Bennett Stellar University's Master Neuro-Linguistic Hypnotherapy®/Reiki Master Certification

Sandra Vesterstein August 30 at 2:15pm

I would love to share with all of you an incredible program.

A couple of years ago I attended Bennett Stellar University's Master Neuro-Linguistic Hypnotherapy®/Reiki Master Certification. This training changed my life forever.
Thanks to Kaileen Sherk and Michael Bennett's skillful guidance as both trainers and practitioners, I have developed tools and I am able to access internal resources that have allowed me to navigate the beautiful journey I am on with grace and ease.

Because I believe in this training so much, I have become a trainer for Bennett Stellar University.

Please check out our upcoming classes at Bennett Stellar University (http://www.Bennettstellar.com/). I hope you find a training that suits your schedule. Starting in January 2011, we will be offering weekend classes throughout the United States.

Classes offered in:
Burlington, VT September 09/11/2010-09/26/2010
Charlotte, NC October 10/16/2010-10/31/2010
Sedona, AZ November 11/06/2010-11/21/2010

Please do not hesitate to call me with any questions you may have about the training.

In Love and Light,
Sandra Vesterstein
Pure Potential Coaching
802-985-8275

Day 3 & 4 – Connecting to the Divine within ME: Basking in the Sisterhood of Love

Day 3 & 4 ­– Connecting to the Divine within ME: Basking in the Sisterhood of Love

The past couple of days have been amazing. I feel blessed to be encircled by my sisterhood that is comprised of biological, friend and business sisters.

One blessing sticks out in my mind is from a woman that I have never met in person. We have had many candid and vulnerable conversations over the phone. Her beauty and soulfulness radiates from the inside out. She commented on my blog a few days ago and said, "I was amazing." It occurred to me that it takes someone amazing to recognize that quality in someone else. At some level, are we not all a reflection of the people in our experience?

Another blessing offered to me recently was by my sister, Jody; we share the same birthday and have done so for 47 years. Being with her is like being with my other half. However, for most of our lives she has been the fun half. As of late, I think I maybe giving her a run for her money. I always tell people, who don't know me very well and comment on how much fun I'm to be around, that I haven't always been this much fun. I was very serious and reflective most of my life. My fun button was installed during a Bennett Stellar University training and it has never been turned off. Sometimes I think my button should have been a dimmer switch. Oh well, fun is not so bad. Anyway, back to Jody. She reflects the pride I have within myself. Reading to her my first blog, was so tender. Her attentive listening and nurturing style allowed me to surrender to the process and share with complete vulnerability. My other biological sisters Lynda, Cynthia and my sister-in-law Darlene, offer me unwavering devotion and support. I'm sooooo loved by all of them. I must include my big brother Tom in the sisterhood because he is my pillar of strength. Sorry Tom, you'll need to buck up and be a girl for this blog.

Ruth (http://www.paarlance.com) is an entirely different story in my sisterhood experience. I met Ruth while developing my website and hired her to be my copywriter. Oh, I forgot to mention, I had been plagued for years with writer's anxiety. I was fortunate to be able to get rid of this issue utilizing NLP techniques. Employing her gift as a creative writer, Ruth has helped me to co-create my story and copy for my website while helping me to build my confidence in writing. We immediately did a beautiful dance of creativity and became instant friends. She too is someone I haven't been with in person. The conversations we have had over the phone have been insightful. Her ability to capture my essence in written language is incredible. I consider Ruth to be in my "inner circle" of friends.

I could go on forever re-telling stories of how my sisterhood has held me close and I'm not sure that I could ever do my sisters justice. As I reflect on that comment made a few days ago, it allows me to connect to all the files in my mind that store the memories of how my sisters have been there for me throughout the years. My sisters have believed in me when I haven't believed in myself. Most importantly, they have held me in the light when I couldn't connect with my own internal light of the Divine.

What I would love to leave you with today is the concept that the sisterhood is whatever you want to create. If you want a supportive, compassionate, loving sisterhood then you need to give & receive those qualities to yourself first and then offer them freely to others. Our connection to each other defies time and space.

Therefore, sisters "BE" the sister you would like to have first and then watch how your sisterhood experience will soon reflect beauty within you.

Day 2: Connecting with the Divine within ME, Lesson: Discernment

Why am I calling to me experiences that create the feeling of being judged and conditionally loved? I ask myself this question now because through all of my professional training I have learned that I am the co-creator of my experience. I no longer allow the victim within me to be in charge, but rather allow the discerning part of me to navigate via curiosity.

As I reflected on this question yesterday, coming from the state of faith, I began to notice how the universe was conspiring to give me clarity on this situation. The stronger I felt faith within me, the more clarity I experienced.

I was very fortunate to have a fellow colleague and friend, Shelley Rector http://www.shelleyrector.com, walk me through the process of understanding what the parts of me that were feeling judged and unloved wanted. The feedback that I have received from family, friends and colleagues is that I am the queen of unconditional love and validation and I effortlessly hold space for others to explore their feelings without judgment. So why was I unable to receive this from others?

I was raised to believe that you "give what you want to receive." Through Shelley's and my work, it became clear that I found the parts of me that were at times judgmental and conditional, to be disgusting. I found judgment & conditional love so disgusting that I often allowed myself to be treated in ways that were less than stellar to say the least. I allowed my boundaries to be pushed, feelings to be hurt and most of all, I gave away my self-respect and esteem and took on more than my share of blame in each situation that I encountered, to my own detriment.

Today, I allowed my mind to quiet and listen to what the conditional and judgmental parts of me really wanted. I stopped apologizing for my feelings and finally afforded myself the love of knowing that I too am perfectly imperfect. And for as much time as I live in love, gratitude, acceptance etc. there are also parts of me that are fearful, judgmental, controlling and the like. By actually loving these parts, it allows me to feel them, listen to what they need and then release the hold they have on me.

By fearing these parts and judging them within myself, I was actually calling to me experiences that reflected this vibration. I know now, that the vibration of self-love and acceptance vibrates at a much higher level than that of fear of judgment and conditional love. I trust that choosing this vibration will create the experience that I desire.

Today, I commit to loving ME from the inside out. I accept and embrace that which makes me the woman that I am and I am that I am truly perfectly imperfect!

Day 1 Connecting with the Divine within Me

With every ending, there is a new beginning. Today, I made a choice to step out of fear and into faith. I was fortunate enough to have a friend and healer Jean Salch http://www.jeansalch.com do a healing with me over the phone. I was able to release past insecurities and grief which made me feel a ton better. BTW, I highly recommend her. Then I practiced some extreme self-care.... facial, soak in the tub, and meditation.

"What I'm I going to do professionally?”, in the past, that was the question that cycled in my mind day after day. Today I have clarity with my professional goals, thanks to the process of DreamSculpting. Leveraging my gifts as a coach and trainer to help to heal the world feels very inspiring and hopeful. I am fortunate to be affiliated with Bennett Stellar University. This affiliation allows me to connect and work with outstanding colleagues and to connect with a diverse group of individuals who challenge me to expand my internal map of the world. I am truly grateful for this opportunity (Thank You Michael Bennett!).

For today, I am focusing on being present in every moment and standing in faith. I know and trust when I am in this state doors open, connections happen, giving and receiving love is easy and connecting to my creator is effortless.

My oldest sister Lynda just shared this quote with me today and I thought it was fitting for my current journey.

Please enjoy! "Nothing ever happened in the past that can prevent you from being present now; and if the past cannot prevent you from being present now what power does it have?"~ Eckhart Tolle

Classes, Workshops & Group Coaching

Classes
Sandra Vesterstein is a teacher and co-facilitator of classes through Bennett/Stellar University’s distance learning opportunities. Please check back often for the latest class topics and dates.

Workshops
Pure Potential Coaching provides workshops to businesses and sales professionals as well as medical and school groups in New England and Montreal. Topics include communication, mediation, business consulting, skill development and performance enhancement for all who attend. For example, managers can enhance their communication skills to quickly build effective rapport with their teams. Watch for open workshops, or set up a private workshop for your group by contacting Sandra now.

Group Coaching
Group coaching can be just as effective as one on one sessions from Pure Potential Coaching. Try DreamSculpting® — a goal-setting technique developed by Bennett/Stellar University — with your team. Whether in a group setting or via a conference call, individuals and the group benefit from diverse perspectives and an added sense of community and collegiality.

Class: Master Neuro-Linguistic Hypnotherapy & Reiki Master Certification

Successful people possess a great understanding of the mind, a persuasive use of language and an ability to harness, move and direct energy. If you've always wanted to enhance your practice, career or life with in-depth knowledge of hypnosis, Reiki and NLP, now is the time.

Bennett/Stellar University's Neuro-Linguistic Hypnotherapy (NLH)/Coaching Program™ is a highly experiential specialty program, filled with practical exercises that incorporate instruction in the top five healing technologies of Neuro-Linguistic Programming (NLP) in one health and achievement certification training program:

1. Time Line Coaching™

2. Life Coaching

3. Hypnotherapy

4. Reiki I

5. Reiki II

Bennett/Stellar University offers a 16-day course or a series of weekend training programs. Check back for dates!

• Weekend Program Series

• 16-Day Program (Course #2102)

Early registration discounts available. Please contact Pure Potential Coaching for more information: 802-985-8275!

Links and Resources

Here are a few links to great resources I've used to help me with copywriting, my website and more.

Paarlance Creative Writing, copywriting & project management — www.paarlance.com

Brown Wing Studio, web development and design — www.brownwingstudio.com

Stultz Photography, photographer — www.nataliestultz.com

Speaking Engagements

Sandra Vesterstein, Master NLP, inspires audiences of all kinds with relevant, upbeat topics to tap into your pure potential. Sandra will tailor her presentations to your organization and event. Book Sandra as a speaker today, and find your inspiration!

Class: DreamSculpting®

DreamSculpting® is a powerful technique developed by Bennett/Stellar University that helps individuals and groups with setting goals consciously and unconsciously. In DreamSculpting, you align your beliefs (an unconscious process) and make them work together with your conscious goals to develop an action plan. Limiting beliefs are identified and left behind, leaving only the beliefs that support your goals.

Our process uses StoryBoarding and Reverse Imagineering from Bennett/Stellar University to develop manageable steps toward attaining your goals. Your small group sessions will focus on one or more of the following areas of life: career, health, relationships, wealth, family, home and/or pleasure activities.

Ask us about booking a special session with the inspiring creator of DreamSculpting, Michael Bennett, Founder of Bennett/Stellar University. Email or call Sandra now to sign up today!

Workshop: Weight Loss

Losing weight doesn’t have to be so hard! Make it easier with a three-hour workshop that identifies what motivates you to lose weight. Through Neuro-Linguistic Programming and hypnotherapy, two practitioners work to clear away the negatives and align your mind with the positive. By forming clear goals, this refreshing workshop greatly enhances your success in losing or maintaining weight.

Priced as low as $99 per person, get ready to learn new ways to overcome your challenges! Call Sandra for dates and locations of this workshop.