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En route to Estonia I got thinking!

Tom — Thu, 25 Apr 2013 08:18:19 +0000

Hi all,

From the time I left to the time I arrive in beautiful Tallinn via Latvia I would have been travelling around 12 hours! I’m looking forward to teaching a 3 day course on Existential therapy, and have a pretty much free reign to present what feels right to the group, which means I prepare whilst I travel, and do this with ease on my trusty iPad, which is stuck to my side nearly everywhere I go.

I was looking around on the Internet this morning (I left 2 hours ago!) and it struck me how many websites are now showing in mobile friendly format, which means I don’t need to get my glasses out to read a bunch of tiny text, as the mobile versions of these websites only show me what I want to see from the menus. A great idea!

It got me thinking that on our forthcoming Practice Development Day in London that it would be a useful concept to include, so you can make your website as user friendly as it could possibly be. How many of your clients search for a therapist on their iPhone, iPad, Blackberry (and there are many many more)? I know for one that if I go to a website on my phone and can’t read the text, I leave. Simple.

As well as helping you get mentally ready to fill your practice with as many clients as you like we will cover some of the most up to date marketing methods available today. You can be as ready in your head, heart and soul as you like … If you don’t market yourself well, you’ll have few clients.

Don’t miss it. It could be just what you need! You can find out all you need to know here.

Best wishes,

Tom.

The Heart and Art of Existential Psychotherapy:

Tom — Thu, 18 Apr 2013 15:55:03 +0000

Practice Matters

A one-day seminar/workshop on the essentials of the practice of existential psychotherapy.

This day will be an occasion to refresh and review those aspects of our work that provide us with challenges and opportunities. There will be time to discuss the topics that are frequently voiced in peer and supervisory contexts. The morning segment will cover:

How do we as existential practitioners understand and work with

Diagnostics:
Issues
Process

The afternoon segment will be experiential and discussion format, which will serve to illuminate the tension between the general and the particular, theory and practice, and the ontic and the ontological. There will be some role play which will be followed by discussion of the world-views of all the participants (role plays will be provided). These exercises will provide a space to reflect on our psychotherapeutic endeavours.

This is the first in a series of seminars that will offer an opportunity to explore practice related issues.

The day will include structured discussions, open forum, and some experiential work.

10:00 am- 5:00 pm, Sunday, May 19, 2013

Fee: £95.00

Join us for a one day seminar presented by Karen Weixel Dixon and Anne Demontarlot, who are themselves therapists and trainers.

Qualifies for CPD for numerous accrediting organisations.

CPD seminars on offer in 2013: Groupwork, Understanding Conflict, Relationship Counselling

Address: West central London (details on application)

Directions: Tottenham Court Road Station or Russell Square Station

Morning coffee will be provided, but not lunch. There are many services available locally.

More information and application form:

Karenweixeldixon@aol.com; anne@demontarlot.com

(+44)(0) 771 3246108

Website: www.re-solutionpartnership.com

Six Subliminal NLP Self-Improvement Audios Will Help YouTo Overcome Your Problem Areas

admin — Mon, 11 Mar 2013 17:35:41 +0000

These Neuro Linguistic Programming Audio CDs use unique advanced dual layer aural amplitude randomization methods to mask powerful positive affirmations mixed with binaural beats overlaid with the sounds of nature and soothing new age music.

The CDs will help you improve or overcome many areas in your life. Subliminal Power enables you to QUICKLY change ANY area of your life, with absolutely NO effort.

“A Mastepiece NLP AudioEarthshaking Package”
Amazing Speed Reading

“Improve Your Reading Rate”

Running Time: 1 Hour 0 Minutes

Description: Speed reading is the act of quickly absorbing written information. The goal is to read quickly but still retain comprehension of the material.

The rate at which people read material is not a constant and varies greatly depending on several factors. Some material, such as school work or manuals, may require more contemplation and fewer distractions in order to process and still understand what is being conveyed.

Being able to read ten books in a single day is useless if the reader is unable to retain comprehension of the material.

This subliminal program attempts to improve and concentrate these skills.

Be More Decisive

“Make That All Important Decision”

Running Time: 1 Hour 0 Minutes

Description: Are you sick of people taking advantage of and treated like a doormat?

Well now you CAN do something about it!

Stop being passive and begin taking control of your life. The “Be More Decisive” audio seeks to retrain your mind to make decisions that benefit YOU.

Enjoy feeling of being in control once again, as your assertiveness increases.

Better Creative Thinking

“Get Your Imagination Working Again”

Duration: 1 Hour 0 Minutes

Description: Everyone is creative to some extent. Most people are capable of very high levels of creativity; just look at young children when they play and imagine.

The problem is that this creativity has been suppressed by education. All you need to do is let it come back to the surface.

Take sixty minutes out to kick-start your inner idea machine. Begin churning out new and insightful ideas, thoughts and inventions that will amaze the world, with this awe-inspiring subliminal track.

You will soon discover that you are surprisingly creative.

Improved Memory

“How To Easily And Effortlessly Improve Your Memory”

Running Time: 1 Hour 0 Minutes

Description: You might have come across some people in your life with an exceptional memory and often might have been tempted to call such persons geniuses.

At times you may have dreamt of possessing such a a memory but simply did not make an effort assuming that a good memory is a gift of god. However these geniuses are not necessarily god gifted. In the present world even a normal person can gain a super memory with the help of easy NLP hypnosis techniques. A raised memory status enables you to face various challenges of life and perform all your tasks with ease. By easily and effortlessly helping your mind connect those useless bits of information to things you already know, you’ll find that your memory increases dramatically.

The “Improved Memory” NLP audio uses simple NLP techniques that can help you to easily achieve your desire of increasing your memory.

Improved Public Speaking

“Cast Aside Your Inherent Fear Of Speaking in Public”

Running Time: 1 Hour 0 Minutes

Description: Ever been nervous, anxious, or downright fearful when having to speak to a group?

Imagine everyone in the group is looking at you with smiling adoration. Feel that they can’t wait to hear the next thing you’re going to say. See them nodding approvingly and occasionally glancing at each other, astonished at the depth and breadth of your wisdom. If you do, if you tell yourself you are the best speaker this audience has ever had the good fortune to hear, you will be. And when you realize that, your fear and anxiety will – poof!- disappear. This is just one of the NLP techniques you’ll discover in “Improved Public Speaking”.

These positive affirmations help you to reach the ‘goal’ you have set for yourself and open doors for you that would otherwise have been kept closed.

Love Your Physical Self

“Start Changing Your Life For The Better”

Running Time: 1 Hour 0 Minutes

Description: Secretly disliking any part of your body can hold you back from so many of life’s adventures. Stop worrying NOW and begin the journey into freedom. Accept what you cannot change and move forward once and for all, with this amazing new subliminal recording.

Our overall self-esteem is more closely related to the way we see ourselves than it is to the way others see us. How we see ourselves is important to our physical and emotional health. Our most fundamental sense of ourselves is as a body; therefore, our body image is closely related to our sense of overall worthiness.

Our self-destructive behaviors may begin with thoughts such as “I’m too heavy” or “My nose is too long.” But such thoughts can be changed. We can exercise our imagination to begin to change the way we see ourselves. Because body images reside in the mind, our goal is to teach our minds to be our allies rather than our enemies.

This powerful CD is set to do just that.

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Join us for 2 FREE days of quality training!

Tom — Mon, 18 Feb 2013 20:13:51 +0000

Contemporary College is excited to offer you an entirely FREE weekend of Certified training in ‘Hypnosis & NLP Skills’, where you will learn an amazing array of innovative techniques and strategies that will take your personal mastery of communication, and life, to an entirely new level!

Why is it FREE?

With so many training courses and colleges to choose from, making the right decision for so many people can be a daunting prospect. As part of our commitment in helping people make an informed decision, and because we truly love what we do, we offer this course, with no commitment, no hard sell, and no obligation, so we can show you first hand what we have to offer. It’s as simple as that.

If you like what we have to offer then we of course hope you will come back to us! If not, then we hope to have given you at the very least a weekend that you will enjoy and learn something from.

“Thanks a lot for the weekend, the enthusiasm, skill and knowledge of all the teacher/presenters was inspiring, and the welcome was warm. Both days were incredibly stimulating and really insightful, for me the NLP is very helpful on a professional level (I’m a charity fundraiser) as well as a personal one – I took away some ideas about how to better communicate with different types of people, and perhaps a little more understanding of what makes people tick. Thanks again – I would (and will) recommend to anyone, a really great introduction to Hypnosis and NLP!”- Leon Clowes.

“Training with CCTS is a life changing experience and that is something that money just can’t buy!” – N.H – Essex.

On these 2 days of training you can discover what using Hypnosis & NLP can do for you, and how you could help others using some of the most powerful methods for change available today.

We will guide you through a personal journey of discovery which will show you why so many people choose Contemporary College courses to add to their current work skills, move into a career change, or simply begin taking control of their lives by knowing how they and others communicate.

Making a change, with the right people!

We so often hear from people wanting to learn Hypnotherapy, NLP and Psychotherapy, and one of the most common questions we hear is ‘With so many training providers, how do I know you are the right one?”

We fully appreciate this question, as all of us at Contemporary College asked the same question when we sought out our training providers, which is why we want you to come and experience our training, before you commit to anything, totally free of charge. No commitment, just a whole weekend of training you can enjoy, learn from, and take away with you to make a change.

“CCTS has provided me with fantastic training which has equipped me with the tools I needed to become a full time therapist. Their unique brand of training has been a truly life changing experience; both challenging and progressive.” – R.S – Leicester.

What you will learn

Our training methods are designed to offer the most rewarding learning experiences. Over these 2 days we will cover a range of practical demonstrations and experiential exersises that will instil a real sense of confidence in how to apply the skills and techniques you will learn.

You will experience

The most up to date Hypnosis & NLP Strategies for human communication, such as:

Advanced exercises for helping you achieve deep states of hypnotic relaxation.
Hypnotic inductions to suit all types of people.
Hypnotic Suggestibility tests to find out how you process information.
Eye Modality Accessing Cues to guide you into the right way to assimilate information.
Hypnotic and NLP language Patterns, which will change your communication with others forever.
Outcome Reprogramming to make the way you achieve your goals effortless.
Testing Strategies that will make sure your goals will come to fruition without complications.
Framing Positions of perception, that will help you to see others perspectives with a degree of accuracy previously unheard of.

Newsletter 1 – January 2013

admin — Wed, 23 Jan 2013 11:55:24 +0000

Newsletter

January 2013

This is our very first Newsletter and well overdue…

But, better late than never!

We hope you enjoy and will be inspired by the content. Your ideas and comments are always welcome, so if you’d like to see something in particular in our next edition then please let us know.

Here at CCTS we have both started 2013 off the back of quite some real personal development journey’s.

We have looked at our passions and just what makes us tick and why (again), both together and individually and from this, we have opened up to a greater awareness of our desire to formulate our own books to further reach people and make a difference to their lives; to do more CPD courses that really allow people to gain from ours and others experiences and also to begin to enjoy the challenges of delivering conferences together abroad so that we can enrich ourselves and be challenged further.

How shall we fit this all in with everything else that we do? Well … Firstly, get help and let others do the things that they love to do. Secondly, as we love what we are doing and are excited about new experiences, it doesn’t seem to be arduous or overwhelming. In fact, there seems to be more time. Something about alignment we think! Sandra even took time off over the Christmas period! We both believe that if we are not willing to face challenges and live and enjoy life to the full, how can we expect our clients or students to do the same. I am sure we will hit times of struggle within this personal growth and we may alter and reshape things, but it will always be around Contemporary College and the training of individuals to ‘be all they can be’, and for us, that is our passion as we also explore all we can be.

Tom’s new book is called “The Back Pain Book: The Ultimate Guide to Pain Relief” and Sandra’s is called “Smashing the Glass Ceiling: The Women’s Ultimate Guide to Business Success”. Watch this space!

Our Doctoral’s continue in the methodical way that we find is best for such in depth research. Every book/research paper we find on our topics, leads us to further explorations of other books and papers and so they grow and continue!

Read the entire Newsletter HERE

Happy 2013! This is the Year!

Sandra and Tom

Virtual Gastric Band Training Course

Tom — Mon, 10 Dec 2012 19:05:06 +0000

Hi,

Last Saturday I carried out a 2 ½ hour intensive Virtual Gastric Band session at a well know exclusive spa in Essex. I do quite a few of them there and it’s a lovely place to work. So, a few days later my client sent me this email, and gave me permission to use it. It’s always great getting news like this, and as the Virtual Gastric Band course is coming in February I thought you might like to see just how powerful the approach is!

Dear Tom,

It was good to meet you on Saturday and whatever you said to me while I was mostly out cold certainly worked because – and I can hardly believe it – I am eating 40-50% less than I was and am not rushing off to buy large quantities of chocolate – none at all in fact! Thank you so much; I am so grateful. I have received your download’s and I will be listening to them tonight.

I would say my appetite is still filling a stomach somewhat larger than the size of one golf ball, but you said there may be some adjustments to be made. I look forward to hearing whether that is covered in the download or whether we need to be in touch again.

It seems like magic – or sorcery! Over the last couple of days I have also been without any of the feelings which prompted me to eat which has been and continues to be marvellous.

With very best wishes,

T.H – Surrey.

What made such a difference for her was that as well as covering the whole Virtual Gastric Band process, we also included the vital areas that make this approach so successful, such as working with her emotional relationship with food and with her body shape, size and weight, and also addressing other areas such as what food choices she was making. We also covered a programme to increase her motivation for exercise and gave her the ability to maintain the effects of the session for a long time to come. Many think that such dramatic results will wear off, and that they are a quick fix, but with what you will learn on the course, you will be able to empower your client to super-fast change which they can manage and maintain for the rest of their life, just as my client above will.

We already have 18 students booked so if you’d like a place then please do let us know as soon as you can. You can find out all the details and book at this link or download the registration form here .

Kindest regards,

Tom.

Virtual Gastric Band Training Course

Refresher Training Days 2012/13

Tom — Wed, 31 Oct 2012 16:03:13 +0000

Hi,

Many of you have asked about Refresher Training Days, where you can come along to brush up on certain techniques that you would like more practice with. We have put together the Training Days programme which you can get at this link . You can also use these days as CPD and certificates are issued for this.

For year 1 you can choose from:

Anchoring and Swish Techniques
Hypnotic Language and Formulating Suggestions
Cognitive Behavioural Therapy
Smoking Cessation and Steins Clenched Fist Technique
Weight Loss – Phobias (part 1)
Phobias (part 2) – Pain Management.
Counselling Skills and Freud (Part 1)
Freud (Part 2) and Counselling Skills
Dreams and Jung
GAI
Photo Therapy and PITs (Part 1)
PITs (Part 2) and Hypnohealing
Inner Child
Regression
Hypnoanalysis
TA – Transactional Analysis
Gestalt (Morning)
Practice Management

For Year 2 you can choose from:

The analytic Mind set and Making analytic interventions.
Regression and analytical hypnohealing.
Advanced Inner Child
Progression
Transactional Hypnoanalysis
Parts: Ego state therapy and Voice dialogue

This is also a great opportunity to meet other students and talk to your tutors, as well as brush up on some of the techniques that you would like to use more of, but want to get more confident with first.

To find out dates of when these days are running, as well as costs simply get theRefresher Training Days list here.

Regards,

Tom & Sandra.

CCTS 2013 CPD Courses – See What’s Coming!

Tom — Wed, 31 Oct 2012 15:54:19 +0000

Hi,

We now have a list of Continuing Professional Development courses planned for 2013, so you can plan your diary’s!

Here’s some of what’s included:

Virtual Gastric Band qualification
Hypno-birthing and Fertility
Working with OCD – Obsessive Compulsive Disorder
Advanced Hypnotic Inductions & Deepener’s
NLP Practitioner (additional weekends)
Past Life Regression
Advanced Inner Child Therapy
Eating Disorder & Obesity Workshop

Find out more about what will be in each CPD course, including prices, dates, and discounts available at this link.

We look forward to seeing you!

Regards,

Tom & Sandra.

Advanced Hypnotic Inductions & Deepeners Workshop

Tom — Wed, 17 Oct 2012 17:52:56 +0000

Over 2 hours of advanced training in hypnotic inductions and deepeners, including:

Hypnotic Inductions – What works and what doesn’t.
How to run your first session to guarantee success.
`Filtering Down’ to make sure you’re addressing the right
problem.
Timing your session for maximum results.
Leading your client to automatic `empowerment’.
Breaking down your explanation of the hypnotic process into
parts that make sense.
The importance of Ultradian Rythms.
The role of Brain Frequencies in the process of trance.
Sowing the seeds of success.
Refining your hypnotic induction.
Voice commands.
Time distortion.
Distraction and change priming methods.
Auto encouragement.
Why to use `Instant’ Inductions.
The `8 Word’ induction.
The Handshake Induction.
The Watch and Click Induction.
The Windmill Induction.
Advanced Hypnotic Deepeners.
The Role of Hypnotic Logic.
Mastering Embedded Suggestions.
Analogical Marking.
Conversational Hypnosis.

Tom Barber offers an insight into 20 years of successful practice utilising a vast array of tried and tested hypnotic inductions and deepeners, including many which he has developed in workshops across the world and have not been seen anywhere else! Tom takes you through his approach to the first session with his clients, which has produced outstanding results in working with phobias, weight management, smoking cessation, anxiety and panic disorders and much, much more!

Here’s what some of the attendees said …

“The Advanced Hypnotic Inductions & Deepeners workshop was dynamic. It was exciting to watch the demonstrations given by Tom and the day went over and beyond the ‘wow’ factor of instant inductions. There was a depth of information and the chance to learn so much. With discussions around empowering the client and sowing the seeds of success from the very first session; to effectively using deepeners, embedded suggestions and analogical markings and so much more!
I would highly recommend the workshop to anyone interested in hypnosis and trance formation, whether new to hypnotherapy or already a practising therapist.” - Prity Singh

“I found the Advanced Hypnosis Inductions and Deepener’s Day very informative and extremely well laid out. It was packed with some highly effective and empowering hypnotic skills that I can use as an integral part of my practice. The level of the course is both professional and accessible, with plenty of opportunity for practice on the day. I am very grateful for the opportunity and will have zero hesitation of recommending this fantastic course to others.” - Nicole S

“The Advanced Hypnotic Inductions & Deepeners Day was Fascinating!!! The day helped me gain more confidence in hypnotic inductions, especially instant inductions that really work. I learnt how to run my first session to guarantee success as well as timing my sessions for maximum results. The day was filled with ‘wows’ and I learnt a lot of amazing methods I can’t wait to use with my clients. Thank you Tom for being so open and enthusiastic in sharing your wealth of knowledge with the group. I know it will be invaluable to me in my practise. I can’t thank you enough, great stuff.” - Toni White

“A really interesting day. It was very well organised and well presented. Tom is very inspirational and I learned lots of new techniques. The day also helped consolidate my existing knowledge base and gave me a huge confidence boost. Well worth the investment!” - Val T

“Thanks Tom, I really enjoyed the day – it provided some very effective tools for dealing with those clients who have difficulty in ‘letting go’. As in life, clients respond in different ways to different approaches – I now feel I have all bases covered! You managed to make the day informal yet informative.” – Marilyn G

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Tom — Tue, 16 Oct 2012 13:13:56 +0000

This course is designed to help those interested in learning about and developing a successful coaching business from the ground up. The course is structured to give you a core understanding of business principles and how you can teach them to others to help them succeed.

Mastering these techniques will enable you to have people compensate you for your business knowledge and strategic planning abilities.

Whether you’re already running a successful business and want to develop the ability to teach and coach others or you are brand new to business, this course will provide you with everything you need to run a successful business coaching operation.

And, if you are a professional, this course will take you to the next level! Steve and Joe share their powerful marketing strategies and teach you how to make money as a full-time Business Success Coach!

Upon completion of your training, you will be certified as an Extreme Business Success Coach by the American University of NLP

Dates: You may start anytime.

Pace: Three weeks is the shortest recommended completion time. One year is the longest allowable completion time.

Cost: $675 $47 (NOTE: normally offered for $675 at aunlp.org!) It includes 104 page manual, access to 2 hours of video, 2 hours of screencast presentations and 6 hours of audio training – 10 hours total

Registration deadline: None. Register anytime.

Cancellation policy: Unconditional 60-Day Money Back Guarantee.

Instructors:

Steve G. Jones - Master Life Coach, NLP Master Trainer, Board of Directors Member: American Lung Association (LA Chapter), Member: American Board of Hypnotherapy, Member: National Guild of Hypnotists · Founder: American Alliance of Hypnotists

Dr. Joe Rubino -Expert Life Optimization, Self-Esteem Elevation and Business Coach, Best-selling Author of 11 Books in 23 languages, Leader and Consultant, and CEO and Founder of The Center for Personal Reinvention.

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Syllabus

This training curriculum will include 2 hours of video from Steve and Joe, 2 hours of screencast presentations and 6 hours of audio from both Steve and Joe. The 10 hours will be subdivided into 30 modules consisting of 20 minutes each.

Modules 1 – 3

Creating a Vision for Your Dream Business

Modules 4-6

Discovering Your Pathways to Success & Developing a Unique Differentiating Proposition

Modules 7-9

Making Requests That Forward Your Business Growth

Modules 10-12

Creating a Powerful Mission Statement that Empowers Your Business Growth

Modules 13-15

Stepping Into Leadership and Being the Source of Your Success

Modules 16-18

Creating a Culture that Sets the Tone for Partnership, Accomplishment & Success

Modules 19-21

Acting Out Of Your Commitments

Modules 22-24

The Power of a Daily Action Commitment

Modules 25-27

Embracing Problems and Declaring Challenges

Modules 28-30

Creating Business Success by Listening To Contribute Value