Astonishing, swift and simple
— THE INDEPENDNT

What is the the Lightning Process?

The lightning process is an empowering training program, conducted by a lightning process practitioner, that enables individuals to learn how to live a more fulfilling life. It is comprised of three consecutive days of three group sessions. 

Originally developed by Phil Parker in the late 1990s, the programme aims to educate adults about techniques based on awareness, movement and personal life coaching to change how the body deals with stress, to make it have a reduced negative impact on the body.

How does the lightning process work?

What if you could learn to reset your body’s health systems back to normal by using the well-researched connection that exists between the mind and body?

The Lightning Process applies this sound scientific principle, so you can get back in charge of two very important processes in your body – The Physical Emergency Response (PER) and Neuroplasticity.

Physical Emergency Response (PER)
The PER is the flight or fight response – it’s our body’s natural reaction to any threat, either mentally or physically, the response is triggered by the release of hormones that prepare your body to either stay and deal with a threat or to run away to safety. The PER is generally a good thing, but it’s really designed to be activated only for very short periods of time.

Unfortunately, the ‘threats’ we find ourselves under, such as illness, chronic infections, relationships, jobs, exams, tend to last for longer periods of time. And research shows that long-term activation of these changes as a result of the PER is really bad for us - creating havoc with our sleep, healing and immune system, digestion, clear thinking and general mood.

The Lightning Process will teach you how to spot when the PER is happening and how you can calm this response down, allowing your body to re-balance itself.

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Neuroplasticity
Neuroplasticity is the brain’s amazing ability to rapidly change just by being used differently.  Research has shown that simply by using new ways of thinking, old nerve pathways are switched off and replaced by new, more useful, pathways.

The Lightning Process will teach you how to use Neuroplasticity to break out of any destructive unconscious patterns that are keeping you stuck, and learn to use new, life and health enhancing ones instead.

The 5 steps of the Lightning Process?

STEP 1 -Start with a simple chat. We can start your journey together.

STEP 2 - Listening to a home study kit, how to applying the science of the Mind-Body connection

STEP 3 - Completing application form, and we then chat it through. 

STEP 4 - Attend the three-day training programme...

STEP 5 - Receive ongoing coaching support. helping you apply the amazing tools

The Lightning Process teaches empowering tools, uses the science of the mind-body connection to improve, and individuals health happiness and wellbeing.


Having seen the Lightning Process in action, I’m convinced it is the most powerful way to make rapid and lasting changes in any area of your life.
— Austin Healey | England Rugby International

lightning process COURSE options

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I offer three different lightning process course options that vary in support and training given.

When offering this coaching, I specialise in 1to1 training sessions and offer group courses as well 2-5 people.

Course types include:

  • Silver

  • Gold

  • Platinum

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The Silver course is completed as a group and includes:

  • All pre-course discussions and specific coaching if required

  • Assessment by telephone

  • Interactive teaching experience

  • 3 half day LP training and attended by a few other people with similar issues

  • Each day some simple homework is given, including self-devised goal setting

  • Course materials, including post course audio download and comprehensive course note.

  • 3 hours of follow up phone/zoom

  • Post course free podcasts and newsletter updates if required

  • Additional phone or face-to-face coaching appointments available

The Gold course 1 to 1 , focuses more on specific coaching and covers:

  • Lightning Process training (held on three consecutive half-days)

  • Simple homework that helps put the tools into practice and ensures the main teaching points have been understood

  • Time is spent reflecting on successes and using the tools outside of the seminar

Also included:

  • A post-course support audio download

  • Up to 3 hours one-to-one coaching in the first year

  • Additional coaching appointments

  • Free podcasts and newsletters

  • Social media and website resources

  • Post-course downloads and books to support your learning

The Platinum course is an interactive teaching experience and includes the following: 

  • Lightning Process Training

  • Simple homework that helps put the tools into practice and ensures the main teaching points have been understood

  • Time is spent reflecting on successes and using the tools outside of the seminar

Also included:

  • A post-course support audio download

  • Up to 3 hours of one-to-one coaching i

  • Additional phone or zoom coaching appointments

  • Free podcasts and newsletters

  • Social media and website resources

  • Post-course downloads and books to support your learning

  • Flexibility of picking location and dates for special training

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Additional features of the Gold and Platinum course includes:

  • Pre-course preparation coaching

  • One-to-one bespoke training dates and time to suit you in our Bournemouth location, which allows the student the opportunity to step up and not rely on others

  • Avoid overstimulation and eliminate many distractions in a low-stress environment

  • Ability to personalise conversations and assignments so the instructors can gauge the student’s progress and mastery

Learn more about our LP reconnect courses here >>


The Lightning Process was the most empowering experience I’ve ever had. It saved my life.
— Patrick Strudwick | The Times

Get in contact...

If you would like to discuss which training option would be best for you, please contact me on 01202 269972 or fill in the contact form.