To: Friends of Voice Dialogue
This letter is to announce the completion of a complete documentary on our work. This
series consists of 12 new videotapes and 8 new audiocassettes and was filmed in the United
States and Australia over the past three years. Michael Domeyko Rowland, a well-known
Australian consciousness teacher and filmmaker, envisioned this series, conducted the
interviews, and served as its director. It was produced by Dr. John Coroneos, a physician
and filmmaker from Sydney.
In our wildest fantasies we couldn't have imagined a more remarkable gift than that which
Michael and John have given us with the production of this documentary. They have invested
approximately $750,000 in the development of the films and tapes in order to create a truly
professional product. We are very grateful to them for their deep commitment to our work
and for the excellence of this series. This documentary is being distributed throughout the
world by their production company, Wiseone Edutainment.
If you are involved in Voice Dialogue and the Psychology of Selves in any capacity, these
outstanding films will be of real value to you. The first tape of the series is an eleven minute
introduction to the work and to the remainder of the series. It has been specifically designed
for use as an initial presentation to help to introduce newcomers to the work and to arouse
their interest in further information. It contains special 3D computer graphics that show how
the personality forms and develops. The eleven remaining hour-long tapes combine
interviews (which contain both personal anecdotes and objective information), demonstration
sessions where we use each other as subjects, and segments of a two-day live Voice
Dialogue Training Workshop that we did on Michael's mountain property in Blackheath,
Australia. All these are interwoven most effectively.
As for specific content, the series begins with the development of the primary selves and
what it means to separate from them. We move on to the disowned selves and their impact
on us. We discuss how these selves operate in our lives and how the bonding patterns they
create impact relationships. We describe and demonstrate the nature of the Aware Ego and
speak of the new vision of spirituality that emerges as we accept our commitment to
embracing all of the selves. We emphasize the energetics of relationship and demonstrate
how this works using the Voice Dialogue process.
There are several hours of demonstrations where we facilitate each other to illustrate the
work. We discuss the dream process and how inseparable the dream process is from the
psychology of selves. There is a section on dream interpretation. The series is presented in a
very systematic way, and includes numerous bullet point screens which sum up each 20
minutes or so of explanations.
If you are a teacher or therapist, these films will support your teaching and your clinical
work. We can assure you of one thing and that is that watching these films will change
consciousness. We wish we could have a chance to see and hear all of the dreams that will
emerge as you - and your clients and students - watch this series.
As you well know, it has always been our contention that the methodology of Voice
Dialogue belonged to the world and to all therapeutic models. This is why we have refused
to certify practitioners of the work. It belongs to anyone who wants to take the time to use it.
If you are involved in training in any way, these films will strongly support your teaching and
your therapy.
What more can we say? When we watched the rough cuts of the interview videos, with fear
and trepidation in our hearts, we loved them. Even our Inner Critics and Perfectionists loved
them. This was a remarkable experience for both of us. At that time they didn't include the
live material from the training workshop and the extra explanatory material that has been
added. In their finished form, the videos are gems. As an extra bonus, this set includes 8
audiocassette tapes that cover the individual selves in some detail and an in-depth
exploration of dreams.
From its beginnings in the early seventies, Voice Dialogue and the Psychology of Selves have
come a long way. This documentary series, together with a number of other current creative
efforts, is going to push the work over the top. It seems very appropriate to us that they be
released at the start of the new millennium and as we begin our sabbatical year. We hope
that you will enjoy them as much as we have enjoyed our part in bringing them to you.
We urge you to buy this series of tapes and to use them as part of your work with others as
well as for your own personal growth. They give a powerful, personal, and immediate
update on our work and should add a great deal to your knowledge and your skills.
With our warmest wishes,
Hal and Sidra Stone
Dear Friends,
As many of you know, I am a great admirer of the work of Drs. Hal and Sidra Stone, the creators of The Psychology of Selves and the powerful technique of Voice Dialogue. I first discovered their book, Embracing Our Selves, about twelve years ago, and Hal and Sidra soon became my teachers, mentors, and good friends. Their work has helped me tremendously in my own personal growth. I recommend their books and tapes in all of my recent books, and I have incorporated many of their ideas and techniques into my workshops.
Therefore I am pleased to let you know that there is now a wonderful new tape series featuring Hal and Sidra Stone teaching and demonstrating their amazing work. This series, consisting of twelve video tapes and eight audio tapes, is by far the most comprehensive presentation of their work ever created. It includes in-depth interviews with the Stones, teaching and demonstration sessions, and segments of a two day live Voice Dialogue Training Workshop, all interwoven very effectively. The series covers all the major aspects of their work - the primary selves, disowned selves, the development of Aware Ego, bonding patterns, relationship as a mirror, the energetics of relationships, and dream interpretation. Hal and Sidra Stone also share the new vision of spirituality that emerges as we accept our commitment to embracing all of the selves.
If you are interested in personal growth and consciousness, you will find these tapes fascinating and life-changing. If you are a therapist, workshop leader, personal coach or involved in any type of service profession, this material will bring added richness to your work. I'm sure you will greatly enjoy and benefit from it.
Blessings on your journey!
With Love,
Shakti Gawain
Author of Creative Visualization,
Living in the Light, and The Path
Of Transformation
Nature Care College
of Naturopathic and Traditional Medicine P/L
The Voice Dialogue Series is a highly effective educational resource that we now find integral to our holistic counselling training programme. The 12 videos provide a comprehensive and practical introduction to The Psychology of Selves and inner life of the psyche. Our students find the series informative, thorough and professionally empowering. We heartily recommend these videos to all educators who wish to develop quality understandings and high-level competencies in the artistry of human care in their students.
Rodney Brennan
Principal
Nature Care College, Sydney
Paul Perfrement
Co-ordinator
Diploma of Hoistic Counselling and Life Care
Nature Care College, Sydney
Wm. C. Harrell, M.D.
Internal Medicine Specialist
U.S.A.
I have longed to have such a teaching resource as is now available
in the new video/audio series available from the creators of Voice
Dialogue. The video format brings nuance, clarity, and an
energetic connection to the subpersonalities. Here is the compre-hensive
tool that gives any student access to understanding the
complexity of themselves and others, while at the same time
discovering paths to greater growth and self-worth. The series
should be a requirement in the curriculum for all general students,
but is absolutely a must for those in the clinical, behavioural and
medical sciences.
Robert Stamboliev M.A.
Managing Director of the
Institute for
Transformational
Psychology (ITP),
Netherlands
In our teaching programs for psychotherapists, consultants and
trainers we have found that the Voice Dialogue Series gives an
inspiring and clear contribution to the work we offer. We heartily
recommend the Series as an important asset to any educational
program aimed at giving insight into human behaviour. Further-more
it offers new and exciting ways to enhance consciousness and
restore balance in individuals, couples, teams and organisations.
Francine Pinto
Voice
Dialogue Teacher and
Facilitator, B.A., J.D.
Northern Virginia and
Washington, D.C.
Voice Dialogue is a powerful transformational tool that develops
the capacity in one's daily life to have "real choice". This tape
series is a powerful, clear, and touching rendition of the funda-mental
principles of the Psychology of Selves and the Aware Ego
Process. It can be used very successfully to communicate the
spirit and concepts of Voice Dialogue. It is a foundational educa-tional
tool for any professional dedicated to the empowerment of
others.
Ane Haaland
Cross-cultural
Communication Trainer
Researcher
Norway.
This video series is a real gift. It shows what Voice Dialogue is
about, and the rich learning experience which is open to anyone
who decides to invest in learning more about the function of their
"inner family" - or to teach it to someone else. In courses, the
video tapes are a useful resource: the questions asked by the inter-viewer
are clear and to the point, and Hal and Sidra cooperate to
give different insights about the issues with convincing charm and
humour. They know what they are talking about, they believe in it
from the core of their beings, and they communicate it in a
very direct way. Even people who are not familiar with Voice
Dialogue, get the point. The tapes are professionally made, and
stay with each subject long enough for the viewer to listen, learn
and reflect. And the summaries are useful "thinking stoppers",
and pedagogically very well done. I recommend the series without
hesitation.
Shonna M.W. Ruff, LCSW
U.S.A.
Voice Dialogue has had a powerful impact on both my personal
and professional life. The understanding of bonding patterns and
energetics has transformed my relationships. The video and audio
tape series has brought true clarity and understanding to the many
facets of this work. Learning about my primary selves and how
they operate in my life is an ongoing, exciting journey.
Robin Gale-Baker,
B.A., T.S.T.C., M.A.A.S.P.
and Paul Gale-Baker,
B.A., Dip Ed.
Directors, Australian
Institute for Relational
Training, Melbourne,
Australia
The Voice Dialogue Video/Audio Series is an excellent summation
of the theoretical framework of the Psychology of Selves and its
method, Voice Dialogue. Voice Dialogue is an elegant, simple and
effective method of accessing the inner family of selves. Voice
Dialogue readily lends itself to integration with other psycho-logical
models and is used extensively by psychotherapists from a
wide range of modalities. It is easy to understand and apply, and
its immediate benefits are one of its major advantages. We are
fortunate to have such a complete record of the theory and method
as related directly by the founders, Drs Hal and Sidra Stone.
Michael Rowland has done a superb job of interviewing them. We
thoroughly recommend this excellent series.
Susan Schwartz Senstad,
M.A., M.F.C.C., M.F.A.
Family Therapist
Norway
The 5-year training program, "Diversity in Leadership", for the
Norwegian State Labour Department in which Voice Dialogue was
a central methodology concluded: "These courses had particular
significance for participants' self-development and insight, they
contributed to their understanding of other people's mental and
emotional reactions and gave enhanced communication breadth
and helped them utilise a wider range of their own abilities. The
participants say this benefited their interactions both at home and
at work." The videos work, they are serious and professional, yet
funny and human, with an enthusiastically engaged interviewer
who asks good and cumulative questions.
Fran Florsheim M.A., M.F.T.
Peter Florsheim Ph.D.
M.F.T.
U.S.A.
Hal and Sidra's Voice Dialogue Video Tapes are an excellent
educational tool for teaching the Psychology of the Selves, includ-ing
Voice Dialogue, Bonding Patterns, and Dream Work. We
highly recommend these educational tapes.
John Ruh
Founder of the Human
Resource Store
U.S.A.
Voice Dialogue has been used to improve the performance of
managers and executives throughout the United States. I have
used it with managers and executives to increase their focus,
personal effectiveness, and improve their working relationships
with bosses, peers, subordinates, and customers. Voice Dialogue is
easily integrated into a variety of executive development programs
and provides a safe and powerful method for managers and
executives to quickly improve their performance. Some practical
benefits I have found include being able to relate more effectively
by clearly seeing who I am dealing with. I am also able to coach
my clients easily and generally I am a more compassionate person.
I would highly recommend learning about the Voice Dialogue
technique, and especially the video/audio series produced by
Dr John Coroneos. The series explains this process better than any
other vehicle I have seen.
Astra Niedra and Mark Belfanti
Sydney, Australia
To say that Voice Dialogue has been an important part of our
lives is an understatement. Not only has it expanded our
opportunities (and fulfillment) in life as individuals, but it
has been a crucial part of our relationship. We do not know of
any other way to truly honour another person and to reach
ever-deepening levels of intimacy and love.
The Voice Dialogue Series is like a treasure chest, containing
some of the most valuable information you could come across. It
gives you the whole theory of Voice Dialogue, along with
demonstrations, explained in person by its creators, Drs Hal and
Sidra Stone. These videos and tapes enable you to see and hear
the Stones, and to feel their remarkable energy. The quality of
the Series, both the content and production, is outstanding. We
would highly recommend it for both personal and professional
use.
Mary Disharoon
USA
"I discovered Voice Dialogue about eight years ago, and I silently thank Hal
and Sidra Stone on a regular basis for identifying this process that has
allowed me to come to know and understand, as well as accept and love all
aspects of my personality. The Voice Dialogue Series is the most
comprehensive and easily accessible resource available on the market today,
especially if you want to learn the complete "ins and outs" of the Voice
Dialogue Method, and begin to deeply understand the various components which
support this simple, yet profound method of self-discovery and growth."
Yolanda Koumidou-Vlesmas, ACSW, BCD, CASAC
Psychotherapist and teacher
USA
The Voice Dialogue Series has been one of the most instrumental teaching mediums I came across in my twenty years as a psychotherapist and teacher. It offers a clear presentation of the Voice Dialogue method and the Psychology of Selves, one of the most profound theories of the last 50 years. I use the series while I teach university students, when I present for national conferences and in my training of mental health professionals with astounding results. Hal and Sidra's informal presentation style transforms their intricate concepts into a natural theory that is easy to follow. I would highly recommend the Voice Dialogue Series to individuals seeking a comprehensive introduction to the Psychology of Selves. I also recommend the series to experienced Voice Dialogue facilitators since the material can serve as an excellent tool for continual review and training in the Psychology of Selves system.
Gill Stanley N.D.
Dip. C.E. Assoc Dip. N.T.
Geelong, Australia
As a naturopath I am very aware of the role emotional "baggage" and negative patterns play in the physical symptoms experienced by patients. I have been using Voice Dialogue in my own personal growth for many years and have gained greater awareness of these patterns in my own life and how to deal with them. Since training as a Voice Dialogue facilitator and using the technique with patients, I find that they are more proactive in their own recovery, allowing them to move on both physically and emotionally. A brilliant technique to assist people in gaining health, happiness and self awareness.
Dr Andrew Cramb (Chiropractor) Network Care Practitioner,
Melbourne Australia.
Voice Dialogue was first recommended to me a number of years ago by my then girlfriend and now wife. However, it was not until two years latter when she managed to obtain an audio recording of Hal and Sidra did I first find the motivation to review their work. From the very first tape I was excited by what I was hearing. The paradigm of which they spoke not only matched my personal experience but also was consistent with what I have observed through ten years of private practise. The depth in both form and content, of the Voice Dialogue method they developed, was readily received and immediately enhancing both to my personal and professional life. Personally, it helped bring a context to my experience in relationship with myself and others, thus, facilitating within me greater reflection and the ability to transform old reoccurring patterns into new more fulfilling ones. Likewise it has been a valuable resource (made more potent through the most recent video/audio series presented by Michael Domeyko Rowland) to offer clients when they are actively seeking new tools to integrate their past and newly emerging experiences. I recommend The Voice Dialogue Series to anyone with an interest in maximising their experiences or assisting others to do likewise.
Dean Carey,
Artistic Director
Actors Centre Australia
"Actors will uncover a dynamite of
information in this superb series. The extraordinary insights into
characters and relationships will empower
any artist's process on a truly transformational level. You'll
never research and rehearse a character the
same again! This is a must for every actor dedicated to
creating work informed by depth, detail and,
above all, recognizable human behavior.
Your audiences will thank you for ever."
Martin Challis:
In creative expression our impulses are the magic food of inspiration.
PT Lecturer
Acting TPM
Academy of the Arts QUT
"...I have been developing the Voice Dialogue model in actor training
for the past 2 years, using it quite specifically in the training as
both a consciousness tool and as a craft approach towards
characterisation.
As an acting coach on films I have also employed the model directly
to assist actors in rehearsal to find parts of themselves that best
suit the characters they are playing. There is an infinite resource
of creativity in us all,the Voice Dialogue Model gives us a very
specific means of sourcing this creativity through consciousness and
awareness. When we use this model we deal directly and specifically
with the energetics of the myriad selves and their role in the act of
artistic transaction that occurs between actor and audience."
