Recovery from Long Covid and Transformed Way of Being

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When I first heard of the Lightning Process (LP), I already had some appreciation of the mind-body connection but didn't think that it was relevant for helping with the long-covid symptoms I was experiencing. 

After listening to some of the LP recovery stories, I knew that it was worth a try even if I didn't understand it completely. I was not getting any useful information from my doctor or seeing any improvements from the seemingly endless interventions that I was hearing about through my own research on the internet. 

I began the 3-day seminar series with 3 other participants and Amanda Ashely as our facilitator. At the end of day 2, when I was reviewing the material and working on some exercises, I had an "aha" moment. It became obvious to me that everything the process was based on and everywhere Amanda was guiding us was about leaving behind negativity and choosing positivity. Once I was looking through this lens, it was transformative. I started laughing. It felt like a year's worth of laughing was coming out.  I couldn't stop. 

I stopped making comparisons to my pre-COVID self and stopped focusing on my symptoms.  Instead, I started looking for positive change each day. I began curating what I wanted that change to look like. I learned to look forward to and be more in each moment.  Using the LP has helped me travel the road to recovery and also helped transform my way of being in life.

Thank you Amanda and Phil!

Rob, Canada

I got my life back thanks to Amanda and the Lightning Process!

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I came to Amanda to work through CRPS and to be able to move forward with my life, to walk again without pain and do the things I love. What I didn’t realize before starting with her was just how much my subconscious thoughts were getting in my way.

Through the Lightning Process, I became aware of every thought running through my mind and learned how to choose the ones I wanted to keep. Amanda guided me with so much compassion and insight, helping me celebrate every win, even the smallest ones. She’s an amazing teacher and an incredible guide.

With continued daily practice of the Lightning Process, I began walking again without pain and without the anxiety that used to come with it. Over time (in reality, a surprisingly short time), I was able to do more and more things comfortably. Within 3 months, I was fully independent and able to do all my daily activities without pain. By 6 months, I was walking 1–2 miles easily no pain, no fear, just freedom.

Today, I live pain-free and have my life back, thanks to Amanda and the Lightning Process. Supporting and nourishing my nervous system along the way helped me stay out of fight or flight, and now, as a Nutritional Therapy Practitioner, I help others do the same.

If you’re struggling with chronic pain or any blocks in your life, I can’t recommend working with Amanda highly enough. She helped me transform not only my body, but my mindset and that has truly changed everything.

Thank you, Amanda, for helping me get my life back. 💜

Jessica

After Long Covid This Process Gave Me My Life Back

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If you’re exploring the Lightning Process, I’m so glad you found this testimonial. Like you, I was searching for hope after 18 months of Long Covid—exhaustion, dizziness, and brain fog had turned everyday tasks into steep mountains. I had great doctors and tried everything, but recovery was painfully slow. Desperate for something more, I discovered the LP and Amanda.

I approached it cautiously, reading testimonials and watching videos. After speaking with Amanda, I decided to give it a chance. Just days after the workshop, my symptoms dramatically improved—within three days, I felt 85% better. I was gardening, cooking, even walking on the treadmill again. That was three months ago, and I haven’t looked back.

Amanda was phenomenal. Her expertise and kindness made the workshop powerful. Watching others transform alongside me confirmed this wasn’t a fluke—it was real healing. I now have tools I use daily to stay well and grow in other areas of life.

If you’re considering the LP for yourself or a loved one, I encourage you to talk to Amanda. This process gave me my life back, and I’ll forever be grateful. 💛

Tammy P, Sacramento, California

"Living Again, Free from a Mental Prison"

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The Lightning Process did two things for me, the value of which cannot be overstated. Like many others, I took the LP when I was in a very negative, low place. In one weekend the LP got me out of that place. It gave me the tools to get myself out of that place. Just reading the words it sounds simple - but the text doesn't do justice to what that meant to me. I could live again. I was free from a mental prison.

The second thing it did was change my relationship to my thoughts. The amount of negative self-talk I have right now, 9 months after the LP, is between 5 and 10% of what it was prior to the LP. Again, this is an astounding thing, and its value can't be overstated. If you've found yourself here, I cannot recommend the LP strongly enough. And I literally could not imagine a better teacher, someone better to go through it with, than Amanda Ashley.

Michael, California

CRPS and Crutches to Dancing

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When I first met Amanda, I hadn’t been able to walk for four months and had a diagnosis of CRPS after dropping a vacuum cleaner part on my foot. I’d thought it a minor injury, but my foot turned blue and cold, I had crazy swelling, and I couldn’t tolerate the weight of a light blanket on my propped-up foot at night. Fortunately my doctor referred me to a podiatrist who specialized in CRPS. He said I had a subluxed cuboid bone, gave me a nerve block injection, and told me to start walking again, explaining that CRPS involves the sympathetic nervous system and the brain.

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LP for CRPS: From the Worst Pain Imaginable to Health and Happiness

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When I first met Amanda I told her that CRPS had stolen my life. I had been off my foot for 8 months and had to learn how to walk again.  I had seen over a dozen doctors and had every treatment possible. I could not walk to our mailbox without being in the worst pain imaginable. I couldn’t sleep. Today I am training with a CrossFit trainer and starting to run with my dog, Maia.  I recently traveled all through Europe and walked many miles each day.  I am fully in-charge of my life and choose happiness. Now I am a genius at being in charge of myself.

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No More Migraines and Other Crap (After 30 Years)

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No More Migraines and Other Crap (After 30 Years)

“Mama, you’re the best mama in the world because you laugh all the time.” These are the words of my seven-year-old son. We are bobbing around in a pool playing a silly game when he says them. I smile and feel those words sink into my skin, like the drops of water we’ve splashed on each other. I could scream in revelry and sob in relief at the same time.

Six months prior, these are not words I would have ever anticipated hearing, nor would my son have said them. Six months prior, I likely would have been in bed with one of my hormonal migraines, hearing the sounds of my family, my beloved animals and the farm I live on echo in the distance. A distance I couldn’t span, a life it seems, I could barely touch, much less experience.

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More Happiness, Confidence and Inner Peace

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A few weeks after taking the seminar:

The Lightning Process has been a wonderful experience and I continue to make notable improvements every day. I am finding it fun to coach myself into a reality I prefer. My self confidence has greatly improved, I am enjoying my special projects, and I am experiencing much more inner peace. It is great to feel happiness returning and I look forward to building on this wonderful foundation I have created for myself.

Audrey S.
Arizona

No More Throat, Facial, Body Pain, Sensorimotor OCD, or Anxiety!

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No More Throat, Facial, Body Pain, Sensorimotor OCD, or Anxiety!

If you are hoping to overcome any chronic, seemingly debilitating symptoms – emotional or physical – my advice would be to give Amanda a call. Before I spoke to Amanda, I genuinely started to believe that perhaps I was losing my mind. I am 31 years old and was 30 years old when I first started working with her eight months ago. I now know that I was not losing my mind, but my chronic pain and symptoms left me feeling so stuck in my body, I was terrified. Amanda helped get me out of this debilitating loop.  

She motivated me to become 100% better because I know she genuinely cares about me and always went above and beyond when I was really struggling. In case you’re feeling completely hopeless, I’ll give an overview of the symptoms I had…

For 5 ½ years, I could not speak or breathe without debilitating pain. This pain spread to my eyes, ears, nose, face, head, and elsewhere. Other symptoms included different parts of my head and mouth cracking. The most debilitating loop I got stuck in was that I became obsessed with my breathing. I began wondering whether I was doing it right or wrong, how often I should do it, how I should do it, etc. I now know the answer is that it doesn’t matter, but if you’re ever experiencing any type of sensorimotor OCD, I want you to know that you can get better no matter what bodily function, body part, or thought your mind has latched onto. I also had globus, which I now understand is not a real physical symptom, but just another element of what had become a debilitating thought loop. I am now free from this pain.

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CRPS to Amazing Improvements

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Amanda Ashley and the Lightning Process are a godsend.  I attended Amanda Ashley’s Lightning Process workshop at the Spero Clinic and immediately started seeing results in my CRPS recovery.  At first the positive changes were small, and I celebrated each and every one of them while continuing to apply the Lightning Process and what Amanda taught me. Over time, the little victories added up.  They built on one another, until one day, I realized I was myself again (and an even stronger version than before!).

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