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The principles of Touch for Health
Touch for
Health (TFH) is based on the principle of the Triangle of
Health, the three sides being biochemistry, emotions and
structure. Because TFH is primarily a physical correction, we
use it to correct the structural. We believe all three levels
are important and interconnected; each can throw the others off
balance, each can also bring the others into balance. improving
our diet (biochemistry) and exercise (structure) can improve our
mental attitude (emotions). Improving attitude can change our
biochemistry and posture. Better postural alignment allows all
our body systems to work more efficiently, and allows the
nutrients to reach their destinations.
Touch for Health uses a technique called "balance as you go."
Significant changes can be made to our posture just by doing a
fourteen muscle balance. This is due to energy changes, and
because we are making sure that the pairs of muscles we are
testing and correcting are equally supporting our structure.
There are fourteen major meridians in the body and the balancing
involves checking the muscle associated with each of these
fourteen meridians. We place the arm or leg in a certain
position, which brings the ends of the muscle we want to test
close together; this puts other muscles which ordinarily work
with it at a disadvantage. We then press in a direction that
requires the muscle we are testing to work at holding the body
position. If the muscle is strong, we know that there is at
least enough energy flowing in the meridian to enable the muscle
to function as it should. If the muscle is weak, it indicates
that we need to stimulate the flow of energy in the system. To
stimulate the energy we can then strengthen a muscle through Neuro-lymphatic massage, by holding Neuro-vascular points or
tracing meridian flow, also by manually stimulating the origin
and insertion of a muscle.
A 14 Muscle Balance is a wonderful way to raise your body's
energy, balance a physical or emotional pain or tension. It can
also be used for goal balancing, preventive health maintenance,
or to speed up healing.
Muscle testing
Simply put, when you hold something that your body doesn't like,
specific muscles will become weaker, and when you hold something
the body wants, the muscles gets stronger. This form of testing
makes for a non-invasive, simple method of testing, for food
sensitivities, or weakness in an organ. Muscle testing is also
helpful for testing vitamins, herbs, and nutritional
supplements, to determine which products may be best suited for
an individual. This of course is a valuable tool in a
nutritional practice, and is a form of Applied Kinesiology that
is growing fast in natural health care.
Touch for Health also has exercises to improve concentration, coordination
and focus. A Touch for Health appointment can be
fun, interesting, and very informative. You will learn how to
read your body.
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