That the mind and spirit of an individual have a role in the person's physical health is no longer in debate. Exactly what the role is and how the mind/body connection works is becoming the subject of medicine's newest frontier.

Anodyne creates an intellectual bridge between traditional medicine and newly emerging alternative and complementary therapies. Anodyne is effective because it recognizes and capitalizes on the unconscious mind's vast resources and capabilities to effect subjective experiences such as the relaxation response and the perception of pain and anxiety. Anodyne Awareness also enables the practitioner to affect physiological processes such as blood pressure and heart rate as well as the patient's quicker recovery from anesthesia and surgery using only language.

Because these phenomena are easy to demonstrate and repeat, even the most skeptical critic of mind/body techniques can see the value of their use. Practitioner trainees are able to use the techniques with their patients after only a weekend of training and co-workers are easily convinced of the effectiveness of Anodyne when they see it demonstrated.

Larry Burk, MD at Duke University Medical Center has experienced the effects of the training on a large institution that now has more than 1,000 Anodyne patient interactions per week. He says:

"Anodyne is a natural bridge for the introduction of mind-body methods into the high tech environment of modern medicine. It is easy to understand and accept, and provides an institutional foundation for further mind-body initiatives."

"Beneficial 'side effects' include an attitudinal shift in the Anodyne practitioners as they incorporate the techniques into their everyday work environment. The use of Anodyne makes the daily routine more interesting and stimulating because of the unique interaction with each patient."

"Anodyne also inherently serves as a personal stress manager for the practitioners, allowing them to manage virtually any situation more easily. Another noticeable effect is the transformation toward enhanced patient cooperation as we shift from doing something 'to' the patient to a shared experience. There is also a synergistic effect taking place as multiple trained personnel in different parts of the hospital encounter the same patients."

• Building and maintaining rapport
• Effective use of language and voice
• Use of suggestions and metaphor
• Fostering positive post-operative results
• Use of Submodalities
• Reading minimal cues
• Anchoring
• Inner dialogue
• Accessing inner resources
• Perceptual positions
• Pain relief techniques
• Conscious control of physiological processes; bleeding, heart rate and blood pressure

Anodyne is also a skill that can help you enhance your ability to live a more fulfilling life and is also a great skill for coaches to use in their practice. Many find that pain in life, emotional, is what prevents one from taking action and if you can overcome the pain that you experience in life you will be able to “do” instead of just dream. This skill is a skill that will change your life and will provide you a technology that can help you and others reach your true potential.

Anodyne uses many skills, but it uses both NLP and Hypnosis as its foundation of practice. You gain a workable knowledge of NLP at a Practitioner level and Hypnosis at a Basic level in the Anodyne Practitioner Certification. In the Therapist Certification one gains the skills of a NLP Master Practitioner and Hypnosis Advanced Practitioner. In the Trainer Certification one gains the highest level of understanding in NLP and Hypnosis and other skills that allow one to become a skilled practitioner in helping others and oneself deal with life and become a master of their fate as Anodyne allows one to gain total control of the environment and themselves. Anodyne is the bridge that connects the mind and body!

There are three certifications one can attain in gaining the full technology of Anodyne. The first is the Anodyne Practitioner Certification where one gains the foundation of the technology and will be able to practice the skills in real life settings. The next is Anodyne Therapist Certification where you get a greater understanding of how Anodyne can be used in all areas of life including helping others reach their true potential and finally the Anodyne Trainer Certification where you can use what you learn to train others in this skill that will certainly become the next generation of mind/body medicine.