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I know they say twins are double the trouble and double the fun. They are also double the sweetness, double the cuteness, and seriously give me all the heart eyes!!! 😍😍😍😍
Teeny tiny Sloane and Scarlett were such a dream to cuddle and photograph. They loved being snuggled up to one another and in their mom and dad's arms! There were so many favorites from their session, and I'll try not to share any from their birth announcements, but I need to share all this adorableness with the world!! Enjoy and you're welcome! 😉
When this family announced they were expecting twin girls, I was so over the moon for them! I have been photographing big brother, Adam, since he was a newborn, and was hoping I would get the chance to do so for these girls. Jacqueline Stella and Katherine Emma were born into the sweetest family and are truly a wonderful addition! They are such cuddle bugs and LOVE being next to each other. Also, LOOK AT THEIR LONG LASHES! I have total lash envy ;) I know mom and dad are soaking up all these newborn snuggles and Adam is handling all the changes like a champ while being a sweet big brother! This family is so blessed!
Penelope is one beautiful baby who definitely takes after her gorgeous mama! She is going to grow up to be such a strong, worldly woman, but for now I'm sure her mommy and daddy are simply enjoying all these newborn cuddles and tiny details. Penelope's session was made even more special by the appearance of her aunt, who was up to visit her from Brazil. I know these images will be treasured for years to come!
Newborn Baby Girl - Parkesburg, PA
I.can't.even! The rolls, the cheeks, the big smile!!! There simply aren't enough words to describe how adorable and yummy sweet Emersyn is. Such a good baby and I love the colors mom picked out for the session - blush pink, whites/creams, and mint. Here are their favorites from her session. LOVE!
Newborn Baby Boy - Springfield, PA
Another perk of my job (besides snuggling babies!) is that it has allowed me to connect with people from my past. I've gotten to photograph old friends' babies and in this case, the teacher who took over for my second grade class when I went out on maternity leave with my son. I am so happy for Colleen and her husband, Dan, on their newest addition. Dylan is just the sweetest little thing and I hope these pictures go wonderfully in his navy, gray, and elephant themed nursery and play room. He is one lucky little guy to have such amazing parents, and they are lucky to have him too!
Baby Girl Capri - Pottstown, PA
It's really amazing to watch a tiny baby I've photographed grow up, but it's even more incredible to watch them become a big sibling. Cruz is officially my first newborn turned big brother. There are so many more of "my" newborns who I will get to photograph as big siblings with their littles scheduled on my calendar this year, but Cruz will forever be a first! And, Cruz's little sister, Capri, was just as amazing as he was for his session. She slept like a dream and was simply adorable in pink, white, silver, and gold. Capri, you are such a wonderful addition to your sweet family and I look forward to watching you grow as well!
The beautiful collection of newborn products I posted on my Facebook page the other day belonged to this family. Sweet Gavin surprised everyone, making it PAST his due date, and I had the pleasure of photographing him the morning before we left for vacation. He made my job SO easy that day, curling up into all the poses, showing off his adorable rolls, sleeping straight through the 3 hour session, and even giving me a few smiles!
Admittedly I'm very bad at making time to write blog posts, but then I always feel guilty about not sharing more from each session once the gallery viewing is over. So, here is blog post #1 from a long line of newborns I'm dying to share!
Meet adorable Penelope Jay!
Newborn Baby Girl - Ambler, PA
It's been so long since I've shared some of my latest sessions. But, that means things are busy around the LBP studio, which is always a good thing! However, I need to make sure I share more images from this beautiful girl's newborn session. She's also one of my Watch Me Grow babies, so you'll be seeing more of her throughout this year, yay! Mom and Dad wanted baby's gender to be a surprise (which seems to be the trend with many of my clients lately, it's about 50-50 of finding out these days) so we couldn't do a whole lot of planning for her session beforehand. The one thing that was a guarantee was hot air balloons since that was the nursery theme! Then, once miss Emilie arrived, we decided on yellow and peach and the result is a beautiful gallery of images that everyone will treasure for years to come. Although Mom and Dad will get to enjoy the images now, Emilie and future generations will also enjoy them. Never forget that photographs aren't just meant for the current generation, but for the generations to come. Photographs are truly priceless treasures!
Newborn Baby Boy and Big Brother
I really LOVE when my friends have babies because I can get a few extra newborn snuggles in. And, it's a total bonus when they sleep this well and are this adorable!
Baby Joey was born at almost 10 lbs (Stacy, you are a ROCKSTAR!), 23" long, and with a head full of hair, naturally highlighted! Seriously, he is just too adorable for words. And big brother Tommy is the most cooperative 3 year old ever! Such a proud big brother, best buddies for life!
I just knew this baby was going to end up being a boy, and I couldn't be more thrilled for my friends, Jessica and Adam. Jess and I have been close since 6th grade, which was 22 years ago (wow, I feel OLD!). She announced her pregnancy to me by filling out my contact form for a newborn session, and when I got the email, I literally SQUEALED with excitement and immediately called her! Baby Luke was the BEST sleeper and I loved each and every snuggle with him. I cannot wait to see him again, but no more posing, I just want to hold him! Disclaimer Jess & Adam, I may not give him back... ;)
Had this sweet girl's gallery viewing this morning, so now I can finally share some more images with you. Yay! I just love all her adorable blonde hair and that great eye contact! It was so fun designing a session around her room - white, purple, and butterflies. I hope some of these images go on her wall to match!
Welcome to the world beautiful Brielle!
HAPPY NEW YEAR! I hope you all had a great 2016, but that you are looking forward to the what 2017 has in store! 2016 was amazing in my books, except for the last bit, but it's been nice having a little editing to distract me from the personal issues. As I'm finishing up with this beauty's session, I am ready to kick off the new year with a bang. Both a newborn and cake smash this week!
Alaina was born just 11 days before Christmas, and we fit her session in, just in time for the holiday. She was a rock star, sleeping though the entire 4 hours. And, look at those cheeks and big smiles!! I'm pretty sure I could have posed and snuggled her all day. I think that's the hardest part of my job - giving these cuties back!
It's a GIRL!!! Meet McKinleigh Anne, born on October 28th. Weighing in at 9lbs, she is much smaller than her sister was at birth, but still has the most adorable chubby cheeks ever!!! And those rolls!! She was AMAZING for her session this morning, allowing me to pose her any which way without a peep. Sorry she was up for you all last night mom and dad, but she slept amazingly this morning! ;)
Big sister Hadleigh, who you may remember from the shoot I did of her and her daddy, the police officer, is clearly smitten with the new baby! I can tell they are going to be the best of friends growing up and Hadleigh is going to be a great protector!
Cream pearl outfit from Cute As Can Be Props
Peach flower headbands from The Indy Cottage Prop Shop
Quilt from Oh Love Props
Coral mohair wrap and white pearl headband from The Tiny Blessings Boutique
White small flower headband by Devoted Knits
Purple, peach, and coral blanket backdrops by Fancy Fabric and Props
Adorable baby Joseph came in for this newborn session this morning with his wonderful parents. He was such a good baby and especially loved being swaddled! When they arrived, dad immediately saw my little hockey stick and said he was a big sports fan and played hockey in school, so I made sure to incorporate that in his session. Judging by the smile on baby Joey's face, he is going enjoy hockey too!
White and blue curly layers from Ababa Baby Props
Wool football and bear loveys from Wooley Dreams
Bear bonnet from The Tiny Blessings Boutique
White fluff from Oh So Fleeting
Wooden bowl and bed from The Original Photoblocks
Navy/white stripe and cream wrap from Manly and Pretty Little Things
It's been a while since I've done a session in a client's home. Ever since I ended up with a herniated disk in my neck, I decide I would no longer be lugging so many props around for newborn sessions. Luckily this momma was totally okay with that and wanted a more lifestyle approach anyway. I never know what to except when I travel, and this was a pleasant surprise! Mom has decorated their house beautifully and all the natural light coming in was AMAZING! A photographer's dream! Not only that, but the girls were ADORABLE and WONDERFUL, mom is stunningly beautiful, and a 1 year old that cooperates, - more dreams come true! I'm pretty sure that had it not been for my daughter's doctor appointment, I probably could have stayed all day and photographed these cuties. Welcome to the world baby Camryn! You are SO loved already!
Newborn Baby Boy - Norristown, PA
I've been patiently awaiting the arrival of this little guy since I did his gorgeous mama's maternity session back in early August. Meet Elijah, aka baby Eli! Doesn't he have the cutest curly hair?! He was such a good baby for his session and even though he was awake after his feed, he was calm and fell back asleep within 10 minutes. Eli is on my Watch Me Grow plan and I can't wait to see him back again once he can sit and to celebrate his first birthday!! Sadly, I know those will be all too soon. Enjoy all the newborn baby snuggles now, mom and dad!
Bed by The Original Photoblocks
All fluff and curly layer by Oh So Fleeting
Bear hat, green bonnets, and cream wrap by The Tiny Blessings Boutique
Brown wrap and outfit by No. 2 Willow Lane
Shiplap crate by FarmHouse Frames
All fabric backdrops by Fancy Fabric & Props
Newborn Baby Girl - Philadelphia, PA
Oh Hawaa, how beautiful you are! Those lashes! <3 That hair! <3 Those rolls! <3 And that smile! <3
Yesterday morning adorable Isabelle, her fabulous big sister Sofia, and wonderful parents came into the studio for Isabelle's newborn session. She was ready to go and was a great little model! Mom even brought in a bunch of her own props from one of my favorite vendors - The Tiny Blessings Boutique. Check out some sneak peeks from the session below.
Newborn Baby Boy - West Grove, PA
Every newborn session I am prepared with props and a flow that I follow. However, I never know what the baby entering my door is going to feel like doing on any given day. When sweet Todd came in this morning, half awake, I was a bit worried. But, after a few minutes of snuggling him in the warm room with both the sound machine and baby shusher going, he fell into a deep sleep and ROCKED his session! Todd is one loved little boy, and I know he and big brother Oliver are going to be great buddies! You can already tell how much Oliver adores his new baby. And, mom and dad too! ;)
Pants, wrap, and bonnets from The Tiny Blessings Boutique
Curly felted layers from Ababa Baby Props
I am Kristen Yeager, a portrait photographer specializing in maternity, newborns, babies, children and families. I am based in Kennett Square, PA (Chester County) but also serve West Chester, Unionville, Chadds Ford, Glen Mills, Landenberg, Malvern, Downingtown, Exton, West Grove, Oxford, Media, King of Prussia, parts of Lancaster County, Wilmington and Newark, Delaware, northeast Maryland, and surrounding areas.
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Millennials aren't using Facebook anymore. Other social networks are grabbing our attention and we've lost our need to stay connected using Facebook. Many of my friends have even referred to Facebook as "Mombook" or "Fakebook" to express their frustrations with the platform. But why has the site that once ruled our social world lost our interest?
Here are five reasons why Millennials are choosing not to go on Facebook, and how businesses can use Facebook effectively…
1. Our Tribe has been Invaded
Knowing that our family or potential employers can view our Facebook page have made us become more cautious and less involved.
2. We are the Targets, and We are Overwhelmed
The amount of ads and promoted posts on Facebook are overwhelming because they take over our news feed and track our "likes".
3. It takes too Much Time
Posting Facebook content takes too much time. We must screen posts for appropriateness and individually post content to each friend.
4. We Sense the Inauthentic Voices
Businesses often post content using an inauthentic voice, which makes the conversations on Facebook seem awkward and forced.
5. Twitter & Instagram are Connecting us
We no longer feel the need to be connected on Facebook because there are other options where our interests and friends are.
How your business can use Facebook effectively
1. Branch out to other social media networks
- Use other social networks such as Twitter or Instagram to drive users to visit your Facebook Page. I will often visit a Facebook Page when I am prompted on Twitter and want to get more information.
2. Make your Facebook Page a landing page
- Fill your businesses Facebook Page with information or news that users can go to find out more information. For example, I recently went to a local restaurant's Facebook page when they tweeted that they have new October specials and provided me with a link to visit their Facebook.
3. Be authentic
- Use a natural voice when writing for social media. Using simple language and truthful facts will build trust with users.


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Families with young children are well catered for by the early childhood services provided by Gippsland Lakes Complete Health (GLCH) in Bairnsdale and Lakes Entrance.
Beginning at birth, GLCH's maternal and child health (MCH) nurses provide parents of children aged 0-6 with health and development advice and information; and also offer an 'Enhanced' Maternal and Child Health Service to families who require additional or specialist support.
"GLCH is passionate about providing high-quality, client-focused early childhood and parent support services," said Sue Medson OAM, Chief Executive Officer. "And we've been operating since 1975, so are proud to be a leading source of information and support for parents and families in the region."
As a registered service provider under the National Disabilities Insurance Scheme (NDIS), GLCH provide a range of parenting groups, early childhood intervention services, and therapy programs to eligible children and their families.
"Starting intervention early is the best way to support the development and wellbeing of children with a disability or developmental delay," explained Ms Medson. "The supports and services GLCH offers under the NDIS can help children develop the skills they need to participate in everyday activities."
Services and supports include physiotherapy, occupational therapy and speech pathology. GLCH also offer a variety of therapy groups for children who need help with language and motor skills. These groups also provide an opportunity for children to develop social skills, such as engaging in conversations, following instructions and interacting with other children of their own age group.
GLCH's Children's Centre in Lakes Entrance provides high-quality and affordable care and education programs, that promote a sense of emotional wellbeing and social and cultural awareness for children. The Children's Centre offers full-time, part-time and casual child care with places available for children aged 6 weeks to 12 years, including children with special needs. The Centre also offers vacation care, as well as a four-year-old kinder program which operates five days a week, including one day of Coastal Kinder, which is an off-site experience where children get to interact with nature and learn about their local coastal environment.
At its Bairnsdale location, GLCH also offers support programs for parents, including a 'New Parent's Group' – providing first-time parents with information to assist with the healthy nurturing of their baby; 'FAB Tuesdays' – an eight-week group for women who suffer from mild to moderate anxiety or depression, delivered in partnership with a peri-natal emotional health practitioner; 'Bumps to Bubs' – a weekly social group that also provides information and advice about parenting and child development; and 'Tunning into Kids' – a parenting program that focuses on the connection between parents and kids.
To find out more about these and GLCH's other early childhood services and programs, visit one of their five service locations in Bairnsdale, Bruthen, Metung, Lakes Entrance, and Nowa Nowa, find them on Facebook or go to www.glch.org.au.


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Jan 26 (Reuters) - Russian food retailer Magnit says:
* Magnit is unlikely to pay dividends in 2018, will rethink the dividend issue later in 2018, CFO Khachatur Pombukhchan said on Friday.
* The company sees zero like-for-like sales growth in H2 2018, Pombukhchan said on a conference call. Further company coverage: (Reporting by Moscow Newsroom)


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Zoe | Portraits | Brisbane | 10th April 2015
Last week I had the pleasure of photographing the gorgeous 4 month old Zoe! She was so good for us, even though she only gave us a couple of smiles. But when she did smile, she lit up the whole room. And how cute are her headbands!! I absolutely love the batman one! The one thing that I love about photographing babies is being able to capture different aspects of their personality. And isn't Zoe so cute!!! Here is her little sneak peek!


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Sell in May and Go Away 2011 Market Crash – Part 1
The cliché to "Sell in May and Go Away" seems to be on investors minds once again. Evidence is accumulating that the stock market has hit an intermediate-term peak amid the deepening European sovereign debt crisis, signs of slower U.S. economic growth and the imminent end to the Federal Reserve's liquidity injections.
After a 3.9% gain in April 2011, the Dow Jones Industrial Average struggled in May 2011 with growth concerns, falling 1.8% in value. In May 2010, when stocks took their biggest tumble since 1940 (falling 7.9%), the market continued to sell-off another 4.4% into early July — and the concerns are the same, European debt and soft U.S. economic indicators.
With the start of June 2011 upon us, the Dow Jones is already down 3.3% and indicators are not pointing for the markets to go up any time soon. In fact, investors would have been better off not trading Stocks in June with the last 6 closing down on the month.
June 2010 – Down 3.5%
June 2009 – Down 0.6%
June 2008 – Down 10.1%
June 2007 – Down 1.6%
June 2006 – Down 0.1%
June 2005 – Down 1.7%
So, what are other Stock Market pundits saying?
1. Don't Sell in May and Go Away
2. Time to Sell in May and Go Away?
3. Some investors may be tempted to 'Sell in May'
Although the Dow Jones is down 3.9% since the end of May 2011 and down 3.3% so far in June 2011, that doesn't mean it's too late to Sell in May and Go Away right now. When the DJIA fell 10.1% in June 2008, it continued to fall another 3,797.12 points into November 2008 (down 33.4%) over the same concerns as of lately — European debt, economic growth, unemployment and Federal Reserve policies.
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Return of the Shopper
Sunday, December 11, 2011
Retail spending in Orange County came back in a big way this year.
Taxable sales from the 26 largest shopping centers here were up 5.5% for the 12 months through June to $6.3 billion, according to this week's Business Journal list.
That continues a recovery trend that began last year when local shopping centers' taxable sales increased 1% to $6.1 billion. The modest uptick was a welcome change from the 7% drop in taxable sales during the 12 months through June 2009.
A number of shopping centers reinvented themselves to reclaim sales lost during the recession with new tenants, renovations and other efforts to bring shoppers back.
Anecdotal and official data suggest momentum continues. State officials recently reported that retail sales throughout California rose 8% in the third quarter compared with a year ago. Locally this year's Black Friday, which kicks off the year-end holiday shopping season, also indicate gains.
Earlier store openings this Black Friday seem to have worked here.
No. 3 Brea Mall, owned by Indianapolis-based Simon Property Group Inc., saw more foot traffic than a year ago on Black Friday. A lot of that was due to anchor tenant Macy's opening earlier at midnight, said Marketing Director Anna Cotter.
New to this year's Black Friday at Brea was a larger contingent of 18-year-olds on up to college-age shoppers. Some shopped, while others hung out, Cotter said.
Other mall operators also noted a positive effect from the earlier store openings.
The Target at No. 5 Irvine Spectrum Center, owned by Newport Beach-based Irvine Company, had nearly 600 customers waiting in line.
Irvine Co.'s Fashion Island (No. 2) in New-port Beach and Market Place (No. 4) in Tustin and Irvine also had anchors such as Macy's and Best Buy open up to long lines at midnight.
"We feel like it's off to a strong beginning, but we're still cautiously optimistic because you don't know what's going to happen," said Stacie Ellis, senior director of marketing for the Irvine Co.'s retail portfolio.
Whether the sales momentum reflected on this year's list pushes into next year remains to be seen.
New Approaches
Center owners continue to sign new lease deals or deploy new marketing to drive foot traffic—tactics that helped drive sales for the June period reflected on this year's list.
South Coast Plaza, Orange County's largest shopping center by taxable sales and square footage, saw sales up 12.1% to $1.3 billion.
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I made the scramble this morning and it really hit the spot. I love both eggs (on occasion), and cottage cheese, but had never thought of paring the two before. The taste was great, and I really like the fact that I was consuming fewer breakfast calories than I normally do.
The full recipe actually serves two, so don't be alarmed if you are on Weight Watchers, as the points are actually only 3-4 per serving. Serve with a small piece of fruit for a great start to your day.
Feeling adventurous? Try adding a few of your favorite spices such as dill, or Italian blend seasoning while cooking. I topped mine off with some chopped tomato for a little extra taste and vitamins. If you need to cut down on your cholesterol try using egg beaters. 1 egg is equivalent to 2 oz of the liquid, so you would use 6 oz total egg beaters for this recipe. Experiment and have fun :-)
I hope you enjoy!!!
3 eggs (or 6 oz of egg beaters)
1/4 cup cottage cheese
salt and pepper, to taste
Mix the eggs, cottage cheese, salt and pepper in a blender until smooth.
* I used my small Hamilton Beach blender for this step. It is great for small jobs like this, and so much easier to clean afterwards. It sells for about $15, and is a time saver in my kitchen.
In a small frying pan, melt a little butter (just enough to coat the bottom of the pan).
Pour the eggs mixture into the frying pan. Without stirring, gently push the cooked portion to the center, continue until all the eggs are fully cooked (but not dry). I use my spatula for this step as it gets the egg mixture off the sides beautifully.
Serves 2
Calories: 137
Calories from fat: 77
Total fat: 8.6g
Cholesterol: 321mg
Total carbs: 1.3g
Fiber: 0g
Protein: 12.7g
WW points: 3
** To maintain a creamy consistency to your cottage cheese, smooth the remaining cottage cheese flat before closing the container.


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Webster's dictionary defines Humanities as "The branches of learning having primarily a cultural character". If you wish to pursue humanities, you can get a degree in liberal arts, English, history, philosophy, writing, religious arts, classical studies and art history. These subjects are categorized as humanities degrees, though universities and colleges have different teachers to teach them.
If you are going to pursue a masters degree program in humanities, it is wise to choose a subject that suits your personality and interests. In the field of humanities, you are constantly looking for information about things, ideas, and people. Therefore, good oral and written communication skills are required. Others traits needed are the ability to adapt, an open-mind and curiosity.
You will find master of humanities program rewarding at any level as it covers a wide range of disciplines and options.
Humanities offers the chance to earn multiple associate's degree. One, an Associate in Arts, is meant for students with varied interests and can be completed by taking a combination of courses in language, literature, music, philosophy and cultures in different ages.
After completing the associates degree, you can go for a bachelor's degree in literature, journalism, philosophy, art, religion and other subjects. It also enables you to go for entry-level work and allows you to continue taking advanced courses while you work.
In master of humanities degree, various topics in the field of arts and humanities are used to teach human behavior, thoughts, and values. After taking this course, you will develop your writing, problem-solving, critical thinking and communication skills.
This field is suitable for people who want to broaden their knowledge about various cultures and improve their critical thinking skills. You can also select subjects and make your own course that matches your career goal and aspirations.
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Before you go for a master degree program in Humanities, it is wise to know that the research for your PhD will require a lot of dedication and hard work. The master's degree can be completed in three years or more.
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Humanities Salary:Doctors and lawyers who have a Humanities Masters Degree can earn above $100,000 annually and so do the college professors. Writers working the field of humanities can expect to earn anywhere between $50,000 to $60,000 annually.
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Why did not scientific revolution occur in India?
If one wonders why did not the scientific revolution happen in India some aspects of how knowledge was limited might have an implication. I present here a comparative study of conditions prevailing in the two societies, and how the presence … Continue reading
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Hymn of Creation from Rig Veda
This wonderful Hymn of Creation one of the oldest surviving records of philosophic doubt in the history of the world, marks the development of a high stage of abstract thinking, and it is the work of a very great poet, … Continue reading
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They Thought They Were Free
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The number of visitors to Japan has risen rapidly in recent years, and with this increase has been a desire among tourists to venture out to regions off the beaten tourist track. Places like the northern region of Tohoku allow visitors to see some of the best sides of the nation including incredible scenery, sample delicious local food and beverages, and experience old traditions that continue to live on.
Farming and fishing villages in Tohoku possess a unique food culture that matches the landscape and climate of the region. Recognizing that a lack of information on the region and minimal infrastructure in the villages may prevent visitors from seeing just how special these villages are, Tokyo-based publishing company The Cuisine Press, Inc. has developed a travel tour product titled "Fooding Tourism."
Based on the theme of "travel dedicated to exploring local cuisine," the company aims to transform the Tohoku region into a travel destination for overseas tourists by emphasizing the beauty and charm of its farming and fishing villages.
The "Fooding Tourism" project encompasses a series of approximately 15 tours sold by the company's partner travel agencies including JTB. These tours range from one-day experience plans to multi-day excursions, and include set courses as well as tours that can be customized to suit guests' interests and activity level. A few of the unique tours are detailed below.
Scenic kotatsu boat ride & visit to the World Heritage Site of Hiraizumi
Iwate Prefecture is one of Japan's northernmost prefectures with stunning natural scenery. Highlights of this tour include cruising down the river through the Geibikei Gorge. Participants ride on a small motor-less boat which is carried downstream by the current and steered only by the pole of its helmsman, making for a serene journey.
The cruise operates in all seasons, but wintertime is especially magical as guests experience the tranquility and spectacular snowy scenery from the warmth of the boat's kotatsu - a special table with a heater installed underneath that is covered by a futon blanket to keep one's legs warm.
Visitors will also be transported to the beautiful World Heritage Site of Hiraizumi, an area that is normally hard to access without arranging transportation. This town is home to Chusonji Temple as well as many other historic Buddhist temples and gardens.
Experience the life of a mountain monk for a day
In Yamagata Prefecture's Tsuruoka City, visitors can go beyond simply viewing Japan's religious buildings and venture out on this one-day tour as a yamabushi (mountain priest). This unforgettable opportunity allows visitors to experience Japanese religion and cuisine with actual yamabushi practicing in the mountains as their guide.
Wearing the traditional white garments of yamabushi, participants head into the forest to visit a five-story pagoda designated as a national treasure, worship at a mountain-top temple, and savor a shojin-ryori (Buddhist vegan cuisine) meal at the temple guest house.
Tsuruoka food culture market "FOODEVER"
Tsuruoka City also happens to be Japan's only city certified by UNESCO as a Creative City of Gastronomy. This guided tour offers a peek through "FOODEVER," an advanced food complex facility established to provide information about Tsuruoka's rich food culture.
Visitors can enjoy Tsuruoka's cuisine through the facility's restaurants as well as its select seasonal ingredients, and taste local sake at the sake bar. This market is a great place to pick up edible delights and other unique souvenirs.
Experience home-style cooking and traditional handicrafts while staying at a farmer's house
Iwate Prefecture's Tono City calls itself the "timeless rural heart of Japan" and for good reason. Enclosed by mountains and filled with nature, Tono is a place where traditional ways of living, religion and culture are still part of everyday life.
Tour participants will see all of this firsthand by staying overnight at a local farmer's home, and learn about Tono's legends as well as folk stories of specters and mythological creatures. They can also enjoy home-style dishes made using local and seasonal ingredients, and try their hand at creating local arts and crafts.
To learn more details about these trips as well as the other tours promoted by The Cuisine Press, please visit their website at http://r-tsushin.com/en/journal/japan/food_tourism_tohoku.html. While many tours are self-guided, participation even without Japanese language ability is not a problem and English and Japanese bilingual support staff can be contacted should any difficulties arise.
For an unforgettable memory of Japan, take the road less traveled and discover the different side of Japan that lies in Tohoku!


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Power Outage In Springfield Affects Large Area
Around 8:45 a large tree fell on a power line interrupting power ….
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Power Outage In Springfield Affects Large Area
Around 8:45 a large tree fell on a power line interrupting power to a large area in Springfield. Memorial Blvd from Tom Austin Hwy to Kroger has been affected.
We have been told that it may take time to clear the large tree and repair the power line. By the area affected it must have been a main feed.
A Springfield Officer was standing out in the rain to keep traffic flowing at Tom Austin And Memorial Blvd but power has since been restored to that intersection.
The down tree is on Old Greenbrier Pike near the dump. (Exact location of damage)
10:54pm The Springfield Power department has managed to reroute some power to a few areas but the majority of the affected area will be without power for several hours.
Comcast tells us that about 2000 cable customers are affected.
A portion of Old Greenbrier Pike between Legacy and Oakland Rd is currently closed (10:30PM) while crews work to remove the tree and repair the line. Crews don't expect to have power or cable completely restored for several hours.
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I am totally disappointed with Godaddy hosting and customer support. I got a telephone call to a Singapore team and tell them to solve this issue soon as possible. But still the same issue. I note this is not A BIG issue. They need to upgrade php parameters to my hosting account.
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Monhegan Island Watercolor Workshop, June 2019
Paul has been working every summer / fall on Monhegan Island for almost 40 years. He is very excited to announce his first formal watercolor workshop on Monhegan Island at the historic Island Inn from June 8-14th, 2019. The class size is limited to 12. Please click here to view the complete prospectus which includes the painting schedule, room reservations at the Island Inn and boat information. Monhegan Island Watercolor Workshop (PDF)
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Should You Try Scultpra?
Are you thinking of trying Sculptra? This filler has become quite popular in recent years for its ability to make users look as much as two years younger without having that "overworked" look of so many other fillers. While there are definitely some aesthetic advantages to using Sculptra, you are the only one who can decide whether it's right for you or not. However, there are a few things to know and consider as you make your decision.
Sculptra is only for Certain Lines
First things first, you should understand that Sculptra is not for every line, wrinkle, or fold on the face. It is only approved and used for specific wrinkles and lines. These include:
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If you do have lines in these areas that you want removed or diminished, then Sculptra may be for you. However, if you're worried about forehead or other wrinkles, then you'll need to look into other options.
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Many fillers on the market today are designed to give quick but short-lasting results. Sculptra is the opposite. Its results emerge slowly, but they can actually last for up to two years!
Most people notice small results from Sculptra within a couple of weeks of use, and, with continued treatment, the results just get better and better. However, Sculptra is not the right choice if you want a "wow" change right away. It's more for those who want to continuously improve the appearance of their faces for the long-term.
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Until you know how your body will handle Sculptra, it is advised to schedule your sessions at the end of the day or when you have the day off.
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Will desperate Ducks make major trade?
Is it time to press the panic button at Honda Center? Is it time for General Manager Bob Murray to make a major move to shake up — if not break up — the skidding Ducks?Is it time to fire the coach or break up the top line by trading one the team's star players?
If it doesn't happen now — after the Ducks lost their sixth in a row Friday by turning a two-goal lead in the third period into a 6-5 loss to the Chicago Blackhawks — it probably never will happen.
That's because it's the second six-game losing streak in the past 13 games for the Ducks (6-12-4), who find themselves one point out of last place in the Western Conference after losing 15 of 17 games since a misleading 4-1 start in October.
That start was so long ago, there were NHL cognoscenti who actually thought this team was a Stanley Cup contender and those who believed that Corey Perry, Ryan Getzlaf and Bobby Ryan formed the league's most prolific scoring line. (OK, I was one of them. Guilty as charged.)
Since then, the questions and arguments have changed dramatically. Now those same experts are wondering what's going to happen in Anaheim if the Ducks don't start winning.
Even the guys in the home sweaters are beginning to wonder about the possibility of getting a phone call from Murray and being told to pack up the gear and head to another city.
It's not likely that Murray suddenly is going to withdraw his support of Coach Randy Carlyle, who hoisted Lord Stanley's coveted silver chalice in 2007 and has led the Ducks to the playoffs in five of his six seasons behind the bench, so making a major trade is not out of the question.
"Can you blame (management) entirely if they do?" Ryan said after breaking out of his own scoring drought with two goals Friday, his first two since Nov. 3. "Probably not."
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His full name is Wesley Cook Bentley and he was born on Sept. 4, 1978 in Jonesboro, Arkansas. His parents are David and Cherie Bentley, and both are Methodist peachers. He also has three brothers, and Wes currently lives in L.A. with three roommates.
He follows Taoism, loves poetry and he played soccer and the trombone in high school. He went to Julliard in New York, and has appeared in stage performances of "Henry IV," and "The Weavers." He has been a waiter at a TGI Fridays and worked at a Blockbuster before his film career took off. In junior high he wanted to be a hip-hop artist.
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Hello, everypawdy! One of my favorite organizations is Diabetic Cats in Need. They help humans who do not have the resources to care for diabetic cats, and they also help by fostering and adopting out cats who are suffering from diabetes. One of my human furiends adopted a diabetic cat named Missy from them. DCIN was able to move Missy all the way from the east coast to California and she is settling in well.
Now they are entered into a contest to win $1,500 in surgical services from Helping Hands, which is a low cost veterinary surgical center in Richmond, Virginia. Several cats from DCIN had their dental treatment done at Helping Hands, and the results were very good. Since DCIN often turns to Helping Hands to treat their cats, having a credit there would go a long way to making sure diabetic cats like me get to stay in their homes or find new ones.
It is very easy to vote. All you have to do is go to the Helping Hands website, scroll down to where the voting takes place, and click on the group you'd like to vote for.
I know I ask you to vote for me in the Modern Cat cover contest every day, and I've been doing this for a while now. But unlike that contest, which runs for a few months, this contest only runs for about two weeks.
DCIN is up against many other very worthy groups and they need your help. Many of you kind humans have given money to help Michigan Cat Rescue take care of Bindy, or to help Lucky with his treatment, or to help Simba get his enclosure.
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Rubenstein Partners is comprised of a team of real estate investment professionals providing leading real estate investment and advisory services in office markets throughout the Eastern United States. The Firm, along with its affiliates, is a fully integrated real estate organization that is committed to delivering outstanding transaction, asset management, operation, construction and leasing services.
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Kelly Johnson, a National Board–certified teacher, is a Common Core support teacher in the San Diego Unified School District, where she works in classrooms with teachers modeling how to implement Common Core strategies across disciplines and grades.
A faculty member in teacher education at San Diego State University, Johnson teaches reading methods, classroom management, and liberal studies. She received the California Reading Association's Constance McCullough Research Award for her study on assessment and diagnostic instruction. She also received the International Reading Association's Celebrate Literacy Award, which honors educators for their significant literacy contributions.
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Typical Cases Hypnotherapy
Hypnosis Case Examples
These Typical Hypnosis cases show how although each client is different, many of the same problems come up again and again. This page describes some common problems that hypnotherapy can eliminate. Each of these hypnotherapy examples are based on real cases with a confirmed successful outcome.
- Smoking
- Anxiety
- Public Speaking
- Learning to drive
- Confidence
- Dread of being late
- Jealousy
- Male Sexual Anxiety
- Binge Eating
- Compulsive Eating
- Infidelity
- Problem Drinking
- Relationships
Henry Smoker
Henry will come for one session to stop smoking. The first stage will explore his relationship with smoking, establish when he smokes and why he smokes, and uncover any hidden beliefs about stopping smoking.I will explain the myths of smoking, the real nature of addiction and why he has not been able to give up successfully in the past. The second stage, the actual hypnosis session, will be quite lengthy. It will use direct suggestion to overcome false beliefs about himself and his smoking, then use visualisation to boost his self image, parts therapy to reprogram his unconscious values and finally reframing for every smoking situation in order to remove any triggers which might encourage restarting. He will leave the office with absolutely no desire to smoke, no cravings and a feeling of boundless confidence and energy.
Most people are able to stop immediately with no craving and no desire to smoke. But for a few people, after some weeks have gone by with no problems, they begin to think about smoking again, and typically start to talk themselves into ' I wonder what it would taste like?' or 'I just want see if I have really given it up'.
This is because they have are reverting to their normal state and long term issues are returning. They sense the long term issues and also remember the feeling of smoking associated with those long term issues. The faulty logic of their mind bring out an old belief that smoking has something to do with the issue and that if the issue is there, smoking should be there too. They don't actually feel a craving, just a vague feeling of loss because the have always associated smoking with the issue, and now there is no smoking, and they feel it should be there, that somehow it is right to be there.
In that case a second session focuses on identifying the issues Henry associates with smoking. Any trigger situations not brought up in the first session will be dealt with. This session of hypnosis will allow Henry to become aware of the hidden reason why he smoked in the first place and to eliminate that reason. A suitable therapy or therapies, such as Cognitive Modelling, Behaviour Replacement or NLP, will be used to remove the last traces of his reasons for smoking, and then he is a non smoker for life.
Amanda Anxiety
Most clients see a dramatic improvement within one to three sessions, but for some clients it is impossible to predict how many sessions will be needed. In the case of Amanda her anxiety could have many sources. The anxiety may arise only in one situation or only with one person. It may be triggered by particular emotions or thoughts. The anxiety may be part of another problem such as depression or low self esteem or may even be a mild form of agoraphobia. It may be fear of another problem happening such as panic attacks or performance anxiety. In many cases the client has suffered the anxiety for years, and may have lost all faith in her ability to improve.
In this case the session started by establishing exactly what the problem was, and getting Amanda to describe three things she could not do due to her anxiety. She was asked to describe one particular situation where the anxiety was present, or one time when she was particularly conscious of feeling anxious. She was asked to picture the feeling of anxiety and to describe the picture. It turned out to be a picture of two people, one large and threatening, the other small and frightened. Exploring the picture revealed that in her mind, Amanda was still paralyzed by fear of a controlling ex-husband, and by memories of a controlling mother. Amanda was taken through metaphor modelling, a process that involves changing the picture without going back to the frightening situation. Changing the picture changed how her mind represented the fear, and changing how she represented it released her from her anxiety. At the end of the session Amanda was asked to describe how she now felt about each of the three situations she had previously described as impossible. She was able to see her herself doing those things easily and confidently. Her anxiety had all but gone, and would reduce even further in time as she experienced more and more success in dealing with situations that she previously could not face.
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Irene Insecurity
I am interested in trying out hypnotherapy. I have a few issues I would like to work through but central to all of these is my insecurity. I'm told I come across as quite a confident person and for a majority of the time I would agree and I feel quite happy with myself. However I have a bit of a rollercoaster type personality and when I feel bad I tend to fall into fairly extreme slumps, scared of leaving the house and wanting to avoid socialising at any cost.
I have only recently realised how much I rely on positive affirmations from others to the degree that I am sometimes an attention seeker. This attention seeking is relatively invisible until I have a few drinks when it can become so extreme that I will do anything for attention. I tend not to drink too often but when I do I find it almost impossible to stop at one and often end up blacking out before the end of the night.
Until recently I always thought it was just the drinking that was the problem but I knew there must be something deep in my sub conscious that was making me do these crazy and 'out of character' things whenever I was drunk - all of which, without fail, I do not remember the next morning.
I want to be in control of my life and I want to be able to enjoy social occasions without fear of doing something that could ruin a relationship or my career.
Michael Speaker
Michael will probably only need one session. Michael has never been comfortable when asked to speak in public. He stumbles through meetings and tries to avoid gatherings where he would have to speak in front of others. But he has a major presentation coming up. He is afraid that he will look like a fool in front of everyone and as the date approaches he is getting more and more convinced that he will ruin his career.
This type of problem is ideally suited to hypnotherapy. The treatment plan would be in two parts: 1) teach Michael how to get control of runaway thoughts, and 2) use a hypnotic technique to change how he experiences the situation.
One hypnosis option might be Regression to Cause to find the original situation that first triggered the problem. With public speaking the source is almost always due to the client getting humiliated in school when trying to answer a question. The child's mind tries to protect the child from ever again being in that situation by creating imaginary barriers which discourage the child from entering that situation. The more the child tries to perform, the more frantically the mind tries to prevent it. The child then generalises the fear of humiliation in the classroom to a fear of speaking out anywhere. Treatment consists of reframing the source event in order for the mind to re-evaluate its meaning. By giving that situation a different meaning the mind will no longer try to prevent it.
The second hypnosis option consists of visualisation and direct suggestion aimed at replacing the fear with confidence. While in trance the client is walked through every step of the upcoming event and is guided to associating good feelings with every step. By rehearsing this mentally several times Michael's mind will come to associate positive outcomes with the actions and he will leave the office looking forward to really blowing them away with his presentation. And he will never be afraid of public speaking again.
- Confidence in Public Speaking
Casey Confidence
Casey has a debilitating lack of self confidence. She actually likes herself, knows she is smart, knows she looks good, knows she can succeed at anything. But somehow she has no confidence in herself. She pretends to everyone. She feels inferior all the time, but at the same time she knows she isn't. She feels anxious in social situations. Even going out to meet friends she will greet them warmly, settle in, and then be totally unable to give her opinion, even though part of her was aware that this was silly behaviour, that she is actually smarter than these other women. She wants to become a consultant, but although she knows she would be good at it, has the training, the skills, the drive, she just can not accept that it would ever happen. Not for her. Something in her would stop her from having that, even starting to have that, she couldn't even allow herself to think that it could be possible. And because of that, because she can't get rid of that irrational stupid shameful feeling, she thinks she is stupid, worthless, hates the way she can't do things she knows she can do. And she can't see any way out of it.
Casey is crippled by totally irrational beliefs about herself. She has been to counseling. With counseling she felt totally understood. But it didn't fix anything. She had been to a psychotherapist. The therapist identified the things in childhood that probably caused it. But that didn't fix anything either.
What Casey has is a deep drive that keeps her doing what she is doing. The answer was metaphor modelling therapy. The Metaphor Therapy consisted of associating into her feeling of inferiority by Focusing. This identified a first metaphor - a huge grey ball that was crushing her. She was guided to find a way of altering it. She found a way to have it 'dry out' and disappear. The change was then tested. She was asked to visualise being in a group and immediately said she felt 'scared'. This feeling was used to lead to her second metaphor, being surrounded by spikes suspended in the air. They were there to hold her back and stop her getting into trouble. This was probably the actual cause of her problems, an originally helpful behaviour response that had gone out of control. Instead of keeping her out of trouble, it was now stopping her doing anything at all. To transform the spikes she was asked to look really closely at them, and when she did so she was surprised to find that each one she looked at just popped out of existence. She cleared all the spikes this way. When she was mentally led into the group situation this time she was totally confident that she could join in and even lead the group naturally and easily.
She was then asked to imagine a friend asking her to start a company, another thing she said could not imagine doing. She immediately came up with a third metaphor. She was inside a cage with black steel bars and she was calling out people walking by but they couldn't see her. She was able to transform the cage so that the walls disappeared but she found that she still was holding on to a few bars, even though she was now outside the cage. She found that she did not want to let go. This indicated that the symbol represented some sort of resource for her, and she did want to lose it. Valuable resources are always kept, so it was suggested she transform the bars into something useful that she could carry around with her. It turned into a silver ball in her hand. But as soon as she felt it in her hand part of her wanted to throw it away. So she transformed it again and it turned into something she could keep in her pocket. As soon as it was in the pocket it merged with her body and ceased to exist separately. She then said that she was walking along with all the other people and they were not paying any attention to her. She was again tested against all her scenarios. All her fears had totally cleared. As she was tested against each of the things she said she could not do, an immense grin appeared on her face and just kept getting wider and wider as she realized that it was all over. She was free of it.
Sylvia Dread
Sylvia lives in perpetual dread of being late. She turns up half an hour early for doctor's appointments, and gets into a panic if there is even the possibility of being late for something. This applies to social engagements as well as to formal appointments. If she has agreed to meet a friend for coffee at eleven o'clock and she is unexpectedly caught in traffic then as the minutes tick away she gets hot, her hands sweat, she begins to get palpitations of the heart, she can't breathe and as the deadline approaches she will become too ill to carry on and will turn around and go home.
Sylvia suffers from a fairly common ailment - unprovoked dread. She is competent and able in every other part of her life.
There are several possible treatments which would be effective. Regression to Cause would identify and fix the first occasion that this problem arose. Metaphor modelling would be effective in creating resources to destroy the nameless dread that lurks around the idea of being late. It could be treated as a phobia, chronophobia, the fear of being late. However the simplest treatment is usually the best so the treatment plan in this case was to hypnotize Sylvia and use the technique of incrementalism.
The waking mind is sometimes so afraid of the thing it fears that even the thought of going near it causes anxiety and the client cannot even bear to contemplate the idea. In cases like that it is often possible to creep up on the fear, and show the client that it is not really as frightening as they thought. Once the client can look at the fear straight on it becomes apparent that there really isn't anything there to fear.
In this case I simply asked Sylvia to close her eyes and to imagine she was on the way to an appointment. I asked her how she would feel if she was ten minutes early. Then how she would feel if she was five minutes early, or four or two or one or thirty seconds early. At each stage I confirmed that she felt good and in control. Then I asked how she would feel about being ten seconds early, then five, then one. And then how she would feel about being exactly on time. I confirmed that being exactly on time left her confident and pleased with herself.
Then I asked how she would feel if she was one second beyond being exactly on time. She said that would be OK. Then I progressed with the same questions through two seconds, five seconds, ten, thirty, forty, sixty. By progressing in tiny increments I could get Sylvia to accept that she could be a tiny bit late and still feel OK. And then a little bit more late, and a bit more. And so on. Sylvia was unable to tell me at what point she would feel bad. Therefore I did a few more imaginary appointments, this time starting with being ten seconds late and then a different appointment being two minutes late. Sylvia finally accepted that she could be late and nothing would happen.
I then did some future pacing getting Sylvia to describe how she would act if she was one minute late, then a different scenario with five minutes late and so on, until she felt confident about being late and feeling OK. At the end of the session Sylvia looked and sounded puzzled when she said "I really can't understand why there was a problem. There certainly isn't now!"
Peter Driver
Peter is confident about most things in his life and in fact has excelled in many areas. But he is quiteunable to bring himself to start driving lessons. He is not afraid of the car or traffic or anything logical. He is just unable to get the first lesson started. He actually owns a car and is happy to be a passenger but cannot take that first step to getting his licence. This type of problem is fairly common and is easily solved by hypnotherapy.
The treatment plan would be to hypnotise Peter and use the hypnotic technique of Reconnection. In reconnection the client is guided back into their own history and reminded of things that they know they can do, things that other people may not be able to do, things that they once could not do but now do easily, skillfully and automatically. Connecting the subconscious with its past successes causes the mind to re-evaluate what the client believes about their own abilities. When the current problem is reframed in terms of past successes, then current problem is seen as just one more thing that the client can do. The feeling of helplessness, of being unable to even start is replaced by a confidence based on past competence. Peter would then be taken through a future pacing session where he learns to associate success with every step and stage of learning to drive. He is then guided to visualise himself being handed his pass notice and the treatment finishes with a pattern of direct suggestions aimed at boosting his self image and cementing in his confidence in learning to drive. Peter will probably only need one session.
Melanie Jealousy
Melanie is a young woman who has never been able to sustain a relationship. She has no trouble meeting guys but her uncontrollable jealousy always drives them away. Almost from the first minute Melanie needs constant reassurance from the guy that he is still there, still thinks about her and there is no one else. As the relationship progresses she gets more and more distressed, she checks his cellphone to see who he has been calling, she interrogates friends about who he was with, she follows him around in secret and watches who he talks to. If they are out together and there are other girls around she openly accuses the girls of flirting and interfering. This behaviour has always resulted in driving the guy away and alienating all her friends but she can't stop it. Even after the relationship is over she still stalks the guy, abuses him for breaking up and tries to stop him meeting anyone else. She is tired of people thinking she is a nut case, she knows there is no reason not to trust the guy and just wants to have a normal relationship like everybody else.
What Melanie is suffering from is an uncontrollable fear of the pain that will follow from a broken relationship. It is the same type of fear that some people have of needles. The actual pain is next to nothing, but the fear of it is irrational, seems gigantic, causes immediate panic and has to be avoided at all costs. Everything Melanie is doing makes perfect sense to her unconscious mind because it is all aimed at monitoring the relationship and making sure it does not end, because she is terrified of the overwhelming pain that will surely come.
I this case I decided to use Dragon Slaying. This is a metaphor therapy that works very well for formless fears tied to strong emotions. I asked Melanie "If your feelings were a dragon, what colour would it be?". She immediately said "Red". I then asked her to describe the dragon. She answered that it was "Nasty, Scary, Fierce." I then asked her to describe its head, back, tail, feet, skin and so on. What this does is to project the set of behaviours onto a metaphorical object. The object equals the behaviours and the behaviours equal the object. A different set of behaviours would give a different looking dragon. However, because one is exactly equal to the other, creating a different dragon will lead to different behaviour.
When Melanie had described her dragon in as much detail as she could I then started to get her to create a replacement dragon. I asked "And what is the opposite of 'Red'?". She said "Pink". "And what is the opposite of 'Nasty'?" She said "Friendly". I then went on to reverse every bit of the dragon. If it had a short neck originally, I asked her to think of it with a long neck, and so on.
The result of this process is that by the time she had built up an image of a fluffy, pink, friendly, helpful, warm, smooth dragon her automatic behaviour about relationships had changed completely. When I tested her by asking her to imagine a situation where her current boyfriend was in the middle of a bunch of girls in a restaurant, she just shrugged and said "That's OK. He can talk to who he wants. I'm not bothered".
- Jealousy Removal Plan
Desmond Droop
Desmond is a young man who has lost his confidence in sexually intimate situations. He had failed to perform once and that preyed on his mind. The result was that his fiancee felt he didn't find her attractive enough and started to criticise him which made matters even worse. This tension caused another failure, which just confirmed her belief. A few more failures and the situation then spiralled out of control. The relationship broke up and Desmond worried so much about what might happen the next time that he stopped looking for a girlfriend. He began to avoid situations where he might come up against the chance of sex. For a young attractive man this is a disaster.
The cause of this problem is that by going over and over in his mind what might happen Desmond has hypnotised himself into making sure that it will happen.
Male sexual problems are surprisingly common. The treatment for this consists of two sessions. The first will teach Desmond how to change his thinking style and stop catastrophizing. This consists of learning how to use visualisation techniques and how to apply them to problem situations.
The second session is hypnosis. In trance I would take Desmond through the whole courtship process, and instill overwhelming confidence at every step of the way. If there is any particular aspect that triggers the problem that is targeted specifically. That anchors a feeling of pride and certainty to replace any feeling of fear of failure. Along the way I would deal with whatever latent lack of self esteem or self confidence issues had caused the very first failure.
Then when Desmond does meet a girl, at every stage his mind automatically fills with images of success and feelings of confidence. All the old fears have been wiped away and when the time comes he will just do what comes naturally.
- Sexual Anxiety Plan
Helen Binge
Helen has a problem with her weight. She is not obese but from time to time she gets into a state where she just gorges on food. She will eat a whole packet of biscuits and then go back to the fridge for ice cream. This will happen for a couple of days, and then she gets back on the diet and stays on it until the next binge.
The interview revealed that she also has a history of other self destructive behaviour, hurting herself and sometimes cutting her arms. This was all part of a pattern: at college she had drank too much, over worked, over partied and now she was over eating. Her pattern seemed to be overdoing it and then withdrawing into herself. She was generally bright and cheerful but just could not break this pattern.
The nature of Helen's problems indicated that she probably had deep self esteem issues and didn't like herself much. She reported that she had a bad childhood. I did not want to go back and revisit old hurts so I chose to use Metaphor Modelling as the therapy.
In the session I started by asking Helen "When you are binging, what is that like". She immediately came up with the words "absolute self loathing". I then asked what absolute self loathing looked like. She said "It's grey, sludgy, oppressive and heavy". I then started exploring that metaphor and came to 'lonely' as a main theme. I then started exploring 'lonely' and arrived at a metaphor of a figure standing on a beach. This then eventually led to the figure getting into a car and driving to Helen's home and falling asleep. The sleeping figure put a 'warm yellow blanket around the house'.
Testing what 'bingeing' was like now revealed another metaphor, a rock. Helen was reluctant to get rid of the rock. When asked what it was for, she said "To hold memories". Further questioning revealed that it held memories of 'rejection'. She couldn't let the memories of rejection go because remembering about rejection kept her safe from future rejection. But remembering about rejection made her feel bad all the time. The inability to let go was causing inner frustration, which was causing the behaviour. Further development of the rock metaphor allowed her to be able to keep just one of the memories to stay safe, but to let the rest 'trickle away into the sand on the beach'. By letting go of the constant feeling of rejection Helen was able to resume a normal life again.
Vanessa Hurt
Vanessa recently discovered that her husband had been having an affair with another woman, and for more than seven years she had been quite unaware of it. She feels betrayed, hurt, angry, stupid, confused. She has decided to give the marriage another go but she just cannot get rid of the feeling of betrayal. She wants to move on and get her life back on track but something inside her just isn't right. She cannot get rid of this dread feeling inside. She cannot laugh and has lost all her confidence. She wants to feel the way she used to feel before this terrible thing happened. She has forgiven her husband but it still isn't right.
Vanessa has been hurt and embarrassed and feels numb. She needs to get out of that feeling if she is to start working on her marriage again. She has been to counselling for a few weeks but it is not helping. The problem with Vanessa is that she keeps seeing the two of them together, she keeps imagining how stupid she must look, she cannot get the image out of her mind and that is what is keeping her feeling bad.
The way to get back to normal is for her to learn how to deal with these horrible images. Vanessa was taught a series of mental exercises that showed her how to get control of the images, how to create new images, and how to alter the images she had. This allowed her to cancel out the unhappy memories, and to deal with anything that might come up in the future.
Then I dealt with the immediate problem, the whole thing about the affair. I did not ask any questions about it or get her to go over any of it. What I did was to get her to visualise the affair as one picture in the middle of a huge noticeboard. I got her to describe it: dark, angry, pulsating, evil. I then got her to remember a happy occasion, and to create a picture of that. I then instructed her to sneak the happy picture on to the noticeboard without the dark picture being aware of it, and to pin the happy picture high up near one corner. Then I got her to grab the happy picture by the corners and suddenly stretch it out like a tablecloth, and wrap the ugly dark picture in the bright happy picture, and then wring the dark picture inside the tablecloth and pulverise it. And then to do it again and again until the dark picture had been completely wiped out by the happy picture.
At the end of the session the dark picture had gone, and so had her dark feelings. She had got her confidence back and when she thought about it, the affair now seemed old news, a long time ago, and no longer hurt. She was able to go back and start over with her husband.
Bob Brewer
Bob came to therapy because his wife insisted that he do something about his drinking. He didn't drink all that often, but when he did he couldn't just go home when he should. Instead he would stay out drinking to the last and then arrive home drunk many hours after he had promised. This upset his wife. She thought he was unreliable and disrespectful. She was unhappy and the marriage was under strain. Bob was also unhappy. He loved his wife and family and generally was a good husband, worked hard and contributed to the household. But when he went out for a drink with his friends he just could not bring himself to go home at the time he had agreed to. He felt bad about his behaviour, he realised it was upsetting his wife, he did not want to upset her, but he did not seem to be able to leave the bar and go home when he was supposed to. He had thought about his behaviour, tried to understand it, could not see any reason for it, tried to change, but just could not go home at the right time.
The origin of the problem
Questioning Bob uncovered the reason for his behaviour. He had been born in Turkey but his parents left him with his grandparents while they went to Germany to look for work. Bob had a wonderful childhood living on a farm with his grandmother and dozens of aunts and cousins and cats, dogs, pigs and everything else that a young boy could love. That all ended abruptly when he was five and half. His mother came to the farm one day to take him away. Suddenly he was living in a tiny apartment, alone most of the day, with adults who were complete strangers and where he couldn't understand a word anyone said. And instead of a warm loving circle of indulgent relatives, he now had these strangers pushing him around.
So he rebelled. He decided that no one was going to tell him what to do. That frightened little boy decided that defiance was how to get control back into his life. And so he grew up with a determination never to let anyone tell him what to do. He learned that he could happily obey some rules, but would not tolerate anything relating to his personal freedom. He did what he wanted. And this rule served him very well, most of the time. It got him thrown out his family home at seventeen, but he became successful in business, never working for anyone else, because he would not have anyone telling him when to go for lunch or what time to get to work.
But then he got married. And he could no longer have everything his own way. He had to make allowances for somebody else. Someone who had their own rights and expectations: who wanted him home by a certain time. So now Bob had a problem. His internal rule was to never let anyone tell him what to do, but if he followed that rule he would make his wife unhappy which made him unhappy. So he found himself in a bind. He could not go home when he said he would because that meant he was being told what to do in his personal life, but he actually wanted to go home, and he dreaded the phone calls from his wife reminding him to get home on time because that made him even more anxious. The more anxious he got the more he drank and the easier it was to stay on and drink some more. Part of him wanted to leave and go home to a welcoming wife and family, and part of him was determined to show that he wasn't going to be pushed around. Logically he knew what he should do, but his mind just wouldn't let him.
The Treatment: Cognitive Modelling
The treatment consisted of getting Bob to accept one part of the dilemma, and to reject the other. The way to do that was to get him to realise that he could control his drinking by controlling the way he thought. Metaphor therapy is based on the idea that every feeling and memory is associated with a picture, an image that is actually a metaphor that represents that feeling or memory. Metaphor Therapy consists of changing the feeling by changing the image. I taught Bob how to visualise his feelings, and then how to alter the images that represented the feelings. Then I showed him the Swish Technique and he was able to transfer images that represented success to the image that represented his problem. One cancelled out the other. He was able to alter his behaviour immediately and get his marriage back.
Angela Angry
Angela had recently fallen out with her business partner. The business had failed and left her with lots of debt. She came to therapy to try to get rid of feelings of anger about the whole thing, and specifically about any communication she got from the ex-partner.
When I started talking with her a pattern emerged. She was a people pleaser and would to anything, agree to anything to avoid conflict. She knew that other people were doing things less well than she could, but she still couldn't confront them. So she bottled it up inside. Over time she was losing it. She would turn up to work, stay sitting in the car, unable to force herself to get out. She would decide on a plan, but when it came time to do it, she would find an excuse to not do anything. She was becoming bitchy to her husband for no reason, always finding fault. She wasn't sleeping, worrying about the debt. She was losing interest in life and things just seemed pointless.
The origin of the problem
Angela had been brought up in a very religious household. There was always tension in the home between her parents. From an early age she was aware of having sudden outbursts against things the she saw as wrong. She was always looking at ways that things might go wrong, going over things from the past, and she said that her mind was always busy. She had a loving husband, happy children but still found everything was a struggle.
The origin of her problem actually started way back. She is suffering from a form of depression that shows itself mainly as anger. In her mind, things should be done one way, the right way, or she got angry at herself and others. This is called Black and White thinking: it is either completely right or it is completely wrong. The depression was making her procrastinate, lose interest in life, and causing catastrophic thoughts about her future.
The Treatment:
What she has is a condition inherited from her parents - a tendency to get depressed following stress. Although it is genetic, it can be treated successfully. What works is life style changes and learning how to deal with her circular thinking patterns. So she was referred to her doctor to get her physical needs sorted, and given mental exercises to do to combat the tendency to over analyse. That stops things getting out of control and causing her to lose it.
Dorothy Dateless
Dorothy is an attractive woman in her early 30s. She is successful at work, people envy her, and think that her life must be wonderful. The fact is that she hasn't had a date for seven years. When men ask her for a date, she immediately finds reasons why she can't.
The reality is that she has no confidence. She knows that she will never be good enough to be in a successful relationship. And the more attractive the man is, the more she feels that she could never be what he wants, and that the relationship will be a failure. So to avoid having another failed relationship she stays single and lonely. She tells herself that her career comes first, that she really doesn't have time for a relationship, that she likes being on her own. Part of her longs for a loving relationship but at the same time the idea terrifies her.
She blames herself for this state of affairs. She is secretly afraid that somehow she is tainted. Her mother and father both have depression. Her father has been suicidal for much of his life. She feels that some of this must have somehow affected her. She thinks that is why she just doesn't feel good enough: it's because she actually is not good enough.
I spent some time talking to Dorothy about her past relationships and how they ended. In every case, she was the one who finished it. As the relationships grew closer she felt overwhelmed by her partner's expectations and knew that she just could not live up to them. So she bailed out.
She came to me for hypnotherapy because a new man wants to start a relationship with her. He is kind, gentle, understanding and everything she's ever wanted in a man. He could be the one. And that is what is terrifying her. So I asked her what she felt when she thought about being in a relationship with this man. About how she felt about what he expected. And she said "Inside, I'm just that cowering little girl".
That one sentence was what it was all about. I led her into trance, and I gradually took her back to when she was a girl. I got her to remember that "cowering little girl". Then I got her to be that little girl. She described being seven years old, in school, surrounded by her classmates. Her classmates had just told her that they didn't want her, that she should go away, nobody wanted to be her friend. She felt utterly rejected. She knew that she would never be good enough to be part of that class. Nobody wanted her.
It was that belief that she was bringing to her adult relationships. I used regression hypnotherapy to get her adult self emotionally attached to that frightened child. I got her to tell that frightened little girl that she was loved, and wanted, and had done nothing wrong. The little girl was then gradually allowed to grow into the successful attractive woman who she really was.
Clearing away this childhood fear allowed her to fully embrace an adult relationship openly for the first time.