Becoming You

I have been a client of Akiko Shimada for the past year and half, doing the Access Bars session she has studied and trained in. At first I felt this was very relaxing, more so than other things I have tried, such as acupuncture or massage. But just that. For that reason alone I wanted to keep going, and scheduled sessions twice a month. Then, with the fourth session, it became much more than just a way to relax. I began going back in time to earlier periods of my life, revisiting people and places from my past. It was like being in a movie, not just watching a movie. I would find myself in different times and places, without trying to steer myself in a particular direction. Gradually, as the sessions continued, I have learned to focus on specific times and places that I want to visit. I have done years of psychotherapy but I feel this work with Akiko is much more valuable in creating a healthy mental balance for me. Akiko and I discuss where I went and what I experienced after each session; her insights add a great deal to the experience. I have also discovered that this type of examination of my past is unique to what Akiko does with me. I may look back on my past when I am alone, but it is nothing like what happens with Access Bars. I have seen research by neuroscientist Dr. Jeffrey Fannin, examining the neurological effects of Access Bars modality by measuring brain waves on people before and after a Bars session, and it confirms that it does indeed activate the brain, explaining why I and so many others have had positive effects from the treatment. I look forward to continuing with Access Bars—I highly recommend Akiko Shimada.

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Andrew Schulman

Musician/Author

November 2024

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When I received my first Access Bars session, I was a little bit skeptical, although I did my research on it. I have been receiving sessions for about one and a half years now. After the first session, one thing that I realized was that my insomnia had gone, which I had developed from COVID-19. During every session I was asking Akiko to work on my artistic BAR, because I had a dream to become a YouTuber, but I was afraid, discouraged, although I had all the tools that I needed. I felt like it was a chain on my ankles, and psychologically I couldn't move on. Believe it or not, I was able to break that imaginary chain. I proudly opened my channel on YouTube 6 months ago, and it's been quite a success.  COVID left me in a very delicate situation health wise: high blood pressure, high cholesterol, high sugar levels. Now I am in control of all of them. The other thing I was asking for during my sessions was for her to work on my LOVE areas, where Akiko did amazingly. I wasn't looking for love, I was asking for it. I finally found it. Better yet, love did find me. Thank you to Akiko Shimada and Access Bars. I will never stop receiving Access Bars. My life is changing drastically for good 

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Valdemir Meira 

YouTube:  @CuriosidadesAmericanas

Writer, Composer, Script Writer  

January 2024

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