The General Adaptation Syndrome was first described by Hans Selye as the three distinct stages that any organism goes through when experiencing stress. Selye explained his choice of terminology as follows: “I call this syndrome general because it is produced only by agents which have a general effect upon large portions of the body. […]
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GEMS Flow in BC with Instructor Paula Hilman
GEMS stands for Goal, Element, Mode, Stack. It offers an easy-to-follow flow chart that allows a student or practitioner to easily figure out where the priority stressors for an individual are and what balancing technique will work to resolve these efficiently. It is based on information from the TFH synthesis and is designed to allow […]
The Oxford Studies: Part II – Results and Implications
The Oxford Studies: Validating Muscle Response Testing Part II – Results and Implications Guest post by Dr. Anne Jensen As mentioned in Part I of this article, I completed my DPhil (PhD) at Oxford University, where my research focused on assessing the validity of Muscle Response Testing (MRT) in a specific application: to distinguish true […]
The Oxford Studies: Validating Muscle Response Testing: Part I – Methods Used
By Anne Jensen Feature image is from the Touch For Health muscle testing charts, available through CanASK When I was practicing as a chiropractor in North Queensland, I avidly used a range of muscle-testing-based techniques with my patients – and we loved the results. However, I soon realized that muscle testing was one of the […]
The formula for good Open Days or Demo Days in your Specialized Kinesiology clinic or school.
“I’m the kind of person who notices everything,” says Tania O’Neill McGowen, director of O’Neill Kinesiology Collage in Perth Australia. We are chatting on Skype, spanning a 14 hour time gap, in order to discus marketing, kinesiology and the future of our field. Most of this interview can be found in the second issue of […]
Beyond Massage – Muscle Testing for RMTs
No doubt about it, few things in life are as amazing as a good massage. How would you feel about a tool that would allow you to take your business as a massage therapist to another level? I fell in love with massage as a practitioner first, before I started muscle testing. I loved the […]
Upcoming Classes!
The next GEMS specialized kinesiology class is scheduled for Saturday and Sunday May 24 & 25, 2014 at Happily Holistic in Kelowna, BC. There will be an instructor’s course to follow on Monday, May 26th, 2014. Prerequisites for GEMS: Touch for Health Level Four or equivalent entry level Specialized Kinesiology. Prerequisites for Instructor’s Class: TFH […]