October 5, 2004
Can a person have too much fun?

In last week's Discover U Fear and Phobia class, we laughed, as we worked on a mother's mean tone, which had set up a fear of authority figures. We giggled, as we tapped with a man who had a fear of asking women out. And we encouraged, as a lovely woman shared her fear of panicking while public speaking.

Well, the lovely woman called to say she spoke at her husband’s retirement party, without a hitch. The gentleman, who feared asking women out, was accused of doing just that, right after class. The young woman, who was afraid of authority figures, was finally able to giggle at the idea of her mother yelling at her, for no good reason. But most thrilling, was the absolute collapse of the spider phobia. This was a woman who had invested in special screens and had a can of Raid in every room. She looked terrified at the mere mention of the word SPIDER. Once we collapsed the traumatic childhood memory of falling into a spider nest (I love this stuff!) she happily sang "ITSBY Bitsy Spider". Whew! All of that in just two hours! We didn't get a chance to test those that came in with a fear of driving. Drivers, please get a hold of me if you are reading this.

I also had an opportunity to hypnotize a group of business people at a 7AM breakfast. I'm not sure the 7AM part was that much fun! But, getting very positive feedback from people who never experienced the quick and immense relaxation of hypnosis was very rewarding. My favorite memory is a certain banker, who every two minutes would, with some difficulty, open his eyes. I teased him about "checking to see if I was still there". I was! Hypnosis is a very powerful tool for relaxing and changing your mind; it is not a tool for someone to get you to do what you do not want to do!

Also, the talented web designer, Jennifer says that you will be able to listen to a portion of my CDs online in a few days! WOW!

There's more, but I'll save it for next time. I hope you have a wonderfully productive and prosperous week.

In thought,

Lisa

PS. The October Sugar Workshop is filling fast. If you are planning on attending, sign up as soon as you can!

September 25,2004
I am so excited today. I am learning how to put my thoughts on my webpage. This is going to be so much fun. I've changed my mind. I can do this!