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Using the Mind to Heal the Body

Head Health Nutter — Tue, 13 Oct 2009 18:33:52 +0000

If everything in the Universe is made of energy, like quantum physicists say it is, and it can never be destroyed or created but can be transformed, then it IS possible that thoughts can become reality. A real-life instance is the placebo effect, which proves the powerful link between belief and physical health.

PSYCH-K is a personal development method of reaching the subconscious and changing your life from the inside-out. You are completely aware the entire time and a belief change can happen within minutes. The effects sometime take time to show up, as Aileen shares with us in her amazing story:

“Email to Doug Parks [PSYCH-K facilitator], Spirit 2000 Oct. 7, 2009

Hi Doug,

These days I am totally infused with profound gratitude, especially for you, Bruce [Dr. Lipton, cellular biologist] and Rob [Mr. Williams, Founder of PYSCH-K] and the work that you all do! I feel I must let you know of a personal experience emanating from last year’s November Psych-K workshop in San Mateo.

Coming to the workshop, my recovery from a stem-cell transplant had stalled and my oncologist had concluded I had “xyz” condition resulting from my stem cells being damaged during transplant. I was told this (anemia) would be a life-long condition which would be moderated with periodic blood transfusions.

Figuring Bruce knew a heck of a lot more about stem cells than my esteemed oncologist, I posed the question to him. His response: “If your stem cells had been damaged during transplant you wouldn’t be standing here today. There’s nothing wrong with your stem cells… It’s their environment.” I was infused with hope!…But still a bit skeptical.

During the ensuing two days, Rob taught us Psych-K. When we learned the Resolution Balance [one of several PSYCH-K techniques], I balanced [reprogrammed the subconscious] for “Every part of me is perfectly healthy and functioning in total harmony” with the overall goal of “robust health.” One of the visual indicators was “100% perfect health via any medical test possible.”

(By the way, today is the first time I actually took out that VAK To The Future [a PSYCH-K method in communicating with the subconscious] to read the exact words since I initially did it.)

Well, all the medical test results came in last week. And, you guessed it…EVERYTHING IS TOTALLY NORMAL! Both my oncologist and GP are amazed. My GP said “we almost lost you (2 ½ years ago)”…and my oncologist concluded “the chances for the Hodgkin’s recurrence for you are now highly unlikely.” (Lingering Hodgkin’s Lymphoma, Stage 4, in my bone marrow is what necessitated the stem cell transplant.)

It has been quite the journey. As I think back, that belief that I balanced for on November 16, 2008, altered my behavior and attracted into my life information and individuals with just the right combination of expertise to assist me in making the necessary internal adjustments to my cellular environment to result in the manifestation of my “robust health.”

Oh, I’m not done…not by any stretch of the imagination. The process continues! But it all started with Bruce’s infusion of hope and information and then with Rob’s instruction and guidance. And you, my dear Doug, are the one who brings this all together and allows miracles to happen!! Words cannot fully express how full of gratitude my heart is for the work that you do! And for the work that Bruce and Rob do! Bless you all!!!

Aileen Kader

P.S. Feel free to use my story, if you feel it can help. Also, I’m within driving distance of San Mateo and would be happy to come down and be of personal service in November, if you feel that would be helpful.”

What did you think of Aileen’s story?

By the way, I learned a new word today relevant to the discussion of PSYCH-K: praxis, which is the integration of belief with behaviour. Mr. Williams says PSYCH-K needs praxis in order to work. Although we’ve changed self-destructive beliefs to self-enhancing ones, we still need to ACT and allow the new beliefs to support our behaviour.

Are you excited about PSYCH-K? Please leave your opinions in the comment section! If you’re ready to experience PSYCH-K, please contact me and I will help you locate a PSYCH-K facilitator near you: stephanie [at] livelighter [dot] org.

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What is Muscle Testing?

Head Health Nutter — Wed, 16 Sep 2009 03:40:26 +0000

Everyone is unique. Each one of us has our own specific biochemical makeup so what’s good for one person isn’t necessarily good for another. But how do we know what our bodies need until we try things out or go to a doctor and get tested? Muscle testing is the answer!

Our bodies know what promotes health and vitality. Many say the body communicates with us via our intuition but who can hear that with all the noise in our heads?

Instead, we get aches, pains, itches and the like, and by then it’s too late. These are the effects of damaging the body.

Muscle testing: a non-invasive method used to communicate with the body in assessing imbalances and needs using a large muscle, usually the anterior deltoid or shoulder muscle. When the muscle stays strong, the body is saying “yes” or “it’s beneficial for me”. A weak muscle response is a “no” or “it’s harmful to me”.

At it’s most basic, muscle testing is biofeedback without all the bells and whistles!

Related to applied kinesiology (which was developed by chiropractor Dr. George J. Goodheart, Jr.), muscle testing is used by a wide variety of health practitioners and is used to “evaluate structural, chemical and mental aspects of health”. (Source: The International College of Applied Kinesiology)

Before you jump the gun and dismiss muscle testing as new age hooplah, check out this published study which helps validate muscle testing in chiropractic care.

What part of the body are we communicating with through muscle testing?

This answer is a tad confusing since everybody seems to have their own thoughts on the subject. Here’s what I’ve found so far:

The subconscious – as in PSYCH-K
Our energy field in relation to the energy of the objects or ideas being tested
Our electrical system
The autonomic nervous system which, interestingly, controls the parts of our body functioning below the level of consciousness
Our heart instinct or emotional center
The Superconscious or what Carl Jung called the Collective Unconscious. The spiritually-minded folk might call this our `Higher Self’ or `Creative Source’, the part of us that connects all life.

Keep in mind that it’s highly possible several or most of these are actually describing the same thing! On review of this list, muscle testing appears to detect physical, emotional, mental and spiritual stress in the body.

Muscle testing has many potentially diverse applications and implications

Siu-Lan Choy is a Certified Acupuncturist and Holistic Practitioner who uses muscle testing in her practice to assess food sensitivities, choices of the most beneficial foods for you and your limitations, choice of supplements and remedies, the side-effects of medicines, assessment of various organs and systems of the body, best healing modalities for your body, and in assessing how well the body is progressing during its recovery, and to what degree it is approaching optimal health.

PSYCH-K facilitators use muscle testing to identify the presence or absence of self-supporting beliefs in the subconscious. They then use the PSYCH-K whole-brain technique for reprogramming old, self-limiting beliefs. Before balancing for these beneficial beliefs, PSYCH-K facilitators ask the Superconscious for permission to change these beliefs in case they are harmful or inappropriate to one’s spiritual evolution.

Since the subconscious processes 40 million bits of information per second compared to the limited conscious mind which processes a mere 40 bits of information per second, it knows things which we fail to consciously notice. For instance, we can muscle test to find lost items, like car keys!

Accessing the powerful subconscious or all-knowing superconscious through muscle testing, some people use it to help determine rewarding business ventures, relationships, investments, major purchases and even every day decisions, like prioritizing their To Do List.

Have you tried muscle testing? How do you use it? And for those of you who haven’t tried it yet (stay tuned for an upcoming `how to’ post), what would you use muscle testing for?

The Most Intriguing Aspects of PSYCH-K

The Most Intriguing Aspects of PSYCH-K

Head Health Nutter — Thu, 18 Jun 2009 01:43:28 +0000

“PSYCH-K is a user-friendly way to rewrite the software of your mind in order to change the printout of your life.” Robert M. Williams, M.A. Originator of PSYCH-K®

Back in March, we introduced PSYCH-K as The Ultimate Self-Improvement Tool. While I stand-by the title, the weekend workshop revealed the word `self-improvement’ is misleading. The reason why has become one of my favourite features of this self-help tool.

You can find further explanation of these important features and a complete description of PSYCH-K in the originator’s own words, The Missing Piece Peace in Your Life!.

Here are the most intriguing aspects of PSYCH-K:

Personal Development Differentiation. The word `improvement’ implies the need to `fix’ while `development’ denotes change. Just because we want change (a natural process) doesn’t mean our lives are broken. As Dr. Lipton deduces in The Biology of Perception, beliefs create our lives. Simple cause and effect. Put aside judgments, blame, etc. and it becomes a results-based system. Not a matter of right or wrong.
Kind of like conscious self-hypnosis. When you’re changing (or `balancing’) a belief, you are 100% conscious in PSYCH-K. With the help of a certified facilitator, using muscle-testing and PSYCH-K techniques, you consciously choose self-supporting beliefs and consciously `program’ them into your subconscious mind.
A Whole-Brain Integration Technique. Derived from years of split-brain research, these types of self-help techniques help you achieve your `whole-brain state’ where you use both hemispheres simultaneously and equally. It is in this state where we function most effectively as humans.
The placebo effect without the deception. The placebo effect is a well-known and accepted phenomenon. It illustrates the enormous power of the mind to heal the body (check out this fascinating documentary, Placebo: Cracking the Code – Part 1). But the deception used to produce it turns people off. In PSYCH-K, there are no sugar pills and the truth is revealed through your body.
Accessing the Power Within. PYSCH-K honours the power and responsibility of the individual in making the changes they seek. They, along with their Inner Wisdom (and in partnership with a PSYCH-K facilitator), control the change process and become active, conscious co-creators of their destiny.
The Superconscious Connection. Mentioned above, whatever you call it Soul, Spirit, God, The Primary Cause, The Higher Self, etc., human culture has tried to explain a general sense of something beyond our conscious and subconscious minds. Mr. Williams says, “Although many mainstream scientists and psychologists continue to debate the existence of the superconscious mind, several thousand years of spiritual history and acceptance by some of the brightest minds humanity has produced qualify it for inclusion in the PSYCH-K model for change.”
Permission Protocols. Many ‘problems’ are blessings in disguise and “what may appear to be a disability to do one thing may actually be an ability to do (or avoid) something else.” Our ability to create beliefs is a very effective survival tool and so to ensure safety and appropriateness of the change, permission is requested from both the superconscious and subconscious minds.
Subconscious Talk. We know we have the power to create reality. Trick is, and where many self-help tools fail, is the ability to get the subconscious (where the magic happens!) working towards the same goals as the conscious mind. It’s because the subconscious speaks a different language! PSYCH-K is well-versed in subconscious speak.
Intention. It is important for the subconscious to `experience’ the end-result. With the help of a facilitator using a PSYCH-K process, you do this by clarifying goals through your senses. Once your subconscious knows exactly what you want, it can begin creating it – and will also help you decide on beliefs that support that goal!
Easy Change. Willpower and determination are eliminated in the PSYCH-K change process, making it the path of least resistance for attaining results (and the life) you want. The most pleasant draw is that it’s unnecessary to relive past traumas to get over nagging emotional issues!
Take Action. PSYCH-K activates your innate potential. While internal changes happen in minutes, Mr. Williams reminds us that external changes need some time and manifest through action. Creating the life you dream of IS possible, especially when PSYCH-K provides you with self-supporting beliefs, but you still have to DO what you need to do. Potential + action = results.

So these are the most intriguing aspects of PSYCH-K. Gotta love when a self-help tool enables and empowers you for positive change rather than placing the onus for change on the tool itself or the person using the tool on you. PSYCH-K is a do-with process instead of a do-to process.

The greatest aspect of PSYCH-K for me, the feature that gets me so excited, is the spiritual component. Rob Williams discusses the capacity of PSYCH-K for accelerating both personal and global evolution of consciousness in this Awakened Media radio interview. Click here for more interviews and videos.

Change Your Beliefs and You Change Your Life

Head Health Nutter — Tue, 16 Jun 2009 19:08:56 +0000

Life is fun and easy. At least, that’s what my conscious mind would like to believe. I wonder if my subconscious is on board with me on this one? Hang on, let’s see… Darn. No luck. Ok, well, that’s cool. I’ll just use PSYCH-K™ and reprogram that puppy into my subconscious right now.

It took about 4 minutes, but according to my self-muscle test, it’s in there! And thank-You because people like Emmanuel Donchin, director of the Laboratory for Cognitive Pyschophysiology at the University of Illinois, suspect that, “As much as 99 percent of cognitive activity may be nonconscious.”

So I celebrate with a little dance in my chair. You’re welcome to join in the festivities because… Yay! Life is fun and easy!

This is only a taste of what I learned and experienced this past weekend…

PSYCH-K basic workshop: a life-altering experience

The significance of this amazing workshop still rattles my brain almost two days later. I’m still processing the information and reeling from the possibilities, so bare with me as I try to describe one of the most intense experiences I’ve so far encountered.

It was a gathering of 12 like-minded individuals working on being the best versions of themselves. We discussed life, love, and even more importantly, 9 of us learned a proven method for permanent change that if used regularly, will produce almost any life change we desire.

Plus, we were also certified to bring this all-natural, easy-to-use, personal development tool to YOU! That is, if you want it.

The PSYCH-K workshop instructor & host

One of the best indications of what a community is all about is, of course, the active members.

Maureen Koropeski (instructor), Elise Maxheleleau (host) and Deborah (facilitator & host’s assistant) are by far 3 of the most magnificent women I’ve ever met. During the 2-day workshop, they were passionate, enthusiastic, kind, open, compassionate, accepting, respectful and trusting. Talk about people skills, or what?

As the instructor, Maureen is highly skilled and knowledgeable in PSYCH-K, and oozes agreeable leadership qualities. As a presenter, she is lively, personable and a phenomenal communicator. I especially loved her entertaining and inspiring personal stories with PSYCH-K.

The gracious host, Elise Maxheleau, and her friend of 40 years, Deborah, were welcoming and organized. They created an atmosphere conducive to learning and provided us healthy snacks and bevvies to nourish our minds and bodies.

As a team, they each added their own insights to challenging questions and created a smooth, extremely rewarding workshop experience. And between demonstrations and filling in for facilitator roles, they most likely helped the participants create some real, lasting life changes!

On behalf of all the Toronto workshop participants this past weekend, “Thank you, Ladies, for a memorable life event!”

If you would like to learn PSYCH-K from an engaging instructor, sign up for one of the basic workshops taught by Maureen Koropeski. And if you want a savvy PSYCH-K facilitator in Toronto, contact Elise Maxheleau at: emax [at] sympatico [dot] ca.

What does this mean for Live Lighter readers?

As I continue to use PSYCH-K on a daily basis, I’ll share with you my most exciting personal experiences and report any significant life changes as they arrive. As I gain more experience and confidence, I’ll share this with more people and provide Toronto with another adept PSYCH-K facilitator.

Note: the beauty of this tool is that it’s all you, the skill of the facilitator is inconsequential.

Check out the other Live Lighter PSYCH-K articles and stay tuned for tomorrow’s post when we learn a little more about this revolutionary personal change tool, it’s most enlightening aspects and it’s potential for both personal and global transformation.

My 1st PSYCH-K personal success story:

I’d like to share that less than 2 days as a certified PSYCH-K facilitator and I’ve already had my first session with an exuberant friend and 2 more have also expressed interest!

I used PSYCH-K writing this post. Did you notice a difference in quality? Please share your thoughts below!

If you’re ready to experience PSYCH-K, please contact me and I will help you locate a PSYCH-K facilitator near you: stephanie [at] livelighter [dot] org.

The Ultimate Self-Improvement Tool

Head Health Nutter — Wed, 25 Mar 2009 21:43:13 +0000

Do you tend to get in your own way of accomplishing goals and realizing your dreams, like most of us? Are you frustrated because despite all your insight, wisdom and all your hard work to be the best you possible, you keep coming up short?

That’s why I’m absolutely pumped to try this natural, non-invasive, completely holistic and ingenious method of transformation, PSYCH-K®. It’s the missing piece of the entire self-improvement puzzle!

It’s also the second half of the video lecture we shared with you 2 weeks ago in The Science of Change where we learned that beliefs alter our perception, and our perception controls behaviour, turns on genes and can even rewrite genes.

We were left with important questions, though, like how can we identify (let alone change) something as intangible as a belief? Well, believe it or not, this program promises to do just that.

Bottom line: PSYCH-K enables us to reprogram our self-limiting beliefs and upgrade our systems with self-supporting beliefs that will ultimately change our behaviour (and lives).

It’s spring cleaning for your mind!

Bonus Benefits of PSYCH-K™

Here are just a few reasons why I’m sold on PSYCH-K:

The promise that all you will ever need is one weekend course (the basic for a total cost of $450 Cdn). Two days and a certified instructor will provide you the knowledge you need to use this method any time, anywhere, with anyone.
Self-limiting beliefs you’ve had for years can be changed almost instantly.
It’s a holistic approach, incorporating elements and knowledge from multiple disciplines like psychology, kinesiology, quantum physics and spirituality.
You can objectively test whether or not the belief has been changed.
There are safety protocols to ensure that you do no harm. For instance, permission is needed before a change is made. Williams says our beliefs are there for a reason and sometimes it’s just not the right time because either our body, mind or soul isn’t ready for the change.
It is a tool to access your inner wisdom. It’s always all you. You control the process and the answers come from within you. PSYCH-K simply communicates with your spiritual side to identify self-supporting beliefs that will work for you at the time. It also accesses the sub-conscious to change a self-limiting belief to match a consciously-made, self-supporting belief.
You retain free will. Williams gives the analogy of an icon on your computer; you have to click on it before you can run the program. Action on your new beliefs is still required for change to happen but you are equally free not to act. It’s your choice.

A little more about PSYCH-K

Rob Williams is the originator of the program and it’s his solution to permanent change. Mr. Williams’ bio may be the only information you need to convince you that PSYCH-K is a worthwhile life investment. Scroll down his bio page and find an especially enlightening link to hear the Awakened Media radio interview. You’ll not only learn about Williams and his program but also about life in general.

It’s the mother of all self-improvement tools and will allow you to put into practice everything you’ve learned up to this point. Want to quit smoking tomorrow? What about getting rid of your chronic anxiety? Or maybe you have some health issues you’d like cleared up?

It’s our negative beliefs that hold us back from following through on our good intentions. By going to the root of our problems and changing our subconscious beliefs to those that will support our conscious decisions, we build self-confidence and strengthen our integrity.

Who else wants to make it easier to fulfill our true potential and be the best humans we can be? If you’re ready to experience PSYCH-K, please contact me and I will help you locate a PSYCH-K facilitator near you: stephanie [at] livelighter [dot] org.

The Science of Change

Head Health Nutter — Wed, 11 Mar 2009 21:08:05 +0000

“The optimist sees the rose and not its thorns; the pessimist stares at the thorns, oblivious of the rose.” Kahlil Gibran

Someone once told me that he believed there were two kinds of people in the world: those who see the world as dangerous and those who see the world as a safe place. And science seems to be backing him up!

In “Biology of Perception,” Dr. Bruce Lipton, a cellular biologist and author of The Biology of Belief, uses hard scientific facts and reasoning to explain his theory on how our own personal perception controls our entire lives. How we see the world affects us on the most basic cellular level, up to its expression in our behaviour, and actually selects which genes to turn on or if it can’t find the right gene to suit the ‘environment’, can even rewrite our genes!

Most importantly, though, Dr. Lipton convincingly argues how we all have the power to alter our perception and therefore our lives. Even though his lecture is packed-full of science, Dr. Lipton is an excellent, highly energetic teacher who simplifies the material. The power gained from the insight and knowledge is well-worth the hour investment. Here’s the opening clip:

For those who do not have the time, I don’t want you to leave empty-handed!

Through scientific fact and deduction, Dr. Lipton proves we are binary systems – just like computers! He explains the science and concludes:

Perception ‘controls’ behaviour.
Perception ‘controls’ genes.
Perception ‘rewrites’ genes.

Dr. Lipton says we all view the world through filters and that our perception is actually our interpretation of reality. Our filters are made up of our beliefs, and our beliefs are created by our personal experiences. Often they are (knowingly and unknowingly) taught to us by parents, teachers, siblings and peers.

Many of our beliefs today are actually the opinions of others that we have accepted as truth. The clincher is that many of these beliefs are wrong and create the reoccurring problems we experience in our lives today. The irony is that many of our beliefs were created at an early age when we didn’t know better.

It’s difficult to break our habits and change unwanted behaviour now because the beliefs that control them are stored in our subconscious. Because the conscious mind and subconscious minds are so different, they can contradict one another! That’s why you can say you’ll stop smoking or start your diet tomorrow but never do.

But how do we identify which beliefs are causing problems and then how do we reprogram our brains for different, more constructive beliefs? Ah, well, that’s the second half of the DVD. In “Psychology of Change,” Rob Williams explains how perception can ‘rewrite’ behaviour, introduces his tool for lasting change, PSYCH-K, and describes how it works.