AGI EVENTS 2008 - 2009

May 15-18, 2008

AGI's 20th Annual Conference Webcast (CE Credit: 27 hrs)

The Academy for Guided Imagery in co-operation with 19 other co-sponsoring organizations will present “IMAGERY, SUGGESTION, AND MIND/BODY MEDICINE: 2008.” This historic conference was initially webcast to an international audience on May 15-18, 2008, and it will continue online until July 19, 2008. Participants will not have to travel, pay for hotel or transportation expenses, or take extended time away from work, study or home activities. Even better, any missed presentations will be available online anytime until August 31, 2008.

Imagery and suggestion are critically important unconscious elements in most health care communications, for they can significantly affect the outcome of many medical interventions and therapies. During this groundbreaking webcast, the originators and long-time developers, researchers, teachers, and practitioners of ancient and modern imagery-related techniques will share their unique and extensive expertise, wisdom, and experience through formal presentations and interactive interviews.

This distinguished faculty includes 29 of the leading international researchers, clinicians, and authorities in this field. These experts will share their most recent theories, thoughts, research, techniques, strategies, and clinical findings concerning imagery, visualization, suggestion, mind/body medicine, and related topics.

Presenters include Jeanne Achterberg, PhD; Daniel J. Benor, MD, ABHM; David E. Bresler, PhD, LAc; Effie Poy Yew Chow, PhD, RN, LAc; James S. Gordon, MD; Stanley Krippner, PhD; Lewis Mehl-Madrona, MD, PhD; Emmett Miller, MD; Dean Ornish, MD; Kenneth R. Pelletier, PhD, MD(hc); Martin Rossman, MD; Francine Shapiro, PhD; C. Norman Shealy, MD; David S. Sobel, MD, MPH, and Andrew Weil, among others.

Guest faculty include best-selling crime novelist James Ellroy, on envisioning addiction and sobriety; legendary Hollywood film producer Peter Guber, on the power of the story; and preeminent security expert and best-selling author Gavin de Becker, on “The Gift of Fear.”

Co-sponsoring organizations include the American Holistic Medical Association, American Holistic Nurses Association, American Health Association, Association for Humanistic Psychology, Center for Mind-Body Medicine, Institute of Noetic Sciences, ISSSEEM, Pacific Graduate School of Psychology; and the California School of Professional Psychology/Alliant International University, among others, and CE credits are offered for most health care professions.

Anyone with internet access (dial-up to DSL to T1) on any platform (PC, Mac) can attend, earn CE credits, and register at the lowest conference fees in years. This will allow participation by many providers, students and academics who are interested in this work but could not travel, take time from their practices, study or teaching, or afford to attend conferences in the past.

To obtain further information, to download an online copy of the Conference Brochure, or to register for the webcast, click here.



May 30, 2008

Women In Pain Conference: Gender Matters
City of Hope, Duarte, California

1:00- 2:00pm Dr. David Bresler will discuss “Complementary and Alternative Therpies for Pain Control. This conference is open to both heatlh care professionals and the public. For additional information, please contact the Southern California Cancer Pain Initiative at 626-256-4673 x63202 or email sccpi@coh.org.



June 6, 2008

California Plastic Surgeons Alliance
St. Regis Monarch Resort, Dana Point, CA

1:15pm - 2:00pm. Dr David Bresler will discuss “Pre-Operative Mental Preparation for Surgeons and Their Patients.” This presentation is open to members of the California Plastic Surgeons Alliance. For more information, please contact Roger Greenberg, MD, at comnmadog@comcast.net.


June 20, 2008

California Workers Compensation School
Camarillo, California

11:15pm - 12:30pm. Dr David Bresler will discuss “What Every Pain Therapist Should Know About Interactive Guided Imagerysm.” This presentation is open to workers compensation adjusters, utilization reviewers, attorneys, and providers. For more information, please contact Benda Klass, PhD, at bklass@carectr.com.


July 24-27, 2008

Pre 1: Preceptorship 1 (CE Credit: 26 hrs)
Pre-Requisite: FIGI, Adv/1A, and Adv/1B
Best Western Gateway, Santa Monica, CA

Academy Preceptorships have been called “The Heart of the Certification Training Program,” for over the course of four days, you work closely with small groups of Certification candidates under the skilled tutelage of Academy faculty members.

At Preceptorships, you will have the opportunity to see unique and individual guiding approaches, share personal experiences using Interactive Guided Imagerysm, and gain a working understanding of the techniques and principles taught in our Advanced Workshops.

Each morning, the Preceptorship begins with an in-depth discussion and demonstration of a core Interactive Guided Imagerysm technique, followed by smaller group sessions, each led by an experienced Academy faculty member. In these smaller groups, you will have the opportunity to develop your skills as an Imagery Guide. You will also benefit from experiencing the unique perspectives of the client and the observer, and the feedback from debriefing each imagery experience.

This four day hands-on workshop focuses on mastering four critical IGIsm techniques: Getting To Know An Image; Meeting The Inner Advisor; Evocative Imagery; and Grounding: Moving From Insight To Action. Upon satisfactory completion, you are Level I Certified, which makes you eligible to be included in AGI’s Online Referral Directory of Imagery Practitioners.

This preceptorship will be held at the Best Western Gateway Hotel in Santa Monica, CA (see www.GatewayHotel.com). Call 310-829-9100 for reservations at special AGI rates.



July 24-27, 2008

American Urological Association Leadership Development Program
AUA Headquarters in Linthicum, MD

From 11:15a, - 12:15 pm, Dr David Bresler will discuss Vision and Creativity, and from 1:00pm to 2:00pm, Stress and Time Management with urology fellows selected for the AUA Leadership Development program. For additional information, please contact Brett Heathcott at bheathcott@auanet/org.


September 25-28, 2008

Pre 2: Preceptorship 2 (CE Credit: 26 hrs)
Pre-Requisite: Level I+Adv/2A & Adv/2B
Best Western Gateway, Santa Monica, CA

Preceptorship II follows the same format as Preceptorship I, and we recommend that you practice and develop the skills you learned in Preceptorship I for a few months before enrolling in Preceptorship II, where they will be more closely evaluated.

This four day hands-on workshop focuses on mastering four additional IGIsm techniques: Regression With The Inner Advisor; Parts, Polarities, & Conflict Resolution; The Inner Child; and The Search For Purpose. Upon satisfactory completion, you are Level II Certified.

This preceptorship will be held at the Best Western Gateway Hotel in Santa Monica, CA (see www.GatewayHotel.com).Call 310-829-9100 for reservations at special AGI rates.


May 1-4, 2009

AGI's 21st Annual Conference Webcast (CE Credit: TBA)

The Academy for Guided Imagery will present its 21st Annual Conference as a global webcast on the theme “IMAGERY, STRESS, AND ANXIETY: 2009.” This conference will be webcast to an international audience initially on May 1-4, 2009, and it will continue online until August 31, 2009. Participants will not have to travel, pay for hotel or transportation expenses, or take extended time away from work, study or home activities. Stay tuned for additional information.


July 16-19, 2009

Pre 1: Preceptorship 1 (CE Credit: 26 hrs)
Pre-Requisite: FIGI, Adv/1A, and Adv/1B
Best Western Gateway, Santa Monica, CA

Academy Preceptorships have been called “The Heart of the Certification Training Program,” for over the course of four days, you work closely with small groups of Certification candidates under the skilled tutelage of Academy faculty members.

At Preceptorships, you will have the opportunity to see unique and individual guiding approaches, share personal experiences using Interactive Guided Imagerysm, and gain a working understanding of the techniques and principles taught in our Advanced Workshops.

Each morning, the Preceptorship begins with an in-depth discussion and demonstration of a core Interactive Guided Imagerysm technique, followed by smaller group sessions, each led by an experienced Academy faculty member. In these smaller groups, you will have the opportunity to develop your skills as an Imagery Guide. You will also benefit from experiencing the unique perspectives of the client and the observer, and the feedback from debriefing each imagery experience.

This four day hands-on workshop focuses on mastering four critical IGIsm techniques: Getting To Know An Image; Meeting The Inner Advisor; Evocative Imagery; and Grounding: Moving From Insight To Action. Upon satisfactory completion, you are Level I Certified, which makes you eligible to be included in AGI’s Online Referral Directory of Imagery Practitioners.

This preceptorship will be held at the Best Western Gateway Hotel in Santa Monica, CA (see www.GatewayHotel.com). Call 310-829-9100 for reservations at special AGI rates.



September 24-27, 2009

Pre 2: Preceptorship 2 (CE Credit: 26 hrs)
Pre-Requisite: Level I+Adv/2A & Adv/2B
Best Western Gateway, Santa Monica, CA

Preceptorship II follows the same format as Preceptorship I, and we recommend that you practice and develop the skills you learned in Preceptorship I for a few months before enrolling in Preceptorship II, where they will be more closely evaluated.

This four day hands-on workshop focuses on mastering four additional IGIsm techniques: Regression With The Inner Advisor; Parts, Polarities, & Conflict Resolution; The Inner Child; and The Search For Purpose. Upon satisfactory completion, you are Level II Certified.

This preceptorship will be held at the Best Western Gateway Hotel in Santa Monica, CA (see www.GatewayHotel.com).Call 310-829-9100 for reservations at special AGI rates.