There are three training days in ‘The Switch’, each about 5-6.5 hours long, plus an integration day between Day 2 and 3 for you to review and practice everything you’ve learnt so far at home or work. While 5-6 hours may seem daunting to you, my experience is that chronic illness sufferers not only manage this, but significantly improve their energy and health throughout each day of the course.

‘The Switch’ package costs $1495 ($1300+GST), which includes:

1. E-book for course preparation
2. Pre-course coaching call with Mel Abbott
3. 45 minute pre-course movie with techniques to start using a week before the course
4. 15 minute guided visualisation track for daily preparation in the week before the course
5. Three training days in a group of 8 people, led by Mel Abbott
6. Course manual – full colour edition
7. Tea/coffee/biscuits
8. Course memorabilia gift
9. Email support chain for one year
10. Four phone call follow-ups over six months with Mel Abbott

Additional support sessions are available for $140/hour if required. Most people get all they need from ‘The Switch’ package.

‘The Switch’ is held in Mission Bay, Auckland twice per month, plus other main NZ cities about once per year each. There are many local accommodation options for out-of-towners, who report that they enjoyed being away from their regular environment while they focus on the course. These accommodation options are walking distance from the course, cafes, beaches and a supermarket. My local hosts look after clients very well. If clients require wheelchair access at the venue, this can be arranged.

‘The Switch’ is purposefully neither for nor against any religion, so that it is accessible to all people. It has been attended by Christians, atheists, New Agers and other religious persuasions. All have reported comfort that the pro gramme was in alignment with their beliefs. There is a small amount of visualisation during ‘The Switch’ and Christians have reported really enjoying this process and feeling that it was not in any way against their beliefs around avoiding hypnosis.

Teenagers have participated in ‘The Switch’ and absolutely loved it! It has a lot of games and fully-illustrated slides with cartoon characters, which really appeal to the younger audience. I would expect that children as young as 8-10 years (depending on maturity and confidence) would do well with this course. I love having young people in a group because they usually get well faster than adults, and inspire adults about how rapid change really is possible when you don’t over-think it.

People in their 70s have done ‘The Switch’ and achieved great results. I have found that as long as clients have the cognitive skills and memory to learn the new material presented in the course, they can make fantastic changes. This, of course, is a case-by-case situation.