Sleep is more important than many of us make time for. It is estimated that over 60 million Americans suffer from insomnia and other kinds of sleep disorders. Sleep is essential for a healthy living. Its not only important to make time for the necessary 8 hours of sleep each night, but also to have deep and quality sleep to truly reap the healing benefits.

The benefits of a health amount of sleep are endless. When your body is relaxed and immobile during deep sleep, your body can repair and replenish itself from the days activities. From reducing stress to repairing your immune system. Many studies indicate that sleep helps us build up our immune systems, prevent heart disease and cancer.

There are not only physical benefits of a good nights rest, but mental ones as well. Sleep has shown to improve memory, enhance creativity. Being well rested keeps you focused, sharp and alert. A healthy sleeping habit also helps prevent depression.

With the countless positive benefits of sleep, still so many people suffer from lack of sleep or insomnia. With today’s lifestyle it is increasingly difficult to fall asleep or get the quality of sleep your body and mind needs.

In Dr. Aretoula Fullam’s report on Sleep Disorder Insomnia and the Mental Exercise Sleep Control, you will find Dr. Fullham’s research and findings on the physical and mental effects of insomnia, and how insomnia patients are currently treated. Dr. Fullham also explains the Silva Sleep Control technique and how it benefits insomnia patients and how it can work for you.

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We know that one of the surest ways to motivate people to practice is to inspire them with stories of those who have succeeded. So here’s a series of inspiring stories and letters from people who have used the Silva Method to help themselves recover from various types of illnesses.

Four Lung Tumors Shrank within 6 Months

This is amazing…that first story is my story almost to the letter..In 1999. I was diagnosed with lung cancer.The Drs. told me..and showed me the four tumors on my lung…They told me I had 8 months to 1yr to live. Thats when I first heard of the Jose Silva method…of meditation to heal ones self…and I used that method for 6 months…and just like in your first story…after 3 months the Dr.didn’t understand how the tumors was SHRINKING…and after 6 months..that they were completely gone…

Now I also did the chemo and changed my diet…but the Drs. called their miracle..and to this day when I go back for checkups…they still call me the miracle man….but I know that GOD played a huge part, if not all of this miracle…after all it was HIM that put the Drs. in my life and the Silva method.

~ Frank, USA

Regained Vision after Practicing the “Long Relax” Exercise

In 2002, I was forced to give up my job because of chronic, excruciating pain, and limited mobility brought on by advanced osteoarthritis in my left hip, scoliosis in my lower spine, and fibromyalgia.

It seemed like all of a sudden, I went from being an active independent person, living on a good income, to one who could barely move around, and having to live on a tiny disability income that was not enough to take care of my basic needs. I was worried, sad, and becoming depressed.

I can’t recall how I found the Silva website, but arriving at that site, and making the decision to purchase the Silva Home Study course in 2006 was one of the best things I ever did for myself.

For the first few weeks after receiving the tapes, I did the long relax exercise daily; then, one day, I was on the way to the supermarket with a friend, when I realized that I had left my eyeglasses at home. I’ve been near sighted since birth so, it’s quite unusual for me to leave home without my glasses, and not notice it the moment I hit the street. My friend wanted to turn back so that I could get them, but I immediately realized that I was reading the street signs clearly.

Once we were inside the supermarket, I was like a child at Christmas. I could barely contain my excitement at discovering that I could read all the signs from far away. That’s when I made the connection that at the end of the Long Relax Exercise, it says that vision and hearing will improve every time we function at the alpha level of mind..

So, convinced that the Silva Method was already giving me some good results, I decided to really study the course, and apply the Silva principles to heal myself. I continued to do the long Relax exercise daily, and in addition, I’d to the countdown several times during the day.

I’d sit still, and visualize my hip joint healed, and the bone moving freely, and effortlessly in it’s socket. I visualize myself walking straight, and lifting my leg normally. I visualize a loving hand gently straightening my spine allowing me walk with a normal posture. I visualize myself being happy, energetic, and pain free

Well, I must say that today I still walk with a cane for support, but I barely put any weight on it. I’m walking up and down stairs, I’m no longer tilted to one side, and I’m able to do a lot more things than I did two years ago. I’m also completely off prescription pain medication, and only have to take Tylenol every now and then. But, the greatest benefit I’ve gotten from the Silva method is this immense joy, and peace I have emanating from within me. No matter what is happening on the outside, there’s always this joy bubbling inside of me, and for this, I’ll always be grateful.

~ Sylvia Spence

Medical Doctor’s Testimonial

Something seems to be happening, I am not sure what, but luck seems to be improving some and the daily worries don’t seem to be getting to me…such as under staffing and problems with interactions between staff and patients. Even had the comment that I looked happier than I had in a long time. Headaches are almost gone, too. I am rapidly getting sold on the The Silva Method as you can probably tell, which would also explain my eagerness in finding a seminar to take. One other thing that I have noticed is that I seem to have more endurance than I have had since the accident 2 years ago. I do contribute that to the system. The brain power seems to be back to normal.

~ Calvin P. Poole, Jr. M.D, Gloster, Mississippi

Post Surgery Recovery

Wow. I can’t believe that I had a skin graft two weeks ago. My foot was still swollen. I went to level to get rid of the swelling. This morning I woke up and my ankle was normal size. It will probably swell again, but I’m going back to level and get rid of it again. This stuff works. I love it. ~ Lorie Crawford

Surprised My Doctor

Hi , I haven’t e-mailed you lately. Just wanted to let you know of a positive outcome I had using a Silva Technique about one and half months ago. I had an ultrasound on my thyroid and it showed I had 3 nodules attached to it. As soon as I got this news I started using a technique to remove them through visualizing. I went in this past Monday for a biopsy of the 3 nodules. The women who was doing the ultrasound and I just knew in my gut that they were gone. She told me she had to talk with Doc. The Doc said there are absolutely no nodules there to biopsy. What a mind blowing experience. I was actually surprised the technique worked because i have problems with visualizing.

~ Bill K., New Jersey

Warts Disappeared

Silva had helped me tremoundously with a bad case of plantar warts on my feet. The were so painful I walked with a limp for 8 months. Doctors told me I had to go through a painful

surgery to have them removed. They surgery would also leave scars on my feet. I scheduled the surgery but I also tried visualization, hoping the warts would dissapear before surgery and I could avoid the scars and the medical expenses.  I used a combination of Silva and Reiki. I had the warts for almost 7 months before I used Silva. I spent 15 mins a day for about 8 weeks visualizing them dissapear and when I showed up for surgery the doctor was amazed. All signs of the warts had completely dissapeared. Its been 3 years and I have had no recurrence. This is just one of many healing successes I have obtained through Silva – I used to practice martial arts so as you can imagine I got injured a lot. Silva always helped.

~ Tom Chelsmore, New York City

I helped my daughter overcome cancer.

I first heard about the Silva Method 30 years ago from a co-worker. I kept the idea of Silva Mind Control in mind, and bought the book a few years later. I later learned self-hypnosis, which I practiced regularly, along with traditional (mantra) meditation. In 2005 I took the Silva Method Course and it reignited my interest in mind power. I have since used the techniques regularly to bring good things into my life.

Last August my daughter was diagnosed with a re-occurrence of breast cancer—Stage 4, metastasized all over her body. She decided not to undergo whole brain radiation and chemotherapy the doctors suggested. She is using all natural healing methods, organic juice, food, and supplements—and meditation.

I have been helping her by using Silva healing techniques, visualizing the cancer going away—and it is! 8 months later, the cancer is more than half gone.  I am sure the Silva Method has played a significant role in her healing.

Thanks a lot.

~ Sheri A. Wallace, Ph.D.

Helped me Cope with Chemo

At about 12 years ago I was introduced to Silva’s method by mother. I had already been taught some about meditation through Louise Hay’s books, but the Seminar my mother took in Brazil really altered the way I see the world. She took the whole material, including audio tapes, but also dictated some guided meditation to me. It was a marvelous experience, but the other joys of youth held my attention more intensively, so I left it aside for a while.

It was not until 2 years ago, when I found out I was on a stage 2 Hodgkin’s Lymphoma, that I resurrected the old Silva’s material. It not only helped me along 6 month of chemo, but also became part of my life. Before Silva I was an excess in all directions. Willing to become an athlete I endured the hardest trainings of all, which included 10 miles runs carrying a backpack loaded with up to 20 pounds in weights, my study habits were also harder and harder and I lost the pleasure I had in playing the guitar, which was became an obligation of performance before a hobby.

Silva made me a more centered person. I finally balanced both hemispheres of the brain and started sensing equilibrium in nature. I managed to finally graduate from University and found a job. I graduated in electrical and electronical engineering and bought my own audio recording equipment with the wage from my brand new job. I am recording my own tapes now, in my mother tongue, which is helping me more than ever.

~ Luciano Martins, Brazil

Helped Heal Mom

Nov. 12, 2002: “Thanks for sending me the information to help mom. I used the rapid hand vibration technique three times but the sharp pains continue. She was too tired to listen to me read to her today but I will try again tomorrow before I take her back home. She is a real positive thinker and very strong minded and usually can control any pain. I am sort of overwhelmed from listening to the two sets of tapes and the videos. Can’t sort it all out yet. They are mixed up together in my head. I need to take it one step at a time. It’s about the hour for me to do my long relaxation since I haven’t done it yet today. That, I can do. And relaxing is a really new experience for me. <b> It’s so delicious.</b>” Nov. 14, 2002: “Gosh, <b>I just talked to mom and the pain in her ear has stopped,</b> BUT I forgot completely to do her other ear and its beginning to tweak. Wow. Powerful. I will do both her ears next time. I’m slowly learning.”

~ Starr Newell

Fantastic and would recommend to anyone, Healed a Friends Bad Knee

I had some doubts about taking time away from my Tax work at this busy time but I am glad I did. The seminar was fantastic and I would recommend it to anyone. One ‘coincidence’ this week occurred Monday night. My friend Dorothy had fallen and injured her foot several months ago. She has been in constant pain ever since. She wanted to go skiing on Tuesday but didn’t know if she should because of the pain. I went to center as I was preparing to go to sleep and pictured her being able to ski. She told me Tuesday night that she was able to ski with no problems. I never told her what I had done for her.  I was also impressed with your teaching about goal setting which was a “freebie” beyond the normal training. It has helped me a lot this week. I am excited by the possibilities of the Silva Method system and I know that my life will be forever changed by attending the seminar.

~ Ron A, Tax Consultant, New York City

“Significant effects on my life, career and approach to things”

The Silva seminar taken this spring had several significant effects on my life, career and approach to things in general.

First of all I stopped wanting things so badly, I just relaxed and tried to live one day at a time, and decided to have the best of it. It was not easy, but I started to become happier, calmer and more confident.

I had to give a presentation for a council meeting, knowing that my performance will be recorded for the local television, and I managed to stay calm . I programmed myself in Alpha to be relaxed and to speak clearly and fluently. My performance was a great success.

I also visualized a couple of my seriously sick friends who live overseas, and I was amazed at the results. One friend, sick of prostate cancer at the age of 41, started to plan vacations on a sailboat, at the time I was visualizing that he was sailing totally cured. The other friend that suffered from nervous breakdown told me on the phone that she just came back from a field full of flowers where she found a few moments of peace and relaxation, and the day before I visualized her dancing in a field full of flowers.

I didn’t expect any miracles after the Silva seminar, but I’ve learned that we have all the abilities we need to become what we want to be and even to have some telepathic influence on other people; we just have to believe in it and get rid of all doubts that stop us from getting what we want.

~ Margaret J., Oakville, Ontario

Helping Grandma Feel Better

I set up little experiments like I would have my grandmother call my great grandma and ask her how she felt one day, and then the next as I worked on her the night in between from a distance. I got great results. Perhaps it was because I was so optimistic. One huge thing is that my grandmother went from 19% kidney usage to 39% and holding which all of her doctors found impossible. I’ve had many successes including ridding myself of acne and both my parents got massive raises which I fully take credit for.

~ Suade Anderson

Healing the Knee

Tag Powel used Silva techniques to heal his knee. After getting osteomyelitis since he was fourteen, he decide to use the Silva techniques. He visualizes the operation of his knee. The next morning when he woke up there was a ball of pus about the size of a golf ball, then hour after hour his knee was getting better and continued to go better every day. He remembered “”the programming took about a thirty or forty-five minutes. My desire, belief and expectation were strong at that time. It was almost a life-and-death situation, with the doctor wanting to freeze my knee for thirty days and all. I couldn’t put it off. I think the reason I did all the healing in one shot is that I realized I had to do it then. There was none of this business of trying I just had to do it. There was no hoping for it, they were going to cut off part of my leg if I didn’t succeed. I never had problem since then.

~ Tag Powel

Silva helped me to cure from Guillain-Barre syndrome

Sister Elizabeth Reis, a Silva lecturer from Michigan, used both prayer and Silva method training, to recover form the Guillain-Barre syndrome. She said “Guillain- Barre Syndrome seems to take six months to several years for recovery. But within thirty days I was released bu my delighted and amazed doctor… walking talking, flying: a sign of the effectiveness of what Jose Silva calls energy, visualization, relaxation; what a Christian/holy person calls the prayer of faith.

~ Sister Elizabeth Reis, Michigan

Silva Method to treat hepatitis

Louise Owen, had hepatitis for more than a year and she was told that she was dying. The hepatitis had taken over the whole body and could not be arrested. Then, she attracted to a book on a Silva Method. She explained “During the week between the two halves of the series, I had an appointment with my doctor. He took another blood test and could not believe what he found: clear blood! So, he took a second test, and this confirmed the first. He couldn’t understand how anyone cold be healed of a terminal case of hepatitis in a week! But he had to admit as well!”

~ Louise Owen

Healing Multiple Sclerosis (MS)

Marge Wolcott of Port Isabel, Texas explained “I had multiple sclerosis (MS) for fifteen years. When I came to Silva Method lectures, I was wearing a body brace an neck brace. I had to bring a special chair to sit in. I  had strong faith, but it was double after the course. A few months after graduating in March 1970, I took the braces off. I had worn the braces for about sever or eight years. Here’s what I did: using the Silva Method, I programmed three times ad day. Many people were calling me, asking me to help them, so I would go to level three times a day to program for them. Since I was programming for them, I’d also program for myself after I had finished programming for them.”

~ Marge Wolcott of Port Isabel, Texas

Silva to cure back problems

Barbara G. Parker, of Oklahoma City suffered from back problems for more that 2 years. Nothing had helped her and the chiropractor suggested to attend the Silva training. She said “I took Silva in November. In January, X-rays showed that the disc that was closing was now open as it should be. I am sleeping all night and the problem is better…“

~ Barbara G. Parker, of Oklahoma City

Nurse Uses Silva to Help Patients Heal Faster

As soon as her patients are “under” – in deep anesthesia- she whispers in their ears instructions that can speed their recovery, in some cases save their lives. During one operation, when profuse bleeding would normally be expected, the surgeon was amazed: There was only a trickle. Mrs Mabrey had whispered, “Tell your body not to bleed”. She did this before the first incision, then about every ten minutes during the operation. During another operation she whispered, “when you awaken you will feel that everyone in your life loves you and you will love yourself.” This patient was causing her surgeon special concern. She was tense, complaining woman to whom every pain was ominous – an attitude that could slow down her recovery. Later, as she awakened from the anesthetic, there was a new expression in her face, and three ,months later her surgeon told Mrs Mabrey that this once-anxious patient was “transformed”. She had become relaxed and optimistic and quickly recovered from her operation. ~ Mrs. Jean Mabrey, nurse-anesthetist, Oklahoma

Recovering from Near Blindness

For twenty-seven years she had worn glasses because of nearsighted astigmatism. As her nearsightedness increased, her lenses were made stronger, which reduces distance acuity. Before the improvement of her eyesight, bifocals became necessary. Then in July 1974, she decided to use Mind Control. In deep meditation she told herself, “every time I blink my eyes, they will focus accurately, like the lens of a camera.” During each meditation she repeated this, and in two weeks she began to live without glasses, though she still needed them for reading. She consult Dr. Richard Wlodyga, an optometrist, who told her that her cornea was slightly misshapen. Sister Barbara inserted the cornea correction into her meditation for the few weeks’ interval before another examination by Dr. Wlodyga. The following is part of a letter to the Silva Method organization from Dr. Wlodyga, which Sister Barbara asked him to write:

Sister Barbara Burns was first examined by me on Agust 20th 1974 …. I examined sister Burns again on August 26th 1975. She had not worn glasses for one year…. [The] patient has had a reduction in the amount of manifest myopia to a level where glasses have become unnecessary.

~ Sister Barbara Burns

Silva helped me not bleed until I got the hospital

Mrs Wildowsky was in a convention with her husband where she dived into a swimming pool and ruptured and eardrum. “We were miles from any town, and I didn’t want to make him leave in the middle of the convention,” she quoted as saying. “So I went to an Alpha state, put my hand over my ear, concentrated on the pain area and said ‘Gone, gone gone!’. The bleeding stopped immediately and the pain left. When I finally got to a doctor, he was speechless with amazement”

Using Silva During Delivery

“I graduated from the Silva Seminar in March, 2000 and here is how I used Silva to bring my son safely into the world. Beginning in my 3rd month, I began using Silva to program for my labor and delivery, using the Mirror of the Mind and general programming during the Long Relax for my success.  I programmed for a safe, easy, and short labor and delivery. I also programmed to sleep through my labor and to not have any pushing trouble.  I have had an aneurysm and have metal clips in my head so pushing is dangerous for me.

“I also talked to my son in utero, both out loud and with using subjective communication. I told him that I knew he and my body knew what to do and I would not get in the way but would trust Mother Nature.

“At about 4:30am my progress was checked and found that I had only dilated to 4. I had an epidural but I could still feel (it wasn’t a total block). I was completely relaxed. The nurse left the room saying nothing would probably happen before 10am .  I smiled and did my Long Relax and told myself I was completely relaxed and was letting my body and my baby do all the work since they knew what to do and I wasn’t going to get in the way.

“I fell asleep like this. Two hours later I “heard” my son’s voice – he was communicating back to me subjectively. He said, “I’m coming, you’d better wake up.”  I opened my eyes and the nurse walked in.  Aaron woke up and when he stepped over to the bed  I said, “He’s coming. I can feel him coming now.”

“So when the doctor came in I smiled and told him, “I can feel him coming now.”  He checked me and said, “She is dilated to 9 and the baby is at station 2. Go get Dr. Fuller to assist me.”  The nurse and Aaron were shocked!

“I could not push because of the danger to my aneurysm site, so I used the Long Relax to place my body in a very deep state of relaxation so I would do no pushing. I programmed myself not to feel the need to push and yet to feel my baby coming.  It worked.

“I never pushed once – two contractions later and my son was born.  I had completely relaxed my body using Silva and let him do all the work. I was in no pain or discomfort and never felt the overwhelming need to push.  Silva enabled me to really connect with my son during the entire labor and delivery process. It was truly a wonderful experience.”

p.s.  I did a similar thing with my daughter – did all the programming to sleep through labor and have her born without any pushing.  I fell asleep at 11am dilated to 3 and the nurse mentioned maybe by midnight that day she would arrive.  I woke up at 1pm with her being born.  I rang the nurse, told her, and the next thing I know, people were running – my daughter was born about ten minutes later – no pushing whatsoever!  All thanks to Silva!!!!

~ E. M. Walnut Creek, CA

Using Silva and the Secret DVD to Finally Quit Smoking

My mother very kindly gave my husband Martin and I the Silva Ultra Mind ESP System as a joint birthday present. What a gift!

You see Martin and I had both been smokers for many years, we had both attempted to give up many times.  We had used patches, lozenges and gone cold turkey (which really wasn’t pleasant for any of the family). The desire was there, but the craving at that time seemed stronger.

We had also been fortunate enough to have been given a copy of The Secret dvd from a dear friend a couple of months earlier which we had watched over and over again so that we truly understood and absorbed this information.

With the combined techniques of both Silva Ultra Mind System and the information obtained in The Secret, we both managed to STOP smoking calmly and confidently.  In fact, I can say that I felt better and better each and every day, when in the past I had always felt light headed and agitated whilst trying to give up. I know that I am in control, not those “stinky sticks” as our children called them.

I personally have found a whole new lease on life, every day I wake up feeling refreshed, excited and grateful to be here.

I found by practicing this technique each and every day that I was able to stop smoking and still feel positive, happy and focused.  We were both able to stop without the aides of any patches, etc.

So now, I am still practising these techniques every day, now I am focusing on all the other wonderful things I can achieve in my life. I know that the rest of my life is truly the best of my life.

~ Kyla Blairs

Helped me Reduced my Diabetes Problem

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Using Silva to Lose Weight Effortlessly

Also, one of my long term goals in the class was to lose weight. Although I have not focussed much on this issue, I did do the three scenes in which I saw myself making better choices about what I eat, and ended with the result of being my ideal weight. <b>Recently, I noticed that without struggle I have made dramatic changes in the way I eat </b>– much less fat and sugar and smaller helpings, yet I seem to be more satisfied and enjoying the taste of the food I eat more than ever.

~ G.H, New York

Have you experienced a health improvement through Silva or any other meditation practice? Do share it with us on the comments section below.

Here are some inspiring stories from people who could sleep better and could get better out of themselves.

Helped Overcome Severe Insomnia



“The Silva audio is very good. At present I suffer from insomnia. I sleep 3 – 4 hours per night. The audio is helping me sleep more and reduce [dependency] on the tablets that I take. You have the option to tell your readers about the powerful tablets that I had to take. I took two tablets each of 2mg Flunitrazepan (open a pharmacist book and read about the composition). My doctor told that dying patients receive such a dose. The chemist told me it’s the most powerful drug available. A friend said, ‘Samuel, what you take can put a horse to sleep!”. Insomnia is a nightmare. I will be very glad if peoplewill use your program to overcome their health problems.”

~Samuel Bar, Haifa, Israel

Seen Many Exciting Changes in My Life – plus Stress Relief

“Thank you again for your excellent teaching at the seminar. I have been continuing my education and have seen many exciting changes in my life. It is a continuing life experience and my life is getting better and better. I’m still cleaning up after my most successful tax season ever. I was able to go through it and accept the pressures without becoming stressed out. I worked longer hours and still slept better than before.”

~R.A, Tax Consultant,, New York

“I Love it!”

“I am having successes with everyday circumstances such as changing traffic lights, parking spaces, awaking at a given time. My most useful technique is sending physical pain away and waking up free of pain. I love it!”

~Pamela W.,

“Great”

“Thank you very much for your wonderful mails, yes I listened the audio and it is great, I never thought I can put myself in a “sleepy” mood, since it is very hard for me to sleep, even at night. Thank you.”

~Gabriela, New York

Have you experienced anything outstanding lately? Do share with us, we would love to hear more from you.