Erich Esslinger –
Vizedirektor Oerlikon Gear Tec AG

“Ich komme aus der Schweiz und bin ueber 80 Jahre alt.
Ich wollte unbedingt eine Hypnosentherapie erleben, um meine
unbewussten Glaubensmuster und negativen Verhaltensmuster,
welche meine Gesundheit geschaedigt haben, kennen zu lernen.
Meine Problemzonen sind das rechte Knie und meine beiden Haende.
Ich konnte nicht mehr auf den Boden kauern,
keine Schraubverschluesse an Flaschen oeffnen
und hatte immer sehr starke Schmerzen.

Nach meinem Empowerment geht es mir wirklich erstaunlich gut!
Nach 6 Monaten spuere ich noch immer eine taegliche Verbesserung.
Ich kann mich wieder viel freier bewegen
und kann Schraubverschluesse ohne Hilfsmittel oeffnen. Auch kann ich endlich wieder schmerzfrei fuer laengere Zeit auf den Boden knien (um mit meinem Corgi zu raufen!).

Rueckblickend habe ich sehr viele positive Erfahrungen gemacht.
Mich beeindruckte aber auch der ganze Seminar-Ablauf,
das froehliche seelische Klima,
und die unkomplizierten Amerikanischen Teilnehmer,
welche mich mit echter Freude in ihren Kreis aufgenommen haben.
Ich bin ganz sicher, dass ich neue Freunde gewonnen habe!
Brigitta und George leiteten dieses Heilungs-Seminar souveraen
und mit einer Hingabe, welche nicht groesser haette sein koennen.
Ich bedanke mich bei ihnen und den uebrigen Teilnehmern
recht herzlich.”

Translation:

Erich Esslinger –
Vice President Oerlikon Gear Technology, Ltd

“I came all the way from Switzerland and I am over 80 years old.
I absolutely wanted to experience Hypnotherapy to discover my
subconscious belief patterns and my negative behavior patterns,
which might have damaged my health.
My health challenges were my right knee and both my hands.
I was in such intense pain that I could no longer crouch on the floor
or open screw top bottles.

After my Empowerment I suddenly feel astonishingly well!
Even six months later, I still notice continued daily improvements.
I’m able to move quite freely again, and opening screw top bottles
without a special gadget is no longer a problem.
I’m also able to kneel for prolonged periods of time on the floor
without pain (and finally get to wrestle with my Corgi again!).

In retrospect, this seminar brought me a lot of positive experiences.
The entire event was very impressive,
starting with this cheerful emotional atmosphere,
and those easy-going American participants,
who welcomed me into their circle with genuine pleasure.
I’m convinced that I have made some real new friends!
Brigitta and George facilitated this healing event masterfully
and their loving attention could not have been greater.
I thank both of them and all my fellow participants
with all my heart.”






Jon Fulwiler -
Retired Aerospace Worker

Poem: “SOLITUDE“

On my many journeys to and from Neverland,
I discovered a place that is forever and
I want to Empower you!

Your journey begins with a steep and winding climb
To the top of a very tall mountain.
To a place where earth touches heaven
And God’s hand doesn’t have to reach very far.
He too, wants to Empower you!

It is a place of peace where giant oaks and redwoods,
Grandfathers to the four directions,
Stand guard to honor and protect Those who come to do Their work.
A place of wild beauty where nature can roam.
A place of joy where laughter rings and the birds sing,
Composing the song of love.
A place where your ‘inner child‘ is always safe.
A place that Lovers call home.
They, more than all, want to Empower you!

If you are among the fortunate ones,
Chosen to go on this journey,
Know that,
With the Grace of God,
With the Blessings of the Grandfathers,
With the Power of Those who come to do Their Work,
With Love from the Lovers,
You will be Empowered...!






"TESTATIMEONIAL" (=TEST OF TIME TESTIMONIAL)
Matt Rowland - Events Coordinator/in training as an Alchemical
Hypnotherapist

Close to a year ago, Brigitta asked me for a testimonial.
I have been waiting and the reason has revealed itself:
I felt an obligation to the unknown reader to be responsible
for saying something that was true and would be useful.
As time has passed, there is a truth I am coming to know.
It is becoming a story I can stand by,
words I can say with absolute certainty.
This is my testimonial and it is the story
I give you permission to share for I know it is the truth.

I came to Brigitta's Hypnotherapy Practice
at the recommendation of a very good friend, a man I trusted.
I came in a state of despair, dysfunctional and distressed
beyond conceivability. My wife of 15 years had left me for the contractor I hired to build our house. She wanted the kids, the money, the house and I believed that she was the smart, compassionate, integral one. I knew I had lost her due to my inability to behave
and function well. Truth be told, I knew I did not possess those traits
I believed her to have. The reasons were endless.
I was depressed, unable to function and I had no love for life,
especially for myself.
Fraught with guilt I believed I owed her everything.

Lost in never-ending anxiety, sleepless, not eating and completely hopeless I came to the group gatherings at George and Brigitta's called "Empowerments", seriously planning my death. Prior to that I had seen many doctors, psychiatrists and therapists and was diagnosed as 'Manic Depressive', 'By-Polar' and 'Borderline'. I had been prescribed countless numbers of anti depressants and mood stabilizers but they had no effect. My disintegration had continued. I was 53 years old and it seemed my chance was over. I knew the truth was I had failed and this failure was non-correctable. I was attempting to get just some relief from my sorrows and misery with alcohol, cigarettes and coffee. I had gone to Brigitta and George for permission to kill myself and at the same time I was asking for their help.

My first "Empowerment" allowed me to witness and to participate with
others on their way out of suffering, using group processes and utilizing Alchemical Hypnotherapy Techniques (developed by David Quigley and masterfully provided by George and Brigitta D'Amato). Suddenly I could see that much of my suffering was from early childhood core beliefs about myself. They were keeping me inadequate and incapable of much that could and would later prove to be most useful in the quest for happiness.

I have come to discover, learn and practice new life skills that have
reunited me with the source of goodness inside of me. I am learning to dream and create again and to glory in the recognition of my talents, skills, and capabilities that provide for my life and loved ones, children, community, coworkers and customers. Today I have a Life Partner, Julie, who I love and adore and who loves and adores me. Together we are learning new skills. We have careers and money. Our children are doing well, some still in college. We have time to travel and go to school. Our health is great. We have time for hobbies and friends. Most of all, we are coming to adore and love OURSELVES! We are great together - and individually our greatness stands on its own.
We have a Spiritual Life giving us so much!
We are empowering ourselves in those situations that used to just bring us down. We are HAPPY a lot! We literally mean A LOT,
so much more than we ever were. The complaints of life are diminishing and continue to do so. Distressing fears that developed over the years are fading away. That we have been consistently happy seems to be withstanding the "Test of Time"...!
Most importantly: Thank you to everyone for helping me get back to the "lovable me" that life had originally created! Thank you!






Mark Boddy -
University Student

“I am finally Human!
Having always seen myself as a ‘solitary spirit being’
alienated from the rest of humanity,
I had been reluctant to fully land in my human experience.
I went into my Empowerment not knowing I had solid blinders on
and truth-proof earplugs in - only to find them gently removed
by Brigitta and George D'Amato.
I now no longer feel exiled, separated
and plain disconnected from everyone else.
At last I belong!"






Art Whatley, Ph.D. -
Professor of Management and Program Chair,
MA, Global Leadership and Sustainable Development
College of Natural and Computational Sciences

"You remember Wily Coyote from the cartoons, always wishing, conniving, grasping to capture the elusive Roadrunner, clasping on to the ideal of roasted roadrunner for dinner.  We laughed noticing that his addictive ways ran his life, causing enormous disappointment and pain.  He just kept on blowing himself up or running off a cliff into thin air.  He never got the message.  Well, I’m happy to report—I did GET it, finally, in my seventieth year, after attending George and Brigitta’s empowerment workshop—Hallelujah!!

Here’s my empowerment story, happily shared here.  After decades
of living in my ‘Wily Coyote’ brain, I had the life-enhancing good fortune to meet Brigitta and George D’Amato, thanks to my lovely ex-wife who had been the object of my Coyote ways for years.  After having several initial private sessions with Brigitta, I decided to take the plunge and attend a 4-day empowerment retreat in July, 2010.  What I am about to say encompasses the sum of my experiences with these two gifted, heart felt, and highly effective people.

In brief, the retreat paved the way and open the doors to my heart —
a connection that had been buried since childhood.  From day one of the retreat, “aha” moments abounded, insights flooding in from every source.  I learned deep compassion from the other empowerment participants as they shared their life stories.  From George and Brigitta, I came to know that a loving marriage coats each of the partners in a wonderful glow of contentment, happiness, and love that then allowed each to give loving attention and assistance to others.  As everyone moved into their hearts, a loving community of relative strangers emerged and began to support the changes each person was making.  This was not a touchy-feely event; deep change was happening all around.  George and Brigitta have highly tuned radar for detecting half truths, delusions, self-deceptions and they are fearless in calling them out. 

By the second day, a community of loving, accepting, supporting people began to emerge.  Lifelong friendships were formed, I know, as I formed more than one.  Warmth pervaded the group; everyone’s cup was half full and rising.  Positive regard, love, and gratitude filled the air and everyone’s hearts.  Brigitta and George were as fresh at 9 in the evening as they were at 8 in the morning.  Their focused, loving attention, grounded in having done over fifty such empowerments, was absolutely masterful.  I truly felt privileged to be part of that event and wished everyone on the planet could attend.  This event will change your life, trust me.  It changed mine. "

Eric Harr -
Carpenter

"For the past 20 years,
I've been working really hard
on what seemed like a 10,000 piece puzzle.
During my Empowerment,
I found out why nothing ever seemed to fit:
half the pieces to the 'puzzle of my life'
had never made it out of the box under my table!"






Tom Moorman -
General Contractor

"I asked myself prior to my Empowerment:
What purpose could pastlives possibly serve?
I now have my answer.
If nothing else,
past lives are potholders
for issues too hot to handle
in this lifetime."






Tom Neff -
Landscape Foreman

"After more than 15 years in different types of therapy,
several stays in clinics and hospitals (at least six),
being ready to die because I almost gave up,
I decided to take the airplane from Zurich to San Francisco
and to participate in my first Empowerment
with Brigitta and George D’Amato.
I knew that I’d be seriously tempted to kill myself
if that workshop couldn’t help me to cope
with all my problems of depression, eating disorders,
addiction to alcohol and prescription pills.
To my great relief, the workshop worked!
After my return to Switzerland, my life started to noticeably change,
so I immediately signed up for the next Empowerment.
First of all, my eating disorders began to disappear. It worked so well, because I no longer tried to change my behavior.
I changed my way of thinking, which is a huge difference!
Changing my thinking completely changed how I saw myself
and how I came across to others.
My father and sister were the first ones to notice and to say so.
Then, after only a few weeks, my boss offered me a new job
with much greater responsibility. I couldn’t believe it!
Because of an awful volcano eruption in April (2010),
Europe’s airports were closed and I couldn’t go to the next workshop. That was no good! I knew that I needed a second journey or more
to clean up my entire past. Two months later I participated finally
in the July Empowerment. Now, looking back after about two months,
it is sometimes hard to believe what happened to me
during that 2nd workshop. George and I ceremoniously burned
my tranquillizer pills! I had been severely addicted to them
for over ten years and unable to get free no matter how hard I tried.
To my surprise I had neither cravings nor a distressing withdrawal!
In the past I had always failed because I thought that I could never
live without the assistance of ‘chemical calm’. Again, it was the result
of a changed way of thinking! The idea that all my Swiss psychiatrists had been trying to sell me for years - namely that I was a permanently sick invalid - had almost driven me crazy. Now that I know
the truth about who I really am, my life for the very first time is worth living! To be specific, my peaceful and loving heart has finally won upper hand over my mean and self destructive brain…!
Thank you, George and Brigitta!
PS. My newly opened heart allowed me to fall in love with the most beautiful woman in the world!!!"






Nace Benveniste -
Truck Driver

"My life had been totally screwed up by my
claustrophobia. It was so bad, I couldn't use an
elevator or sit in the back seat of a  2 - door car.
When my father invited me to go with him to Israel,
I couldn't. I wanted to very much but I would have
died getting on that plane.
Then Christopher, a buddy of mine, told me about
this  3 - day workshop which had changed his life.
With a ton of fear and a ounce of hope I went.
It was tough for me, my fears were riding me hard.
But my buddy was right, these guys knew exactly
how to help me break out of my fears and phobias.
The day after I got home (September 10th 2001)
I went to the mall and straight to an elevator.
I was calm when I pushed the button and the doors
opened. I went in, the doors closed and up we went.
I couldn't believe it - I stayed calm. Then I pressed the
down button, all sure that I was okay - but suddenly
the elevator went up instead! When the door opened
at the next floor and a whole bunch of people
crammed in, I knew this would be my test.... but
I remained relaxed (as if being in a crowded elevator
going the wrong way was nothing to worry about).
Now I can't wait for my next test: to climb into the
back seat of my daughter's  2 - door truck.
Hell, on September 11th, I even became willing to fly....
but, as fate would have it, they shut down all the airports!
I am a free man at last, mission accomplished!"
P.S. Thank you Christopher.






Geoffrey McCain -
General Contractor 

"I was empowered to grieve the early loss of my dad.
I became willing to visit his grave  -  for the first time
in 27 years!  -  and found myself able to say good-bye."






James Maxwell -
Information Designer

"I left my Empowerment knowing that from now on
I would sleep at night in the lap of a loving Inner Father."






Jefree Cline -
Technical Consultant

"During this workshop, I felt as though George
reached a hand down a very long dark tunnel,
grabbed my hand and pulled me out.
Still, I fully expected to resume my ordinary life.
Well, (surprise!) instead I am moving into some
very extraordinary experiences...!"






Rahm Isaiah McCloud -
Musician

"I've often wondered: 'What kind of therapist can I
go to who could hold a large enough context to work
with my whole self? Not only my emotional and mental
self, but also my spiritual and soul self?'
It's rare to find a practitioner who is able to facilitate
my inner process of complete self reclamation.
Someone who will not impose their beliefs upon me,
but who will work within my own personal framework.
Someone I can trust with my whole self.
Brigitta and George fit this criteria.
The depth of healing work which they lovingly guided
me through far surpasses any other I have experienced.
They helped me find the source of my rage, honor it
as a valid response to my pain, and then release it.
As a man committed to love in my relationships,
I could not be more grateful for the healing achieved
by this Empowerment or recommend it more highly
to everyone devoted to their own unfoldment
as a whole human being."
 





"New Warriors"
     
Tim DarrochMannix, "Salmon Bear" -
Electrical Constructor

"I feel totally 'rewired'..., changed at a cellular level.
I never dreamed I could feel this calm and safe inside.
I no longer walk around all tense and guarded."
PS. George and Brigitta, I give you permission to share
any part of my Empowerment story to encourage others.

Tim DarrochMannix, "Spirit Bear" -
Electrical Constructor

After seven more years and five more Empowerments:

"George and Brigitta have created
an Empowerment process that saved my life
plus healed my heart and my spirit.
They truly are the "saviors" of our time!

Tim DarrochMannix, "Spirit Bear" -
Electrical Constructor

Poem in December 2008:
"TAKE THE PLUNGE"

Into the well of grief
Down to the depths of my own hell
Gathering the pieces left behind
Long years of gruesome work
Buckets of rage and grief
Only broken pieces remain
I gather all of me left behind
With love, compassion and forgiveness
Each piece brought to the surface
Nothing left behind
Stronger than before
Complete with the memories as scars
A guiding light
A safe passage
For those yet to take the plunge


Tim Mannix, "Spirit Bear" -
Electrical Constructor

Poem in April 2010:
"SOLITUDE"

On this mountain
Between the valley and the sea
This healing mountain where the Shamans live
Where Redwoods stand guard and witness the change
A place where human and animal spirits from past and present
Gather to witness the miraculous transformation changes
Where the red earth welcomes the tears of grief and joy
So welcome are all who travel from afar
To surrender the struggle of the past
To birth the original self
To be free at last






Steve Cain, "Loyal Akita" -
Contractor

"I used to be like a porcupine,
keeping everyone away
with my sharp quills and quips.
Everybody (business, family and friends)
seemed fearful of me.
Then I went to an Empowerment
and it all shifted.
I had thought
this would take years and years of healing work
but all it took was letting in a little self-love
and I was a changed man!
It's not just the love I feel on the inside,
it's the frequent feedback
of those who know me best:
'Who are you...?
We never knew this loving you!'
The simple truth is:
People who used to be afraid of me
now scramble to be near me."






David (Tiembo) Hunt, "Empowered Otter" -
Business Consultant

The following email was sent by David Hunt
to all June 2001 Empowerment participants:

"Dear Brothers and Sisters,
This is a long overdue report on my
post-Empowerment experience.
I knew not what to expect of this workshop,
but was open to whatever came up.
As you all observed, my personal demons -
as so perfectly manifested in the role played
by Steve Tracy - involved physical abuse by
my family dentist when I was very young.
For almost fifty years I have been unable to
enter a dental office without being tormented
and paralyzed by fear and even terror.
Only through the use of tranquilizers (that all but
knocked me out) was I able to be examined;
anything more invasive required my hiring an
anesthetist to put me completely under.
Six months after my Empowerment I was
scheduled for a check up and cleaning
(I have five titanium posts in my jaw holding
an artificial denture).
Customarily I would take my pills at daybreak.
A friend would then drive me to and from the dentist,
and the next thing I knew it would be evening and
I'd have no memory whatsoever of what happened
after taking the pills.
This time I was strangely calm as my appointment
drew closer. I even felt a not-unpleasant sense of
excitement. When the day came, I called my friend
and said I would not be needing his assistance.
I did not take my tranquilizers.
In conclusion, I went to my appointment, was
awake the whole time (much to the astonishment
of all the clinic staff!) and found the whole experience,
while less than pleasurable, TERROR-FREE!
Words alone can not express my feelings when
I left that office - you would have had to have been there!
I want to thank each and everyone of you for the
support and encouragement you gave me during
my Empowerment. THANK YOU!
It was a gift beyond my wildest expectations!"






Doug Grue, "Father Wolf" -
Company President

"After reflecting for a few weeks, I realize that
my Empowerment has had a big impact on my life.
When my intuition is speaking to me (as a gut feeling)
I now listen to it and evaluate it consciously.
Before I would often let those thoughts just
come and go. I'm starting to learn that my intuition
has much to teach me.
The rose colored glasses through which I see the
world are less foggy.
When I am interacting with people at work or
in my personal life, I find it easier to listen
with an open mind and an open heart... instead
of wanting to project my ideas on them.
Most importantly, I feel like a spiritual sun
(read: Angels or God) is shining on me - even
in the dark of night. No matter what challenges I face,
I know I will always get to the other side with a blessing
even though it may not always be what I expected."






Steve Tracy, "Loon" -
Journey Wireman / Panelbuilder

" In 15 years of self help work, my empowerment
was the one event that permanently changed my life!
The work that I personally did and the work of others
that I witnessed has impacted all of my being.
I am now clear on my mission in life and
the pathway I will walk to live that mission.
To fit George and Brigitta and their craft into a
testimonial is impossible.
They are true instruments of healing and I will be
forever grateful for the crossing of our paths."






Tim Clark, "Father Griz" -
Construction Manager

"Whew, what a ride. I'm gliding back to earth with a calmness and self  love that's been missing for a long time. Thank you. I have been doing 'Men's Work' for the past 12 years but the love, support and guidance I received from you enabled me to go to a depth of feeling that I previously believed impossible. I reached clarity on several 'core issues' and my life is forever changed. Because the weekend was coed, I believed that I would not be able to be my authentic self.
I feared that my wounds around women were so deep
that I would hold back - but I didn't!
The truth is that the safety of the container we built together allowed me a much greater opportunity to experience deep healing.
The women on the weekend helped me understand things about myself in a new and very powerful way. I feel my Empowerment has greatly enhanced the previous 'inner work' that I have done. When I got home, my wife saw something very different in me and immediately signed up for the next Empowerment Weekend.
Thank you and bless you both."






Duke Vivian, "Wild Lion" -
Commercial Real Estate

"Dear George and Brigitta,
How's this for a testimonial?
I'm posting to you the deposit for my 2nd Empowerment!"






Christopher Montgomery, "Spider Hawk" -
Harley Davidson Mechanic

"Truly, the Divine shows up at an Empowerment.
I had places in me so shut down that no one could get in.
New Warrior and 'Men's Work' had been a beginning,
an opening, a start or a scoop (as we say).
Empowerment is a triple scoop ice cream cone shared
with a friend on a hot day on the boardwalk with great
anticipation of excellent surf and good sex.
After my Empowerment (which followed seven years of
celibacy) someone came into my life. My door had been
unlocked, the wind blew her to me and I received.
I have no problems today - only challenges, the power
to meet them and the knowledge of how to use that
power in a good way."






Frank Charron , "Black Hawk Standing" -
Photographer

"The morning after our Empowerment my wife Inga
and I had a session with our marriage counselor.
He couldn't believe his eyes.
'What happened...?
The very thing I have been attempting to accomplish
with you two (in over a year) has clearly occurred!'
He verified that both Inga and I had undergone a
profound change and that a massive shift towards
togetherness had taken place.
My approach to business is also totally different now
which has resulted in unexpected financial gains."



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