Understand Your WellBeing through the Five Element Theory from Chinese Medicine

Touch For Health is an all-encompassing training program brought forward in the 1970’s by Dr. John Thie, a chiropractor and applied kinesiologist.  In the Complete Edition textbook, he is accompanied by his son, Matthew Thie, adding metaphors from Chinese Medicine knowledge.

Dr. George Goodheart realized the original discoveries of the relationship of muscle to meridian to element in the 1960s, and the addition of Neurolymphatics, NeuroVasculars, Goal Setting, and specialized protocols transformed chiropractic patient care.

Although Touch for Health originates through applied kinesiology and chiropractic knowledge, Dr. Thie and his wife Carrie developed a program for families and other health professionals to be able to use simple techniques for daily self-care and health support.

The techniques shared include understanding acupuncture points, meridian energy lines, the power of the elements in nature, the empowering relationship of muscle to organ system to element, and more. It can be used on oneself, family, and friends to balance the muscles in the body, prevent injury, gain strength and flexibility and assist in recovery. It’s great for sports enthusiasts, those people dealing with learning or mobility difficulties, injury and recovery, sleep challenges, mental well-being, and more.

In Qi YINtegration we use Kundalini Rising to link up the figure eight patterns both inside and outside of our physical body and its corresponding connections. The Wishing Jar dance also has similar actions and activities. Many belly dancing moves also have figure eight patterns through the hips, torso and legs, as well as the arms and fingers with mudras.

There are many reasons to keep the neck muscles supple and fluid. A tight neck can create challenges through the jaw, the salivary glands, the teeth, the tongue, the skull, the back and more. Using these three exercises will change the way the neck relaxes, the way it moves on top of the shoulders, and the way mobility can reach. Taste, smell, speech, swallowing and more are all affected by the way the neck can move. Shoulder checking, watching activities, sports, walking, running, dancing and more all affected by the health of the neck.

The energy flows through electrical channels in the body that keep everything communicating at the speed of light. By tracing these energy flows with our hands above the body, we can change the flow, the freedom for energy to pass from one system to another, and the function of the systems related to each meridian. The meridian sweep begins with 3 sweeps up Central system, 3 sweeps up Governing system, and then 1 sweep for each meridian: Stomach, Spleen, Heart, Small Intestine, Bladder, Kidney, Circulation, Triple Warmer, Liver, Gall Bladder, Lung, Large Intestine. Follow this video for a quick 60 second energizer any time of the day!

The videos are divided into 3 sections for easy learning – Down the body, up the body, out the arm, in the arm to the face.

If you have been using Set 1 up to now, prepare for some great changes to strength, jump, joint mobility, flexibility and more. There are over a dozen different foot manipulations that can occur in less than a minute, that will bring more to the body than ever before. Open energy with the Kidney meridian tap, awaken the foot sensors for length of step, access one of the emotion release points by the pinky toe, stimulate the foot sensors for the side of the foot, ball and heel, utilize the injury recall technique with a good foot shake, stimulate the tissue of the lower leg and foot together, build strength and individuation in the toes, awaken the Babinsky Reflex for more power in the step and length the back of the leg. Whew! All this in one little rub. Once the sequence has been learnt, it can be completed in less than a minute per foot. Together with the Set 1 protocol, this system is dynamite for changing the feet, legs, joints, hips, back, neck and more…a full meal deal!

For those people who are unable to reach their feet, who have too much pain in their feet, or who no longer have feet to work on (amputees), this is for you! The full Feet First System has been transferred to the hand for ease of use. Use the exercises listed here and then learn how you can transfer that new information to the feet for more ease of movement both in the hands and feet. This exercise can be completed in just a few minutes, and has lasting impact in both the hands and the feet.

The movement shared here can go to any style of music, and can be incorporated into other movements to create a choreographed pattern. The simplicity of the figure 8 and the power of the energy created by it, brings about an opportunity to coordinate the different dimensions in the body. These examples are for up and down, front, side to side, back, and back to front. The scarf used for this demonstration is silk and is in a rectangular shape. The size can increase with the student until there is a large rectangular shape or square shape to enjoy.

The delight of this movement pattern is the ability of the participants to move in many directions. There is a challenge for front to back, side to side, and up and down. Any music that has a slow 4/4 time will work for this section. By holding hands with the group there is a synergy engaged to bring everyone together. The challenge of the footwork creates an opportunity to move in ways that may not be comfortable, but which are doable. And, as the group gains confidence, the lifting of the eyes and the connecting with the group brings about a new energy dynamic that allows people to let go of thinking about the steps, and just enjoying the flow of the movement. This is a great dance for gaining many skills for a group.

This video describes the 9 points of the feet, and demonstrates where to place the weight for the proper stance and balance. Once the “bubbling springs” position on K1 has been achieved there is a complete relaxation that occurs through all the joints in the body. This is a great position for standing for long periods of time, for working at a counter, for standing on icy sidewalks or uneven ground. Once this position is a habit, locked knees, arched lower backs and tight shoulders can be a thing of the past!