The Basketball Injury That Changed My Mind I was playing basketball. I landed on someone else's foot and rolled my ankle. My right ankle has been sprained many times. I went home, put a bandage on it, used ice. Rest, Ice, Compress, Elevate. The RICE formula. That was the plan. Reduce the swelling.

Then my mum spoke to me. She had been reading a book by Louise Hay. The book said every physical problem has an underlying emotional reason. Mum looked it up. A sprained ankle meant fear of moving forward.

I argued with her. I said, "Mum, it has nothing to do with my emotions. I landed on someone's foot. I rolled my ankle."

But later, I thought about it. Was I afraid of something? Was there fear of moving forward in my life? I realized there probably was. That idea stayed with me.

The Tony Robbins Shift Years later, I went to a Tony Robbins event. After that, my mind was more open than ever before. I started to believe that our mind has power over our body. If something isn't working physiologically, there is an emotional reason. I started working with energy healing. I started teaching what my mother once said.

The Spinning Technique (David Snyder) I found David Snyder on YouTube. He had a technique called the spinning technique. He worked with the physical body, the nervous system, and emotions. People were reducing pain in real time.

One demonstration stuck with me. A military person at an airport had a PTSD episode. Someone did the spinning technique on him. Afterward, he followed that person around the airport. He just wanted to be near them. His nervous system had been reprogrammed in moments.

David Snyder said there were three prerequisites for healing:

1. Play pretend
2. Full absorption
3. Have fun

Once those were in place, pain could be reduced to zero.

I didn't believe it at first. I had an ingrown toenail once. Even with anesthetic, it was painful. The idea that the mind could get rid of all pain seemed impossible.

But I tried the technique. I did it with one person, then another. Before long, I had done it 100 times. People kept getting results. Back pain. Headaches. Period pain. Cancer. Sprained ankles. I started to believe. Anybody could heal from anything.

The Frozen Shoulder Demonstration I had a frozen shoulder once. I tried the technique on myself. It didn't work. I'm stubborn. But I used it on a woman with a frozen shoulder. She could only lift her arm to 90 degrees. I did the technique. I said, "Now raise your arm as high as you can." She went over her head. She couldn't believe it.

I never promise it works 100% of the time. I just say, "Let's find out. Let's see if this makes a shift." And person after person has reduced or eliminated pain.

The Acid-Alkaline Balance We have an acid-alkaline balance in our body. Blood sits at 7.36, slightly alkaline. When your body chemistry moves toward an acidic state, disease, illness, and even cancer can be produced.

We think about diet. We think about rest. We think about oxygen. But what about emotions?

The Chemistry of Connection Couples who make love regularly produce endorphins and oxytocin. These create a euphoric feeling. They are good for the heart. Good for the circulatory system. Good for creating positive emotions.

Arguments, fights, conflict? Those create toxicity in the body. They create inflammation. They make you sick.

Final Thought Unprocessed trauma manifests as illness. Resolve the emotional challenge, and the condition can leave. That is what I have learned. That is what I now teach.