An overview of the Lightning Process training programme by Advanced Practitioner Russell Stubbs.
Which health conditions can benefit from the Lightning Process?
I will refer to the condition of CFS – Chronic Fatigue Syndrome in the following article. However, the same principals apply equally to M.E. – Myalgic Encephomyalitis, F.M. – Fibromyalgia and P.V.F.S. – Post Viral fatigue Syndrome. The training is also relevant to other health conditions that benefit from a positive influence on the immune system.
What triggers the onset of Chronic Fatigue Syndrome?
There are a number of different triggers for Chronic Fatigue Syndrome. Sufferers can develop the condition after contracting a bacterial infection or virus. For some, the trigger can be linked to a build up of stress or one specific traumatic incident. Vaccinations, operations, toxins, injuries, etc. can also cause the condition to develop.
Chronic Fatigue Syndrome can persist for years.
No matter how the condition started, a common pathway forms. Chronic Fatigue Syndrome can then persist, often for years and in some cases even decades. Sufferers typically search for help during this time from medical practitioners, both conventional and alternative. Often recovery attempts result in short-term or limited success and the sufferer continues their search for a cure.
What role does the stress response play?
All of the current research into Chronic Fatigue Syndrome indicates a sustained stress response. Some approaches aim at treating the condition by alleviating specific symptoms. Others attempt to instruct sufferers in techniques they can use to best manage their energy. The key point is being missed by these approaches. Long term recovery is unlikely until the stress response can be reduced and bought back into balance.
The Lightning Process – a discovery process
The Lightning Process is a training programme that takes part over three days. During day one, participants take part in a discovery process. This is to uncover the unconscious patterns that have formed that are driving the stress response. These patterns include behaviors, thought processes, expectations and beliefs. These were not responsible for causing the condition, but do play a key role in maintaining it.
Is Chronic Fatigue Syndrome the only place where these patterns are found?
These patterns are not unique to this condition, most are common human traits. The problem occurs when they become out of balance, which seems to be the common ground in Chronic Fatigue Syndrome. Participants are also shown the physiological consequences of a sustained stress response. The very mechanism that has helped our species to survive – Fight or Flight, can adversely affect most bodily systems when activated over the long term.
How can we change these patterns using Lightning Process?
After discovering the powerful link between mind and body, participants are then taught how to use this connection to positively influence health. Through using specific body movements and a set of targeted questions participants learn to change these destructive patterns from moment-to-moment. When used consistently it becomes possible to collapse the cycle of Chronic Fatigue Syndrome.
What is neural plasticity and how does the Lightning Process utilize it?
“Neural plasticity” is the term used to describe the brains ability to adapt and change according to experience. The Lightning Process is a tool that can be used to utilize this function of the brain. By using the process consistency and in the correct way it becomes possible to literally re-form the neural architecture of ones brain. We can learn to have a profound influence over our own health and well being by making conscious and then changing damaging responses from moment-to-moment.
Is the Lightning Process suitable for everyone?
The Lightning Process is not necessarily suitable for everyone. It is a training programme and not a treatment or therapy. It is vital that the participant is ready to take part and make the necessary changes. The work involved can at times be challenging, and so, there is a need for commitment. For those people who are ready and committed to doing the work the outcome can be quite remarkable. Thousands of people every year turn their health and lives around as a result of taking part in the Lightning Process training.
