The Lightning Process is a completely new approach to getting over life’s most common problems.

Phil Parker is an Osteopath and personal development expert from the UK. He designed the Lightning Process after years of extensive research into M.E. / Chronic Fatigue Syndrome. The Lightning Process is a unique 3 day training programme designed to teach your brain and body to work in harmony to powerfully influence your health and well-being. The Lightning Process was developed using the research and philosophies of NLP, Osteopathy, Self Hypnosis and life coaching.

We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence therefore, is not an act but a habit. Aristotle

The Lightning Process unfolds over the three days of the training. It becomes a voyage of discovery where you are shown step-by-step how to harness the mind-body connection in order to influence key bodily systems. These include the immunological, neurological, endocrine and musculoskeletal systems. You will learn how to re-train your brain to positively affect your health and well-being.

People at all levels of severity have used the Lightning Process training programme to resolve their health conditions and achieve full health.

The Lightning Process training takes place over a three day period in small informal groups. Research indicates that optimum learning conditions are achieved when the following criteria are met.

We have found that small group seminars create the ideal learning environment. You will learn the techniques whilst being coached in how to apply them to your particular issues. On the first day of the training you will learn the Lightning Process and start to use it straight away. The following sessions provide an opportunity for fine-tuning, ensuring you get the most from the training and the results that you are looking for.

Day 1: 4.5 hours group training session
Day 2: 4.5 hours group training session
Day 3: 4 hours group training session

Final session: 2 x 30 mins individual coaching session (usually by telephone)

The course fees per person are as follows:
Lightning Process ™ course held in the UK - £590
Lightning Process ™ course held in Norway - NOK 15.000

Prices include all of the above plus the follow-up Lightning Process coaching CD.

Individual coaching and therapeutic work is available before or after the training. This is conducted either in person or over the telephone and is charged at £60.00 per hour session.

It’s a pleasure to watch Russell bringing his excitement, insight and humour to this important life changing work. Phil Parker creator of The Lightning Process

All Lightning Process practitioners are trained to the same high standards. However, the advanced practitioners have gained the most experience through coaching many people to recovery. The three days of the Lightning Process training are life changing and It's important to choose the right practitioner for you. Someone that you feel comfortable with, in order to get the best from the whole experience. If you are unsure, talk to your prospective trainer. I will always be happy to discuss the training and suitability of this approach prior to your application.

The L.P. is an effective stand-alone approach to ME/CFS recovery. I have also experienced consistent results using EFT (Emotional Freedom Technique) with my clients. I consider each individual to be unique with differing needs. For some clients, I find the combination of these two approaches can be the key to recovery.

"After training in the Lightning Process and resolving some long-standing issues with EFT, I have had an almost miraculous turn around in my health and life. It hasn’t all been easy, but with determination and hard work, along with the support and coaching that I’ve received from Russell it’s all become a reality. It seems utterly incredible to me now when I look back over those 15 years of living hell - I will always be grateful to Russell for understanding and helping me by giving me the tools to turn my life around and start living again."

Marc Auerbach - London - read full testimonial here

It’s not all in the mind, but relying solely on physical methods to recover from ME/CFS rarely succeeds.

No. Firstly the Lightning Process is not a therapy or a treatment, it's a training programme. Secondly, there are no other programmes developed using the philosophies and research of NLP (Neuro Linguistic Programming), osteopathy, self hypnosis and life coaching.

The Lightning Process training is specifically tailored to an individuals needs and abilities.

Some people have already tried Reverse therapy, Mickel therapy and Cognitive Behavioural Therapy and are concerned that the Lightning Process might be similar. However, the Lightning Process is completely unrelated to RT, MT, CBT, or any other approach. It is unique and is in no way allied to or developed from or in conjunction with those other approaches or the designers of those approaches.

I am not a new person... I am the original person, who had remained hidden behind illness for such a long time. It's good to be back! Ben took the Lightning Process aged 18 after seven years of M.E.

The Lightning Process training programme does help users to develop a very healthy and positive form of thinking, but it is much more than just this. The Lightning Process is not just another name for positive thinking. Unfortunately, positive thinking alone is not likely to help you to recover form M.E., Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, Fibromyalgia or any other related condition.

The following established scientific theories support the principals of the Lightning Process training programme.

Dr Vegard Bruun Wyller MD PhD at the Division of Paediatrics, Rikshospitalet University Hospital, Oslo, Norway has recently completed research into ME / CFS. He concludes that sufferers’ bodies are suffering extreme stress due to their systems being stuck in a state of enhanced sympathetic nervous system activity (stress response).

Dr Wyller says: ‘Recent research on CFS pathophysiology has revealed alterations of cardiovascular regulation and thermoregulation, characterised by enhanced sympathetic nervous activity and increased secretion of epinephrine (adrenaline). These findings indicate a state of permanent distress response - sustained arousal - in CFS patients. Based upon our findings, we have formulated a theory of sustained arousal in CFS, which seems to correspond quite neatly to the theoretical considerations underlying the Lightning Process.’

For a full version of this research click here.