Abstract: Improved methods for rehabilitation, transformation, training, and learning are provided for a person as a viewer which enable the viewer to experience a virtual session, comprised of one or more virtual scenarios intended to activate the mirror neuron system, that includes suggestion, hypnosis, hypnotic induction and/or hypnotic suggestion in verbal and/or visual forms, where said suggestion, hypnotic induction and/or hypnotic suggestion may possibly be applied to and/or utilized in relationship with the various components and/or aspects individually and/or collectively that make up a virtual session which are presented in this description of the present invention, which includes one or more virtual scenarios, a virtual character which may be created to be in the likeness of the viewer, where said virtual character and possibly additional virtual characters that are human and/or non-human may be animated to properly perform one or more acts and/or motions and/or movements and possibly express dialog and/or s

Abstract: An improved exercising machine comprising a framework, support members carried by the framework, a pair of guide assemblies with at least two degrees of freedom mounted on a respective support member for movement of the respective guide assembly, a pressure bar or handle moveably connected to a guide assembly, at least one resistive means connected to the framework, force transfer means providing connection between the respective guide assemblies and the resistive means, and dampening means to dampen the movement of the respective guide assembly slidable members which serve to prevent sudden and erratic movements of the guide assembly slidable members.