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September 8, 2008

Dear Kinesiology Student, Colleague, or Professional,

Why study Clinical Kinesiology?

If events over the last year have left many of you wondering where to stand regarding your professional associations, please accept my encouragement for you to reach beyond this concern, and to focus instead on moving forward into the future and into your own personal development as a Kinesiologist.

I personally feel that I went about becoming a Kinesiologist all backwards. I began my career as a Kinesiologist by studying Body Alignment Technique. BAT is a beautiful and elegant system that allows us to delve into several potential causes of imbalance, and excels in emotional clearing. I furthered my studies in areas concerning the brain, which introduced another level of variables to consider. But I didn't really feel like a Kinesiologist until I studied Clinical Kinesiology, and I wish I had started with it!

It might come as news to many of you that Clinical Kinesiology provides foundation concepts that are found in almost every other kinesiology-based technique around the world. Dr. Alan Beardall, DC, and developer of CK, was the visionary who defined the concept of viewing the human body as a 'biocomputer', and also discovered hand modes and pause-lock. These concepts and techniques are used world-wide in other kinesiology techniques with little or no understanding of their origin.

Clinical Kinesiology isn't just about testing muscles, a common misconception. CK, like Applied Kinesiology (its predecessor), addresses imbalances within the human body according to the Triad of Health. This triad comprises not just the structural aspects of the body, but also the electromagnetic (emotional, auric) and chemical/nutritional aspects. If one or more of these aspects is out of balance, the other parts of the triangle will suffer. We have all seen this in action. But how do we address it? Through Clinical Kinesiology. And then, using CK, we can take a step further into the body by assessing it according to its brain, muscle, spine, and endocrine systems - systems that we all know affect our everyday behavior, but that can be so elusive when trying to determine which fell out of line first.

When I began studying CK with Dr. Christopher Beardall a year ago, I was struck immediately by how vital the fundamental knowledge in this technique is. I learned why and how kinesiology works, and how to accurately test muscles all over the body - something not easily learned simply by following a description in a book. I learned why the body develops layers of imbalance that ultimately manifest as a string of symptoms. And I learned how to apply myriad corrections to these core levels of imbalance -corrections based on scientific methodologies, not just on intention or other abstract energy systems.

If you're still reading, then you have the inherent curiosity that can make a Kinesiologist more than just another alternative healer!

Dr. Christopher Beardall, DC, LAc, will be in Boulder September 18-23 teaching the first 3 out 5 modules for Clinical Kinesiology. This is an excellent opportunity to learn the seminal body of work that defines so much of Kinesiology today. I cannot recommend these classes highly enough. Dr. B, as we affectionately call him, was literally at his father's side as a young boy while the elder Dr. Beardall developed and refined this powerful technique. It is here that Dr. B nurtured a true love and profound understanding of this work.

Dr. B normally teaches these modules as weekend classes out of his clinic in Oregon. While in Boulder, he is placing three classes back-to-back in order to facilitate a greater number of people to benefit from attending the classes. He's also offering the classes for $1200 if you take them as a block. Trust me, that's a bargain! If you haven't yet registered for these classes, I hope that you do.

If you have any questions about registering, please call Dr. Beardall at 877-425-2327. If you have any questions about what it's like to be a CK student, please feel free to contact me at sarah@rewire-me.com.

Most sincerely,

Sarah Rollins, MA

Clinical Kinesiology Practitioner