A Pediatrician’s View of Bodytalk

As a practicing pediatrician and holistic physician, I have had the privilege of evaluating and treating many children and families over the years. BodyTalk continues to be one of the primary treatment modalities I use in my practice because it is effective, gentle, without dangerous side-effects, and because IT WORKS!

I have come to the realization that medicine is about communication and the ability (or inability) of the body’s energy system to transfer information.

I have found this to be very clearly evident in the field of pediatrics. In the BodyTalk system we have the concept of the family matrix. This has importance from an energetic and consciousness based perspective for all members of the family, including parents, children, siblings, pets, etc.
BodyTalk provides a method or a means to elucidate the primary factors contributing to a child’s current state of function on the mental, emotional, physical and spiritual levels of being.

I use the family matrix concept during many BodyTalk sessions in my practice to enable the information transfer required for the child’s energy system to rebalance as well as for the coordination, functioning, and understanding of all of the family members affected by or contributing to the imbalances.

The beauty of the BodyTalk system is that it continues to evolve and grow, providing multiples avenues of communication for a child’s system to learn and respond. What I mean is this: it does not matter if you are a beginner, an advanced practitioner, a specialist with a medical degree, or an interested parent – if you use BodyTalk for your child, the information will find its way into your child’s consciousness and start to make positive changes.

I have witnessed many examples of these changes in the course of my career in pediatrics, and I must say that it is very gratifying to have a system which works so well and fast in kids. I believe we have a tremendous opportunity to influence, improve and accelerate the learning and rebalancing required for the next generation to grow and develop in amazing and meaningful ways.

The process of BodyTalk, that is, the asking of innate and the intention to get in synchrony with the underlying system of intelligence at work in the child’s system, is important to demonstrate to the child themselves. In other words, the practitioner’s focused attention, the gentle tapping on the head and chest, the holding of quiet space and the willingness to spend the time required for the child’s system to respond; these are all opportunities for the child to really get that the practitioner or parent is offering help in a most unique and powerful way. This kind of interaction is hard to come by in our modern medical environment and I believe it is crucial for children and young people to have this kind of experience before they are thrown into the stress-filled world of adulthood.

If you are a BodyTalk practitioner reading this, I invite you to look for a course I will soon be offering called Pediatrics for BodyTalkers. It will help you better understand the unique needs of children and parents and the practical applications of the BodyTalk system so that you will feel more comfortable and confident using BodyTalk for kids of all age groups, including infants.

If you are a parent, I encourage you to locate a certified BodyTalk practitioner near you and receive treatments for yourself or your child so you can experience the benefits directly. Additionally I highly recommend taking the BodyTalk Access class so that you can use important balancing protocols to help your child (and other family members) on a regular and as-needed basis.

To gain immediate access to more practical tips and useful information about BodyTalk for kids and parents, go to: http://bodytalk.principlesforparents.com/community

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Organic Food Recommended for Children

I recently came across this video featuring fellow pediatrician Dr Harvey Karp, who describes the benefits of organic food for kids and babies. There are many reasons why it is a good idea for parents to consider this option for their whole family’s dietary intake.

All of us are exposed to toxins and chemicals in our environment and the food supply available to us through non-organic sources is likely to have measurable amounts of pesticides, growth hormones, and even antibiotics.

I agree with Dr Karp that it makes so much sense to pay attention to what we are putting into our bodies and the quality of our food choices. I also want to re-emphasize the point that because children are smaller in size, being exposed to pesticides and toxins for them is much more problematic and has a more concentrated effect than in an adult.

In addition, as Dr Karp mentions in the video, time is of the essence because kids have many more years of growth and life expectancy in general, and it is the cumulative effect of chemicals and other environmental pollutants that can have long lasting implications for your child.

Watch the video and leave your comments below. Do you buy organic food for your family? Let me know what you think.

Large Intestine Energy and Your Child

In this next video, I will explain how the large intestine energy circuit plays an important role in your child’s system. The large intestine energy circuit is related to the other circuits we have discussed already, the lungs, the spleen and the stomach. In the Chinese medicine system, these organs and meridians overlap with each other and describe how the body as an intelligent system coordinates and synchronizes its activities.

One of the correlations that comes from the Chinese medicine system is the relationship between the digestive system and the respiratory system. As an example, the meridian in charge of the large intestine energy is the very same one used to access and have an influence on the sinuses and problems in the upper respiratory system. This is one of the reasons why I believe a holistic approach to your child is so valuable. It explains many of the associations among sets of symptoms which tend to occur together and it gives us a strategy we can use to better address and alleviate conditions and symptoms as they come up. This is something I think all parents should at least know about in order to better understand and take care of their kids.

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If you’d like to watch more videos on similar topics, go to the video library page on the Principles for Parents website.

I look forward to reading your comments and feedback which you may leave below.

Online Course for Parents

I am pleased to introduce my new online course for parents called Energy Medicine 101 for Parents. This 12 part course includes the 7 secret principles I discuss on my audio CD of the same name and the 10 energy medicine principles I first revealed as part of my book called Energy Medicine Principles for Parents.

The first 3 lessons are available for you to preview right now in the members area of my site. I want this experience to be interactive as well as educational for you, so go ahead and check it out and let me know what you think by leaving your comments and feedback after each lesson.

I know that as a parent you are pressed for time, have multiple things to contend with on a daily basis, and yet you have questions that you’d like answered for the benefit of your child and family. This course attempts to answer some of those questions you may have and I have based the content on themes and topics that come up in my conversations I have with parents in my office practice.

The course is set up to allow you to go through the material at your own pace, and the majority of the lessons are given in both audio and text formats for you to choose from. A list of the topics covered in each lesson are given on this page with more details on the course.

I hope that you will find the information I have to give you to be useful, understandable and relevant to your child’s situation. Are you ready to give it a try? Preview the First Lesson Now

Stomach Energy and Your Child

The concept of multiple meanings as they relate to your child’s condition is what I want to explore as we look at the energy medicine system and your child. The stomach energy circuit is related to the other circuits we have discussed already, the lungs, the spleen and the large intestine. In the Chinese medicine system, these organs and meridians overlap with each other and describe how the body as an intelligent system coordinates and synchronizes its activities.

In this video, the stomach energy is described and the correlations which may be pertinent to your child’s situation and condition. Of course, each individual is unique and therefore to really get to the bottom of any child’s problem a thorough history and one on one consultation is required. I simply want to offer this information to you as parents so that you have a better understanding of how the energy medicine system can provide value and information to you, just as it has provided me with value and understanding in my own medical practice.

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If you’d like to watch more videos on similar topics, go to the video library page on the Principles for Parents website.

I look forward to reading your comments and feedback which you may leave below.

Parenting Tips: You Set The Rules

The next parenting tip I have for you is that you set the rules. You as the parent should have free reign to “set the rules” of your household and family. After all, this is in keeping with how the real world works. We all have to follow
certain rules to maintain order in our society. If the following of rules can be practiced by your whole family, it will make your lives much easier and less confrontational.

Key Points about RULES for your family:

• Follow the rules rather than enforcing your will.
• This is a key component that teaches respect for following rules.
• Example of the “training run” to the store.
• Direct experience of the consequences, not talking about them.
• You get to side-step the confrontation.

Let’s look at an example. If you are having difficulty with the kids
acting out in the car while you’re driving, make a new rule which says if
the kids are misbehaving in the car, you will turn the car around and go
back home. It is important to schedule “training runs” when you really
don’t have to go shopping or run errands but specifically designate a
time to drive to a location just like you normally would. When the kids
act up, immediately turn the car around and head home, with the
statement that the rule was broken, and therefore the result is you all
go home.

This as an event will be imprinted in your child’s memory banks, and even if you have to repeat this exercise many times, it will eventually lead to a resetting of the behaviors your kids will exhibit in the car. By direct experience, they will associate misbehaving in the car with having to go back home. You really don’t need to say very much if this action takes place on a consistent basis. In this way, you are working with the learning process of your child and giving them plenty of practice.

One last point to make on this is that now the confrontation stance is between your child and “the rules”, not you personally as the parent. If you can maintain neutrality in the interaction, you will see a dramatic decrease in the friction between you and your child.
In fact, you can take the same side as your child and empathize with the fact that they must follow the rules and perhaps things will turn out better next time. Now both of you will be working together the next time you’re in the car, to do what you can to prevent the rule from being invoked in the first place. Try this out and see how much it can help you and your family.

BodyTalk and Your Child

This video is an introduction to the BodyTalk system and your child. I have been using this technique with my own patients for many years now. I want to give you some background information as well as some examples in this video that I think all parents need to know.

My goal in making this video is to describe how the evaluation and treatment of your child can be enhanced by using energy medicine and consciousness based methods. This is the type of discussion I have with parents in my own practice, and I want to share some of this perspective with you.

Click below to listen to audio only:

If you’d like to watch more videos on similar topics, go to the video library page on the Principles for Parents website.

If you’d like to find a BodyTalk practitioner in your local area, you can search for one on the International Bodytalk Association’s website at www.bodytalksystem.com

As always, please leave your feedback and comments below.

Spleen Energy and Your Child

Here is an introduction to the concept of spleen energy and your child which comes from the Chinese medicine system. I want to give you some background information as well as some examples in this video that I think all parents need to know.

My goal in making this video is to describe how the evaluation and treatment of your child can be enhanced by using this concept of the spleen energy subcircuit to describe what’s going on with your child and some of the nuances of the particular influence the spleen energy has in young children from birth to around 5 years old. This is the type of discussion I have with parents in my own practice, and I want to share some of this perspective with you.

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If you’d like to watch more videos on similar topics, go to the video library page on the Principles for Parents website.

As always, please leave your feedback and comments below.

Lung Energy and Your Child

This is the next post in a series on the Chinese medicine organs and channels and how they relate to your child. I have learned that using this system of evaluating and treating children is a major advantage in the pediatric age group.

Lung and upper respiratory related symptoms make up a large proportion of the reasons parents take their kids to see the doctor. But rather than just focusing on this one part of your child’s system, I have found that it is important to look at the whole picture, especially certain correlations that come from the Chinese medicine perspective.

In this video, we will explore and discuss the lung energy and your child in a simple and straight-forward way. The content of this video is taken from the conversations I have had with parents over the years in my own practice. I think this information is valuable as a means to understand what’s going on with your child. This is something that all parents need to know.

If your child has symptoms or a condition related to the lung or respiratory system in any way, this information will give you a different perspective than you may have had up until now. This video gives information that is a good example of how your child’s system has multiple inter-related parts that work together simultaneously, not as independent pieces operating by themselves. This is one of the greatest strengths of the Chinese medicine system and the energy medicine point of view.

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If you’d like to watch more videos on similar topics, go to the video library page on the Principles for Parents website.

Tags: Chinese medicine, energy, Energy Medicine, holistic pediatrics, lung, respiratory

Chinese Medicine and Your Child

February 7, 2010 by Dr Pete  
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Here is a short introductory video on Chinese medicine and your child to give you some background information as to why I value and use this system in my practice. I think this is information that all parents need to know.

My goal in making this video is to describe how using Chinese medicine principles in the evaluation and treatment of your child can be beneficial and I want to do it in plain language that everyone can understand. These are the types of discussions I have with parents in my own practice, and I want to share some of this perspective with you.

I encourage you to explore the Chinese medicine system even more on my website called Principles for Parents.

Click below to listen to audio only:

If you’d like to watch more videos on similar topics, go to the video library page on the Principles for Parents website.

If you are curious about my own private practice in Vancouver, Washington, our clinic website has more details, and it is called Points of Origin, PLLC.

Please leave your comments and feedback below. And stay tuned for more video episodes coming up on this topic and others.

Tags: alternative, Chinese medicine, Energy Medicine, holistic pediatrics, parenting advice, Pediatrician

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