Workshops

"I have attended one of Heron's workshops.  He is an excellent teacher and communicater.  I was quite impressed by his knowledge-base and his warm hearted approach to people.  He has integrity as a therapist and teacher.  I recommend him highly."

— Shane H. / Santa Cruz, CA (12/14/2009)

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"I attended one of Heron's personal thinking patterns workshops and later had several sessions of hypnotherapy with him, working on changing some unhelpful habits and developing greater internal resources for accomplishing goals.  

Heron is a very effective teacher.  He practices what he preaches, communicating information in a variety of ways so that people with different thinking patterns will be able to get maximum value from the material.  The personal thinking patterns paradigm has been incredibly helpful to me, it has helped me to understand myself, to maximize my strengths, and to be more patient with things that are challenging for me.  It's also helped me to understand and communicate more effectively with others, especially people who use different thinking patterns than I do.  I would recommend this training to anyone who wants to understand yourself better or who needs to collaborate with others.  

Receiving hypnotherapy was really interesting and helpful.  I had always been a little suspicious of hypnosis, but Heron explained what he does in a very straightforward way, he was very respectful of my wishes, and very creative in figuring out what would work best for me.  It was just a normal, light conversation to clarify what the goals were and what we were going to do to support those goals.  The "hypnosis" itself was really relaxed and natural, really just a way of me communicating with myself to get my whole mind all working in the same direction.  It was actually pretty fun, and I saw positive changes within the next few days, and the changes have lasted.  

I've gone back to Heron for booster sessions from time to time, or to work on new stuff, and he's always been helpful.  

Heron's also just a really nice, friendly, respectful, dependable, creative person, with healthy boundaries and a sincere desire to help people.  He clearly enjoys his work and he's really good at it.  

Highly recommended."

— Anthony B. / San Francisco (12/9/2009)

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"I can't say enough good things about Heron and his work. This man is a shining gem of great value.

His ability to listen, hone in on and understand what's going on, and reflect it all back regularly astonishes me. How does he do it?

I've seen him for hypnotherapy over the years as well as attended his two day Personal Thinking Patterns workshop. I recommend them both, and am looking forward to studying more with him."

— Josh A. / San Francisco (9/22/2010)

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"I attended one of Heron's personal thinking pattern seminar with my partner. What we learned about ourselves made for better communication. We both like Heron's style, informed, gentle, clear . I also had a private session with him and felt very   supported  in my  personal growth  journey."

— Cleo D. / San Francisco, CA (12/12/2009)

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"Heron's trainings are well executed and creative. His presentations are extremely informative and he has an excellent command of his subject matter. His enthusiasm for work is infectious to the participants taking his classes. I highly recommend Heron as a trainer and speaker."

— Supervisor of 20-employee department (4/10/02)

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"The things you taught me stay with me every day."

— Workshop participant

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"I only wish there were more time for this very informative [workshop]. A good presentation, it covered the areas we were interested in and my staff really appreciated seeing so many examples. You were very knowledgeable and enthusiastic about your material."

— Department Manager with 15 staff

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"Heron, I liked your kindness, openness, and genuine interest in the people in the the room even over your love of your material. GREAT RESPECT OF OTHERS!!!"

— Workshop participant

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"[Heron's workshop had] lots of great visual material, fun toys, free range of motion and a skilled presenter offering information he is obviously very enthusiastic about and conversant with. He is enthusiastic and tells lots of personal stories; very careful, considerate and respectful in encouraging and acknowledging participation. I also enjoyed the exercises and found them very helpful."

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"Heron Saline is one of the most passionate and inspired teachers of complex personal interactions I have met in recent years. To attend one of his workshops is an inspiring and refreshing experience."

— Fakir Musafar, Father of the American "Modern Primitives" movement

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"Heron Saline's workshop was profound for me in terms of [the topic of supporting musical] performance, but more importantly, it affected me at deep and subtle levels that I'm unable to articulate, and it's still unfolding. In short, it changed my relationship to Music. At some level, even though I knew this consciously, it wasn't until after the workshop that I was able to sink down and abide in this truth... I don't know how Heron shifted this into such sharp focus for me, but he did. This is one of those opportunities that I'm just not willing to miss. I don't care how much it costs, Put me on the RSVP list for the next workshop now! This turned out to be about more than stage fright, this affected how I feel about myself."

— Noah Van Dyke, singer/songwriter and workshop/hypnosis participant

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"If you are curious about new and fascinating ways of seeing yourself and others in terms of the differences we all have in our ways of learning and communicating you will be very happy not to have missed Heron Saline's workshop. I have gotten helpful brilliant coaching from him at a recent crisis point in my life. I wouldn't miss it for the world. Hope to see you there."

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"I met Heron through his class Stone Magic. This was the first time I was exposed to the idea of using gemstones in my jewelry according to their intrinsic vibrational qualities. I now incorporate this as a key design element in my jewelry. Heron's love and respect for the earth and its fruits were clear — including his fellow human beings. He fostered an atmosphere of openness and acceptance, where everyone had space to share when / if they wanted. We covered so much ground in one afternoon. The class went well beyond what you might think of for a class titled 'Stone Magic'. Heron talked about our ways of thinking, the different kinds of brainwaves and how we can better understand ourselves and, in turn, the world we live in. He talked about chakras. We explored color and its effects. The class touched my heart and made clear what I want from this life. It inspired me to start my own jewelry business, something I'd wanted to do since I first picked up a pair of round nose pliers."

photo by Kwai Lam: www.kwailam.com