exercises, we help them create a stronger trust and love for themselves. The key is, we don't change the past. We change how people feel about it … [Read more...]

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