Welcome to Issue #99 (October 1, 2002) of MIND CHATTER, the twice-monthly e-mail newsletter of Centerpointe Research Institute: http://www.centerpointe.com Do you want to Unsubscribe?? Gasp!! Please don't! (Directions are at the end of the newsletter!) In This Issue: * MindQuotes * Modeling: The Second Fastest Way to Change Your Internal Map of Reality by Bill Harris, Director * Glowing Testimonial of the Month * The Zen of Listening Mindful Communication in the Age of Distraction By Rebecca Z Shafir Book Review By Marc Gilson * Announcements *** MIND CHATTER contains articles about: *Personal and spiritual growth in general *Meditation (high and low-tech) *Recovery from emotional trauma *Mind development *Superlearning *Cutting edge methods for increasing longevity *How evolution happens in the brain *Pretty much any other subject I get excited about and want to write about. After all, it's my company and my newsletter, and I can do whatever I want with it. So there. 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Or, just click here: http://www.centerpointe.com/purchase/index.cfm We look forward to having you in the program! *** MindQuotes Education is not filling a bucket, but lighting a fire. - William Yeats To touch the soul of another human being is to walk on holy ground. - Stephen Covey You see things; and you say 'Why?'; But I dream things that never were; and I say 'Why not?' - George Bernard Shaw The glory of friendship is not the outstretched hand, nor the kindly smile nor the joy of companionship; it is the spiritual inspiration that comes to one when he discovers that someone else believes in him and is willing to trust him. - Ralph Waldo Emerson We are each of us angels with only one wing, and we can only fly by embracing one another. - Luciano de Crescenzo **** Something I want to mention one more time... If you like movies, here's something else you might be interested in -- and, it's FREE! My good friend Stephen Simon, producer of many films including "What Dreams May Come" (starring Robin Williams and Cuba Gooding) and "Somewhere in Time" (starring Christopher Reeves and Jane Seymour), has recently written a book called The Force Is With You: Mystical Movie Messages That Inspire Our Lives. (Walsch Books/Hampton Roads, available in bookstores in October 2002). As an outgrowth of this book, Stephen wants to give something I think is really cool to everyone who reads Mind Chatter. Stephen has graciously agreed to send you three separate and very interesting emails discussing movies that explore the very notion of reality -- what is real and what is not. There is no charge for this. In the sixties, the mantra was to "question authority". Today, it seems to be "question reality." Stephen plans to discuss films such as The Matrix, A Beautiful Mind, and Waking Life. If you would like to receive these emails, please click here www.mysticalmovies.com/cp.html and Stephen will send them to you. Besides enjoying his insights on these three movies, I know you'll also enjoy Stephen's website, MysticalMovies.com. **** Modeling: The Second Fastest Way to Change Your Map of Reality by Bill Harris, Director For nearly a year now I have been describing different aspects of what I call your internal map of reality. In the future, I will probably continue to elaborate on various aspects of this map as I think of them. I have been sharing this information with you because this internal map of reality is the blueprint, the software, if you will, that creates your experience of life. As such, it is VERY important. Knowing this material will allow you to create whatever you want in your life. 99% (or more) of people: 1) Do not consciously know they even have an internal map of reality 2) Do not know that it shapes their entire life, including their thoughts, their feelings, their behavior, and their results 3) Do not know how this map is constructed, or how it works 4) Did not choose its make-up (it was created based mostly on early experiences and the influences of primary care-givers), and therefore are experiencing results they did not choose and may not want 5) Do not realize that instead of just accepting the map they were handed by their primary care-givers and other influences -- along with its consequences -- they can choose to construct their map of reality in any way they want, and therefore create whatever experience of life -- and whatever results -- they want. But you can relax, because I either have already have told you, or will tell you, how to take charge of this map and make it do your bidding. Your job, if you want to take control of your experience of life (which I assume you do), is just to do what I suggest. Consciously creating your map of reality doesn't usually happen overnight, but if you keep going, you will get there. Cross my heart. What I'm doing is helping you with the process of modeling the maps of reality of people who are already happy, peaceful inside, and effective in the world. I'm certainly not the only person who you can model for this, or even necessarily the best model, but I AM available, I am willing to share what I know, and I'm reasonably good at communicating these things to people. Hopefully, what I describe will give you the boost you need to incorporate these ideas into your own life. What I want to discuss today is the topic of modeling, and how you can master it, and thereby become excellent at anything you choose to master (including being happy). Modeling is usually thought of as copying the outward behaviors of another so as to get the same results. For instance, if you take cooking lessons you will be learning how the chef combines the ingredients in such a way as to get a certain result. There is much more to modeling than just learning the outward behavior of the person you want to emulate, however. As you might imagine, if you've been reading Mind Chatter for a while, I am much more concerned with what is going on inside than what is going on outside (though the outside is also an important part of the puzzle). With practice, it is possible to learn to model anyone -- and do it almost effortlessly. We have been talking here about internal maps of reality of people who are happy, peaceful, and effective in the world, but you can use modeling to become excellent at anything. To model effectively, you will want to discover a person's filters, including how and what they delete, how and what they distort, and how and what generalizations they have made about the subject you are modeling. You will want to know their values on the subject. You will want to know their beliefs. You will want to know their strategies (sequences of internal representations they make that lead to states, behaviors, decisions, or other results). You might also want to model their physiology, including the way they breathe (which might change in different situations), their posture, and the way they get into the state they want to be in order to do what they are doing. Once you have discovered these things, you must be willing to try them on. You must be willing (if you want the same results as the people you are modeling) to adopt their values, beliefs, strategies, filters, physiology, and so on. In other words, you must have behavioral flexibility. It also helps if you are intensely curious. If you're not willing to change your physiology, filters, and strategies to match those of the people whose results you seek, you might as well resign yourself to staying the same, because there is no other way to get a certain result than to adopt the thinking and the actions of those who are already getting them. Most people who fail to get the results they want fail because they are unwilling to change their thinking or their actions. Modeling, behavior flexibility, and the sensory acuity needed to do modeling well, are all enhanced through using Holosync and the Centerpointe program. Those who go deeply into the Centerpointe program find themselves automatically creating an internal map of reality just like that of other happy, peaceful, consciously aware, effective people. Even without Holosync, by putting a little work into it, you can become excellent at any behavior, ability, skill, or tangible outcome that you see in another person, and do it very quickly. With Holosync, you can do it SUPER quickly, and much more easily and automatically, too. To be successful at modeling, you must model three things: 1) Physiology, which tells you what a person is doing with their body. This is more important in some things than in others. The key to modeling physiology is very often breathing, while the second key is posture. 2) Filter patterns, which tell you why the person is doing whatever they are doing, in other words, their motivation. Filter patterns include metaprograms (unconscious sorting mechanisms such as moving toward vs moving away, sorting by possibility vs sorting by necessity, having an internal or external frame of reference, processing information emotionally or logically, needing to keep options open or needing closure, and so on (about 20 more categories exist) -- see past articles for more information on all of the various parts of the internal map I mention in this article), values, beliefs, decisions, and language patterns. You must identify enabling filters and disenabling filters (for instance, moving toward what you want is generally better than moving away from what you don't want, believing you can do anything is generally better than believing in limitations, and so on). 3) Strategies, which tell you how the person you are modeling does whatever they are doing internally. You must discover the internal representations they make, whether visual, auditory, kinesthetic, auditory digital, gustatory, or olfactory; the sub modalities of these internal representations, and the order in which the person experiences them (the order and sequence of internal representations, along with their sub modalities, leading to a certain state or behavior is what we call a strategy). Again, see past articles for more information. I know this may sound complicated, and like it would be a lot of work. Rather than worrying about that, just have fun with it. Mastering this is a process. And, if you meditate with Holosync, you'll begin to notice this stuff automatically. Once you know the above, you have to begin separating what is essential from what is idiosyncratic. There are so many stories about how a certain enlightened master always washed his hands right before meditating (or whatever), causing the followers to think the hand-washing was a important and necessary part of what he did to be successful in his meditations. Probably, though, it was idiosyncratic, and he would have had the same result if he had meditated with dirty hands. To find out, compare several "experts," and also look at a few mediocre performers, and find out what is essential and what is idiosyncratic. It is, of course, very important to model someone worth modeling. If you model someone who really isn't very good at what you want to master, you will end up not being very good, either. If you model Bozos, you'll be a clown, too. As you model, you'll want to also chunk large or complex patterns of behavior or thinking into smaller units, so you can see, step by step, what is being done. Sometimes this is tedious. There is a price to pay for everything, and going through the tedium is sometimes part of the price. Jut have fun with it and be curious. Here are the steps to modeling: 1. Find one or more models of real excellence. 2. Discover what they are doing with their physiology (there are definite postures and breathing patterns associated with both happiness and unhappiness, for instance, and if you adopt those of happiness, you WILL be happier). 3. Discover their filters and strategies. In terms of strategies, this often involves having them "do' whatever you are trying to model, and, as they do, it you stop them and painstakingly learn what sequences of internal representations they are making, with what sub modalities, and in what order, in order to get the result they want. At the very least, you will want to figure out their strategies for becoming motivated, for making decisions, for reassuring themselves, and for becoming convinced about something. To discover beliefs and values, you can, of course, just ask the person what they believe about the subject, and you can ask them what they value about the subject to find out their values. ("What do you believe about life?" "What do you believe about success?" "What do you believe about personal and spiritual growth?" "What do you believe about relationships?" "What do you believe about money?"What is important to you about [life, success, personal and spiritual growth, relationships, money]?"). Because, just as with strategies, these things are often unconscious, you may have to do some digging (this is why my showing you the results of my own digging may be valuable to you). Discover also what internal dialog, if any, the person has when doing whatever it is you are modeling. 4. You then want to install the physiology, strategies, and filters in another person (or yourself) and see if they work. To do this, especially in yourself, you have to be pretty conscious of how you presently do all of these things yourself (i.e., breathing, posture, strategies, filters). Otherwise, you might just continue to unconsciously do some of your same internal processes without knowing it. When someone does this, they often say "I tried changing these parts of my internal map, but it doesn't work," when really they are only partially modeling the internal map of the other person and still partially running their old map. 5. Based on the results you get when you try on the new physiology, filters, and strategies, refine the process until it works perfectly. Successful modelers use 1) visual rehearsal, 2) positive (or no) internal dialog. There are several ways to deal with internal dialog. You can either 1) jam it (which is one of the purposes of repeating a mantra), 2) change the sub modalities of any negative internal dialog (turn down the volume, move the source of the sound behind you, change the voice to someone else's voice, etc), 3) substitute positive internal dialog for negative internal dialog (this is one of purposes and values of repeating positive affirmations), 4) give the internal dialog something useful to do (such as going over a checklist of tasks), or 5) stop the internal dialog altogether. The ability to stop internal dialog entirely is probably the most effective (though it depends on what you're modeling), but it is also the most difficult. Again, gaining the ability to do this is one of the greatest benefits of meditating with Holosync (and one, now that I think about it, that I rarely if ever mention), because eventually Holosync meditators achieve the ability to stop their mind at will (as do traditional meditators, though it takes them 5-10x as long to develop this ability). Many of the things you need to discover when modeling some kind of excellence, including that of being happy and peaceful, can be discovered in books or on tape courses, since authors usually share their values and beliefs in their writings. Filters are often also revealed, if you know what to look for. Even strategies can also occasionally be found in books, if you look between the lines and pay attention to clues about the sequence of internal representations the author is making (there are often clues in the words used, if you SEE what I mean). Often, though strategies are best elicited in person. One of the big values of reading Mind Chatter, and also of receiving the Centerpointe support material and having access to the support staff, is that some of this information is available to you through these sources. Modeling is based on a very basic truth: if you think like someone who is successfully doing something, and act like someone who is successfully doing something -- in other words, if you construct your model of reality like theirs, and then take action -- you will get the same results. What I'm doing in the Centerpointe support materials, the Centerpointe retreats, and in these articles, is breaking this map into smaller parts so you can see what the parts are and can tackle them, one at a time, until you're conscious of your map and have the ability to change it to the one you want. One more point: those who develop the Witness perspective, something I have written about extensively in the support materials and in past articles, notice that their map of reality increasingly, and very naturally, begins to reconstruct itself in such a way that gives them the results they want in their life. Modeling someone else who is already doing it just speeds up the process. So keep meditation with Holosync; keep reminding yourself to watch whatever is happening, inside and out, with curiosity; and keep working on discovering and consciously reorganizing your internal map of reality. YOU are the artist and the author, and as such can create whatever work of art you want to be. Go do it. As always, be well. Bill Harris, Director PS: I you found this article, or anything else in Mind Chatter useful, please send it on to a friend or two. **** Glowing Testimonial of the Month Hi Bill; After almost 3 years using The End, I thought it was about time to write to you and share what progress I have made. When I started on Holosync, I like many of your participants was suffering from depression. I had been dealing with it for most of my adult life due to childhood trauma. It became unbearable when my marriage ended and I lost my business in bankruptcy. The depths of my depression was so bad that I could barely get out of bed except to eat or relieve myself. Even that was a struggle. This went on for literally 2 years! I had totally withdrawn from society and did everything I could to shut out any external input or stimulus from affecting me. I became a self imposed shut-in. I smoked cigarettes, was stoned on pot practically every waking moment I was not hiding in bed and could not function confidently in public. The contrast today is startling compared to 3 years ago. I no longer have bouts with depression. I may feel a little down at times but witness it and the down moments are very short lived. Often just for a few minutes. It has been a year since I quit smoking (everything!) and find myself often with a smile on my face. Imagine that! I still have my challenges of course, the most pressing being rebuilding my finances but I don't become despondent whenever I think about it like I used to. Life is good and it gets better every day. 3 years ago I was beyond desperate and today I just want to say, "Thank You," thanks to your staff and thank you God for guiding me to Centerpointe. In closing, please keep up your great work and research you have been doing. I look forward to it. Yours very truly Jim Karten jkarten@yahoo.com P.S. In the last 3 weeks, I also have been doing the Sedona Method in conjunction with The End. What a dynamic combination! ** Dear Bill, I've been meaning to do this for some time. This is the some time. I'm on Awakening Level 2, Imm 0.5 (at the end of it), attended the last Glen Ivy retreat, and work with Dr. Bev. I'm one of those that is just waiting for the meditations to open up the heavens and produce a nicely manicured hand holding a silver platter offering me my perfect life. Well, my life is almost the furthest it's ever been from being perfect or even close to what I thought I wanted it to be, but you know what? That's okay! And that's pretty amazing that it's okay. I've known since I started the program that something is happening, but never really feel like I've gotten to "that point." Well, perhaps after the retreat, but even then it was more of a nebulous feeling rather than a core (can I be any less specific? you understand :) Let me explain: I'm 27 years old and have been ill for 3 years with Chronic Fatigue Syndrome. (BTW...I DEFINITELY relate to your discussion about the false idea that illness is just "wrong thinking" or however it was described) Before CFS, I ran 5 miles a day. Now if I can walk for 20 minutes it's a good day. On bad days my father has to feed me and my boyfriend carry me up the stairs. Recently my boyfriend and I went through a physical and emotional loss. He has been truly supportive and my main caretaker for these three years. But it hasn't been easy for him...he's 2 years younger than me and torn between focusing on his career and living a free and physically active life and caring for me. Not to mention that I am not much of a girlfriend now...more of a child. I think the loss I mentioned above brought things to a head and we broke up on Monday. So here I am. Sick, recovering from physical trauma, and trying to adjust to a drastic change in a 3 year relationship. But here's the thing: I'm okay! I'm not exactly ecstatic and I burst into tears every once in awhile, but I have this core feeling of okayness. Of love, of understanding, of gratefulness, even. Isn't that just the damndest thing! I'm feeling grief and loss but at the same time feeling that things are going to work out and that I'm okay right now. I'm not going to fall apart. I can even learn from this. I don't think I would have realized how much progress I've made unless all of this had happened. And on top of all this, I'm actually making a documentary (about CFIDS)I've been dreaming about for two years now (my former-boyfriend-and-now-good-friend is co-producing and shooting it, which will be nice), and have started a business that will enable me to support myself and not rely on my father, which I've also been thinking about REALLY HARD for about two years. This department still has a lot of work to be done. But it's moving. The stubborn thing has been stuck for a long time. Something, or maybe the whole damn map, is shifting. I can feel it. I still have a long way to go and there's part of me that still wants that silver platter handed to me, but I'm starting to see that I can make things happen and that I can handle the things I can't control. I'm seeing those things I can't control more as interesting now rather than malevolent and earth-shattering. And sometimes, I can actually physically sense the witness (of course it could just be my imaginary friend...). I can step back and say "okay...this is what's going on. It's not really about me, it's just what's happening. I can make this experience either painful or gainful." And I'm choosing gainful. And I know for a FACT that working with Dr. Beverlee [Centerpointe's staff psychologist, Dr. Beverlee Marks Taub] has given me tools and insight that would have taken me several more years with the technology to gain. Next time you see her, please give her a big bear hug for me. She's a brilliant angel. So...THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU. You have created an incredibly powerful tool and brought together the most caring, talented people I've ever come in contact with. Take care of yourself. Love and light, L.R. ** Hi Bill, I want to express how impressed i am with your newsletters. I read a lot of them and found them brilliant. I really learned a lot. I have not read something on psychology that profound since my favourite book, The Art of Living Consciously, by Nathaniel Branden. I don't know whether you've read it or not. I believe it would certainly resonate with you. It shares much of what you say. The way you dig into the psycho-epistomology or internal maps of reality, is quite frankly awesome. The bottom line is awareness, though, isn't it, based on what you say. I think i have a good combination with the tapes and Brandens sentence completion. Regards Brian ** Hi Bill First I just want to say that you have really done a great work in developing and refining this technology! I am really enjoying my first set of custom CD's. After about 4 months of doing the first series it seemed to lose a lot of it's punch. (as I was told it might). But these are very strong, even stronger than the first time I did the first set! Well that's it for now. Keep up the great work and definitely keep me on your e-mail list. Thanks so much Douglas J. **** The Zen of Listening Mindful Communication in the Age of Distraction By Rebecca Z Shafir Book Review By Marc Gilson If you would like to read more about or order this book click here: http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0835607909/centerpointer-20 Frankly, I'm a little tired of all the "Zen ofŠ" books. I'm worried that on my next visit to the bookstore I might see "The Zen of Picking Out a Shirt," or "The Zen of Feeding the Cat." Yes, of course, Zen can be applied to anything and everything. But just how many so-called "Zen ofŠ" books do we really need? Well, one more at least. "The Zen of Listening" makes a legitimate claim to the Zen ideal. After all, what is Zen if not mindful watching and listening? And with "The Zen of Listening," Rebecca Shafir gives us an immensely valuable book which strikes at the heart of a condition many feel is the bane of modern life: distraction. Shafir is a certified speech and language pathologist and a ten-year student of Zen; she understands the importance of listening. She sees a lack of listening skills at the heart of many modern trials and problems, from high suicide rates, school violence, family break-ups, to below-average school performance, and the loss of millions of dollars in revenue through inefficient team work, impersonal customer service, etc. These kinds of issues, says Shafir, could be radically diminished through a more careful and mindful approach to the way we listen: "Our goal in becoming mindful listeners is to quiet the internal noise to allow the whole message and the messenger to be understood. In addition, when we listen mindfully to others, we help quiet down their internal noise. When they notice that we are totally with them, people feel freer to cut out the layers of pretense to say what's really on their minds." Listening is not, by the way, simply hearing. It's not an activity, but more of a state of being. When we are truly listening, we are open, present, aware. We're in the moment, not just being patient, waiting for someone to finish talking so we can jump in and make our point. Listening involves more than your ears. But the first step to becoming better listeners is to become aware of those kinds of subtle obstacles to listening we've let creep into our hyper-fast methods of modern communication. The degree to which we find ourselves willing and able to listen is often affected, not only by what the person is saying, but by how we perceive that person. Their appearance, their tone of their voice, their clothing, all may play a role in how well we really listen. For example, we tend to listen more carefully to people we find attractive than people we don't. Through specific examples, Shafir highlights these and other areas where our listening habits may need some sharpening. She combines her depth of academic learning with an insightful application of Zen to help us build and strengthen trusting relationships, improve confidence, and become more efficient and effective in whatever we do. Listening isn't just something we give others. It's also something we do for ourselves. When we speak "mindlessly" we do ourselves a disservice by miscommunicating our true thoughts and feelings, and creating confusion for others in our lives: "Mindless speaking is so annoying that perhaps it is one of the reasons we dwell more and more in removed forms of communication like e-mail, Internet chat rooms, and faxes. We make the connections we crave but avoid the hassles associated with face-to-face contact." Shafir does a fine job of addressing not only external distractions that can impair our ability to listen, but also those internal distractions: "How many times a day do you find yourself thinking, 'I don't believe I said that!', 'How stupid!', 'What an idiot!', 'I look terrible today,' or 'I know I will not be able to remember all that he's telling me.' Sound familiar? By proclaiming our deficiencies in negative self-talk, even silently to ourselves, we chip away at our self-confidence. Negative self-talk attacks our feelings of self-worth. By increasing our anxiety, these internal distractions prevent us from focusing our attention on the message and the messenger." Shafir provides helpful self tests, brief case studies, and anecdotes to illustrate the various ways in which we can become better, mindful listeners. One of the more interesting sections to me is on "listening under stress." After all, it's relatively easy to be a good listener when you're in a calm environment. What about when we're in a hectic or stressful environment? How well do we listen when the heat is on, and we're anxious or uncomfortable? Listening during an argument, or when we feel pressured as with a job interview or when meeting new people can be very challenging. Many people in the Centerpointe program have commented that they have a history of feeling flustered, nervous, or overwhelmed in such situations. Could more effective listening be part of the answer?: "During heated arguments and confrontations, the listening demands are much greater. The challenge is to process not only the words and emotions behind the words, but to avoid becoming defensive and/or eventually offensive. To do this you need to unconditionally accept the reality of the other person as legitimate. You need to remain calm and focused in order to choose your words carefully. You can see how listening under stress is the ultimate test of your foundation for mindful listening." Shafir is a clear and focused writer. She handles her topic with professionalism and sensitivity in a very no-nonsense manner. If you are married, have children, friends, are in business, school (which should cover just about everyone), this book will prove immensely helpful. ***If you would like to read more about or order this book click here: http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0835607909/centerpointer-20 **** Important Announcements (and I do mean important): 1. It's now too late to come with us to Australia for one of two retreats in September, because they're over! You can, however, sign up for the next US retreat in March of 2003 at Glen Ivy Hot Springs and Spa in Corona California, or for the next Breitenbush Hot Springs retreat in July of 2003 in Oregon. We filled the latest Breitenbush Retreat without even sending out a promotional letter, so if you have a big issue you'd like to eliminate, or just want to take your growth to the next level, don't wait-call Centerpointe and sign up today, even though March of 2003 or July of 2003 might seem to be a long way off. We advertise that you'll get six months of growth in 5 days at these retreats. One person, this time, told me she received six YEARS! And, we offer a full money back guarantee if at the end of the retreat you don't think it was as advertised-and more. Click here for more information: http://www.centerpointe.com/retreats/ You do not need to be a program participant to attend (though most people who attend are). (And if you're not a program participant, why the heck aren't you? Quit procrastinating and join.) Here's why, even if you've been to a retreat before and thought about coming to another... ...or have toyed with the idea of attending one for the first time... ...NOW is the time to attend one: I've significantly changed the material presented at the retreats to include and focus on the 9 Principles I've been writing about in Mind Chatter over the last few months. A major goal of the retreat is for you to leave with a concrete plan for learning to live these principles. I believe these principles are the key to living a life free from suffering and filled with peace and happiness. Mastering them will change your life forever. If you want 6 months of growth in just a few short days, or a breakthrough in that big issue you've had trouble cracking on your own, please be there! These retreats now fill up without my advertising them other than these messages in Mind Chatter, so call now and sign up early to make sure you have a spot. Click here for more information: http://www.centerpointe.com/retreats/ Or, call us between 9:30 and 5:00 Pacific time, M-F, at 1-800-945-2741 or 503-672-7117. 2. A reminder that Dr. Beverlee Taub, Ph.D therapist, facilitator and life coach, is available to help you maximize your opportunities and overcome your obstacles. She has an international telephone coaching clientele and supports those who wish to combine an in-depth inquiry with their use of the Holosync technology. Even though Dr. Taub has her own independent practice and is not a part of Centerpointe, she has utilized and recommended the Centerpointe program since its development in the late 1980's. She has been a consultant, coach, and friend to Bill Harris for over 17 years. Dr. Taub is a key facilitator at Centerpointe retreats, leading attendees in what she calls "transformational games," as well as meeting privately with those who desire more in depth work. Telephone appointments with Dr. Taub can be arranged by calling Dr. Taub directly at (503) 641-5408. There is no charge for an initial consultation with Dr. Taub and fees for additional sessions may be negotiated directly with her. Appointments are required. 3. Welcome to all new Mind Chatter subscribers and new participants sent to us by my good friend Gay Hendricks, from Jack Canfield, author of the Chicken Soup for the Soul books, from the various email newsletters of Daily Inbox.com, from Chet Day, from Bob Scheinfeld's Invisible Path, from Tools for Wellness, from Paul Sheele and Pete Bissonette's Learning Strategies Corporation, from Hale Dwoskin's Sedona Training Associates, from Healthy.net, from Tarot.com (and from any other place that led you to us). You will be so glad you joined this program! Please send your comments, questions, and suggestions about Mind Chatter to me at mindchatter@centerpointe.com. 5. Visit the "Participant's Only" section of the Centerpointe web site where you can: Order deeper levels, headphones, and other products on-line. Just go to http://www.centerpointe.com and click on "Participants". (You CANNOT log on to this section with your Discussion Forum log-on-there is a different log on for this new section of the site. Just follow the instructions after clicking on "Participants.") 1. From centerpointe.com...click on participants 2. Click on "Participant's Only" Registration... link 3. Enter (your current) THIS Email address. 4. Click on Search 5. Verify info and click "next" 6. Select and Fill in your alias, password and hint 7. Verify info and click "next" 8. Go back to the Log-in page 9. Log-in with the email and the password you just created And that's all there is to it!!!! Still to come to the Participants Only section: * A bulletin board where you can post your email address and city of residence if you are willing to correspond with others in the program. * Find the answers to most questions about your account with us ("What credit card did I use when I ordered? Did you get my affirmation tape? When will my Awakening Level 3 be recorded? When was it shipped? How can I track it? How many payments do I have left? etc. etc. etc") * More articles about personal growth, Holosync, etc. * Other surprises! (Like interactive ways to learn and live the 9 Principles I've been writing about!) We'll let you know when more of this section is ready! 6. Our Support Team is expanding! We're pleased to welcome four new members of the Centerpointe Support Team: Heather Self, Matt Struve, Lori Weatherwax, and Eric Robison. Heather, Lori, and Eric are great additions to our already great team, and are looking forward to providing the same outstanding service and support Centerpointe is known for. *** Archives of previous editions of Mind Chatter (good stuff) can be found at: http://www.centerpointe.com/news/archives/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ UNSUBSCRIBE DIRECTIONS: To unsubscribe click on the link below: OR: send an e-mail FROM the address you want unsubscribed TO: MIND-CHATTER-SIGNOFF-REQUEST@news.centerpointe.com