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Table of Contents John F. Thie Remembering Wellness in Touch For HealthlKinesiology 1 Jenni Beasley Advanced Kinesiology Centres Educating Alternatives 27 Paul Dennison Educational Kinesiology 34 Bruce A. 1. Dewe Professional Kinesiology Practitioner Certification 40 Joan. R. Dewe Programme Carl Ferreri Neural Organization Technique 47 Kerryn Franks The Multi Dimensional Healing Model using 50 Transformational Kinesiology Charles Krebs The Learning Enhancement Advanced Program 58 Philip Maffetone What is Applied Kinesiology? 89 Philip Mafferone Sports Kinesiology: The Use of Complementary 92 Sports Medicine Philip Rafferty Kinergetics: Kinesiology and Healing Energy Workshops 109 Wlter Schmitt, Jr. Heart-Focused Principles and Techniques 126 Jimmy Scott The Health Kinesiology System 133 Rosmarie Sonderegger Integrative Kinesiologie 149 Bernhard Studer Gordon Stokes Three In One Concepts 156 Wayne Topping Wellness Kinesiology 165 Richard Utt The Applied Physiology Approach 180 William Whisenant Psychological Kinesiology: Changing the Body's Beliefs 198 All materiiilSconUUned hereiri are-copynght © 1g-98, 1999 by the authors and the Touch for Health Kinesiology Association. All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced or utilized in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying, recording or by any information storage and retrieval system, without permission in writing from the authors. REMEMBERING WELLNESS IN TOUCH FOR HEALTHIKINESIOLOGY A History, Context And Vision For Touch For Health, the First 25 Years And The Next Millennium By JOHN F TIDE D.C. We are celebrating the 25th anniversary of the better life. Our concepts of Wellness integrate the publication of the Touch For Health manual holistic world view of the East, as well as the and over 30 years of growth, transition, vitalistic tradition in the West as espoused in the branching out, and reintegration. We have seen original concepts of naturopathy, chiropractic, and immense benefits in our own lives and in the lives even Western scientific medicine. Our beliefs are of the people we have touched. And we are now influenced by many religions tenets of faith, poised for and exponential increase in the growth including the Judeo-Christian world-view and the and untold influence and benefit in health care and example of Jesus' healing. human development. Touch for Health Currently we find ourselves at a crossroads. Kinesiology is now a global phenomenon and part Much of the change and growth, branching out of the "global village". As we look at our history, and diverging of paths has come full circle to our current phase of transition, and our vision of where all of the Kinesiologies, with their varied Wellness for the future, we must literally areas of emphasis, multiple techniques, concepts, contemplate our most sacred heritage, our most and models, recognize a commonality of core profound beliefs and our highest hopes for the values, beliefs, and shared purpose that allow us future of all humanity and life on earth. to call this vast array of people, ideas, programs, As we look forward to the next 25 years for schools associations and institutions all part of Touch for Health Kinesiology, and the next one body, the Touch for Health Synthesis. And it millennium for all mankind, we see an is through this element of unity that we can take a unprecedented need for change in the way that we cooperative approach to our efforts, with mutual live and care for ourselves, and an unprecedented regard and respect, health and forthright opportunity for those of us in TFHlK to take a discussion and exchange of ideas and common leadership role in fulfilling human needs and purpose and vision for the future. effecting change in our lives. Now that people HISTORY OF TFH PHILOSOPHY AND from all walks of life --business, arts, science, TECHNIQUES religion, etc.-- and among all the healing disciplines-- medicine, chiropractic, faith healing, Long before I ever learned anything about massage, psychology, etc.-- we are uniquely Kinesiology and acupressure, even before our positioned to contribute in all of these areas. With marriage in December of 1952, Carrie and I had a the current zeitgeist, or spirit of the time, we are vision of helping families to be healthier through uniquely prepared to fulfill the desperately needed natural methods. Carrie comes from a profound role of interface between the health-care religious and spiritual family tradition, While I practitioner (whether reductionist, disease grew up with a strong natural approach to health centered, or holistic, wellness oriented), and that I learned from my father John C Thie. Our personal responsibility, self awareness, and self- philosophies combined to form a strong resolve to care. find ways to empower people to care for themselves in natural ways that were in keeping TFH draws not only on 30 years of with their God-given birthright to health. My development and integration of techniques in study of Chiropractic and it's vitalistic roots, Kinesiology, but thousands of years of Carrie's study of Effective Communication and philosophies and sciences of living well, proven Interpersonal Relationships, and our involvement by what we feel is the truest and best means: together in the early days of the development of direct and personal, subjective experience of a Kinesiology with Dr. George Goodheart and - 1 - other pioneering chiropractors created the points for the muscle, he deeply massaged these foundation of the information and techniques of nodules and found that the muscle immediately what was called first called "Health from Within" regained a high percentage of its strength and that and is now known as Touch for Health. Since that the nodules became less painful. (ref: Goodheart, time many energetic and enthusiastic people have 1964) helped to develop TFH and have branched out into numerous SpecializedKinesiologies. As TFH Additional techniques were soon found for th facilitating inhibited muscles. The reaches it's 25 anniversary and we look toward neurolymphatic reflexes (NL) had been the future of Kinesiology in the next 25 years, (in discovered in the 1930s by Dr. Frank the next millennium!) it's very important and Chapman, D.O.,. (ref: Owens, no date) These useful to consider the history of it's development, reflexes are found in anterior and posterior the original visions of those who have been intercostal spaces and other locations throughout involved, and to build on that legacy in ALL of the body, although not necessarily associated with the ways that TFHlK can be developed and lymphatic nodes. He related these reflexes to promoted to bring the maximum benefit to particular organs in the body. Stimulation of the humanity and the earth. reflexes, especially when they were enlarged or EARLY DAYS OF APPLIED painful, would bring about a reduction in KINESIOLOGY painfulness and a stimulation of the function of the associated organ. (However, in the TFH In Dr. George Goodheart's own words, approach, It is not recommended to massage "Applied Kinesiology had a simple swollen lymphatic nodes unless a health beginning in 1964, based on the concept professional has made a diagnostic that antagonist muscle weakness is determination that there is no pathology involved in most muscle spasms and, present that contraindicates massage.) indeed, is primary." (ref: Walther, 1988). A major element of Applied Kinesiology, Basically, Dr. Goodheart's discovery of discovered by Dr. Goodheart through the use of Applied Kinesiology arose out of his observation NL reflexes, is the specific relationships between that basic chiropractic adjustments often were not the body organs and the muscles. This led to the providing complete relief for physical disabilities inclusion of Oriental Meridian Therapy (also and that the problem seemed to be related to known as acupuncture) into the practice of muscle spasms that were not being released. A Applied Kinesiology. This yielded an objective study of the original methods of testing muscles technique to determine the need for NL described by Kendall and Kendall (ref: Kendall, (neurolymphatic) stimulation through muscle 1949) led to the primary diagnostic tool of muscle testing. In the Oriental model, every organ testing used in Applied Kinesiology. Also function is related to a particular energy meridian. instrumental in the early development of muscle Combining the organ/muscle relationships of AK testing techniques was Dr. Goodheart's colleague with the organ/meridian relationships of Dr. Alan Beardall, D.C. The timing of the muscle acupuncture gives us a specific relationship testing procedure was changed to provide an between the muscles and the meridians. With this evaluation of the control of the muscle by the knowledge, muscle inhibitions (and related organ nervous system rather than an evaluation of the function inhibition) found through muscle testing power the muscle could produce. can be corrected through meridian therapy. Once the pattern of strong and weak muscles Following the eastern energetic traditional belief is determined, a variety of non-intrusive that function precedes structure, organ therapeutic techniques are available. The initial function is emphasized. TFH theorizes that each basic correction was to facilitate inhibited cell in the whole person has all of the functions muscles, which would in turn release associated with each of the organs. Balancing of continuously contracting or spasmed muscles. Dr. the power/energy of