May 26-28, 2006
The Tuning EffectTM is an extraordinary new technique in the tradition of hypnotic learning. It brings attention, eye movement, and breathing together to produce a strongly felt sense of security and confidence in the body and mind. It is a simple practice we can use to evoke a positive state of mental and physical well-being by producing an overall sense of self-confidence and relief from emotional stress. On both the personal and the physical level, it restores our positive feelings and sensations of joy and excitement.
Like learning how to ride a bicycle, swim, type, or play a musical instrument, this practice coordinates attention, vision, and action without the need for complex mental processing. The Tuning EffectTM starts from attention to the body; then the conscious mind learns by curious, active observation. This elegant and simple practice allows emotionally charged memories stored in the body to release their hold naturally without lengthy, conscious examination, restoring our sense of stability and strength. Like tuning an instrument, this process gives us an immediate practice with which to re-tune, or re-set, our positive state of mind and feelings. Once learned, the effects remain deeply felt and long-lasting, leading to a renewed sense of stability, calm, and energy.
The Tuning EffectTM is being applied successfully to the relief of trauma, compulsive disorders, and physical pain, resulting in the recovery of feelings of well being and joy.
With more than 30 years of experience, Mel Bucholtz is internationally recognized as a trainer of medical and mental health care practitioners, artistic performers, inventors, and athletes. He was personally trained by Milton Erickson, the foremost practitioner of clinical hypnosis in the 20th century. Mel was introduced to Japanese Zen practice in Hokkaido, Japan, and founded Interface Education Foundation in Boston. He’s lectured and taught about art and hypnosis at major universities and hospitals for the past 25 years, is the director of the Stillness Institute, and maintains a private counseling practice.