At 24 years old filmmaker Shannon Harvey was diagnosed with a severe, debilitating autoimmune disease. Her immune system had become hyperactive and was attacking normal, healthy tissues. Her muscles and joints were inflamed and she was told if her disease progressed she could end up with organ failure, or wheelchair bound.
In search of a cure, Shannon tried everything from drugs to alternative therapies and everything in between. But she was still sick.
There was one thing she did know. When she was stressed, she got worse and with a background in journalism, Shannon sought answers in pioneering science. On her journey to getting better, Shannon realized that in order to change her health she needed to change her mind.
In the process she made The Connection, details of which, including how you can purchase copies or download with a 25% discount follow, but first
Thought for the dayWe will not understand important things like “love”
By knowing the DNA sequence of homo-sapiens.
If humanity begins to view itself as a machine,
Programmed by this DNA sequence,
We have lost something really important.
Francis Collins,
Head of the Human Genome Project
The Connection is a film about how frontier research is proving that there is a direct connection between your mind and your health. It will come as welcome confirmation for many of us, and provide a great way to introduce less knowledgeable friends and family to the rapidly expanding body of science that validates Mind-Body medicine.
The film features scientists, researchers, writers and doctors, as well as remarkable true stories of people adding mind body medicine to their healing toolkit to recover from severe back pain, heart disease, infertility, cancer and multiple sclerosis.
Yours truly has a cameo appearance – discussing the crucial difference between belief and conviction – or faith as it is often known.
While the science is complex, the solutions for people suffering with illness are astonishingly simple. The film shows that we can counter the harmful affects of stress with an equally powerful relaxation response triggered through specific techniques such as meditation.
It shows that emotions can impact the course of an illness for better or for worse and could even be the difference between life and death.
The film explains the mechanisms behind belief, which scientists now know contributes 30 to 50 percent of the effect of any known biological cure and explores how scientists at the cutting edge are now learning that the mind can even influence the expression of genes and the rate at which we age.
This is a film that offers answers and proves that you can change your mind, change your health and change your life. The Connection is highly recommended for personal viewing – inspiring, confirming, empowering. But then, give it as a Christmas present, or just send it to those you care about, or watch it with them. It will help confirm the possibilities and just maybe lead someone to do something that does make the difference between life and death; between misery and real happiness.
The feature length film is now available to stream, download or purchase in DVD format from the Official Website for as little as $9.95 (streaming).
Having been involved in the film, the producers have offered me to offer you a 25% discount on orders received until the end of November 2015 – a really nice offer – and the code you need to use is on the link below. There is also a trailer to watch.
I highly recommend The Connection. It seems to me to be the most important documentary in the field we are all interested in for some years. It warrants being viewed widely.
TO ORDER THE CONNECTION CLICK HERE
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In related news, Ruth and I attended the New Zealand premiere showing of The Connection in aid of the NZ cancer charity Canlive, and led a discussion after the showing this Sunday just gone. The film was very well received and a lively, engaged conversation ensued.
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Meditation in the Forest
Pre- Easter 7 day residential meditation retreat, March 27th to April 2nd 2015
During this, our first meditation retreat for 2015, we will be focusing upon the deeper stillness of meditation. We will explore the theory, but moreso, the actual practices that help us to go beyond the activity of the thinking mind into a more direct and profound experience of the still mind.
Deep, natural peace. A calm and clear mind. So many possibilities follow…..
Full details, CLICK HERE
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