Cosmic Play

Both George Banks and Winifred Banks enter their homes singing about their self-involved lives.

The structure of humor “inherently provides the constant possibility of a new unexpected beginning.”

Mindess (1971) discusses the liberatory nature of laughter.

The laughter of George, Uncle Albert, and the Elder Mr. Dawes is what Davis (2000)

Many great minds have looked at laughter, from Plato and Aristotle to Descartes

Laughter is an important element in Mary Poppins, it occurs at three specific places during the movie

One Erickson's most important techniques is reframing. The meaning of things depends on the frame in which you put them, and reframing trans

Much of Erickson’s work was based on indirect suggestion.  In order to reduce resistance

Although Erickson would evoke visual images and use his clients' own thoughts to help them go into trance more easily

We each create our own model of the world, which helps to guide us.  Because no two people have exactly the same experiences, everyone’s mod