The Biology of Belief - Bruce H. Lipton [91]
Remember those under-prepared, under-appreciated Caribbean students who banded together, like the cells they studied in their histology course, to form a community of successful students? Use them as role models, and you will help ensure a Hollywood ending not just for individuals mired in self-sabotaging beliefs but also for this planet. Use the intelligence of cells to propel humanity one more rung up the evolutionary ladder where the most loving do more than just survive, they thrive.
Addendum
The science revealed in this book defines how beliefs control behavior and gene activity and, consequently, the unfolding of our lives. The chapter on Conscious Parenting describes how most of us unavoidably acquired limiting or self-sabotaging beliefs that were downloaded into our subconscious minds when we were children.
As I mentioned in that chapter, there are a variety of “energy” psychology techniques, which exploit the latest mind-body research to quickly access and reprogram those subconscious programs. Before I leave you, I’d like to talk a little about one of these energy psychology techniques called PSYCH-K because I have personal experience with it, and I am confident of its integrity, simplicity, and effectiveness.
I met Rob Williams, the originator of PSYCH-K, at a conference in 1990, where we were both presenters. As usual, at the conclusion of my presentation, I told my audience that if they changed their beliefs they could change their lives. It was a familiar conclusion with a familiar response from the participants: “Well, Bruce, that’s great, but how do we do that?”
In those days I didn’t fully realize the crucial role the subconscious mind plays in the change process. Instead, I relied mostly on trying to power through negative behavior using positive thinking and willpower. I knew, though, that I had had only limited success in making personal changes in my own life. I also knew that when I offered this solution, the energy in the room dropped like a lead balloon. It seems my sophisticated audiences had, like me, already tried willpower and positive thinking with limited success!
As fate would have it, I returned to my seat, and looked up to see that the next presenter was psychotherapist Rob Williams. Rob’s opening remarks quickly had the entire audience on the edge of our seats. In his introduction, Rob stated that PSYCH-K can change long-standing, limiting beliefs in a matter of minutes.
Rob then asked the audience if there was anyone who would like to address an issue that had been troubling them. One woman caught both Rob’s and my attention. She raised her hand tentatively, first up, then down, then up again. Her timidity was palpable. When Rob asked what her issue was, her face turned red and her response was inaudible. Rob actually had to leave the podium and confer with her, one-on-one. It was Rob who had to inform the audience that her problem was “speaking in public.” Rob returned to the stage and the woman hesitantly followed. Rob asked her to tell the audience of nearly a hundred people a bit about her fear. Again she could hardly speak.
Rob worked with the woman for about 10 minutes, using one of the PSYCH-K change techniques. Then he again asked the woman to tell the audience how she felt about speaking to them. The change was astonishing. Not only was she visibly more relaxed, she began talking to the audience in an excited, yet confident voice. The eyes of the conference attendees became like