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Matthew Thie reveals his

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favourite techniques and how to keep it simple.

page 6 Tania O’Neill McGowen On Expos, Facebook and Marketing

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Have a topic you think other practitioners would be interested in? An article to contribute, or a product/class/confere nce to advertise? Email: happy@alexiscostello.com

Editor/Publisher/Writer and flawed dictator: Alexis Costello Contributors: Dr. Ann Jensen Joan Morton Linda Easthouse Scott Nystrom Cover model: Jorah Costello Opinions expressed by contributors and advertisers are their own.

Contents: p. 4 Letter from the Editor p.5 Your turn: letters, questions and social media p. 6 Feature Interview: Matthew Thie, TFH Basics and Why They Matter p. 10 Conference Special 2017 p. 12 The Oxford Studies: Assessing the Validity of Muscle Response Testing p. 16 Equine Kinesiology

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p. 18 Modality Profile: Health Kinesiology p. 22 A Muscle Testing App? p.24 Marketing Maven: Tania O’Neill McGowen p.27 Nutrition Corner: Kale – Superfood or Sufferable Roughage? p. 29 Classifieds p. 30 Health Should Be Fun!

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“Bock off lady, get your own dirt!” It’s easy to get caught up in things, isn’t it? Even for those of us pursuing a life where we feel more connected to nature, it can be easy to get distracted from what really matters. As Specialized Kinesiology Practitioners, many of us seem to be information junkies at the core, always wanting to learn more. The problem with this is that we can become overwhelmed with options or can forget about the simple solutions as we bring out all the tools at our disposal. In this issue we celebrate the ‘basics’; simple effective techniques, adding love to food and the reasons behind our work. Matthew Thie share his views about why Touch for Health is just as relevant today as it was at it’s creation, and even more necessary; and Tania McGowen O’Neill offers straight up guidelines for marketing your kinesiology practice as we chat about what has made her college so successful.

Connection is at the root of so much of this work. It is easy to feel connected to the world through technology; even here at the edge of the jungle I can easily schedule a meeting online with my peers around the world where we can see and hear each other, then broadcast the video to others. It is not the same as being in the same room though! Despite being connected in more ways than ever before, many people feel isolated and alone. This is one of the reasons for the special feature in this issue highlighting upcoming conferences. Places where we can share the value of connecting physically to another person through touch, as experienced in the simple act of giving a balance or a hug. While I would love to make it to all of them, there are only two on my list for 2017 so far; the TFHKA conference in Kansas City and the IASK conference in Bergamo. What are your travel/conference plans for the New Year? Thanks for reading. We’re all in this together!

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Your Turn – Questions, Letters and Social Media

Question asked of the Touch for Health UK group on Facebook: What is your favourite ‘Basic’ techniques and why? Edel Mitchell Running the meridians as it’s so easy to do on yourself and family and clients it takes 2 minutes and it‘s so effective! Like a little workout on your energy to start the day!

Deborah Lawrence Electrics!! Running figure 8's, gaits, and hyoid's really balance clients.... and then.. more balancing. X Padraig King I find the lymphatic release to be a rapid technique and powerfully effective. I use it often to great effect with my clients. Jackie Lysaght ESR is my favourite. It's brilliant to be able to release daily stresses as they occur, or past and future stress and also to show clients a simple technique of how to help themselves. Harris Klonizakis Cross crawl & Meridian Dance

Muscle Man hanging out in TFH class. Photo credit: Jane Piper.

Next issue’s theme is “The Body Electric” Next issue’s question: How do you briefly explain ‘energywork’ to non-‐K people? Post your answer on the GEMS Kinesiology page on Facebook to be included here! Specialized Kinesiology Magazine, www.gemskinesiology.com

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Matthew and Claudia at the TFH Conference 2016 in Salt Lake City

TFH Basics, and Why They Matter

By Alexis Costello Watch the full interview on YouTube: click here Growing up with the creator of Touch for Health for a father, the system seems to be in Matthew Thie’s blood. Any conversation with Matthew about kinesiology work eventually makes its way back to the core tenants of self-‐ responsibility and why basic, simple techniques are the best ones; and he has made a career out of travelling the world speaking on this subject and teaching others. And so for this issue, Matthew and I sat down for a long-‐ distance conversation about the basics of kinesiology, what has changed and why it matters. Specialized Kinesiology Magazine, www.gemskinesiology.com

A: What basic skills make someone a good kinesiologist? M: Well for me, definitely what links most kinesiologists together is use of muscle testing. So muscle testing is a basic skill, but the most important thing about muscle testing is not that you technically know the exact positions of every single muscle, really, it’s more the attitude and the philosophy of self-‐responsibility. Even after all these years (where I’ve done quite a bit of muscle testing!), sometimes I will do a muscle test and not be completely sure of the result, and I ask the person, what did they feel? I don’t think everyone in kinesiology comes from the approach, (continued next page)

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Back to Basics but for me, coming from a Touch for Health background, that’s actually the most important thing. What is your role? Are you in a more assistive role, helping people discover more about themselves and giving them tools to take care of themselves? Or are you in a treatment role? A: In your opinion, what is the most underrated TFH technique? M: The 14 muscle balance is probably the most used, most known concept from Touch for Health but it would be the thing I would most emphasize – if it’s all you know, you can do a lot. So it is highly rated and many kinesiology systems integrate the idea of the 14-‐muscle balance – it’s not

Issue 02, Winter, 2017 underrated -‐ but I still think it is the most important thing we can be doing. Also, reactive muscles are something that people can kind of get hung up on. There’s some reactivity to reactive muscles! So I’ve been creating a little workshop where we take the whole weekend just to look at posture and reactivity again, but have some fun with it. Take the stress off it. Approach it in some very simple, basic ways. And once you have the basic pattern, it actually can be simple and fun. A: Do you feel TFH is as relevant now as it was in the 70’s? Why? M: In the 70’s the natural spirit of the time was people wanting to go back to nature and wanting to do

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things in a more natural way. People wanted to take on the self-‐responsibility model and have tools for themselves. And it sort of seems that people have shifted back to just wanting medicine to fix them. But you’re missing something when you don’t take part in your own healthcare. The need for simple, lost-‐cost healthcare tools is greater than ever. Since the 70’s, people are much more aware of the problems of the environment, all the different contaminants that are in our food supply. So there’s a greater need, there’s a greater awareness, but there’s also a greater challenge in people taking it on today because they don’t want to take 20-‐30 minutes

Back to Basics out of their day for self-‐care. They’re on 30-‐second sound bytes on their phones… We need to move into this computer age and space and yet, Touch for Health is also about human beings actually getting together and touching each other. Even back in the 70’s part of the purpose of TFH was that people could get together and reclaim the purpose of healthy touching – physical interaction between human beings that’s not only for sex or punishment. It’s a system where we do a lot of touching of each other, but constantly with permission, constantly with safety, and that natural human touch is very needed. But we need to start people with small, quick things because that’s what they are used to! A: Do you have any interest yourself in studying other modalities? Which ones? M: For the most part, I’ve stuck with TFH and the basics. When I started going to the conferences, what I found was that lots of people were talking about the new, latest greatest thing. A lot of the time it’s even a “Touch for Health Conference” and people are talking about all kinds of great things but nobody is talking about TFH! I have a space for myself to share for the rest of my life; I’ll just keep talking about TFH. So, in this issue talking about ‘Back to Basics’, that’s kind of been my emphasis. I’ve been going more and more back to basics. The shorter topical workshops that I’ve been teaching are showing basic applications of things we already know, but do we take them seriously? Do we use them as something valuable? A couple of things that are well worth studying just to have as background that I’ve been looking into lately are all the scientific studies coming out of EFT (Emotional Freedom Technique). And in EFT, you don’t have to know any muscle testing, you just have to tap the point. They have a lot of double-‐blind studies showing the effectiveness of what they’re doing, which is something we tend to lack in kinesiology. And it’s such an easy and powerful thing we can give away to people. So I’ve been doing some of their online courses.

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Matthew with the “Canadian Contingent” at the TFH Conference in Salt Lake City, July 2016

A: What’s the biggest change you have seen in your lifetime in the SK world? M: Initially, the whole SK field (separate from Applied Kinesiology) was just TFH. And so you would take just a weekend class and start seeing clients. And for some people that makes their hair stand on end and for other people that seems completely natural and safe. There has been the development of this non-‐diagnostic model to stay safe legally and stay true to what you’re doing. But more importantly, when you get more into a holistic, self-‐responsibility model, you actually empower the individual and get the energy flowing and I believe the outcomes are much better than if you do diagnosis and treatment alone; especially if you’re talking about long-‐term developing wellness and health. That’s something that has developed bit by bit over the years. Also, initially it wasn’t really intended to create practitioners! But over the years as it has expanded, there’s become a ready market for people to become practitioners, so now there are 3 and 4 year trainings (in many parts of the world). So the development of this profession is one of the biggest changes and much of the focus in kinesiology has changed to creating practitioners. But TFH is still about giving as much of this to the public as possible.

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A: If you could offer people one reason why they should take SK classes, what would it be? M: The first reason in general is to become empowered in your own healthcare and to realize where you do have power, where you can make healthy choices to impact today how you’re feeling, but also long-‐ term; your longevity and your wellness over time. The tools help get you into a more balanced state so you start feeling good and your immune system starts to function better automatically. But even more important than that, you come into a centered space where you can see things in a more clear, calm way and make decisions about what you choose to do in life, rather than going through the day just reacting to things. It’s about creating harmony. Want to see the full interview online? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kzKqIlf1BUU &t=2s Matthew’s teaching schedule can be viewed on his website at www.touch4health.com or email: thie@touch4health.com

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Conferences 2017! Kinesiology conferences are a fabulous way to spend your time. Exploring new techniques, learning from some of the Greats in our field and lots of hugs from good friends. Below is a chronological list of upcoming conferences for 2017 so you can begin your travel plans and start the year off right! (If we have missed your conference, please send the details so it can be included in the classifieds next issue!)

Kinesiology Association Ireland Conference April 2, Dublin, Ireland Schedule TBA info@kai.ie

Kinesiology Federation (UK) Conference April 22 in Nottingham, UK. Speakers are Jeremy Glyn, Dr. Anne Jensen, Marcia Fletcher and Sandra Shackleton, KFRP. kfadmin@kinesiologyfederation.co.uk

International Association of Specialized Kinesiologists in conjunction with Associazione Italiana di Kinesiologia Specializzata

It’s IASK’s 30th Anniversary! Presenters include: Charles Krebs, Adam Lehman, Andrew Verity, Phillip Rafferty, Irina Chobanu, Paolo Lissoni, Laura Bertele, Marco Rado, Alexis Costello, Sabine Rosen, Maurizio Piva, and Sylvia Marina. Top places to see nearby (as per Tripadvisor): La Citta Alta – history and architecture

April 28-‐30, Bergamo, Italy info@iask.org

Basilica di Santa Maria Maggiore – sacred landmark

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Piazza Vecchia – people watching

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Issue 02, Winter, 2017 Touch for Health Kinesiology Association July 11-‐14 Kansas City, MO “Touch for Health: A Powerful Pathway to Wellness” admin@touchforhealth.us www.touchforhealthconference.com

International Kinesiology College in conjunction with Deutsche Gesellschaft für Angewandte Kinesiologie Conference, Sept. 30-‐Oct.3 Kirchzarten, Germany info@iak-‐freiburg.de

Fun Facts about Kansas City! Swope Park, at 1,805 acres, is more than twice the size of Central Park in New York City.

35 years of kinesiology in German Speaking Countries!

Kansas City has more barbeque restaurants per capita than any other US city. Walt Disney opened his first animation studio, called Laugh-‐O-‐Gram Studios, in Kansas City. Mickey Mouse was inspired by a real-‐life mouse in the building. Source: www.kcparent.com

Australian Kinesiology Association 34th National Conference 20th-‐22nd October 2017 Melbourne, Victoria "Developing and Advancing our Profession"

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The Oxford Studies: Assessing the Validity of Muscle Response Testing By Dr. Anne Jensen If you use muscle testing in practice, then you recognize, like I did, it can be the biggest strength and also the biggest weakness of your practice. It is the biggest strength because it seemingly can be used to zero in on problems quickly, and also it is inexpensive and relatively simple to learn. On the other hand, muscle testing is a weakness because if its poor face validity – that is, those unfamiliar with it may find it difficult to believe that it works. Another weakness is the lack of evidence of its effectiveness. I realized this dichotomy early on in practice, so I set out to contribute to the evidence base of muscle testing. As I began my research, it did not take me long to become confused by terminology. Words such as kinesiology, accuracy, precision, and even muscle testing seemed to have different meanings in different contexts. So, first I set about gaining clarity about what I was wishing to study. For instance, the word kinesiology is used to mean a practice in which muscle testing is used, as in Applied Kinesiology, but in recent times, it is also used to mean the study of human movement. Since kinesio-‐ means movement, and -‐ology means the study of, the latter usage of the term is indeed more accurate. So, while acknowledging the roots of the term kinesiology lie in muscle testing (e.g. Applied Kinesiology), I have moved away from using this word in my research and practice. Instead, I use the phrase Muscle Response Testing (MRT) to describe the type of muscle testing in which I was interested. After all, it seems more accurate, since it is the muscle response that is of interest, rather than its strength or movement.

This lead me to a second challenge, and that was describing the type of muscle testing I was interested in: the type of muscle testing that practitioners use where one muscle is tested repeatedly as different queries are posed. I was not interested in testing muscles for strength, as is part of a routine physical exam done by physical therapists, chiropractors, osteopaths, and orthopedists, and which I learned to do as well. I was not interested in testing muscles as is done in Applied Kinesiology (AK), even though I studied AK extensively myself. I was interested in studying MRT, which grew from AK, yet existed before AK. It is mockingly called “The Arm Push Down Test,” conceivably because the deltoid muscle (a shoulder muscle) is often used. It is the type of muscle test that is utilized in various technique systems, such as HeartSpeak, Psych-‐K, Total Body Modification, and many others. One of the first tasks I was charged with for my PhD was to estimate just how many people use this type of muscle testing – for the purpose of determining if it was indeed worth studying. This task also posed challenges as its solution was not as straightforward as initially anticipated. For instance, many chiropractors use MRT, but not all chiropractors, and most kinesiologists use MRT, but not all. Furthermore, there is not one association for those who use MRT, nor is there only one organization that teaches MRT – there are many of both. (continued next page)

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So, to solve this problem, I polled as many organizations as could be found, and from the data they provided, I was able to estimate that over 1 million people around the world use MRT. [See HERE.] This prevalence of use suggested the need to study MRT further. Consequently, I set about assessing the validity of MRT. According to experts in diagnostics, the first step in evaluating any test is to establish its analytic validity by estimating its accuracy and precision. To estimate the accuracy of a test, its results are compared to the results of a known standard, called the reference or “gold” standard. Next, its precision is measured – or the degree to which repeated measurements (under unchanged conditions) give the same results. Once a test is found to be sufficiently accurate and precise, the next steps are to investigate its clinical validity (i.e. Are its results meaningful?) and its clinical utility (i.e. Are its results useful?). Since validating MRT is in its early stages, I focused this series of studies on assessing its accuracy and precision. Accordingly, I ran a series of six diagnostic test accuracy studies following the strict protocol of the STARD Statement. Even though no diagnoses are made using MRT, it may be considered a diagnostic test because it is used (1) to gain information about a patient, and (2) to guide treatment. It might be helpful to mention at this point that MRT is a tool that many kinesiologies – or muscle testing based techniques – use in this manner. In other words, MRT is simply a tool used within these complete technique systems. Since a diagnostic test is used to detect a specific target condition, and because there are countless possible conditions that kinesiology systems target, it was necessary to choose one to assess first. Plus, since I was going to be comparing MRT results to a known standard, I knew that the known standard I chose was also very important. (Continued next page)

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The Happy Issue Therefore, I chose a paradigm commonly used among MRT practitioners: to detect a false statement – more specifically, when a false statement is spoken, MRT gives a weak muscle response, and when a true statement is spoken, MRT gives a strong muscle response. In this series of studies, the accuracies of hundreds of practitioners were assessed as they tested patients using many MRT. Their results were compared to the actual truth of the spoken statement, and a percent correct was calculated and called accuracy. During this series of diagnostic test accuracy studies, the basic methodology remained consistent, while specific variables were modified. Any practitioners previously trained in MRT was eligible for enrolment. A convenience sample of test patients were also enrolled, some of which were MRT-‐naïve, others were not; some knew their practitioner, others did not. The practitioners were not blind to the paradigm under investigation. The patients were blind, and yet they were not blind to the truth of their statements. In addition, a second condition was introduced: Practitioners were also asked to intuitively guess the truth of the statement – without using MRT. Then a guessing accuracy was also calculated and compared to the MRT accuracy. The guessing condition was introduced to tweeze out the effect of the observational skills of the practitioner.

Issue 01, Fall 2016 The specific methods for the first two studies in this series can be found in THIS paper, and for a copy of my Oxford dissertation, which describes all methods in detail, see HERE. The results of this series of studies are very encouraging, and seem to support the use of MRT to distinguish lies from truth. Namely, I found that MRT was significantly more accurate than either guessing or chance. Furthermore, these results were replicated across multiple studies. I found that the average MRT accuracy was consistently 60-‐70% correct, and there was a broad range of accuracies: 25 – 100%. Despite tracking on numerous variables, such as those listed in Table 1 (below), factors that influence MRT accuracy remain largely unknown. In other words, no variable was found that seemed to persistently affect accuracy, including the degree of practitioner experience which prior research found to be positively correlated: This series of studies time and again failed to show that more experienced practitioners had higher accuracies. In addition, I found that truths were easier to detect than lies; that is, the average accuracy after true statements was consistently higher than after false statements. Since the amount of data collected in this series of studies was considerable, their analyses will continue in the coming years. (continued next page)

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TABLE 1 – Some participant characteristics investigated

Practitioner Characteristics MRT experience (years) Type of practitioner Practice experience (years) Gender Age Handedness Confidence in MRT Confidence in themselves … and others

Test Patient Characteristics MRT-‐naivety Confidence in MRT Guessed the study aims Gender Age Handedness Confidence in MRT Confidence in the practitioner … and others

As with all research, this series of studies has its limitations. For example, these results cannot be generalized to other applications of MRT (i.e. to conditions other than lies, e.g. to food allergies) nor to other types of manual muscle testing (e.g. Applied Kinesiology). Also, this series of studies does not confirm the clinical validity or clinical utility of MRT. These are tasks for future research. However, lack of evidence does not mean lack of effect – it simply means there is more work to be done. This series of studies also does not answer the question: How does MRT work? Nevertheless, I am sure that this question is on the minds of many. However, in all my years at Oxford, studying within the Department of Primary Health Care Sciences, I was only asked this question once.

This question may be of interest to future researchers who study the basic sciences, as it is not a question for clinical scientists. Moreover, I believe that at this stage, the “How” question is of less importance than the question, “Does MRT work?” – and as such, I urge future research efforts to be targeted here. Dr. Jensen is a clinical researcher and a published author on emotional healing and stress reduction. She holds a DPhil (PhD) in Evidence-‐based Health Care through the University of Oxford in the UK. www.heartspeak.me

I observed that the clinical researchers in my department, my esteemed colleagues, were mainly interested in learning if MRT worked, how well it worked, and if there were any risks involved. I was only asked how I thought MRT worked once, at the very end of my Oxford studies, during my viva, by one of my examiners. My response was, “This was not my research question.” He was happy with my answer, and we moved on.

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From the Horse’s Mouth – Equine Kinesiology By Joan Morton

I started out on my path as a therapist in 2005. I completed Reiki to master level. I continued to study kinesiology with the same instructor. In my class all I could refer the kinesiology to was horses. Everything I learned, I was making links on how to use it with horses. I practiced with both horses and people all during my training. I was fortunate my instructor sponsored Hugo Tobar in to start his courses in Ireland and he had worked with racehorses with great success. In 2006 I lost a young horse to poisoning and was really upset I could not fix her with Kinesiology. A few weeks later I completed Hugo Tobars I Ching Hologram course, I had an amazing balance and felt a huge shift in my energy, like the horse’s energy had stepped into me. That week I read an article in an Irish newspaper on a race yard going through a rough time. I made a phone call and I was now working with top Irish race horses! What a goal! What a balance! It was amazing; the vets had tested everything but could find nothing wrong, yet the horses were under preforming. I balanced the last 4 horses that raced and all had issues, which the trainer could relate to. I balanced a horse for a point to point and it won on the Saturday. I then balanced the horses the day before each race, 4 horses ran 3 were placed and this continued, and 3 weeks later we had 3 winners in a row! I was blown away with the results it was all to do with an energy imbalance (continued next page) Specialized Kinesiology Magazine, www.gemskinesiology.com

Back to Basics I assess each horse; what are they trying to tell us? I feel the horse all over and assess what’s going on. Often the horse will show signs of discomfort in certain muscles, joints, legs etc. I then muscle test to see what’s going on. So what’s the issue? Work, stable, feed, etc I then muscle test and correct as I go along using similar corrections as for a human: Acupressure, Meridians, Neuro-‐vasculars, sound (Tuning forks), Colour Light pen. Each horse reacts differently to a session; some are feisty when you first work with them, and others can become really relaxed, lips hang, eyes close and sleep, and just like humans some can get a bit spaced out. I had a lucky escape when I pulsed points on the bladder meridian the 18’2 horse was asleep and all of a sudden he staggered and nearly squeezed me against the stable wall. Recently I worked with a client who had a show jumping pony called “Dubh” who had been box rested for 18months as he had a fractured pedal bone. Dubh had been hand walked when box resting. He started to show behaviour issues. Some days he would not allow you to rug him up, he would just throw a strop. When he went back into work he would work fine for 10-‐ 15 mins and then just explode randomly in work. The owner had tried a few things with Dubh before trying kinesiology. I muscle tested and a neuro energetic kinesiology balance showed, Brain Formatting this is where I use finger modes and acupoints on the horse’s body to access stress on the brain physiology, I then self-‐test to see if there is any stress in each brain section.

Issue 02, Winter, 2017 Each time I find stress I test to see what correction shows. In this case the amygdala showed stress and the emotion ‘fear’ showed, Dubh wanted ESR points on the head which I held for 10 minutes while he relaxed, his lip dropped and his eyes closed softly, for the first 3 mins every 30 seconds he would jump and then relax until he just gently gave me the weight of his head then he opened his eyes wide and took a long deep breath. Horses love these Emotional Stress Release ESR points to be held and will often fall asleep when I’m holding them. ESR is midway between the horse’s eyes and hair lock on the poll. And is a great technique anyone can use with their animals to help them release any underlying stress. Dubh also showed stress in some glands, which again I formatted, stress showed in the pituitary gland function, adrenals and cortisol pathways. This horse was in a cycle of fear. Fear of being stuck in a stable and not being with the herd and then when he was released he was fearful of attack. The session took about 40 minutes. A few hours after the balance I received a message from an excited owner to say that the stallion Dubh had improved greatly already from the morning session. She was amazed at how relaxed he was and she took him out to the arena to walk in hand, she even left him to stand in the arena and he never moved. He had a follow up session 5 weeks later and Dubh had some Chakra Kinesiology balancing and he tested for light pen and tuning forks as a correction in his base chakra. Base chakra is about your herd and your security in life, which made so much sense. He went on to excel in his jumping and was sold for a 6-‐figure sum this year. I now teach Equine kinesiology Modules for kinesiologists to work with horses. www.joanmorton.com

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BS Elimination – Health Kinesiology By Linda Easthouse The quick and easy way to reliably eliminate or reduce beliefs that are deeply held and are holding us back, keeping us in emotional captivity. Dr Jimmy Scott, founder of Health Kinesiology (HK), developed the Belief System (BS) Elimination correction in 2009. Health Kinesiology is one of the founding disciplines in CanASK. It takes a different approach from Touch of Health, working directly in the meridian points rather than through the muscles for the corrections, but is a part of the Specialized Kinesiology family as it focuses on bringing balance in the face of stressors and uses muscle monitoring as its primary interaction with the body’s wisdom. This correction is simple and can be done by anyone. Be sure to use the Balancing Thymus Tap or complete the pre-‐checks and hydration test before starting. It is best if a practitioner who is already balanced works out the exact words to get the fastest benefit, but there is also a list of common beliefs that can be used more intuitively. It can also be done by simply using the content of the “tapes” that run in our heads.

How many times have you rehearsed a situation and decided exactly what you wanted to say and how you would respond? Yet, in the moment all that preparation goes out the window and your gut level response plays the old tape in your head and you default to the emotional pattern that was established by your stuck beliefs about yourself. These Beliefs can become locked into the BioEnergy system, and held as true, long after the initial statement or situation is consciously forgotten. Often apparently opposing Beliefs can be held which are equally stressful to a person. For example “Fear of failure” and “Fear of success” can both be held by the same person around the same issue. Correcting only one of them will not allow the person to move forward in relationship to that issue. Rarely is it just one single belief, which is why we call them Belief Systems. The whole ball of wax can be unraveled through one or two corrections when you find the words that are the core of the issue. (continued next page)

Beliefs help shape our behaviour and attitudes toward ourselves and the world. They include any negative or positive statements we hear that get stuck in our emotions. Words, especially those spoken by people we trust or who “have power over us” such as parents, teachers, authorities, and coaches, form our beliefs about ourselves. These gut level responses sabotage our consciously chosen beliefs. Specialized Kinesiology Magazine, www.gemskinesiology.com

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These corrections are based on the mapping of the surface of the head to the distinct parts of the brain that process old thoughts. Similar to the SCOTT Protocol it uses light pinching over a specific spot on the head while accessing the area deep within the brain to be changed by saying the thought out loud. By activating the meridian energy while consciously saying the gut level emotion, it allows the body to clear or reset the emotion held in that brain connection. It simply uncouples the emotion from the thought and takes the power out of it. So, how do we erase these unwanted “tapes” that run in our heads and sabotage our behavior? Step 1: Identify the Belief System to be eliminated. The usual HK way is to get the client’s meridian balance complete and then use verbal testing. For other Specialized Kinesiologists, use whatever way you have to identify goals or issues. Key words might include: 'I never...', 'I always....', 'I can't...', 'I shouldn't...', 'I should'..., 'It's impossible...,' etc. Either negative or positive words can occur in the items. Examples:

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I never finish what I start. -‐ I am in balance/out of balance. I'll always be hopeless at math. -‐ I nourished myself. I'll never amount to much. -‐ You cannot trust a woman/man. People are not reliable. -‐ Everybody loves me. Alcoholics are scum. -‐ Nobody loves me. I can’t cook. -‐ I deserve/don’t deserve to be loved I love everybody. -‐ I hate conflict. I’m not good enough. -‐ I deserve/don’t deserve respect. I'm lazy/stupid/untidy/disorganized/hopeless. etc.

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Issue 02, Winter, 2017 2. Double check you have the exact stress: Once the wording is exact, the client verbally states the phrase out loud while muscle monitoring with the palm over the navel to verify that the item is stressful. Any indicator muscle should be weak while the client says it out aloud with their palm on the navel. 3. Create the circuit change by light pinching. Acupoints are not held, but rather two specific areas on the head are stimulated, to create changes in the nervous system / BioEnergy system, in a similar way to the SCOTT Protocol corrections: The skin is lightly pinched in the two places simultaneously: Horizontally on the back of the head at the occiput, on the soft tissue between each inion with finger tips about 2 cm or 3/4 inch apart, Vertically on the midline at the front of the head, with one finger just in the usual hairline and the other just below, about 2 cm or 3/4 inch apart.

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They continue to speak the phrase out loud while you, or they, lightly pinch the skin. They should speak the phrase deliberately, at a normal pace and good volume. Typically it only takes 15 to 30 seconds to complete an item. Sometimes it can take a minute or more. Just like in regular HK corrections, a deep breath or yawn usually occurs with the energy shift at the completion of the correction. Typically multiple items are worked up, you demonstrate the technique (watch a demo of Jimmy Scott doing it here), and then the client does them at home later according to a schedule you set up. Important: Because this correction creates connection changes in the brain, usually only 2 or 3 items should be done on a given day. Exceeding this limit often results in a headache or dizziness while the brain processes the work. Many people test up as doing 1/day is ideal. Some people can only tolerate 1 every other day. A few people can do 3-‐4 in one day but then none for a few days.

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A Muscle-‐Testing App? Introducing Sensie By Alexis Costello It seems that there is an App for everything these days, but a muscle testing app? I was skeptical, but intrigued. I began reading the info on the website and then reached out to the team to find out more. The result was an online interview with one of the founders of the company Mike Dannheim where he answered my questions about the technology, how it works and why kinesiologists should be interested. Obviously a cell phone can’t make use of the full-‐ range of muscle tests that we employ in our work. The Sensie app uses what they call a ‘triple whip’ muscle test – sort of a flicking motion from the elbow while you hold your cell in your hand. There is a YouTube video demonstrating this (see the link below if you are curious!). Mike explains that in a manual muscle test you are looking at the recoil of the muscle. By using the ‘triple whip’ motion, the device is able to measure the recoil in the wrist. “When you are moving forward, the mind can be involved, but there is an autonomous movement backward.” Neuroscientists that the Sensie team spoke to from Cambridge University think that what they are measuring is the response of the golgi tendons. When the muscle movement is performed three times, the sensors in the phone are measuring three plots of data (one from each movement). They measure the pitch, amplitude and frequency of the movement. When someone is in a happy, true, or balanced state, a smoothness of movement can be observed.

A false or unbalanced state appears rough and uncoordinated. The algorithm looks at the three peaks and classifies it, one way or the other. “It’s really hard to see with the naked eye, but our system detects it really well.” The results form the initial studies show a 65% success with the app, which seems really low to anyone who works with muscle testing professionally. This prompted me to ask Mike if people get better at using the technology with time – similarly to how, your first attempts at muscle testing can feel a little sketchy, but your accuracy improves with practice. Mike points out that the experiment they did was basically with people off the street who had no experience or training with the technology. As people learn to let go and not try to control the outcome so much and become more familiar with the technology they can become ‘super-‐users’ who report over 90% accuracy. (continued next page)

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Back to Basics When I read their initial writings, I found myself wondering about the use of the words “true” and “false” and using muscle testing to check these. Language can be really important in muscle testing and use of terms like this can create problems. This concern had already been addressed by the group however, in favour of language much more suited to Specialized Kinesiology practitioners. “We’ve moved away from the language of ‘true/false’, what the app says now is ‘balance/imbalance’. “The signal will always be free so people can use it and learn to test. What we’re thinking is to partner with content providers who have developed techniques, for example food allergy testing, so they can put their methodology on a system that allows them to reach more people with muscle testing.” The partnership with Anne Jensen out of Oxford University happened as part of an attempt to bring some credibility to the work so that it could be accepted by the general public. The upshot of this might be people who would never book a kinesiology appointment becoming interested in what it is and what it might be able to do. While an app such as this could never offer the kind of depth and energetic support that a session with a good practitioner can, I can see how it would be useful for my clients. The ability to test themselves for little things and self care between sessions for example. “We don’t want this to replace practitioners, we want it to strengthen practitioners.” It will be exciting to see how this develops as time goes on! Video on YouTube showing the gesture and how to use it: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2exTyHX3AVQ&index=5& t=8s&list=PLu02hkpMNKu-‐Et8RkpZwSxSfKyOT9g8XW Link to the first Sensie study on their website: http://sensieapp.com/blog/can-‐we-‐trust-‐ourselves-‐how-‐and-‐ when-‐to-‐listen-‐to-‐the-‐body/

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Issue 02, Winter, 2017 The app is fun in theory, but how does it stand up to use by real-‐life kinesiologists? I had practitioners from three different countries try it out with a code generated specially for them by the Sensie team designed to check meridians. The consensus? Interesting idea, but needs to have the kinks worked out still: Joan: It took me ages to calibrate. It would say too many ‘whips’ or none! After I got it calibrated, the meridian test again said not enough whips or too many. So about an hour later I have 5 meridians tested which took about 5 goes each and they are all out of balance… Love the concept. They need to work out the whips. It's a new concept that just needs further development. Linda: It doesn't seem to have a good code for what is balanced. I would check a Meridian using several methods which all agreed it was balanced and the app said not. Barbara: I wish you could recheck a meridian after doing a correction technique. The first time I tried it skipped a few meridians and didn't show in or out of balance on a few. I think it has potential, I’m happy to try again. Mike responded to some of these concerns saying that usability is a top priority for them and that they would be willing to set up a coaching session for the kinesiologist users. “Thanks for letting us know about their experience. We want to make the app the best it can possible be. We have a good number of people using it successfully -‐ so we'd love to see what's going wrong so we can fix it on our side and of help coach around it.”

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Marketing Maven:

Expos, Facebook and Advertising With Tania O’Neill McGowen, By Alexis Costello

There is a lot that goes in to running a successful kinesiology college. You need solid material, good teachers, and organizational skills. After that however, you need to be able to spread the word about what you are doing; to be able to get people excited about our work so that they want to jump into the curriculum and are willing to invest the time and money to do so. What are some ways this can be done? Thanks to her mother Nicolie, Tania O’Neill was exposed to the wonders of holistic health at an early age. “I was always helping my mother out with admin, making things work, making her materials look better,” she says. By 1999 they were putting together an integrated program that formed the foundation of what is seen at the College today, a “unique creation between the two of us,” in order to help train Kinesiologists in Western Australia. O’Neill Kinesiology College was founded by Nicolie in 2004 and Tania took over running the facility in 2010. Tania has a lot of ideas about marketing and business in our field. She has figured out ways to get the word out about the wonders of kinesiology and is gracious about sharing them. “When I took over (the college) in 2010, if you said the word ‘kinesiology’, most people would say, ‘What’s that?’ Now people say, ‘I’ve heard of it, but I don’t really know what it is.’” Tania laughs, “There is much more awareness, but we still have a ways to go before people have an idea of what it can do in a general sense.”

This of course raises the question; what are you doing to help raise that awareness and let people know about our work? O’Neill Kinesiology College does two expos a year, one of which is a Women’s Expo that sees thousands of people come through the door. The first year they participated, the College was virtually unknown, but word has spread and now people rush to the stand first thing in order to get their name on the list for a free session. The team is busy all day not just telling, but showing people how this works. So what makes for a successful kinesiologist? She believes it comes down to two things: 1) to have proficient kinesiology skills, meaning that you have the ability to do things well, and 2) confidence; the belief that you can do it well and the ability to tell other people what you can offer them. While having a strong skill set is important, it will only take you so far without the confidence to talk about it. “People struggle to sell largely because they feel like they are selling themselves. You’re not selling yourself; you are selling what kinesiology can do to change somebody’s life. It’s about them and what you can do for them. You have an obligation to share it.” With that of course, we get into a discussion about marketing. Tania and the College first came to my attention because of an engaging marketing campaign I noticed on social media. But many in our field seem to shy away from the idea of marketing, feeling that it is distasteful. (cont.)

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“Marketing is a complex thing,” Tania agrees, “People struggle with the idea of spending money and make poor choices because of that. On the surface some options look cheaper, but they don’t give you the ‘per client’ return.” She mentions that the school has systems in place to help support graduates be successful as practitioners, but that, once people graduate, there is a resistance to spending money on business skills. One of the strategies that has worked well for the school is hiring a business coach. Working with one has taught them to think marketing decisions through and really look at the figures and stats to see what is and isn’t working to bring more students through the doors.

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The expos for instance, are a long-‐term investment, not short term gain. There are not immediate sign-‐ups for class, rather, a slow building of awareness and contacts. It is vitally important to find ways of showing what you do to the community for free because most people will not pay you for something they know nothing about. Tania has avoided one of the traps that seems to ensnare so many entrepreneurs: the idea that she needs to do everything for the business herself. For example, the ads that caught my attention on Facebook were created by an advertising company. “It took a good 12 months to teach them what we do and the vibe we wanted. We had to be very involved in the process. We feed them ideas, and then they create it.” (continued next page)

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Simply explaining the work to the designer wasn’t really enough though. As Tania said to her, “Until you’ve experienced kinesiology, you don’t get it.” So she made sure the designer had sessions so she could taste it for herself, and now the consultant is able to shape the output much more effectively. “You’ve got to have people who believe in it on your team.” For those looking for a way to get started putting more kinesiology content out into the world, the essential ingredients are good SEO (Search Engine Optimization), Google AdWords and social media. “Kinesiology is very well suited to Facebook,” Tania says, “If you aren’t using Facebook to promote your kinesiology, you’re crazy!” This is because our work is so emotional and so is Facebook as a platform – it creates a response and a connection. If we put out things that make people feel good, then they want more of that in their lives. She suggests reading the tutorials available on Facebook or signing up for workshops that will teach you how to use social media well, as well as the book “Business is Freedom” written by her coach Nail Hopley.

“If you aren’t using Facebook to promote your kinesiology, you’re crazy!”

“I’ve embraced the crazy,” Tania laughs, “What we do changes lives. If you do the normal, you get the normal result, which isn’t that great.” For a look at Tania’s tips for hosting a Demo or Open Day with ‘Wow!” factor, click here: http://gemskinesiology.com/the-‐formula-‐for-‐good-‐ open-‐days-‐or-‐demo-‐days-‐in-‐your-‐specialized-‐kinesiology-‐clinic-‐or-‐ school/

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Kale: Superfood or Sufferable Roughage by Scott Nystrom, BA, RHN

I remember the first time I ate kale. Someone told me this crisp curly leaf, once the disposable backdrop for the display cases at the butcher and delicatessen, was superfood gold, jam packed with more nutrition than any other garden green. So naturally, I wanted in on a piece of the action. I purchased the largest, hardiest leaves I could find, took them home and tore them by hand like I would my romaine lettuce, drizzled them in my favorite vinaigrette, and proceeded to chew. And chew. And chew. For what seemed like a sad eternity, I masticated those fibrous leaves, feeling like a cow chewing its cud, the flavor only tasting more and more vegetal and unsatisfying with each bite. But this superfood was supposed to be healthy for me, right? So I kept on chewing, suffering through that stiff salad in the name of antioxidants and phytonutrients. Well that was no fun! It didn’t taste that good, sure wasn’t a pleasure to eat, and kind of gave me a touch of indigestion as my body didn’t really enjoy all that sufferable roughage. So I hit the internet and did some research. It’s a wonder what you can find with a few keywords like “best kale ever” or “why does my kale salad taste like cardboard.” What I found was enlightening. Specialized Kinesiology Magazine, www.gemskinesiology.com

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All you need is love Kale, like so many other unique and nutritious ingredients, needs a little love to release the full potential of its awesomeness. Oddly enough, unlike most other delicate greens like arugula and romaine, kale likes a little rough handling to bruise it up (or a sensual massage if you prefer a more romantic approach). When you manhandle romaine lettuce and bruise the leaves, it turns into a wilted soggy mess – but when you give your kale salad a sturdy squeeze and rubdown, it crushes all those dense fibers and relaxes those stiff chewy leaves into something delightful. It helps to first remove the thick stems and julienne cut the leaves into thin ribbons, before giving your greens a good glug of high quality oil, like extra virgin olive, walnut or avocado oil. The healthy fats in the dressing are vital here. They help neutralize the bitterness of the greens, soften the leaves for easier digestion, but more importantly they allow your body to absorb all of the fat-‐soluble vitamins in the kale. If you eat your kale without any fat (i.e. steamed or dehydrated) you miss half of the nutrition, as you cant absorb those fat-‐soluble vitamins without some sort of fat as a carrier. So get some grass-‐fed butter on your sautéed kale or a drizzle of melted coconut oil on your addictive kale chips before they hit the dehydrator. But back to our super salad! The Spa Treatment Really rub that oil into the leaves (no delicate dainty fingers here) scuffing the mix between your palms, allowing the kale to wilt and soften (you will notice the leaves get darker in color). You aren’t aiming for a super squeeze pounding like when making sauerkraut -‐ kale likes less of a shiatsu deep tissue massage and more of a relaxing backrub. Give your kale a rest and you will find it has transformed into something akin to leaf lettuce, so much more delicate than when you started, and so much more succulent and satisfying in your salad bowl.

“If you sing while you cook, the food is going to be happy.” -‐ Pasquale

Kale is a great example of how our food needs a little love to spark a metamorphosis into something glorious. The physical input of getting your hands in there, adding kinetic energy and focused intention as you mix your supper, infuses your food with a secret ingredient. Love. And you can taste it when that ingredient is in short supply. A meal made with reluctance and resentment, that you tolerate because you “have to,” because “its good for you,” will necessarily fall short. You should never suffer through a meal for the sake of nutrition. Good food should taste good! This is a vital tenet of holistic nutrition. You have to feed your body, mind, AND spirit to be nourished, and flavor and enjoyment of your food are essential factors in getting your body, mind, and spirit on board with new foods and changing diets. Otherwise you will be chewing until the cows come home. Use the internet to search a world of recipes for new unfamiliar ingredients and discover how to get the most out of your food, and most importantly, make it taste delicious, and nutritious. Satisfying food is at your fingertips. All you need is love. Scott Nystrom is a registered holistic nutritionist and chef in Kelowna, British Columbia, working with clients to reconnect them with their food, educating and enticing healthy appetites as he serves up world inspired food made with love and local ingredients. Connect with Chef Scott today to dish up some edible wellness and cultivate your nourished life. When we share food, we share life, laughter, love. Eat well.

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Classifieds: Class listings online for each National Association, Conferences, Products and More Class listings for individual countries

SIPS Levels 3 & 4 in Salt Lake City, UT and Kelowna, BC

Australia: http://www.kinesiology.org.au/page-‐ 1712619

Take your kinesiology training to the next level with Instructor Alexis Costello.

Canada: http://canask.org/class-‐listings-‐2/

Salt Lake City: June 5-‐10, 2017

Denmark: http://kinesiologiuddannelse.dk/kursuskalender/

Kelowna, BC: June 13-‐19, 2017 happy@alexiscostello.com for details

Ireland: http:// http://www.kai.ie/kinesiology-‐training-‐ in-‐ireland UK: http://www.kinesiologyfederation.co.uk/training/cour se-‐diary-‐search.php

Upcoming SIPS 1 classes in Canada and USA: Coquitlam, BC: Feb. 10-‐12 with Denise Cambiotti

USA: http://touchforhealth.us/classes/classes-‐by-‐ state/

Charlottesville, VA: Feb. 10-‐12 with Doug Akerman

USA: http://energyk.org/training-‐events/

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This section is a work in progress! If you are a kinesiology association and would like to have your events (conferences, demo days, etc) mentioned, please email us. There are far too many classes internationally for us to list them all, but please send a link to the page on your website that shows upcoming classes and we will add it here. If you would like to advertise your conference, presentation or post-‐conference workshop, please contact us for details. Specialized Kinesiology Magazine, www.gemskinesiology.com

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