tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-65579220916527626222011-07-08T04:21:29.760-07:00Christine Simmonds-Moore and Steve Moorenoreply@blogger.comBlogger11100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6557922091652762622.post-62521383646604404652009-06-11T04:22:00.001-07:002009-06-11T04:26:13.375-07:00Liverpool Hope University will be hosting an exciting conference on Health, Mental Health and Exceptional Human Experiences on monday 7th September.<br /><br />Liverpool Hope University is an ecumenical university with a mission statement addressing mind, body and spirit, and the psychology department also has an active parapsychology research group.<br /><br />The objectives of the conference are as follows:<br />•To provide a forum for cross disciplinary discussion on the interaction between mind and body<br />•To provide a forum for cross disciplinary discussion on the overlap between exceptional human experiences and physical health/well being<br />•To provide a forum for cross disciplinary discussion on the overlap between exceptional human experiences and mental health/well being<br />•An opportunity for the development of greater insight and understanding of exceptional human experiences in an applied context.<br /><br />The conference will be a one day event, comprising two main sessions:<br />One on belief mind and body [including the placebo effect/how the mind might be involved in the healing process; the effects of belief on the efficacy of drugs/healing/mental health; [Religious] faith and health/mental health; Exploring and understanding anomalous healing effects - a review of distant healing effects; Hypnosis and (self) healing; exploring "will or intention" from a mainstream perspective; Altered states of consciousness, mental imagery and healing].<br />The second will be on mental health and exceptional human experiences [including exploring the overlaps between clinical psychology and paranormal experiences; Clinical parapsychology in practice; Exploring the differences between healthy and unhealthy exceptional human experiences; exploring ways of manipulating/controlling pathological/healthy anomalous experiences; Spiritual and paranormal emergencies; The flow state, mental health and optimal performance; Healthy and unhealthy reactions to extreme events; Meditation and mental health ].<br />Speakers include the following: John Gruzelier, Isabel Clarke, Stefan Schmidt, Eberhard Bauer, Martina Belz, David Luke, Ian Tierney, Christine Simmonds-Moore, Carl Williams, Diane Dutton, Nicola Holt and Ginette Nachman.<br />Registration for the event opened on monday 8th June (a registration form can be downloaded from this blogsite),<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6557922091652762622-6252138364660440465?l=exceptionalhumanexperiences.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Christine Simmonds-Moore and Steve Moorenoreply@blogger.com41