There are practitioners who understand the body.
And then there are practitioners who understand the body in motion, in stress, in compensation — and know exactly how to simplify what seems complex.

We are honoured to welcome Denise Cambiotti, founder of Muscle Tuners International and presenter on behalf of Muscle Tuners and Business Code Breakers with Evelyn Mulders, to the Artfilled Wellness Retreat.

Denise is widely recognized as one of Canada’s top BioEnergetic Wellness Professionals. Her ability to identify muscular imbalances, decode functional dysfunction, and explain intricate body mechanics in clear, succinct language is second to none.

When Denise teaches, complexity becomes clarity.

A Master of Simplification and Results

Denise specializes in identifying and resolving muscular imbalances and dysfunctions using:

• Muscle Response Testing
• Acupressure
• Meridian-based corrections
• SIPS and LEAP protocols
• Functional integration strategies

Her approach is both clinical and compassionate — empowering clients and practitioners alike to overcome pain, restore balance, and optimize physical performance.

She has built a reputation for producing noticeable, lasting changes, especially when other methods have plateaued.

Through her professional-level online programs, Denise trains:

• Body therapists
• Energy workers
• Fitness professionals

She also licenses and mentors Muscle Tuner® Specialists, extending career longevity and improving practitioner satisfaction by teaching time-tested, proprietary techniques that work.

At the Retreat: Two Transformative Experiences

Denise will be offering two powerful and accessible sessions designed for both practitioners and personal self-care explorers.

Dynamic Tissue Reset

A Crown Jewel Muscle Tuners Method

The Dynamic Tissue Reset technique rapidly clears interference in meridian pathways and their related:

• Muscles
• Tendons
• Ligaments
• Fascia

This simple yet sophisticated method also addresses stress influences arising from the circulatory, lymphatic, and nervous systems. Even more remarkable, it can assist in clearing trapped emotional interference — without requiring verbal processing.

When unrecognized factors prevent lasting relief, this method provides a new pathway forward.

Participants will experience a repeatable self-care approach they can continue long after the retreat ends — a practical, body-based tool for maintaining comfort, strength, and vitality.

Inner Radiance Codebreaker

Aligning Intention with Purpose

In collaboration with Business Code Breakers, Denise will guide participants through the Inner Radiance Codebreaker experience — an exploration designed to enliven intention and support life mission and spiritual development.

This process helps participants:

• Explore hidden beliefs that may interfere with their soul journey
• Pinpoint emotional triggers and neutralize their effects
• Expand spiritual perspective
• Reignite purpose by supporting five dimensions of the energy field
• Leverage vibration to shift energy into alignment with intention

This offering beautifully complements the retreat’s Five Element, Spine Resonance, and NeuroArts explorations — linking physical tissue intelligence with energetic and spiritual alignment.

Where BioEnergetics Meets Practical Application

Denise guides health providers and health-seekers alike in connecting with the body’s innate intelligence to create fast, lasting changes in comfort, strength, and function — even when traditional approaches have plateaued.

Her work fits seamlessly into the Artfilled Wellness Retreat because she bridges:

• Structure and subtle energy
• Biomechanics and meridian pathways
• Physical release and emotional integration
• Precision and accessibility

Participants can expect to leave with both inspiration and immediately usable tools.

Why This Matters

In a retreat filled with music, art, Tai Chi, sound, and spine resonance exploration, Denise brings a grounded, clinically intelligent anchor — showing how the body reorganizes when interference is cleared and alignment is restored.

This is not theory.
This is experience.
This is application.

An Invitation

If you have ever:

• Felt stuck in recurring pain patterns
• Wondered why some approaches work temporarily but not sustainably
• Wanted simple self-care tools that actually make a difference
• Desired greater alignment between your physical body and life purpose

Denise’s sessions alone are worth the journey.

The Artfilled Wellness Retreat offers a rare opportunity to experience her work in an immersive, collaborative setting — alongside music, movement, NeuroArts, and the natural beauty of Cape Breton Island.

Spaces are intentionally limited to preserve depth and integration.

Learn more and reserve your place today.

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Spine and neck pain are among the most common discomforts people live with today. Yet for all the stretching, heating pads, pillows, and posture corrections we try, the pain often returns. Why? Because spine and neck pain rarely originates from the area where we feel it. In Touch for Health (TFH) and other bioenergetic modalities, we’ve learned again and again that the body expresses imbalance in fascinating, indirect ways. The neck may hurt, but the root cause could be emotional overload, hydration issues, digestive imbalance, blocked neurolymphatics, stress patterns, or an overworked meridian system trying to get your attention.

In Episode 3 of our Understanding Body Pain series with Denise Cambiotti, Dr. Kate Montgomery, and myself, we explore how the spine and neck act as a communication system for the entire body — physically, emotionally, and energetically.

Pain Isn’t Always Where the Problem Is

One of the most profound concepts in Touch for Health is that the point of pain is often not the point of origin.

For example:

• Neck pain may be connected to an imbalance in the Stomach, Spleen, or Small Intestine meridian.
• Shoulder tension may arise from hydration stress or emotional worry that weakens the Kidney meridian.
• Lower back pain may relate to the Psoas, governed by the Kidney meridian, or emotional fear patterns.

Denise explains this beautifully in the episode: the body compensates constantly. When one muscle shuts down or becomes inhibited, other muscles tighten, harden, or twist to support us. Over time, these compensations turn into pain, stiffness, or reduced mobility. Pain is not the “problem”—it’s the messenger.

This is why techniques like muscle monitoring and muscle biofeedback are so valuable. They help us discover the priority stress the body is trying to resolve. Instead of chasing symptoms, we listen to the body’s intelligence.

The Spine as an Emotional Highway

Your spine is one of the most energetically expressive structures in the body.

Kate shared her experiences working with elite athletes who often show spinal tension before major competitions. Their upper back and neck tighten when they feel:

• pressure
• fear of failure
• imposter syndrome
• uncertainty during transitions, such as retirement
• emotional vulnerability

She noticed that when athletes learned how to balance the Central and Governing meridians, release neurolymphatic stress points, and hydrate properly, their posture changed — and their confidence returned.

This is not accidental. The spine reflects how well we are navigating life. When emotions are calm, the spine flows. When emotions overwhelm the system, the spine stiffens like armor.

Alignment Beyond Posture

One of the most empowering discoveries in TFH is the role of energetic alignment. Alignment is not simply bone positioning — it is the harmony between:

• muscles
• meridians
• emotions
• hydration
• belief patterns
• stress levels
• energetic flow

Denise explained in the episode how certain spinal muscles act as “guardians” for the nervous system. When fear, pressure, or mental overload hits, these muscles may shut down, leaving us vulnerable to misalignment or injury. By calming emotions first — through ESR (Emotional Stress Release), meridian tracing, or even simple breathing and grounding — muscle tension melts and the tissue becomes workable again.

This is why bodywork is always more effective when the emotions are balanced first.

Muscle Monitoring: The Fastest Way to Clarity

Muscle monitoring isn’t about strength — it’s about communication.
With a light touch to test a specific muscle, the body reveals if a muscle is “facilitating” (working properly) or “inhibited” (stressed, overloaded, or under-reactive).

Once the body shows us where the imbalance lies, we can correct it using tools such as:

• neurolymphatic (Chapman) points
• neurovascular points on the head
• meridian tracing
• emotional stress release
• hydration
• specific muscle techniques
• gait and posture balancing
• central & governing meridian work

Clients often feel immediate relief, not just from physical pain but from emotional heaviness they didn’t even realize they were carrying.

A New Way Forward

Spine and neck pain don’t need to be lifelong struggles. They are invitations — signals from the body requesting alignment, awareness, and emotional clarity. Our experiences with Touch for Health have transformed how we view pain. For many of us, including Denise, Kate, and myself, TFH became the missing piece that connected movement, energy, emotion, and healing.

And this is exactly why I’m so passionate about teaching TFH to others.

Want to Learn These Tools Yourself?

A new Touch for Health Level 1 class begins this January.

If you’ve ever wished you could:
understand your pain
help your family feel better
support emotional balance
learn muscle monitoring
feel confident navigating stress
or simply reconnect to the wisdom of your own body…

…this class is the perfect place to begin.

Fridays 2-5 pm Atlantic (10 – 1 pm Pacific, 6 – 9 pm UK): Jan 9, 16, 23, 30, Feb 6, 13,

If you’re ready to transform how you understand your body — and support others in doing the same — I’d love to have you join us.

Your spine is not just holding you up. It is guiding you home.

To learn more about Muscle Tuners International and Denise Cambiotti’s work, please visit the on demand programs found at www.muscletuners.ca.

To find Kate Montgomery, please message her at katemontgomery@me.com

This podcast reached its 160th episode with this recording. If you have not subscribed to the YouTube channel, please do so here. You can also follow us on Buzzsprout.

Lastly, Tai Chi!!! The spine is completely supported and rewired during the simple and powerful Tai Chi movements. Are you interested in making your movement activities really count for wellness? Consider the Tai Chi Cape Breton class found in the calendar. Join a class in West Kelowna, or Peachland, BC with the Wine Country Tai Chi Society. Or join our online class starting again in January – Symphony of Radiance, formerly known as Movement and Music. The class is on sale until Dec 15 for early bird registrations. Together we will discover the messages of the body, the meaning of pain, and the power of wellness habits to change the way you feel.

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Pain is one of the body’s most intricate communication systems. It alerts us when something is out of balance, misaligned, or overworked. Yet pain is rarely the true source of a problem—more often, it is the loudest voice in a much larger conversation happening between muscles, meridians, fascia, reflexes, and the nervous system. In our first episode of the Understanding Body Pain trilogy, we explored this complexity through the lens of the hands, wrists, arms, and shoulders—areas that often carry tension from not only physical strain but also emotional load and energetic imbalance.

At the heart of this conversation lies the science behind pain and the remarkable system of Touch for Health, created by Dr. John Thie and rooted in the groundbreaking work of Dr. George Goodheart. These tools offer a way to understand pain not as an isolated event, but as a reflection of the body’s deeper patterns of communication.

Pain Is Not the Problem — It’s the Messenger

Modern medicine often teaches us to chase the symptom:
a wrist brace for wrist pain, a shoulder stretch for shoulder tension, or a topical cream for elbow discomfort.

But pain is rarely localized. A weak anterior deltoid can cause wrist strain. Tight forearm flexors can come from misalignment in the upper thoracic spine. Shoulder pain can originate from stress patterns in the jaw. Even finger stiffness can link back to the small intestine meridian.

Touch for Health works because it respects the body’s interconnected nature. It recognizes that:

• Muscles communicate through meridians
• Meridians communicate through organ systems
• Organ systems influence posture, mood, and function
• Structural misalignment affects emotional and energetic flow

This is why in Episode 1 we shared examples of how upper body pain often points to deeper imbalances in the body’s bioenergetic network. Once you understand these relationships, you can finally stop fighting pain—and start listening to what it’s trying to tell you.

The Science Behind Touch for Health

While many people assume that energy-based systems are “woo-woo,” the science behind Touch for Health is grounded in:

1. Applied Kinesiology & Neurophysiology

Dr. George Goodheart discovered predictable relationships between muscles and organ systems. For example:

• The deltoid corresponds with the lung meridian
• The supraspinatus aligns with the central meridian

These links reflect neurophysiological pathways—reflex arcs—that influence strength, tone, and function.

2. Proprioception & Biofeedback

Muscle monitoring allows us to access the body’s feedback loop. When a muscle responds weakly, it indicates an imbalance in the energetic or neurological pattern behind it—not simply a lack of strength. This makes muscle monitoring a precise tool for identifying the priority behind pain patterns.

3. Fascia & Biotensegrity

Pain often travels along fascial lines. The upper body, for example, contains spiraling patterns that cross from shoulder to hip, wrist to neck, and elbow to ribcage. Touch for Health techniques—like neurolymphatic reflexes and neurovascular points—help restore hydration, flow, and mobility through these fascial chains.

4. Chinese Medicine & the Five Elements

Touch for Health bridges Western anatomy with Eastern philosophy. Pain is understood not only as mechanical strain but as energetic stagnation. For example:

• Wrist and elbow pain often relate to Metal (lungs, large intestine)
• Shoulder tension may reflect Wood (liver, gallbladder)
• Grip strength relates to Water (kidneys, bladder)

This gives practitioners and individuals a holistic map of pain—physical, emotional, and energetic.

Tools That Transform Pain

In our first episode on hands and arms, we demonstrated several Touch for Health concepts that anyone can explore:

1. Muscle Monitoring

Helps identify the priority imbalance rather than guessing at symptoms.

2. Emotional Stress Release Points

Releases mental tension that contributes to chronic pain patterns.

3. Neurolymphatic Reflex Points

Helps reduce inflammation and restore flow through muscle and organ systems.

4. Meridian Tracing

Clears stagnant energy and supports the body’s natural healing pathways.

5. Posture Awareness

Simple alignment shifts in the shoulders, wrists, and neck can dramatically change pain levels.

Each technique empowers the individual, restoring the understanding that healing doesn’t come from fighting the body—but partnering with it.

A New Way to Experience Pain & Healing

The goal of Touch for Health and bioenergetic wellness is not just relief—it is awareness.
When you know how to interpret the body’s signals, pain becomes a guide rather than a barrier.

Our trilogy will continue to explore:

• Episode 2: Feet, Ankles, Knees & Hips
• Episode 3: Back & Neck

Each episode builds on the science and self-care practices introduced in Episode 1, offering practical tools and a deeper understanding of how pain reveals our path to healing.

You can reach out to Denise Cambiotti at www.muscletuners.ca to learn more about her special programs and the power of her techniques.

You can find Kate Montgomery at katemontgomery@me.com and you can find her two exceptional books on amazon: Sports Touch and End your Carpal Tunnel Pain without Surgery.

Are you looking for a Touch for Health class? Michelle will be offering a Level 1 starting in January. You can email your intent to info@greenwellcenter.com. You can find more information in the shop as well as the description about Touch for Health.

Michelle also offers in person and online movement classes that are embedded with Touch for Health information, this is a great way to understand the power of the information in real time. You can find these courses here.

Looking for a deeper dive? Michelle will be offering a Tai Chi Retreat in West Kelowna, BC in March with Wine Country Tai Chi Society. You can learn more in a few weeks when the full details are released. This is a chance to work in person and gain a deeper understanding of how the concepts reveal themselves through movement patterns.

New knowledge and experience is just one class away. Enjoy the podcast!

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That question opens the door to bioenergetic wellness, where the language of health is energy, vibration, and intention. It’s the focus of our newest Be Well with Dr. Michelle Greenwell podcast episode, “Beyond the Physical: The Experience of Wellness,” featuring two remarkable practitioners: Kate Montgomery, author and pioneer in sports and frequency healing, and Denise Cambiotti, founder of Muscle Tuners International.

Together we explored how the simplest of techniques—often taking only minutes—can shift years of discomfort, tension, or emotional weight. These aren’t magic tricks; they’re expressions of how energy and consciousness truly function. When blocked energy is released, life begins to flow again.

Why People Turn to Energy Work

Most of us were taught to see the body as a machine: fix the part that hurts and everything will work again. But anyone who has lived with chronic pain, fatigue, or emotional stress knows it isn’t that simple. Beneath every symptom lies an energetic pattern—a combination of thoughts, feelings, and physiology.

Many people arrive at bioenergetic techniques after feeling hopeless. They’ve tried medication, physiotherapy, or surgery, and nothing has lasted. When they finally experience the gentle yet profound effects of tools such as muscle monitoring, acupressure, or five-element balancing, something inside them changes. The realization dawns that healing doesn’t have to be hard; it only has to be aligned.

The Science Behind the “Woo Woo”

Both Kate and Denise remind us that what some dismiss as “woo woo” is grounded in physics, biophysics, and quantum science. Every cell emits frequency; every thought carries measurable vibration. When energy pathways—known in Chinese medicine as meridians—become congested, communication within the body falters.

A few light touches or movements can repattern that communication. The nervous system relaxes, muscles balance, emotions surface and dissolve. Brain function, coordination, and clarity return. It’s not mysterious—it’s the body remembering coherence.

Moments of Transformation

In the podcast, Kate shares stories of Ironman athletes who recovered stamina and focus after minutes of tailored bodywork. Denise speaks of clients whose chronic shoulder or jaw pain disappeared after a short muscle-tuning session. Listeners may recognize the pattern: the moment tension releases, old beliefs release with it.

One woman described feeling “like the lights turned back on” after years of dull fatigue. Another realized she no longer needed to protect an old injury—and with that awareness, her range of motion doubled. These transformations happen quietly, often with tears or laughter, because the body is finally heard.

The Simplicity of Practice

Bioenergetic wellness is not reserved for practitioners. Anyone can begin by learning small, daily techniques—hydration, cross-crawls, breathing patterns, tracing meridians, or gentle self-touch at specific points. Five minutes of mindful movement can reset energy flow for the entire day.

The key is listening. When you notice where you feel tight, anxious, or disconnected, you already have the first clue. Intention plus awareness equals change.

Tea, Stillness, and Connection

Every Be Well episode begins with a tea ritual, and this one features Just Chill’n—a Cape Breton Tea Company blend of black tea, cranberry, and calendula petals.
Black tea grounds the body, cranberries cleanse the heart’s emotional field, and calendula brings sunshine to the spirit. As we sip, we invite harmony to all three levels of being.

That pause between sips mirrors what happens in an energy session: a breath, a moment of stillness, and suddenly the system reorganizes itself toward balance.

Living Beyond Limitation

When we release stored emotion or outdated belief, we create space for vitality, creativity, and joy. Clients often say, “I feel lighter,” or “I can breathe again.” These simple statements are profound markers of transformation. They indicate that the person has stepped back into the flow of life rather than fighting against it.

Both Kate and Denise see their work not as curing but as facilitating remembering—helping people reconnect to their innate ability to heal. That awareness ripples outward, improving relationships, work performance, and overall quality of life.

Looking Ahead: Part 2—Body Maintenance / Living Wellness

This episode is the first in a trilogy exploring empowerment through energy. Part 2, “Body Maintenance / Living Wellness,” will dive deeper into how to sustain these shifts—how regular energetic “tune-ups” can prevent imbalance long before symptoms appear. Just as we maintain our vehicles, we can maintain our personal energy systems through daily rituals, movement, hydration, and intention.

Living wellness means treating the body as an intelligent partner, not a problem to fix. It’s a lifestyle of listening, adjusting, and celebrating coherence.

A Call to Awareness

If you’re reading this and wondering whether bioenergetic wellness could make a difference for you, start small. Take one mindful breath, place your hand over your heart, and thank your body for its constant communication. That single act of recognition begins the healing dialogue.

As we continue this series, may each conversation, cup of tea, and gentle movement remind you that the power to transform has always been within you. Energy follows attention—so direct yours toward living fully, freely, and well.

To connect with Dr Denise Cambiotti, DHC CIH BioEW, please visit her website at www.muscletuners.ca

To connect with Kate Montgomery email katemontgomery@me.com

For free resources check out the main page at www.canbewell.org

To link movement and wellness together be sure to check out the classes offered with Tai Chi Cape Breton on the calendar. Check out the online classes offered in the shop events. And visit our sister club: Wine Country Tai Chi Society in West Kelowna, BC for their in-person classes. Tai Chi is the lived form of wellness balancing through movement.

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This blog post is both a look back at where Touch for Health came from, and a glimpse into how I am building on its wisdom today through movement, sound, colour, frequency, and the Five Elements of Chinese Medicine.

The Origins of Touch for Health

The story begins in the early 1960s with Dr. George Goodheart, a chiropractor in Detroit. Dr. Goodheart began experimenting with muscle testing to evaluate strength and injury, drawing on the earlier kinesiology research of physical therapists Kendall & Kendall from the 1940s.

What he discovered was revolutionary: muscles that tested “weak” did not always show signs of atrophy or disuse. Instead, he noticed that muscle performance could improve dramatically when he applied certain touch reflexes. These included:

• Neurovascular reflexes identified by Dr. Terrance Bennett in the 1930s.
• Neurolymphatic reflexes developed by osteopathic physician Dr. Frank Chapman in the same era.
• Acupuncture points, meridians, and energy pathways described in Traditional Chinese Medicine.

Dr. Goodheart’s work laid the foundation for Applied Kinesiology, a system that connected muscles, organ systems, and reflex points through energy balancing.

Making it Accessible: Dr. John Thie

While Goodheart’s discoveries were initially shared among chiropractors and other health professionals, Dr. John Thie, a chiropractor from California, saw the potential to make these tools available to everyone.

He created Touch for Health in the early 1970s as a self-care system for families, individuals, and communities. His vision was simple yet profound: to empower ordinary people with practical tools they could use to feel better, restore balance, and support healing in themselves and others.

Through the publication of his book Touch for Health: The Complete Edition and the training of instructors around the world, Dr. Thie sparked a movement that continues to thrive today.

Scientific Expansion: Dr. Charles Krebs

As Touch for Health grew, researchers and practitioners sought to understand the science behind muscle response testing. One of the most recent influential figures in this area is Dr. Charles Krebs, who brought his expertise in both neurobiology and biophysics to the field.

Dr. Krebs identified the energetic loop between the nervous system and biophysical processes, helping explain why muscle testing could provide accurate biofeedback about the body’s state. His LEAP program (Learning Enhancement Acupressure Program) demonstrated how targeted acupressure and reflex techniques could rewire the body’s electrical system, improve neurological integration, and restore optimal function to both muscles and cognitive processes.

Clinical Validation: Dr. Anne Jensen

In more recent years, Dr. Anne Jensen, a researcher at Oxford University, has provided important clinical evidence for muscle response testing. Her controlled trials have demonstrated its effectiveness and reliability, helping validate what practitioners and clients have experienced for decades. Her research is building bridges between clinical science and energy-based practices, strengthening the credibility of Touch for Health within the broader health community.

My Journey with Touch for Health

For me, Touch for Health has been the root system from which all of my professional and creative branches have grown. I’ve had the privilege of studying and mentoring with leaders such as Dr. Gregory Webb, Dr. Wayne Topping, Dr. Charles Krebs, Dr. Sheldon Deal, Dr. Svetlana Masgutova, Dr. Mary Jo Bulbrook, and many others. These experiences helped me refine my ability to listen to the body’s biofeedback through muscle response testing and to apply bioenergetic tools that bring the body into balance.

But my natural curiosity pushed me further. I wanted to know not just that these techniques worked, but how and why they worked — and how they could be integrated with movement, music, and colour to enhance healing.

Movement, Music, and the Spine

One of the results of this inquiry was the development of a spine reflex chart that links together:

• Music and frequency
• The spine and nervous system
• Emotions and energy
• The spiritual essence of the organ systems

This chart now supports two of my signature programs: Qi YINtegration and Movement and Music. These programs help participants experience firsthand how movement and frequency can harmonize the body’s systems and support healing.

From this foundation, I created two movement-based choreographies:

• The Five Element Set – weaving Touch for Health with Chinese Medicine, sound, colour, and the BioField.
• The Kundalini Rising Set – designed to awaken energy and bring alignment through layered movement and sound.

These sets invite participants to feel how movement can balance energy and activate healing in a way that is both powerful and joyful.

Tea and Touch for Health

Even the Cape Breton Tea Company, which I co-founded, has been influenced by Touch for Health. Each blend is crafted not only for flavour but also for its energetic properties — supporting the chakras, organs, and systems of the body in alignment with the principles I’ve learned through TFH. For me, tea is another way to bring balance, comfort, and community into daily life.

What’s Next: Touch for Health Expanded

In November 2025, I will be offering something new: the Touch for Health Expanded course. For the first time, I’ll be opening my movement-based programs through the Touch for Health lens, offering participants a way to explore healing through movement, sound, colour, and the Five Elements.

This will be followed in summer 2026 by a retreat on Cape Breton Island, where we will dive even deeper into this integrative approach.

Whether you are a former student ready to refresh your skills (with 50% savings on repeat classes) or someone who has never studied Touch for Health before, this is the perfect time to join. Together, we’ll explore the connections between muscles, emotions, organ systems, meridians, and elements, with the goal of living each day with greater vitality and self-care empowerment.

Why This Work Matters

What makes this program truly unique is the combination of experiences that inform it. Very few Touch for Health instructors also studied dance and Tai Chi, then spent a Master’s degree exploring how movement and TFH interrelate, and later expanded that into a doctoral dissertation identifying the BioEnergetic Wellness Formula that really is signature to this kind of wellness work.

This blend of scholarship, creativity, and embodied practice means that the insights you’ll gain are not available anywhere else. They are the culmination of decades of study, practice, and passion for bringing energy medicine to life in accessible, meaningful ways.

Join the Journey

Touch for Health has always been about empowerment — giving people tools they can use for themselves and their families. That spirit is alive and well today, and it continues to evolve.

I invite you to join me for this next chapter through the Touch for Health Expanded course in November 2025 and the retreat in 2026. Together, we’ll explore how movement, sound, and colour can become pathways to healing, balance, and joy.

Register in the Events section of the shop at www.greenwellcenter.com.

Here’s to living with energy, vitality, and self-care you can trust!

To deepen this exploration of Touch for Health and the science of muscle response testing, I’ve also been hosting insightful conversations on my Be Well with Dr. Michelle Greenwell podcast. Recently, I featured a trilogy series with Dr. Christina Ross, where we discussed the fascinating intersection of biophysics, quantum change, and musculoskeletal regeneration through frequency and field intensity. In parallel, I hosted another trilogy with Dr. Delphine Rossi, who guided listeners through the role of intuition in wellness, the hidden language of dreams, and the transformative power of spiritual healing. These episodes bring together science, energy medicine, and lived experience, offering practical wisdom and inspiration that beautifully complements the foundations of Touch for Health.

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A Formula for Success

The full Touch for Health program is built on a unique formula that goes beyond physical wellness. Participants learn to:

• Set intentions and goals for clarity, ease, and flow throughout the day.
• Develop awareness of subtle cues from the body about imbalances in the systems.
• Activate energy techniques to bring muscles, thoughts, emotions, and motion into harmony.
• Release pain, restore coordination, enhance memory, and calm emotions for a clear and focused mind.

Touch for Health isn’t just about “fixing” what’s wrong—it’s about cultivating harmony so that body, mind, and spirit work together with balance and vitality.

A Window into Ancient Wisdom

One of the most powerful aspects of Touch for Health is muscle monitoring, which provides insights into the body’s energy systems. This connects directly to the Five Element Theory of Chinese Medicine, and Dr Goodheart’s research in applied kinesiology, which links muscles, meridians, organs, and elements in a way that makes healing and self-care accessible.

With this knowledge, participants discover how to apply energy balancing techniques to daily life—whether that means reducing stress, supporting health goals, or releasing old patterns that no longer serve them – BioEnergetic Wellness.

Colin MacLeod’s Story: Music in Harmony

Sometimes the best way to understand the power of Touch for Health is through the experiences of others. Musician Colin MacLeod discovered that by learning Touch for Health, his relationship with music transformed.

He found new freedom in his playing—less tension, more fluidity, and a deeper connection to his instrument. The stress and effort he once carried into performance began to dissolve, replaced by effortless expression and joy.

Colin’s story shows how this system doesn’t just support physical wellness—it expands creativity, intuition, and self-expression.

How Might Life Feel Different?

It’s natural to wonder: Could this really work for me? Touch for Health offers tools to bring balance into every aspect of daily life. Imagine:

• Feeling less tension in your body.
• Moving through your day with clarity and ease.
• Approaching your goals with confidence and empowerment.
• Releasing effort so joy and creativity can flow naturally.

It sounds almost too good to be true—but time and again, students find that these simple techniques make a profound difference.

Upcoming Opportunities

If you’re curious to experience Touch for Health for yourself, here are upcoming opportunities to join us:

Level 1 Class – Begins November
Deep Dive Class – Begins October
Movement & Music Class – Starts September 9

Each program offers a chance to learn, grow, and discover new ways of bringing balance into your life. Whether you’re a musician like Colin, a wellness seeker, or simply someone looking to feel better in daily life, Touch for Health has something to offer.

Join Us

Touch for Health is more than a class—it’s a journey into self-awareness, empowerment, and effortless living. The knowledge you gain becomes a toolkit for wellness that you can apply anytime, anywhere.

Are you ready to create change? To move through life with more joy, flow, and harmony? We invite you to step into this experience and discover what’s possible.

Join us and let your wellness journey begin.

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Awaken your Spirit’s Passion

As you reflect on what you enjoyed about your year, and how you listened to your body for its self-care and vitality, consider the wisdom shared by Mariah-Jane as she prepares dance educators. Her idea of education and sharing, as well as the outcome for dancers is reflective in other sports, as well as daily living.

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If you missed the episode previously, and want to go back to listen you can find the links in our previous blog here.

The Cape Breton Tea Company tea highlighted in this episode is Island VitaliTEA, Cranberry and Holy Basil. You can find this in the shop.

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In this episode, we’re joined by Mariah-Jane Thies, the Radiant Dance Teacher, whose innovative approach to teaching blends traditional dance education with modern insights from Brain Gym, Touch for Health, reflex integration, and brain connection theories. Her work is transforming how we think about learning—whether in the studio or everyday life—bringing flow and ease to movement and habits.

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Award Winner for Innovation

Mariah-Jane Thies won the Innovation in Dance Award in 2024 from the Royal Academy of Dance. She was recognized in particular for bringing the concept of the need for Brain Development and Brain Integration in the training of dancers for both learning and performance. She is also a content creator for the new dance platform, the Library Aesthetic Dance Media and has presented worldwide at the biggest dance teacher conferences including: IADMS, NDEO, BMC and Healthy Dancer Canada.  Her knowledge of learning extends beyond the dancer, the educator, and dance schools, as many of her concepts are applicable to business, program development, and parents too.

Tea for Change

And to set the mood for our conversation, we’re featuring the delightful Golden SereniTEA from the Harmony Blends collection by Cape Breton Tea Company. This invigorating blend of ginger, lemon, and turmeric not only warms your spirit but also supports digestion, boosts immunity, and reduces inflammation—perfect for enhancing clarity and energy as you reflect on creating new habits.

Paired with the Harmony Coasters, this tea adds a touch of mindfulness to your day. Sip, savor, and embrace a moment of serenity as you listen to this enriching episode.

This conversation is filled with ideas for everyone, whether you’re a teacher, dancer, or simply someone looking to embrace change and live with more ease. Mariah-Jane’s insights provide a fresh perspective on introducing new concepts, overcoming resistance, and making life more radiant.

So, grab your Golden SereniTEA, settle in, and let this episode inspire you to rethink how you approach habits, health, and learning.

Harmony Coasters Foster Change

What are Harmony Coasters? They are 11 infused images prioritizing your transformation through a challenge. You can choose a coaster and enjoy putting it under your glass of water or cup of tea, engaging with the art and the intentions on the back. Or, you can consider the challenge you are approaching, and begin with the first coaster, and add your beverage on top. Reflection, journaling, activities to move you out of this phase of your challenge will move you towards your next coaster and the next step. These coasters include connecting with guides, mentors, or supporters, as well as integrating the possibility of change. You can learn more here.

Resistance in Tai Chi Training

One of the greatest challenges that people find with their Tai Chi practice is that they dive in eager to do it all, make it big, and use the tai chi movements like an exercise. The idea of “less is more” is very hard to idealize. Also, the awareness of subtle changes that happen instantly are hard to imagine. As Mariah-Jane shares her understanding of the body, these ideas and learning tools support finding the true value in the Tai Chi movements. Tai Chi is about finding your Qi, cultivating it for daily vitality, and improve the opportunity for longevity. Resistance slows down this process, and the resistance to change ideas or ways of doing things diminishes the Qi.

This is also true for dance. We were taught to work hard and train for perfection, the ideation that we were already perfect and ready for learning was not considered. As you look at your ideas of change, the resistance you bring to your day or your thoughts, and how new habits may be slowly happening for you, consider how this could be simply different by letting go. Your dance in the kitchen will change, and your ability to find integrative movement and thoughts will blossom.

Stay tuned for Part 2 of our conversation being released later this month!

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It took Dr Michelle years to find resolution to her incredible foot pain. The pain was so bad that she could no longer walk on her feet and had to hobble to the dance floor and have someone else demonstrate the steps. The journey to health and wellness began with foot pain and expanded as the body began to unravel its best kept secrets for pain points.

Relief from Plantar Fasciitis took years of talking to experts and working with body workers to discover that through the Touch for Health techniques many clues could be resolved.

The pain of Plantar Fasciitis can be on the top of the foot, under the arch, in the ball of the foot, on the heel. Relief is often sought with hot or cold compresses, having a foot guard at night, magnesium, foot soaks, foot stretches and muscle strengthening exercises. Often this can bring some relief, but the pain can go on for months.

In Touch for Health we can determine if all the muscles in the legs, back and shoulders are working and supporting the foot. Through Tai Chi movements we can determine where blocks in movement may be happening. Through muscle monitoring we can determine what the priority need of the body is to start the healing process.

Very often the calf muscle is not firing correctly, or at all. The posterior tibials and the peroneus are not coordinating with each other, the hip may be misaligned, and the spine may not be turning correctly. All this can lead to foot pain?!?? YES!

In a Touch for Health session we can identify emotions that may be charged and holding tissue hostage. We can release a pattern of movement that has been adopted and is not supporting the foot correctly. We can find out if there is a bully muscle that is turning off a series of muscles and causing movement challenges through the hip, leg and foot.

Within minutes we can have pain released and a proper gait underway. Those people who work one-on-one with Michelle know that she loves to empower her clients. She offers exercises and activities that can be done at home to self-empower healing.

If you are suffering from movement challenges, pain that keeps you from doing what you love, or emotional burdens, consider how time in a session could trouble shoot the real cause and put you on the road to recovery instantly.

You can learn more about Michelle here. You can discover more about a one-on-one session here. You can join the A.M.E. for Greatness Project here and gift yourself a series of sessions to really get the body back into running order with mental and emotional relief too. And, if you want to have the powerful tools for your wellness toolbox, consider signing up for Level 1 Touch for Health – class starts on Tuesday.

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It is with great pride that I share with you a project that I have been a part of for many years. Knowlative.com is a resource that I support to bring BioEnergetic Wellness tools, muscle monitoring, biofeedback, Chinese Medicine, and movement all under one roof. For several years, even through the pandemic, they have been working tirelessly to provide a resource that is easy to use, and full of rich technical information.

Today they launched the platform in 3 languages. No matter what document you want to look at, you can access it in English, Italian, and Spanish.

In the resources different protocols can be shared with others to help gain exposure to the protocol, but also to begin collaborating with the experience of others to help grow the protocol and advance care for clients.

Ready to see Knowlative for yourself?

Click HERE to learn more… If you like what you see, consider being a Pro User and support the growth of our profession through collaborative documentation and protocol gathering.

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