Posted 4/21/2019 12:52 PM (GMT -5)
MartinK, your English on this forum is definitely enough for you to understand the DNRS program. There might be a few scientific words about the brain that you have to look up, but that might be true for plenty of native English speakers as well! You can pay a small fee to receive a transcript for the full workshop, also, if reading it or having a written version would be helpful.
It sounds like you already know a fair amount about DNRS. Yes, neuro-linguistic programming and cognitive behavioral therapy are big parts of the program. If you do some research on neuroplasticity, that explains much of the underlying philosophy as well. (Norman Doidge's The Brain that Changes Itself is a great book about neuroplasticity.)
A person who is in bed absolutely can do the program. You can go through the steps in your head, and the imagination is a major tool for anyone using the program anyway. When I first started the program, I was worried about that, too - I could not have stood up for an hour every day to practice! But the program can be just as effective when done through visualizing the steps, and it states this clearly. CFS/ME is one of the three conditions the program was developed for originally, along with fibromyalgia and multiple chemical sensitivities.
My use of the program has not been perfect. Some days I only practice for a half-hour instead of an hour, and on bad days it's hard for me to connect fully to the practice. In the six weeks I've been using it, I have noticed improvements - mainly more energy. (I also have had an infected root canal tooth extracted in that time, and began treating for mast cell issues and POTS, so I cannot be sure that all the improvement is because of DNRS.) I believe that the program is very promising.
After you complete the program, there's a DNRS community forum on which people post questions, encouragement, challenges, etc. Some people find that the first few weeks are very hard, with neurological and mood issues flaring. I definitely experienced these things; I had more nerve pain and was irritable and depressed for a couple of weeks. The brain fights back against being re-wired!
Most of the 14-hour program is footage of a workshop Annie Hopper led many years ago. The program also includes several videos about the brain, and some about the personal experiences of DNRS users. It includes occasional worksheets and sections to read. I found it helpful to take notes and post them around my room as reminders.
The main principle is that these illnesses are the result of limbic system impairment - a brain injury - and that we can use our thoughts, emotions, and behaviors to re-wire our brains. (These principles apply to treating a stroke or other brain injury as well.) We must be consistent and believe it can work. The main practice is a series of movements and statements plus emotional and sensory visualization (basically a guided imagery meditation) done for an hour each day, which can be broken up into smaller increments of time. Also important are limiting negativity and not focusing on symptoms, but know that this is NOT a positive thinking seminar that claims optimism cures all! Paying attention to something cements pathways in your brain, so this program uses our attention to create new pathways. For me, this means limiting my time researching Lyme disease and symptoms, not engaging with depressing movies or draining friendships, and interrupting many negative thought patterns I didn't realize I was having so regularly. (Some of the work is similar to the work I have done already with the Curable app, a mind-body approach to treating chronic illness that is also based on neuroplasticity.)
I'm happy to answer any further questions! I have not tried the Gupta program, but it looks similar.