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[noahgibbs]

I could take a level five hypnotherapy course, to go with the four levels of my (several years ago) basic CHt certification. For a change, I have the time and money approximately free (would involve substantial weekend time for a number of ten-hour classes). It would be quite good for me, I think. I would need to decide by April 23rd and have given them a deposit.

I'm tempted. I'm also not sure I'm well enough in practice to get the full benefit. Decisions, decisions...

Comments

[koga.livejournal.com]

Dude, that sounds horribly cool. Thats one of those things I'd not pass up.

AG

[coyotegrrrl.livejournal.com]

Go for it! Keeping busy helps.

[r-transpose-p.livejournal.com]

Hey, what is the relationship between "hypnotherapy" and "neuro-linguistic programming" again?

Recently through reading things, I have become exposed to a wierd set of "connections" between NLP, Robert Heinlein, UC Santa Cruz and some Russian philosopher.

[angelbob.livejournal.com]

NLP is effectively a form of hypnotherapy. Both hypnotherapists and NLPers often deny that fact, though.

Yeah, the NLP guys are all from Santa Cruz, so not surprised there's a UCSC connection. Can't tell you anything useful about their connection or lack of it to Heinlein.

[r-transpose-p.livejournal.com]

Tenuous connection

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heinlein
to
(
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alfred_Korzybski
and
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/General_Semantics
)
to
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neuro-linguistic_programming
to the tenuous connection
http://currents.ucsc.edu/03-04/09-29/heinlein.html


I actually ran into the Heinlein scholar recently on the bus. Just to taunt him I made him defend Heinlein from the oft-bandied accusations of rampant sexism.

[r-transpose-p.livejournal.com]

Interestingly, the websites of the two guys who founded it both appear to focus on selling something

The one guy's website which attempts to sell a book
is not nearly as creepy as
this, though I can't quite put
my finger on why I find the second site creepy.

[angelbob.livejournal.com]

Well, the richardbandler.tv site has an *incredibly* creepy loadscreen/mascot.

But yeah, Bandler's a weird guy. Incredibly good at what he does, but very weird and more than slightly creepy.