 | The sequel programme to Breaking the Habit — guided meditation, mental rehearsal and “elevated emotion” presented as the route to changing body, mind and circumstances. Read the mechanisms as the grounded core and the “supernatural” claims as motivational extrapolation. Dispenza First published 2017 - Reprint (2019) · Hay House · ISBN 9781401953126 |
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Key principles
- Rehearsed inner state first — as in Breaking the Habit, change is driven upstream by the thoughts and emotions you repeatedly practise, not by waiting for circumstances to change.
- Elevated vs survival emotions — gratitude, awe and openness are framed as the physiological ground for change; chronic survival-state stress is the obstacle.
- Meditation as protocol — structured, repeated meditation and mental rehearsal are offered as the deliberate practice of becoming the future self.
- Coherence claims — heart–brain coherence and “energy” framing are presented as mechanisms; treat these as the contested layer, not established science.
- Healing testimonials — anecdotal recovery stories drive the narrative and exceed what controlled evidence supports — read them as motivation, not proof.
Core science
The grounded core is the same as Breaking the Habit — neuroplasticity, mental rehearsal / motor imagery, and stress physiology. The book then extends well past that base into spontaneous healing, epigenetic transformation and “supernatural” experience, which are not supported by peer-reviewed evidence. Keep the mechanisms; apply a sceptic’s filter to the miracle-tier promises.
Application
Reach for it when Breaking the Habit hooked you and you want a longer meditation programme — provided you separate the genuine plasticity and stress-physiology mechanisms from the unproven healing and energy claims.