Sunrise bulletin for the week of August 14, 2013
Brief bulletin this week, as I wasn't there. I was taking Luisa to meet the other students going to Burns Lake, BC, for a camp week in Tweedsmuir Park. Some say it doesn't matter whether I'm at the meeting or not, because the bulletin is more fiction than fact anyway. C'est la vie!
Club news
Next week, we meet for Wednesday breakfast as usual. But the following week, August 28, there will be no breakfast, as that meeting is rescheduled to the Friday night barbecue on August 23. We'll meet for dinner and such at 6 pm at Abigail Turner's home, 2695 Cactus Court in North Vancouver. It's half-way up Mount Seymour so be sure to check with Google or MapQuest before you set out. Bring your choice of beverage, the salad or appetiser you volunteered to bring, and a folding chair or 2 if you have them. Favourites from the BBQ and dessert, plus glasses, plates and cutlery, will be provided.
We held a reception for 5 of our newer members on August 13 at our condo. In addition to background info on Rotary and the club, these members got some wine, cheese and a chance to be first to meet Luisa Godoy.
This week's program
I'm told that Jose Riga's classification talk, part deux, included a threat to hypnotize everyone at some future date, but not this week. Instead, he provided some background on hypnotherapy. Here, compliments of Jose and Larry Belsito, are some highlights:
The history of the hypnosis is going back to the antiquity with The Ebers papyrus, over 3000 years old, which describes how an Egyptian soothsayer used hypnotic like procedures similar to those practiced today. For the first time in its history hypnosis became acceptable when The British Medical Association officially endorsed hypnosis in 1955 and the American Medical Association followed suit in 1958. Even though today many physicians still regard it with lifted eyebrow, Over the last few years, the use of hypnotherapy has gained enormous popularity as a tool that can be used in many ways to improve your life as one of the emerging techniques that can bring you to a new and exciting understanding of yourself and your relationship with others.
In order to understand how hypnosis works, Jose explains briefly how your mind works. You have basically three minds : you have the conscious mind, that part of you that you’re using right now, you have your unconscious mind that operates in the background to keep your body working correctly without you even being aware of it, and you have the subconscious mind that controls many important aspects of how well you operate in your environment, and how you relate to others and finally the Unconscious Mind that operates completely independently of the Conscious Mind.
He also explained how hypnotherapy gives direct access to the subconscious mind by bypassing the critical factor allowing you to eventually modify your core beliefs and other aspects at the roots of your fears, lack of self-esteem or self-confidence and some other behaviors.
Finally Jose answered many questions from the members.