SCS Matters, LLC

From Boo to Gratitude

In the United States, as we enter November, we leave Halloween behind, ajust quickly to changing from Dalight Savings Time to Standard Time, and move in the direction of Thanksgiving and the other midwinter holidays that follow. Thanksgiving is one of those holidays whose original purpose tends to be subordinated to more recent passions, which in the case of Thanksgiving are football and overeating. Perhaps this year you’ll take advantage of the opportunity to think about ways to enhance and extend the sense of feelings of family feasting without the overeating.

You may find that November is the right time for you to commit to learning new things in a new way—a way that will let you celebrate Thanksgiving all year long without the overeating and regardless of which team is winning at which sport. You may discover why at SCS we say that it is never too late to have a happy childhood.

Take a look at the upcoming SCS training schedule to see how the SCS program offerings will facilitate your changing in the ways you most desire. For those with tight schedules and a desire to have this powerful tool kit, you can now earn certification as Practitioner or Master Practitioner of NLP in the most convenient way, combining homestudy with Super Sunday Specials.

This program is for you when you are highly motivated and committed to doing your reading and independent study. Register now for $250 and receive your training manual. We currently have dates scheduled for the 4th Sunday in November and January (23 November and 25 January) and in most months throughout 2009. All SCS/NLP Super Sunday workshops are from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. Start now, and complete your NLP certification early in the new year. For a complete list of the Super Sundays, see the SCS Training Schedule.

The SCS/NLP Super Sundays focus on experiential learning because you will already be familiar with the NLP terminology and before each training day through having read the appropriate materials in the NLP training manual.

The focus for the training days will include:

Anchoring
Submodalities
Timelines
Metaprograms
Metamodel
Milton Model
Hypnosis, Trance, and Altered States

Your progress can be tracked easily either by your participation in the NLP forum or by your submitting written process reports, which ever you prefer.

As part of our Perpetual Tuition, if you are already trained in NLP or SCS Healing with Language, you can attend to improve and update your skills at just $25 a day. Space for these special days will be limited, so be sure to reserve your place early. Call/ write now: (269) 921-2217 or debra@scs-matters.com

The TimeWarp Technologies™ Newsletter

The November TimeWarp Technologies™ Newsletter has been mailed. If you’re already a subscriber, you should have your copy by now. Let Joel know if it hasn’t arrived on schedule. Also, it’s not too late to sign up. Subscribe now, and you will receive not only a copy of the November newsletter, but also links to the archived issues. To sign up, go to Newsletter Opt-in page and complete the form. Note that subscribing is a two-step process that requires email confirmation from your email account to ensure that you really do want to subscribe.

SCS Banner Ad

One of Debra’s friends, Terry Elrod (see his Web site for more information), has created a banner ad for SCS. If you read the opening paragraphs of this page at a leisurely pace, you may need to refresh the page to see the full effect of the ad:

The banner ad comes in two forms, one with music and one without. We’ve put the one without music here to avoid surprising those of you who leave your sound system turned on. The music, composed and performed by Christina Beushausen, is the SCS Signature.

If you have suggestions for how we can best use the ads, please send them by email.

Most Recent CD

SCS has developed and released a new CD. “Everlasting Peace” is a special product created for use by individuals as they are nearing death. This project was done with a unique Hospice program in mind: Hospice at Home. Hospice is a program that works to manage pain (emotional and mental as well as physical) during this intense time of transition. Designed to promote a deep sense of well-being, regardless of current life circumstances, “Everlasting Peace” is appropriate for use by all those involved—family, friends, care givers, hospice staff, and others who desire reduction of stress and greater peace of mind.

The background music, Pachelbel’s Cannon in D, Three Meditative Variations with Ocean, by Liv & Let Live, is used by permission. To purchase their music, visit their website. “Everlasting Peace” will be available to Hospice at Home at low cost. In addition, SCS Matters LLC will donate $10 of each retail purchase to Hospice at Home. The single CD is $25, plus sales tax and shipping. To order, see the SCS Products page.

In addition to our appreciation for the use of the music, we also offer thanks to Julie Griffin of Hospice at Home for the design of the CD and jacket, to Helen Assaf for the cover image, to Brenda Layne and Paul Layendecker of Mid-West Family Broadcasting for the recording, and to DiscMakers for production.

Also New

Debra has joined the staff at Borgess Integrative Medicine (3025 Gull Road, Kalamazoo, MI 49048) on a part-time basis. Her work there will be primarily NLP and hypnotherapy. The problems she will be addressing through Borgess Integrative Medicine include the following:

Elimination of anxieties, fears, and phobias
Stress reduction
Weight management
Improved self-esteem and confidence
Health issues, such as depression, insomnia, memory improvement, or pain management
Smoking cessation
Sexual problems
Pre- and Postsurgical

She also addresses these and other issues through her clinical practice in St. Joseph, Michigan. For more about her services, see Rev. Debra Basham.

Special for Veterans

For those who have served in Iraq and/or Afghanistan and have developed what is usually called Post-traumatic Stress Disorder as a result of that service, Joel will be glad to help you diminish or eliminate the feelings of stress, anxiety, and sometimes anger associated with PTSD. Joel will be glad to meet with you--individually or in groups--without charge. For more information see Special Contributions.

Still Relatively New

We have recently developed two new programs. The first, The Power of Presence: Seeing the Divine in Everyday Life, which includes Seven Keys to more Joyful Living. This program will help you eliminate the limiting beliefs that have prevented your claiming your natural birthright to being more joyful more of the time. This program is designed for those who are ready to get off the Drama Triangle and to enhance your ability to achieve the peace and harmony that results from having a Transrational perspective.

The second program, Building Your Business through Better Relationships is designed for those coping with feeling stressed and overwhelmed by the daily demands of business. This workshop will help you create a vision that transcends your personal and professional life by bringing your conscious and unconscious resources into alignment so that you can be more effective with yourself and others.

We have several programs already scheduled but still have time available to offer the program of your choice in your location. To learn more about any of the SCS trainings and reserve a spot, call/write now: (269) 921-2217 or send email to Debra.

Still Free for the Asking

The PowerPoint presentation on hypnosis we presented at the 2007 annual convention of The Association for Business Communication in Washington, D.C., in October is now available on line in a variety of formats. You can download the complete presentation in your favorite format: “What if ... You Are a Hypnotist ... and Don’t Know It”

If you’ve been wondering how NLP compares with other brief therapeutic interventions, such as EMDR (Eye Movement Densitization and Reprocessing) and EFT (Emotional Freedom Techniques), we have added a page describing the differences among the approaches for working with anxieties, phobias, panic attacks, and Post-traumatic Stress Disorder. See NLP, EMDR, and EFT for more information.

Special Request Forms

If you or someone you know is facing surgery, chemotherapy, dialysis, or other medical challenge, get the support you need to speed recovery on all levels. The need for surgery or the discovery of a serious health problem is often a turning point in life, and individuals will do best when they assume an active role in the process of recovery. The SCS program helps individuals turn what might be seen as a life-threatening event into an opportunity for personal growth and an enhanced sense of well-being. To request support, see Request for Support.

If you or someone you know has a phobia (spiders, snakes, elevators, needles, dogs, etc.) or undue anxiety (social situations, flying, fear of heights), or suffers from panic attacks, we can eliminate your unwarranted fear in less than an hour ... or it’s FREE! Be sure to see our new promise: Your Phobia Gone—Guaranteed.

SCS/NLP Affiliates

We have added a page to honor what we’re calling our SCS/NLP Affiliates. This page will replace the list of practitioners that we have maintained for the past several years. The comments we’ve received have encouraged us to provide more complete biographical statements as well as contact information about those who have trained with us, as many do not have active clinical practices and do not wish to be contacted for that purpose.

The first featured practitioners to submit bios are Judy Bolin of Nunnelly, Tennessee, and Linda Beushausen, of St. Joseph, Michigan. Judy has combined her SCS and NLP skills with her nursing knowledge and background in Energy Medicine to do marvelous things for herself, her friends, and her clients and associates. Linda, a Registered Nurse, is now President and CEO of Hospice at Home, Inc., of S.W. Michigan, where she has daily opportunity to use all her NLP and SCS skills.

We will add the biographical statements about other SCS graduates as they become available.

Still Available

For those of you who have been seeking but not finding copies of classic NLP books, here’s where to look: http://shop.nlpco.com

Scroll down to “All Titles,” and click on the link for NLP & Hypnosis. You will find a wealth of material well-worth reading.

In addition to Conversations: Freedom is Everything and Love Is All the Rest, by Richard Bandler & Owen Fitzpatrick, SCS has a limited number of copies of several important NLP books: Heart of the Mind, by Connirae Andreas and Steve Andreas; Change Your Mind and Keep the Change, by Steve Andreas and Connirae Andreas; and The Rainbow Machine, by Andrew T. Austin; and The DNA of Healing: A Five-Step Process for Total Wellness and Abundance, by Margaret Ruby.

The number of copies that SCS has available is limited, so be sure to call/write now (269) 921-2217 or debra@scs-matters.com to reserve the books you desire.

So ... you think you know SCS and NLP?

Remember Multiple-Choice Tests? Test your knowledge and have some fun with the new quizzes we have online for your enjoyment and edification. See Quizzes for more information and the quizzes themselves.

Your answers to the questions and your scores are for you alone, unless you want to brag....

Convenient and Affordable NLP Training

Our goal is to make NLP training convenient and affordable for those whose principal objectives are to use the NLP skill set to enhance their own sense of health and well-being and that of others.

We have, for example, developed introductory programs so that those who wanted specific NLP skill sets would be able to acquire those at lower cost while deciding that earning certification in NLP would be a good investment. We have decided to center the certification programs on four, 5-day segments, each focusing on a specific skill set:

Sell-Buy-ology: “Sell-Buy-ology” focuses on understanding and influencing your own behavioral patterns and those of others in both interpersonal and group situations. Selling and buying are a natural process and part of what is often called “the Dance of Life.” This skill set includes common business applications, such as the buying and selling process, influence and motivation, meeting management, decision-making strategies, and cultivating your Natural Magnetism to enhance your leadership skills.
Holistic Health/Holistic Wealth: The principal impetus behind “Healing with Language” is on using language to promote your own health and well-being—of body, mind, and spirit—as well as the health and well-being of others. This module focuses on personal and relationship enhancement, including creating and/or enhancing your sense of Holistic Wealth and ability to manifest abundance in all aspects of life: physical, emotional, mental, and spiritual.
Classroom Classics: One of the initial applications of NLP was in education. Among Richard Bandler’s early observations was that too classroom teachers often inadvertently reinforce behaviors that inhibit learning. The module we’re calling “Classroom Classics,” is designed to facilitate the application of NLP to the strategies of teaching and learning, regardless of the context. If you are a parent, a supervisor, a corporate trainer, Scout Leader, or otherwise have responsibilities for instructing others, this information is essential.
Relationship Dynamics: Most people—and you may be one of them—vastly underestimate the complexity of relationships, both business and personal. Personality sorters, such as the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator and the Enneagram, tell only part of the story. Understanding behavioral types will help you move from the Drama Triangle to the Cognitive Triangle, but a deeper understanding is required to reach what we call the Transrational Pyramid. This training will help you see all your relationships from a totally new perspective.

You may take one complete module to develop a particular skill set while you consider whether certification as a Licensed Practitioner or Licensed Master Practitioner of NLP will add value to your training. For more information about the NLP certification program with SCS, see the NLP Brochure. It is in PDF format for easy downloading and printing.

Whatever changes we make in the program, NLP training with SCS will continue to combine the traditional skill-set as developed by Richard Bandler and John Grinder with the latest technologies developed by Richard and those who are following in his footsteps and exploring the technologies of change. Among those with whom we have trained are John La Valle, Owen Fitzpatrick, Gabriel Guerrero. In all our training, we strive to ensure that when you have earned certification as a Master Practitioner through SCS, you will be well-prepared to take “Trainer Training” with Richard and John and achieve Licensed Trainer certification as well.

Free Preview of Training Materials

If you’re like most people, you want to know exactly what you will receive for your investment in training. For this reason, we have decided to make our core training materials available online in “Read Only” PDF format. The materials will show you what is covered in the SCS training program and the kinds of things you can expect to learn.

Complete the following form to receive your free copies of the SCS Training manuals in read-only (PDF) format.
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The Fast Track Credits Previous Training

If you are a certified Reiki Master or certified in Healing Touch™, Therapeutic Touch™ or other recognized form of energy medicine; we will waive the requirement for “Healing with Energy” (SCS Level 1) with the purchase and reading of the training manual for that program. We are also providing abbreviated coverage of “Healing with Energy and Language” (SCS Levels 3A and 3B) for those with equivalent training through other established healing modalities.

Also, we are now automatically including SCS Level 2 certification in “Healing with Language” with NLP certification training. For those interested in the Level 2 certification only, the first three days of NLP training with SCS cover what’s required for Level 2.

SCS Level 3A, “Healing with Energy and Language for Personal Enrichment,” typically consists of three days of focusing on SCS technologies for enhancing your own health and well-being. The training will also enable you to use the technologies with confidence on family and friends. Level 3B is designed primarily for those who intend to establish or enhance a clinical practice.
“SCS Practitioner Certification (SCS Level 3B)” requires the successful completion of 3A and a period of mentoring based on individual background and needs. The mentoring program is designed to ensure a broad awareness of healing modalities, both of the complementary/ alternative variety and mainstream Western medicine. SCS Level 3B focuses primarily on the business aspects of working with clients, including record keeping, client confidentiality and other ethical matters, and professional representation.

The changes in the SCS program not only provide more flexibility and convenience, but also ensure a higher level of qualification for SCS practitioners. If you have already earned certification in another established healing modality, be sure to ask about The Fast Track Specials.

We have also changed requirements for certification as SCS Master Practitioner (Level 4) and SCS Licensed Trainer (SCS Level 5), allowing for recognition of previous and/or additional training. The new program allows us not only greater flexibility, but also higher standards—a win-win all around. To ensure a full range of skills in SCS Master Practitioners and Trainers, we are now requiring those who wish to earn SCS Master Practitioner certification complete “Pre- and Postsurgical Support” and those who wish to become Licensed Trainers of SCS earn certification as Master Practitioners of NLP.

Perpetual Tuition ... and More

With SCS, continuing education is convenient and affordable. It’s our way of saying, “Thank you for choosing us as your trainers.” When you have completed a certification with SCS, you may update your skills by retaking all or part of any course previously completed at the low cost of $25 a day. As far as we know, that’s the best training bargain available anywhere, and it can allow you to stay current with material as we develop it and as we learn new things and incorporate them into our training.

For more information about training with SCS, see Why You Should Train with SCS.

What’s Newsworthy?

Do you have an appropriate activity for posting on the SCS calendar? If so, please let Debra know. Also, we have started planning our training calendar for 2008, so if you have suggestions for what, when, and where you would like us to conduct a workshop, please call/write now: (269) 921-2217 Debra. We are glad to meet special needs when possible.