<p> 1</p><p>HAPPY BIRTHDAY EMDR-ISRAEL</p><p>25.10.2007</p><p>ABOUT 20 YEARS AGO. A LADY NAMED FRANCINE DISCOVERED A METHOD THAT MADE THE WORLD'S MAGAZINE</p><p>A MAN NAMED ELAN CAME FORTH AND SAID... WOW MS SHAPIRO LET'S GO AHEAD WE CAN TRY IT OUT IN OUR WAR TORN STATE AND FROM THEN ON WE HAD A MATE.</p><p>DURING THE FIRST TEN YEARS AND LITTLE BY LITTLE SEVERAL HUNDRED ISRAELI'S WENT OUT TO TRY THEIR NEW WARES</p><p>THERE WAS ENTHUSIASM THERE WERE RESULTS IN THOSE TEN YEARS PEOPLE WERE HELPED. WITHOUT A DOUBT</p><p>BEHIND CLOSED DOORS SO NO ONE COULD SEE FINGERS WAVING EVER SO FREE</p><p>IT WAS STRANGE IT WAS ODD. THE IMPACT WAS CLEAR. 2</p><p>WE REALLY HAD SOMETHING GOING HERE.</p><p>IT WORKED - IT WAS GREAT. WE DECIDED THEN TO LEARN TO FACILITATE. 16 OF US MET SOME WONDERFUL PERSONS WHO CAME OVER HERE AND TRAINED US QUITE WELL HARRIET AND MARILYN JUST TO NAME TWO, WERE REALLY VERY SWELL, THEY MOVED THE FACILITATORS QUICKLY THROUGH... AND THUS WAS CREATED THE 'HAP' TEAM FOR YOU.</p><p>THERE WAS QUITE A TO DO FRANCINE HERSELF, AND ROGER TOO, THEN ALONG CAME WILL AND, GERRY, JUST A FEW… THEY WERE THE TRAINERS WHO TAUGHT OUR MOTLEY CREW</p><p>AND JOANY AND PATTI AND STEVE, BILL AND SID, AND SO MANY MORE. CAME TO OUR COUNTRY AS A SHOW OF SUPPORT SUCH AS FRANKIE KLAFF TO TEACH ABOUT CHILDREN AND MAKE US ALL LAUGH. ANOTHER SHAPIRO, ROBIN BY NAME VOLUNTEERED TO SHOW US HER INTERWEAVE GAME. AND RECENTLY ANOTHER GOOD MAN HAPPED US WITH HIS WAND AND HIS HAND. A FELLOW BY THE NAME OF DAVID GRAND. AND SOON TO COME IS CAROL FORGASH OF EGO STATE FAME 3</p><p>TO TEACH HOW TO TREAT THE "DID" AND HIS PAIN.</p><p>TWO OF OUR BEST WENT OUT TO TRAIN IT WAS TOUGH, BUT THEY DID IT AND DID NOT COMPLAIN</p><p>AND LOOK WHAT THEY DID... THEY TAUGHT AND THEY WORKED, THEY PAVED THE WAY AND HAVE SAVED SAVED MANY THE DAY...</p><p>FIRST THERE WAS A TRIP TO DAKA THAT'S IN BANGLADESH.. ALAN AND FRAN WENT OUT TO THE MESS TESTING THE WATERS IN THAT SMALL ASIAN COUNTRY--. BANGLADESH WE READIED OURSELVES AND OFF WE WENT. IT WAS VERY DEFINITELY QUITE AN EVENT.</p><p>UDI AND GARY HAD JUST PASSED THEIR PAGES... NO TIME TO MAKE WAGES... NO REST FOR THE WEARY THEY BARELY GOT TO SIT. THERE WAS AN ECLIPSE AND THE EARTHQUAKE HIT</p><p>TURKEY CALLED FOR HELP AND GARY AND UDI WENT WITHOUT A YELP</p><p>SINCE THEN THERE HAS BEEN HAP WORK ON THE SCENE</p><p>IN 4</p><p>PALESTINE AND THAILAND AND SRI LANKA TOO</p><p>OUR PEOPLE KNOW JUST WHAT TO DO.</p><p>I MAY HAVE LEFT A FEW THINGS OUT BUT NOT TO WORRY ANOTHER TIME AND WITHOUT A DOUBT...</p><p>I'LL BE READY TO TELL WHOEVER WANTS TO HEAR JUST RING THE BELL AND ALL WILL BE CLEAR.</p><p>WITH TRAININGS IN THE NORTH AND SOUTH ISRAELIS NEVER EVER SLOUCH... HAP WORK IN ISRAEL IS VERY MUCH UNDERWAY. WE ARE A CREATIVE PEOPLE AND HAVE SO MUCH TO SAY</p><p>WORKSHOPS GALORE -- HAP WORK AND MORE UNDER THE GUN WE NEVER RUN MISSILES GET FIRED AND WE NEVER GET TIRED</p><p>OVER THE PAST 5 YEARS OR SO... 5</p><p>WE HAVE NOT EVER LET GO.</p><p>WE HAVE TWO CHILD TRAINERS -- BARBARA AND ESTI WITH SO MUCH TO SHARE... THERE'S NOT ENOUGH RESTING. BUT FOR NOW ITS MORE THAN ENOUGH YOU'VE SEEN THE SLIDES AND HEARD THE STUFF</p><p>LET'S PARTY AND HAVE FUN WITH OUR FRIENDS AFTER ALL EMDR- ISRAEL IS NOW OFFICIALLY TEN.</p><p>IN HONOR OF EMDR-ISRAEL'S TENTH BIRTHDAY</p><p>FRANCES YOELI,</p><p>HAP COORDINATOR</p>