Is the MindBody Project Right for Me?
How The MindBody Project Began
In 2004, twenty of us students walked into Creative Strategic Marketing Module on my BSc (Hons) Sports Science and Management Course not expecting our thinking would be changed forever.
My lecturer had just returned from an NLP Practitioner course and was eager to use his new skills with the students. We got the instructions from the lecturer who didn’t want to tell us what outcome we should expect which was new for traditional education as it’s 'deductive learning' by nature.
This means that the teacher gives you either an outcome or examples of an outcome, so you know if you have got it right. Inductive learning means that you only know the technique, and everyone will come up with their own experience and results. No one is right or wrong in this scenario. It’s called learning!
We all participated in the technique. The technique was quite simple so that we could do it on our partners with the occasional prompt. In less than an hour, we successfully changed from a negative belief to a belief that no longer bothered us. Mind Blown!
After the class, it was the first time ever that we stayed behind as we were curious about what happened and why this was not taught in all areas of life because it was so easy and powerful. Why is it that everyone isn’t doing this stuff? He said it’s because people are stuck in their patterns which are programmed in from a young age.
From there, I decided that this lecturer would be my dissertation tutor and that creative problem solving would be my topic. It was the best thing I did at university because it taught me about what I was capable of and therefore what others were capable of. It also taught me that we were capable of so much more.
After university, I worked for a gym in Nottingham City Centre and was ready to express to people how their potential is much higher than they are producing now. I told them about the stories I had learned and how they are capable of overcoming problems if they put their mind to it.
I was talking to Rich who was open minded and was willing to listen to all the ways he can improve, he was really intrigued by this inspirational chat which lasted some five minutes. Unbeknownst to myself, there was someone in the background, who was listening intently to this conversation.
After I had finished my conversation with Rich, Rob who had been listening in the background stepped forward and said to me, “I’ve been listening to what you’ve been saying to that other guy. It’s sounds so interesting. I was wondering if you could help me overcome a problem and SHOW ME how to do it step by step?”
As I was about to say ‘yes’, I realised that in all my time at university, I never had a systematic way of using the information to get a REAL-WORLD outcome on an individual person. I didn’t know “how” to do what I was saying.
This was my valuable first lesson and also my first step towards starting The MindBody Project.
My lecturer had just returned from an NLP Practitioner course and was eager to use his new skills with the students. We got the instructions from the lecturer who didn’t want to tell us what outcome we should expect which was new for traditional education as it’s 'deductive learning' by nature.
This means that the teacher gives you either an outcome or examples of an outcome, so you know if you have got it right. Inductive learning means that you only know the technique, and everyone will come up with their own experience and results. No one is right or wrong in this scenario. It’s called learning!
We all participated in the technique. The technique was quite simple so that we could do it on our partners with the occasional prompt. In less than an hour, we successfully changed from a negative belief to a belief that no longer bothered us. Mind Blown!
After the class, it was the first time ever that we stayed behind as we were curious about what happened and why this was not taught in all areas of life because it was so easy and powerful. Why is it that everyone isn’t doing this stuff? He said it’s because people are stuck in their patterns which are programmed in from a young age.
From there, I decided that this lecturer would be my dissertation tutor and that creative problem solving would be my topic. It was the best thing I did at university because it taught me about what I was capable of and therefore what others were capable of. It also taught me that we were capable of so much more.
After university, I worked for a gym in Nottingham City Centre and was ready to express to people how their potential is much higher than they are producing now. I told them about the stories I had learned and how they are capable of overcoming problems if they put their mind to it.
I was talking to Rich who was open minded and was willing to listen to all the ways he can improve, he was really intrigued by this inspirational chat which lasted some five minutes. Unbeknownst to myself, there was someone in the background, who was listening intently to this conversation.
After I had finished my conversation with Rich, Rob who had been listening in the background stepped forward and said to me, “I’ve been listening to what you’ve been saying to that other guy. It’s sounds so interesting. I was wondering if you could help me overcome a problem and SHOW ME how to do it step by step?”
As I was about to say ‘yes’, I realised that in all my time at university, I never had a systematic way of using the information to get a REAL-WORLD outcome on an individual person. I didn’t know “how” to do what I was saying.
This was my valuable first lesson and also my first step towards starting The MindBody Project.
Mission
The MindBody Project’s mission is to lead a team of mind body performance strategists that empowers the UK population with core skills to overcome depression, anxiety, and phobias as well as reducing the risk of Diabetes, Obesity, Heart Disease, High Blood Pressure, and High Cholesterol.
The core skills which we train people with includes relapse prevention skills, personal development skills, inflammation reduction training, and mind body health education.
The core skills which we train people with includes relapse prevention skills, personal development skills, inflammation reduction training, and mind body health education.
Qualifications
BSc (Hons) Sports Science and Management (ILM Accredited)
BTEC National Diploma in Sports Science
Level 3 Coaching and Mentoring
NLP Certified Trainers Training (NLP Academy)
NLP New Code Master Practitioner (NLP Academy)
NLP Practitioner (ABNLP)
Time Line Therapy Practitioner
Hypnotherapy Practitioner
Brief Solution-Focused Therapist
Advanced Motivational Interviewing
Adult Mental Health First Aider (MHFA England)
CACHE Understanding Children & Young Peoples Mental Health Level 2
CACHE Understanding & Management of Diabetes Level 2
Premier Training (Active IQ) Level 3 GP & Exercise Referral
NASM International Corrective Exercise Specialist
NCSCT Stage 1 Smoking Cessation Practitioner
Domestic Abuse Awareness Level 3
Serious Case Review Safeguarding Training Level 4
Child Protection & Safeguarding Children Level 3
RSPH Understanding Health Improvement Level 2
Identification and Brief Advice for Alcohol
Intensive Support and Advice Smoking Cessation
Basic Life Coaching Certified (Coaching Academy)
NOCN Healthy Eating on a Budget Level 1
YMCA Community Activator Training Level 3
YMCA Gym Instructor Award level 2
Experience
Have over twenty-five years’ experience in the Health, Sport, Wellbeing and Leisure Industry.
25 years’ experience in Personal Training and Exercise
Mental Health Specialist for BAME and Culturally Sensitive Backgrounds
Have helped hundreds of clients with Depression, Anxiety, Phobias, Weight Loss, Diabetes, Chronic Pain, and other Health Issues.
Have worked in Partnership with NHS Commissioners and GP Surgeries in Nottingham City.
Have helped build a number of big projects from scratch whilst developing strong and long-lasting partnerships..
Have created over 25 NLP High Performance Games that are used in 30+ countries to help people with Depression & Anxiety.
Experience of Working with Children and Vulnerable Adults
Regular on BBC Nottingham for Mental & Physical Health Advice
Differences between The MindBody Project and Mainstream Services
The MindBody Project is about getting a quick outcome rather than slow incremental improvements over months and years. Dealing with an emotion can be done relatively quickly ONLY by doing specific techniques that use the unconscious mind. In the case of a phobia or anxiety, overcoming it can be done relatively quickly by using unconscious techniques. With depression, we need to change our behaviours which start as a conscious minded activity and takes longer. You will find it almost impossible to overcome anxiety or a phobia using Talking Therapy as you are trying to use the conscious mind to do an unconscious mind task. This is a major flaw in our Mental Health Services.
Although The MindBody Project uses science backed evidence methods for the majority of the sessions, there is also a need to give you a personally tailored service around your specific circumstances. This allows a higher quality of change. Mainstream services offer a more one system fits all approach which is evidence based.
The MindBody Project is NOT a Talking Therapy Service although information is taken (especially in the first session) to establish possible root causes. It is based around lifestyle medicine and powerful techniques to change your state quickly.
Mainstream services treat symptoms, lower mortality rates, reduce health inequalities and teach people how to live with their problem easier. The MindBody Project deals with the cause of the problem and teaches you how to live without the problem.
No more talking for months or years without significant improvement and no more ‘learning how to live with the problem’.
The MindBody Project gets your unconscious mind to take full responsibility for the change meaning it is faster, more accurate, and requires less effort, and the change lasts. Mainstream services will involve you writing down triggers, thinking patterns, activating events, etc. Your unconscious mind can do all of this far easier than your conscious mind.
The MindBody Project is one of only a few services in the UK that uses high performance games making the change process fun you rather than pain whilst you are changing.
The MindBody Project focuses on teaching you how to have multiple ways to change your state. Your state is a higher logical level than your behaviours. This means if you are in the right state, you will have all the behaviours and resources you need for the task. You have problems because you are not in the right state for the specific task.
The MindBody Project does not separate the mind and the body. Therefore, there is no such thing as ‘Mental Health’, but ‘Mind Body Health’. Training mind and body together as one yields far better results as they are part of the same system. Therefore, the actions and philosophy that is promoted by The MindBody Project encourages a healthy lifestyle which promotes Mind and Body Interventions.
The MindBody Project doesn't believe that people are 'broken'. We believe that people are excellent learners. As you go through life, you will experience Significant Emotional Events (Traumas). To deal with these events, your unconscious mind will protect you by repressing memories, developing defensive behaviours, and come up with strategies in case it happens again. These defensive behaviours may show up when you don't want them to. Being an excellent learner, you can train your unconscious mind so that you have more choice of how to respond without causing more pain.
Who can The MindBody Project help?
For those who have a Phobia – (intense fear to a specific stimulus such as spiders, birds, heights etc) (The Phobia is usually gone within 1 session. We would then test to make sure where appropriate)
For those who have Anxiety – (general fear such as social fear, presentations, exams, interviews, fear of failure, fear of rejection, fear of driving, etc) (This can take up to 4 sessions)
For those with Mild to Moderate Depression – (Feelings of overwhelm, low mood, fatigue, low energy, unable to concentrate or focus, brain fog etc) (This can take up to 12 sessions)
For those who do not want to talk about their past but would still like some help. This service does not require you to talk about specific details of your past events, in fact, it’s actually easier if you don’t.
This service is designed for those who are not taking medication for Anxiety or Depression. However, this service may still be useful even if you are on medication.
This Service is NOT for you if:
You want Medication. We are not medically trained, nor do we give out medication. This service is about Lifestyle Changes and Brain Training Techniques.
You want Talking Therapy. This isn’t the service if you want weeks and weeks of talking about problems. Of course, you will have space to talk about your feelings but this service is more about learning techniques and support with a healthier lifestyle. You will be asked for specific information about lifestyle, mental strategies, habits, goals, nutrition, fluids, etc.
You want to talk to someone about a ‘recent’ bereavement (within 1 year). A 'Bereavement Counsellor' would be a better option at this specific stage of the process.
You are currently involved with another Mental Health Professional (i.e., Psychiatrist / Psychologist/ Psychotherapist) unless agreed by all parties. The differences in philosophy between these types of services and The MindBody Project may cause confusion.
What to Expect:
1st Session – Information Gathering – Understanding your model of the world, how your problem is a problem to you, daily habits, your resources, nutritional habits, hydration levels, physical activity habits, future plans and goal setting, intention, mental strategies, anchors, breathing, alcohol, smoking etc.
2nd – 12th Session – NLP High Performance Games, Nutritional Changes, Physical Activity Changes, Releasing Negative Emotions, Hypnotherapy, Time Line Techniques, Online courses, Tasks, Meditation, Breathing Techniques, Personal Development Training, Morning Routine, Night time routine, etc.
Can be carried out by Telephone Coaching, WhatsApp, Face to Face, Microsoft Teams, and Zoom.
Nutritional Analysis and Food Diary (For Depression Only)
Unique Mind-Body Education – Learn how to never be reliant on Mental Health Services (All One-to-One Clients have access to The MindBody Project Gold Membership Courses whilst a client)
Benefits
Let go of negative emotions
Release of feel good chemicals
More energy
Get your smile back
Fun, laughter, increased happiness and satisfaction
Relaxation
Good night sleep
Mental power new empowered learning’s
Easier life and more control
Back to work
High confidence and high self esteem
Lose weight and keep it off
New purpose & meaning in life
High performance states for sport (‘the zone’)
Eliminate performance anxiety and self doubt
Continuous improvement & mental ability
Increased creativity and increased focus
Advanced problem solving strategies
Increased life balance and increased behavioural flexibility
Reduce the risk of disease by half
Get into shape and feel more attractive,
Release of feel good chemicals in the body
Increased mental empowerment, strength & conditioning
Meet new people and socialise
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