samewa – your Integrative Kinesiology in Chur
I am happy to accompany you a few steps on your journey. Make an appointment now: Tel. 078 888 24 10
What is kinesiology?
Kinesiology comes from the Greek word “kinesis” which means “motion” or “movement”. This is related to physical as well as mental and spiritual “movement”.
If body, mind and soul are in balance, our life energy can move freely – it is in flow – we experience a deep sense of well-being and we can use our potential freely and completely.
Kinesiology is a holistic method for physical, mental and spiritual health empowerment. It helps to release blockages, become more stress-resistant and improve well-being and performance.
Kinesiology is a synthesis of Far Eastern empirical knowledge (meridian system, 5-elements, acupressure etc.) and modern Western sciences such as chiropractic, brain research and psychology.
Integrative Kinesiology combines kinesiology with the client-centred approach of humanistic psychology.
Muscle Testing
Muscle testing is the main “tool” we use in kinesiology. According to the guiding principles of kinesiology, no one knows better than one's own body how a problem arose, what sustains it and how it can best be solved.
The muscle test can be used to find out whether energy is flowing freely in the body or whether the energy flow is disturbed. It is not the strength of the muscle that is tested, but rather the change in its tension in response to a stimulus, e.g. an acupressure point or a thought.
The kinesiologist applies light pressure to the outstretched arm while the client is standing, sitting or lying comfortably. If the muscle is energetically in balance, it will withstand the pressure. If a relevant stimulus is tested and the muscle does not withstand the test pressure, the lack of tension shows that the body is reacting to the stimulus with stress.
Stress or negative thought patterns cause us to react inadequately in certain situations, make unfavourable decisions, feel exhausted or experience pain. Often, we do not even know where the shoe pinches. The possibility of kinesiology to communicate with the body with the help of muscle testing, to name stress factors and to discover hidden solutions helps us to fulfill individual wishes, achieve our goals and results in sustainable well-being.
Indications and applications
- emotional strain and stress
- burn-out
- acute and chronic diseases
- allergies, asthma, skin problems
- aches and pains, scars
- before and after medical interventions
- concentration problems, hyperactivity
- learning difficulties, exam anxiety, stage fright
- sleep disorders, tiredness, nervousness
- traumas
- anxiety and phobias
- weight issues and digestive disorders
- performance enhancement in sports, in preparation for competitions
- reorientation and clarification of future perspectives
- change of obstructive behavioural and belief patterns
- support with your personal journey
- alternative and/or complement to conventional medicine
Treatment
A kinesiology session normally lasts 60 - 90 minutes. Usually, a change is noticeable already after the first session - something has started to move. However, it is advisable to plan three to five sessions and then carry out an assessment of your situation in order to decide together on the further course of action.
The session is done sitting, standing or lying down and always with clothes on.
As mentioned above, Integrative Kinesiology follows a client-centred approach, i.e. every session is individually different. However, we can distinguish between 5 phases in a kinesiology session:
1. Collecting: capturing topics, determining priority
In the first phase we identify issues, situations or symptoms that are currently preoccupying you or preventing you from being happy. In addition, we carry out the clarification tests, which give us clues to subconscious aspects of an issue with the help of the muscle test. The aim of the collecting phase is to set a priority for the session.
2. Researching: clarifying, exploring, recognising.
The second phase of the session revolves around recognising the causes of the disharmony for the priority determined in the first phase. With the help of the muscle test, hindering behavioural and/or belief patterns are identified and it is clarified when, where and how they were formed. This often leads to an aha- experience.
3. Planning: giving yourself a new direction
The third phase brings the focus to the present moment and involves setting a goal. Together we define the direction you want to go and what the next step towards your self-realisation is.
4. Balancing: energy balancing, setting basis for implementation
The aim of the fourth phase is to bring the body energies into balance in order to clear the way for the implementation of the goal. This is done by means of various kinesiological techniques and depends on the topic and is very individual.
5. MOVES: realisation, integration
In the final phase of the session, the connection to your every day life is deepened in order to realise the goal. This supports the step into autonomy and creates a sense of empowerment and achievement.
Courses
Touch for Health I - IV
Who takes care of your health in the first place? After this course, the answer to this question is clear: first and foremost, YOU take care of your own health. The original vision of Dr. John F. Thie, a chiropractor and the founder of Touch for Health, was to teach his patients to help themselves and the people around them and to strive for health and well-being in a natural way. This is exactly the vision we follow in the basic kinesiology course Touch for Health I - IV.
In this course you will learn
- how to test and balance muscles
- the 5 Chinese elements
- the 14 main meridians of Traditional Chinese Medicine
- meridian metaphors
- how to strengthen the different organ functional circuits
- setting and balancing goals
- balancing the energy flow
- theory and application of acupressure points
- simple pain relief techniques
- and much more
Course dates:
Touch for Health I:
Sa. 27.01. - So. 28.01.2024
Touch for Health II:
Sa. 24.02. - So. 25.02.2024
Touch for Health III:
Sa. 23.03. - So. 24.03.2024
Touch for Health IV:
Sa. 20.04. - So. 21.04.2024
Touch for Health Essentials 1 + 2
This course consists of two parts and is a summary of the four-part course Touch for Health I - IV as described above.
The first course largely corresponds to the course content of Touch for Health I. The second course is an essence of the courses Touch for Health II - IV with a special focus on the practical application of the various techniques in everyday life.
In this course you will learn
- how to test and balance muscles
- the triad of health
- the 5 Chinese elements
- the 14 main meridians of Traditional Chinese Medicine
- the meridian metaphors
- strengthening possibilities of the different meridians or organ functional circuits (neurovascular contact points, neurolymphatic massage points, acupressure points, spinal reflex points)
- setting, checking and balancing goals
- simple pain relief techniques
- possible applications in everyday life
- the procedure of an initial session
- the sequence of follow-up sessions
- and much more.
Course dates:
Touch for Health Essentials 1:
Sa. 21.09. - So. 22.09.2024
Touch for Health Essentials 2:
Sa. 26.10. - So. 27.10.2024
Tips and tricks for everyday life
Stress? Pain? Sleep disorders? Would you like to learn how to support yourself and others with very simple kinesiological exercises in everyday life? Or are you still undecided whether you should take part in one of the day or weekend courses and/or do you want to get a first insight into the fields of kinesiology?
In this evening course you will learn
- what kinesiology is
- simple activation exercises
- 14 main meridians of Chinese medicine
- the meridian shower
- finger mudras for support in everyday life
- simple centering exercises
- balancing the eye and ear energy
- simple stress and pain reduction techniques
- tips and tricks for restful sleep
- and much more
Course details:
Dates:
Tuesday, 28.05.2024, 19.00 - 21.30
Thursday, 28.11.2024, 19.00 - 21.30
Requirements: none
Costs: CHF 75.- incl. handout
Registration at: michi@samewa.co.za or via the contact form
Brain Gym - introduction to learning kinesiology
Brain Gym was originally developed by Dr Paul Dennison for children with learning difficulties at school. He believed that there is no such thing as an inability to learn, but rather a blockage. Today, this programme is used in over 80 countries.
Brain Gym is based on the assumption that movement of the body gets the brain fit and is therefore gymnastics for the brain. Brain Gym includes a series of lively, fun and invigorating exercises that can be incorporated into everyday learning without any extra effort. With the help of Brain Gym exercises, blockages are released and the central functions of the brain are integrated, allowing the full learning potential to be realised.
In this one-day course you will learn
- what Brain Gym is
- the biological requirements for learning
- different activation exercises
- the three dimensions of the brain
- the four different learning types
- simple Brain Gym exercises to support yourself in everyday life
- and much more
Course details:
Date: Saturday, 03.08.2024, 09.00 - 16.30
Requirements: none
Costs: CHF 190.- incl. handout
Registration at: michi@samewa.ch or via the contact form
Acupressure - well-being to the point
Acupressure therapy aims to influence the energetic potential of the human being. The energy flow inside the body is accessible from the skin through certain cavities, depressions and entrances. These particularly suitable places on the skin, the acupressure points, are located on the meridians (energy channels). The aim of the treatment is to reach and modulate the flow of energy.
Acupressure can be practised by anyone interested and can be used to treat symptoms of acute and chronic diseases.
In this evening course you will learn
- what a meridian is
- the 14 main meridians of Traditional Chinese Medicine
- the triad of health
- different activation exercises
- how to test muscles
- the “pause lock”
- how to treat everyday symptoms with acupressure points
- a simple technique to identify individually strengthening acupressure points
Course Details:
Dates:
Tuesday, 18.06.2024, 19.00 - 21.30
Thursday, 12.09.2024, 19.00 - 21.30
Requirements: none
Costs: CHF 75.- incl. handout
Registration at: michi@samewa.ch or via the contact form
Kinesiologie und Yoga – Einführung für Yogalehrer*innen (NEU)
Touch for Health – die Grundlage der Kinesiologie – besteht aus einer Serie von Muskeltests, durch die wir feststellen können, wo die Energie blockiert ist und entsprechenden Techniken, um die Blockaden zu lösen.
Die Kinesiologie liefert somit eine Brücke für die Erklärung der Auswirkungen des Yoga, mit der wir den Zustand der Körpermuskeln – für uns sichtbar – zum Zustand der Körperenergie – für uns unsichtbar – in Beziehung setzen können.
Die Vision von John F. Thie – dem Begründer von Touch for Health – war es, seine Patientinnen und Patienten anzuleiten, mit einfachen Hilfsmitteln und Abläufen wieder für sich selbst zu sorgen.
Dies ist das Ziel dieses Kurses: Hilfe zur Selbsthilfe sowie ein tieferes Verständnis für die Wirkungsweise des Yoga.
Sie lernen in diesem Kurs
- was ein Meridian ist
- die 14 Hauptfunktionskreise der Traditionellen Chinesischen Medizin
- 14 Meridianmetaphern
- die Triade der Gesundheit
- verschiedene Anschaltübungen
- wie man Muskeln testet
- 42 Testmuskeln
- verschiedene Stärkungsmöglichkeiten wie Neurolymphatische Massagepunkte, Neurovaskuläre Kontaktpunkte, Akupressur-Punkte, Finger-Aku-Punkte (Mudras) u.v.m.
- das Prinzip von Yin und Yang
- die fünf chinesischen Elemente
- Zuordnungen zu den fünf chinesischen Elementen
- zusätzliche Techniken wie Emotionaler Stressabbau (ESA), Überkreuzbewegung, Augenenergie, Ohrenenergie, Hook-ups, Farbenbalance u.v.m.
- Hintergründe zu den Auswirkungen des Yoga
- Möglichkeiten zur Umsetzung im Yoga und im Alltag
Course Details:
| Dates |
Fr. 30.08.2024, 17.00 – 20.30 Uhr |
| Sa. 31.08.2024, 09.00 – 16.30 Uhr | |
| So. 01.09. 2024, 09.00 – 16.30 Uhr | |
| Requirements: | 200h YTT |
| Costs: | CHF 465.- |
Anmeldung unter: michi@samewa.ch oder über das Kontaktformular
About me
Roots in the Swiss mountains; fascinated by people and relationships; energy plumber; special needs teacher; personal trainer; yoga instructor; likes to be in motion – physically, mentally and spiritually; nature lover; sun saluter; wave hunter; enthusiastic about foreign landscapes, languages and cultures; authentic, curious, sensitive and empathetic; regularly in supervision and further education
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Location
My practice is located in the Löwenhof at Reichsgasse 61 in Chur, directly behind the town hall.
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Costs:
CHF 140/hour
(EMR recognized)
The costs are largely covered by health insurance within the framework of supplementary insurance. Please inquire with your health insurance company.
Cancellations must be made at least 24 hours in advance.
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Call me to make an appointment
to make an appointment: Tel. 078 888 24 10
My location:
samewa - Integrative Kinesiologie
Michael Just
Reichsgasse 61
7000 Chur
Tel. 078 888 24 10
Opening hours:
Monday - Friday 8:00 a.m. - 7:00 p.m.
or by arrangement