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Barrie Leslie Konicov (born about 1939)〔 is a United States hypnotist,〔 author, and one-time Libertarian candidate for the United States Congress.〔 〕 He is the President and chief hypnotherapist of Potentials Unlimited.〔 〕 At one time Konicov sold approximately a million self-hypnosis tapes a year.〔 Konicov is also notable for his involvement in several court cases including United States v Konicov, a 2001 conviction for one count of conspiracy to defraud the United States by impeding, impairing, obstructing, and defeating the lawful governmental functions of the Internal Revenue Service. He was also convicted on three counts of willfully failing to file Federal income tax returns for the years 1994, 1995, and 1996.〔 (【引用サイトリンク】 url = http://www.irstaxes.com/tax_scams.html )〕〔 〕 Konicov received an 87-month prison sentence.〔 〕 The Atlantic magazine named Konicov fourth on its list of the ten biggest tax scofflaws of the 20th century.〔 ==Potentials Unlimited Self Hypnosis== In 1977,〔〔 (【引用サイトリンク】 publisher = Potentials Unlimited )〕 with few credentials but a degree in marketing and three weekend courses in hypnosis at Ethical Hypnosis Training Center in South Orange, New Jersey,〔〔 Konicov established Potentials Unlimited. Konicov states that he began his hypnosis career by conducting group "Weight Loss" and "Stop Smoking" classes in Grand Rapids, Michigan, and recording a tape for each class.〔 Barrie Konicov's self-help self-hypnosis recordings are distinguished by his soothing voice〔 and what Konicov refers his trademark—the words "Hello, Greetings, and Welcome" which begin each recording.〔 (【引用サイトリンク】 publisher = Potentials Unlimited )〕 Konicov has since created over 200 programs.〔〔 〕 Konicov states he began training other hypnotherapists in 1981.〔 It was during this time that Potentials Unlimited was raided by the Food and Drug Administration because of the claims of the effectiveness of its products. This forced Potentials Unlimited to temper these claims.〔 〕〔 〕 Konicov's daughter Stephanie became the marketing director, eventually selling recordings as diverse as self-help for thumbsucking and housekeeping in the New York Times business section.〔 The Los Angeles Times described Konicov as a millionaire in 1988;〔 〕 by 1990, Konicov's recordings were selling at a million units a year through vendors like Barnes & Noble.〔 While praised by consumers of his self-hypnosis recordings,〔 the National Council Against Health Fraud compared Konicov's subliminal recordings' underlying philosophy to Scientology as having a similar notion: that negative experiences from past lives are transferred to become the basis for hang-ups in this life.〔 〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Barrie Leslie Konicov」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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