Results
My teaching experience in South Africa offered
a unique opportunity to demonstrate the power of the basic
modules. I opened up South Africa to the BodyTalk
System in November of 2002. These students, plus those trained
in March 2003, worked with clients for over a year using
ONLY the foundational modules. No advanced modules were taught
in South Africa until the end of 2003. This
is not what we normally see because in most countries advanced
modules are offered on a continuous basis and practitioners tend
to be so excited they take further courses sooner rather than
later.
When I am teaching the basic system (modules 1/2) I emphasize
to the students that they are learning an entire system, and not
just some techniques. While the advanced modules do provide
further details, giving more dots to link as it were, it is
important for the student to understand that with using only the
basic modules amazing results can be achieved.
Following are a number of cases from Module 1 and 2 South
African BodyTalk Practitioners illustrating this important
point.
Asthma: A 25-year-old lady who has suffered from
asthma all her life. After the 2nd balance she said she no
longer woke up in the middle of the night not being able to
breath. She said she used to spray herself at least 5 to 8 times
a night. But the best was her husband had stopped jabbing her in
the ribs from her loud breathing. Felicity Green, CBP, Cape Town
Back Pain (Severe): From a 50-year-old female
client: “I came to BodyTalk after having suffered with severe
pain in my lower back for a month and a half. The neurosurgeon
had done an MRI scan & diagnosed ruptured cartilage & narrowing
of 2 discs. He gave me an injection, saying the cartilage should
heal itself after 6 months, & that I should try physio to
relieve some of the pain. Nothing worked. The pain continued. I
had great difficulty with mobility (walking, driving, turning in
bed.).
I ended up confined to my bed for 2 weeks solid. That was before
BodyTalk. After just two BodyTalk sessions with Taryn, I was
amazingly pain free. The pain literally disappeared & I was able
to resume work, and engage in all my normal physical activities.
I will recommend BodyTalk without hesitation & will definitely
be back should I ever experience pain of any kind.” Taryn Edge,
CBP, Durban
Child Development Problems: A 6-year-old girl came
to see me for child kinetics due to her poor co-ordination,
balance, depth perception and concentration. I received
permission from the mother to do BodyTalk on her. At the same
time as I saw her she also started with an occupational
therapist and was put on Ritalin.
Over a period of 7 months she had a total of 9 sessions. Two
months after she started with occupational therapy the therapist
told the mother that she did not need any more therapy. Slowly
she started to surpass her twin brother, who had previously been
the stronger, in strength and performance. When she came for her
most recent BodyTalk session, her mother told me the Ritalin is
already reduced to a half a tablet per day. Wilma Grobbelaar,
CBP, Durbanville, Cape Town
Chronic Constipation: A 73-year-old man with
severe constipation problems came to me for BodyTalk. He says of
his sessions: "My bowels hadn't worked for three months and I
landed up in hospital. One enema and a month's constipation
medication and still no movement. That is until BodyTalk. Not
only did two sessions of BodyTalk get my tummy to really, really
work but I also found that my priorities and outlook on life
have improved." Taryn Edge, CBP, Durban
Chronic Fatigue Syndrome: A 45-year-old woman came
to see me because she was totally exhausted. So much so that
after she had dropped her kids off at school she got back into
bed every day to sleep another 3 hours before she fetched them
again. A virus came up in her first session and within days she
felt more energized. She tells me she never sleeps in the day
anymore and she feels she no longer buckles under pressure like
she used to. She is a lot happier in all aspects of her life;
she is no longer so anxious and her panic attacks have stopped.
She is slowly reducing her anti-depressants (with medical
supervision) and says she hasn't felt so great in years.
Felicity Green, CBP, Cape Town
Concentration Problems: A lady contacted me about
her 18-year old son in his final year of school. She feared he
would fail his exams. He had concentration problems since
childhood and was on Ritalin for a number of years as a child.
During his first session there was a lot of muscle contractions
throughout his body, and he could not lie still. From the second
session he was calm during the balances without any of the
experiences from the first session. He wrote his final school
examination, and was calm and confident. He passed grade 12 with
good results and has registered for a business-marketing course
at college. Wilma Grobbelaar, Durbanville, Cape Town
Dyslexia: "An 11 year old boy, who was obviously
very bright but hated reading with a passion and had never read
a book in his life before, found that after 3 BodyTalk sessions
he was reading profusely and has now read the entire Harry
Potter series! His father says he never in his life thought he
would have to say to his son, "if you don't stop reading now and
put the light off I'm going to confiscate your book!" Felicity
Green, CBP, Cape Town
Emotional Concerns: This client was referred to me
by a psychologist with the following symptoms: thyroid problems,
and aggressive, chaotic, and very damaging PMS symptoms. The
client had tried a wide range of treatment modalities including
western medicine.
In her words: "My life was a living hell, for myself and others.
The weepiness, aggression, excessive tiredness and irritability
were too much to bear at times. This used to last for 2-3 weeks
out of a month. I can barely believe it that after just 2
sessions of BodyTalk with Taryn all of my PMS symptoms have
disappeared. I find this really, really incredible.
I was haunted by the fact that I found out at age 9 that I was
adopted as a baby. I went to many psychologists and psychiatrist
over the years. I think the trauma was too deeply buried for
counseling. I never realized just how preoccupied my mind was
with this until this came up in BodyTalk. The negativity
associated with my experience literally evaporated. I felt as
though my mind was swept clean and I was free to start life over
again. I marvel at the fact that all of this was possible
without pills or therapy or conversation. My experience with
BodyTalk has been absolutely incredible. I am so much happier
and more at ease with myself, and for the first time I feel
free!" Taryn Edge, CBP, Durban
Emotional Trauma: My sister, her husband and their
2 boys, ages 8 and 2 1/2, were traveling to a holiday
destination when they were hi-jacked by 4 men with firearms and
their vehicle with everything inside, and boat-in-tow was taken.
No one was physically injured, but all were very shaken. The
incident happened on a Friday afternoon, and the family spent
the weekend "overcoming" the trauma, and spending a lot of time
with the kids to reduce the impact and shock of the hi-jacking.
By the Tuesday afternoon, both kid's teacher approached my
sister to enquire as to the sudden change in the kids. (They are
at different schools, and the teachers do not have contact with
each other.) Apparently both kids (who were known as extroverts
and leaders in their respective groups), became very introvert,
and did not want to talk to any one, or participate in any
activity. The youngest one, who had been potty-trained for a
month before, refused to use the toilet again. Six days after
the hi-jacking incident my sister brought the 2 kids to me to do
a BodyTalk session on them, as their behavior was still very
strange and none of them would communicate at all.
After one session on the mother and the two kids (lasting a
total of about an hour), the following feedback was received;
The youngest child used the toilet the next morning without any
pressure from anyone, and at school the day after the treatment
it was noted they were “themselves" again. Both of them spoke
freely about the incident, with no trace of any horror attached
to the memories. Since then, there has been no evidence of any
behavioral change noted from their normal personalities before
the incident. Anton Cloete, CBP, Johannesburg
Enuresis: An 8 year old boy came to me for
underachievement at school. When he arrived for the third
BodyTalk session, his mother was thrilled to tell me how he had
suffered from Enuresis (involuntary discharge of urine) and this
was the first time in his life that he was dry, and had been for
weeks. He also had stopped coming to sleep in his parent’s bed
every night, and was now sleeping through the night. Plus, his
teacher was thrilled with his progress and his homework was
taking half the amount of time. Felicity Green, CBP, Cape Town
Erectile Dysfunction: This male client presented
with erectile dysfunction. After receiving regular BodyTalk
treatments, he says for the last few weeks he has been
functional again. He says his wife has a very smug look on her
face. Inga Jackson, CBP, Cape Town
General Health: "I've visited Taryn for 3 BodyTalk
treatments, and would like to record how effective the sessions
were. The redness on scar tissue has completely disappeared (I
have had severe melanomas removed on various parts of my body).
I find I am feeling less stressed and more relaxed. My posture
has improved remarkably as I no longer walk with a slouch. I
have become more aware of what I eat. And my sleeping pattern
has returned to normal for the first time in many years." Taryn
Edge, CBP, Durban
Injuries: “I was involved in a serious car
accident where a truck toppled over and fell onto my car, what
was flattened. I was lucky to survive, but my injuries included
a broken pelvis, a dislodged sacroiliac joint, 6 broken ribs, a
punctured right lung, a dislocated right clavicle, chipped
sternum and 8 compressed vertebrae (C1-T1).
After 6 months of medical treatment, I was still in severe pain,
and really battled to move around. I also kept having nightmares
about the accident. I was very pleasantly surprised to find that
after only 2 BodyTalk sessions the dreams stopped completely,
and the pain was drastically reduced. The drainage from the
right lung has stopped, and I can take full breaths without ANY
pain. After 4 treatments I am moving freely and have even
started going to the gym again!” Anton Cloete, CBP, Johannesburg
Menopausal Hot Flashes: “After one BodyTalk
session I have had the most dramatic change in the occurrence of
menopausal hot flashes – from literally an intense flash every
10 minutes or so to one flash a day after my session. It is now
three months later, and a hot flash is something I vaguely
remember! The incidence is roughly down to 3 a week, and the
intensity has been greatly reduced.
I also experienced the removal of animosity that was prevalent
in a particular relationship – which has been a thrilling
experience! There have definitely been more harmonious overtones
in my workplace and at home as well since my first session. I
have also felt a surge of creativity and I’ve started singing
again! Words don’t capture the magic and value of the BodyTalk
System.” Anton Cloete, CBP, Johannesburg
Migraine: The 22 yr old daughter of a gynecologist
had suffered from migraines as long as her mother could
remember. She lived on a cocktail of painkillers, spent at least
1 day of the week in a dark room vomiting. After 1 session,
which took me to active memory when she was 8 yrs old, her
migraines stopped. Felicity Green, CBP, Cape Town
Osteoarthritis: “This female client has
osteoarthritis. She phoned me to say she had excruciating pain
in her left knee and to a lesser degree in her right knee. She
was too scared to sit down, as the pain when she got up was so
great she wanted to faint. She said the knee felt like it wanted
to dislocate. She had tried painkillers, anti-inflammatory’s,
cod-liver oil, supplements but without effect. I went round to
her house to balance her. Two days later she phoned to say the
pain was gone. It has been 2 months now and she says her knees
are still pain free. Inga Jackson, CBP, Cape Town
Period Pain (Severe): I suffered from extremely
severe period pains, to the extent that I would spend 2 days in
bed with hot water bottles, not daring to move. I had one
BodyTalk session with Anton four months ago, and I have had no
period pains again! What an incredible healing modality! I have
referred friends and colleagues to BodyTalk for sessions, and
they have all been as astounded as I was at the power, accuracy
and efficiency of BodyTalk.” Anton Cloete, CBP, Johannesburg
Psychological Fitness: This female client said: “I
was in therapy for 3 years. You know nothing about me and yet
you have just hit the nail on the head.”
Inga Jackson, CBP, Cape Town
Sleeplessness Following Heart Surgery: 50-year old
man, with a history of bypass surgery. Complained of
sleeplessness, which had been persistent since surgery. After
one BodyTalk session he slept through the night, for 7 nights,
until his next session. He had 5 sessions in total. After each
session he was aware of definite changes in the management of
his stress, his energy levels increased with an awareness of
enjoyment of his life. And no more sleeplessness! Wilma
Grobbelaar, CBP, Durbanville, Cape Town
Severe Phobias: A young mother came to see me with
the following situation. "Doctors had diagnosed Sarah, my sever
year old daughter, with a "phobia of the wind and sea". She had
had this intense fear ever since birth and to make matters
worse, we had recently moved to one of the windiest seaside
suburbs in Cape Town. It had now got to such a state of chaotic
proportion that the whole family's life was being overwhelmed by
fear and hysteria. During the BodyTalk sessions, this
deep-rooted fear was traced back to 'in-utero'. A number of
issues were identified, with the major factor being that I had
had pneumonia during the pregnancy and the fear of losing my
baby was exacerbated by previous miscarriages. After four
sessions my daughter’s fear of the wind, sea and losing articles
has totally vanished! Today I have a happy carefree child who
plays outside no matter what the weather, without any trace of
fear or apprehension." Sharon Gelber, CBP, Cape Town. |
