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Touch for Health Classes

Natural Health with Acupressure Touch

Energy Balancing - Intuitive Wellness Mentor     

Mind Body Wellness Educator     

Touch for Health is a system of balancing posture, attitude, and life energy to relieve stress, aches and pains, feel and function better, be more effective, clarify and achieve your goals and enjoy your life.

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Touch for Health, was developed in 1973 by Dr John Thie who was inspired by the Applied Kinesiology research of Dr George Goodheart, DC.   Dr Thie was a chiropractor who discovered that wellness could be attained more rapidly with the techniques Dr Goodheart was teaching than with any other system he had researched or studied.   

 

Dr Thie's vision was to incorporate techniques from Applied Kinesiology, Modern Chiropractic, Naturopathy, Osteopathy, & Ancient Chinese Aucpuncture and make them available to everyone, no matter their walk of life.  He wanted to empower others to safe, simple techniques that would enhance their life and increase their recuperative powers.   Touch for Health became the first simple truly holistic system of health care available to people with no previous knowledge of their body or how it works for them.  This was not meant to be a substitute for medical treatment from a qualified licensed health professional.   Rather it was designed to complement wellness and increase self-responsibility.   Over the last 45 years it has been taught to tens of thousands of enthusiastic learners in over 40 countries of the world. 

  

Dr Thie's book Complete Edition of Touch for Health:  A Practical Guide to Natural Health with Acupressure Touch was published in 2005.    it has become a powerful tool for integrating Western and Eastern prevention and recovery techniques.  It is the reference manual used in the Touch for Health classes and retreats.

 

Touch for Health appeals to self-responsible individuals who recognize the Structural, Nutritional and Mental/Emotional sides of a person and desire to be Happy, Healthy, and Whole. 

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Touch for Healthers do not diagnose, prescribe, or treat in any way, any named disease.  We balance energy in the muscles, meridians and related systems at the energetic level for the maintenance of the best state of general health. 

  

  • Touch for Health is  taught in 4  levels . 
  • A career as a Touch for Health Instructor or Consultant is available. 
  • Each level is Certified through the International Kinesiology College in Queensland Australia. 
  • Professional CEU's for health professionals may also be available.
  • I teach in English, but  the reference manual  may be available in other languages
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Level 1

Touch for Health Introduction / Demonstration

 

This 3 hour info/ demo event is designed for anyone curious about

drug-free ways to improve health and wellness.

 

Discover ways to energize your body so it can:

  • heal faster

  • reduce stress

  • learn more easily

  • increase flexibility

  • switch-on, tune-up, and be the best you can be in every area of your life.

 

Learn the science and art of energy balancing using tools such as

  • Muscle testing

  • circulation and klymphatic reflex points

  • Chinese 5-element theory and appication

  • the Touch for Health System of Energy Balancing

 

This Introduction is a "taste and see" event for anyone who is 

  • curious about integrative, complementary, energy medicine

  • want to understand muscle testing in action and try it for themselves

  • searching for drugv free ways to imporove wellness, performance, recovery

  • in the health care industry & want to ork more effectively with their clients

  • considering taking the Touch for Health System of Energy Balancing

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Most people are amazed at how powerful this system is.  They find the simple, accessible techniques really do shift energy, balance muscles, reduce stress, increase flexibility, and create wellness.

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Please note that the demonstrations are tailored to the attendees.  If family oriented, we will focus on ways to keep self and family healthy.  If health professionals attend we will look at ways to integrate techniques into their practice.                        

Touch for Health Level 1 Training  --  Balance as You Go Process                       

TFH Level 1  IS Foundational Specialized Kinesiology at it's finest.  The classes are taught to anyone with an interest in self- health and preventative wellness.   They are structured to be fun, easy to understand, comfortably paced, with lots of hands-on practice.   The colorful Touch for Health Complete Edition is an easy to follow reference manual with techniques, corrections, and advanced information.   What is amazing, is that in any given class there may be complete novices sitting next to professional health care providers both learning how to apply the powerful techniques, and each acquiring exactly what they need to enhance wellness in themselves or others.  

 

In Level 1 you learn:

  • 2 days, 16 hours in-depth training in Energy Balancing using Acupressure Touch

  • Fix as You Go CorrectiveTechnique

  • Accurate Muscle Testing

  • Food Sensitivity Monitoring

  • Postural Awareness and corrections

  • Emotional Stress Release techniques

  • Eye/Hand co-ordination corrections

  • Comprehension corrections

  • Pain relief techniques

  • Hands on Learning, 

​Course fee includes: 

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  • Textbook:  Touch for Health Complete Edition Reference Manual 

  • Course Handouts

  • 2 mid-week practice/review days

  • 1 year free subscription to CanASK Canadian Specialized Kinesiology Association â€‹Newsletter​

  • Touch for Health may be eligible for Professional Continuing Education Credits CEU’s

  • Please register at least 2 weeks prior to class to ensure your book is ordered  on time

  • Bring a friend and you both save $15 on tuition. 

  • Register with 4 friends and you get in free.

  • Taken TFH before and want to Review?  No problem.  Showing your IKC certificate allows you to repeat that level as often you want at half price.

Touch For Health Level 2 Training  --  One-Point Balancing

2 days, 16 hours 

Where level 1 teaches the basics, Level 2 makes you more efficient, increases confidence, and helps integrate your learning.  Often levels 1 & 2 are taught together.  Registering for level 1 and level 2 at the same time saves you money and ensures you have the training for a strong foundation.  
In Level 2 you learn:

  • 2 days, 16 hours in-depth training in Energy Balancing using Acupressure Touch

  • One point balancing

  • Law of 5 Elements

  • Acupressure holding points for sedating and tonification

  • Meridian Massage, Meridian Walking

  • Brain Integration Techniques to Improve Learning

  • Food Testing

  • Time of Day balancing for shift work 

  • Emotional Stress Release for Future Performance

​Course fee includes:

  • ​2 days, 16 hours in-depth training in Energy Balancing and Acupressure Touch

  • Course Handouts

  • Bring a friend and you both save $15 on tuition

  • The TFH Synthesis book is required for the proficiency exam and available for purchase to students who wish to continue for level 3-4

  • Taken Level 2 before and want to Review?  No problem.  Showing your IKC certificate allows you to repeat that level as often you want at half price.

Touch For Health Essentials  - Level 1+ 2      

4 days, 32 hours 

This is the fast track for smart students who want to get up and running quickly. 

There is a tuition discount for registering for and taking both classes back-to-back

 

  • Learn all the Touch For Health Level 1 AND level 2 curriculum in one extended long weekend.

  • 4 sequential days, 32+ hours of in-depth training and Energy Balancing

  • All the content in level 1 & 2 above, but without the distance of time in between.

  • Increase confidence, skill and sensitivity as you monitor and correct energy flow

  • includes comprehensive reference book, handouts, extended practice tim

Chinese 5-Element Metaphors 

2 days, 16 hours

Chinese 5-Element Metaphors  is a powerful process that uses the movement of specific muscles of the body to help correct imbalances.   In literature, a metaphor is a 'symbol' of something else.  When we apply the Chinese 5-element metaphors with muscle movement,  the secret language of your body activates and brings the goal you are working on to life.   The amazing thing is that in a simple movement, the brain makes powerful associations, and the body corrects and aligns instantly.

 

This class combines supportive dialogue, positive goal-setting and creative visualization to help you feel better and gain insight and enthusiasm for life.    Metaphor class can be taken alone or after Level 1 or 2.   The Chinese 5 Element wheel is the foundation of this fantastic, self-empowering system where you switch on healing of mental, emotional, sensory, associative, memory, posture, and more. 

 

It is a great class where students learn to 'embody' the goals by "locking" them in with muscle movement and dialogue.  

​Course fee includes:

  • 2 days, 16 hours of active personalized learning

  • Reference book:  Touch for Health Pocketbook with Chinese 5 Element Metaphors 

  • Course handouts.  

  • Powerful tools for making life changes as easy as a walk in the park.

  • Bring a friend and you both save $15 on tuition.  

  • Bring 4 friends and your tuition is free.

Touch For Health Level 3  Training  --   Reactive Muscle Balancing            

Touch for Health level 3 builds on the strong foundation of levels 1 and 2 bringing a newfound confidence to your skill set.  Since you learned the basics, now you explore new ways to balance through sound, color, emotions, and goals.  TFH 3 gets into the more advanced, fun techniques that are both surprising, and profoundly powerful.  By the time you start level 3, you have a comfortable familiarity with the manual, you are working through your case studies in the proficiency synthesis, and now you get to shine with confidence as you apply the things you learned.  As in all classes, the pace is comfortable, the learning fun.  As you add new techniques, ask questions, and demonstrate your knowledge, you discover ways to apply the skills to strengthen and support the body so it can support and strengthen you.  

In Level 3 you learn:

  • Prechecks & 5-Element Review

  • Goal Balancing with Emotions

  • Balancing with Food

  • Sedation Techniques

  • Pain Reduction Techniques

  • Circuit Retaining Mode

  • Reactive Muscles and Corrective techniques

  • Balancing Upper & Lower back, Headaches, Knees

  • 42 Muscle movements for assessing Energy flow and balance

Touch For Health Level 4 Training  --  Postural Analysis & Balancing         

Touch for Health level 4 Integrates the learning from levels 1-3.  By now you have learned to  test 42 different muscles, identify imbalances in 5 Elements, corrective points for 14 different meridian systems, You have learned meridian tracing, neurolymphatics, neurovasculars, golgi tendon apparatus, spindle cell corrections, tonification and sedation techniques, time of day balances, food sensitivity and nutrition testins, and Emotional Stress Release for past trauma, Emotion, and simple stress.  The level 4 class is a synthesis and review of all the previous classes, allowing for practice, questions, exploration, review.  The next class in sequence is the proficiency assessment.  But level 4 is not just a review.  New content includes:

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  • Figure 8 energy balancing

  • Luo Points

  • Postural Analysis

  • Postural Stress Release

  • 5-Element Emotions

  • Introduction to Metaphors

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Cancellation Policy

We understand that stuff happens.   To run the class we require a minimum of 6 students.  Individualized classes can be arranged.

 

If WE cancel, you will be given the option of transferring your registration to the next class OR receiving a refund.

 

If YOU cancel, we understand that Emergencies do happen and will work as closely as possible to keep everyone happy.  But please do understand that deposits and room bookings are paid in advance.  The size of the space is determined by the number of attendees.   Books need to be ordered and shipped.  Printed materials need to be prepared.  Please understand that some costs are non-refundable. 

 

You may cancel up to two weeks (14 days) prior to the start of class and receive a refund.  If you cancel after that time, there may be a $25 administrative fee to absorb some of the up-front costs of room reservations, shipping, printing, and preparing your materials.   No refunds after class has started.   

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