[Book Excerpts]
Chapter One: Definition:
Wow, that's new and different!
"I don’t know what to do!” cried Scrooge, laughing and crying in the same breath; making a perfect Laocoon of himself with his stockings. “I am as light as a feather, I am as happy as an angel, I am as merry as a school-boy. I am as giddy as a drunken man. A merry Christmas to everybody! A happy New Year to all the world! Hallo here! hoop! Hallo!”
(From a Christmas Carol, by Charles Dickens.)
Disclaimer: This Book does not give medical advise, diagnosis or treat-ment and is strictly a review of the anecdotal experiences of myself and others using the routine.
The Origins of Accelerated-State Conditioning
In 1976 I discovered, quite by accident, an amazing idea. One that has led to the development of an extremely effective tool for dramatically elevating positive emotion and mood within minutes and permanently changing behavior. Behaviors like unwanted habits, compulsions and even addictions.
A technique so powerful, that with practice, a person can get from a normal mood, or even a depression, to feelings of joy and elation within as little as one minute! An idea which has led to the creation of a powerful, fast, easy and fun 5-minute daily motivational routine. A routine that virtually has the power to eliminate depression as a common malady. A routine that may very well end up making addictions a rarity.
Some Lessons Learned from using ASC
What I’ve learned to develop with the ASC routine, among other things, is the ability to generate an intense change in my "brain and internal body chemistry", resulting in an immediate and dramatic elevation in positive emotion and mood!
With ASC, I accidentally learned, years ago, how to create a series of powerful "chills" (technically known as "frissons", a French word meaning, a moment of intense excitement; a shudder). These frissons have also been described as "endorphin or dopamine rushes" and I've learned can create them at will, within minutes in any amount we wish! These frissons are evidenced by an intense physiological "rush" to include "goosebumps", and an intense wave of pleasure throughout the body lasting several moments.
Science is just starting to show that these frissons are associated with a very strong surges or elevation throughout the brain and body of the neuro-transmitter (a chemical involved in the transmission of nerve impulses) dopamine, one of "the primary chemicals responsible for the feelings of positive emotion, motivation and elevated mood".
And, by "triggering" multiple frissons within minutes with the ASC motivational routine my theory is that we are "flooding" our systems with "massive amounts" (generating far more than life normally generates) of these chemicals. This "flooding" creates an immediate state of euphoria, a "natural high" if you will. A "high" of such intensity, that a persons feelings of positive emotion and mood can escalate dramatically in just a few moments.
Why Isn't Accelerated-State Conditioning Well Known?
ASC is not widely known about primarily because it's a new idea and has not been widely promoted, especially in the health/wellness fields. It's like nutrition; most doctors did not know anything about it for years. It was not taught in medical schools. Now, knowledge about the effects of nutrition on health is becoming mainstream.
Also, ASC is an idea coming from someone outside the health field. Although I have an undergraduate degree in Psychology and years on sales training I am not a health professional or researcher. But, as we all know, many new concepts come from outside a field of learning. According to Amit Goswami, author of "Quantum Creativity", creativity is a discontinuous, nonalgorithmic quantum jump from one pattern of thinking into a completely new one". Deepak Chopra, M.D., author of "Grow Younger, Live Longer", quoting Goswami says, "it's a quantum leap, a paradigm shift, from one pattern to another without progressing through incremental steps in between”.
Creative advances in art, and science represent new leaps of imagination that could not have been predicted on the basis of the prevailing patterns". In other words, I had "a flash of insight" regarding Accelerated-State Conditioning and it could just as easily have happened to you, or anyone else, no matter what their education or background...
