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WHAT MAKES COUNSELLING KINESIOLOGYTM
TRAINING UNIQUE
Counselling KinesiologyTM
is a tightly integrated three stage model incorporating the major schools of counselling - psychodynamic, object relations, cognitive, behavioural, humanistic and social learning theory.
STAGE 1: Talk therapy is used to establish rapport and explore at a primarily cognitive level, the issues that cause the feeling of having lost control of some area of life. Unlike many other approaches, the intention is not to resolve the issue in this phase. Counselling Kinesiology uses this stage to open up the problem areas, identify goals, investigate past attempts to solve these problems and look at what is sabotaging these goals from being achieved.
STAGE 2: The first stage leads into a second stage Psychodynamic approach using the Counselling Kinesiology "Emotional Stress Circuit". Regression is used to connect the person at a feeling level with their inner child. Rather than being free regression to what material spontaneously comes up, Counselling Kinesiology uses muscle testing to test for emotional stress and pinpoint the critical emotional references that are causing the person to maintain the current problem emotions. This usually goes back to a symbolic time in the person's early childhood where decisions about how one can and cannot behave, have been internalised and dictate subsequent behaviour.
Unique to Counselling Kinesiology are the Developmental DirectoryTM and Grief GaugeTM emotional states charts. These are used with muscle testing to directly identify the critical emotional states that have been internalised. The Developmental DirectoryTM is based on the psychosocial developmental stages. It identifies unmet emotional needs that prevented the development of emotional strengths and appropriate coping skills at particular phases of life. This lack of coping skills will continue to cause problems throughout a person's life until they are addressed. The Grief Gauge™ tracks the natural way a person comes to terms with any unwanted loss or change, including the specific tasks of grieving, to arrive at some type of narrative resolution. Muscle testing, using the Grief GaugeTM, quickly identifies where this process has become stuck and what is preventing the person satisfactorily coming to terms with the pain of the unwanted loss or change.
By additionally testing for flower essences and ego defence behaviours at both the reference age and for the present time issue, the practitioner has a clear window into the psychodynamics of the person's individual emotional pattern. The practitioner is then in a unique position to help guide the client through the grieving process, to help the client connect with the emotional strengths needing to be developed and to empower the client to feel totally different about the issue. This process includes many specific techniques such as gestalt role reversal and cognitive reprocessing. In a very safe and supportive way, the client learns to nurture the inner child and become self-validating.
STAGE 3: The insight and emotional resolution from the second phase is translated into practical changes in behaviour at the third Behavioural phase. Counselling KinesiologyTM assists the client in using modelling techniques with clever ways of isolating effective behaviours from seemingly inappropriate role models. It links these potential new behaviours to supportive feelings from the second phase, and uses emotional coaching with rehearsal and confrontation, so that the person really masters new ways of behaving. It allows people to see the sabotaging behaviours of Stage 1 in a totally new light and appreciate why they felt they could never use more effective behaviours. They experience overcoming their limitations and using powerful and effective new ways of being in day to day life. Typically, they report experiencing more emotional connection and more awareness than they have had for a very long time (if ever).
Stage 3 also includes a large number of Integrative Exercises targeted at specific issues. These are designed to help people with home reinforcements tailored to their specific type of challenge (e.g. communication, anxiety, parenting etc.). It enables them to feel that they can carry the work they have done in the sessions into their everyday lives, and continue to make the changes they desire.
Counselling KinesiologyTM is an educational model helping clients to recognise generational patterns and make changes that can not only transform their own lives, but also pass on an enduring heritage to their children and the following generations.
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TRAINING OUTLINE
Each course utilizes the three-stage approach. The first “Talk Therapy” stage is where a structured approach of targeted questioning and active listening is taught. The trainee learns how to use this approach to explore the background of an issue, establish rapport with the client and identify appropriate goals. It is also used to identify the limiting factors that have prevented the client from moving forward. The outcome of this approach is to determine the emotional needs that are not being met and, in a process unique to CK, encapsulate them in a series of stress statements.
The second “Experiential” stage is designed to help a client really touch and connect with locked up emotions. The trainee is taught the “CK Emotional Stress Circuit” which uses the powerful tool of muscle testing to identify the basis of the client's attitudes and reactions - areas that are often hidden below conscious awareness. This involves a truly remarkable ability of muscle testing to “time track” to memories or impressions, that are often relegated to the back of the mind and may not have been consciously recalled for years. When these issues are brought to the surface they are often experienced with moving emotions and can be clearly seen as critical factors in determining lifelong attitudes and reactions.
To assist in this unfolding process, the trainee is instructed in the use of the Developmental DirectoryTM and Grief GaugeTM emotional states charts. These tools were developed specifically for Counselling Kinesiology to help determine the context of what was taken on at these past times and how this created the limitations that maintain the client's preset day problems.
To help in the processing of these emotional issues, the trainee is instructed in Inner Child work and a synthesis of practical approaches, drawn from the psychodynamic, behavioural and cognitive therapies. This is combined with kinesiology de-stressing techniques to gently de-stress emotional blocks. It enables the trainee to help a client (or couple) gain insight and work through to a healthy resolution.
The final third stage is the “Integrative Phase”. To complete the process, the client needs to implement changes. The trainee is instructed in techniques to help the client look at options and form action plans to implement them. These are tested in day-to-day life.
Counselling Kinesiology is an education model of life skills training, so in addition to the action plan, a series of structured exercises are demonstrated to show how a client can translate the insights of Stage 2 into everyday life. These exercises are especially useful to give to clients having difficulties in their roles as parents or for couples undergoing relationship counselling. A major part of the programme is dedicated to this last phase to ensure that the insights and de-stressings make real differences in the lives of the people we are helping.
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| THE COUNSELLING KINESIOLOGYTM TRAINING COURSES
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- Recommended Minimum Prerequisite Workshops -
- Touch for Health 1 plus
Kinergetics 1, or plus
Introduction to Counselling Kinesiology
- Counselling KinesiologyTM Training -
- CK 1 - "Resolving Emotional Stress"
is the foundation course and goes through the complete CKTM Training system in detail, as well as its applications. It has "Touch for Health 1" and "Kinergetics 1" or "Introduction to Counselling Kinesiology" as recommended kinesiology prerequisites, although other courses may also provide the required competencies (see Competency Checklist)
Distance Education Components - CKTM 1 has six preparatory (pre-workshop) workbooks and worksheets and five review and extension (post-workshop) workbooks and worksheets. These are completed according to the work-rate calendar provided.
CK2 - "Empowering Relationships"
- has CK1 as prerequisite course.
Preparatory Workbooks - The CK2 preparatory workbooks need to be completed and returned at least 2 weeks before the commencement of the workshop you are attending.
Please be aware - these courses will give you some opportunities to work through your own emotional issues as part of the training, as well as learning how to help others.
Acceptance - is based on appropriateness of past training and experience to ensure that you will be able to fully benefit from the techniques being presented.
Practice time - some practice time is made available in each course to practise the techniques presented, to experience the benefits personally and to learn the essentials of Counselling Kinesiology.
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COUNSELLING KINESIOLOGY 1 - “RESOLVING EMOTIONAL STRESS”
The CK 1 Training covers -
- Highly focused Counselling Skills - a structured & empathetic approach allowing people to open up, gain clarity and feel supported when tackling difficult issues
- Three Phases for Resolving Emotional Stress - talk therapy, an experiential phase and an integrative phase of exercises to help change behaviour
- Identification of the Emotional Reference - Kinesiology time tracking to identify the basis of the client's attitudes and reactions
- The Developmental DirectoryTM Chart - identifying unmet emotional needs & unwanted loss or change at critical developmental phases resulting in poor or inappropriate coping skills
- The Grief GaugeTM Chart - our reactions, where we get stuck (and locked into emotional stress) and the path back to emotional wellbeing
- Defence Mechanisms - uncovering the blind spots
- Emotional Stress Circuits - contacting, supporting & healing the inner child
- Change Techniques - for modelling, practising & implementing change
- Integrative Exercises- home reinforcement exercises targeted at specific issues
Includes: 'In Practice' Workshop Manual, eleven comprehensive Workbooks and Worksheets and the Developmental Directory TM and Grief Gauge TM emotional states charts.
Prerequisites: (Recommended) "Touch for Health 1" & "Kinergetics 1" or "Touch for Health 1" & "Introduction to Counselling Kinesiology", or equivalents - see Prerequisites Checklist). (Acceptance based on appropriateness of past training and experience).
Hours: The hands-on workshop is 3 days 9 am - 6.30 pm. CK 1 Workbooks and Worksheets, to be completed both before and after the workshop, are approximately 42.5 and 41.5 hours respectively. These are to be completed according to the work-rate calendar, spread over 7 months. The total hours are 75 hrs of AKA or AIK accredited training as Communication Skills or as Category B courses Advanced Skills in Kinesiology.
The CK 1 Preparatory (Pre-workshop) Workbooks -
- Workbook 1: Introduction & the Three Stage CK™ Process - including an overview of the CK™ Three Stage Process (Talk Therapy, Kinesiology Emotional Stress Circuits and Integrative Exercises), a worked through example of the three stages including case study vignettes & practical examples.
- Workbook 2: Duty of Care - covering contraindications, precautions including many examples and dealing with complex issues such as suicide prevention.
- Workbook 3: CK™ Talk Therapy Part 1 – preparing for CK™ Talk therapy with the background theory and practice, to build rapport and understanding when dealing with emotional issues.
- Workbook 4: The Developmental Directory™ and Grief Gauge™ – the theory and development of the CK™ emotional states charts. Childhood psychosocial developmental theory and the grief process of coming to terms with unwanted loss or change, are brought together in the 'General Emotional Adaptation Syndrome'. It links childhood influences and experiences to later (e.g. adult) emotional reactions.
- Workbook 5: CK™ Emotional Stress Circuit Part 1 - preparing for the CK™ Emotional Stress Circuits and the background theory and practice of applying muscle testing to identify the emotional contributions of past experiences to current issues. An array of emotional de-stressing techniques ranging from Inner Child original pain work to cognitive reprocessing is illustrated here.
- Workbook 6 - CK™ Integrative Phase Part 1 - the techniques comprising the Integrative Exercises and how they are applied to various personal, relationship, family, children, adolescent, workplace and anxiety issues. Mindfulness approaches and preparing action plans for change as well as managing the change process, are also included.
The CK 1 Hands-on workshop -
Day 1:
- History Taking: Client Information and Session Notes form
- Genogram Construction
- Steps of the CK™ Talk Therapy flowchart
- Demonstrations of the CK™ Talk Therapy and discussion
- Supervised Practice
- Discussion and Review
- Reinforcing Integrative Exercises
- Steps of the CK™ Emotional Stress Circuit (ESC) flowchart
- Using a CK™ ESC for Physical Health issues
- Review DD™ and GG™ charts and meanings of stages and phases
- Four Step De-stressing
- Feedback and closure
Day 2:
- Review
- Steps of the CK™ Four Step De-stressing flowchart
- Demonstration of the CK™ ESC for Physical Health issues
- Discussion and Review
- Supervised Practice
- Discussion and Review
- Reinforcing Integrative Exercises
- Steps of the CK™ Inner Child Recovery (Lift) Technique flowchart
- Feedback and closure
Day 3:
- Review
- Demonstration of the CK™ ESC for CK™ Talk Therapy (emotional) issues
- Discussion and Review
- Reinforcing Integrative Exercises
- Steps of CK™ Creative Role Modelling flowchart
- Demonstration of CK™ Creative Role Modelling and discussion
- Discussion and Review
- Supervised Practice
- Discussion and Review
- Targeted Integrative Exercises
- Discussion of Competency Assessments
- Feedback and closure
The CK 1 Review and Extension (Post-workshop) Workbooks -
- Workbook 3: CK™ Talk Therapy Part 2
– includes the steps of the CK™ Talk Therapy flowchart in detail, difficulties encountered in practice, and a complete Stage 1 case study sample write-up.
- Workbook 5: CK™ Emotional Stress Circuit (ESC) Part 2 - includes steps of the CK™ ESC, the CK™ Inner Child Recovery (Lift) Technique, & the CK™ Four Step De-stressing flowcharts in detail, difficulties encountered in practice, and a complete Stage 2 case study sample write-up (with alternatives for both the Lift Technique and Four Step De-stressing). Applying the CK™ ESC as part of a general kinesiology stress circuit allows CK™ to be incorporated in circuits dealing with physical health problems, which is also included in this workbook.
- Workbook 6: CK™ Integrative Phase Part 2 - includes steps of the CK™ Creative Role Modelling flowchart in detail, difficulties encountered in practice and full Integrative Exercises as client hand-outs with further instructions for their use. A complete Stage 3 case study sample write-up, including further details required in the competency assessment case studies, completes this workbook.
- Workbook 7: CK™ Life Enhancing Exercises: Positive Psychology & Coaching Part 1 - Life enhancing approaches drawn from Positive Psychology and Life Coaching including their histories and development.
- Workbook 7: CK™ Life Enhancing Exercises: Positive Psychology & Coaching Part 2 - Life enhancing exercises based on research and practice from Positive Psychology and Life Coaching, modified for Counselling Kinesiology.
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COUNSELLING KINESIOLOGY 2 - “EMPOWERING RELATIONSHIPS™”
Counselling Kinesiology 2 builds on the foundation techniques of Counselling Kinesiology 1. The focus in Counselling Kinesiology 2 is being able to work on relationships issues with both couples and individuals. Doing conjoint couples work (i.e. both partners attending the sessions together), is significantly different and in many ways a more challenging task than working with people individually. The great advantage is that things can move ahead at a much greater rate when both members of the couple are actively involved.
To facilitate this relationships training, there are many new exercises, de-stressing and role-plays involving various relationship issues. These are really helpful to gain insight into both your clients' and your own relationships (and to assist in finding or achieving a satisfying one!). The Stage 3 exercises are very practical and very effective for supporting people to get their relationships back on track and recapture the love and attraction that drew them together in the first place. The techniques are equally applicable if you are working with individuals either in or out of relationship, for couples encountering relationship difficulties and for couples wishing to enhance an already good relationship.
This course will give you a clear understanding of -
- Why we are attracted to specific types of people
- The reasons relationships fail & what can be done to change this
- The conflicting False & Lost (Shadow) self roles in relationships
- Sexuality in relationships
- Individuals & relationships
In this course you will learn -
- How to identify stable and at risk relationships by how people fight
- Relationship counselling skills
- Practical techniques for meeting emotional needs
- Fair fighting, communication skills, balancing needs met inside & outside of the relationship
- Emotional Stress Circuits for childhood issues that intrude into adult relationships
- Specific techniques for couples counselling
- How to help people “Transform” their relationships
- Skills to help people to cleanly leave relationships without taking lots of baggage with them
- Skills to help people without intimate relationships form empowering ones
- Targeted Integrative Exercises for specific relationship issues
- Life Enhancing Exercises drawn from Positive Psychology that we have specially adapted for relationships
Includes: 'In Practice' workshop manual, 2 pre-workshop and 1 post-workshop Workbooks and Worksheets
Prerequisite: Counselling Kinesiology 1 Hands-on workshop and completion of all of the CK 1 pre- and post-workshop workbooks. Note: Competency assessments in CK 1 are not required before proceeding to CK 2 and all competency assessments can be done at the completion of the Counselling Kinesiology TM Training.
CK 2 Preparatory (pre-workshop) Workbooks -
The two CK 2 preparatory workbooks need to be completed and returned at least 2 weeks before the commencement of the workshop you are attending . They give an overview of the course and go over the concepts of the shadow self in relationship and why we are attracted to particular types of people. The reasons for relationship breakdown are examined in connection to the developmental phases that relationships go through and where they often become stuck. This is followed by the process of working through these issues and turning relationships around. Domestic violence and other contraindications for conjoint therapy are explored here.
CK 2 Review and Extension (post-workshop) Workbook
This workbook focuses on targeted interventions for specific relationship issues and Life Enhancing Exercises specially adapted for relationships.
Hours: The hands-on CK 2 workshop is 3 days 9 am - 6.30 pm. CK 2 Workbooks and Worksheets, to be completed both before and after the workshop, are approximately 11 and 5 hours respectively. The total hours for CK 2 are 40 hrs of AKA accredited training as Communication Skills or as Category B courses Advanced Skills in Kinesiology.
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- TOUCH FOR HEALTH 1
- - 1ST OF THE TWO RECOMMENDED PREREQUISITE WORKSHOPS
In this course you will learn how to -
- Muscle test & strengthen 14 major structural muscles
- Identify energy imbalances in acupuncture meridians
- Find food intolerances & desirable foods
- Work with babies and young children
- De-stress emotional issues
- Uncover hidden stress
- Reduce pain
- Achieve goals
Learn kinesiology to help your family and friends or for professional training. This course is the foundation training in kinesiology and can be used as a prerequisite for many other kinesiology courses. See also the FAQ for further information about Touch for Health.
Touch for Health 1 plus Introduction to Counselling Kinesiology TM (or Touch for Health 1 plus Kinergetics 1 - see below) are the recommended minimum prerequisite training for Counselling Kinesiology 1 although all other accredited training that fulfils the required prerequisites is considered appropriate (see Competency Checklist).
Touch for Health is taught throughout Australia and internationally. We would be glad to recommend a qualified instructor. For more information on Touch for Health see the Touch for Health Website
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- INTRODUCTION TO COUNSELLING KINESIOLOGYTM
- - 2ND OF THE TWO RECOMMENDED PREREQUISITE WORKSHOPS
In this workshop you will learn how to –
- Test a muscle accurately and reliably
- Find stressful emotions
- Determine who or what is really involved
- Identify flower essences and defence behaviours
- Set up the current picture using “stacking”
- Get to the underlying issue
- Use emotional de-stressing techniques
- Increase kinesiology skills with finger modes, circuits and time-tracking
Includes: Manual
Prerequisites: Introduction to Counselling Kinesiology is a bridging course for Touch for Health 1 graduates, or other people with minimal kinesiology experience, to prepare for Counselling Kinesiology 1 (e.g. students, counsellors and health practitioners who are new to kinesiology). Touch for Health 1 plus Introduction to Counselling Kinesiology TM (or Touch for Health 1 plus Kinergetics 1 - see below) are the recommended minimum prerequisite training for Counselling Kinesiology 1 although all other accredited training that fulfils the required prerequisites is considered appropriate (see Competency Checklist).
Hours: 9am-6.30pm (8 hrs of accredited training - AIK & AKA Category A - Foundation Kinesiology Courses).
This workshop is currently only presented from our centre on the Sunshine Coast as need requires.
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- KINERGETICSTM 1
- - ALTERNATIVE 2ND OF THE TWO RECOMMENDED PREREQUISITE WORKSHOPS
In this workshop you will learn –
- Brachioradialis as the Indicator Muscle.
- Jaw Stacking.
- Finger Modes.
- Kinergetics Energetic Correction.
- Stress Correction.
- Pain Correction.
- Sensitivity Correction.
- Sensitivity Scan List.
Touch for Health 1 plus Kinergetics 1 (or Touch for Health 1 plus Introduction to Counselling Kinesiology TM - see above) are the recommended minimum prerequisite training for Counselling Kinesiology 1 although all other accredited training that fulfils the required prerequisites is considered appropriate (see Competency Checklist).
For more information on Kinergetics go to the Kinergetics website
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Currently Gordon and Debra Dickson present all of the CK courses. We will be adding further instructors to this area as they become accredited.
GORDON DICKSON (ND, Dip.A, B.Eng(hon), ATMS, AIK, AKA) has extensive experience working with individuals, couples and families. He specialises in couples and individual counselling, learning problems with children and adults, and behavioural problems with children. He is also a well-respected kinesiology lecturer and author of “What is Kinesiology?” and “The Kinesiology Companion”) and training manuals for all of the CK courses.
DEBRA DICKSON (Dip.Hom, Dip.Rem.Ther, Tas. Aux. Nurse) has developed many of the practical applications of the Counselling Kinesiology. She gives straight forward explanations and practical examples of how the techniques can be implemented in everyday life. Debra brings a special warmth & sincerity to the workshops. She often assists with supervising the practice sessions and showing how CK™ can be adapted in practical ways.
Gordon and Debra combine to bring a balance of male and female energies and perspectives to the workshops.
See also 'About Us'
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| ACCREDITATION, UPDATES & COMPETENCY ASSESSMENTS
FOR COUNSELLING KINESIOLOGY TRAINING
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ACCREDITATION
The Counselling Kinesiology 1 & 2 courses are fully accredited with the AKA as Category B “Further Kinesiology Studies” or “Communication Skills” hours, with CK 1 being 75 hours and CK 2 being 40 hours of accreditation.
If used for Communicating Skills, CK 1 Training provides well in excess of the 40 hrs required for Level 2 practitioner registration & with CK 2 'Empowering Relationships', exceeds the 100 hr requirements for Level 3.
Introduction to Counselling Kinesiology is 8 hrs of AKA accredited training as Category A - Foundation Kinesiology Courses, reflecting its content of being primarily kinesiology training.
All of the Counselling Kinesiology courses are also fully accredited with identical hours by the AIK.
For further information on the accrediting bodies, follow the links -
Australian Kinesiology Association (AKA) Inc.
Australian Institute of Kinesiologists (AIK) Ltd. and see Associations
Touch for Health Instructor Association Australia (TFHIAA)
Accreditation can also be obtained directly through kinesiology colleges that have incorporated the CK Training into their Certificate, Diploma and Advanced Diploma courses in Health Sciences (Kinesiology). These colleges offer accredited training in Kinesiology and related Complementary Medicine fields.
Since 2007 we have presented the 'Psychological Development and Relationships' unit at the College of Complementary Medicine (CCM) as part of its Advanced Diploma of Health Sciences, Holistic Kinesiology course. This unit incorporates many of the CK 1 distance education Workbooks and Worksheets, and the full 3 days hands-on workshop.
See - College of Complementary Medicine (CCM) in Sydney and the Australian College of Complementary Medicine in Melbourne. We run the CK Training for these colleges.
The Kinesiology Academy on the Sunshine Coast campus north of Brisbane also offers a Certificate IV in Health Sciences (Kinesiology)
course featuring CK Training which is held in association with the courses we run at our centre in Buddina.
See - The Kinesiology Academy
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UPDATES
Students who have done CK1 training in the previous 26 hr accredited format, can update to the current 75 hr of CK 1 training by completing extra workbooks. CK 1 is still centred around the same 3 day hands-on workshop, but with 3 additional preparatory ( pre-workshop) workbooks (Workbook 4, Workbook 5: Part 1, Workbook 6: Part 1). It is also followed by 5 extensive review and extension ( post-workshop) workbooks (Workbook 3: Part 2, Workbook 5: Part 2, Workbook 6: Part 2, Workbook 7: Part 1, Workbook 7: Part 2).
Past students can upgrade their skills in CK 1 and also increase their hours of Communication Skills or Category B accreditation. The large number of Integrative Exercises, including Life Enhancing exercises from Positive Psychology and coaching, is all new material and would greatly assist anyone practicing CK. We are providing a special rate for this upgrade path. Students can also upgrade from the College of Complementary Medicine Advanced Diploma unit to the full CK Training.
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COMPETENCY ASSESSMENTS
Assessments for CK1 and CK2 consist of–
- Satisfactory completion of all the workbooks and worksheets
- Practical skills demonstrated during the workshop
- Two fully written up case studies
- A multiple choice theory exam
- An oral (via phone) reviewing CK and the other assessments, and helping you to promote yourself as a CK practitioner
It is aimed at being an interactive process to support you to take CK™ from a theoretical understanding and appreciation of the possibilities, to a confidence in utilizing it in a practical setting. There is an assessment fee to cover this process which is already included in the pay as you go monthly payments, but is in addition to the update cost for past students.
Note: While all of the CK 1 Workbooks and Worksheets need to be completed before proceeding to CK 2, the other CK 1 competency assessments are not required. All competency assessments can be done at the completion of the Counselling KinesiologyTM Training if desired.
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In addition to the 3 days of hands-on training, there is a large distance education component consisting of six workbooks with worksheets to be completed before it, and five follow-up workbooks with worksheets. These are quite extensive and take people on average 42.5 hrs for the pre-workshop workbooks and 41.5 hrs for the post-workshop workbooks.
By having pre-workshop workbooks, you can come to the hands-on workshop fully prepared to get the most out of it knowing the background theory and structure of CK™. The post-workshop workbooks go over the workshop material in detail, plus the applications of CK™, to make sure you will have got the most out of the workshop you can, and will be able to apply the CK™ training in a practical way.
There are many great advantages of our CK™ distance education.
- Thorough - the training is detailed and fully accredited; we prepare you for the practical workshop and follow it up to ensure that you can utilise the techniques.
- Convenient - you can do it in your own time and in your own home, so you don't have to travel or take extra time off from work.
- Self-Paced - you can go over it as many times as you like or move ahead at your own pace – no drifting off or jumping ahead and missing vital information; the worksheets make sure of this.
- Good Value - since we charge only half the rate for the distance education hours, you get these fully accredited hours at half the price.
Of course, there are also some drawbacks – it takes commitment. The biggest drawback with doing distance education in your own time, with all of the other demands in life, is that it is too easy to put it off and find you have no time to complete it. Having been involved with the Brisbane School of Distance Education in the past, their very effective solution was to provide a 'work-rate calendar' based on a set number of hours per week, with dates when the completed assessments would be due.
We have adopted the work-rate calendar concept for CK™ Training. Committing 4 hours per week, preferably two 2 hour sessions to enhance learning and recall, you work according to the work-rate calendar and send the completed workbooks back at the times indicated. We then review them, and send them back with comments. That way, you have your worksheets back to revise for the hands-on workshop, and they form a great summary of the material being covered.
We have included a work-rate calendar with times when the worksheets are due (although you can start, complete and send them in anytime earlier).
Past experience has shown that setting aside the regular time each week, and being in step with the work-rate calendar, works best. That way, we can all keep in step over the distance education period, and we can answer your queries collectively in a Newsletter, the Forum or a Blog, and if there is sufficient interest, in Teleconferences. Through this, we will be able to support you and we will get to know each other a little better before the hands-on workshop begins, and stay in contact afterwards. So please add your queries and comments to the completed worksheets.
The work-rate calendar helps you to regulate your study load, and allows us to monitor just how you are going with it. If you slip behind with submitting the worksheets, we can get in contact to see if you are experiencing any difficulties, and see what we can do to help (such as changing the work-rate, or electing to do the hands-on workshop at a later date).
All our work-rate times are based on averages – and of course, no one is average! There are approximately 4 hours of material for each week – some weeks a little more, and some a little less. People vary in their approach, some will be more thorough, some are faster readers and writers, some people give more detail in their answers, and some people may have more (or less) background from which to draw on. The typical range in times with most past students has been taking 30% less time to 30% longer (and of course, it is not a race, it is what you absorb and retain that counts).
We will provide you with the worksheets as Microsoft 'Word' documents, for you to fill in and use if you would prefer this to hand writing your answers. We do not provide the workbooks in electronic form since cutting and pasting is not conducive to learning, like writing or typing is. The advantages of typing and emailing back the 'Word' documents include giving you more time to complete them, easier for us to read & add detailed helpful comments, and for you to be able to keep a copy for backup.
If you do post worksheets, we recommend that you send them registered mail or express, for tracking purposes in case they get lost, or make a photocopy.
You can start the workbooks and worksheets at any time, although we ask you to keep to the due dates for the completed worksheets unless other arrangements have been made. Starting earlier can give you the opportunity to get ahead when you have extra time, to prepare for periods when you will be busier.
Past CK1 students who did CK in the old format, will be able to upgrade their skills in CK 1 and CK2 and also increase their hours of Communication Skills or Category B accreditation by completing the additional distance education components (see Updates).
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FORUM
As part of our distance education program, we have a Forum to use for tutorial style interactions with an updatable FAQ page. Due to hackers posting inappropriate material on the internet forum we hosted, we have removed it. Instead, please send posts and questions to our Forum Posts email and we will add them to the Forum page, with responses and answers.
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FUTURE DISTANCE EDUCATION PLANS
There have been a number of requests both nationally and internationally for full distance education training. This is challenging for the hands-on techniques, especially in Stage 2, but we have been looking at possible solutions to meet this need.
Video streaming via the internet, or sending out videos to explain and demonstrate the practical techniques, would make the teaching and demonstrating parts possible by distance education, and this is part of our future plans. Videos would be especially helpful to review the practical techniques as they can be watched many times over, whereas it is easy to zone out and miss essential points of a one-off live demonstration. Videos would also be great additional resources to our existing hands-on workshops.
Supervised practice provides more of a challenge. We have done live teleconference classes from the USA (i.e. phone conferences), as part of our Positive Psychology and Coaching training We were surprised at how effective and connecting they were - especially the live practice sessions. In fact, much of professional coaching is now delivered by telephone. The CK 1 Talk Therapy and Integrative Exercises could certainly be done in this way. Our plans to include live teleconferences before and after the hands-on workshop (subject to interest), will be a start in this direction. These could be expanded to deliver the Talk Therapy and Integrative Exercise components in the future, including the supervised practice.
Supervised practice of the more kinesiology intensive Stage 2 could not be done by teleconference. One plan was to do this online with a webcam, practicing live with a 'study-buddy' and visually supervised online with specialised videoconferencing software. This plan is running into some difficulties, primarily due to slow and unreliable broadband speeds. The generally available technology is not quite ready yet, but it is improving rapidly! For the imminent future, it appears that we will be sticking with the face-to-face workshops, perhaps some teleconferencing and demonstration videos, and the new workbooks and worksheets.
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DATES, LOCATIONS AND VENUES
Touch for Health and Kinergetics
We are no longer presenting the Touch for Health workshops but would be glad to recommend one of the many excellent Touch for Health instructors in Australia. Similarly, we can recommend Kinergetic instructors although there may be other excellent Touch for Health and Kinergetic instructors in your area. Please contact us for details or look on the following websites for instructors -
Touch for Health Instructors
Kinergetics Instructors
Kinesiology Instructors - Australian Kinesiology Directory
Introduction to Counselling KinesiologyTM
(1 day 9.30am-6.30pm)
| Sunshine Coast |
Not scheduled - contact us if you require this prerequisite workshop
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Counselling KinesiologyTM 1 - “Resolving Emotional Stress”
(3 days – 9 am-6.30 pm + Distance Education Components)
| Sunshine Coast
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Distance Education components start -
1st February 2010
Hands-on workshop -
Friday 16th - Sunday 18th April 2010
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| Melbourne
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Distance Education components start -
1st February 2010
Hands-on workshop -
Friday 30th April - Sunday 2nd May 2010
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Counselling KinesiologyTM 2 - “Empowering Relationships”
(3 days 9 am - 6.30 pm + Distance Education Components)
| Sunshine Coast |
Not currently scheduled
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Venues:
Sunshine Coast
Integrated Health Kinesiology, 13 Parkana Cres. Buddina, Qld. (07)5444 5466
See Accommodation for local accomodation on the Sunshine Coast.
Melbourne
Australian College of Complementary Medicine, 21 Bouverie St., Carlton, Vic. (03) 9349 5488
(For all bookings and enquiries, contact Counselling Kinesiology Training by phoning (07)5444 5466, email to Contact Us , or by using the Application Form.
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| PRICES AND APPLICATION FORM FOR COUNSELLING KINESIOLOGY TRAINING
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PRICES - For 2010
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Introduction to Counselling KinesiologyTM (8 hrs)
Hands-on Workshop (1 day 9am-6.30pm)
Competency assessments (extra)
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Counselling KinesiologyTM 1 (75 hrs)
Complete Training Package includ. Competency Assessments
- Pay As You Go $164/month (i.e. 4 weeks) x 7
Past CK 1 Student - special rate update pack
(49 hrs additional accreditation)
- Workbooks & worksheets upgrade pack
- Competency assessments
- Pay as you go option including Competency
Assessment $164/month (i.e. 4 weeks) x ~3 1/4
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Counselling KinesiologyTM 2 (40 hrs)
Complete Training Package incl. Competency Assessments
- Pay As You Go $164/month (i.e. 4 weeks) x ~4 1/2
Past CK 2 Student - special rate update pack
( 14 hrs additional accreditation)
- Workbooks & worksheets upgrade pack
- Competency assessments
- Pay As You Go option including Competency
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APPLICATION FORM
To take you to the Application Form required please click on -
Introduction to CK Workshop Application
CK 1 Application Form
CK 2 Application Form
They are Microsoft Word documents, so you can fill in the relevant application form on your computer (with your credit card details), attach it to an email and send it back to us, or if you prefer, print it off and post it.
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| WHAT PEOPLE ARE SAYING ABOUT COUNSELLING KINESIOLOGYTM TRAINING
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"Gordon is a fabulous presenter - who is passionate and thorough throughout, as well as inspired to share his knowledge with others. I would highly recommend this course - no matter your expectations, you will not be disappointed"
- Jessica Friedman, Kinesiology Practitioner & HR consultant, Melbourne
"If you want to specialise in counselling and kinesiology, then this course is essential, and it would also benefit all kinesiologists. Apart from that, it is a great journey of self-discovery and what makes us tick"
- Rosie Nicolai, Kinesiology Practitioner, Adelaide
"The thoroughness of the materials blew me away. It is by far the most well-researched and detailed set of training materials I have ever seen - amazing quality, and I have seen a lot as it was my job for 10 years! Counselling Kinesiology Training provides students with the opportunity to build invaluable skills and learn effective techniques to apply in helping their clients, and in their own lives"
- Belinda Morris, Well Mind, Well Body: Recovery from Corporate Damage, Kinesiology Practitioner and Consultant, Port Melbourne, www.wimwib.com/
"…an enlightening and empowering workshop that is invaluable in my current practice and has taught me more about myself in relationship than any other workshop. I wholeheartedly recommend it!"
- Joanne Hedt, Kinesiology Practitioner, Port Douglas
"It was great having a couple teaching relationship workshops. It provided a role model for my wife & myself."
- David Corby, Kinesiology practitioner and Director of College of Complementary Medicine, Hornsby, Sydney, www.complementary.com.au
"Great stuff! I really enjoyed the content and the level of depth of the workbooks. I find that a lot of natural therapy studies don't have this level of depth (university level) and it is good to be challenged and it really gets me thinking! …. and thanks so much for the fantastic workshop. Even though there is a lot to take in, doing the workshop has made me even more excited about CK! I could have stayed a few more days just to absorb more info from you both. You are very inspiring!"
- Rebecca Brown, Soul to Soul Energetic Healing, Kinesiology Practitioner, Mosman, Sydney www.soultosoul.com.au/
“The course was fabulous & Gordon's presentation was thoroughly professional, enjoyable & inspirational. I was amazed by the issues that came up that I thought I had 'dealt' with.”
- CL, Crisis Counsellor
“It really helped me understand myself better. It has greatly helped my listening & questioning skills. Since the course I had a great breakthrough with a client I'd worked with for over 2 years.”
- HJ, Kinesiology practitioner
“The course content was invaluable and the delivery brilliant. Your sincerity & integrity was tangible. I now have the insights, tools & skills to help empower clients to find their own solutions.”
- AM, Kinesiology practitioner
“I just loved it!”
- BN, Counsellor
“The Developmental Directory & Grief Gauge are excellent. The course was incredibly well researched & put together.”
- CD, Kinesiology practitioner
“..integrates conventional counselling & kinesiology combining the more valuable techniques of both.”
- WB, Nurse
“The Developmental Directory & Grief Gauge have given such wonderful & accurate insights for my clients. The lift technique really helped shift some of my clients that were on a plateau. Inspiring teaching.”
- MR, Kinesiology Instructor
“The comprehensive workbooks provided so much background information. The demonstrations combined with flow charts & step by step instructions in the workshop manual made it easy to learn.”
- WK, Student
“Debra was really helpful explaining things during the breaks and in the practice sessions. Their place on the Sunshine Coast is such a lovely nurturing environment to do this workshop.”
- MS, Kinesiology student
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KINESIOLOGY PREREQUISITES
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COUNSELLING PREREQUISITES
There are no counselling prerequisites for Counselling Kinesiology™ (CK™) Training. These are covered in the distance education components, however, some experience in the helping area is a great advantage. We go over the counselling skill basics before moving on to advanced skills and it is progressive training. Each section builds on the previous section. Your hands-on training builds on the preliminary workbooks and is reinforced by the follow-up workbooks allowing for plenty of revision, review and reinforcement.
COUNSELLING KINESIOLOGY 1 PREREQUISITE KINESIOLOGY SKILLS CHECKLIST
The prerequisites for Counselling Kinesiology 1 can also be obtained from other basic kinesiology courses, combinations of them, or through private instruction with kinesiology practitioners. We have listed the prerequisites required for Counselling Kinesiology 1 in summary and then in detail below.
Please note: Since the contents of many of the basic kinesiology courses change over time, we are unable to tell you which courses cover which competencies. Check the detailed explanations of the prerequisite competencies (below) against the kinesiology studies you have already done, or contact your local kinesiology instructor or practitioner and go through the detailed explanations of the prerequisite competencies, to ensure that you have covered the minimum kinesiology prerequisites. This is your responsibility and it will be assumed that you are competent in these prerequisites before CK1, with very little time being devoted to going over them.
Summary of CK1 Prerequisites
Obtaining a Balanced Indicator Muscle for Muscle Testing
Pre-test (pre-check) tests & corrections - Switching, Dehydration, Central & Governing Meridian, Ionisation
Surrogate Testing
Circuit Store and Stacking (also know as "Pause Lock", "Circuit Retaining Mode")
Using Finger Modes or Verbal Challenges
Testing lists of emotions for stress
Testing flower essences
Past Time Tracking (also called Age Recession).
Emotional De-stressing (ESR, ESD techniques)
(see below for CK1 prerequisites in detail)
Muscle Testing in a Typical CK1 Session
There is not a lot of muscle testing in Counselling Kinesiology - mainly the basic techniques taught in most basic kinesiology courses. In a one hour Counselling Kinesiology session, you will spend typically 15-20 minutes talking to the person about the nature of the emotional issue. It will then take about 5 minutes to get a balanced indicator muscle, check the pretests and make sure that Circuit Store is working (see 1.1-6.3 below). Then a further 5 minutes of testing, using the indicator muscle, to get information about the emotional stress lying behind the problems you have been talking about (see 7.3-7.7 below). The rest of the session (35 minutes) is devoted to de-stressing, resolving the emotional stress and working out an action plan (see 8.1 for de-stressing techniques).
CK1 Prerequisites Can be Obtained from any Accredited Kinesiology Courses
You do not have to do Touch for Health 1 and Introduction to Counselling Kinesiology to get the prerequisites for Counselling Kinesiology 1. They can also be obtained from other basic kinesiology courses, combinations of them, or through private instruction with kinesiology practitioners. We have listed the prerequisites required for Counselling Kinesiology 1 (see 1.1-below). Please note: Since the contents of many of the basic kinesiology courses change over time, we are unable to tell you which courses cover which competencies. Check the CK1 prerequisites competency checklist against the kinesiology studies you have already done or contact your local kinesiology instructor or practitioner to ensure that you have covered the minimum kinesiology prerequisites. It is assumed that you will be competent in these prerequisites before CK1 and very little time will be devoted to going over them.
To repeat, if you do not have all of the competencies, arrangements can be made with local instructors/practitioners to go over the few that you may be missing. Please contact us for a list of local Kinesiology instructors/practitioners.
CK1 Prerequisites in Detail
While this list of prerequisites may seem a little overwhelming at first sight, many of you will recognise techniques you have already covered as you read through the descriptions.
A. RELEVANT PREREQUISITES FROM TOUCH FOR HEALTH 1
1. Obtaining a Balanced Indicator Muscle for Muscle Response Testing
Obtaining a balanced "accurate" Indicator Muscle by making sure it will lock in the clear and can be unlocked.
1.1 Muscle Response Testing - Testing the muscle response of at least two separate muscles on different meridians e.g. the anterior deltoid indicator muscle test and the biceps brachii/brachioradialis indicator muscle test (also know as "goose neck" or "skippy")
1.2 Correcting Weak Responding Muscles - for the muscles in 1.1 using one or more of the following correction techniques (if you have alternative effective techniques for correcting weak responding muscles, such as PACE, this is acceptable too) -
Rubbing the neurolymphatic reflex points
Holding the neurovascular correction points on the head
Meridian tracing - flushing up and down and then up the related meridian (gall bladder meridian for anterior deltoid and stomach meridian for biceps brachii/brachioradialis)
Spinal reflexes - rubbing up and down on the related spinal segment e.g. T4-5 for anterior deltoid and T5-6 for biceps brachii/brachioradialis
Emotional Neurovasculars - holding the frontal eminences of the forehead
Alternative effective muscle strengthening technique you use (please describe)
1.3 Challenging - to find the appropriate corrections for weak muscle responses and re-challenging to find if further deeper corrections are required i.e. making sure your correction has been effective. (If you have alternative effective techniques for challenging muscles, these are acceptable too).
Testing to find the appropriate correction: The muscle will lock when touching the appropriate correction point (called circuit locating or CLing).
Re-challenging to find if further deeper corrections are required: After the correction has been performed and the muscle now tests strong or locking, if touching the correction point just used causes the muscle to weaken, another correction is required.
Alternative effective technique: that you use for challenging muscles
1.4 Unlocking the Muscle - using spindle cell manipulation i.e. the muscle can be turned off too. (If you have alternative effective techniques for turning muscles off such, as "think of something negative", these are acceptable too).
Unlocks with spindle cell manipulation: This is a turning the muscle off temporarily by a short sharp pinch to the spindle cells of the muscle you are testing. The spindle cells are in the centre of the muscle and the pinching is lengthways, not across the muscle. The muscle should turn off, and if it does not, you will need to correct this muscle imbalance (see 1.5)Alternative effective technique: That you use for turning off muscles (please describe)
1.5 Correcting Muscles That Will Not Unlock - if the muscle will not unlock using the techniques in 1.4 it is described as "over-facilitated, "jammed on" or "hyper-tonic". Many techniques are taught to correct this with emotional de-stressing being a common one.
Effective techniques: that you use for correcting muscles that will not turn off (please describe)
2. Pre-test (pre-check) tests and corrections using a balanced indicator muscle
2.1 Testing Switching Status
Test: Hold the following points and the navel to test. The indicator muscle should test strong (locking).
Correct: Rub problem points while holding navel
Collar bones for left-right switching (= K27 acupuncture points)
Top and bottom lips for up-down switching (= GV26 & CV24 acupuncture points)
Tail bone for back-front switching (= GV1acupuncture point)
2.2 Testing Dehydration Status
Test: Pulling hair then testing. The indicator muscle should test strong (locking).
Correct: Drinking water.
2.3 Testing Central Meridian and Governing Meridian
Test: For Central meridian running up from pubic bone to bottom lip (the indicator muscle should test strong i.e. locking). and back down (the indicator muscle should test weak i.e. unlocking) . For Governing meridian, running from tail bone up spine and over head to top lip (the indicator muscle should test strong i.e. locking) and back down again (the indicator muscle should test weak i.e. unlocking).
Correct: Flushing up and down several times ending up with several times running upwards only.
3. Additional Techniques
3.1 Emotional De-stressing - Using Indicator Muscle testing for identifying emotional stress e.g. testing to identify stressful goals, and then de-stressing using the Emotional Neurovasculars (see 1.2)
3.2 Surrogate Testing - Obtaining information about one person, the "target" by testing another person called the "surrogate". The "surrogate" person is tested while maintaining contact with the person who cannot be tested directly for reasons of pain, age or debility. If the "surrogate" has already been balanced, the results of this testing give a read-out of what is going on for the "target" person. Self-testing is an example where kinesiology practitioners can use themselves as the surrogates, testing themselves to obtain information about the "target" people they are working with.
B. ADDITIONAL PREREQUISITES FROM INTRODUCTION TO COUNSELLING KINESIOLOGY™
4. The Extension Test
The extension test is actually testing the antagonist muscles (the muscles opposing the indicator muscle). They form part of a reflex circuit which can cause inaccuracies in Muscle Response Testing if not properly balanced. In Counselling Kinesiology, we check the extension tests at the beginning of a session but only use the normal indicator muscle test throughout sessions.
4.1 The Extension Test - This is moving a limb until the indicator muscle is at its most extended position e.g. arm behind the body when using anterior deltoid as the indicator muscle, and the triceps test position when using biceps brachii/brachioradialis as the indicator muscle. The test is then in the opposite direction to the indicator muscle test so that you are now testing its antagonists i.e. latissimus dorsi and middle trapezius muscles when using anterior deltoid in extension, and triceps when using biceps brachii/brachioradialis in extension. The antagonists should be strong (lock) on testing "in the clear" ("in the clear" = with no points held and with no spindle cell manipulation).
4.2 Correcting Weak Responding Antagonist Muscles in the Extension Test - These corrections will be either for the antagonist muscles themselves, or for the indicator muscle if there is a problem with the reflex circuit. In both cases you typically use the corrections listed in 1.2. Which one is appropriate is determined by the challenging system described in 1.3.
4.3 Unlocking the Antagonist Muscles in the Extension Test using Spindle Cell Manipulation of the Indicator Muscle - The antagonist muscles are a reflex circuit to the indicator muscle. As the indicator muscle turns on, the antagonists turn off and vice versa. Since we are testing this reflex circuit, we turn off the antagonists by stretching the spindle cells of the indicator muscle described in 1.4. If the antagonists muscles do not turn off, we have a problem (called under-inhibition).
4.4 Correcting Jammed on (or insufficiently inhibited) Antagonist Muscles that will not Turn off with Spindle Cell Manipulation - Many techniques are taught to correct this with emotional de-stressing being a common one. The Proprioceptor Integration Technique from Applied Physiology is excellent for muscles that are jammed on through excessive heavy lifting and Chakra balancing (e.g. the CK Chakra Balancing technique, for balancing the brachial nerve plexus), is recommended for other emotional and energetic causes. Any effective technique for correcting jammed on (or insufficiently inhibited) antagonist muscles is acceptable.
Proprioceptor Integration Technique
Chakra Balancing of the related chakra
Effective techniques that you use for correcting muscles that will not turn off
5. Additional Pre-Test (Pre-Check) Test and Correction
5.1 Ionisation - Testing Ionisation from the single nostril breathing tests consists of breathing in one nostril then testing, out the other nostril then testing, in this second nostril then testing, and finally out the first nostril then testing. If the indicator muscle tests weak (unlocks) on any of these tests, ionisation needs to be corrected with further single nostril breathing (as in the test) or "huff " breathing - quick breathing in and out through both nostrils. If ionisation is not corrected, Circuit Locating can be unreliable, as ionisation problems affect the polarity of the fingers.
6. Circuit Store (also know as "Pause Lock", "Circuit Retaining Mode" or "Putting Something in Circuit")
6.1 Using Circuit Store - Circuit Store is a technique for retaining information to be worked on exclusively e.g. a specific emotional issue. Please note that not all kinesiology modalities recognise Circuit Store as an effective or valid technique, so its use is not mandatory. We use it throughout the workshops, love it, and highly recommend you master it however!. It consists of opening your jaw, or putting your feet apart when identifying a specific stress (e.g. thinking of a specific stressful event or memory). This stress is "stored" continuously (without conscious awareness) and can be worked on exclusively, provided the jaw remains open or the legs remain apart. There are several ways of placing things in Circuit Store.
Placing an Imbalance in Leg Circuit Store - this is done by identifying a stress that causes an indicator muscle change e.g. thinking about a stressful issue, then placing feet together followed by separating them apart, and keeping them apart. The indicator muscle will now continue to test weak indicating that the imbalance has been stored in the Leg Circuit Store mechanism.
Placing an Imbalance in Jaw Circuit Store - this is done by identifying a stress that causes an indicator muscle change e.g. thinking about a stressful issue, then opening the jaw and keeping it open (the lips may remained closed however). The indicator muscle will now continue to test weak indicating that the imbalance has been stored in the Jaw Circuit Store mechanism.
6.2 Testing the Leg and/or Jaw Circuit Store Mechanism
If the Circuit Store Mechanism is not functioning properly, we may lose our ability to work on the specific issue and hence be far less focused and effective.
Testing the Circuit Store Leg and Jaw Mechanisms for Imbalances - for Leg Circuit Store, this comprises moving a leg out to the side, then testing, then moving it in and retesting. This is repeated for the other leg and for moving both legs apart, then testing, and both legs together, then testing. For the Jaw, it is opening the jaw, then testing, followed by closing the jaw, then retesting. If there are any indicator muscle changes on any of these tests, the fault needs to be corrected. For the Leg Circuit Store mechanism, a quick fix is to rub the Posterior Superior Iliac Spines (i.e. the PSIS or L5 knobs), and for the Jaw Circuit Store mechanism, rubbing either side of the base of the skull).
6.3 Testing the Leg Circuit Store and Jaw Circuit Store Mechanisms for the Ability to Retain and Transfer Information - this consists of identifying a stress, such as thinking of something negative or pinching off a muscle, and storing it in Jaw Circuit Store. It is then transferred to Leg Circuit Store (transferring to Leg Circuit Store = opening Leg Circuit Store while Jaw Circuit Store is held open, then closing Jaw Circuit Store). The indicator muscle is now retested to see that the stress is now being held in leg Circuit Store (the indicator muscle should still be testing weak i.e. unlocking). The "Circuit" is then transferred back to the Jaw Circuit Store. The indicator muscle is again retested to see that the stress is still being held, now in the Jaw Circuit Store (the indicator muscle should still be testing weak i.e. unlocking). Finally the Jaw Circuit Store is closed (closing mouth) and the indicator muscle retested. It should now test "strong" (i.e. locking) since neither Circuit Store mechanism is holding the imbalance.
Some practitioners use the other person's Leg Circuit Store in place of their own Jaw Circuit Store and transfer between their own Leg Circuit Store and the other person's Leg Circuit Store. This is quite acceptable, although unreliable when used with wriggling children!
6.4 Alternative forms of Circuit Store
Some practitioners tap on the top of the head or flick up on the brow to put things into Circuit Store. While the mechanisms for these have not been satisfactorily explained, they are quite acceptable if they work for you (but they are not recommended or used by CK).
6.5 Stacking using Circuit Store - this is the ability to add related aspects of an imbalance together to give a more global picture of the specific stress (e.g. the problem emotions, the specific triggering situations and the stressful people involved). It is also used to peel back compensatory layers of imbalances to reveal the underlying cause - a bit like peeling off the layers of an onion (e.g. finding the childhood causes of present day emotional issues such as fears or unwanted emotional reactions). This allows the underlying cause to be dealt with directly rather than simply trying to patch up the resultant symptoms.
Stacking using the Jaw and Leg Circuit Store Mechanisms - this starts by placing an imbalance in Leg circuit Store. A related or underlying stress is then identified through another indicator muscle change. The Jaw Circuit Store is then opened which does two things - transfers the first stress held in Leg Circuit Store, and stores the new stress. These two stresses are effectively added together or "stacked". The stacked circuit is then transferred down to Leg Circuit Store (first closing Leg Circuit Store to empty it by placing feet together, then opening it to take the Circuit from the Jaw, then closing the Jaw ready to capture and stack the next stress.
Stacking using your Leg Circuit Store Mechanism and the other person's Leg Circuit Store Mechanism - this is the same as stacking using Jaw and Leg Circuit Store Mechanisms (see above) except that the imbalances are collected and stacked in your Leg circuit Store then transferred to the other person's Leg Circuit Store.
Stacking using Alternative Forms of Circuit Store - adding things to Circuit Store, i.e. stacking is done by additional tapping on the top off the head or flicking. Again if this works for you it is acceptable (but it is not recommended or used by CK).
7. Additional Techniques using Indicator Muscle Testing
7.1 Working off a Locked or Unlocked Indicator Muscle using Circuit Store - The basis of Circuit Store is that you store all aspects of the imbalance including what the indicator muscle is indicating. This means that when stacking successive layers of imbalance, the indicator will go from locked to unlocked to locked etc., changing each time a new stress is identified and stacked. It is a real paradigm shift for lots of people brought up with muscle testing as "strong = good" and "weak = bad". Now a change in indicator muscle is what is relevant.
Some practitioners work differently and get the indicator to go back to locking after each new stress is identified and stacked. This is acceptable too. However, sometimes the indicator muscle shows no stress when you and the person you are working with know there is a stress. The solution to get around this is to work off an unlocking (weak) indicator muscle and the stress will now lock it. This is done by changing the state of the indicator muscle. Some practitioners do this by stating that the muscle will now be unlocking, while we prefer to pinch off the muscle and stack the weak response into Circuit Store. Either way is acceptable.
7.2 Testing using Finger Modes - More, Priority, Chakra, Essences & Ego Defences modes. Finger modes are hand positions that either identify the nature of an imbalance (e.g. Chakra mode for a chakra imbalance), or tell us what to do next (e.g. Priority mode tells us that we should actually correct the chakra imbalance we have identified). Finger modes and verbal challenges are both acceptable alternatives.
7.3 Testing Verbal Challenges e.g. Permission , Willingness and other Statements - The statements are tested for relevance to the Circuit. For example, an indicator change on "100% willing to work together" would indicate that is was fine to continue. Verbal challenges can also be used as acceptable alternatives to finger modes.
7.4 Testing for Stressful Emotions using Emotional States Charts or Lists of Emotions - this consists of stating the emotion and testing to see if it is stressful. The "Law of Five Elements" emotions in Touch for Health are typically used for this although in Counselling Kinesiology we will be using our Developmental Directory and Grief Gauge charts.
7.5 Testing Who / What Challenge Points. When there is an indicator change on a particular challenge point, it tells us specific information, for example -
right collar bone point (i.e. right K27 acupuncture point) = a male is related to the emotional stress
left collar bone point = a female is related to the emotional stress
7.6 Testing for Flower Essences - this can be done by testing the actual bottles of essences placed on the person, or by testing off a list of essence descriptions.
7.7 Testing to find the Emotional Reference Age (also called the "Root Cause", or "Age of Best Understanding" - perhaps erroneously) using Past Time Tracking (also called Age Recession).
The Emotional Reference is a memory (or mental construction) that is used as a basis for how to react when triggered. For example, a childhood separation of one's parents may be used as a stressful Emotional Reference during arguments in an adult relationship. Past time tracking is the ability to identify this Emotional Reference Age. It is done by counting back in years until an indicator muscle change is observed. For example stating 30-20 years old, 20-10 years old, 10-birth (which causes an indicator change), 10, 9, 8, 7, 6, 5 (which causes another indicator change). So 5 years old is the Reference Age for this particular stress.
8. Emotional De-stressing (also called Emotional Stress Release [ESR] or Emotional Stress Defusion [ESD]
The following techniques (Holding Emotional Neurovasculars and Temporal Tapping) are used on their own or combined with other technique such as -
talking about the stress
eye rotations (clockwise then anti-clockwise movement of the eyes)
eye positions (holding a particular eye position)
repeating stressful statements
repeating desired affirmations
8.1 Holding Emotional Neurovasculars - holding the frontal eminences (bumps) on either side of the forehead until regular, even pulses are felt. This is especially used to reduce emotional stress.
8.2 Temporal Tapping - this is tapping around both ears on the skull suture lines. It is especially used for directing the subconscious to new options that may have been filtered out due to stress.
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“What if I have done other kinesiology courses and not Touch for Health?”
We have a prerequisites checklist with the relevant techniques covered in the “Touch for Health I” and “Introduction to Counselling Kinesiology” workshops. You will need to indicate in which workshops you have learned these techniques and if you still feel competent in doing them, so that it will be clear if you need to do the prerequisite workshops or not. Competency in these techniques will be assumed in the Counselling Kinesiology 1 workshop and there will only be minimal time spent on a brief revision.
“Can I do the Introduction to Counselling Kinesiology first?”
The “Introduction to Kinesiology” material follows on from “Touch for Health I” so it is not possible for the order to be reversed. There are several important kinesiology techniques not covered in Touch for Health I that are necessary for Counselling Kinesiology. These will be covered in the “Introduction to Counselling Kinesiology” one-day workshop. Emotional de-stressing and other related techniques will also be taught during this day.
“I'm a counsellor who just wants to use kinesiology. Do I really need all this kinesiology training?”
The kinesiology techniques for Counselling Kinesiology are indeed not as rigorous as some other advanced kinesiology courses. However, accuracy and confidence are the two vital keys to using muscle testing effectively. For most non-kinesiologists (e.g. new students, counsellors and other health professionals), the “Introduction to Kinesiology” workshop is not enough. The physical sensitivity required for confident muscle testing, and the paradigm shift of relying on muscle testing to get accurate feedback, requires more exposure, more experience and much more time for practice. People with more background in kinesiology have been able to really work with the essence of Counselling Kinesiology during the courses, rather than feel confused or held back by their lack of kinesiology training.
“Why Touch for Health I?”
Many people have requested that we teach techniques that would enable them to look at the other aspects of health. Often these factors can contribute to emotional issues or be responsible for them. For example, food and chemical sensitivities, learning issues, physical pain and ill-health can be associated with frustration and mood changes. Touch for Health I is a foundation course covering all the basics of muscle testing. It also addresses aspects of nutrition and chemical sensitivity testing, meridian energy imbalances, structural issues and pain reduction techniques. I have written a detailed manual “The Kinesiology Companion”, to expand this material to cover the history, background and current use of kinesiology.
“Can I use these courses as professional kinesiology training?”
The Touch for Health, Introduction to Counselling Kinesiology and Counselling Kinesiology 1 & 2 workshops are all accredited training courses the Australian Kinesiology Association (AKA). The hours of training go towards professional membership which enables professional kinesiology practitioners to qualify for health insurance rebates on consultations, obtain practitioner indemnity insurance and advertise in the associations' publications. The Counselling Kinesiology 1 & 2 workshops are accredited with the AKA as Communication Skills (needed for Level 2 registration) or as Category B courses (advanced skills in Kinesiology).
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