Sessions
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Find a Provider or Facilitator
Loving Heart Connections® sessions are currently being done over the conferencing platform, Zoom. Your session will be recorded and sent to your through your email account. Since you will be on your computer or tablet camera (smart phone is NOT recommended) through Zoom it's imperative that you set this up before you join at your appointment time. The facilitator will need to see your eyes moving and/or you taping on your lap. There will need to be adequate light in the room clearly showing your features. Some people sit at a desk while others lay down in their beds. Wherever you are most comfortable will be where you will want to be. It is also important that you be as relaxed as possible so having your computer set up in a way that highlights you long before your session will set your mind at ease so you can begin your session relaxed and excited to begin. You will also want to minimize distractions during this time (up to 120 minutes). Please make the decision of where you would like to be for this experience in a place where your internet connection is strong. It has been very frustrating for participants to have their internet connection hamper their spiritual connections.
Find a Provider or Facilitator
Find a Provider or Facilitator
Find a Provider or Facilitator
There are over a dozen providers and facilitators trained to use Loving Heart Connections® in the United States and Europe.
A full directory is coming soon!
Until then, please contact us for a list of current and authorized Loving Heart Connections® facilitator
Research
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Become a Practitioner or Facilitator
The facilitators of Loving Heart Connections® began a research study, using Q-Analysis, investigating the effectiveness of this modality in March 2022. Facebook site participants (N= 43) responded to the following question: How have you been affected by having a Loving Heart Connections® facilitated session? They could provide up to 5 statements. This produced 175 statements. The research team categorized these statements into 40 categories. Those who have participated in a Loving Heart Connections® session will be invited to sort these categories into a grid showing the most helpful to the least helpful.
Q-Analysis was chosen because it is used to analyze relationships among people rather than traits. It contrasts with R methodology which is used to analyze relationships among objective characteristics or traits. Q-analysis allows researchers to systematically study subjective (point of view or frame of reference) experiences in human beings in the data sample. The factors that come forth are those viewpoints that are mutually shared by participants. Subjective points of view are communicable and always well-developed from a position of self reference.
Phases of Q-Analysis specific to the Loving Heart Connections® research project.
Phase 1: Initial Data Collection began March 10, 2022. Participants described succinctly as possible, 5 ways LHC® has affected their life. n=43
Phase 2: Statements (N=175) were sorted so that similar statements were categorized together into groups, by the researchers. These groups are assigned phrases agreed upon by the researchers. n=40
This is done within a quasi-normal distribution. All participants share the same mean, standard deviation and distribution of ratings.
Phase 3: Participants are then asked to sort the phrases; extremes of the distribution represent most helpful (+4) and least helpful (-4).
Phase 4: The above Q sorts are then statistically analyzed for correlation and factor analysis to discern interrelationships of viewpoints via a correlational matrix. Factor scores are obtained for each phrase; particularly large or small scores represent phrases the participants consider most important.
The research group has completed phases 1 and 2 and preparing invitations to participate in phase 3. We invite you to check back often to see how the research develops.
Become a Practitioner or Facilitator
Become a Practitioner or Facilitator
Become a Practitioner or Facilitator
Loving Heart Connections® was designed, created by and has been used for more than a decade by Jane Vair Bissler, Ph.d., LPCC-S, FT. As many of you may be aware, up to 15% of bereaved individuals meet the criteria for complicated grief (Bonanno, 2004, Forstmeier & Maercker, 2007) which could potentially lead to an increased risk for suicidal ideation (Latham & Prigerson, 2004), social and occupational impairment (Monk, et al., 2006), physical health problems (Prigerson et al., 1997), and other mental health concerns (Melhem et al., 2001).
Continuing bonds explains the transformations of relationships through grief and in general have been defined as a natural and adaptive experience (Klass, Silverman & Nickman, 1996). These continuing bonds show an active sense of presence, experiences of the deceased person in any of the senses, belief in the person’s continuing active influence on thoughts or events and a conscious incorporation of the characteristics or virtues of the dead into the self (Klass & Steffan, 2018). “The resolution of grief involves continuing bonds that survivors maintain with the deceased and that these continuing bonds can be a healthy part of the survivor’s ongoing life” (Silverman and Klass, 1996 P. 22).
Loving Heart Connections® uses well researched unique elements from Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR), bilateral stimulation done through tapping, sounds and eye movements and is uniquely designed to provide a spiritual connection between the client and their deceased loved ones. This modality is referred to as a ONE AND DONE! You will have all the information you need to continue making these Loving Heart Connections® on your own. There will be NO reason for you to schedule a second or subsequent session with your trained facilitator.
This original modality has been very successful, showing 97% of all participants have reported significant Loving Heart Connections™. Their reported experiences include:
- afterlife communications
- physical emotional and spiritual healing
- different environments
- intense emotions
- whatever is needed by the client at the time of the session
- out of body experiences
- shamanic journeying
- meaningful symbols
- multiple connections with their loved ones
Training is available for licensed mental health, hospice, medical, pastoral care or social work professionals. Only licensed professionals are being referred to by Dr. Bissler. If you feel you meet the criteria for being trained in and using this modality, please contact us to discuss.
The Association of Death Education and Counseling has approved this training for 12 contact hours.
Training is available for paraprofessionals; energy workers, Reiki masters, intuitives, and mediums. The next training will be held in the Summer of 2023.
Experiencing a Loving Heart Connections session is a requirement for all practitioners before attending the class. It can be done by any trained Loving Heart Connections® facilitator.
You will receive a certificate of training at the end of the training day and will be invited to include your name and contact information on this site after meeting all post training requirements.
No prior experience is necessary although EMDR training/certification is helpful and experiencing the modality is a prerequisite.
Loving Heart Connections® Training: $550.00