What is BodyTalk?
"Energy Medicine is the art and science of fostering physical,
psychological and spiritual health and well being" - Donna Eden
Australian Chiropractor and
Acupuncturist, Dr. John Veltheim developed the BodyTalk System in 1995. Since then it has been
taught to over a thousand practitioners worldwide. Currently there are 40
trained BodyTalk instructors teaching in 17 countries. Graduates include
medical doctors and specialists, psychologists, chiropractors, acupuncturists,
naturopaths, physical therapists, osteopaths, nurses, licensed massage
therapists, healthcare researchers and laypeople.
The outstanding growth and success of
the BodyTalk system is essentially fueled by the following factors:
1. Outstanding results occur in
almost every sphere of health care.
2. It can be used as a stand-alone
health care system and can be learned in a relatively short time.
3. It can be seamlessly integrated
into any other health care modality and is complementary to each modality.
4. It is totally non-invasive and
absolutely safe. There are no contraindications to its use.
5. No diagnosis is given, no
medications prescribed, and no invasive techniques imposed upon the client. The
BodyTalk System does not
conflict with, or legally contravene, any existing health care system or
law. Occasionally we need to touch your
body, tap lightly on your head, etc., but only with your permission. Most of the work takes place in the energy
field around your body.
6. Clients thoroughly enjoy the
sessions and the results are evident within all aspects of health – mind, body,
and spirit.
7. At BodyTalkRochester we have
nothing to sell but our time and decades of experience. You might have noticed
that there is no “shopping cart” on this website. We don’t sell you anything, although on
occasion your innate wisdom may suggest that you ingest a common herb or
vitamin, or ask you to drink more water, get more rest, etc.
The basic premises underlying The BodyTalk
System constitute a new paradigm for
synchronizing and balancing the bodymind that can be implemented in conjunction
with any health care system. The body is a very complex ecosystem involving a
delicate balance between physiological biochemical functions, emotional and
mental interactions, environmental influences, hereditary and genetic
restrictions, and the need to synchronize all these factors into a cohesive
whole.
Until now the majority of health care
systems have tended to take a Cartesian approach and have focused on isolated
parts of the bodymind equation. The whole picture, incorporating all the
variables, has been placed in the ‘too hard’ basket. This is because the human
mind, even with the help of modern science and equipment, is incapable of
thinking on such a comprehensive scale.
The BodyTalk System recognizes that within each and
every one of us there lies the innate knowing of who we are and what makes us
tick. This innate wisdom carries the answer to our health care dilemma. This is
addressed in the following way:
1. The BodyTalk System
facilitates communication with the innate wisdom of the body by using
neuromuscular biofeedback. This feedback provides the practitioner with a ‘yes’
or ‘no’ answer to any question that is asked of the body. The innate wisdom
thus provides BodyTalkers accurate guidelines with regard to bodymind
requirements for optimum health.
2. By following a comprehensive
protocol of questions, the BodyTalk practitioner can establish exactly
what balancing the body needs in order to harmonize bodymind function. This
involves finding out which organs, endocrines, or body parts need to be connected
to heal communication between them at the physiological, biochemical,
circulatory, nervous, emotional, and/or energy levels of an even higher order.
3.The client and/or the
practitioner touch the parts that need repair and the practitioner then uses
his/her fingers to gently tap the head of the patient in order to focus the
brain toward repair. BodyTalk ‘tapping’ is based on an old Hatha Yoga
technique and experiments with biofeedback apparatus show that when this
tapping occurs while specific parts are being touched there is a major increase
in brain activity in relation to those parts.
4. The practitioner then lightly
taps the sternum to store the changes in the heart energy complex, which
ensures that the new balance is held in deep memory and is, therefore, lasting.
Clinical results have shown that once
the communications systems of the body have been reestablished and the bodymind
complex synchronized, the body is capable of healing itself at a deep and
lasting level.
This is something that modern health
care systems have tended to forget, or ignore. The trend has been to want to
play “God” and intervene in the body’s natural processes even though it is
clear that allopathic health care training provides only a glimpse into the
complex interactions of the bodymind.
Of course, there are times that
natural healing is limited. The typical emergency such as a car accident, where
the body is in traumatic crisis, attests to the need of skilled intervention in
the form of modern medicine, hospital diagnostics, etc.
Nevertheless, BodyTalk
practitioners are seeing the incredible healing power of a ‘balanced’ body in
the daily results obtained in practice. The functions of every part of the body
and mind are improved. This means that the immune system will start to
eliminate chronic and acute viruses, bacteria, parasites, and toxins.
Reestablishing of the mind/body balance reduces allergies, emotional and
psychological disorders. It also improves posture and coordination, digestion
and elimination, brain functions, learning disorders, and states of distorted
consciousness in the form of negative belief systems and attitudes.
The BodyTalk System does not rely upon diagnosis and
the BodyTalk practitioner does not prescribe, use invasive techniques,
or do anything that can cause harm to the body. This makes it one of the rare
health care systems that can be classified as totally safe and truly holistic
in its approach to reestablishing the optimum health of the patient.
It is complementary to all other
health care systems and can be used as a stand-alone system or be integrated
into any other health care practice. It can also be safely used by the
layperson as a means of assisting in the health care of themselves, their
family, and friends.
Every person who is sincerely
interested in the concepts of total health care and has a respect for the power
of the potential of human bodymind should find out more about the BodyTalk
System.
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