HBLU natural bio-destressing video used in war-torn Africa

From: <elainedavies@bellsouth.net>
To: <jaswack@hblu.org>
Sent: Tuesday, November 29, 2005 12:23 PM
Subject: Africa teaching

Judith,

Thanks again for your permission to take "Clear Trauma Now" videotape in PAL format to Sierra Leone, West Africa.

We showed the tape to 40 teacher/counselors who were attending our 2 week training event in Freetown, November 2005. It was well received and understood. These folks will go back to their secondary schools and teach Bio-Destressing to the other teachers and to their students. We even taught a rap/rhyme called Happy Tapping so they could teach the taping points to the kids using a song.

I took many photos of the trainees tapping along with the video and will put them in the snail-mail on a CD.

You may want to update your blurb.on our website and of course you have my permission to show them and this letter.

I’d like to add that prior copies of the video are being shown at regional trainings even when I’m not in country and EFT is being used by many. One of my prior students reported that at their women’s annual meeting (attended by gals from United Methodist Churches from all over the country) they have a session on trauma and stress and continue to teach tapping and find it very soothing.

The main doctor at Kissy Hospital in Freetown borrowed a copy of the video and may incorporate it in his staff education because he sees a need to be treating PTSD and ongoing stress in his huge outpatient population and in his HIV/AID program.

Thanks for contributing to the healing and health of this war torn nation.

Elaine Davies

From: "elainedavies@bellsouth.net" To: jaswack@msn.com
Subject: video in Africa
Date: Fri, 13 Feb 2004 20:53:42 -0500

Judith, I’m attaching the photo of some of my students learning tapping while watching your video in Freetown, West Africa. Had 23 students, some were pastors but mostly teachers who hopefully will pass this on to their students in war torn West Africa. Video was very clear. We watched it twice. I worked with two individual traumas in group and had quick clearing. May the word spread to all who need it!

Elaine Davies

Judith, Yes you may put the pictures on your web site. I’m going to send a copy of your Trauma video to Liberia with the team that goes there to do training in March. My team of two plus me were in Freetown, Sierra Leone 1/16/04 to 2/3/04.. I also took copies of EFT for Newcomers CD Ram and your trauma imprint outline and diagram. I also taught basic counseling skills and other team members taught grief and loss, anger and forgiveness, family systems and domestic violence and child abuse. Covered AIDS prevention as well. A full schedule.

BIO: Elaine Davies is a registered nurse and licensed clinical social worker in Indianapolis, In. She has 30 + years in the mental health field. She has used energy psychology methods in the treatment of PTSD, depression, allergies, and relationship problems. Her background is Christian and Adlerian (cognitive-behavioral) with extensive experience with EMDR and psychodrama.

She has participated in trauma training missions in the war-torn areas of Liberia and Sierra Leone, West Africa through Operation
Classroom of the United Methodist Church in 2000, 2002, and 2004. She is currently practicing Neuromodulation Technique on medical issues in the Atlanta, GA area.