Allan Schulte with Lotus Stress Relief Explains Several Advanced Stress Management Therapies

Lotus Stress Relief staff members:Allan Schulte with his wife Marcia and daughter Evan Photo by Ellie Parnes

Lotus Stress Relief is a nationally recognized stress-management center that helps clients with biofeedback, neurotherapy, and neurofeedback tools and protocols. We recently spoke with Allan Schulte, PhD, the center’s director, to learn more about the advanced therapies available at Lotus Stress Relief.

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Allan, where are you originally from, and how long have you lived in the community?

I am originally from Cleveland– Shaker Heights, Ohio – but Ihave been a Sarasotan full time since 1981.

Please summarize your formal education, credentials, and experience.

After graduating from the University of Notre Dame with a bachelor of arts degree, I was part of the Small Business Institute at Northeastern University in Boston. I received my PhD as a doctor of science in psychology from Belford University in Texas and completed my degree in Regulative Biofeedback from New Hope University in San Diego. My postdoctorate work and interning were in biofeedback and neurofeedback programs in Germany, Mexico, and Hungary.

Here in Sarasota, I serve as an Episcopal Lay Minister at St. Boniface Episcopal Church on Siesta Key, where I teach contemporary spirituality for adults. My wife Marcia and I taught “A Course in Miracles” here for 11 years. I also founded several local men’s growth studies groups, which led me to start The Men’s Institute, a national group to support men’s development for which I serve as the president and director.

Most people understand the discomfort of stress and the longer term consequences on their health. Please summarize how Lotus Stress Relief helps clients.

Long-term stress has serious side effects on every level – physical, mental, emotional, and spiritual. Stress causes adrenal fatigue and mental overload, which long term can lead to diseases such as chronic fatigue and any number of other degenerative diseases. The toll of unaddressed long-term stress can be huge. We do sophisticated forms of biofeedback and disengage the multiple layers of stress that build up over time.

When someone comes to visit us at Lotus, we start to reduce their stresses, level by level. While their visit is very calming and relaxing, we do quite a bit of work on them. As they relax, we measure and record over 7,000 of their reactions through a biofeedback test, which tells us what really stresses them, not just what they think might be the cause. Then we begin to undo those stresses, beginning with the most reactive ones. We can also undo past trauma and heavy issues that they might have been carrying around with them for an entire lifetime.

Allan, why do so many people stay stuck in repetitive, degenerative stress patterns?

For three reasons: one, they react to life rather than being aware of what stresses them, keeping them stuck; two, they are addicted to their old thought patterns, so a lot of their stress is caused by the way they think about certain things that automatically stress them out; and three, their stress gets triggered by underlying traumas in their lives. We help to train their system out of the traumatic stress pattern so that they are not repeated victims of their own buried traumas.

Please explain the L.I.F.E. System.

Our L.I.F.E. System is a fabulous quantum tool that connects our clients with their own subconscious mind so they can see, underneath the surface, what is really bothering them. The information is authentic because it comes directly from the client’s mind; people are amazed at how accurate the L.I.F.E. System is.

For example, when I was working with a client recently, it came up on the screen that she is stressed because of her great fear of the dark. The client almost jumped out of her chair and said, “It’s absolutely true, but I never tell anybody about my fear of the dark!”

Where is the system manufactured, and where is it used?

The L.I.F.E. System is manufactured here in the United States and is registered with the FDA. It is accepted in countries with very high standards, like Germany, as a class 2 medical device.

Tell us about some of the issues that lead people to come to your office.

One type of client is the woman who is upset that stresses are dominating her life and making it very unpleasant; these clients often can’t sleep because they are worrying most of the time, even during the night.

They may have lost of lot of money in the market or in their home value and are upset. They are worried about their family’s well-being in these economic times, and their minds won’t slow down enough for them to relax, sleep, or achieve any peace of mind. This type of client decides in favor of stress relief to relieve their mental agony.

We also have many young clients because they are seeking more confidence in themselves and need help with their life’s path. They value our stress relief to help them strengthen themselves, personally and professionally.

Can these systems and techniques help people focused on prevention and not just specific issues?

Our L.I.F.E. System helps in three major ways: First, we can help to de-stress people to clear both acute and chronic problems. We can try to find the basic underlying stresses that are causing their surface “symptoms.” Second, we can do prevention so that problems under development can be nipped in the bud, and third, we can help people to achieve optimal health. Tiger Woods and many professional athletes use these systems to improve their mind-body connection. We can keep our client’s mind sharp, memories attuned, oxygen levels up, nerves in synchronization, and muscles coordinated and flexible.

Allan, Lotus is a family business. Please tell us about your wife Marcia and daughter Evan and their affiliation with Lotus.

Our daughter, Evan, has been with us as a therapist for nearly six years. She graduated from Ringling School of Art and Design with a major in interior design with an emphasis on green design. After a short stint in interior design, she joined us and learned to be a quantum biofeedback therapist. In the past several years, she has become certified nationally as a biofeedback specialist and is the head of our education department.

My wife Marcia helps with sales and getting new buyers acquainted with the biofeedback business. She also helps with our web work and communications. She has a background as a medical editor and published a medical newsletter for over a decade. Marcia is a graduate of Hiram College in Ohio and received her master’s degree from Case-Western Reserve University in Cleveland.

Allan, as one of the top representatives for the L.I.F.E. System in the U.S., can you tell us who buys the system and how it is being used?

We sell systems to massage therapists, acupuncturists, chiropractors, psychologists, physicians, health spas, and wellness centers. There is also a growing trend for individuals who want to start their own small practices. They buy the system from us, and we train them so that they can work on themselves and their families and friends. They first get proficient through helping others in this way with the intent of starting their own small practice, perhaps out of their home or a small office space. PC

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