Mind Body Spirit Release®:
A Method to Deactivate Negative Experiences in the Subconscious

Role of the Subconscious

Have you ever heard a song on the radio only to be transported back to the concert where you saw that band live? You may remember the laughter of your friends around you, the brisk air touching your skin, lights hitting your eyes, the bass of the music pulsing through the speakers. Sensations can elicit wonderful memories, but they can also incite less desirable stress-inducing responses. Approximately 95% of our mind’s activity is ruled by the subconscious. Neuroscientist, David Eagleman says it this way in his book Incognito: “most of what we do and feel is not under our conscious control...your consciousness is like a tiny stowaway on a transatlantic steamship, taking credit for the journey without acknowledging the massive engineering underfoot.”

When memories are brought to the forefront (regardless of if they elicit positive or negative responses), there is a cascade of emotions, hormones, neurotransmitters, and processes in the body that are stimulated. Said in a different way, stimuli (positive or negative) trigger physiological responses in the body such as increases in heart rate, perspiration, and rapid breathing. When we are triggered by something negative, it can activate feelings of dread and anxiety, elevate cortisol levels, and tighten our enteric nervous system.

How Mind Body Spirit Release® Works

How do we identify the combination of emotions, limiting beliefs, hormones, neurotransmitters (and more) that are repeatedly mobilized and causing stress in the body? This is done through a form of muscle response testing called ideomotor testing. Ideomotor testing means a muscular response to an idea (ideo=idea, motor=muscle). Muscle testing is a form of binary biofeedback - the measure of our body’s response to a stimulus. You’ll often hear muscle testing described as a way of talking to the body. Since our muscles are controlled by our nerves- we can present the body with a stimulus and understand whether it strengthens or weakens the nervous system. When we introduce physical items such as food and supplements, we see how they impact the nervous system.

We can also identify emotional blocks and limiting beliefs through muscle testing. This is where ideomotor testing comes into play- we muscle test someone not by using a physical item (such as a supplement), but through charts with thousands of prompts.

Just as the body retains cellular memories and can recall them when provoked, it can also unlearn this response. Once the practitioner has identified the collection of emotions, limiting beliefs, and elements that are impairing the body, she will mitigate these stressors through cold laser therapy (called a "clearing"). A cold laser light is used over acupressure points to calm the nervous system response and release the negative imprints stored in the subconscious. The laser helps to restore the natural healing capability of the body by delivering light energy into the cells. The photons are absorbed by the cells and stimulate the mitochondria (creating a biochemical response) which accelerates the healing process.

This process helps the body unlearn and release these negative associations through the "clearing" process, thereby reducing emotional and physical stress on the body. Clearing emotions through cold laser therapy does not mean we are getting rid of unwanted emotions; this process is intended to decrease chronic or overwhelming stress in the body, as well as improve self-regulation.