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The Optimum Health Clinic 1-7 Harley Street London W1G 9QD |
Letter from Alex Howard
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Revealing the secrets behind those recovering from M.E. |
motivated for recovery with regular inspirational recovery stories
told in person by people just like you?
What if, in addition, you had ongoing access to
the latest
research presented to you in an easy
to understand way, and
could be part of an international community of those on
similar healing journeys?
Dear visitor,
Secrets to Recovery was launched in May 2007, in response to persistent requests from patients looking for a way of having more ongoing access to inspirational recovery stories and a way of connecting more with each other. And, I can honestly say, this is one of the most successful things we have ever launched as a clinic…
And, the great news is, because of the huge success of Secrets to Recovery,
we are going to be able to pass the savings onto members. But, before
we come to that, just in case you don’t know, let me explain a
little about the clinic.
As you may know, The Optimum Health Clinic now attracts
an international audience with patients in some twenty different countries
around the world. Our practitioners have now given over 8,000
hours of M.E. related consultations, and the clinic has
distributed nearly 20,000 books, DVDs and
CDs. The clinic is made up of a small team of dedicated
and passionate practitioners, all of whom are committed to being at
the top of their area. We are all proud of the integrative approach
we have managed to cultivate in the clinic - our strength is that we
never stop researching and never assume we have all the answers.
As a result we are able to incorporate many different approaches which
have been found to work for M.E. patients without jumping on any single
"band wagon." We have also for the past three years been providing
one of the UK’s most comprehensive training courses in the psychology
based treatments we offer.
And, to explain how Secrets to Recovery works... |
(By the way, make sure you keep
reading, as further down the page there are some free excerpts
from Secrets to Recovery you can listen to right now) |
We have meetings twice a month with one sole aim – to provide inspiration, positivity and education towards recovering from M.E. At these meetings I interview people that have either recovered, or already made inspirational progress in their healing journey, as well as sharing the latest findings from the clinic’s ongoing in-depth research into M.E.
Now, at this point you are probably thinking: “This is a great
idea Alex, but I don’t live in London!” This is where
the idea gets really exciting… this doesn’t matter, the
whole group is running remotely using the latest technology, meaning
people all over the world can be a part of this.
Effectively, members of this group are given a free telephone number to call (and a password), where they can then listen in to the talks and interviews from the comfort of their home (or bed if that is easier!). Each call is around 45 minutes in length and packed full of inspiration, tools and insights you can begin implementing straight away. And, in fact, these conference calls are only the starting point of what has built into a real community of support. In addition to the conference calls there is also:
• An archive where all previous calls are downloadable in MP3 audio format with clear instructions about how to convert and make these files CDs. This means that even if you are only joining now, you will have access to all of the previous calls! And, if you want to receive the CDs each month you can do so just by paying the postage and selecting our CD membership option.
• Transcripts of all calls for those of you who prefer to read rather than listen to information, will be free to download from the site – transcripts are printed out and sent to you with CD membership
• Exclusive access to a private discussion forum where after each call the interviewees will be available to answer your personal questions and where you can chat and connect with other people who share the same vision
• Special pre-release offers of new products from the clinic (in the first six months this included our Home Study Psychology programmes at half price with a saving of over £200!)
And, for those of you who feel “technically challenged”
we have a dedicated technical support person (Lois, our web designer,
who features at the end of the “Freedom From M.E.” DVD)
who is on hand to talk you through things and answer any technical
questions you might have.
To give you a feel for what is coming up in the next
few months, here are some of the calls we have scheduled:
Meeting 31: August 5th 2008 7:00pm (UK time) M.E. and Detoxing
Alex and Niki will also be discussing why so many patients with M.E. are highly reactive the very treatments that they need, the reasons for this, and how this can be changed. Although clearly covering a technical area, Alex and Niki will make the information easily digestible (no pun intended!) and practical, in typical OHC style. |
This is another call in our series of discussing the various
predisposing factors and subgroups with M.E. In this call,
Alex and Niki will be discussing some of the effects of excess
toxicity, the symptoms it can cause, and also how we can effectively
detox. They will also be explaining why it is so important
to do so with specialist advice. Meeting 32: August 19th 2008 7:00pm (UK time) Meditation for M.E.
This call will be a fantastic opportunity for those new to meditation to get a taste and learn some basics, and for those with experiences of meditation to learn some new meditations they can use specifically for their recovery. This is one of those calls that you’ll benefit from listening to again and again! |
Meditation
is one of the most consistently proven and effective tools for
getting into a calm and healing state and many of those recovering
from M.E. find it an extremely helpful support. Alex and Linda
Hall (who herself has recovered from M.E., is a psychology practitioner
at the clinic, and runs the clinic meditation courses) will be
running a highly interactive Secrets sessions, teaching some
of the basics of meditation, and actually doing some meditations
live on the call for Secrets members.Some of the topics I am going to be covering include:
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And, here are some of the interviews that have already taken place, with some audio excperts from each, to give you a sneak preview of the kind of things we cover in these calls:
Daniel Hill (May 2007)
Click play below to listen to a free excerpt |
Dan
suffered from M.E. for 16 years, spent over £20,000 on treatment
and reached the point of actually attempting suicide. He talks
about what ultimately turned things around for him and why he
believes that however severe our situation, there is always a
way out. Dan also provided the deeply moving music used in the
DVD “Freedom From M.E. Journeys to Recovery.”Tim Bichara (May 2007)
Click play below to listen
to a free excerpt
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Tim
was one of the clinics earlier patients, and is a great testimony
to the development of the clinic's protocols in response to patient
needs over recent years. He talks about life prior to M.E. and
why he believes it was so key in his getting ill in the first
place, the importance of the synthesis of nutrition in psychology
in getting better, and the very different life he is now living.
Tim is now living in the South of France with his partner setting
up his own business selling healthy food at an affordable price.Linda Hall (July 2007)
Click play below to listen to a free excerpt |
Linda
suffered from M.E. for eight and a half years and at her worst
was only sleeping one hour a night and having 15-20 bowel movements
a day. Linda is now 55 and feels 10 years younger. She talks about
life prior to M.E., what was key in her recovery, and especially
how meditation helped her. Linda now runs meditation courses for
those recovering from M.E.Thea Anderson (August 2007)
Click play below to listen to a free excerpt |
At
26 Thea felt like she was 86 and that her life was over. Thea
talks about what she believed caused her to become ill, the lowest
points of her illness, and what she believes turned things around.
A key factor in Thea’s recovery was learning to stop putting
everyone else’s needs before her own, and learning to really
be there for herself in the way she was for others. Thea discusses
how she learned to do this, and gives suggestions for how you
can learn do to the same.Lilley Palmer (October 2007)
Click play below to listen to a free excerpt |
Lilley
suffered from M.E. for 16 years and like many people for this
period felt like her life had been reduced to virtually nothing.
A key factor in her recovery was her learning yoga, and in the
interview she talks specifally about the massive difference it
made to her. Lilley and Alex also discuss her final breakthrough
which involved going out and partying every night, and how actually
this rather unusual “treatment” worked so dramatically
for her.Remember, if you join now, the full recordings and transcripts of these and all previous calls will be available for you to download from the private members area immediately
This group is designed for both current patients and for those that haven’t done any work with the clinic. For current patients it will certainly mean people need less sessions and so this is a real money saver (and for this reason we very strongly encourage all patients to join this group). These sessions also give those who are still not sure about whether to come to clinic or not a fantastic opportunity to find out a lot more about how we work and allow them to benefit from our work in a very low cost way.
Now, I know that despite the amazing benefits of this programme, some people might be sceptical about whether this is really for them, so I’m doing everything I possibly can to entice people to join this group (after the great success of the group it’s hard not to). The cost of joining this group is £29.99* per month, and this includes all the above. However, keep reading, because due to the success of the group we are able to do an exceptional offer.
For those joining the group during the next few months, we’ve decided to let them join the group for half price forever, you will therefore never pay more than £14.99* per month, even if the standard the cost of the group goes above the full price of £29.99*. In addition, you will receive two free CDs worth £30.
We’ve also set the group up so that you can cancel your membership at any time, which means there is no contract, no ongoing commitment, and no risk to you. Therefore, if you wanted to, you could join for the first month, get £60 worth of content for only £14.99*, download all the interviews from the past six months, and then cancel your membership! And, if you decide to continue your membership, you’ll also be saving at least £15 a month, every month, on membership of this unique and inspirational community. If, after the first month, the group has not exceeded your expectations, you can obviously cancel your subscription and we'll even refund your money**
Here are the free gifts you will get - neither have ever been released before...
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Gift 1: The Power of the Mind to Heal (Retail Value =
£15)This is the first CD I've recorded for general release in over a year and includes the very latest research and ideas that I and the clinic team have been developing in this area. Covered in this CD is why mind-body medicine is only in its infant stages, why genetics actually play only a very small role in M.E., the difference that consistently seems to set apart those that make more dramatic recoveries and those that don't, the very latest development in psychology and healing M.E. (including discussion of The Lightning Process and Reverse Therapy), several very simple and immediately applicable tools to optimise your psychology and get you into the optimum state of mind to be able to heal. |
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Gift 2: How to Create the Perfect Day (Relaxation CD)
(Retail Value = £15)This was the first ever relaxation CD I professionally recorded, and I actually still think it's the best. At the time it was done as an experiment and wasn't planned for general release. However, after consistent amazing feedback from students and patients who have listened to it, I've decided this is the perfect time to share this CD with a larger audience. The visualisations in this CD are seriously powerful, and listeners often spontaneous feelings of calmness and happiness right through the day after listening to. This CD is not to be missed! |
If you join now, these CDs will be available to download instantly,
along with the recordings and transcripts of all previous meetings.
(If you join under CD membership, you will additionally receive these
two CDs in the post).
And, as mentioned before, as a result of the success of this group over the first six months, we are now able to provide even more value for the cost of your membership. We found quite quickly with the group that a number of members either wanted to re-listen to interviews after the conference calls, or on some occasions they would miss the actual call and wanted to be able to listen to it afterwards, but they wanted to do this with the ease of a CD. And, although all sessions are available to download through the Internet in MP3 format within a few hours of the interview, some members have also requested to be sent the interviews in CD format.
In fact, my own mother (who is actually quite capable with technology!) was pestering me to send her copies of the interviews on CD so that she could listen to them in the car on the way to work! So, we created a CD membership where each month you would be sent the interviews on CD. But, up until now this kind of membership has been more expensive than standard membership. However, we are now making both membership options the same price, but with CD membership you just have to pay the postage and packaging (at £2.49 per month).
This means, that every month, for £14.99 (+ P&P) you will get everything outlined so far, including telephoning into the calls and having full access to all the downloads through the website, and additionally you will receive two CDs and full transcripts of the interviews in the post.
You can then collect all CDs and transcripts in a folder,
meaning you can build up your own collection of inspirational and informative
interviews that you can go back and listen to anytime you want to. So,
if you are having a bad day, you’ve got a whole folder of inspirational
stories and interviews you can delve into!
To be part of this immensely exciting group,
simply click here and follow
the instructions to securely set up your membership to |
During the payment process your username and password for the members only area will be generated - be sure to make a note of this. You will then receive an e-mail with the telephone number and access code required for the conference calls.
On the day of the conference calls, simply dial the telephone number provided just before the call is due to begin, enter your access code using your touch tone telephone and enjoy the meeting!
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Warm wishes,
Alex Howard |
PS Remember, if you join now you'll be saving £15 a month, every month, you'll get £60 value for £14.99 and you can even have a full refund if the group doesn't exceed your expectations...what have you got to lose?
*Costs outside of Europe/USA may vary, please contact us for a personal quote.
** Money Back Guarantee
If you are not completely satisfied with Secrets to Recovery at the end of your first month, you are entitled to a full refund. Simply send an e-mail to contact@SecretsToRecovery.com letting us know you weren't happy (and ideally why, as we'd like to be able to improve the group in anyway we can for other members) and we'll arrange a refund and cancel your subscription. You can even keep the bonus CDs as our way of saying thank you for trying.
