Testimonials

Patty

In May 2003, I was finally given the medical diagnosis that explained many of the physical challenges I have had all of my life (and there have been many and often).

In October 2003, I started to see Jeanine for TK. In the beginning, I was unable to drive the two hour trip to Columbus so I had to have someone else drive me.By May 2004, I was able to drive myself to Columbus for my son's soccer tournament and then for a 3-day seminar on the Foundations of Transformational Kinesiology. It was quite an accomplishment!

Now I want to share the kinesiology experience with others to help them reach their highest potential in whatever it is they want to get out of life. I am currently working on becoming a certified TK facilitator and as of May 2005, I have already completed three levels of training; TK Foundations, TK I and TK II.

Christy

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Hello. My name is Christy and this is my story. I am grateful that six years ago I choose to meet with Jeanine Larson and have my first Transformational Kinesiology (TK) session. I look back over the past six years and can say with great confidence that my life has been transformed by applying what I learned (and continue to learn) through TK.

I grew up like so many of us do in a family with both its joys and challenges. Two of my biggest life challenges were dealing with my own health issues and self-confidence/self-esteem issues. I spent most of my adult life dealing with one illness after another. It seemed my entire existence was nothing more than being sick, talking with friends and family about being sick and constantly wishing I weren’t sick. It was difficult to focus on anything besides my illnesses, with the one exception of being afraid. I was very aware of how afraid I was to live my life. I had plenty of ‘dreams’ I wanted to chase, yet spent most of my life avoiding opportunities to go for what I wanted. I’ve always been a fairly creative person and I knew I should be doing something creative with my life. Instead, I remained sick and afraid.

I remember the moment when the first lightbulb went off. I was walking around a small bookstore in Wheeling WV. I picked up a book titled Heal Your Body, by Louise L. Hay. Heal My Body? This was exactly the book I was searching for. I opened it up and immediately started reading. It was an entire book listing every emotional reason for every physical symptom. I didn’t understand what I was reading at first. I thought I was just sick and it was up to the doctors to ‘fix’ me. At that moment, I call it my first moment of conscious living, I entertained the idea that maybe some of my answers were buried inside of me and not behind another physician’s door.

I continued to read more about self-awareness and also started going to therapy. I met a wonderful therapist and it was she who suggested I make an appointment with Jeanine. I let my ‘fears’ call the shots for a few months and then finally I made the appointment. I can honestly say, in that first 90 minute session, I took home more awareness and understanding of myself than all of my combined years of therapy. During the session, Jeanine and I set a goal. After all of these years, I still remember my goal. I am Free to Creatively Express Myself.

I had set plenty of goals for myself in the past, and gave up on most of them. Jeanine explained the TK process that we would go through together. It was unlike anything I had ever experienced. Yes, a little strange at first, but I went with my curiosity and trusted the process.

Through muscle testing, I learned during the session what was in my way of being able to creatively express myself. It was about my focus. I was focused on my fear which only created more fear. Energy Follows Thought. My thoughts were filled with fear. That’s where my energy went and of course created more fear. TK gave (and still gives) me the freedom to focus on what I really want. Freedom, Peace, Happiness, Joy, etc...

After spending the past six years creating other goals (I still have all the goals I’ve ever gone for on little post-it-notes), I have witnessed the subtle workings of TK in my life. My life started changing over weeks and months. I look back over the years and am amazed at how many blocks I’ve gently removed from my path. I am currently free from illness. I identified the benefits of remaining ill and created a goal dealing with Vibrance and Energy to replace the illness. I still develop symptoms. However, when a symptom does present itself, I know that it is just an opportunity for me to learn a little more about myself. TK allows me to take ACTION instead of reacting to circumstances and situations.

I also have gone for many goals relating to self-confidence and my career. I spent the past few years exploring many creative outlets; painting, writing, dancing, acting.... searching for what area I would focus my energy. I decided that ‘acting’ was the path I would choose. I began by taking a few acting and improv. classes. I started going to musicals and plays alone. I researched acting. I met other actors and started auditioning to learn about the process. I also started volunteering for a local Theater. I continued setting more goals around my career and currently am involved in two professional acting classes. I had professional head shots taken and am happy to say that I currently have an agent with one of the top talent agencies in Columbus. I have worked on several independent films, an Industrial Training Video and just last week shot my first commercial. I’ve come a long way, baby! ......And that I can say with the greatest of confidence.

I am grateful for TK and for Jeanine’s guidance and support. She is my friend and teacher. While on the commercial set this past week, I was standing on my X waiting for my cue........the director looked over at me and after a short pause yelled ‘Action!’

Action. I couldn’t agree more..... I couldn’t agree more.

Christy - Actor/Child Care Worker

7/17/05

The Well Point: Winter 2005 Article

Transformational Kinesiology All It Takes is a Little Push

Nancy Hirsch takes a close look at the freeing power of Transformational Kinesiology
When a friend first told me about Transformational Kinesiology (TK), I thought it sounded bizarre. I had heard of kinesiology—literally, the study of the movement of muscles. A controversial form known as Applied Kinesiology has been used by some U.S. chiropractors since the 1960s to monitor the flow of energy in the body. The Quackwatch Web site, run by a medical doctor, is highly critical of Applied Kinesiology in the health care setting. But I knew nothing about TK, a type of kinesiology combined with Transpersonal Psychology, a form of psychology that affirms there is a spiritual force behind all physical form. Although it was developed in Europe in 1983 and is well known there, it is relatively unknown in the U.S. Currently, TK in the U.S. is growing in the areas served by certified TK teachers.
Before meeting with TK practitioner Jeanine Larson at the Still Point Centre in Columbus, OH, I studied her Web site. It stated, "The ultimate goal of Transformational Kinesiology is an expansion of awareness to release old patterns and decisions that prevent us from freely choosing how we live our lives." My experience with Larson was wonderful and eye-opening. Larson shared the underlying premise of TK: When something resonates with a system, the energy strengthens, and when it doesn't, the energy decreases. In TK work, the facilitator makes various statements and accesses the muscle response to determine which statements resonate with the client. Larson explained to me how this works. She would make a statement and gently push on my extended arm, always at the same point just above the wrist, while I resisted the pressure. If she could push it down, the statement was not true. If my arm resisted, it was true. To demonstrate, I said my name while she pressed and my arm was steady. When I said, "I am a little green frog," and she applied the same force, my arm went down. I could feel the difference. Of course, if the client wants to influence the answers by commanding muscle resistance or letting go, the technique won't work. Effective TK practice requires the "client to remain curious and the practitioner neutral," says Larson. The focus of TK is to inspire change and facilitate personal growth, rather than to "fix" a specific problem. According to Larson, the primary issue that leads clients to TK is a sense of being overwhelmed or having lost direction in life, which often manifests as indecision around career or education. At my TK session, Larson's statements and my body's responses drilled right to the core of my own indecisiveness. During the year before I experienced TK, two early childhood memories kept popping into my awareness. Although they did not seem to be interconnected, in the context of the TK work, I made an association between these events and grasped how important they were to my formation. I came to understand how they helped configure a core belief that leadership and self-expression are dangerous, and Larson helped me understand the beginnings of some limiting patterns that grew out of this belief. We talked and she taught for much of our time together. In a TK session, known as "TK balance," there is no silent verbal testing. Instead, muscle testing is used to probe beliefs in a structured dialogue between facilitator and client. Larson is committed to the intention that this be a conscious, educative process that involves the client every step of the way. "After all, this is about the client, not me," she says. "I am here to simply facilitate their process. It is then up to the client to choose how they will use the information going forward."The final element of our session was a rebalancing of the worn ruts of my life with an affirmation about a conscious, joyful path that uses self-expression to lead towards achievement of my goals. Larson teaches that "when we're inspired, we have energy for anything. "TK can be used to inspire and help shift habits in different situations. The Stillpoint Centre is developing a program combining TK with yoga and craniosacral therapy to assist young athletes in achieving holistic success, a rich life and habits of success in competition. Larson currently works with an innovative and successful business that use TK sessions to assist employees with enhancing productivity and working cooperatively. Individuals generally approach the work with a sense of wanting to move forward in some way. One woman came to see Larson because she wanted to quit smoking. She determined that this was her goal partly because of her desire to compete in a triathlon. Using muscle testing, Larson helped her explore the benefits of quitting cigarettes and claim an empowering vision of freedom from this addiction. Together, they examined the core beliefs and the habitual thought patterns that had kept the client from quitting. She was able to identify a story from her childhood that had cemented her belief that it is impossible to quit smoking. Armed with new understanding, the client was able to release the belief and put energy into her goal of quitting. On her own, she chose to quit smoking and now has a very active physical life, including running and soccer. The Kinesiology Connection Web site notes, "Always the answer is somewhere inside you." The TK-US Web site says that during a TK balance "it is common to access forgotten memories of pivotal events in your life. These memories surface, are brought into the light of consciousness, insight is gained, and they are transformed or released." Larson affirmed it is important not to disparage the patterns of the past and where we've come from. They are the foundation for understanding transformation, providing information as well as fuel for looking to the higher path. We just don't have to stay in those old patterns.In my own work with Larson, I realized that I had a pattern of making decisions based on the needs of others. I also had seen decision making as something that limits me and reduces options. I left with an understanding that I could make decisions based on my own and others' best interests, and such decision-making could open up my life, rather than restrict it. How many times do we struggle with ourselves, recognizing that we are stuck and unsure about how to go forward? TK can help us to connect the dots between seemingly unrelated memories or bring up long-forgotten incidents that help to make sense of old patterns and habits. This knowledge is power.
Nancy Hirsch is a mom, writer, and activist with a focus on transformation, both personal and public. She can be reached at njh02@earthlink.net.