Light and Energy Medicine

 

Volume 8 Issue 3         STEVEN R. VAZQUEZ, PH.D.                October, 2008

  The New ETT™ Training Program

 

     After fifteen years of conducting ETT™ training, it is time for a revision of the ETT™ training process. I have not been satisfied with the knowledge and skill level that participants possessed about ETT™ after completing each course. Specifically, people took several courses without even really knowing each color and its related emotional theme. This knowledge is one of the essential foundations upon which ETT™ is based. The second unique property of ETT™ is that its interpersonal processes are based on eleven attachment patterns and responses that are optimal for each pattern. When the knowledge and accompanying skills concerning these issues are not adequately incorporated, one is unlikely to consistently achieve the outcomes participants observe in my demonstrations during trainings. When these skills are not developed, people tend to fail in the use of ETT™ and either lose interest or resort to using methods they knew before the ETT™ training. People also report having questions subsequent to the training courses that go unanswered at a time when they are trying to implement ETT™ skills with clients. These issues have caused me to review my entire training process. After extensive re-evaluation, I think I have found the answer to all of these problems. I have reviewed the training programs of other methods. I observed how they taught their courses, how they scheduled them, how they charged for them, and how long the trainings lasted. Then I reviewed all course evaluations, talked to dozen of participants after the courses and, most of all, observed how skilled participants were while using ETT™. Many people reported that they think I am a "gifted" healer and my work could not be replicated. However, I have seen some people duplicate my ETT™ skills. Therefore, I know it is possible and I feel determined to find ways for other people to learn them. The following is what I came up with: • All ETT™ courses will be offered as 3 day courses. This gives enough time for people to really learn the skills and acquire the knowledge.

• All 3 day courses will be offered on a Friday-Saturday-Sunday for $390.00.

• All courses will be scheduled in advance. For example, if a Level I course occurs in October, the Level II course will be scheduled on a specific date in February, for example, so people can plan ahead.

• In order to be eligible to attend course Level II, participants are required to have four consultations after course I with a certified ETT™ teacher. This offering allows participants to get help for using ETT™ when they most need it. Of course the establishment of a collegial study group is also helpful.

• The 3 day training format will reduce the number of total courses from a total of six to a total of five courses.

• Level I – This course includes learning the colors and their emotional themes, the eleven attachment patterns and their interpersonal remedies, the use of the spectral chart, and the use of multidimensional eye movement.

• Level II – This course includes the use of peripheral eye stimulation and the use of the peripheral goggles and techniques in the use of the Chromapulse light device.

• Level III – This course includes applications of the four basic types of equipment to a variety of psychological conditions, such as Complex trauma, PTSD, depression, anxiety, disorders ADHD and others.

• Level IV – This course includes applications of ETT™ to physical symptoms of pain, injury recovery, and illness. It will also include how to activate the immune system for healing.

•  Level V – This course will focus on religious and spiritual issues. It will include facilitation of states of extreme well being.

     In addition each course is revised for the purpose of making sure each participant leaves the course with the knowledge and skills that he or she can apply immediately. I have incorporated several learning exercises in the Level I course to insure that participants learn the basic information. After having taught the Level I course, I am happy to say that the goals appear to have been accomplished. I have substantially revised the methods by which courses are taught so that participants can learn the material quicker and better. A few people who have previously taken the two day ETT™ Level I course took this 3 day training of Level I and their feedback was overwhelmingly positive. Here are some quotes from those participants:

     …"I found my skills deepening and my confidence growing. Plus I had a lot of fun and got a huge piece of work done! You did a great job revising the manual and incorporating different learning styles. It is a quantum leap from the prior training – not that the former was bad, this is just superb!" Sarah Owen

     …"I think this course is the very best training I have ever experienced!" Susan Ellis

     I recognize that people may be skeptical about taking an ETT™ course over, but so far everyone who has done it has been very pleased. There is some new material in the course but most of it is simply taught better so that participants learn it better.

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ETT™ Teachers

     Several factors have contributed to limiting my teaching of ETT™ courses and delegating training to other professionals to conduct actual teaching. I have an 89 year old mother who lives in another city and who requires more of my attention. In addition, my wife also has medical challenges that need more of my support. After traveling all over the world for two decades, I am finding that frequent traveling is not in the best interest of my health. Therefore, my plan is to reduce my teaching of ETT™ courses. I currently have four certified ETT™ trainers and am seeking more so that the responsibility can be delegated more. This does not mean that I am retiring from conducting public presentations or my private practice but instead simply placing limitations on them. I hope to be no longer teaching Levels I and II within one year and all five levels within two years. However, I will continue to make presentations at professional conferences and other events from time to time. My emphasis is shifting toward more writing and seeking research for ETT™.

     I think I have selected the very best teachers to represent ETT™ and I am looking for more!

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Resolving Couple Relationship Issues with ETT™

     For years I have been developing a new method for treating couples and families with relationship issues. My original professional training was in marriage and family therapy. As I used these new methods the results were so stunning that I decided that I must teach it to others at least once.

     As I began to read the research literature, I read about the research conducted on Emotionally Focused Couple Therapy developed by Susan Johnson. The research showed that almost all forms of couple relationship therapy had about a 50% success rate. However, Emotionally Focused Couple Therapy had a 75% success rate in a ten session trial. These outcomes are a drastic improvement over all previous couple therapy. As I began to read her work, I recognized a very strong resemblance in her attachment oriented approach and mine. Therefore, I want to credit her for conducting the research and publishing her method while at the same time noting that I developed something very similar. However, I included the power of visual brain stimulation at key points which makes it even more potent.

     Before developing this method, I dreaded seeing hostile couples locked in long-term patterns who seemed so stuck that it offered a huge therapeutic challenge. After developing this approach, I now actually look forward to working with couples who are at each other’s throats and have been stuck for years. This new approach to relationship problems offers a new level of therapeutic power.

     So many people are affected by divorce, break-up of relationships, domestic violence and the sheer pain of multiple relationship failures that resolving these issues provides gains not only for the person but for all of the people involved. When trauma occurs, its consequences reverberate throughout all of that person’s relationships. Therefore, I will offer my first training on how to facilitate resolution to relationship issues using ETT™.

     This course will be offered only to people who have completed at least the first two ETT™ courses. It is scheduled to take place in the Philadelphia area. At this time there are no plans to teach it again or at any other locations. It is scheduled for April 3-5, 2009.

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The ETT™ Annual Conference

Course III ETT™ Training

     The ninth annual ETT™ conference will take place April 24-26, 2009 in the Dallas, Texas area. Advances in ETT™ have continued to take place at a rate that is incredible. Therefore, an annual conference provides clinicians an opportunity to be informed about better, faster ways to facilitate relief of emotional distress, physical pain, trauma and numerous other issues. One must have completed Levels I and II of ETT in order to be eligible to attend this conference. This will be the new Course III ETT™ training. This year’s conference theme will be "Quantum Leaps in Complex Trauma Treatment", Complex Trauma or "Disorders of Extreme Stress Not Otherwise Specified" involves the type of condition most therapists deal with most often. Post-traumatic Stress Disorder technically pertains to a single trauma and realistically occurs far less often. Clients in the real world typically have multiple traumas, substance abuse, divorce and relationship problems, sleep disorders, and medical problems all at the same time. This complicated picture may take a variety of strategies that extends way beyond the limits of most forms of treatment for trauma. However, ETT™ possesses the capacity to apply to a broad range of conditions. Therefore, it offers a new level of treatment for complex trauma.

     Some of the topics this year’s conference will include new breakthroughs in the following:

• Dissociation: A New Understanding and Treatment
• Relationship Issues with Trauma
• New Processes for Understanding Dreams and Relieving Nightmares
• A New Treatment for Borderline Personality Disorders (finally!)
• Correcting Sleep Disorders
• Rapid Relief of Medical Symptoms Related to Trauma
• Resolving Sexual Issues In Trauma
• Reversing Intractable Depression
• Resolving Attachment Patterns Related to Trauma

     The 2009 Annual Conference will take place at the Courtyard DFW Airport South. The Courtyard is 1.5 mile south of DFW International Airport with complimentary airport transportation 24 hours a day (on demand)! Complimentary transportation is also available within a 5-mile radius of the hotel. We have reserved a block of rooms for a discounted rate for only $89 per night. In addition local therapists in the Dallas area are willing to house therapists if you let us know ahead of time.

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Annual Art Therapy Conference Invitation

     The American Art Therapy Association has invited your ETT™ founder to be a keynote speaker for their annual conference to be held in Dallas in 2009. This will be an opportunity to introduce art therapists to a new and powerful way to use light and color. It has been a long struggle for therapists to see the value of light and color for therapy, but art therapists have long known color has therapeutic potential. I think art therapists will love what they see and hear about ETT™. I expect a sharp escalation of interest in ETT™ trainings after this event

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Another ETT™ Article Accepted for Publication

     The journal Annals of the American Psychotherapy Association as accepted another ETT™ article for publication pending revisions. The article entitled "A New Paradigm for Eye Movement Psychotherapy" describes the principles of multi-dimensional eye movement as a technique within ETT™. This article will represent the first publication of this breakthrough in eye movement methodology. It documents scientific support and original concepts that explain the basis for this approach. At this time it is not known in which issue the article will be published, but it will occur within the next few months. Let us know if you would like reprints of the article once it is published. Of course, my hope is that this article will stimulate interest that will lead to better healing of human suffering.

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New Discoveries with ETT™

     We have not yet discovered the limit of healing possibilities via ETT™. From time to time various physical maladies occur in me, and I get the opportunity to experiment with myself. Recently, I developed a horrible head cold that clogged my sinuses which made my head feel like it was in a box. This symptom was accompanied by a swollen sore throat and achiness all over. I was planning to go to our local doc in a box, but I thought I would first try a little light therapy to see what could happen. I really did not expect a change, but I thought it wouldn’t hurt to try light therapy.

     I reasoned that my immune system had been compromised by an excessive sense of responsibility, so I selected red orange. I also chose blue for the throat symptoms and indigo for the head symptoms. I combined these three colors on the light device and chose a flicker rate of 7.8 which is known as the Shuman Resonance which is purportedly the same as the resonance of the earth. Some reports have shown that during the process of healing others, a healer’s brainwave states are often at 7-8 cycles per second.

     As I sat before the flickering light alone and thought about my stress, I began to feel a gradual warming sensation at first in my head and then gradually all over my body. I later hypothesized that this warmth represented evidence of my immune system being activated. However, it subjectively felt soothing as though a warm affection was moving throughout my body. I did this for about 40 minutes. 40 minutes is the amount of time it takes for the entire blood system to circulate through the eyes and be exposed to light through capillaries in the eyes.

     I wasn’t sure what happened, but I then left to go to the doctor. While I was in my car, on the way to the doctor, I suddenly realized that all of my physical symptoms were gone! Therefore, I changed directions and went home. I was surprised by this change. The next day some of the symptoms partially returned so I started with the same flicker rate but gradually revised it to 10 while continuing to use the same colors. This time not only did I feel warmth but I proceeded to emerge into a state of extreme wellbeing. I saw clients that day but I am sure I had a silly smile on my face most of the time as my mind and body experienced a euphoric state for most of the day. By the end of the day all of my symptoms of the last few days were finally gone.

     I haven’t formulated a full protocol for these symptoms yet, but I now know we can change those types of symptoms. If anyone else has this issue, consider using your light machine. I am sure I will develop a complete theory and process for this problem from this experience. I thought I would share it with you so that you or your clients might benefit.

     New processes for an ever growing variety of conditions is continually being discovered. I am finding ways to affect symptoms from diabetes to dandruff. Therefore, I thought I would include a "New Discoveries with ETT™" column in every newsletter. This way I can keep people abreast of these new findings.

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