Access Bars® Myths: What’s True and What Isn’t?
If you've been looking into Access Bars®, you've probably encountered some fairly big claims.
You may also have encountered people who think it's nonsense.
Both can make it surprisingly difficult to work out what Access Bars actually is.
So let's strip some of that away.
Access Bars® is a hands-on process from Access Consciousness® involving the gentle touch of 32 points on the head. That's the straightforward part.
What someone experiences when they receive it is much more individual.
Here are some of the common myths and assumptions you may encounter.
Myth 1: You have to believe in Access Bars for it to work
You don't need to adopt a particular belief system in order to receive an Access Bars session.
You can be interested.
Sceptical.
Curious.
Or simply fancy lying down and experiencing it.
I don't need you to believe anything before you arrive.
I'd much rather you notice your own experience than try to have the experience somebody else has told you that you should have.
Myth 2: Access Bars is a head massage
Not quite.
Both involve touch around the head, but an Access Bars practitioner follows a specific process involving 32 designated points on the head. Access Consciousness describes Bars as a light-touch technique rather than a massage technique.
You remain fully clothed and usually lie down while the practitioner gently holds different points.
What Happens During an Access Bars® Session? →
Myth 3: Access Bars can only be received by certain people
Access Bars isn't something you have to become good at receiving.
There is no meditation to master and no particular state you need to achieve.
There also aren't prerequisites for learning Bars: the official Access Bars class currently lists no prerequisite for attendance.
Myth 4: You should experience something dramatic
No.
Some of the stories people tell about Access Bars are dramatic.
That doesn't mean yours has to be.
You might notice a lot.
You might feel very relaxed.
You might notice thoughts, sensations or emotions.
You might fall asleep.
You might simply think, that was interesting.
I think it becomes much less interesting when we're trying to manufacture the experience we're supposed to have.
Myth 5: Access Bars is scientifically proven to treat medical conditions
This is one where language matters.
Access Consciousness makes various claims about Bars and publishes material discussing research and reported experiences.
But that is not the same thing as having robust clinical evidence establishing Access Bars as a treatment for particular medical or mental-health conditions.
I don't offer Access Bars as a replacement for medical or psychological care, and I don't think we need to inflate what we know in order to be curious about what people experience.
Myth 6: If Access Bars works for somebody else, it will do the same thing for me
No practitioner can know that.
Two people can receive exactly the same process and describe completely different experiences afterwards.
Testimonials can tell you what another person experienced.
They cannot tell you what you will experience.
That's an important distinction throughout my work.
Myth 7: You need lots of sessions
There isn't a number of Access Bars sessions that everybody needs.
You can have one session.
You can decide you never want another.
You can discover that you enjoy receiving Bars regularly.
That's your choice.
I'm much more interested in you choosing another session because you would genuinely like one than because you've been persuaded that you need a predetermined course.
How Many Access Bars® Sessions Do I Need? →
Myth 8: You can receive Access Bars remotely
No.
Bars is a physical, hands-on process.
In fact, Access Consciousness explicitly states that Access Bars does not work as a long-distance session because the process involves physically touching the Bars points.
So if someone is offering to “run your Bars” remotely, that isn't an Access Bars session as the method is officially taught.
Myth 9: You need to become a practitioner to use Access Bars
You don't need to learn Bars simply because you've enjoyed receiving it.
A session and a class are two different choices.
If you do want to learn, Access Bars is taught through an in-person class. There are currently no prerequisites listed for the class.
Myth 10: You shouldn't question it
I disagree.
Ask questions.
Read.
Be sceptical.
Notice when something makes sense to you and when it doesn't.
You don't have to surrender your judgement because you're exploring something outside your usual frame of reference.
I facilitate Access Bars because it remains something I'm interested in — not because I need everybody else to agree with me about it.
So, is Access Bars worth trying?
That's not something I can decide for you.
You can read about Access Bars all day and still not know what receiving a session will feel like.
If you're curious, experiencing it is one way to find out.
And then you get to decide what you make of your experience.
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