All studies / No. 6
No. 6 · IN THEIR OWN WORDS · CLINIC PILOT
90 people tried two hours. Here’s what they wrote.
Numbers are great. But what does it actually feel like? A naturopathic clinic in Vancouver, Canada asked.
- Who ran it
- Lorne Swetlikoff, ND, Vancouver Naturopathic Clinic
- People
- 90 adults, ages 22 to 87. 37 had sent back every form when the early report was written.
- How much time
- One two-hour session
- Measured with
- Short forms before and after
What they wrote
The clinic says most people came out feeling deeply relaxed and calm, and many said the two hours felt much shorter. Word for word from the clinic’s report:
“…a feeling of being very relaxed as in a deep meditation but still lucid.”
“…lightness in the body; floating sensation.”
“I notice colours more – everything seems crystal clear visually.”
“Had some creative ideas emerge from somewhere.”
“I feel more connected to my friends and children.”
“I have dreamt vividly since the session.”
The hard one
The clinic also printed this follow-up form:
“Was extremely sick! Felt completely out of it. Cold, shaky, cold sweats, dizziness and very tired.”
Not everyone feels good after a session. That is worth knowing before you go.
What it doesn’t show
- These are self-reports with no comparison group.
- Only 37 of the 90 had returned every form when the report was written.