[…]You can eliminate the pain by addressing the unconscious stress and becoming consciously aware that the pain is merely a distraction[…]

This sounds a whole lot like Dzogchen meditation practices, their way of cleansing the mental palette, achieving "mindfulness". I remember faintly reading a book my one Norbu Chogyal, or a russian translation of said book. I remember it being the only coherent piece of material on meditation that I have ever come across.