Testimonials
Nancy Hopps’ recordings are a must if you’re serious about relaxing, healing, and affirming your inner being. They are unique and beautifully done.
Magical Blend Magazine
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
I’ve been in therapy for about 3 years, and the only [CD] that’s worked to help me relax is yours. Other people’s that they’ve played in the groups have been okay, some of ‘em, but yours is the only one that really helped me go deep…
JacylenNorwalk, OH
For 15 years I’ve been in chronic pain. I choose not to take medication – that’s why your work is so important to me. I’ve been able to put on your [Pain] CD when I wake up in pain, and it helps tremendously. You have a real gift, Nancy. With profound gratitude,
Anne Sheridan
Simple, straightforward, and very effective… easy to see why it’s rapidly becoming a best-seller!
Inner ConnectionsBeaverton, OR
It’s not every festival that the Festival Director exercises his prerogative to select a play to go through to the Gala Final…But this year the quality has been remarkable, and I was so impressed with this one that I used my Festival Director’s choice to put it through. Nancy Hopps’ haunting “End of the Rope,” directed by Ben Harris and featuring the lovely Amelia Forsyth-Smith, will be onstage again twice tomorrow. Don’t miss it!
Trevar Alan Chilver, Festival Director, Short & Sweet Canberra
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’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
Meeting Nancy Hopps for the first time was like seeing an old friend and soul sister. Her peaceful joy shines with her warm, welcoming smile. Never having heard Alchemical Crystal Healing Bowls before, I was curious about this new experience. Nancy’s resonance with their sounds and tone is evident, from her spoken introduction to the first sound of the bowls’ tones. She blends her vocal sound with them and sometimes I would open my eyes to see if she was toning or was it the bowls? Expe… Read more
Gylian Solay, MSKihei, Maui, Hawaii
When I went in for my first chemo, I wasn’t at all afraid and I know it was because of your CD and guidance. I feel so grateful to have been led to you. Thank-you, Nancy.
Lorelei Kyllonen
Nancy Hopps’ voice [on Pain CD] soothed away all anxieties and softened my painful sensations. Her masterful choices of words is compelling and potent. With Profound Gratitude,
Anne SheridanPublicistEugene, OR
I have spent many years studying the art of relaxation through meditation, guided imagery, positive affirmation and the like and have found your Relax Into Healing Series to be by far some of the best available, anywhere! They are extremely well presented and executed. All the positive energy you put into the series comes through to the listener… The world cannot get too much of these incredible tools! Spread the word!
Karl HoschAuthor, Reiki PractitionerPittsfield, MA
I was blessed with meeting Nancy in Kona on The Big Island in Hawaii in April of 2010 at a Cancer Retreat at Kokolulu Cancer Retreat Center, where she gifted us with her healing bowls and voice. In August, after flying to Portland to get a second opinion about my cancer situation, I visited her at her Healing Sanctuary. This beautiful place is only 15 minutes from downtown Eugene, yet I felt like I was in a wilderness area surround by beautiful trees and bushes. After a warm greeting fro… Read more
James E. FosseyLander, WY
It was such a pleasure to meet you at the Sleep Fair…I want you to know I am sleeping better…your voice is so soothing and your words are healing [on Pain and Healing Affirmations &Harp CDs]…with all the stress and chronic pain, fibromyalgia….it’s good to be back in my bed and getting rested. Thank-you and God bless you in all you do to help others….Ever so grateful!!!
Bonnie R.Springfield, OR
I heard your [Relaxation/Affirmation Techniques] tape at a stress-management training offered by the New York City chapter of the MS society. Of six tapes used, I found yours to be the most useful. I’ve had MS for 20 years, and stress for many more, and I felt wonderful for days after hearing your tape.
D. MorrisonAttorneyNew York, NY
Your CDs saved my life, and my friend’s life, when I was in crisis….
B.D.Eugene, OR
I have come to rely on the [Relaxation/Affirmation Techniques] tape, because it helps my panic/anxiety attacks.
B.V.Bristol, CT
THANKS FOR THE FAST-TRACK HEALING! Well my rehab continues to sail on at an accelerated pace. I work hard at the physical therapy exercises, walk as far as I can, eat good nourishing food and relax and meditate in between. Yes, “relaxing into healing” works. Lets your energy (qi) go to work healing, unhindered by petty fears and insignificant daily hassles. I do hope your message continues to expand for the benefit of many. Love and Cheers,
Dick ZinnWhidby Island, WA
Nancy’s CDs are popular titles…..they sell well!
A large chain bookstore(whose corporate policy does not allow endorsements!)Eugene, OR
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
It is with great pleasure that I write this recommendation for Nancy Hopps…I have direct knowledge of Nancy’s work, as she has worked with teachers and administrators in our district. Nancy has an unparalleled talent in helping people make a human investment in themselves and others. She helps a diverse audience understand that by managing stress and creating balance in life we can all achieve [desired] performance levels, but in a way that makes sense. To that end, she is a motivator of people … Read more
Tim Carman, Ed.D.SuperintendentGreater Albany Public Schools
Nancy’s work is very impressive. Material of this quality and integrity is rare. I recommend it highly!
Jack CanfieldSpeaker and (co)author, Chicken Soup for the Soul, etc. "The Secret"
EDGU classes: Eugene Family YMCA 8:00 – 9:00 am, Wed PilatesYoga classes: Eugene Family YMCA 10:30 – 11:40 am Thur CoreYoga+™ classes: The Healing Sanctuary 5:45 – 7:00 pm, Mon & Thur Please check current YMCA schedules for subs. Please contact me for more info re: Healing Sanctuary classes.
Hopps is charming in “Raw Canvas,” The story of Rosalyn, a talented painter, inspired by Walton’s own mother-in-law, Australian artist Helen Marshall.
Dorothy Velasco
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
Thank you so much for the CD. I’m enjoying it as I write. Your CD is so good, I’m going to download it onto my iPod. I want to take your energy everywhere I go. I think the whole world needs to listen to your CDs. An Ocean Of Calm [on Finding the Peaceful Place Within] is simply wonderful.
Peter ScroginDurham, OR
The healing hands, voice and other amazing offerings by Nancy Hopps are something I hope you get to experience in your lifetime. Whether it be through her Relax Into Healing CDs (in my case, the one for before, during and after Surgery), or at one of her crystal singing bowls events, or through massage and sound healing work at her beautiful Healing Sanctuary, you, like me, will be better for it. I have experienced all of the above and my body, mind and spirit have benefited in a way that I can … Read more
Storm KennedyEugene, Oregon
’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
Nancy is a gifted healer and artist whose personal and professional experience make her highly-qualified to assist with many aspects of mind-body healing. I’m sure you will find her compassionate guidance healing on many levels.
Jan H. Stafl, MDMember, Board of Trustees American Holistic Medical Association
Nancy Hopps fairly beams as she casts her inner glow over the Eugene Chamber Theatre’s “The Descent of Inanna,” a dark and complex modern telling of a 5,000 year old Sumarian myth. Hopps does it all – sings, dances, acts. But primarily she makes you believe in the joys, pains and magnitude of Inanna’s challenges. Her Inanna embodies all the elements of both a sprite and a stone. She is vague and ephemeral one moment, specific and sensual the next. It is her show, and she puts an enormous stamp o… Read more
Fred Crafts
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
I would like to order your Relaxation/Affirmation tape…I loaned mine to a friend who won’t give it back!
F.M.Cumberland, ME
Our team just had a debrief meeting and were collectively moved to tears over the success of the day! Students were captivated by the [“We Are Neighbors”] stories and are eager to both reflect on their own lives and think of ways to help!…We cannot thank you enough! Please share our deepest gratitude with all of the actors and speakers who came!!
Emily Johnson, Hamlin Middle School Teacher
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
Yesterday I was pretty sick and listened to the new [Pain] CD 3 times. It is just perfect. You have such an amazing gift… your voice is so comforting and soothing and well-timed. Your choice of words is the best…stuff I’ve never heard on any other CD. It eases so much of the tension and lowers the pain decibels so that I can always fall asleep, even if just for a little while. The reprieve I get is such a huge relief. I’d like to buy one for my oldest daughter, as well, because she too gets thes… Read more
Vicki Falsgraf
My 3-year-old daughter, Victoria, loves Nancy’s relaxation [Relaxation/Affirmation] tape. It helps calm her down at nap time and to settle down for a good night’s sleep.
J.S.Portland, OR
Want to thank you again for the Pain CD. I thank you every time I use it! Hugs,
Vicki FalsgrafEugene, OR
This piece of existentialist theatre by playwright Nancy Hopps and directed by David Arnold is sure to inspire self-reflection on the part of the audience. “Mind Your Own Abyssness” is a unique play you will not want to miss!
Aaron Smart, President, SPA Association, LCC
I listened to the Surgery CD last night and it is amazing. You are truly a divine spark, Nancy. May your CDs spread near and far assisting millions in their healing process. I had tried 3 different pre-surgery CDs, and all of these pale in comparison to yours. Your voice is a salve for my fear. Really, yours is in a class of its own. I am so grateful, so fortunate that it came to me when it did.
France Robinson
Hi Nancy – I think of you often and how your CDs helped me through the most difficult times in my life. I don’t know if you remember me. I wanted you to know that I won a National Award called PINK POWER MOM[*] and I just posted this on our FB page for women to check out and pass on to the women they are helping. Must have Relax Into Healing by Nancy Hopps https://nancyhopps.com. Are so amazing. Website has CDs for Chemo – before/after, and Radiation, all great positive affirmations. Nancy is a… Read more
Linda BlairCorvallis, OR
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 listened to your color relaxation tape [Relaxation/Affirmation Techniques] and absolutely loved it! It has really made a difference in my life! …I just wanted you to know that it is indeed great work that you do and thank you for sharing it with me.
B.A.(age 15)Eugene, OR
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
“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
’Raw Canvas’ was a perfect grand finale for the Florence Playhouse summer season….. [It] is a witty and sensitive one-woman play well-crafted by Diane Barratt-Walton expressly for the inimitable talents of Nancy Hopps, a consummate actor, singer and dancer.”
Burney Garelick, Siuslaw News
Nancy Hopps has an amazing voice. It’s no wonder, then, that the listener feels supported, comforted and helped in such amazing ways. I’ve listened to many audio healing programs over the years, but Nancy’s Relax Into Healing CDs truly stand out from the rest. They combine the best of professional content with an understanding of what is really involved in healing under difficult circumstances. I highly recommend these heartfelt relaxation and healing programs.
Meredith Young-Sowers, D.Div.Speaker and author, Spirit Heals Director, Stillpoint Foundation and School
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
I teach seniors, and my whole class loves you…and so do I!….[Also,]my friend fell and broke both her wrists and I could think of no present that would do her more good than your CD. I’m ordering another one for another friend whose husband is in a nursing home; she’s exhausted and again, your CD is the perfect gift.
Joan Tabor SteigmanBoynton Beach, FL
Once again, you have made my life so much better!!! I have been listening to your CD’s/tapes for many years, regularly, especially at night. Recently my husband had a motorcycle accident and broke both legs. Needless to say, I have been his main caregiver and it has been quite a task. We recently went camping and somehow I injured my eye and have a badly scratched cornea. SO, in addition to assisting my dear husband, I must take good care of myself. I first thought was YOU!!!! I have been listen… Read more
A.W.CA
Thank you so much for the CDs for Surgery and Healing Affirmations & Harp. Phil and I sent them to his sister in PA. She was able to play them before surgery, during surgery and after! We talk to her often and she mentions her love of the CDs every time. The fact that she has gained so much from them gives us joy. It is difficult to be far away and support loved ones through a healing process. Warmly,
Cheryl and Phil GebhartAlbany, OR
[In “Spinning Into Butter”] Nancy Hopps as Sarah is natural and always believable as she reveals more and more of her scars.
Dorothy Velasco
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
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
The participants (post-menopausal women w/ Type 2 diabetes) in our MLP 2-yr grant research project have benefited greatly from their use of Nancy’s wonderful recordings. The breathing techniques, the guided imagery, the progressive physical relaxation…..these are very well-designed, beautifully presented programs that are having obvious, positive results.
Deborah J. Toobert, Ph.D.Research Scientist Oregon Research Institute
Nancy Hopps has a steady, reassuring style that encourages the listener to trust the innate wisdom of the body and breath.
Yoga Journal
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
Engaging. [“End of the Rope’] leaves you wondering how you felt so much so quickly.
Joey Sendaydiego, Visual Artist
I gave your [Relaxation/Affirmation] tape to a friend of mine, and she used it with her very active 2-year-old son. He loved it, and she says every night now he asks, “Is it time for the tape?
S.S.Ashland, OR
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
The most mature play [of the festival] is “Mind Your Own Abyssness” by Nancy Hopps. Here, surrealistic metaphor becomes actual as a man grapples with powerful emotions. At one point he shouts at his fellow actor to, “Quit f**king with my internal landscape!” Take that Edward Albee.
Jonathan Siegle, Register-Guard reviewer
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
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
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
[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
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
I was lying on my bed after abdominal surgery, in pain and feeling very blue, when I began listening to your cd Relax Into Healing: Pain, Softening the Sensations. After listening and participating in the meditation, I felt an incredible feeling of calm and relief come over me. My partner came into the room and I said to her, “I just went from despair and rage to hope and joy.” It really was a major turning point and one that lasted for the rest of my recovery. Thank you so much Nancy for of… Read more
Solala Towler, Author/Qigong Teacher, Eugene, Oregon
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
Most of my clients prefer this [Relaxation/Affirmations Techniques] tape to others we’ve used. The combination of music and voice is very relaxing in itself. I also like the full or minimal tension option…..lots of effective, easily learnable techniques.
Cathe KennedyVision TherapistEugene, OR
How did you come to use Nancy’s CDs? I first heard about her CDs from a doctor, after I had had surgery…Then, I went to a [Cancer] support group… It was a group that I wasn’t “clicking with.” It wasn’t a spiritual, mind-body healing … anything like that. And I so wanted that! And then [Nancy] came in… and I just knew she was there for me! What, specifically, from her CDs has been most valuable for you? I think that you can take any negative anything, and turn it around and make it posit… Read more
LoreleiElementary School Teacher (breast cancer)
I downloaded the CANCER: Embracing the Healing Journey mp3 today. I see the oncologist tomorrow so will have a better idea of what I’m dealing with. I just know I need to be well prepared and I know your CDs are going to be a valuable and significant part of that preparation. I listened to some of the sample clips and downloaded the free 12 minute relaxation audio and I knew that this is definitely for me; it all felt so right. Thank you for sharing your giftedness, wisdom and experience. Thank … Read more
Jeanine T.Queensland, AUSTRALIA
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
Thank you for your Universal Work! It is important and transformative!
WendyEugene, OR
I appreciated the way you presented information – very clearly, organized, and not in ‘professional jargon’, but rather in a way that promoted understanding.
J.P.Eugene, OR
….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
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
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
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.
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
Relaxation for Expectant Mothers by Nancy Hopps provides pregnant women and their loved ones a powerful means of promoting relaxation and reducing fear. With regular practice, a woman conditioned with Nancy’s soothing voice will have a much easier time in her labor and delivery. Whether you desire natural childbirth or seek pain relief with drugs or anesthesia, this recording will invite and assist you in listening to your body, and the child inside you.
Jan H. StaflMD Board Certified in Obstetrics, Gynecology, and Holistic Medicine
Love Deep Healing Sleep. Great stuff. Soothing voice. Been a life saver during chemo and after. I frequently fall asleep before the end of CD. Can you suggest another title to look at? Thanks again! [next day:] I got Finding the Peaceful Place Within today. Very, very nice. Been through it, first listening to this track and that, and then after lunch, start to finish. Terrific. Again, fell asleep before the end.
Mark PerrinEugene, 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
My family and I attended your presentation at the U of O Bookstore. We all enjoyed it immensely and we bought your sleep CD. Our 15 year old son has had some trouble sleeping. Sunday nights seem to be the most problematic. The first night he used your CD he slept nine hours!! Many thanks.
Anne GordonGreenEden Labyrinth WalksEugene, OR
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
At our invitation, Nancy has led a number of workshops at our store. Nancy’s presentations have been resounding successes,. She has a terrific knack for putting people at ease and getting them involved in the easy, enjoyable exercises she leads. Nancy has great expertise, and expresses it in a user-friendly, down-to-earth style that feels welcoming to people from all walks of life. Her warmth and sense of humor add to the value of the information she imparts.
Laura PhilipsPeralandra BooksEugene, OR
Wanted to say thank-you. My mom is going through chemo right now and as you probably know it’s been hard on her. I found your CD at the UofO bookstore, and she just told me she was so relaxed she fell asleep and napped, something she never does. She said thanks it helped immensely, and was something she didn’t even know she needed.
L. MillerEugene, OR
It was a special privilege to be in your workshop. I gained a great amount of peace and strength from the encounter. Really, I feel that is why I am now free to go and do a whole new adventure…starting a whole new chapter in my life. Thanks, Nancy, for the work you are doing. My life is richer for having known you.
R.E.Seattle, WA
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 day I first heard one of your CDs was a revelation for me…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 has guided me along the way. I constantly use Pain: Softening the SensationsDeep, Healing Sleep and Healing Affirmations & Harp and my most recent purchase, Finding the Peaceful Place Within. I cannot express… Read more
Jean PrinceEugene, OR
I just want to really thank you for your [Relaxation/Affirmation] tape. I’ve gotten to sleep three nights in a row now, and it feels wonderful! Thanks so much.
D.R.Eugene, OR
I suffered from severe panic attacks for decades before discovering Nancy’s Relaxation/Affirmation Techniques. Nancy’s techniques have completely freed me. I no longer experience feelings or the fear that I might die [from anxiety], nor do I have to take the 12 medications I was once prescribed to take daily. The moment I discovered Nancy’s techniques, I began to dedicate an hour each day to listening to them — 6 months later, I was able to go from 12 to ONE prescription. I regained control of m… Read more
Gladys
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
Nancy has given her time, passion and purpose to the members of Eugene Family YMCA for nearly 20 years. Most of that time she has been a volunteer leading EDGU, and bringing this gift to the people of our community because she cares so deeply about EDGU’s impact. Her ability to lead so many forms of group exercise led her to eventually become a paid Y Staff Instructor as well. (She also taught step and dance aerobics in years past, as well as CoreYoga/Pilates and EDGU now.) Taking classe… Read more
Kari PorterDirector of Health & WellnessEugene Family YMCA
I love my [PAIN: Softening the Sensations] CD. This was the first time in over 2 years that I had a few minutes of being pain free. Thank you! [in response to my email inquiry:] Yes you may quote me. What you do has become such a blessing in my life! I am learning to live a better life (with or without the pain) and I thank you for this! I am so happy that my pain counselor has your CDs available for purchase in her office. Blessings to you, you are a candle in my life.
Jan BoechlerEugene, OR
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
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 have moderately severe spinal stenosis at L4 and 5 that causes intense muscle spasms. I’ve been using your relaxation techniques for several months now, and they’re working…this is a serious back injury, and it’s really helping! Also, using these techniques in combination with exercise and diet, my blood pressure has dropped from 200/80 to 160/65!
J.S.(age 70), Retired LawyerInorganic Chemist
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
Hopps is a pleasant addition to the company. She has an animated air, a fine voice and an engaging persona. In several of the songs [in ACE’s “Lies & Legends: The Musical Stories of Harry Chapin.”] she is paired with Russell; it is a winning combination. The chemistry between them is evident.
Jonathan Siegle
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
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