A beginner's guide...
I have been fortunate enough to study with, work alongside and learn from some of the world's outstanding pioneers in the field of mind-body medicine, not to mention exposing myself to an eclectic and broad range of positive change philosophies and techniques. I am also the proud owner of a vast library of resources fit, I believe, to grace any high-street book store.
Studying such diverse subjects as psychology, therapeutics, coaching, martial arts, neuro-linguistics, philosophy, the principles of Eastern & Western medicine, nutrition and physiology has subsequently afforded me the opportunity to successfully work with individuals with all manner of physical conditions.
I do not have a scientific or medical background. My application to the academic side of my formative years was minimalistic at best, but since leaving school my appetite for study and thirst for knowledge has been something that undoubtedly would have got me much better grades had I discovered it when I was there!
At the age of eighteen I left school as an international athlete but very ignorant of what path to follow. In stumbling to find something that inspired me as much as my sport, I came across the field of positive thinking. At first it appeared to be the answer to everything, or so I thought. Then, disaster!
The premature loss of my father to cancer set me on the road to explore the 'whys', 'whats' and the 'hows' in:
- Why do we become ill?
- Why do some people seem to get well and others don't?
- Why do some healing modalities work for some and not others?
- What and how much of a role can/do we ourselves play in recovering from an illness?
- How can we make sense of the conflicting and confusing opinions and advice about which route to go down to resolve whatever may be ailing us?
I was awed by what I learnt and experienced, in particular regarding the power of the subconscious mind and the mind-body connection. A happy consequence of this was achieving a Doctorate in Clinical Hypnosis in 2004.
When I was growing up, the concept that emotions can play a part in us becomming and staying unwell was dismissed out of hand. Today, some four decades later, the evidence is so compelling that the old addage about truth seems to sum it up rather well:
'All truth passes through three stages: 1. Ridicule, 2. Violent opposition, 3. Accepted as self-evident.'
Through the philosophy, art, science and practise of Moativational Medicine™ I invite you to seek and find the truth, as it is for you, and decide for yourself.
Happy hunting!
Richard