Tibetan Energy Balance

Practitioner: Nola Wardlow

Isn’t the brain/body/spiritual connection of our Being just so awesome? What is revealed, as I work with people never fails to amaze me. Let me share this event which occurred recently…

In the clinic we always take a person’s history first, before beginning a balance, to gain some understanding of our client’s life and circumstances. But because this was a workshop situation, and I was meeting Helen for the very first time, when she volunteered to do the teaching demonstration with me, I had virtually no knowledge of her situation or even where she lived.

During introductions this information had not been proffered. To demonstrate the power of the Tibetan Energy balance, and also to show before and after changes, I pre-tested 14 TFHK muscles (as Catherine had demonstrated at Conference a year or two back). I also pre-tested an emotion, the chakras, the auric field etheric bodies, and the gaits (my absolute old favourites). These imbalances or “outs” were charted in bright colours on a whiteboard for the class to see. At this stage no corrections had been made.

The “Tibetan Energy” correction that was needed involved only the front of the trunk of the body. It came the time to post-check all of the previous pre-tests, ALL were now balanced. Helen and the class followed proceedings as all these results were marked off on our whiteboard.

Before Helen gave her comments re. the balance experience, I asked her if she would like me to explain or “read” those charted results. Yes! She and the class would be interested. As always, we can be very smart after the event, meaning that all the signs seem to come together, after the balance; threads are connected and it all begins to form a picture and make sense. This was the resolution of all of the TFHK muscles which had previously unlocked, only PMS or the Liver meridian had showed an imbalance on both left and right sides of the body. I suggested that Helen consider whether there was some anger involved in her life just now. Even so, the emotion tested, had been in 5-element, fire – joy/love. The chakras, 4 to 7 had been out of balance, suggesting that an imbalance lay in the spiritual aspect of Helen’s life, especially as initially it was the spiritual etheric body in the aura showing an imbalance.

I explained to Helen the effects of having the walking gaits unbalanced, even though she appeared to be a very confidant, balanced and athletically active person. We could surmise that the correction had involved the core muscles of the trunk. After my “reading” Helen corroborated the facts. It was a wonderful insight for us all.

The emotion of love and joy? Absolutely. Helen and her husband had just returned to live in the “Bay”, by the sea. This was their dream come true. The PMS Liver emotion? Rather than anger, Helen identified it as frustration. Her husband had recently retired, and seemingly at a loss to fill his days, was in the house full time. Though she loved him, she was feeling stifled and recognised her need for her solitude time to re-energise which was very important to her. Hence the imbalance which had shown in the spiritual aura and in the chakras. The gaits? Yes. Just that very morning during Helen’s early morning walk, she had realised that she felt “out of sync” though she hadn’t understood how that could be. Helen shared that with the understanding of the reading of her body’s responses, as explained and shown on our chart, this had given her the knowledge and the conviction of the importance of pursuing her own needs, without any feelings of guilt.

She resolved to discuss, plan and follow a pattern for both she and her husband – in the area of their new relationship. This is called listening to the body isn’t it!

* Names have been changed.

NLK Mental Fitness Exercises

Practitioner: Marion Miller

One of my clients is a four-year old boy. Initially his mother brought him to me as he always had a “no” attitude and was very oppositional. I saw him four times. During one of these sessions he received an NLK VAK repatterning. He was also given a series of NLK Mental Fitness exercises to do each day.

His mother was very pleased with the results and had favourable reports back from his kindergarten. She wrote the following observations:

“In only this short amount of time, my son has changed his attitude and more –

• Listening more
• Follows instructions more
• Eye and hand co-ordination has improved (including writing and holding a pen)
• Better attitude (more yes than no, not oppositional)
• Changed person at kindy – reports from the teacher “he’s fine and more settled”
• Concentration better
• Easier to reason with
• Co-operates more
• Gets on with children at kindy more – better relationships, friendlier, considering others
• Observes more
• Calmer!!!!
• Relaxed in himself…less tense with himself
• Plays better
• Movement with hands – more coordinated

Overall he is a much happier person, easier to live with for us – and for others around him.”

Brain Gym on the Building Site

Kinesiology Student: Rose Stanton

When my husband Mike started doing Brain Gym to help himself get through the working day as an electrical technician on various building sites around the city, he had to choose a spot where he couldn’t be seen unfurling his ears or rolling his head from left to right.

Brain Gym has been enormously helpful to Mike (now 50), since a stroke and subsequent craniotomy in 2003 left him with limited sensation on his left side, neurogenic fatigue and reduced brain function due to scarring and medication to control his epilepsy, and very depressed.

About nine months after the stroke he had gradually worked up to two full days back at work and had been released from the support of his wonderful caring occupational therapist attached to the ISIS rehabilitation unit at Dunedin Hospital. We were then still learning to cope with our vastly changed lives and approached the local Stroke Foundation Field Officer who lent us some interesting self-help material including the Brain Gym Teacher’s Edition.

The book appeared daunting at first especially since Mike was suffering from lack of concentration and poor decision-making as a result of the stroke. However, he managed to make one decision which was to start with the section on how to understand and read things better. He noticed an immediate benefit and with new confidence felt the improvement enabled him to continue working with the book.

He started to practise Brain Gym at home daily with a basic routine called PACE, which involves drinking water to begin with because water is very important in order to lubricate the brain and body. This is followed by massaging (rubbing) points on the chest just below the clavicle whilst tracking the eyes from right to left and back again. Next is a cross-crawl movement alternating arms and legs from one side to the other, and then a relaxation to finish with.

He still does this routine before going to work and varies it with other exercises he has found useful.

Doing Brain Gym at work was a different matter. The first time he tried was at morning tea time on the sixth floor of an office building redevelopment. He had already been reprimanded by a stern and serious young foreman for not wearing his steel-capped shoes – his feet were quite sore from diminished limb control, but he knew his brain felt “fried” and had to do something. So while everybody else was sitting on their tool-boxes he sneaked into a vacant room and, carefully watching the door, unfurled one ear at a time slowly from top to bottom, not daring to do both at the same time.

The activity he did that first day was ‘The Thinking Cap’ one of the Energy Exercises which help to re-establish neural connections between body and brain. It focuses attention on hearing and also relaxes tension in the cranial bones. It is an exercise used in Touch for Health, Applied Kinesiology, and acupressure systems, and stimulates over 400 acupuncture points in the ears which helps to tune out distracting, irrelevant sounds. For some people excessive exposure to electronic sounds (e.g., radio, TV, computer) will switch off the ears. Interestingly Mike works with alarms, and building sites are always noisy!

Noticing when he needs to refocus has been important for Mike. “When I find myself getting a bit lost or a bit overwhelmed and flooded if I can sneak away and do a bit of Brain Gym, I find it helps get me back in the zone again,” he says. Noticing is one of the five learning principles in Educational Kinesiology (Edu-K), and as mentioned in a recent article by Gail Dennison, means “paying attention to the state of one’s mind, body and emotions, and to the changes, both subtle and profound, that enable one to become more comfortable, confident, and effective in skills and abilities”.

In November 2004, Mike and I were able to attend a Brain Gym workshop facilitated by Joanne Inder, a Dunedin-based physiotherapist and registered Educational Kinesiologist. The course covered an overview of the basic concepts and an introduction to the 26 Brain Gym movements.

The course was interactive, stimulating and experiential and helped to contextualise what we had already discovered about Brain Gym. We also became aware of its wider applications. In many ways it would have been better to do the course first, but strokes of course are unplanned and through trial and error Mike had found an excellent self-help tool which initially helped him to climb out of a debilitating depression. He was then able to focus on becoming more functional at work and at home.

Kids with Learning Blocks

Practitioner: Robyn Hadley

It always amazes me how often the simplest is the best! The following is a snippet from my kinesiology casebook.

A mother brought her very bright seven-year-old “J.” to see me. She had three boys all with IQ’s way above average, but all having or had learning blocks. Her nine-year-old had had quite a few sessions with Nola Wardlaw with considerable success. Nola had taught them Barbara Wards’ “Double Taps” and Mum had been using these with J. I found J. was doing rather well with these, with only a few glitches.

J. was very willing to take responsibility for his own learning. (He was very competent in maths but not succeeding with his reading and writing.) Not surprisingly, his eye tracking was poor and he was marching homolaterally. I taught him P.A.C.E. and Lazy 8’s.

I did not see him for 3 months and I thought I was not going to see him again. Imagine my delight when he came back and I was told he had been doing his Brain Gym regularly every day, without reminders from Mum! And his reading had improved from six and a half to eight and a half. This session he had a Dennison Laterality Repatterning done and he was challenged to do his Brain Buttons and track the Lazy 8 at the same time. He loved the balance board and has taken this home to play on. Mum shared that she can only catch J. out when doing Double Taps after she has been doing it with him for at least 5 minutes. It will be interesting to see how he progresses.

Long-standing Back Problem

Practitioner: Robyn Hadley

It always amazes me how often the simplest is the best! The following is from my kinesiology casebook.

After spending considerable time and effort with a quite complicated balance, on a client with a long-standing back problem, the client gets off the massage table and states that there was “no improvement”. This is always disappointing and upsetting too, as the client is still in pain! However one doesn’t like to let the client go in that state!

A few months before I had given a short talk on kinesiology to the local garden club, composed mainly of retired people and afterwards, an elderly lady had tapped me on the shoulder. She couldn’t believe it – for the past week she had not been able to turn her head and was in agony – she was booked to see a chiropractor the next day. After doing the Auricular exercises (TFH) or Thinking Caps (B/G), she found she could suddenly turn her head and the pain and discomfort had totally disappeared. She was a very happy lady.

Remembering this, I showed my client how to massage her ears and as she was doing so, she was amazed that when rubbing a specific spot on her ear, the pain vanished – again a very contented woman. Most probably, it was the balance that had done most of the work and the Thinking Caps was just the finishing touch. Whatever, it was a satisfactory conclusion.

Help for Sensitive Children

Practitioner: Marion Miller

Background
Corey is a 5-year-old boy. The information that his mother sent me prior to his first appointment showed that he was an extraordinary sensitive child, even from birth. As a toddler, he would scream and hide in his bedroom from visitors and was scared to go outside.

He hated the feeling of wind in his face and falling rain made him totally panic. He had many fears and phobias including that he couldn’t cope with birthday candles, certain smells and watching TV. Corey complained of a sore stomach constantly, describing it in his words as “fizzy like lemonade”.

Going to school caused him to pace the floor up and down the hallway wringing his hands asking over and over again “when will you be coming back?” His mother said “It is extremely difficult walking away everyday knowing your child is scared and sobbing for you.” The teacher says that he is okay providing she keeps to the same routine and anything extra or a change, such as assemblies, causes problems.

Work done
To date, I have seen Corey three times. The work I have done included an NLK VAK Repatterning, some Phobia and Sensitivity Tapping and Barbara Wards’ Noise Sensitivity Balance. Corey and his mother have been taught a range of the NLK Mental Fitness Exercises to do with the 5-minute Switch On tape every day. This has achieved amazing results – see his mother’s journal below.

Mother’s Journal
Gary and I feel Corey responded well to his kinesiology with Marion today, after explaining to him about going to this lady’s home and using the spiral staircase, he was quite keen. Marion had a lovely approach, and with writing to her ahead of our appointment, she was well aware of Corey’s worries, and was able to start working with him straight away without having to ask for a lot of information. I hope with all my heart this works for Corey, as he deserves to feel relaxed and happy with his life. He fell asleep quickly tonight after his first treatment, I think this might be a good sign?

This morning we started our NLK Mental Fitness cassette tape, it will be a commitment I’m very willing to do providing I can see positive results. It’s a very happy tune, that Corey enjoyed, he even asked it we could repeat the exercises again. Marion said any extra times in a day is a bonus, so we did.

It has only been a week since we began our kinesiology routine. Corey is showing very good signs towards these exercises helping him. His constant agitation seems to be easing, this is wonderful. He seems less grumpy.

Today Corey’s teacher commented on Corey’s concentration and focus improving, we have been doing the exercises for three weeks now. This is such a breakthrough.

Bevan is amazed at his kid brother’s more even temperament and ability to now actually sit and watch a DVD without running off. It’s such a fantastic sight that most would take for granted, but is precious to me, something I would have doubted would happen before discovering Marion’s help.
It dawned on me today, how Corey’s appetite has increased, also he will try different tastes and textures now and will even eat things he once spat out saying it felt yucky on his tongue.

His teacher is delighted that Corey now participates in classroom news, he answers questions, and volunteers to give morning talks – very exciting!

Today I walked into class and found Corey sitting beside his teacher, in the special helper’s chair, he looked so proud of himself and was enjoying his privileged role. When the teacher told him to choose the first four children to be able to go home on the bell, he chose three kids, then turned his finger pointing to himself – the teacher laughed and laughed. “Now all the children will want to follow his lead,” she said.

Corey couldn’t wait to go to school this morning, he now eagerly watches the clock to 8.30am. Looking forward to seeing his three little mates. Such a big achievement for a little boy that used to pace the floor in tears, wringing his hands – and try to hide away to avoid school. It’s great seeing him now joining in.

I realised today Corey never mentions his fizzy tummy anymore – and rain is no longer an issue – Corey is very happy with himself when it’s raining at school and he is able to tell me, “Mummy it rained today and I wasn’t even scared,” with a huge grin of satisfaction on his face. After trying homeopathy, bach flower remedies, herbal medicine, cranial massage, reading numerous books, this technique has given us the best outcome. Things I thought would seem too difficult are becoming more possible and a reality.

When arriving at Marion’s clinic today for a treatment, I cringed to find all the roadwork equipment. The huge trucks, once would have sent Corey into a panic with fear, instead he wanted to know what they were doing as we walked past into Marion’s clinic. I was very impressed – his hand clasped in mine didn’t even tighten (as it would have once) as we proceeded past the workers. Corey enjoyed rolling on the big rubber ball, and bouncing on it, showing more confidence this time. Marion worked on reversing Corey’s anxiety about parting from me and going to school without tears.

Three days have passed and Corey’s tears are lessening – Yeah! He still struggles with the length of day – but so do others, they are all adapting.

This weekend we drove to Oponini, and stayed in a cabin to catch up with a long overdue visit to family. We wouldn’t have considered this before Corey’s advancement. It was fabulous to get away and feel confident that things would go smoothly. And they did! Corey thrived and loved the beach setting, running everywhere with excitement, wanting to take it all in. He even patted the little goats that were roaming around. We discovered Corey is now a good traveller and he enjoyed his ride home again, asking lots of questions about the scenery.

Today when I went to pick Corey up from school, his classroom was empty. I heard children singing in the hall and recognised some others from his class. So I quietly stood at the back of the hall. Corey was sitting cross-legged and was watching the projector screen with fascination, this once would have spooked him. He was clapping his hands and attempting the new words of Christmas carols. He was so engrossed and looked so beautifully peaceful. I felt rather weepy with pure joy.

Corey no longer has the tantrums he once had, he is more contented, we still find bedtime tricky and he is difficult to settle some evenings. We have come forward a lot, in a short span of time. Thank you Marion.

Migrane Headaches Eliminated

The following is a testimonial from a client of Dr. Wayne Topping, Wellness Kinesiology. For more information, visit www.wellnesskinesiology.com.

“I had suffered from migrained (sic) headaches intermittently for most of my life and was pleased to work on this trait during the workshop. I continued with this as directed for several weeks afterwards.
It was some time later that I actually realized that I had not had a headache since the class.

The trait that Dr. Topping connects to migraine is the dislike of confronting differences and I was amazed one morning when I appeared to be developing a migraine headache to realize that I was in just such a situation.

I did some stress release on the situation then carried it through and my headache did not develop further. This happened on two further occasions and each time I was able to avoid the headache by tackling the situation on hand. I have since carried out some more reprogramming of the trait and have not had a headache since that time.”

G.M., Scotland

Colitus Attacks Averted

The following is a testimonial from a client of Dr. Wayne Topping, Wellness Kinesiology. For more information, visit www.wellnesskinesiology.com.

“For years I suffered with colitis attacks that would happen regularly and even wake me up while I was sleeping. They were often so painful that I would break into a sweat and many times thought about going to the hospital because of the pain.

When one started to happen, my routine was to take some pain-killing medication and hope the pain would be gone by the time the painkiller wore off.

I went to Wayne Topping’s office and through muscle testing found out that my colitis attacks were primarily emotionally induced. He showed me how to do the Emotional Stress Release technique with eye rotations while saying affirmations like, ‘I love and approve of myself’, ‘I create my own joy’, and ‘I choose to be a winner in life.’

Now that I had the tools, whenever I felt a colitis attack beginning, I would “do my words” and the attack would invariably stop. The colitis attacks have now gone away completely.”

L.S., Washington

Detergent Sensitivity Cleared

The following is a testimonial from a client of Dr. Wayne Topping, Wellness Kinesiology. For more information, visit www.wellnesskinesiology.com

I am writing to let others know what your treatment methods can accomplish for allergy sufferers.

Let me begin with my case history: About 8 months ago, I began to experience the classic symptoms of contact dermatitis and severe systemic allergy. I itched constantly, over my entire body. I could not sleep through the night without waking up five or six times in a frenzy of scratching. I was sleep deprived, and each day was a horror as I worried more about itching than I did about dealing with the day’s tasks.

During the day I often had to leave the room (whether it was at work, at school, or at a friend’s house) because of the intensity of the allergic reaction. Before long, I was covered with raised red and white welts and I soon developed eczema along my arms and thighs.

I consulted a physician and discovered that during these allergic attacks my blood pressure dropped as low at 50/35. I was told by my doctor that this reaction bordered on anaphylactic shock and possible death. In short, my allergic reaction had progressed from mere discomfort to a potentially life-threatening situation.

I had to find the allergen and eliminate it, fast! Through a careful process of elimination, I traced the allergy to the commercial laundry detergent “Surf”, which I had begun using at the same time the symptoms began.

When I switched to a new detergent and re-washed all my clothes, the itching was reduced. Nevertheless, whenever I came in contact with anything that had been in the vicinity of this detergent, the welts would begin to form, and I was in for several hours of itching and hives.

I dealt with this for over a month by taking antihistamines, which, though effective, would leave me drowsy and ineffective at work. I lived in constant fear that I would meet someone whose clothes had been washed in Surf, or that there was something in my closet that was still contaminated.

Fortunately, it was around this time that I met you. You took a careful case history, and introduced clothing that had been washed in Surf. Initially, I reacted to the clothing at a distance of five feet.

Within five minutes of your treatment, however, I was able to stand the clothing actually touching my face, with no ill effects whatsoever! What is even more amazing is that I then went to the grocery store (where I had previously been unable to even walk down the detergent aisle without itching unbearably), and I actually bought a box of Surf.

I went home and put my hands into the detergent. Absolutely nothing happened!! Thanks to you, I am no longer worried that I may be accidentally exposed to this substance and possibly die as a result. You have made a true believer out of me. Thank you, Dr. Topping!”

K. M., California

Reading Help

From a 10 year old boy after two sessions, including an NLK Repatterning:

Practitioner: Marion Miller

“Thanks for all your help. Thought you would like to know my reading has gone from 8-9 to 10-11 years.”

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