"Pathways to Healing"

Frequently Asked Questions


  • I don't have any surgery planned. How can these techniques help me in my life?
  • Why do you believe in the power of the mind?

    I don't have any surgery planned. How can these techniques help me
    in my life?

    Pathways to Healing offers more than one pathway! For nearly twenty years, I have worked with people from all walks of life helping them realize physical, emotional and spiritual goals by teaching them how to use the power of their mind. The techniques I teach are designed to empower you (and teach you how) to identify, heal and change your limiting beliefs and attitudes, thoughts and feelings, choices and decisions and other factors that hold you back while utilizing the power of your mind and emotions to create what you want and enjoy a fulfilling life.

    I also offer techniques to relax, reduce stress and give you a greater sense of well-being and control. Some of these are on audio cassette recordings.     [Top]

    Why do you believe in the power of the mind?

    I believe the mind is more powerful than we know at this time. I have seen the power of my own mind and the amazing changes in my life as a result of using the techniques I teach. I have also witnessed the changes in my clients and friends as they have utilized the power of their minds. Hypnosis and biofeedback work with the power of the mind. There are books about successful people who use visualizaton to help them achieve goals. Athletes talk about how they use visualization to improve their skills and beat records. I have had clients who came to me to improve their golf and tennis games! My best friend used visualization along with other techniques and medical protocol to heal herself of advanced terminal kidney cancer. More and more people are recognizing how powerful the mind is and are actively learning how to harness this power to live happier, healthier, more productive and fulfilling lives.

    There are wellness centers and well communities all over the country supporting people with cancer and other life threatening diseases. They often offer programs using visualization and other power of the mind techniques. I volunteered my services at the Wellness Community in Santa Monica, CA years ago by taking the participants on guided visualizations to help them heal their body and their emotions.
    Currently, and for the past seven years I have been a hospice volunteer. I am also Chairperson of the Training Committee for the non profit organization Compassion in Action. We use visualization techniques to help our volunteers face their own fears of death and dying. I have also used visualization techniques with clients in any, or all, areas of life - physically, emotionally, mentally and spiritually.

    By harnessing the power of your mind you can achieve general and specific goals, and you can direct your body's own mechanisms to heal more quickly, easily and with the best possible results.     [Top]

  • Why did you create Pathways to Healing?
  • What happens to me during the sessions?
  • What will my doctor say about these techniques?
  • How will I feel afterwards?
  • What kind of people use power of the mind techniques?
  • What if I can't make it to your office?

    Why did you create Pathways to Healing?

    I created Pathways to Healing in response to medical professionals and their patients who wanted to enhance the healing process. With years of experience working with people wanting to heal their past and their emotions and to be more in charge of their life, I know how powerfully we can affect our own health and healing. This program is designed for those people who want to be more in charge of and proactive in their own treatment and healing process. Included with the techniques and guided visualizations are personal sessions with me for comfort, support and reassurance all of which enhance healing and well-being.     [Top]

    What happens to me during the sessions?

    The first session is in person in my office, unless, of course, you live out of town and cannot get here. In that case, we talk on the phone. This session gives us the opportunity to talk a bit, for me to get to know you and your particular concerns and goals, as well as to teach you how to release any fear you might be feeling.

    After this session, I make and send you a set of three recordings specifically designed for you and your needs. The first recording is for you to listen to daily until you have your surgical procedure. The second recording is to be played during surgery and in the recovery room. The third recording is to be played daily after your surgery for as long as you wish.

    We have another session, usually by telephone, a day or so before your surgery, another a day or two after your surgery and another a week or two following your surgery. These sessions are to answer any questions you may have and to provide comfort , support and reassurance.

    Some people have requested more frequent sessions with me which is fine.     [Top]

    What will my doctor say about these techniques?

    Every doctor is different. Most of the doctors I have come across are open to and supportive, if not enthusiastic, of the techniques I use. More and more, doctors and nurses are understanding how powerful the relationship is between the body and the mind. Most doctors, even if they are not familiar with the techniques, will want their patient to participate more actively in their own healing process and will welcome the effort to do so as long as it does not interfere with the doctor's treatment.     [Top]


    How will I feel afterwards?

    Every person and their physiology is unique. My father could walk around with a nail sticking up into his shoe and not feel it. I, on the other hand, would be in pain from it! How you feel is dependent on any number of factors including what kind of surgery you have. Some areas of the body are more sensitive than others and some kind of surgeries are more invasive than others. People generally find that, working with the Pathways to Healing program, they need less pain medication than they ordinarily would, and they tend to heal faster which also indicates that they feel better sooner.

    Patients tell me that they experience a greater sense of well-being, and feel much more in charge (less out of control) by participating in their own treatment using the Pathways to Healing program. Doctors have also commented on how much more quickly their patients seem to heal using this program.     [Top]


    What kind of people use power of the mind techniques?

    People who want to be more successful and in charge of every area of their life!

    The power of the mind is immense. All of us have experienced examples of the power of the mind. World class (and amateur) athletes use visualization to help conquer fears, build confidence and expand their limits to improve skills and accomplish record breaking performances. Businessmen and women visualize to increase sales, meet objectives and achieve goals. Actors and people of all different professions have come to me to learn how to achieve goals, create or improve relationships, heal the pain and limitations from the past and create the life they desire. Medical professionals also use and acknowledge the power of the mind and often recommend biofeedback, hypnosis, and visualization as ways of using the mind to control the body and to improve the attitude of patients.     [Top]

    What if I can't make it to your office?

    That's not a problem at all. I work with people all over the country. The personal consultations can be done over the telephone and I will mail the recordings to you. I also work with people desiring consultations for non surgical reasons who live out of state. Where there is a will there is a way!     [Top]

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