Ingela Thuné-Boyle, PhD
International Health Coach 
Online Practice

In this video, I use the simple Lemon Test to demonstrate how the brain can create real physical sensations and physiological responses through thoughts, memories, and mental imagery alone. Even imagining something as ordinary as biting into a juicy lemon can cause your mouth to water, your facial muscles to respond, or your body to react as though the lemon were actually present.

In this video, I explore what it means to “teach the brain safety again” when chronic pain and persistent physical symptoms have become established through neuroplastic processes. The brain and nervous system are constantly learning and adapting, and just as they can learn patterns associated with danger and protection, they can also learn patterns associated with safety, flexibility, and recovery.