Success stories
This is a sample of many letters I have had from people who have attended one of my clinics.
"Jan ~ FIERY, FIESTY, FABULOUS & FUN
A recommendation from a friend led me to Jan. I had already done the LP before with another practitioner and after a month found myself worse than before. I was at rock bottom. I had a couple of phone sessions with Jan that led to enough improvement for me to be able to travel to Edinburgh for the course.
Although I recognised the course from before, Jan's version was, at the same time, very different. it was lead from the heart with a spirit of competence, conviction, sensitivity and skill. I was very impressed with her generosity and no-nonsense approach. I made great strides on the course and ended up having a fantastic 'holiday' in Edinburgh ~ the first one for years. I went to the cinema, had bus trips around the city and climbed up to a rock in Holyrood Park. I even sat in on a committee meeting in the Scottish Parliament! I was very happy to be enjoying myself so much.
When I got home it was far from plain sailing and I slipped back. Jan stuck with my difficulty like a keen detective and eventually we worked out what I needed to do to make it work and I started improving again. I feel others might well have given up on me and written me off as someone who was trying.
What a strong and wonderful woman she is ~ an amazing role model and inspiration. "Thank you Jan"
Anna, Edinburgh, 2009
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"I have deliberately waited a couple of weeks or so before making contact so that I could be sure of my body's response to your treatment. It has been revolutionary - in the sense that I feel revolutionized. It took a good few days for there to be a consistency to my condition, but I can now say for sure that you have cured me of the malaise that had blighted the previous nine years of my life. I no longer wake - after a 'good' night's sleep - feeling fatigued and depressed, but feel generally energised and normal.
And, most of all, I feel in control so that if the situation should deteriorate I know how to repress the symptoms. I have gone back to the Gym with a re-newed energy. So, my dear Jan, thank you so very much. You are indeed a miracle worker!"
Testimonial Ian, Edinburgh, 2009
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"Just a line to let you know I'm still doing really well following your Lightning Process Course at Halsannery in July. Before doing the course I was wary of doing much exercise as I would suffer for it - often a couple of days later. I would go for the occasional run, or surf but never managed to get into a routine because I'd always feel rubbish. Since the course I've been running 3 times a week and doing loads of surfing & feeling absolutely fine. Restricting my activities feels like a distant memory!
I'm also able to drink alcohol & have late nights again which is brilliant! I'm absolutely amazed that by doing your course and using the Lightning Process I can so dramatically alter how I feel when I have a drink. Wine used to make me feel lousy. Now I'm really enjoying it. The other thing that continues to amaze me is how powerfully, dramatically & instantly the Lightning Process can change how I feel. In the mornings I used to wake feeling exhausted & acheing all over. I now wake up feeling fine.
The Lightning Process Course has exceeded my expectations. From all the positive reports I read before doing the course I did believe it would get rid of my Chronic Fatigue. But what it has also done is made me feel happier in myself and much more in control, by challenging negative thought patterns and being able to choose how I feel/think about things.
I'm really grateful to you Jan. Keep up the good work!"
Anna, Bideford, 2009
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"Felt like the sun was coming out again and I was reminded of my younger self starting out at work, before I lost all my confidence, and it seemed like a challenge but one I could meet.
Also I am amazed how much what I learned on the LP course seems to illuminate a lot of what i have already learned about, but just haven't fully taken on board, in Buddhism, and also how much I misinterpret certain things. I wish I'd done it before I went on my long retreat, really! However I might not have been ready for it then.
So all in all I am finding the LP training very valuable- I still do the process and it does work when I do it- a lot of the time I'm OK and don't need to."
Kath in Edinburgh on life after using Lightning Process to recover-Sept 2009
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"Hi Jan, just wanted to update you on my progress. Everythings going great, I'm getting stronger and fitter all the time and really enjoying the mountainbiking again, went surfing for 2 days a couple of weeks ago, playing tennis and started sailing again. We also got engaged recently. Can't believe 8 months ago I was almost bedbound with M.E/CFS !"
Mick Hicks testimonial
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"In 1991 after catching glandular fever, I went on to develop severe M.E, and for 18 years wrestled with this devasting illness. For a great deal of the time I was bedbound or housebound, and life became just a miserable existance. With no real hope of recovery from conventional medicine, I tried many different complementary therapies, - some were helpful, some were not, but even those that did help didn't seem to last, and I was always back in the same old state, trapped in my body, deeply depressed, and feeling utterly hopeless.
Then a year ago, my very best friend gave me a copy of a magazine article about someone who had made a complete recovery using the Lightning Process. This interested me a lot, for although I'd never heard of this before, over the years I had become convinced that the mind and body were somehow inter-connected, and one could influence the other, and this is what, amongst other things the Lightning Process seemed to be saying.
I spent the next few months researching all I could about the Lightning Process, and began contacting several Trainers both in my own area and beyond. The more I heard and read, the more convinced I was that it could work for me, and I even began to develop an dogged determination and intention that it would work for me. It was just finding a Trainer with whom I felt comfortable.
When I first spoke with Jan on the phone, it was immediately obvious to me that although she didn't know me, what she genuinely wanted more than anything else was for me to be well again. She spent so much time explaining the Process to me, answering all of my questions in the most professional way and yet also with such patience, kindness and love. Over the next few months I phoned her many times and began to feel guilty at taking so much of her time, but she was always ready and willing to talk me though any doubts or queries, and with such enthusiasm and conviction that I began to feel better just listening to her!
I finally took the Lightning Process Course just over a year ago, and am so very glad that I chose Jan as my Trainer. She is the most wonderful person, and the energy and total commitment that she put into teaching us was simply amazing.
When I arrived at the Course on the first day I was using my walking aid. After my first session with Jan, I walked out of the building completely forgetting to take it with me, as I had so much more energy and was feeling so much stronger.
The 2nd and 3rd days got even better, and I was able to do things that I'd only been able to dream about for the past 18 years. At the end of the Course - just 3 days - I knew that my M.E. had 'flown out of the window', and was gone for good. Today, just over a year on, I am fit, well, and loving life. I have lots of energy and am now catching up with all the things I have missed over the last 18 years, and life really is wonderful.
I feel that I have put the Lightning Process fully to the test over the last year, and it has never failed me once. As Jan says, once we have learned the Process, then it's a tool that we can carry with us for the rest of our lives, and use it in very many other circumstances as well as recovering from M.E.
One of the great things about choosing Jan as my Trainer is that she is willing to always be my support and help if and when I ever need her, and I know that I can completely rely upon her to be there for me She continues to support all of her trainees for as long as needed, however long that may be, and that is something I find quite incredible and generous, and for which I am enormously grateful.
So it is the hugest, hugest THANKYOU JAN for helping me to say goodbye to M.E. for good.
You are simply THE BEST. God Bless."
testimonial - Joy 2009 Totnes
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"I just wanted to write and tell you how much I’m loving the fact that I did the lightning process! It is a powerful tool that has allowed me to discover my power and full potential. It has given me my life back and allowed me to take positive steps to a brighter future.
When I discovered the Lightning Process, I was on my second time round with ME. I was in total despair and I was adamant that I wasn’t going to go through another 6 years of this horrendous, soul destroying illness, so I set about finding the miracle cure. Someone had told me about LP, but I have to admit that I was a little sceptical; I couldn’t get my head around the fact that I could cure myself! After a while and lots more people telling me how amazing it is I decided to call Jan Oakley to find out more. Once I had spoken to her I was sold, I never looked back, and I just totally threw myself into it. I was determined that if other people were having such fantastic results then there was no reason that I should reap the same benefits.
So I went on the 3 day course, gave it everything I had and listened closely to what Jan was telling me. I practiced hard and started to see small benefits very quickly, this was hugely exciting and only spurred me on more, I wanted full recovery and to get on with my life. A month after completing the course I had managed to recover completely and built up enough confidence in my capabilities that I had moved back to my life in London and started working full time again.
A year later I am still full of health, working in a job that I love and doing all the hobbies that I enjoy, such as dancing, singing and socialising and I am leading a happy and fulfilling. I thank my luck stars that I found and accepted the Lightning Process into my life and I am grateful to Jan everyday for showing me these vital life skills. Now I never have to worry again, everything I need I already have. I implore anyone suffering to do the Lightning Process course, you will never regret it….trust me! "
Crystal, Totnes, 2008
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"I suffered with ME for over 5 years I felt I had tried everything possible in order to recover. The Lightning Process kept coming to my attention via the media and a friend gave me a leaflet about it. After doing some research on the internet I decided to give it a go although I must admit I was somewhat sceptical.
Just attending the 3 day course was a real achievement for me and it filled me with excitement and hope for the future. The next couple of weeks were a real turnaround for me. I felt like I had been released from prison and was getting used to life in the outside world again. At first I took tentative steps but now I have come on in leaps and bounds. A couple of months down the line I feel so much more energetic, confident and happy. I have started my own vegetable patch, booked a holiday, joined my old yoga class, enrolled to take part in Race for Life and enjoyed some of the most fantastic long walks on the beach. These are all things I've not been able to contemplate doing for many years and it feels unbelievable.
Jan was a first class teacher, passionate and committed. She has also been there to give me encouragement and support after the course when needed. Having been there herself some years previously she really does understand. I would wholeheartedly recommend the LP and Jan to anyone who is suffering from ME. It is life changing and it is wonderful."
Michelle, Bideford, 2009
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"I am extremely grateful to Jan Oakley for her seminar on The Lightning Process™.
I have experienced chronic fatigue syndrome for the last three years, and although many have endured the illness over much longer periods, I really struggled going to work each day, as a self-employed contractor in the building trade.
I did the Lightning Process seminar with Jan and at the end of the first afternoon session I had learned and implemented methods to overcome my illness, (which I discovered was being perpetuated by stress, including the worry of not understanding what was happening to me ), and it has never returned!
Many people, including respected authorities, believe M.E to be a purely physical illness; the physical symptoms are very real indeed but by using the Lightning Process™, many of my physical ailments disappeared overnight!
In addition to combating my chronic fatigue I have since used the programme to overcome stress-related anxiety, public speaking, limiting beliefs and I get a good night’s sleep every night!
It’s even helped me to focus on improving my skills in the sport of darts; whereby I have upped my standard to a semi-professional level!
If someone is serious about making changes for the better, be it to defeat a disorder or simply to improve their outlook on life, the Lightning Process is a phenomenal programme for permanent restoration and improvement, with no drawbacks whatsoever!
I would like to end by saying that I was initially sceptical about the programme, even though I knew someone who’d completed the course and recovered. There are no unusual processes to learn and nothing that would contravene a religious belief system. It’s logical, it makes total sense and it works!
Thanks once again Jan, I will continue to keep you updated on my ever-improving progress."
Warren 2008
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"M.E/CFS can be a real grind and drag you down, it did me. I wanted to be better, I shouted at myself, jumped up and down and any number of other things, all to no avail. Then I found myself talking to Jan on the phone. Just a short discussion about what she thought she could do for me left me feeling like someone had taken a lot of the sludge that was running through my body and replaced it with crisp spring water. I got the feeling, just talking to her that here was someone who did not think it would be nice for me to be well again, I was talking to someone passionate about me being well again, and clear that the most important person in that process was me, but she would support me all the way. I thought I wanted to kick the "silly-old-bonky-old-illness" as my 5 year old son called it, out of the door, but that want was nothing compared to the want Jan just radiated to help me do it.
Jan is a person loaded with unconditional love, and because of that unconditionality, she can be real tough too, which is wonderful. The knowledge when working with her that there was someone there stronger than me, tougher than me and more determined than me gave me the freedom to actually try.
The words are very small, but all I can say to Jan is: Thank You!"
Roger, Wales (September 2008)
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"It's now 5 months since I did LP, and what an extraordinary 5 months they've been! Having had ME for 22 years, and pretty much housebound for the last 14 years, and running out of treatments to try, I was absoloutely amazed and delighted to hear of how two ME friends had seen dramatic improvemnt with LP. But it took me many months before I felt able to go ahead myself. I knew I'd be devastated if I couldn't get the hang of it, and see improvement like they'd seen, but asked myself, was this a valid reason not to go ahead?......finally I was able to change my focus to 'but what if it DOES work and I recover too!!' and how overjoyed I am to be able to say that it has proved to be the turning point I've been waiting for all these years, and now at last, I have my life back. Yes learning the technique is challenging, but the rewards are so great, that it makes it all worthwhile. I saw a huge improvement in my health and also in my selfconfidence, while doing the 3 Day Training, and the last 5 months have been really thrilling. Activities like walking and shopping, and travelling by bus and train after so many years being housebound have been such fun. For me it's been very satisfying building up my stamina, e.g. gradually increasing the distances I've walked etc. Have just been given a bicycle and after less than a week, it's as if I've been cycling all my life! - though am sticking to cycle tracks for a while! Rejoining the world, as it were, is ofcourse full of challenges which vary from person to person, and it's great to be in touch with other 'LPers' to compare notes and support each other when necessary. Adjusting to a noisy environment was a big challenge for me, but my tolerance of noise has improved dramatically.
In the early weeks I was doing the LP all the time, but now it comes in on a more occasional basis, often not for fatigue but for stress/worry etc. - it's a great tool to have at one's fingertips! I wholeheartedly commend Jan as a wonderful tutor/teacher. She is both inspirational and dedicated - her committment to her clients is second to none. She's so patient and supportive, and I've benefited from quite a number of follow-up sessions - to know she's there at the other end of the phone, should you need her, is very reassuring. To get my life back after so many years of illness, is like a dream come true - during the first few months after doing the L.Process my face was aching so much from smiling! - for me 'doing normal' really sums it up, and I still have bright coloured Post-It notes dotted around the house to remind me!, though being able to do all the sorts of activities that most people take for granted feels far from normal! My family and friends and neighbours have been amazed at my progress, and it's reassuring that aspects of one's personality which have unfortunately had to lie dormant for many years, as it were, can now reappear, and for me, once I started living a life I love, it's been as if the years of illness just melt away, and I can revel in the enjoyment of being able to do things I haven't been able to do for so long, and ofcourse new experiences too, and the satisfaction of making arrangements/appointments to see people etc, knowing that you'll be able to go ahead, is so wonderful. And knowing you've learnt a technique that you can rely on for the rest of your life, is so empowering. So, 3 Cheers for LP!"
Sheila, Devon (June 2008)
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"I had suffered from M.E. for about 27 years and although I had made a significant recovery using a variety of different approaches, life was still quite limited. I was still getting frequent bouts of being pretty unwell (especially if I got overtired) and even on good days could not cope without an afternoon rest. Disturbed sleep at nights was the norm and my social life was almost non-existent.
A couple of months ago I heard about the Lightning Process. At first I was a bit sceptical but I trawled the internet to find out as much as I could about it and was impressed by the huge number of very positive testimonials from people who had undertaken the training and whose lives had been completely turned around as a result. I thought, “Well I don’t understand it but if it works for them I don’t see why it shouldn’t work for me too.” With my husband’s agreement I decided to give it a go. I understood that the secret of success was total commitment to what we would be taught on the course but this was no problem for me – I decided I would do whatever it takes to be free from this miserable and debilitating condition.
My husband, John, attended the course with me as an observer and this was a great help. Not only was he able to make a valuable contribution to the course (he is disabled himself following a serious accident from which he made a remarkable recovery) but he has been a great support to me too as he is fully conversant with what the Process is all about and can help keep me on track!
I was absolutely amazed at the training. The Process itself is extremely simple to do although the rationale behind it is far from simple. It is exactly what it says it is – a programme to enable us to retrain our brains to respond in more positive and life-enhancing ways. By the end of the course I knew for certain that my M.E. was a thing of the past and that I could look forward to a bright and fulfilling future provided I was willing to apply the Process whenever necessary. I am very willing!
It is now a month since I did the course and almost 30 years since I was last really well. I am now 65 and a lot of things have changed over the years so obviously I have to make allowance for this when re-shaping my life. Nevertheless I am making excellent progress. I am now sleeping much better at nights without medication. I stay awake most days which means I can go out in the afternoons. I am starting to develop a social life once again and even enjoyed a recent trip to the theatre when I actually managed to see the whole show instead of having to leave, exhausted, at the interval! Perhaps the thing I appreciate most is that I can now plan ahead and make arrangements knowing that I will be well on the day. Another wonderful thing about the Lightning Process is that it enables you to take control of your life so that, once you have learned the technique, you can apply it to a variety of different situations whenever you wish.
As a committed Christian I have been asked by several people if the Lightning Process is “Christian”. The answer is that it is not overtly Christian – indeed it would be inappropriate if it was as this would deter many people from attending. However I found that not only was it totally compatible with my Christian beliefs but that my understanding of the Process was enhanced by my faith and vice versa - a very worthwhile situation indeed!"
Liz, May 2008
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"This is hard to write as words do not convey the changes and sheer happiness that having the LP at my disposal has made to my life.
The LP has trained me in the skills to take control of my life and allow me to do what I want to with my life. Even this sounds twee but I mean it. I still have times when I don’t feel great, I’m normal, now however, I can sort it out. I don’t have M.E. anymore.
The LP for me was instant in that I did get surges of energy and joy whilst doing the training – it was and is incredible. I use it to make steps to change my life and improve it and am still doing so 6 months later. I am not instantly the very fit sporting competitor I used to be – but I know that I could be if that’s what I want.
It is not always easy. The LP is a skill to be practised and used for the rest of my life.
If anyone really wants to get well and recover from M.E. the Lightning Process will work for them."
Jane, (May 2008)
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"Thank you, Jan, for your help and support. You have been a fantastic coach and I really appreciate what you have taught me. Some of the important things that I have learnt are that I have choices. I am now aware that what you focus on is what you get and that I can do anything!"
Paula (April 2008)
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"I completed the Lightning Process™ seminar over six months ago. Since this time my health and sleep pattern has greatly improved. The course tought me how I can minimise difficult life situations that can't be changed and helped me focus on ways I could make adjustments in my life to maximise my health. I now have more time to fill with things that make me happy as I am no longer losing precious time to illness.
Before the Lightning Process™ I attended the doctor's at least once a week in desperation to feel better - last week I booked an appointment for something minor and routine and realised I hadn't been to the doctor's for months! It felt fantastic!
I still practise the Lightning Process™ maybe once a week which is very easy once learned, but important to staying well. Jan who ran the course I attended was professional, kind and caring, and I always felt I could call if needing further support, which is readily available.
I have no hesitation in recommending this course to anyone who wants something in their life to change."
Felicia (December 2007)
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"Amazing! The Lightning Process has cured the ME. Attending the Lightning Process at the Oakley Clinic has been a life-changing event for me. I had suffered from moderately severe ME/CFS for over 5 years. Although NHS training in CBT and pacing enabled me to manage the illness, I was still stuck with a very limited life-style, which no amount of positive thinking could shift. After the 1st session of the Lightning Process, I was aware that a major shift had occurred. It was as though a switch had been flicked, in an instant. My CFS/ME began to feel like a thing of the past. I have a renewed zest for life and my family and friends are delighted. The training by Jan was very professional and it was evident that she was a competent teacher, counsellor NLP/Hypnotherapist. The Follow up support was excellent and she also addressed two other problems I had, which are now resolved. Thank you!"
Lucy Edwards, Devon (December 2007)
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"At the age of 43 I am now living a life I love. NO I HAVENT WON THE LOTTERY OR INHERITED LOADS OF MONEY! Ive INHERITED a new way of thinking thanks to the LIGHTNING PROCESS. I went to the Oakley Clinic based at The Halsannery Centre in Bideford, North Devon . It was a a wonderfull, tranquil and inviting place and Jan my Practitioner, who recovered herself from ME, is a truely lovely lady, who is living proof it works.
Sufffering years of depression, anxiety, low self esteem and recently ME, I developed unhelpful negative thinking, destructive behaviour, and addictions. Other forms of therapy did little to change my bad habits. After day 1 of the lightning process I started to feel the energy rush through my body and my brain snapped into postive thinking. By day 3 I felt so in control of myself and actually loved myself for the first time in years.
Miracles do happen if YOU WANT them to. The lightning process has made this possible for me and I am so grateful. Thank you."
Diane (October 2007)
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Depression
"Learning the Lightning Process has helped me to move on from years of depression to finding a real purpose in life and finally being happy again! Jan’s professionalism combined with her skill as a hypnotherapist and coach has definitely helped me to make this huge shift to create the life I want. She is inspiring, compassionate and understanding and I cannot recommend her more highly if you are looking for help to really change your life, with plenty follow-up and support. I would happily speak to anyone directly if they want further reassurance."
Lisa, Devon (April 2008)