Revolutionizing Recovery with Science-Based Brain Retraining
At re-origin, we believe in harnessing the power of the brain to heal the body. Our science-based programs are designed to help you retrain your brain to overcome chronic conditions such as chronic fatigue, pain, anxiety, depression, and more. Our team of experts combines the latest in neuroscience research with personalized, practical solutions to help you regain your health and happiness.
The re-origin Brain TrustTM
Science Advisory Board
Dr. Ken Gorfinkle, Ph.D
Dr. Ken Gorfinkle, Ph.D.
Ken served as an Assistant Professor of Medical Psychology at NY Presbyterian Hospital & joined the Behavioral Medicine Research Group at Columbia University. He specialized in & taught pain management, cardiovascular health, and rehabilitation after craniofacial surgery.
Dr. Martin Alpert, Ph.D
Dr. Martin Alpert, Ph.D
Dr. Alpert is a Family Medicine Specialist with over 47 years of experience in clinical practice. He is board certified by the American Board of Family Medicine and earned his medical degree from Howard University College of Medicine.
Dr. Kelly Kent, Ph.D
Dr. Kelly Kent, Ph.D.
Kelly completed her Ph.D. in Molecular Mechanisms of stroke recovery and pursued her post-graduate work in autism at the University of Southern California, before going on to teach Neurobiology to Psychology students at Antioch University.
Neuroplasticity: The Scientific Backbone
Neuroplasticity is the foundation of our brain retraining program at re-origin. This concept refers to the brain’s ability to change and adapt in response to new experiences and stimuli, allowing us to gradually shift the inflammatory processes that underpin a wide range of chronic conditions.
Applied Neuroplasticity Has Worked in Amazing Ways
Anxiety/Depression Study
Source: Sanabria-Mazo, J. P. et. al. (2020). Mindfulness-Based Program Plus Amygdala and Insula Retraining (MAIR) for the Treatment of Women with Fibromyalgia: A Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial. Journal of clinical medicine, 9(10), 3246.
Pain Study
Source: Ashar, Y. K. et. al. (2021). Effect of Pain Reprocessing Therapy vs Placebo and Usual Care for Patients With Chronic Back Pain. JAMA Psychiatry, 79(1), 13.
Of subjects experienced improvements in symptoms
“I started using some of the techniques and it works beautifully. I no longer take Tylenol for pain. I got rid of it your way and i love it. Its the first time since my surgery 2 1/2 months ago that i am pain free!!! YES! – Thank you re-origin!” – Mira B., San Fransisco
Of subjects are fully pain free
Reduction in anxiety
Reduction in depression
Increase in overall sense of wellbeing
How is this different from Meditation or CBT?
While meditation has been shown to improve brainwave coherence while in the state of meditation, re-origin uses scientifically backed techniques that are targeted and specific to repairing the limbic system, resetting the stress response, and producing an enduring mental, emotional, and physiological state that’s been shown to optimize healing & recovery.
Meditation may help to calm the stress response (particularly while meditating), but re-origin’s interest and edge is preventing the arousal of the stress response in the first place. This requires a physical rewiring to take place by which the causative (negative) neural pathways must be broken and then systematically re-established through repetitive neural conditioning.
re-origin accomplishes this by offering a scientifically sound program that’s easy to implement and takes just minutes a day.
Our Approach
By utilizing the latest neuroscience research and therapeutic techniques, we designed a personalized program that empowers you to harness the power of neuroplasticity and create a more favorable environment for your health and happiness to thrive. Our science-based approach has been demonstrated to be effective in addressing previously hard-to-treat chronic conditions and symptoms, including chronic fatigue, brain fog, chronic pain, anxiety, and depression.
Train your brain, trust your body
Reset your system
Your brain, your solution
What symptoms & conditions can re-origin help to address?
Chronic Fatigue Syndrome
Fibromyalgia
Chronic Pain
Multiple Chemical Sensitivity
Dysautonomia
Anxiety
Irritable Bowel Syndrome
Depression
Long COVID
Chronic Lyme Disease
Post-Exertional Malaise
Electrical Hypersensitivities
Food Sensitivities
re-origin members are solving these common problems
Which ones will you improve to positively impact your health & happiness ?
Life-changing improvements in as little as 6 weeks:
Study Design: 108 participants completed a standardized health assessment before beginning the program, which they repeated after 6 weeks of practice. The preliminary data refers to the percentage of participants who experienced the following changes in their symptoms.
- Behan, P. O., & Behan, W. M. (1988). Postviral fatigue syndrome. Critical reviews in neurobiology, 4(2), 157–178.
- Fuchs, E., & Flügge, G. (2003). Chronic social stress: effects on limbic brain structures. Physiology & Behavior, 79(3), 417–427. https://doi.org/10.1016/s0031-9384(03)00161-6
- Jason, L. A., Porter, N., Herrington, J., Sorenson, M., & Kubow, S. (2009). Kindling and Oxidative Stress as Contributors to Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome.
- Journal of behavioral and neuroscience research, 7(2), 1–17. Ashar YK, Gordon A, Schubiner H, et al. Effect of Pain Reprocessing Therapy vs Placebo and Usual Care for Patients With Chronic Back Pain: A Randomized Clinical Trial. JAMA Psychiatry. 2022;79(1):13–23. https://doi.org/10.1001/jamapsychiatry.2021.2669
- Mitrovic, I., Peña, L.F., Frassetto, L.A., & Mellin, L.M. (2011). Rewiring the stress response: A new paradigm for health care.
State Of The Art Research
There is now research to support the notion that many of the aforementioned ailments occur as the result of a ‘conditioning effect’ that takes place when the limbic system becomes traumatized (by an injury, infection, or stressful life event) while the allostatic stress load on the nervous system is already high. This combination overwhelms the brain, leading to an overactive stress response and unproductive, conditioned patterns in the brain. When in this impaired state, the limbic system inappropriately stimulates the immune system and nervous system as if an ongoing threat was present, even though the original aggressor has long passed.
The continuous stimulation of the immune system and nervous system lead to perpetual symptoms. This etiology is analogous to the development of chronic pain syndromes, where pain sensation centers in the brain persist even after the original injury causing the pain has resolved. The good news is that these symptoms are temporary, and mounting evidence suggests that many, if not all of these symptoms, can be attenuated thanks to neuroplasticity—the brain’s ability to change and develop new neural pathways. Using specific neurocognitive exercises, it is possible to get your brain and body out of “emergency mode” and back to a place of safety and balance where well-being can naturally resume.