PLAN DE INVERSIONES
CAPITULO ESPECIAL DE INFANCIA Y ADOLESCENCIA
(collar bone breathing for anxiety and panic)
The mind and body are obviously interconnected. Although there have been claims for many years, there is no solid evidence that the mind can exist apart from a living, functioning body. The brain and the ner- vous system are the parts of the body which are most intimately connected with the mind. It is artificial to separate the mind from any portion of the body; although we do it for convenience and simplification of communication.
Parts of the nervous system are developed and organized prior to birth and other parts become organized during the early developmental years. Early crawling activity and walking bring further refinements in the way the nervous system is organized and these activities are influential in the developing brain, including the ways in which the right and left brain are organized.
Problems can develop in the organization of the nervous system and such problems have many impli- cations. For years, it has been known that there are children whose learning is affected by some kind of “neurological problem”. When I was a graduate student at Syracuse University and, later a research clinical psychologist at Wayne County Training School and, still later, at Eastern Michigan University, the workers in the field would refer to these children as “minimally brain injured children”. The most distinguishing characteristic of these children, apart from their perceptual, learning, and behavioral difficulties was that there was no evidence of ANY brain damage. I carried out a small campaign to change their name to “per- ceptually disturbed” which was descriptive of something they were, as opposed to something they were not.
Thanks to a number of other workers who shared my view, you rarely hear the term “minimally brain injured” anymore.
Among the many symptoms of such children; they often reverse figures and ground in their perceptual fields and were often hyperactive. Many of these youngsters were dyslexic in varying degree; that is, they were unable to read or if they could read it was with great difficulty and strain.
Signs of Neural Disorganization
The state of neural disorganization results in a state that those in applied kinesiology call “switching”. (Walther, David, Applied Kinesiology, vol 1, 1981, Pueblo, Co., p.139) Dr. Walther points out some of the body language that is often indicative of switching:
“An easily recognized sign of disorganization is the reversal of actions or thoughts. This is often seen as the patient does exactly opposite what the examiner requests, such as lying face down when asked to lie on his back, turning right instead of left, looking up instead of down, etc. Reversals are seen in the transposi- tions of letters in typing or doing mathematics, and in saying the opposite of what is meant.” (Note: we find these same phenomena in the state of psychological reversal which suggests that when we get reversed, among other things, our nervous system temporarily go out of organization. The “switching” phenomenon tends to be permanent before correction, while psychological reversal can be transient.)
“Poor coordination of the musculoskeletal system is evidence of possible switching. Numerous bruises on the legs or arms should alert the doctor to ask about bumping into coffee tables, door jambs, etc., while moving about the house.”
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Dr. Walther reports that some patients tell him that they repeatedly bump into the bed while they are making it and machinists who work with the same machine every day keep bumping into it. The severely switched child is the one who has trouble throwing a ball and has poor coordination in catching one; he is usually considered the “klutz” of the playground. He is the child who gets chosen last when the kids are choosing teams.
In World War II, in the Air Force Aviation Cadet Program, we would have a few candidates who could not get the basic maneuvers of left and right face consistently correct. I remember one fellow for the Ozark re- gion of Missouri; he was unschooled, but he was obviously very intelligent and passionately wanted to be an Air Corps pilot. He washed out because of his confusion about right and left. Some of the training officers thought he wasn’t too bright, but it was obvious to those of us who knew him, that he was probably brighter than those same officers. He had to achieve a high score on an intelligence test in order to enter the program in the first place. No one knew what the problem was, least of all him. Today, it is clear to me what was wrong with him. He had a problem with neural disorganization.
Dr. Walther also points out that the organized individual has a rhythmic movement while walking and run- ning, whereas the switched patient is awkward.
Arm Swing When Walking
About twenty years ago, on TV, I saw a mugger in New York being interviewed about how he chose his victims. I remembered that he said that he watched how they swing their arms when they walked.
He said something about preferring a victim who didn’t swing his arms because it seemed easier to sur- prise him and catch him off balance. Since that time, I have noticed how people swing their arms.
As is generally well known, normal people swing their arms when they walk. As the right leg goes for- ward, the left arm swings forward automatically. The nerves that control the relevant muscles are organized to promote that kind of heterolateral movement which is typical for humans.
I have observed that individuals who have a problem with their neurological organization will have a curtailed arm swing when they walk. Some have no arm swing at all when they walk while others have a curtailed swing of both arms or just one arm. It is interesting that these people are not aware of this until it is pointed out to them; and then they readily see it, but usually don’t recognize that there is anything unusual about it until they observe other people walk quite differently.
A survey carried out on the street, yielded the following information about arm swing in the general popu- lation. The condition for observing will be spelled out incase you would like to check out the results for yourself.
Only count people who are in a full gait; meandering slowly doesn’t count because there is no chance for the arms to swing. Only count people who have nothing in their arms and who are not obviously crippled. Using these criteria, we found that 2 out of a hundred do not swing either arm and 8 out of a hundred have a definitely curtailed arm swing in one arm.
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find a significant correlation between the degree of curtailed arm swing and the number of K27’s (collarbone breathing treatments) that need to be done. We find that complex, non-responsive patients show the need for this kind of therapy. Dr. Walther (p.150), who works with physical problems states “It appears that all prob- lem patients have neurological disorganization …”. We confirm that same finding in regard to panic, agora- phobic and chronic patients. When the correction for the disorganization is done, we find that most problem patients respond much more effectively.
K27 Therapy (Now referred to as Collar bone breathing exercises)
The K27 (collar bone) points are located at the junction of the sternum, clavicle and first rib. One is to the right of the center and one is to the left of center (see handout week handout). To find it, take your hand and place it at the bottom center of your chin and move it down the center of your throat until you touch the top of your collarbone. Now move down about one inch and then move about one inch to the right. You are now touching the right collar bone or K27 point. Move one inch to the left and you are touching the left collar bone or K27 point. If you are anywhere close to it; it will work.
The cross K27 treatments, or now simply referred to as the collar bone breathing exercises, which I have developed are based on some basic discoveries by Dr. George Goodheart and some crucial additional dis- coveries of Dr. David Walther. Dr. Walther has used his cross K27 treatments with success in treating some cases of schizophrenia and in cases of children with neural organizational problems.
The treatments are called K27 because the point touched during the treatment (see diagram) is the 27th point (the end point) on the kidney acupuncture energy meridian. This point is considered the home of all associated points.
The treatments developed by Dr. Walther require the service of a highly trained physician who is skilled in cranial manipulation. Some osteopathic and chiropractic physicians, skilled in applied kinesiology, are trained in this specialized procedure.
For our purpose, I found a far simpler way to make these corrections which appears to lead to similar results, as the involved and complex treatments. We have a considerable amount of clinical evidence that these simpler treatments help difficult and non responsive clients with complex psychological problems.
I have measured a number of severely disturbed clients, before and after these treatments, some of whom might be classified as ambulatory schizophrenic, using the HOD Test (The Hoffer-Osmond Test) which measures overt psychological, perceptual, and physical symptoms of schizophrenia. Definite, and in many cases, dramatic improvements were observe in the test results and in reduction of symptoms after these cor- rections were done.
Many people, apart from these severe cases, can benefit from the treatment. I have found it to be very helpful in many particularly difficult cases of any type of psychological problem. (We consider a case dif- ficult, if the response to treatment is not immediate.) The cross K27 treatments, or collar bone breathing exercises, have proved to be especially helpful to some of the challenging anxiety and panic patients we have treated. Many people need to do the treatment only once but there are some people who need to repeat them daily, as I do for myself, or, after any significantly stressful event.
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tem. A person may be born with this tendency or it may be caused by traumas and perhaps may be per- petuated by the continuing trauma of body structural problems such as foot misalignment, spinal or pelvic distortions, or some other recurring cause such as continued exposure to toxins.
My own clinical experience suggests that people who are highly sensitive or susceptible to toxins, certain foods or substances are among those who repeatedly require correction of this problem. This includes those with anxiety and panic disorder and obsessive compulsive disorder.
Many people who were having difficulty responding to our anxiety treatments were able to respond after receiving the correction treatment described in your week three handout on collar bone breathing exercises. If you are having trouble responding to the treatments in the algorithms try the following procedure and then repeat the standard treatments three to four times daily. When you master these treatments you can carry them out in a matter of minutes.
We have found that if you do a treatment and it isn’t needed it does nothing. Therefore, you can treat all forty, multiple times in a day, if you suspect you need it and it won’t hurt. You can treat all of them faster than they can be tested, in any case.
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Program Outline
TAPPING THE HEALER WITHIN
Using Thought Field Therapy to Instantly Conquer Your Fears, Anxieties, and Emotional Distress