Silva Instructor Pat Arnould
Pat was guided to the Silva Mind Control Method (as it was called
then) in quite an interesting way. As she thinks of it now she realizes it was
“divine intervention”. She took her first Silva Class in April 1979 with Roy and Maree Proctor. The Proctors had a Center in New Orleans and had on-going
activities.
In August 1979 she took the Graduate Level Class. Pat went to New Orleans at least once a month thereafter to attend classes and other graduate activities. She facilitated a cottage group in Baton Rouge.
While a senior in high school Pat had set a long-range goal of becoming a CPA, however, as time went on Pat thought she was too old to attend college and had put the goal aside. The Silva Method class changed her perspective. Silva helped her to overcome fears and to become a more positive person. Since the first Silva Class Pat has had many interesting experiences and opportunities.
Pat was raised in south Louisiana and now lives in Baton Rouge. Her
mother instilled in her a strong faith in the Great Spirit. The practice of
going to treaters/faith healers was second nature to Pat. She was always
intrigued by the things that happened or materialized just because. The “just
because” is what guided her to the Silva Mind Control Method. Pat first saw the
quarter page advertisement in the Sunday Advocate for an introduction to the
class. After attending the introduction she decided she wanted to share the
advertisement with some family members. She searched the paper for the quarter
page advertisement to no avail. She finally found the ad in the classified
section, a regular size (1 ¼”) advertisement.
After the Silva training Pat realized that her only limitations were those she
imposed on herself. She went to college as a non-traditional student,
completed
her Accounting Degree in 1985, her MBA in 1991 and passed the CPA exam in 1993.
In 1998 she started a Ph.D. in Public Policy. Pat was instrumental in
establishing a non-profit association for American Indian education and an
annual Indian youth leadership camp. Pat enjoys a very exciting life and loves
to learn. She also loves to share her positive way of thinking with others. She
has practiced the Silva techniques for 30 years. Pat is “Better and Better,
everyday in every way."
