Frequently Asked Questions about Access Bars
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What happens during a Bars therapy? (We call it "getting your bars run")
The Bars contain all the limitations, thoughts, ideas, beliefs, emotions, judgments and considerations that you have stored in any lifetime and are now preventing you from living a totally new life and choose consciously for yourself. The therapy deletes all the useless "files" related to money, healing, peace, body, creativity, control, form, structure, joy, sadness, awareness ... that are stored in your brain and prevent you from seeing more possibilities in your life.

Similar to when the lights go out in your house and you flip the circuit breaker or trip switch so the lights come on again, a Bars therapy allows your lights to come on. The energy of the universe becomes available to you and this often results in more peace, ease, joy and abundance in your life.
Several doctors who are experts in biofeedback have reported changes in brain waves after Bars therapy. Beta waves changed to more relaxed theta waves in the course of a one hour session. Access has known for years that the Bars change the electrical function of the brain.

What can you expect after receiving the Bars?
Every Bars session is different. The worst that can happen after a Bars session is you feel as relaxed as if you had received a great massage. The best that can happen is your whole life can change.

Among the most commonly reported effects are: an increased sense of peace and ease, being less reactive to situations which might have upset you in the past, more restful and deep sleep, feeling that whatever was upsetting before the session doesn’t matter any more.

How long does the effect of a Bars session last?
Once you have your Bars done, the Bars continue to release stuck energy forever. Every time you receive a session after that, the effect becomes more dynamic. The most dramatic effects tend to be noticed within 3-4 weeks of the session.

How often should you have your Bars run?
This is entirely up to you.  How good would you like to feel?  How easy would you like your life to be? How often would you body like a session?

Some Bars facilitators wonder why we don’t all do it every day! Most people like to have their Bars run at least once a week, or whenever they feel stressed, cranky, or out of sorts with how their lives are going. A Bars session offers an immediate solution.

Who can benefit from having their Bars run?
Anyone who is willing to lie still (or almost still*) for the therapy and is open to possibilities. * (I've worked with some very active children and it works.)
Are you interested in relaxation?   Are you interested in change?
Can children and babies have their Bars run?
​As demonstrated in the photos above, they obviously can. Please, run Bars on children. (And let them run your bars too!)
Children and babies benefit phenomenally from having their Bars run. They are more like animals than adults, which means they are often more willing to have rapid change in their bodies as well as in their being.
It is good to know that we need less time to run children's Bars. Often they can tell you when each bar is done for that session and when to move on.

Can children learn to run Bars?  Absolutely!  Because children have fewer limiting beliefs about what is and what is not possible, they can run the Bars with much greater effects and less limitations.  Children may be in small bodies, but they are often willing to be larger and more potent than the adults around them.

Who can do Bars on other people?
Anyone can learn to do the Bars. No previous experience or training in health care, anatomy or massage is required.  All it takes is a willingness to learn and attending a one-day Access Bars class.

Where can you learn to do the Bars?
Bars classes are taught by over 2000 Bars facilitators worldwide, in more than 171 different countries.
I teach an Access Bars class about once every other month.  (And if you would like to host one and invite me to facilitate, we can co-create the class)

Where did the Bars come from?
This technique was founded by Gary Douglas, the founder of Access Consciousness®, in 1990. The Bars did not exist on earth before that.

Can the elderly and ill benefit from having their Bars run?
YES!   (On occasion I am able to offer the Bars at a location that is more convenient and comfortable for the client.)

Can Bars be done during pregnancy?
Absolutely!
Women who have had their Bars done regularly during pregnancy have reported giving shorter and easier births. Many have avoided the unwanted side effects of pregnancy.

How long does an Access Bars therapy last?
Usually a Bars therapy lasts between 60 and 90 minutes. The time can vary, but it is always better to do Bars for just 20 minutes than to not do them at all.

What are the long-term effects of having your Bars run?
Most people who have experienced Bars regularly report that their lives continue getting better and easier.

Do you have to have the Bars run more than once?
It is all about choice. Access and the Bars are an individual choice.
You don’t have to do anything. People who experience the greatest benefit from Bars are those who have it done repeatedly. It’s your choice.

Do Bars affect mental and psychological issues and concerns?
Many people who have experienced these issues have been able to experience amazing changes.  Some of them were able to discontinue the use of medications.  Of course we recommend you consult your doctor before discontinuing taking your medications--always!

How do the Bars work? Can the Bars harm anyone?
No. The Bars cannot be done wrong, and you cannot harm anyone by running their Bars in any way.

Is there anyone who should not have their Bars run?
Only those who are unwilling or uninterested in trying the Bars. There are no other limitations.

How do you know what to expect from having your Bars run?
You don’t know. Every Bars therapy session is different and there is no way to predict exactly what will happen. The most useful guideline is that in the worst case you will feel is like you had a great massage, and in the best case your whole life will change.

When should you have your Bars run?
Whenever you would like to feel great!  Or whenever you feel it could be a contribution.
People who have been practicing the Bars for a while usually get them done regularly, with an extra session when they are feeling cranky or having a difficult day.
I WONDER WHAT A BARS SESSION MIGHT CREATE FOR YOU?

What clients are saying about their experience with Access Bars®

"I just wanted to let you know that my drive home was anxiety free.  Usually I grip the wheel and am constantly talking myself through...but none of that...just an easy drive home in rush hour traffic.  Also, my neck is still free after leaving the session.  I am just amazed!   After 15 years with a stuck neck due to my injury, I had pretty much given up after trying physical therapy, exercise, massage, and acupuncture. I have lived with it stuck for so many years it had just become part of me.  Life feels so different now without a stuck neck.  I have a feeling that some other areas of
my life that are kind of stuck won't be for long!  Thank you for a day that changed my life!" -- Brooks D.

"I just feel so light and fluffy!"  -- 10 year-old client "E"

“Karla is a miracle worker.  She has provided me a way to navigate through the world with far more ease and grace than I would ever have thought possible.  The tools of Access Consciousness and the Bars, as taught by Karla, offer a way to find the space within us to be the peace we seek to be for ourselves and others.  I can think of no person who offers as much useful knowledge and guidance and who, herself, radiates goodness.” --- D

"When I get my Bars run, it feels like all of this stuff going around in my head just gets sucked out and I can sleep now. "   --8 year-old "E"

"When can we do it again?!"  --7 year-old "B"

"Thank you for being such a space of non-judgment.  After my session, I felt so clear and so much is changing in my life and
with my children now. "  -- Nancy

"I have to tell you - my sister-in-law was at my house when I returned from Thursday's class. I ran her Bars . After it was completed I asked how she felt. She said, 'Like I wouldn't mind a nap and a whole lot smarter!'   She has lots of physical problems, especially with her back. But she phoned the next day to tell me her neck usually "kinks up" when she's driving, but she had no problems on her forty-five minute drive home. She thinks I must've done something right. So do I! 
There have been lots of bumps in my personal road as of late, but I truly believe that they are starting to smooth out!  Thank you!"  ---Pat F.

I had so much fun taking the Bars class with you at your beautiful and tranquil space. I can hardly grasp how much my life has shifted for the better in the few short months since my first class. I am so happy to have all the constant negative mental chatter cleared. I am no longer kept awake at night re-living many of the less pleasant events in my life, experiencing feelings of frustration,  and remorse. I am discovering new ways to use the tool of Access for greater awareness each day.  I am now an Access Bars Facilitator too.  
​As we are learning the Access tools and points for the Bars, I get the sense that  each person attending is an amazing contribution to create a world of change in so many dynamic ways.
Your skillful awareness of how the class was flowing seemed effortless and quite magical.  I so enjoyed your positive joy and enthusiasm.  I look forward to working with you and taking more classes in the future.  --Kindall M.