Another good aspect of the film that I’d like to point out is that it encompasses a wide range of activities that one can engage in to use this almost magical way of healing through the mind. Throughout the film, some of the key characters go and see certain doctors whose treating practices are centered around this idea of the mind-body connection. Then there are others who just decided to take some advice on the idea and began to change the way they were thinking. Instead of letting the pains, worries, and doubts the illness created to control their thoughts, they decided instead to claim what was rightfully theirs-- good health. Joseph Dispenza, one of the main characters, explains how he would picture himself healing and getting better. Another review also captured Dispenza’s experience and writes, “He cites a thought that he was fixated on at the time: the power that the mind could heal the body… Dispenza decided to mentally envision the repair of his spine while not letting himself indulge in any thought that he didn’t want to physically experience (Delisle).” 

           Gores presents the notion that there is no exact way or specific thing to do in order to find healing within ourselves. For some it may be through religion and for others it may be something completely different. But the common piece that acts as the foundation of it all is the same amongst everyone. And that is hope. If we learn to look past ourselves, to believe that there is something greater beyond the present situation, that is where true healing begins. It is with the hope, the belief, the faith in the fact that there is a light at the end of the tunnel, that this current tribulation won’t last always. It’s not about trying to come up with some fancy-schmancy saying or ritual. It is trusting in your ability to see beyond what is fighting you at the moment and knowing that you can make it out. Gores depicts this brilliantly within the documentary. It didn’t take a whole lot of pizzazz or big, medical words and procedures. It is simply the act of letting your mind positively and effectively connect with your body and letting them work hand in hand. One very powerful quote from the film that correlates with this was said by Gregg Braden, a key character in the documentary. “So the more that we can feel the feeling, as if our healing has already occurred, giving thanks for that healing already being present, that is the trigger for our bodies to grow the nerve cells to make the connections to trigger the brain chemistry to reflect that healing.” That was all the proof I needed. And being a spiritual/religious person myself, it was refreshing to see a change in context and opinion of what health and wellbeing look like in the world today and how I have the ability to take control of my own health.