Testimonials
Nancy Hopps, nationally-known speaker on stress-reduction and emotional/spiritual well-being, has made one of the best recordings I’ve ever used for relaxation.
Friends Review
People come in with a lot of fear – fear of the unknown, fear of pain, just being afraid because they have cancer. Nancy does a fabulous job of preparing patients for what will happen here and of equipping them with relaxing images and coping skills. Tools like this absolutely make a difference in helping patients get the most from treatment.
Julie Gemmel, M.D.Radiation Oncologist, Willamette Valley Cancer Care Center
I have received nothing but positive comments from our patients. Many have asked for [a CD] of their own…patients appear to respond quickly to the format of your relaxation techniques.
J. Coulson CTRS/RTCRBethesda Hospital Zanesville, OH
Nancy Hopps brings a heartfelt, soothing quality to her teaching and audio guidance. Her intention is clear and she stands on the power of her experience. Anyone who listens and applies these teachings will come closer to inner peace and healing, the gifts we all desire and deserve.
Alan CohenSpeaker and author of A Deep Breath of Life and many other titles
Thank-you so much for the [Relaxation/Affirmation] tape…When I started experiencing theanxiety in class again, it was so easy to call to mind your helpful tape and your calming influence. The world needs more healing influences like you!
M.M.Eugene, OR
I decided to try EDGU as it was one of the few things offered at the YMCA at a time I could attend before going to work. That was well over a year ago and it is now one of the bright points in my week. Combining exercise and visualization I find it stimulating and relaxing at the same time. I particularly love that I can do it with eyes closed while Nancy’s supportive voice guides the way. I enjoy just following along to the visualization as Nancy speaks it in class and have not committed it to … Read more
Nancy Wallace
I don’t think I’ve ever been so immersed in that…Divine Awareness….Oh, my…what JOY!! These are tears of gratitude!!!
Marika(age 73) Maui, Hawaii
EDGU and Nancy have both been such a gift in my life. EDGU is unlike anything I have done before and I love it because it allows me to work on my body, mind and spirit in a very unique way. It offers me a practice of clearing, letting go, aligning, recharging and receiving, all while strengthening my body, and my mind. Nancy herself is a beautiful, heart-full teacher, gentle and knowledgeable and not to be missed! Having her EDGU DVD throughout my many life changes has proven to be an “essenti… Read more
Stacie Haus
Nancy’s CDs are popular titles…..they sell well!
A large chain bookstore(whose corporate policy does not allow endorsements!)Eugene, OR
Nancy Hopps is a wise, eloquent, and engaging speaker and teacher. The participants(post-menopausal women w/ Type 2 diabetes) in our MLP 2-yr grant research project, have responded wonderfully to Nancy’s yoga and stretching routines, her guided imagery and relaxation techniques, and her warm, caring approach. I strongly recommend her to anyone who wants to focus on stress-management, meditation, healing, and personal transformation. I am continually reminded, as I experience Nancy’s work, that… Read more
Deborah J. Toobert, Ph.D.Research ScientistOregon Research Institute
Proven de-stressors
Redbook MagazineJanuary 2004
I highly recommend Nancy’s work as an excellent foundation for bodymind health and healing. Her warm, soothing voice, the peaceful music and the skillful suggestions make her guided relaxation and imagery CDs and tapes among the very best.
Joan Borysenko, Ph.D.Author, Minding the Body, Mending the Mind; The Power of the Mind to Heal, etc.
Your personal presentation is terrific – warm, confident and full of grace. You are wonderfully accepting and affirming of everyone. Being around you was the best part of the class! Thanks for being you.
J.N.Brownsville, OR
I invited Nancy to come to the Institute of Holistic Nutrition to speak about the healing power of sound, and demonstrate it through the use of her alchemical crystal healing bowls. Not only did she captivate everyone in the school, but those who attended her talk about the bowls, then stayed for her interactive concert, not only understood, but got to experience first-hand the profound effect these bowls had. People were so affected that some even booked impromptu private sessions immediatel… Read more
Hayley OstridgeCertified Holistic NutritionistVancouver, BC CANADA
I had a pinched nerve in my foot the other day, and your guidance was the only thing that got me through it…..it was excruciating, but the breathing, relaxation, imagery and especially the non-resistance I’ve practiced with your [Pain] CD for my other chronic health challenges helped keep me sane for the few hours til it eased up. THANK-you, Nancy!!!
N. Niehaus
Your course has indeed changed my life in so many positive ways….I now sleep more peacefully and awaken more refreshed, and need less sleep! And no longer have insomnia! I’m especially pleased with how well I can relax, and amazed at how easy it is now…Because I can now slip down to a deeper level of consciousness, my affirmations are much more effective!….Thank-you, thank-you, THANK-YOU!
T.H.TeacherEugene, OR
Thank you so much, Nancy. What a prompt & very helpful reply! Your [PAIN: Softening the Sensations] CD has helped me immensely — I’ve even had two afternoon naps which is not usually possible as I find it difficult to give myself permission to ‘turn off’ for awhile. I’m workin’ on it! Warmly,
Sue NickelsDelta, BC, CANADA
Simple, straightforward techniques to completely relax the body, mind and emotions…Hopps’ voice is calming and soothing and her timing is just right. The minimal music is soft and appealing. Each time I listen I am lulled into a deeper calm.
New Age Retailer
I am so grateful to have your beautiful, inspiring CD [Healing Affirmations & Harp] to listen to every single night at bedtime!
France RobinsonAshland, OR
I have had a real breakthrough the past two nights with the “Finding the Peaceful Place Within” CD. Thank you sooo much …. I’ve been wanting to find a good CD for a couple of years to help me and this is the first one that has really clicked for me. I feel so grateful. I’m wondering if I could order the sleep one as well?
Leah GreenFounder and Director of The Compassionate Listening ProjectSeattle, WA
[The Taming of the Shrew] is blessed with a delightful cast, dominated by Richard Leebrick as Petruchio and Nancy Hopps as Kate. The two have worked together before, and their strengths are well-matched. Both are highly physical actors with excellent vocal skills and comic timing. We’re lucky to have them here in Eugene.
Dorothy Velasco
“End of the Rope” had me on the edge of my seat…Incredible…Certainly a must see.
Carlos Enrique Lising, Filmmaker
[In “Spinning Into Butter”] Nancy Hopps as Sarah is natural and always believable as she reveals more and more of her scars.
Dorothy Velasco
My 9-year-old son, Chris, just loves your [Relaxation/Affirmation] tape! I was amazed at the difference it made. Thank-you!
P.R.Springfield, OR
Although, as a health educator, I’ve been familiar with relaxation techniques, you added some refinements to my skills – particularly in the way you incorporate imagery. You impress me as having mastery of the material.
John HealyHealth Ed. Dept.Linn Benton Community College
I have been enjoying my “Go to sleep!” CD. I love both CD Resource Kits, allowing each of us, your students, to feel that personal side of you. I have learned to come into the program at different cuts for personalized effects. You do good work! Thank you. P.S. My friend (an RN) is getting good results with your healing CD (Relax Into Healing: Finding the Peaceful Place Within) as well, following her heart surgery.
Rev. Dr. John F. IngramEugene, OR
Nancy – I am very grateful for your sweet, peaceful voice guiding me on my healing journey, and into healing sleep! I’m home from the hospital now, and doing well. Your guidance on the Healing Affirmations & Harp (and earlier, the Pain and Surgery CDs) is responsible for so much of my progress. Thank you. You are an Angel.
James Aday(knee replacement surgery)
The day I first heard one of your CDs was a revelation for me. I was well into the world of cancer, surgeries, and treatments, but still my favorite CD is Cancer: Embracing the Healing Journey. I now have seven of your CDs and have been in your loving, healing radiance for the past two months. You have become my special angel, and for that – and so much more – I am grateful. Pain has been my constant companion, so your Pain: Softening the Sensations has guided me along the way. I constantly us… Read more
Jean Prince
I have a lot of patients who’re using your CDs during their chemo treatments. One woman comes in every time and listens to the first five minutes or so of your [Cancer: Embracing the Healing Journey] CD to relax and prepare herself, before she’ll even let me start her chemo preps. Another woman postponed her chemo treatment til the next day so she could listen to your whole [Chemotherapy] CD first!…
Shar AndrusChemo RNWillamette Valley Cancer Care Center
Experiencing your crystal bowls was one of the most powerful, emotional, beautiful, (I could go on & on!) soul-pleasing moments of our lives. We can’t thank you enough for sharing your precious gifts.
Valerie and Doug, San Diego, CA
I’ve been listening to Track 5, Embracing All Emotions on the Cancer CD, over and over again, because I really need to hear that…it feels like you really know what I’m going through, and that it’s okay to feel everything I’m feeling. It’s helped so much. Thank you, Nancy…..I’ve also been using your Chemo CD during my treatments, and it’s wonderful…even when I drift off, it’s so nice to have your voice gently guiding me in the background
Lisa Rosen
I have been privileged to practice EDGU with Nancy for many years. I was delighted when her EDGU DVD became available because it allowed me to continue the physical and spiritual part of the practice at home. I have given her DVD as a gift to several friends who have found it very valuable as well.
Linda Meyer
I sure wish I’d had your beautiful CD when I was going through my radiation treatments. It would have made it so much easier! This is very valuable work.
Lynda Czajkowska Thompson
I have been wanting to write to you ever since your fall Napa concert. I had a most amazing thing happen during your concert...I was suddenly aware of a total change in the air quality. It was as if the windows had been thrown open and this incredible, divinely fresh purified air was available for a short time!! …Thank you for the amazing concert! Keep up the healing work, spreading light and awareness.
Rende LazureNapa, CA
I ALWAYS recommended your progressive muscle relaxation tape (w/colors on the reverse side) [Relaxation/Affirmation Techniques] when working with clients/patients who had difficulty recognizing/moving muscle tension through the body. Do you still have that? Is it available in CD? Now that I’m working in a physical therapy practice, I really need an imagery specific to muscles. Many thanks for your wonderful and healing voice and creative imagery! Nothing like it!!!
Renata MarsalNewberg, OR
Nancy, Your CDs are absolutely life changing. Thank you!!! I have finished chemo and radiation…I can’t begin to tell you how helpful your [Cancer, Chemo, Radiation, Pain, Healing Affirmations] recordings were. I listened to them every day during treatment and for a while afterwards. I feel like I need a Nancy fix after not hearing them for awhile! We are getting ready to start up our [cancer treatment] program here. I’ll stay in touch. Blessings are with you!!!
Marcia CrimCEOUSMD Hospital Arlington, TX
This is the first time that a crystal bowls presentation really “touched me” – I’ve been to many different events, and they just never really did anything for me. But this – your event – was extremely powerful….something about the way you play them, your voice…just even to watch you…..it was very sacred. It was an amazing experience…….I’m still vibrating from it – literally!
C.T.Eugene, OR
I am responsible for setting up a comprehensive Cancer Treatment and Healing Center. Nancy’s products are a must for our patients.
Marcia CrimCEOUSMD HospitalArlington, TX
Dear Nancy, I am recovering from total hip replacement surgery at an accelerated rate which my surgeon and physical therapist consider amazing. I know a big part of the reason for my healing so quickly was the use your Relax into Healing CD for Surgery. Relaxing and using my energy where it was needed during this potentially stressful experience was imperative. This was my first ever surgery and actually my first stay in a hospital… I’d been plenty apprehensive about it, until I start… Read more
Dick ZinnWhidby Island, WA
Nancy’s tapes and CDs have been perennial bestsellers at our store, in part because we feel great confidence in recommending them: everyone likes them, and often customers come back to get another as a gift.
Peralandra BooksEugene, OR
You have the MOST effective line of soothing tapes/CDs I’ve ever used, and I’ve tried a lot of ’em… The reason I wanted to order the Relaxation/Affirmation CD is because a friend of mine sent me the cassette tape quite a few years ago and it is almost worn out!! It is my favorite relaxation method of all. It always relaxes me into a restful sleep. Keep up the good work.
Ann W.Santa Barbara, CA
“End of the Rope” is a startling, somewhat haunting portrayal of a woman’s journey in limbo. Endlessly intriguing, it pulls you into a different world, with the use of a simple rope as a beautiful and unforgettable symbol of emotional upheaval. Powerful and beautifully executed.
Clarissa Gonzales, Visual Artist
Thank-you very much for participating in our “Caring and Coping” conference… Your workshop, “I’m Too Busy to Relax!” was very well-received. The evaluations were very positive and complimentary. I look forward to working with you again.
Cynthia McDanielConference Coordinator McDaniel and Associates
I first started working with Nancy in 2003. I had been diagnosed with bipolar disorder several years previously, and I was having a hell of a time figuring out how to go forward. Nancy was amazingly helpful, supportive, and incredibly patient during this period of our association. When we terminated the therapeutic relationship at an appropriate point, we parted on loving terms. I called Nancy again in 2010, after a terrifying PTSD flashback of a violent suicide attempt two years previously. … Read more
Linda Hof
I used your Relaxation for Expectant Mothers with great success. After my daughters were born, I also played the second track for new parents many times… Thanks….
M. MulhollandAlbany, NY
….Well, one year later, still pain free in my hip and stomach, where there had been constant pain until after I came to you. Still remembering to take time to be quiet and using your CD to help me… Thank you for the work you do and the difference you made in my life. Much love and gratitude to you.
Darlene P.Creswell, OR
Yours are some of the top ones we recommend for people seriously wanting to deal with stress. They’re very effective! And people really like the affirmations, too. We sell a lot of them!
Styles for RelaxationPortland, OR
My oral surgeon was very impressed that my heart rate never went over 60 beats/minute. I was so relaxed during the whole extraction and grafting procedure. Your Surgery CD is why!
Ken NiehausEugene, OR
Want to thank you again for the Pain CD. I thank you every time I use it! Hugs,
Vicki FalsgrafEugene, OR
I’ve found Nancy’s work to be a useful for physician, patient, and/or anybody else who wishes to let go of life’s stresses. I’m impressed with its content and presentation. It’s first rate!
Robert Fackelman, M.D.Seattle, WA
One year ago, after 30 years of marriage, I lost my husband to suicide after making the decision to divorce him. I was left with a lot of unresolved guilt and sadness, which had not progressed very far in the healing process, despite months of traditional “talk therapy”. My life had become something to be endured rather than enjoyed. I could not shake the guilt or sadness. I began to have neurological symptoms, and the neurologist said that I should seek emotional healing for the symptoms. (Symp… Read more
Darlene P.Creswell, OR
Nancy brings her gift for sharing deep love and acceptance of who you are to the practice of EDGU. My time spent with Nancy in EDGU has been deeply healing and inspiring to my life in many ways from working through depression and anxiety to learning to love and accept myself as I am. I also began to grow and develop my sense of connection to a higher purpose and to my higher self as student of Nancy’s EDGU class. This was not an overnight process but I do know that my years of EDGU practice wi… Read more
Tina Powell
On Tamoxifen, I experience severe muscle cramps during the night, and recently also began listening to your Pain CD at bedtime…. [I’ve also benefited greatly from your Chemo CD]. Thank you for your words of solace and support in your CDs. You have helped so many of us on the road to recovery from cancer.
Darci B.Alexandria, VA
Your Chemotherapy CD has helped so much, offering me sanity in the face of overwhelm. Your guidance truly helps me cope with my feelings, helps me shift from fear into acceptance, from fragmentation into wholeness. This CD is my most essential supply when I go for treatment. I settle into the total safety and comfort of your voice, the gift of your wisdom, and open to the positive aspects of my chemotherapy. It’s equally worthwhile even when I drift off—it’s so nice to have your voice gently gui… Read more
T. Lee
I have been asked to recommend information on relaxation techniques, etc to bariatric patients. I was going to tell them about your wonderful CDs that we do use here in the Johnson Unit [psychiatric ward]… Thanks for doing what you do-keep doing it more!
C.H.CounselorSacred Heart HospitalEugene, OR
If you only knew how many times and how many years your CD’s have brought me from a place of tension to a place of peace and contentment! You are an absolute treasure! I thoroughly enjoyed your latest newsletter. You are bringing such profound awareness to our physical and spiritual needs especially in these terribly troubled world times. Keep up your wonderful work!
Ann WinterSanta Barbara, CA
I have a lot of patients who’re using your CDs during their chemo treatments. One woman comes in every time and listens to the first five minutes or so of your [Cancer: Embracing the Healing Journey] CD to relax and prepare herself, before she’ll even let me start her chemo preps. Another woman postponed her chemo treatment til the next day so she could listen to your whole [Chemotherapy] CD first!…
Shar AndrusChemo RNWillamette Valley Cancer Care Center
I was talking to a friend last week, and she started raving about your crystal bowls event, that she thought I’d enjoy. She told me that it took her to a wonderful, spiritual altered state. Three days later, when we talked, she was still enjoying the spiritual high. Even cancelled a counseling session, because she was feeling so gooood.
Linda S.Eugene, OR
I’ve even successfully used [the relaxation techniques we learned] in some nitty-gritty stressed-out situations – to me, that’s the acid test.
P.W.Eugene, OR
Relaxation/Affirmation Techniques by Nancy Hopps -Master muscle relaxation and embrace the calm, healing qualities that make this audio program a favorite of stressed-out professionals, parents, students, and children. [A] simple and acclaimed stress solution.
Reader's DigestHOT PICKS - JULY 2006
I think you probably knew just how much I needed that time with you yesterday. I have not cried that long and hard with anyone but [my husband] in probably 25 years. So much release…so much insight and healing happened. I have been tired today … but so much calmer. So thank you for being such an amazing being, for offering such a safe space for me and for shining your loving heart and facilitating such deep healing. You are a wonder.
T.H.Eugene, OR
How were you first introduced to Nancy’s work? I was diagnosed with [liver] cancer almost two years ago. I had surgery about six weeks after I was diagnosed…Some friends brought me [Nancy’s] CD…to prepare for and heal during [and after] surgery….Then once I started healing from the surgery, I had some friends who collected a fund for me to come and work with [Nancy]…It was an unbelievable gift….and so I started coming to work with her… How has your life been impacted by your work with Nancy?… Read more
BonniePsychologist (liver cancer)
Your CDs are absolutely incredible! They are such a blessing to me. I just can’t say enough about them. They’re just so important for people to have! Before my 3 day scan, I was really scared, and I listened to your Healing Affirmations & Harp CD the whole time, and it was so perfect – so beautiful and so soothing. Friends came by to read to me and stuff, but the thing that was the most comforting was listening to your CD. And the Surgery one – I lay in bed and listened to it every single mornin… Read more
Bonnie Witkin Stuart, Ph.D.PsychologistEugene, OR
[In the touring production of An Oregon Idyl] Nancy Hopps as Margaret is really the driving force of this show. Her presence always stirs up interest. She is both learned and lusty, an entertaining combination.
Dorothy Velasco
I’ve used your tapes for years. I have other tapes, but yours are the ones I always come back to…your voice, your words, your phrasing, and your music! And my kids love listening to them, too!
K.M.Eugene, OR
Nancy’s beautiful CDs [Surgery: Mindful Mending and Healing Affirmations & Harp] were a godsend for me during surgery and treatment.
Mary Buss, Professional Actor/Director, Oklahoma City, OK
Thanks Nancy. Your work is “exquisite”. I am currently experiencing shingles and a reactivation of some autoimmune problems. Your CDs help me immensely. [I have nine of them!] Also, my husband has Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia and I will encourage him to listen also. Thanks for your work.
Rose K.Broadview Heights, OH
Nancy Hopps has a steady, reassuring style that encourages the listener to trust the innate wisdom of the body and breath.
Yoga Journal
I gave your [RELAXATION/AFFIRMATION CD]to my 70-yr.old mom about a year ago, and she loves it! I’ve never seen her take to anything- any other tapes or books – like she has to yours. She has high blood pressure, stress, and a host of other health problems, and she listens to your tape religiously every afternoon. She actually wore it out! So I’d like to send her one of each of your relaxation CD’s for an anniversary gift.
George BeekmanAuthor and Multi-media Educator
You have been playing in my head and heart for 2 days. Chemo yesterday. Your healing words have helped so much.
Marcia CrimArlington, TX
Ms. Hopps has produced one of the best relaxation tapes available for use with patients suffering from PTSD symptomatology [anger, anxiety, depression, insomnia]. Her rich voice, the timing of her suggestions, and the minimal use of music make Relaxation/Affirmation Techniques a classic among stress-management materials.
Wm. D. Booth, Ph.D.Veteran's Administration Medical CenterTuskegee, AL
I purchased your CD Relax Into Healing: Deep, Healing Sleep in December 2003 as I lay night after night for over 2 years not being able to obtain the quality and quantity of sleep I needed in order to function in this busy world. Well, after 2 weeks of looking at the CD I decided, “Well, it can’t hurt to try”. I am writing to you today because I have been able to fall asleep ever since the first time I listened to this amazing CD. I never thought it would really work but I gave it a try. I am so… Read more
D.N.
THANK you, Nancy!! I received the [Cancer: Embracing the Healing Journey] cd’s YESTERDAY!! Dunno HOW you did that so fast!! Please continue the important & oh so valuable work that you’re doing…it’s such a gift to humankind…I appreciate finding you very much! Warmest regards,
D.M.Sanford, FL
When people ask me about tapes for relaxation, I recommend they listen to yours, and they nearlyalways buy it ….we sell a lot of your titles!
EastWest BookshopSeattle, WA
…What is also in the play’s favor is seven terrific roles for four actors. First, there is Sylvia, a tour-de-force role played to the whiskers by Nancy Hopps. She is everything a winsome dog can be – cute, peppy, poutty, sexy, irritable, you name it. She throws herself headlong into the demanding role and carries the day. A stunning performance!
Fred Crafts
You are absolutely amazing and so are your CDs! I’ve got a LOT of them –– and I haven’t used my other ones since I discovered yours. I’m in chronic pain myself, and these CD’s are amoung the best I have personally tried. I would like to promote them through the [pain support] group and make them more readily available here.
Coleen CaveBoard of Executives of the People in Pain Network (PIPN) and Leader of Chronic Pain Support GroupSurrey, BC, CANADA
Hi Nancy,Been having a little stress in my life and wanted you to know that I always turn to your relaxation tapes[CDs] and receive such a gift of restorative peace of mind. Thank you for all you do. Love,
AnnSanta Barbara
Yours are the best I’ve ever heard – and I’ve listened to a lot of them!
Karl H.ScreenwriterPort Washington, NY
Nancy Hopps is the perfect relaxation voice to lead you into what could be the best moments of your day. Nancy’s clear, comforting voice teaches how to relax through a variety of breathing, sensory, and imagery techniques, with positive affirmations. The music sets just the right tone to zone into relaxation mode.
NAPRA ReView
Can you talk about some of the healing work you’ve done with Nancy? We started with bodywork and… it’s kind of opened some things up and I began to really understand that what was happening here was beyond simple body work, and that I carry within my body a lot of my past [abuse] experience. And that, working with Nancy had really started to open that up in a way that it hadn’t been before. I had been aware of things, and I had been aware of my body as an athlete, as a martial artist, b… Read more
JasonPhD, Clinical Psychology (abuse survivor)
Let me say that your voice is most enjoyable and helpful…The affirmations are great – I say this because so much material from the “New Age” movement is unsuitable to Christians…but I believe your affirmations are general enough to be of benefit and healing to all who use them.Every blessing for success with your work.
S.R.Catholic PriestAustralia
Your efforts to increase compassion and understanding are so needed and so appreciated. This is my third time to see [“Now, I Am Your Neighbor/We Are Neighbors”] Thank you.
Darcy DuRuz, Professor of Music at NWCU
I’m currently in an Outpatient Treatment Program for substance (in my case alcohol) abuse. On behalf of my mother and myself, we THANK YOU so much for the healing work you do. We listen to your cds daily and find them effective and comforting.
J.A.F.Everett, WA
The play [“We Are Neighbors”] was powerful, the actors were genuine and effective…and the discussion was also good. It was a very powerful and important offering to the congregation and we are very, very grateful.
Melanie Oomen, associate pastor, First Congregational Church
I’ve listened to a lot of relaxation tapes and CDs, but yours is the best – the most balanced – your voice is wonderful, the affirmations are…not too flowery!
C.R.TeacherCoos Bay, OR
Nancy is doing some incredibly powerful work with tonal vibrations elicited from a series of beauteous bowls which carried me to depths I had only experienced previously through sweat lodge ceremonies, of times spent with the rock elders. This is not work for anyone with preconceptions formed from other healing practices. As for the vocals that were present…some of the “rawness” that came out helped break down blocks and holds within me. Like claws strong enough to score stone. Those moments of … Read more
Achilles MassahosEugene, OR
Your kindness, heart, and healing spirit made the most difficult time for me actually positive, even a little joyous. Your self-less, undying friendship with my mom and our family [before and during her passing] was immeasurable and a gift beyond words. Please know I will always consider you a friend and mentor. Thank you, Nancy.
Sherrie Warthen
Guest director Peter Anthony created a revision of this Shakespearean masterpiece that allowed the author’s revision and passion to emerge through the original eloquent dialogue…one change that made this production so enjoyable for the audience was the continual stage presence of the three witches who open the play. Sheila San Nicholas, Nancy Hopps, and Gwyneth Moss Bregdon wowed the audience with dynamic weirdness and aerobic dances throughout the performance, often with mime, sometimes with mi… Read more
Jule Wind
I have tried every kind of drug and herbal remedy on the market for my chronic insomnia, in addition to hypnosis, acupuncture, and solo meditation. None of these tools were able to remedy the root of the problem–my inability to relax and let go. After a lifetime with no stress-reduction techniques, my body and mind had forgotten how to release tension, and the buildup was ruining the quality of my life, even though I exercised regularly. (I am probably going to get the Relax-Quick! disc as well,… Read more
K.B.San Francisco, CA
I need to order several more complete sets of your CDs. I can’t keep them in our lending library – they’re always checked out. Patients love them! Your voice, the music, your choice of words…its all wonderful. Your CDs create such a feeling of peace. How can something so gentle and soothing be so powerful?!! Thank-you, Nancy, for sharing your healing gifts with us.
Lynda Godell, MSWDirector, Patient Support ServicesWillamette Valley Cancer Care Center
Hi Nancy – Just a little note to let you know how much I love your CD’s that I ordered. Thank you so much. You have such a soothing voice, that alone makes everything better.
Rita H.Ontario, CANADA
Nancy Hopps, Surgery: Mindful Mending, Synergetic Systems 2006 CD and 16 pp booklet $19.95 Nancy Hopps has created a series of Relax into Healing CDs. This one focuses on ways in which imagery, relaxation, and affirmations can be helpful as self-healing in preparation for, during and following surgical procedures. Solo harp music accompanies Nancy’s calming guidance. The booklet contains portions of the voice presentation, and is helpful in recapping what one has heard. The CD can also … Read more
Daniel J. Benor, MDABHM, EditorIJHC
I have come to rely on the [Relaxation/Affirmation Techniques] tape, because it helps my panic/anxiety attacks.
B.V.Bristol, CT
I am using Nancy’s Pain CD with clients in my work at St. Charles Outpatient Behavioral Health, and their Home Health Agency. The relaxation CDs I use regularly also – they’re all great – very high quality, research-based material. Patients report that Nancy’s beautiful voice is calming and the information and processes on the CDs are very helpful.
Carol ZancanellaLCSWBend, Oregon
People come in with a lot of fear – fear of the unknown, fear of pain, just being afraid because they have cancer. Nancy does a fabulous job of preparing patients for what will happen here and of equipping them with relaxing images and coping skills. Tools like this absolutely make a difference in helping patients get the most from treatment.
Julie Gemmel, M.D.Radiation OncologistWillamette Valley Cancer Care Center
’Raw Canvas,’ a one-woman piece, is brought to life by canny and adept actress Nancy Hopps. Her insightful, energetic and multi-faceted performance guides us through flashbacks and stream of consciousness delivery….Deeply emotional…Good theater!”
Mary Conley, Siuslaw News
We LOVE “Mind Your Own Abyssness.” Ten minutes of terrific. Thanks again for your thought-provoking work.
Festival Producers, Majestic Eight Festival
I had an amazing, powerful healing dream after being at Nancy Hopps’ crystal bowl concert…After I woke up I could tell I felt inwardly refreshed. My optimism and light-heartedness had returned after a few weeks of feeling somewhat down, sad or angry. I e-mailed dear Nancy to thank her. Despite having been somewhat distracted during the bowls event with remnants of a cold, and thus unable to “sink in” as deeply as I would have liked, the dream suggests to me that “something was happening… Read more
Mary DwanRetired PsychologistBritish Virgin Gorda
Engaging. [“End of the Rope’] leaves you wondering how you felt so much so quickly.
Joey Sendaydiego, Visual Artist