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The True Love Project PDF Print

Hi,

    This is an offer and an invitation.  I promise we are not selling anything.

    In fact, we want to give you something wonderful for free.  In exchange for 90 minutes of your time and willingness to participate in a fun and terrific project, we want to give you ONE OF THE BEST PICTURES OF YOU ANYONE HAS EVER TAKEN.

Have you ever wondered… what someone you deeply loved saw when they looked in your eyes?  

     Recently, I was contacted by a fantastic photographer, Zack Seckler.  Zack was curious if hypnosis could help him could help him photograph our deeper emotions.  Emotions, that society sometimes encourages us to mask.  Far too often, we conceal who we are and what we truly feel, even when the emotion might be love, joy or happiness.

    Our conversation ranged from talking about how most sounds, noises, even the flash of a camera could be incorporated into a trance so these elements enhance the experience rather then disrupt it, to having the subject imagine the camera was someone one they loved. And so THE TRUE LOVE PROJECT was born.

    As you visit THE TRUE LOVE PROJECT, http://www.thetrueloveproject.com you can see the stunning photographs Zack took and the simple and joyful descriptions the subjects’ wrote about their experience.

NEW PHOTO SHOOT

    We have tentatively scheduled a new photo shoot for the end of August in New York City. 

  • If you would like an amazing photograph of yourself.
  • If you would like to experience the power of your mind and your imagination in a safe and wonderful environment, please continue reading about how to volunteer.

     We only, have availability for a few select volunteers, if you are interested please read Zack's note below about how to contact him and the simple instructions to follow so you can be chosen for this wonderful project. 

      All volunteers are treated with the utmost caring, respect and safety.  The truth is that hypnosis is always about your choice, your control, and your amazing internal abilities.  Anyone who has been hypnotized gets to experience how powerful and magnificent their mind and imagination are, and knows how different the actual experience is from the myths often portrayed by the media.

       We all go into trance every day, many times a day.  The more modern society, the more opportunities we are offered to experience different trances; often the more intelligent you are, the easier you go into trance.

        If anyone has any questions about hypnosis and trance, please feel free to contact me. (917)-834-5554.  Or Email me at: This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .

    Please feel free to pass this note to a friend, family or colleague, you think who might be interested in participating.

Warm Regards,

Joel

Joel Elfman
Transformational Trainer
SELECT CHANGE BEHAVIOR & COMMUNICATION
Make Life Happen!
917-834-5554

Zack’s letter:

I’m looking for volunteers of all ages, race, and sex to photograph for a
second edition of the TRUE LOVE project. Please visit this website to see
what more about the project: <http://thetrueloveproject.com>. All volunteers
are welcome to participate but I am also specifically interested in finding
older volunteers (65+) and younger volunteers (9-19 years old).

Joel Elfman, a professional hypnotist, (www.joelelfman.com) will be on site at a NYC studio and subjects will be briefly hypnotized and then photographed while in a state of hypnosis. While hypnotized subjects will be asked to visualize a person they love. I will then take photographs of subjects while they’re visualizing that person. The point is to show an unguarded portrait of human love.

This project will be done in a highly professional manner with the utmost
respect for participants. I want subjects to feel very comfortable being a
part of this project and am happy to answer any questions you may have over
email or telephone before the shoot. You’re also welcome to bring a friend
or two for company during the actual shoot.

The portrait session will be brief. You’ll only need to set aside about an
hour of time. In exchange for your participation you’ll receive a
high-resolution copy of your portrait.

To be considered for this project please send two or more photos of yourself
to This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it . The photos don’t have to be professional quality but
they should clearly show your face.

Thank you.

Best,
Zack

 
Setting Positive Outcomes PDF Print

To successfully set outcomes, the following conditions are necessary:

1.    State your outcome in the positive

Know what you want, not what you don’t want.  

Useful       - I want to lose XX pounds, be size XX, wear xxxx outfit, etc.

Less Useful - Too often we state our goals in the negative, that moves us away from what is troubling us, and it does not tell you what you are moving towards.  

2.    Be as specific as possible

Be sure that you can see, hear, feel, ect., the outcome.  Make it rich and detailed.  How much, when, where, etc.?


3.    How are you going to be able to measure your progress, know when you have reached your goal?

You need to have a way to let your know where you are on your path, when you've reached your goal.

4.    Be at cause.  You are the catalyst, and You are responsible for the outcome.

Your outcome must be started, continued and completed by you.

5.    Make sure that your outcome is something that you really want/desire, & that it will fit into your life.

Know when and where you want it as well as when and where you don’t want it.  You want your outcome to benefiting both yourself & other people. Consider what consequences your outcome will have for you, are those consequences things that you want?

 
Teaching and Learning PDF Print
In teaching and sharing new ideas, there is a wondrous challenge to shape the learning in a unique pattern for an individual or group that will hopefully maximize their understanding. Recombining, resorting information synthesizes awareness and knowledge It has often said that the teacher becomes the student..  So in creating and transmitting that learning I gain as much If not more then the person I am sharing with. And there is a special beauty, joy and magic to this reciprocity.
 
Alignment and Posture PDF Print
Yesterday, I had the opportunity to exchange Chi Nei Tsang (CNT), an awesome, very powerful Chinese system that focuses on massaging the abdominal cavity, internal organs and tissues to influence the whole body.  It is a system that I really enjoy using with clients when appropriate.  

The exchange was with a young CNT practitioner, who has a fascinating background in CNT, Chi Kung, Tai Chi and Zen Buddhism.  His ability to receive and transmit energy is really strong and it was a terrific exchange.

One fascinating thing was what a difference proper posture and alignment made. In massage school, both at The Swedish Institute and at The Finger Lakes School of Massage these issues were reinforced over and over again.  Rob did not have the same background, and when he tried out some suggested shifts in his stance, the changes were profound for the massage both physically and energetically.

Connecting to the ground so your feet, ankle, legs, torso, shoulders, arms and hads are properly aligned, weight distributed distributes any stresses and strains and feels totally different to the person on the table then if you are pushing w/ arms and hands.  It allows gravity to do most of the work.  You can relax your hands, your fingers and more nerve channels throughout your whole body are open to receiving and transmitting much more information.

It was great to share some simple changes and awareness and see what profound effect they have.

I recently had an opportunity to experience Visceral Manipulation (VM), a Western approach that is also working with the stresses and strains of the tissues around the organs.  It also does some wonderful subtle work.  I am curious to study it some more and seeing how it compares and contrasts with CNT.
 
Blogging PDF Print
Welcome to my posts.  I'll be blogging on a bunch of different interests.  I hope you all enjoy.