Multiple Sclerosis sufferers and
those who offer care and support, will attend a free class on October 11, 2003
to hear a
scientific explanation of how our everyday interaction with others can work for or against
us in dealing
with physical discomforts and emotional disturbances.
At this free presentation Ginny Lucas and Frank Lucas
will help
interested individuals understand and experience for themselves how specific
conversational techniques can elicit physiological improvement in the body and
behavior. Ginny Lucas has earned an undergraduate degree in psychology
and a doctorate degree in Clinical Hypnosis. Her husband Frank is also a certified clinical
hypnotherapist and co-owner of Evergreen Professional Hypnotherapy and Personal Improvement Center in
Stockton.
"When others talk to us, when we talk to others, and even when we talk to
ourselves, the subconscious part of the mind is listening in, interpreting
information as suggestions. When the suggestions are accepted and
internalized, change occurs without conscious choice," states Dr.
Lucas, adding,
"Sometimes we think we're saying the right thing, but because we're
saying it in the wrong way in terms of the language of the subconscious mind,
our message has an effect opposite from what we intended." This
does not require the deep state of relaxation typically associated with
hypnosis.
Techniques
to be discussed derive from the Rising Tide (tm)
model for group support, as developed by the Lucas team. This model has recently been used to train various
public health department committees which focus on smoking cessation (funded
by prop 10).
"Specific concerns can be targeted," Frank Lucas explains, "such as
smoking cessation or, in this case, dealing with MS."
The Rising Tide core group, which is free to members, has been in place for
nearly two years and focuses on personal and professional
self-improvement. Parties interested in joining this group, or in
training to form their own support group, can call (209)472-0722.
