Large Intestine Energy and Your Child
January 26, 2011 by Dr Pete
Filed under Energy Medicine
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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Stomach Energy and Your Child
January 23, 2011 by Dr Pete
Filed under Energy Medicine
The stomach is responsible for much more than just the healthy digestion food. The stomach ‘energy circuit’ is related to the other organ systems and their energy exchange, in particular 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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A Pediatrician’s View of Bodytalk
August 29, 2010 by Dr Pete
Filed under Energy Medicine
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
BodyTalk and Your Child
March 13, 2010 by Dr Pete
Filed under Energy Medicine
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.
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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.
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
February 24, 2010 by Dr Pete
Filed under Energy Medicine
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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Lung Energy and Your Child
February 17, 2010 by Dr Pete
Filed under Energy Medicine
Using the Chinese Medicine system for evaluating children’s “Lung Energy” (which includes such respiratory conditions as allergies, asthma, even eczema, etc), often offers explanations as well as treatment options unavailable in the western medical approach.
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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Chinese Medicine and Your Child
February 7, 2010 by Dr Pete
Filed under Energy Medicine
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.
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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.
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.
Energy Medicine Book for Parents Published
January 24, 2010 by Dr Pete
Filed under Energy Medicine
After the release of my ebook called Energy Medicine Principles for Parents, several people asked if I was considering publishing it as a softcover book. I looked into it and I’m happy to say it is now available in my office, on my website’s online bookstore, and even at New Renaissance Bookstore in Portland, Oregon!
I’d like to say a special thanks to those of you who encouraged me to undertake this project and to those of you who have given me feedback.
I also took the step to make an audio version of the book which is available on 2 CD’s, as some people prefer to listen rather than read. I have some copies of the audio CD’s in my office as well as available to order through my online store here.
I also want to let you know that I recently teamed up with the International BodyTalk Association (IBA) to raise awareness of this energy medicine/consciousness based modality. I have a special page where visitors can buy my ebook and contribute 50% of the proceeds to the IBA to help with the funding for the many projects and good works they are doing throughout the world. Here’s the link to this special page here:
http://www.principlesforparents.com/pfp-and-iba.html
As always, please feel free to give me feedback and comments on my blog or through the contact form on the website.
Thanks,
Peter Hanfileti, MD
Heart Coherence
November 28, 2009 by Dr Pete
Filed under Energy Medicine
I had the opportunity recently to talk with Dr Rollin McCraty who is the Director of Research at the HeartMath Institute in California. They have been investigating the concept of heart rate variability and coherence for many years now. You may have seen Dr McCraty’s appearance in the movie I profiled in a previous post called The Living Matrix Movie. It is a wonderful exploration of energetics in healing, and I think well worth your time to watch it. You can check to see if there is a screening in your area by checking the Living Matrix website.
Our hearts beat with a pattern that most of us don’t recognize and really don’t think much about. Most of the time the pattern is somewhat chaotic and goes up and down in a random fashion. However, there is a pattern called physiologic coherence where the heart rate actually increases and decreases in an orderly, smooth way. On a computer screen it shows up as undulating waves going up and down, which is very different than most people’s baseline heart wave pattern. How is this important to you and your child?
It turns out that this state of coherence is strongly correlated with improvements in health status and one’s ability to deal with stress. It has been found that most people are not in coherence except in very specific circumstances or only after having been trained in certain techniques. The HeartMath Institute did a study several years ago which documented improvement in school age kids’ ability to handle anxiety prior to and during test taking in school. This is a remarkable finding which showed that kids could be taught a few simple self calming techniques and this actually translated into improved subjective feelings on the part of the students, as well as improved objective findings pertaining to their test scores compared to a control group. The full reference to this study called TENDS, which stands for Test Edge National Demonstration Study, is available on the HeartMath website.
I am very interested in exploring this concept of heart rate variability and coherence as a way to document what’s going on with kids in particular when we are using techniques like BodyTalk and other non-invasive, natural approaches to pediatric problems. The heart itself is much more than a muscular organ that pumps blood circulation throughout the body. It has amazing energetic qualities as well, in keeping with the multidimensional aspects of all of our body’s organs and systems. For example, in the Chinese medicine system, the heart energy is in charge of such things as sleep cycles, creativity, dreaming and speech patterns. I believe we must expand our understanding of what it means to have this remarkable body and system operating on different levels of experience and awareness.
Stay tuned for more information coming about the HeartMath Institute and their dedicated researchers. Their work is truly exciting and it is on the cutting edge of natural medicine and healing modalities available to us now and coming in the near future.
BodyTalk: Consciousness Based Healthcare
October 18, 2009 by Dr Pete
Filed under Energy Medicine
Dr John Veltheim, the founder of the BodyTalk system, presented a full weekend workshop called Finding Health: Mapping the Healing Process in Portland, Oregon which I found fascinating and awe inspiring. He also gave a public lecture and I was asked to say a few words before the presentation. I have included my remarks below.
“8 years ago, I received a handwritten letter in the mail from someone I had never met, the letter said that a speaker was coming whom I had never heard of, and he was to discuss a technique known as BodyTalk which I never imagined could become part of my daily clinical practice as a physician. I followed an inner prompting to follow the directions in that letter and I showed up for the talk just like you all have done tonight. That night 8 years ago, I listened to an interesting Australian named John Veltheim, and afterwards my pathway was set, I enrolled in the first BodyTalk class I could find and my learning which started back then continues to this day.
This curious twist of fate or what I can call a synchronicity happened when I was in the middle of transitioning from a conventional pediatrics group practice to the complementary or holistic medicine practice I have today. I had always wanted to treat kids with non-invasive approaches whenever possible, and in my opinion, BodyTalk is the ultimate system when it comes to natural, gentle, respectful techniques used in the treatment of children.
Let me just back up a little bit and tell you that I was trained in the conventional way as a physician. I graduated from medical school, went through a 3 year residency program in pediatrics at the University of Michigan, I joined a pediatrics group in Vancouver WA and practiced for 6 years as a primary care pediatrician. My duties included seeing newborns in the hospital, performing well child check ups and school physicals, putting in sutures for lacerations and cuts, and spending time with parents trying to give them the best advice I could.
At that point in my career, I didn’t have the faintest idea what energy medicine was or even how it could be useful to me or my patients. I was on track to put in my 30-35 years and retire along with my colleagues. That was my assumption and I had planned to stick with it.
However, something was pulling me toward new ways of thinking. I was gradually exposed to the energy medicine paradigm which included fascinating fields like acupuncture and Chinese medicine. And then when BodyTalk came along, my mind was really expanded.
What I now realize is that a consciousness based system like BodyTalk is able to embrace the simple notion that we as human beings are much more than what our anatomy and physiology reveals. What I learned in my conventional medical training was no doubt useful and necessary, but I did not realize how incomplete it was until I became exposed to these concepts. Seeing kids in my practice over the last several years has taught me even more about the energy dynamics that play a role in all aspects of health and wellbeing for children and their families.
Before I finish, I want to express my personal thanks to John Veltheim for writing the foreward to my recent book called Energy Medicine Principles for Parents. I wrote it with the intent to make it available to my own patients and families in my practice, but then it became clear that it could be useful to the larger community of parents who are looking for answers to help their kids.
Even though it is our job as practitioners to help alleviate problems and prevent them wherever possible, I have found that it is the awareness of parents and kids themselves that is the first necessary step. It is my hope that this book will serve as an introduction and a resource for parents who are exploring this new realm of medicine called BodyTalk.
I know you will enjoy tonight’s presentation by Dr Veltheim. Thank you.”
-Peter Hanfileti, MD
You can find more information about my ebook at www.principlesforparents.com
You might also want to visit the International BodyTalk Association website at www.bodytalksystem.com.
