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 The Wizard of the Desert, An Alexander Vesely Film

 

Director Alexander Vesely joins us on Friday to talk to us about his new Film "Wizard of the Desert", produced by Noetic Films, Inc. in cooperation with The Milton H. Erickson Foundation.

 

The work of Milton H. Erickson, M.D., often referred to as “The Mozart of Communication,” shocked the scientific community with new and effective theories for therapeutic intervention, which even today defy scientific explanation. But it is his personal story that commands our initial attention.

 

How does a child born in the silver mining community of Aurum, Nevada, and soon to be ghost town at 7,500 feet above sea level, survive all odds after being stricken with polio to grow into the man destined to become an evolutionary genius in the fields of hypnosis and psychotherapy?

 

To overcome paralysis and chronic, debilitating pain and muscle wasting, Dr. Erickson ignored his doctor’s prognosis of helplessness and hopelessness, and went on to invent a protocol for hypnosis, which controls the mind, body and spirit. His exceptional work exposes his true genius and continues to lend hope and curative relief to vast numbers of patients through the hypnotic techniques he developed.

 

In “Wizard of the Desert,” we see an extraordinarily gifted and extremely disciplined man in a wheelchair, whose victories over severe pain, paralysis and life altering medical conditions continue to inspire awe long after his death. Uncompromising in the demands he placed on himself and his family, Dr. Erickson’s story redefined medical philosophies and continues to mesmerize students and audiences alike.

 

Through the eyes of those closest to him, our film reveals three dimensions of this unsung American genius whose contributions to modern psychotherapy and hypnosis forever memorialized him as the…”The Mozart of Communication; The Eccentric; and The Wounded Healer.”

 

Host:  Alexander Vesely

Chairman, Director, Noetic Films, Inc.

 

 

               

Host:   Mary Cimiluca

 CEO, Executive Producer, Noetic Films, Inc.

Email:  Mary@NoeticFilms.Net

 www.viktorandimovie.com

310-402-2435

 

Phone:  310-402-2435   Email:  Mary@NoeticFilms.Net

Press Inquiries:  http://www.viktorandimovie.com/press

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

                                          

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 The Wizard of the Desert, An Alexander Vesely Film

 

            

Director Alexander Vesely joins us on Friday to talk to us about his new Film "Wizard of the Desert", produced by Noetic Films, Inc. in cooperation with The Milton H. Erickson Foundation.

 

The work of Milton H. Erickson, M.D., often referred to as “The Mozart of Communication,” shocked the scientific community with new and effective theories for therapeutic intervention, which even today defy scientific explanation. But it is his personal story that commands our initial attention.

 

How does a child born in the silver mining community of Aurum, Nevada, and soon to be ghost town at 7,500 feet above sea level, survive all odds after being stricken with polio to grow into the man destined to become an evolutionary genius in the fields of hypnosis and psychotherapy?

 

To overcome paralysis and chronic, debilitating pain and muscle wasting, Dr. Erickson ignored his doctor’s prognosis of helplessness and hopelessness, and went on to invent a protocol for hypnosis, which controls the mind, body and spirit. His exceptional work exposes his true genius and continues to lend hope and curative relief to vast numbers of patients through the hypnotic techniques he developed.

 

In “Wizard of the Desert,” we see an extraordinarily gifted and extremely disciplined man in a wheelchair, whose victories over severe pain, paralysis and life altering medical conditions continue to inspire awe long after his death. Uncompromising in the demands he placed on himself and his family, Dr. Erickson’s story redefined medical philosophies and continues to mesmerize students and audiences alike.

 

Through the eyes of those closest to him, our film reveals three dimensions of this unsung American genius whose contributions to modern psychotherapy and hypnosis forever memorialized him as the…”The Mozart of Communication; The Eccentric; and The Wounded Healer.”

 

 

 

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Sydney Yocum

 Motivational Speaker

Living above Physical Challenges!!!!

 

https://www.facebook.com/SydsWishList?ref=hl

 

Spinocellebar Ataxia:  A big word for a big lack of ease causing difficulties for a young friend of Talk Sense Radio.  Sydney Yocum, a young college student living in Goldsboro, North Carolina was born to be special..  Early on, her wonderful spirit and unaltered enthusiasm for life was apparent as she began in childhood to be bothered by this condition.  Although SCA is a progressive, degenerative genetic disease with no know effective cure, Sydney has not been stopped by it.  Instead she thrives!

Graduating with her class from Rosewood High School, she currently attends Wayne Community College in Goldsboro, North Carolina planning to achieve her Associates degree, then transfer to  University with an eye toward becoming a motivational speaker.

Joining us today on Talk Sense Radio for the full hour, we are honored that Sydney will teach us how to overcome difficulties and rise to new heights!    Sydney lives Dr. Frankl’s words, “regardless of the circumstances in your life, you can always find meaning!”   Filmmaker Alexander Vesely joins in the discussion from Hollywood as well. 

 

 

 

Host:  Alexander Vesely

Chairman, Director, Noetic Films, Inc.

 

 

               

Host:   Mary Cimiluca

 CEO, Executive Producer, Noetic Films, Inc.

Email:  Mary@NoeticFilms.Net

 www.viktorandimovie.com 

310-402-2435

 

Phone:  310-402-2435   Email:  Mary@NoeticFilms.Net

Press Inquiries:  http://www.viktorandimovie.com/press

 

 

 

 

 

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Amy Regenstreif

  Health Care Advocate

http://www.TreatYourHealthcareLikeaBusiness.com

 

                                     

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Amy Regenstreif was diagnosed with retroperitoneal leiomyosarcoma in 2001, a very rare cancer.  She has had 11 abdominal surgeries, 4 chemos, ect and in these years as well lost her parents and her ex husband leaving her a single parent in the middle of cancer.

She also started 2 businesses, made sure her daughters graduated college, and advocated for other cancer patients in the proccess.  She helped found a rare cancer support group at Cedar Sinai Comprehensive Cancer center, and has spoken for the Motion Picture Health and Retirement Fund, The Editors Guild, and the Los Angeles Jewish Home for the Aging to name a few.

Her public speaking focuses on money in illness and how to take control of your finances even when you are loosing it. There are things that you can do to help yourself concerning money and spirit.

http://www.TreatYourHealthcareLikeaBusiness.com

 

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Filmmaker Jason DaSilva

www.wheniwalk.com

 

                             

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I started the film back in 2006 because I thought it would be a really interesting art project to follow myself as my walking got worse and worse from MS. I was inspired  by many artists, like performance artist Marina Abramović and video artist Vito Acconci. I wanted to tell the story of people going through MS because I just don’t think it had been done before and people need to see how it impacts the lives of those living with it. I discovered that in order to make a film such as this you have to have a rigorous tenacity; and I now possess this quality. Documentarians often want to build trust and acceptance with their subjects. Being the subject of my film, I don’t think I ever really had that acceptance.  Every night, I would have these dreams of being able to walk; and then I wake up and can’t move.  So there was always the internal struggle of putting myself on camera; and as I got worse and worse, reviewing the footage became difficult.

 

Filmmaking can be spontaneous, and as much I love directorial control I had to let the production call the shots and trust my collaborators. As a filmmaker who has shot all of my footage myself, it was hard to hand over directorial control over to my mother and even to my friends and other family members. We filmed from 2006-2013, and accumulated seven years worth of footage with a shooting ratio of 600:1. You can say were running, and editing, on twelve terabytes of footage.

 

WHEN I WALK shows a unique, first hand perspective on the transformation of becoming disabled. The first scene in the film is me on the beach with my family. What was sets out to be a nice family vacation, turned out to be the inciting incident. So even though I brought my camera along to film the family get together it ending up becoming something a lot more impactful. But it was also the very first time I had something go completely awry with my MS.

 

Life presents its challenges but the one thing that can be learned from the film is that you try and adapt to the challenges you’ve been given.

 

 

 

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Featured Guest:  Michael H. Ballard

Expert in Resiliency and Realistic Optimism© 

Title:  Bitter or Better?

 

     

Are you suffering from a serious chronic disease?

   Have you experienced overwhelming loss from death, divorce, job change?

       Do you feel this is the hand you’re given to play and you cannot envision a better life?  

  Are you looking for key skills and methods to begin again?  

Our guest today will share with us key skills that will make a significant difference in your life. 

 

Michael H. Ballard,  an expert in the area of Resiliency and Realistic Optimism©, shares what he learned during his seven year long battle with two cancers including multiple treatments and OR visits.  Michael has not only gone through these battles but come through with shining colors.  We can all learn from him!

 

Michael Ballard
ResilientMichael@Gmail.com
http://about.me/resilientmichael
www.Linkedin.com/in.MHBallard

http://www.youtube.com/user/MichaelHBallard/featured

 

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