Shortened STOP technique

[Recovery Soon]

Hi All.

Someone recently posted on the phenomenon of neuroplasticity (rewiring the brain), which is what the GAR theory is based on.

Given how the objective of each STOP is to essentially reroute the brain to feelings of strength/health from feelings of illness/fear, would it not be a more direct route just to use the shorter version, skip the whole future self bit, and go straight into the positive imagery after the thought has been interrupted? That seems to me like a more concise way to pound in a new pattern, then walking through 7 steps.

Sometimes I feel like the length of it compromises the impact.

I can do the shorter version tens of times a day, while the longer version becomes tedious pretty quickly.

Any thoughts?

[niaholt]

I did not write this program or do research for it but think Ashok would have gone down the shortened route if he thought it was going to get us there faster. The NLP component in it is very powerful for the brain to aspire to.....imagining yourself well in the future and bringing forward your old healthy self. I think this probably gives the brain the idea where to take us......maybe more quickly I hope?

However I wonder why the footwork is so important...that I would LOVE to know. It seems every time I have a thought about my body I am in the car travelling or in company or in a place where I cant step it out...then I feel guilty at the end of the day I have not done the whole program enough...just the shortened version.

Some days I dont feel the need to do much Ar work and feel guilty if I dont. It is then I wish there were Gupta prayers I could say before bed just to make sure I am getting it into my BRAIN now I know how plastic it is. Ashok did say not to just drum up negative thoughts just so as to do AR but sometimes I wish I could.

[efly]

Hi , I think its important to use the full technique if you can.... going into a movement will take the brain away from that particular neural pathway...and move you to a different part of the brain.I notice when i do the full AR i can feel my body change...if i do it in my head its not as effective. just ideas.
efly

[Sylvia]

[i]Hi , I think its important to use the full technique if you can.... going into a movement will take the brain away from that particular neural pathway...and move you to a different part of the brain.I notice when i do the full AR i can feel my body change...if i do it in my head its not as effective. just ideas.
efly[/i]

Ah Clever! That is a new way to think about it. Not so much unwiring, but creating different stronger wiring in the brain.

I agree that I notice in the head is no where near as transforming as with the body for feeling the change.