BodyTalk is WholeHealthcare™

The BodyTalk System seeks to address the "whole person". This means that no aspect of the human psyche can be overlooked, be it emotional, physical or environmental. In BodyTalk, we have developed a whole-healthcare system that supports and promotes the wellbeing of any person, animal, or plant.

As WholeHealthcare™, BodyTalk understands the profound influence the psychology of the body has on our health. Instead of focusing on the symptom, BodyTalk finds the underlying causes of illness by addressing the whole-person and their whole-story.

The BodyTalk techniques provide insights to the areas of your body that need attention. What might seem like an obvious problem to you is not necessarily the one your body wants to address first.

This is the beauty of BodyTalk. It respects the body's own needs and determines your body's priorities for healing. Then with the use of a variety of non-invasive techniques, BodyTalkers refocus your body's natural healing response to establish better communication within the body.

BodyTalk looks at the big picture

Health challenges arise for a variety of reasons. When a practitioner is trained to look at the whole-person, emotional, physical and environmental influences - the true underlying causes of dis-ease can be revealed.

Every choice, and every experience in your life, has contributed to your current state of health. Each scar, laugh line and injury has a unique story and a history. BodyTalk takes into consideration your whole-story. Your life-style, genetics and history are all drawn upon to establish a personalized approach to Healthcare that brings about lasting changes.

BodyTalk recognises that each system of healthcare and each practitioner have a unique knowledge and skill set. BodyTalk is designed to integrate all fields of healthcare to create a complete approach to health and wellbeing. This includes referring a client onto another Healthcare practitioner or field of healthcare when necessary.

The body can be addressed in many different ways. One effective approach taken in The BodyTalk System is to understand the functions of the body according to the discoveries of Traditional Chinese Medicine and Bioenergetic Psychology. These systems developed an understanding of the relationships of physical wellbeing and psychological wellbeing.

Considering the whole-story of the body is extremely important to the healing process. By doing this, The BodyTalk System is providing a truly whole-istic approach to the treatment of dis-ease. This understanding, along with the effective BodyTalk techniques is why The BodyTalk System is such an effective Healthcare system.

The study of all this is fascinating. If you truly understand the energic psychological makeup of the body, you then start to appreciate how dis-ease develops and why it is maintained.

Ultimately, the bodymind knows best how to heal itself in a holistic way. Any interference by way of treating symptoms is only a compromise, for the real power of healing lies innately within the BodyTalk system.

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What is BodyTalk?

IBA Global Healing

Reiki is the Japanese phrase for "universal life energy," or "God-power." The Usui System of Reiki Healing is channeled through the practitioner's hands for self-treatment or treatment of others. The result of receiving Reiki is enhanced health and well-being - physical, mental, emotional, and spiritual.

Many have sought Reiki treatment or training realizing that balancing their systems can help them to cope better with a wide range of health conditions and enhance well-being. These include:

Cancer

Heart disease

Anxiety

Depression

Chronic pain

Infertility

Neurodegenerative disorders

ADD/ADHD

Autism/developmental delays

HIV/AIDS

Crohn’s Disease

Irritable Bowel Syndrome

Traumatic brain injury

Emotional illness, including mild psychosis

Fatigue syndromes

End-of-life care and bereavement

Relaxation

Pain management

Reduced anxiety

Reduced depression

Improved sleep

Improved digestion

Enhanced well-being

Stronger self-esteem

Support for substance abuse recovery

Accelerated surgical recovery

Reduced side effects from radiation, chemotherapy and Rx meds

Greater self awareness

Greater ease and satisfaction in relationship

Heightened intuition

Esoteric Healing

The energy field surrounds and permeates all living beings. It is the scaffolding for our physical body. Within the energy field of each person are seven major centers. Each of these centers energizes or vitalizes its related nerve center, endocrine gland, internal organ system and the circulatory system. It is within this energy field that the cause of disease appears to be located. A healing facilitator works with areas that are weak or congested within the energy field, and by use of various balancing techniques, can bring the individual's energy field to a more flowing, healthy, harmonious state.

This type of healing work is called Energy Healing. There is a subtle aspect that is not obvious until you study it in greater depth. The existence of the energy field and its use in healing has been known for thousands of years, especially in Egypt, India, and China. It is only recently, however, that modern western science has realized its significance. It has been called by various names: Vital body, bioenergy field, "L" (life) field and etheric body.

What is Energy Healing?

Through years of observation and study of many different disciplines, the members of the International Network for Energy Healing have developed a Science of Healing in the Energy Field (or Energy Healing). This has proven to be a very effective method of treatment. In a healthy person, the energy field is evenly balanced and harmonious, but where there is dis-ease, imbalance and disharmony can be felt. Healing facilitators learn to sensitize their hands and inner perception to examine the energy field in detail in order to find alterations in the flow of the energy field. The facilitator does not touch the individual, but works away from the body.

Is a client required to do anything?

A brief history is obtained prior to each treatment. The individual is treated in his/her position of comfort and is asked to relax and to be receptive. Sessions will generally last 30 to 45 minutes. Some individuals may feel nothing while others may have a sense of deep relaxation or of very subtle inner movement. Occasionally the effect of the treatment is felt immediately, but more frequently an effect is not observed until later.

Our energy field is influenced by our mental and emotional states, and working in this field may produce an effect in these aspects of our being. A facilitator learns to ask the client to have some quiet time to consider the thoughts, memories, and feelings that may come up to the surface of the mind in the days following the treatment.

How many visits does it take?

There is no rule about this. Occasionally total relief is obtained after one visit. However six to ten visits are more often required to achieve beneficial balance.

Does the patient need faith?

No, this is not 'faith' healing. Skeptics have benefited from this form of healing. Obviously, if a person is open-minded they are more likely to be responsive than one who 'resists' help. Energy healers as a group are spiritually oriented and non-sectarian. They understand that healing energies are available to all, whether or not one belongs to any religious denomination.

What is Craniosacral Fascial Therapy?   

Craniosacral Fascial Therapy is a very gentle, natural bodywork that may produce powerful therapeutic effects.  It can be corrective because it deals with the root of the problem.The brain has an inherent motion that expands and contracts.  Cerebrospinal fluid flows from the brain down the spine to the sacrum and into the connective tissue (fascia) in the body.  It helps nourish the body and cleanse toxins.  When the craniosacral system is loose and open, it allows for the optimal flow of fluid.Traumas starting from birth are accumulated and can restrict brain motion creating tightness and stored toxins in the body resulting in physical problems.  As the craniosacral system and fascial restrictions in the body begin to loosen, relief may be experienced.

What is a treatment like?

You lay on the table fully clothed during a treatment.  At times, you may feel some stretching or there may be a more active "unwind" motion. Most people find the session relaxing.

How many treatments will I need?

Of course this varies for individuals.  At the minimum, you should plan for 4 treatments.  You should know by this point if you are feeling benefits.

What is the brain cycle and why is it important?

At the beginning and end of each session, your brain cycle will be assessed.  By holding your head and timing the length of time it takes the brain to expand and contract, the health of the craniosacral system is revealed.  It is fascinating how the length and quality of your brain cycle relates to the improvement of conditions.

What kind of conditions benefit from CFT treatments?

There is a long list of conditions that have shown improvement thru CFT. Often, a benefit comes that was not anticipated. The intention of the session is to release tightness...never to "cure" the condition. 

The following are conditions that may benefit once craniosacral system is opened:

Back + Neck Pain/ Shoulder pain/ TMJ/ Scoliosis/ Sinus issues/ Migraines/ Headaches/ ADD/ADHD/ Concussion Symptoms/ Asthma/ Depression/ Learning Issues/ Acid Reflux/ Sleep issues/ Anxiety

Trauma can begin at birth. This is why it is so important for newborns to be assessed and adjusted. As we live our lives, we accumulate layers of trauma. Here are a few examples of trauma:

Difficult birth/ Concussion/ Surgery/ Auto Accidents/ Falls/ Vaccination shots/ Dental + Orthodontics/ Emotional trauma

For more information, go to: The Gillespie Approach

What is Tensegrity - Tom Myers

BioGeometry™ is Nature's Own Design Language of Shape, Color, Sound, Number, and Motion. It reveals the hidden ways in which nature creates and distributes energy for the benefit of all living beings. Developed over three decades of intensive research by Dr. Ibrahim Karim of Cairo Egypt, BioGeometry teaches powerful, practical methods to test, differentiate, and apply the key energy qualities which affect health and consciousness.

BioGeometry™ can be applied to any energy system; this includes humans, animals, plants, buildings, environmental locations, and even radiations from modern technologies.  BioGeometry students come from all different walks of life, because BG techniques can be applied in every field of work.

Although the majority of our students in North America are interested in or practice Holistic Health, we also have trained many Architects, Interior Designers, Medical Doctors, Nurses, persons suffering from Electro-Hypersensitivity, students of esoteric spiritual studies, etc.

BioGeometry is a master energy science with unlimited potential applications.

BioGeometry energy-quality balancing solutions have been shown effective in multiple scientific and medical projects conducted in Egypt and throughout Europe, including The Egyptian National Research Centre and The Egyptian National Hepatitis C Research Project.  It is currently being applied to architecture, telecom networks, industrial design, boats, airplanes and many other fields to transmute the effects of environmental energy disturbances from sources such as electro-magnetic radiation, structural design, and cosmic & earth-energy radiation. BioGeometry has also been successfully applied in agriculture, poultry, fish, and livestock farming to increase productivity and quality, while eliminating harmful artificial additives and treatments.

Note: I'm am currently working toward certification in the field of BioGeometry, so to clarify, I refer to my work as vibrational radiesthesia, which is one of the key elements of BioGeometry.

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 BioGeometry - Dr. Ibrahim Karim 

 Vesica Institute for Holistic Studies

The family constellation is the main process for revealing the hidden dynamics in a family so they can be worked with and healed.

Just as we inherit physical traits from our parents, we also inherit emotional patterns that are unconscious and unspoken. Unaware of their influences upon us, we perpetuate family patterns of illness, failure, unhappiness, addiction, etc. and pass them on to our children. The profound and highly effective approach of Family Constellations allows us to break those patterns and lead healthier, happier, more fulfilled lives. They work on a deeply felt, energetic level, with long-term and often life changing results. In working with several thousand family systems, renowned German psychotherapist, philosopher and author Bert Hellinger discovered age-old, hidden “Orders of Love” that operate in the depths of family organisms and the human soul. Violation and disrespect of these natural laws due to tragic circumstances and unconscious behavior in the generations that came before affect the lives of later members of the family.

Family Constellations are for individuals, couples and families interested in resolving life issues and looking to find a solid foundation for new direction in their lives. Also welcome are therapists, psychiatrists, nurses, social workers, physicians, healers and other health care professionals interested in enriching their practice with highly effective tools and new insights about disease, individual issues and human behavior.

Family Constellations can enable participants to:

Resolve misunderstandings, entanglements, and blocks in family, partner and other relationships

Break cycles of disconnection, alienation, abuse, dysfunction and poverty

Address parenting problems and painful family situations ( divorce, single parenthood, miscarriage, infertility, abortion, adoption/custody)

Deal positively with severe illness and death

Uncover reasons for physical and emotional suffering and take steps towards healing (migraines, asthma, eating disorders, chronic backache, depression, anxieties and phobias, suicidal tendencies, drug and alcohol abuse)

Understand the “bigger picture” of any life situation

Gain insight into professional conflicts

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Brigitte Sztab, Inquire Within, Washington.

5Rhythms is a movement meditation practice devised by Gabrielle Roth and draws from indigenous and world traditions using tenets of shamanistic, ecstatic, mystical and eastern philosophy. It also draws from Gestalt therapy, the human potential movement and transpersonal psychology. Fundamental to the practice is the idea that everything is energy, and moves in waves, patterns and rhythms.

Roth describes the practice as a soul journey, and says that by moving the body, releasing the heart, and freeing the mind, one can connect to the essence of the soul, the source of inspiration in which an individual has unlimited possibility and potential.

Dive into transformation every Sunday in RVA at TURN from 11am-12:30pm.

For more inspiration go to 5Rhythms