Your Mind Rewiring your brain to support your health The Lightning Process (LP) was designed by Dr Phil Parker PhD 22-years ago. At first it might seem a little unusual, because it is a training program to promote your ability to influence your own health. A mind-body approach to deal with health issues might be an uncomfortable idea for some and will not be the most appropriate solution for everyone, but I believe that the LP can be a game-changer for conditions where there seems no clear path ahead, and where conventional medical approaches offer no solution. The foundation of the LP is the concept of psycho-neurophysiology – using our mind to influence our neurology, which in turn influences our physiology which may have become stuck in fundamental ways. The most effective way we have to exert influence over truly physical symptoms is to simply use our mind in more ingenious ways than we may have been doing. We know, for example, how damaging the stress response is to our health and our life. When we have tools to switch off the stress response, 16
the brain starts to rewire and form new neural connections that switch the body’s natural healing systems back on. The LP teaches empowering skills and a series of carefully crafted steps to help you influence your brain-body connection in new and life-changing ways. Simple to learn, the LP promotes the effortless expansion of your comfort zone, through the consistent and appropriate use of the LP tools as needed. It does not involve pushing through or forcing yourself. We do our very best prior to the training to ensure that everyone is in the best possible place to get the full value from the LP. Initially we ask people to listen to a pre-course audio that covers some of the key ideas behind this approach to healing. I also encourage people to speak with a number of practitioners, so that they can
find the person that they will be most comfortable communicating with throughout their journey. The final step is an informal chat to ensure that the LP is a good fit, and this is the right time for someone to commit to a program like this. The LP seminar itself involves three consecutive half-days of training, either individually or in small groups, each day building on the knowledge and skills of the day before. The seminar is designed to be interactive and engaging, with coaching tailored to the needs of each individual client to help them achieve success. Materials and post training support are also included with the training.
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