Some people are reluctant to experience hypnosis.  There are many reasons why, including the financial concern.  In an attempt to allow people to feel less anxious about that particular concern, we are having FALL MADNESS - Friday 10/28/11-Sunday 10/30/11.  We will be offerring 30 minute hypnosis sessions for $30.  This is just CRAZY!  Our usual fee is $150 per session, so this is a substantial savings. If you are ready to make a change in your life and want the added support of hypnosis, call us NOW to make an appointment.  At these rates, the schedule will fill up soon.   Remember that we also do hypnosis sessions over SKYPE. Knoxville Center for Clinical Hypnosis www.kcch.vpweb.com 865-851-8687  ...read more

If you are a small business owner there could be many financial benefits to hiring your child. If your business is a sole proprietorship, you pay no payroll taxes on your child's wages if that child is under age 18.  Your child could pay no payroll taxes and no federal income taxes if wages do not exceed the 2010 standard deduction of $5,700 for a single taxpayer. Read the rest of this article here. ...read more

On June 10, 2011, the Texas House passed with amendments S1, the Senate omnibus fiscal matters bill, which contains myriad tax provisions. The proposed legislation provides that a taxpayer who in August 2013 is required to pay sale and use taxes on or before the 20th day of that month, who pays the taxes by electronic funds transfer, and who does not prepay as provided by state law, must remit an additional tax prepayment of 25% of the amount the taxpayer is otherwise required to remit during August 2013. The taxpayer can then take a credit in the amount of the additional payment against the next payment due. Read the rest of this article here. ...read more

Do you need a QuickBooks ProAdvisor or a QuickBooks Certified ProAdvisor? Anyone who pays their money to Intuit can be a ProAdvisor; however, to be a Certified ProAdvisor they must also pass a series of exams. A ProAdvisor receives QuickBooks Premier Accountant Edition, telephone support, and discounts on forms and software for themselves and their clients. A Certified ProAdvisor also gets the software, better telephone support and larger discounts for themselves and their clients. The annual certification test requires an understanding of general accounting and bookkeeping principles. Certified ProAdvisors must also have an excellent understanding and competency with QuickBooks products and features including installation, set-up, and using the software. Acquiring competency with new features and taking the certification test can take 20 hours or more. Generally, someone becomes a ProAdvisor when they just need to be able to access their clients' QuickBooks files.  A Certified ProAdvisor is usually needed when the client needs the software installed and set up for their specific business and/or they need training along with ongoing support. Speaking as a QuickBooks Certified ProAdvisor, with more than 30 years business experience, you get better value by using a Certified ProAdvisor. Read more articles atVistaProfessionalServices.com ...read more

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People often ask what hypnosis can be used to help treat.  I usually ask them to tell me what it is about themselves (or their lives) they would like to change and I will tell them how hypnosis can help them. However, there are some things that hypnosis is good for which I can't explain why it works. This isn't necessarily troubling because we really don't know how hypnosis works, at all, but we suppose that by dealing with things like stress (which is at the root of about 90% of all physical and psychological problems in our society) we can affect changes in the body through indirect means.  Visualization and colors are very useful in hypnosis, but I have no idea why they work the way they do.  If you read my blogs, you'll know I've conquered my acid reflux through self-hypnosis using visualization and color.  How exactly did that work?  Beats me.  All I know is that it DID work and now I don't suffer like I did. The color orange is considered to be a healing color and it is one that I use quite a bit.  What is special about orange?  Beats me.  All I know is that it works and people who incorporate it find it to be very useful in healing. I'm not out to re-invent the wheel.  There are things that are used in traditional healing practices that have been around for thousands of years that people find work.  I use this ancient wisdom in the modern practice of hypnosis to help affect results in the lives of my clients. Why does much of it work?  Beats me.  All I know is that it does work and people (including myself) find relief from physical and psychological ailments using hypnosis. Do you have a problem and want to change it?  Give us a call.  Hypnosis is good for what ails you. Ron     ...read more

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Sounds silly, doesn't it?  How does hypnosis work on acid reflux?  I must admit that I have no idea - but I know it works.  I have been using self-hypnosis to work with my own acid reflux problems for the past several weeks and have received dramatic improvement.Prior to beginning my self-hypnosis regimen for acid reflux, I was taking 150mg of Ranitidine every day, and sometimes twice a day.  Although this alleviated the acid reflux for the moment, it also caused some unwanted side effects, including nausea, diarrhea, and nose bleeds.  I couldn't blow my nose without getting a nose bleed and this was very troublesome, especially when out in public.  Often, my nose would just start bleeding spontaneously.After working with my self-hypnosis, I now take Ranitidine 2-3 times per week.  Yes, you read that correctly.  I went from using medication at least 7 times per week to using it 2-3 times per week and I continue to work on my self-hypnosis program to eliminate the need for medication, at all.I have made no obvious changes in my diet that would explain the change.  The fact is, the hypnosis did the trick.  Let's be very clear that I have to do daily maintenance to maintain my health in this area.  If I don't do my self-hypnosis program then I suffer - greatly.  But when I maintain my program of self-hypnosis, I see absolutely amazing results.If you or someone you love suffers from acid reflux and is tired of the pesky side effects of the various medications, give hypnosis a try.  The results are proven and the only side effects are relaxation and a better night's sleep.  Give us a call at 865-851-8687 ...read more

This is an amazing story about one man's weight management commitment! You will notice several very important things he did to help him work towards his goal.  One of the best ideas was to take a picture of himself every day as he chronicles his journey.  All too often it is easy for many people to see themselves through their old eyes.  That is, many people think of themselves as over weight and actually see themselves as such, even if they aren't or even if they are actually losing weight. This is because there is a difference between sensation, for example, sight (seeing things), and perception (how we interpret what we see).  This is especially evident in anorexics but can be troubling for many people who simply think of themselves as overweight and then make that perception a reality. They make the perception a reality by discounting any positive steps they are making toward reaching goals, such as weight loss.  Once these positive goals have been discounted, they find they have no motivation to continue their behavior towards their goal. I had a friend once (actually I've had many and more than once, but that's beside the point) who always viewed himself as overweight.  Even when the rest of us were telling him he was cut, he continued to see himself as overweight.  Eventually, he got comfortable with not working out and actually became overweight.   These cases are almost self-fulfilling prophesies. Hypnosis can help us change our perception about things (perceptions are greatly influenced by paradigms which are, ultimately, thinking) and maintain our objectivity and motivation when trying to reach goals.  Just like the guy who photographed himself everyday as a way to maintain his motivation, hypnosis can help us objectively perceive what is going on in our lives. If you want to motivate yourself to help you achieve a goal, consider hypnosis.  Learn to make your sight and perception agree on what you see.   ...read more

We've all heard the old adage that we only use 10% of our brain.  While this isn't really true (most all of our brain is working all of the time), the brain's potential is vastly under utilized, especially when it comes to working to correct physical maladies.  Think about it.  All normal human beings are eqipped with the same basic brain.  Why is it that some people are able to utilize their brains' potentials more than others?  Why do some people heal faster and seem almost resistant to illness? I think that part of the reason for this is that we are constantly stressed (which inhibits performance of our immune system) and distracted. We are in a continual state of distress and we don't focus out attention.  People who are able to calm themselves and focus their attention are able to bring more of their natural abilities to bear on health, wellness and any number of live problems.  Hypnosis can increase the use of the brain by working on both of these areas:   1)  If hypnosis is good for nothing else, it is good for relaxation and stress management.  I usually tell my clients that two things will happen in our first session - I will get information about them and they will learn to relax.  Stress is the single biggest health issue in our society.  It may well be at the root of obesity, cancer, heart disease, diabetes and a number of public health issues, including autoimmune disorders (such as forms of arthritis).  By learning self-hypnosis (always a part of the hypnosis process that we use), people learn to relax and beat the distress that causes a multitude of ills. 2) Hypnosis helps us focus our attention because hypnosis is a focused state of concentration.  While most people equate hypnosis with sleep, when at sleeep the brain operates at 0-4cycles per second (cps).  In hypnotic alpha state, the brain is operating at 8-12cps - the same brain wave frequency as an althete performing "in the zone."  By learning to use self-hypnosis and concentrate the powers of the mind, we can perform what often seems like miraculous results in the areas of wellness and healing.  By enlisting the help of the body's own powers of concentration, we are often able to find relief from many problems in our lives (mind and body).  The mind/body connection is not something new.  All ancient philosophies (of which I am aware) made the connection between mind and body.  We are intergrated and whole human beings.  We are not just a body, any more than we are just a brain.  We are both body and mind and these two things must work together in harmony for health and wellness to occur.  Hypnosis is one way to strengthen that mind/body connection and become, once again, an integrated and healthy human being. What dreams and aspirations have you thrown away because of health problems?  Don't you owe it to yourself to renew those dreams and live the life you want to live?  Rekindle the flame of possibility.    Give us a call and let us help you!  And instead of thinking about what you have to lose - think about what you have to gain! Ron     ...read more

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Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) affects many people in our society, from military personnel to law enforcement to emergency responders to news reporters.  It also affects the families of these individuals.  PTSD may also be a result of an accident, domestic violence or rape.  The list of things that cause PTSD is lengthy but all of these causes are rooted in recurrent thinking brought about by a traumatic event.  This thinking, often below the level of awareness, causes changes in behavior, emotions and physiology identified as PTSD.   Hypnosis is one way to help deal with stress and anxiety, including PTSD.  There is a sizable body of research on this topic.  Here are just a few of the research papers on hypnosis and PTSD: http://www.heartcenteredtherapies.org/go/docs/bryant%20et%20al%20-%20additive%20benefit%20of%20hypnosis%20and%20cbt.pdf http://psycnet.apa.org/psycinfo/1991-13473-001 http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/ch.211/abstract http://psycnet.apa.org/psycinfo/1995-02909-001 If you or someone about whom you care seeks relief for stress and anxiety, including post-traumatic stress, educate yourself by reading the literature and then contact us for a free consultation.  Remember that active military and law enforcement always receives a 10% discount on services. Don't choose to suffer when you can learn to use hypnosis to help you with your problems. Ron ...read more

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March is Stress Buster Month Stress is a major contributor to many of thepsychological and physiological problemsin our society.  Stress contributes to anxiety and depression, heart disease, hypertension, weight gain, cancer, slower rates of healing, increased susceptibility to illness and disease, and a myriad of other problems and the consequences associated with those problems.  One often asks how hypnosis can be so effective in helping with a large variety of problems and the answer usually relates  back to STRESS.  By helping to reduce stress, hypnosis works wonders in many other areas of our lives.  If you have a problem and are looking for a solution, call for a free consultation.  Let us tell you how hypnosis may be beneficial for you!   ...read more

I have entered the race to be Mayor of Georgetown, Texas. It is a non-political office, but as a fiscal and conservative Christian I felt that Georgetown needed a Mayor that would actively recruit businesses for our area and fight to maintain the Texas Treasure that it is. If you are of the same mindset, Please consider donating to the cause. Contact:  Marler for Mayor c/o Book Pride 109 West 7th Street, Suite 115 Georgetown TX  78626 512-868-3363 ...read more