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PATHS and the road to better health
Kevin posted a great article in the private forum for PATHS website owners. We have taken the majority of it and resposted it here: 
I could write a book on this subject (If only PATHS would release a Module that created 48 hours in a day )
Here are some short notes on the subject.
The Herxheimer Reaction, or Healing Crisis applies to all types of healing, including what one experiences with PATHS.
It is NOT experienced much at all as a result of conventional or allopathic treatment of dis-ease. The reason is simple, as a rule, allopathic "treatment" is targeted at symptoms, not the actual cause of dis-ease.
PATHS is the Ultimate Natural healing process. It is your body and mind that produce the changes.
You may feel worse before you begin to feel better...
The Road To Better Health may begin with a Healing Crisis
As you move toward better health with PATHS (or many natural healing programs) and better nutrition, healing begins to occur. As part of the healing process the body will begin to discard toxic residues which have built up in your body over the years. The healing process usually does not occur without repercussions.
During the initial phase of healing, as your body begins to clean house, (detoxify) and your vital energy begins to repair and rebuild internal organs, you may experience headache, uneasiness, flu like symptoms and fatigue. It is important that you adequately rest during this time. These symptoms will pass as your body begins to normalize to a new level of health.
As you continue to improve, you may begin a process called retracing. You may feel worse before you feel better. For example, if you used to get skin rashes, the rashes may reappear or get worse for a period of time as your body eliminates toxins through the skin. You may also experience an initial increase in urination, or you may feel more nervous. In actuality, you are not getting worse, you are actually getting better. Eventually you will reach a plateau of better health.
The above is a good overview of the traditional view of the "Healing Crisis" in terms of the physical body.
HOWEVER, the principle is very similar for emotional healing/habit repatterning. The process of breaking out of a "Locked Pattern of Behavior" can produce a type of "Emotional healing crisis" which follows the same process as above, including "retracing".
This is the natural course the body and mind take in dealing with change.
Different types of PATHS Modules
This is another HUGE subject entirely. I will touch on it briefly.
There are several different types of PATHS modules.
1. Modules that are primarily biological cues. These modules "do most of the work for you" by getting your biological terrain in balance via instructions to your subconscious which then executes them. Examples would be the Change of Life, PMS and Stem Cell Modules.
2. Modules that are primarily "repatterning habits of thought". These modules simply put healthy "affirmations" directly into your subcounscous, which then bubble up into your conscious mind. (This is VERY different than affirmations that go into your conscious mind and through all your conscious filters, before possibly reaching your subconscious for future use).
With these type of Modules we have complete control over what we choose to do when these thoughts bubble up into our conscious mind. This is where we can experience a type of "emotional healing crisis" or "approach-avoidance conflict". Examples would be the...hmmm, I think all of these modules have been upgraded to the next type of module.
3. Modules that combine repatterning habits of thought or action with biological reinforcement. These modules combine healthy affirmations with "biological rewards" and/or "biological prompts". These modules contain the same as #2 above, but they also have 2 other types of instructions:
a. When you have xyz thought there is a temporary increase in production and absorption of a "feel good" hormone like serotonin or oxytocin, etc. This is a prompting, or an associative prompt to encourage the new thought pattern.
b. When you execute abc action there is a temporary increase in production and absorption of a "feel good" hormone like serotonin or oxytocin, etc. This a reward for taking abc action to encourage that action to become the "default" action in a given circumstance.
With this type of module we STILL have complete control over how we choose to think and act. These modules can introduce cognitive dissonance and we can experience a type of "emotional healing crisis" or "approach-avoidance conflict".
Examples would be Positive Attitude, Effective Communication, and Self Esteem Modules.
4. Modules that interact with the Collective, or cause your subconscious and conscious to interact with the Collective. The Murakami Model of Synchronicity Click Here to view explains this very well.
With these modules we have the choice on how to process and whether to accept and integrate new ways of thinking, believing, and acting on these beliefs. These modules are particularly prone to create cognitive dissonance and a type of healing crisis.
Examples would be Stimulate Intuition and Insight and Spiritual Enlightenment and Development Modules.
5. Modules that are a combination #2,#3 & #4 above.
With these modules we have the choice on how to process and whether to accept and integrate new ways of thinking, believing, and acting on these beliefs. These modules are particularly prone to create cognitive dissonance and a type of healing crisis.
Examples would be the Successful Living Series, Increased Business & Productivity, and Effective Goal Setting and Achievement Modules.
I trust this has shed some light on how PATHS works, and how it can create such a plethora of results.
Oh, I just thought up a saying! (or remembered it from someone else
)
It is not a magic pill, it is a process.
Kevin
I could write a book on this subject (If only PATHS would release a Module that created 48 hours in a day
)Here are some short notes on the subject.
The Herxheimer Reaction, or Healing Crisis applies to all types of healing, including what one experiences with PATHS.
It is NOT experienced much at all as a result of conventional or allopathic treatment of dis-ease. The reason is simple, as a rule, allopathic "treatment" is targeted at symptoms, not the actual cause of dis-ease.
PATHS is the Ultimate Natural healing process. It is your body and mind that produce the changes.
You may feel worse before you begin to feel better...
The Road To Better Health may begin with a Healing Crisis
As you move toward better health with PATHS (or many natural healing programs) and better nutrition, healing begins to occur. As part of the healing process the body will begin to discard toxic residues which have built up in your body over the years. The healing process usually does not occur without repercussions.
During the initial phase of healing, as your body begins to clean house, (detoxify) and your vital energy begins to repair and rebuild internal organs, you may experience headache, uneasiness, flu like symptoms and fatigue. It is important that you adequately rest during this time. These symptoms will pass as your body begins to normalize to a new level of health.
As you continue to improve, you may begin a process called retracing. You may feel worse before you feel better. For example, if you used to get skin rashes, the rashes may reappear or get worse for a period of time as your body eliminates toxins through the skin. You may also experience an initial increase in urination, or you may feel more nervous. In actuality, you are not getting worse, you are actually getting better. Eventually you will reach a plateau of better health.
The above is a good overview of the traditional view of the "Healing Crisis" in terms of the physical body.
HOWEVER, the principle is very similar for emotional healing/habit repatterning. The process of breaking out of a "Locked Pattern of Behavior" can produce a type of "Emotional healing crisis" which follows the same process as above, including "retracing".
This is the natural course the body and mind take in dealing with change.
Different types of PATHS Modules
This is another HUGE subject entirely. I will touch on it briefly.There are several different types of PATHS modules.
1. Modules that are primarily biological cues. These modules "do most of the work for you" by getting your biological terrain in balance via instructions to your subconscious which then executes them. Examples would be the Change of Life, PMS and Stem Cell Modules.
2. Modules that are primarily "repatterning habits of thought". These modules simply put healthy "affirmations" directly into your subcounscous, which then bubble up into your conscious mind. (This is VERY different than affirmations that go into your conscious mind and through all your conscious filters, before possibly reaching your subconscious for future use).
With these type of Modules we have complete control over what we choose to do when these thoughts bubble up into our conscious mind. This is where we can experience a type of "emotional healing crisis" or "approach-avoidance conflict". Examples would be the...hmmm, I think all of these modules have been upgraded to the next type of module.
3. Modules that combine repatterning habits of thought or action with biological reinforcement. These modules combine healthy affirmations with "biological rewards" and/or "biological prompts". These modules contain the same as #2 above, but they also have 2 other types of instructions:
a. When you have xyz thought there is a temporary increase in production and absorption of a "feel good" hormone like serotonin or oxytocin, etc. This is a prompting, or an associative prompt to encourage the new thought pattern.
b. When you execute abc action there is a temporary increase in production and absorption of a "feel good" hormone like serotonin or oxytocin, etc. This a reward for taking abc action to encourage that action to become the "default" action in a given circumstance.
With this type of module we STILL have complete control over how we choose to think and act. These modules can introduce cognitive dissonance and we can experience a type of "emotional healing crisis" or "approach-avoidance conflict".
Examples would be Positive Attitude, Effective Communication, and Self Esteem Modules.
4. Modules that interact with the Collective, or cause your subconscious and conscious to interact with the Collective. The Murakami Model of Synchronicity Click Here to view explains this very well.
With these modules we have the choice on how to process and whether to accept and integrate new ways of thinking, believing, and acting on these beliefs. These modules are particularly prone to create cognitive dissonance and a type of healing crisis.
Examples would be Stimulate Intuition and Insight and Spiritual Enlightenment and Development Modules.
5. Modules that are a combination #2,#3 & #4 above.
With these modules we have the choice on how to process and whether to accept and integrate new ways of thinking, believing, and acting on these beliefs. These modules are particularly prone to create cognitive dissonance and a type of healing crisis.
Examples would be the Successful Living Series, Increased Business & Productivity, and Effective Goal Setting and Achievement Modules.
I trust this has shed some light on how PATHS works, and how it can create such a plethora of results.
Oh, I just thought up a saying! (or remembered it from someone else
) It is not a magic pill, it is a process.
Kevin
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