Elizabeth Bohorquez, R.N, C.Ht  has been working in the mental health field for thirty years. She trained at Rockland Psychiatric Center, Orangeburg, New York where she received the Psychiatric Nursing Award for academic achievement. She completed an Internship in Oncological Nursing at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York University & was invited to join their staff. She was also on staff of The Royal Marsden Cancer Center, University of London, England. After being appointed Director of Staff Development of a large geriatric facility in New York, she designed the original Mindbody Fitness Boot Camp for her employees. That program went on to win an educational design award from the New York Association of Health Services for the Aging.

In 1988 Ms. Bohorquez formed Therapeutic Work Environments, an innovative seminar, workshop, consulting service focusing on the many aspects of Workplace Wellness. The overarching goal of this company is to empower today's managers and workplace through the development of excellence. In 1994 she founded Sarasota Hypnosis Institute/Center for Lifestyle Change, a place where individuals can go to learn how to utilize their mind and body for optimum health. Following her medical background and nursing experience she formulated a workable,affordable programs offering innovative tools designed to meet the special needs of adult learners, as well as children.

Ms. Bohorquez has been a speaker at conferences in Vienna, Paris, London, India & the United States. Her original work "Self-help Prevention for Employees: Recognizing the signs that You are Losing It & What to do Next" was included in the Interagency Symposium for the State of New York, Commission on Quality Care, on Abuse & Neglect, Prevention & Intervention.

She is the writer/producer of two public television series, WomenShare and "To Your Health: The Older Generation" . WomenShare became part of International Women's Day Filming. To Your Health: The Older Generation went on to win top honors for two consecutive years at the Hometown USA Video Festival sponsored by the National Federation of Local Cable Programmers. This Festival is the nation's largest devoted to local cable programming. The series was one of 1400 entries from more than 300 cities vying for the awards. In 1989 she was invited to present her television production experiences to The American Society of Aging National Meeting in Washington, D.C. Ms. Bohorquez allowed her humor to show by bringing along a video of production bloopers.

Ms. Bohorquez is the writer/producer of over 350 original interactive self-hypnosis audio programs designed for adults, children & teens. Subjects include lifestyle change, managing medical diagnoses, oncology, addictions, stress management, personal development, affirmations, adult sports performance & self-hypnosis skill building. Children & teen audio programs include stress management, holistic mindbody tools & sports performance. She has an active teaching program on her web site where people from around the world attend complimentary workshops on a wide variety of subjects from irritable bowel syndrome, to fear of public speaking.

Developing an interest in teaching via the internet, Ms. Bohorquez was appointed Workplace Health Educator for America On Line, providing a series of innovative chats accompanied by educational newsletters. These chats were very well received and over 200 participants requested this information weekly. Subjects included:

Achieving Optimum Health: High level nutrition, managing sugar, carbohydrates & food addiction

De-Stressing the Workplace: Tools that Work

Avoiding Burnout: Moving Over Hurdles

Sleep Enhancing: Techniques to Improve the Quality of ZZZZzzzzz

Managing Addiction: Holistic Management Tools

Accelerated Learning Techniques: Moving forward without stress

Ultimate Mindbody Tools: Interactive Self-hypnosis and Awareness Meditation

Enhancing Creativity: Utilizing the Mind and Body

Enhancing Self-Esteem, Self-Image and Confidence Levels

Managing Anxiety and Panic Disorders: A Holistic Approach

De-Stressing Interviews and Performance

Goal Setting with Holistic Tools

Ms. Bohorquez has written extensively on nutrition, sugar addiction, hyperinsulinemia, mindbody tools & self-hypnosis. She is a columnist for two local newspapers writing on health & wellness issues. She also writes a column on Interactive Self-Hypnosis for the online professional publication, Hypnogenesis Magazine, originating from England. She is a frequent guest speaker to local agencies & has presented workshops for American Cancer Society, The American Society on Aging, New York State Recreation & Park Society, Women's Business Development Center, Albany, New York, The Oklahoma Public Library System, Women Business Owners Network, The Women's Resource Center, The Challenge Program for Women, American Business Women's Association, Sarasota to name a few. She was invited to present her innovative workshop, Developing Mental Toughness: How to Reach the Top and Live to Enjoy It to Leadership Sarasota, an active link to the Chamber of Commerce.

She is a frequent invited guest speaker for Barnes & Noble, Book Stop and Books a Million, reviewing books in her field including Sugar Busters, The Zone, Simple Abundance, Rituals of Healing, Ageless Body, Timeless Mind, Silencing the Self: Women and Depression, Full Catastrophe Living, Carbohydrate Addicts Lifespan Program, Healthy for Life, Insight Meditation, The Hidden Addiction and How to Get Free, Psycho-Cybernetics & a host of others.

Ms. Bohorquez is a frequent presenter of seminars and workshops on topics in her field. Her workshops, Accelerated Learning for Kids, Stressless Kids: An Adult Approach & Enhancing the Mindbody Healing Connection presented to the Education Foundation's "Sarasota Thinks" Program were applauded for originality & presentation. Some others presented within the last few years include Awareness Meditation, Healing with Mindbody Tools, High Level Nutrition, Interactive Self-Hypnosis for the Working Woman, Anxiety and Panic: The Mindbody Link, Stress: What is Burnout Costing You, What? Pardon me, I wasn't Listening, The High Level Wellness Series for the Super-Busy, Wellness and the Mindbody Connection, Less-Stress: Time Management, Beauty and the Beast Within: Turning on Positive Imagery, Polishing Up Your Self-Esteem, Stress and More Stress, Brain Games for Kids, Maximize Your Productivity..Minimize Your Stress and Accelerated Learning Techniques. Her Keynote speech to the New York State Recreation and Park Society on The Business of Being Creative was so highly regarded, she was asked to repeat it the following year. In 1989 Ms. Bohorquez was invited to present a workshop to the American Society of Aging's 35^th Annual Meeting in Washington, D.C. The subject Preventing Staff Turnover & Burnout Through the Development of Excellence was presented to a standing room only audience.

Ms. Bohorquez is the recipient of many awards including the New York State Business & Professional Women's Club, State Winner of the New Careerist Program. Her dedication to community education brought her a nomination from the Sarasota County Government Advisory Commission on the Status of Women, namely The Women of Impact Award. Her name also appears on the Dedicated Remembrance Wall of the Mental Health Association Volunteers.

Ms. Bohorquez is the founding President of Sarasota Hypnosis Institute/Center for Lifestyle Change & Therapeutic Work Environments where she teaches lifestyle change tools & Interactive Self-Hypnosis. While her physical office is in Sarasota, Florida, her clients are helped around the world via the www & Deskside Coaching, a client/coach email interactive program.

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Mindbody Health: High Level Performance Program

Mindbody Health: Managing Anxiety and Panic Attacks Program

Mindbody Health: Interactive Self-Hypnosis Program

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