In Memoriam

Our dear friend, Linda Adler, transitioned to the other side peacefully in her sleep early Sunday morning, February 13, 2011. She was a past president of IARRT and very well liked.

Let us take some time for Linda and remember how much she did for IARRT while she graced our lives with her presence.

Thoughts and fond memories of Linda Adler by Maggie van Staveren:

When I first joined IARRT, I was at the conference and I remember a small group meeting on one side of the cafeteria. They were talking and working hard on something during lunchtime.  It was Jeff Ryan, Janet Cunningham, Joseph Costa and Linda Adler. At the time I had no idea what it was they were working on. Later I realized this was the group of people who designed the IARRT training.  Linda was an integral member of this committee.

At one point I wanted to sit in on Linda's Level 1 class to observe how she taught this class.  She was gracious and allowed me to be part of the class and I was glad to have seen her in action.  She was a great teacher and compassionate with the students who were clients when she did the demonstrations and practice.

As an IARRT member, I remember Linda's enthusiasm as she organized conferences and I appreciated her sense of humor, organizational skills and ability to move the event along so everyone knew what was happening and where to go.

I was on the Board when Linda was IARRT President and we had the discussion about the name change from APRT - Association for Past-Life Research and Therapies to IARRT - International Association for Regression Research and Therapies, Inc.  This meeting was a hard working meeting and inspired. Under Linda's direction we worked for two days, really got into it, and by the end the organization had it's name revised. I remember feeling tired but happy that in spite of the hard work, we had accomplished an important goal at Linda's direction.

I am glad to have known Linda Adler as an IARRT member, Board member and President.

Memories of Linda from Connie Brooks

Besides being a past President of IARRT, Linda Adler was my friend.

She was very business like and had strong feelings about APRT/IARRT. After I made a couple of trips to the Law Library here in Riverside, Linda helped me get through all the paperwork for IARRT's name change, via the telephone. She was on the other side of the country living in Florida at the time. Together we made it work.

She was a strong President and with her help we had good speakers and good conferences. She was a tough negotiator with the hotels to get us the best deals.  She was also on the staff for our Regression Training and a well liked Instructor. 

I remember a wonderful "Pipe Ceremony" that she shared by the pool one Friday evening at a Conference.  And I also remember a conference at A.R.E. in Virginia Beach when she was making announcements in front of a beautiful wall hanging of an angel with all these wonderful aura colors.  It was like that Angel was just there for her.  I have had a picture of it on my office wall for many years now and it always makes me feel like she is close by.

After board meetings and conferences there were always great get togethers for all involved for fun and laughing.  She made it a good time. One such memorable gathering, after a board meeting dinner, was in San Antonio, Texas on the River Walk.  We became fast friends there.   Even though we lived many miles apart, we were, and always will be, close in heart.

Memories of Linda from Douglas Pratt:

I was very saddened to learn of Linda’s imminent transition. I had met Linda as the instructor for my Level I regression training. I soon found her to be a true master teacher. She smoothly and easily conveyed both the content and the nuance of the material. This class created a very solid foundation for all of the work that has followed, either regression work or psychospiritual therapy. I even continue to use her induction in my sessions today. She was able to expand my conceptualization and application of regression therapy even in this introductory course.

I have always greatly appreciated all of this. My only regret is I never had the opportunity to thank her for this wonderful introduction. So, thank you Linda Adler for your incredible compassion and wisdom and for being that immortal master teacher. May your time in the light be blessed with ease and playfulness.

IARRT founder and Past President, Hazel M. Denning died of natural causes, January 6, 2006 in Riverside, CA at the age of 98.

Dr. Denning was born in Woodstock, ILL, and moved with her family to Riverside in 1923. She was active at the First United Methodist Church as a member of the Christian education board and directed 77 church dramas.

She received a bachelor’s degree from UC Riverside, a master’s degree in psychology from Claremont College and University of Redlands and doctorates in clinical psychology from International College in Los Angeles and in metaphysics from the Institute of Metaphysics in Los Angeles.

Dr. Denning has traveled around the world teaching and lecturing. She appeared on numerous TV and radio shows, including Oprah Winfrey, Phil Donahue, and Tom Snyder. For thirty-seven years she had a full-time career as a Past-Life Regression Therapist. After she retired from active work with the Parapsychological Association and IARRT, she wrote three books, including her autobiography.

In 1971 Dr. Denning founded the Parapsychological Association of Riverside in Riverside, California. She served as executive director. She was the primary founding member of the Association for Past Life Research and Therapies in 1980, which is now the International Association of Regression Research and Therapies, Inc.

Dr. Denning is survived by granddaughters, Tamara Fisher, Leslie Anne Stormon, and grandsons, Craig Stormon, Clyde and Duane Denning; great grandchildren—Danielle Edora and Jennifer Denning; a foster son, Edwin Russ; nieces, Linda Parker, Terri Taber and Mairlynn Felton, sister-in-law, Helen Denning; cousins, Jane Campbell and Kay Donason. Her husband died in 1980.

Winafred B. Lucas, PhD died of natural causes on December 25, 2006. http://www.drwinafredlucas.com/ She is survived by her daughter, Afton Blake, son, Blake Lucas and other family members.Winafred was a charter member of IARRT since 10/26/80. Dr. Lucas dedicated much of her life's energies to holistic healing in private practice, teaching, lecturing and her many books. Her most important works are used worldwide--Regression Therapy: A Handbook for Professionals Volume I and Volume II Special Instances of Altered State Work.

Donations in her memory may be made to IARRT, the association to which she devoted so much of her life's energies, Green Peace or the Sierra Club in acknowledgement of their contribution to halting global warming.

For further information contact her daughter, Afton Blake at 323.225.8741.draftonblake@hotmail.comor her son Blake Lucas at 323.467.5694

Our dear friend and colleague Sunny Satin transitioned December 1, 2006, suddenly of a heart attack while teaching a Spirit Releasement workshop in India. He is survived by his wife, Ann, two adult daughters and other relatives.

Dr. Sunny Satin has studied the cultures of the world, and learned secrets from a number of very advanced spiritual persons in various countries, while going around the world more than eighty (80) times.

Dr. Sunny Satin is a Certified Clinical Hypnotherapist, a Past Life Regression Therapist, a Life-between-lives Therapist, a Crystal Therapist, and Bio-Energetics healer, with a practice and school in Southern California, and a clinic in New Delhi, India.

Dr. Sunny Satin teaches and speaks on hypnosis, hypnotherapy, past life therapy, energy and crystal healing, and Life-between-Lives regression in USA, Europe, Asia and South America. He has set up the first and only School of Hypnotherapy in India.

Dr. Sunny Satin has a Masters degree in Chemical Engineering, an MBA in Quantitative Management, and a Ph.D. in Transpersonal Psychology.

Memberships Included:

• American Hypnosis Association
• American Counseling Association
• American Board of Hypnotherapy
• International Association of Clinical Hypnotherapy (Board Member)
• International Association for Regression Research and Therapies (Board Member)
• National Association of Transpersonal Hypnotherapists
• International Hypnosis Federation
• Society for Spiritual Regression

Marjorie L. Montgomery, former APART, (IARRT) Secretary, Office Manager from 1980 to 1992, Executive Director from 1993 through February 1997, passed on March 11, 2007 after a courageous battle with cancer. Marjorie was born September 29, 1933 in Riverside, CA. Riverside was a part of who she was and her love of the Riverside Community was important to her. She became part of a Riverside legacy with roots going back to the settlement of Riverside. Her great grandfather, H.K. Small was a personal friend of Mr. Miller, found of the Mission Inn. Her parents, Waldo and Lorraine Small were both natives of Riverside.

Marjorie graduated from Poly High in 1950. It was while she was a junior in high school that she met the love of her life, Arthur 'Jim' Montgomery. They married August 11, 1951. Their love grew over 56 years. She graduated from Riverside Community College while being a wife and mother. She is survived by her husband, Jim, four sons, Don of Indiana, Steve of Woodland Hills, Lou of Colorado, Ken of Puerto Rico and a daughter, Jennifer of Riverside; twenty grandchildren, 7 great-grandchildren and a brother. Her family was at the heart of all she did.