Touch for Health®
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Why Learn Touch for Health Kinesiology?
Touch for Health® (TFH) is the most widely used system of Kinesiology in the world and is certified by the International Kinesiology College (IKC). It is taught in over 60 countries all over the world. It provides a unique and practical approach to health and well-being that stands out from other complementary therapies.
The primary tool that sets TFH apart is Muscle Response Feedback (originally known as Muscle Testing)—a direct, objective way to identify imbalances in the body’s energy system and determine the best course of action to restore harmony.
Unlike many complementary therapies that rely solely on the practitioner’s experience and intuition, TFH, with the addition of Muscle Response Feedback, empowers individuals to work with the body’s natural responses to uncover and address stress, blockages, and imbalances. This allows for a more precise and personalized approach to well-being.
Benefits of Choosing Touch For Health Over Other Complementary Therapies
- Muscle Response Feedback (Muscle Testing): A unique and scientific way to assess the body’s needs and imbalances in real-time.
- Holistic and Non-Invasive: Works with the body’s own energy system to promote self-healing.
- Comprehensive Yet Easy to Learn: A structured approach that is accessible to both professionals and beginners.
- Self-Empowerment: Teaches individuals to take charge of their own health and well-being while also supporting others.
- Integration with Other Modalities: Complements and enhances other therapies such as massage, acupuncture, chiropractic care, and physiotherapy.
Origins of Touch For Health Kinesiology
Touch for Health (TFH) was created by Dr. John Thie as a simple yet powerful approach for maintaining and improving wellbeing. Drawing from the wisdom of traditional Chinese medicine and modern health practices, TFH blends gentle acupressure, energy‑balancing techniques, meridian work, nutritional awareness, and mind–body methods — giving people practical tools they can use daily to take an active role in their health.
Since its introduction in the early 1970s through Dr. Thie’s pioneering book, TFH has spread to more than 60 countries and is now one of the most widely taught systems of Energy Kinesiology, supported by a global community of trained practitioners and instructors.
Dr John Thie’s Vision
“I treasure the Touch for Health Synthesis. I see it as a candle lighting others the way to better health and living. I believe each of us holds such a candle, perhaps as yet unlit,that can serve to guide those we cherish safely toward a more abundant life.
I hope through Touch for Health, to pass my light along to you, so your candle in turn may illuminate the way for others.”
DR JOHN THIE
Founder Touch For Health
Benefits of Touch For Health Kinesiology
TFH supports:
- Enhance postural alignment
- Reduce stress and emotional tension
- Improve flexibility, strength, and coordination
- Boost overall energy and vitality
- Support mental clarity and emotional resilience
- Facilitate self-healing and pain relief
Through accurate Muscle Response Feedback, practitioners can identify areas of imbalance and apply specific techniques to restore harmony across physical, emotional, and energetic levels.
Training & Workshops
Touch for Health courses are designed as modular two-day workshops that are open to everyone—whether you are a healthcare professional looking to expand your skills, someone interested in improving self-care, or thinking of starting a new career.
Touch for Health Level 1
- Accurately monitor muscles
- Learn the first 14 muscles
- Balance pain
- Balance energy
- Reduce pain
- Find foods for strengthening
- Diffuse emotional stress
- Set goals
- Gain benefits in coordination, vision, sensory awareness, and posture
- Use self-help techniques for personal well-being that can benefit yourself, family, friends, and clients.
Touch for Health Level 2
- Perform a one-point balance using the Chinese Wheel
- Understand the Law of the Five Elements
- Explore Yin and Yang concepts
- Improve proficiency in muscle monitoring
- Evaluate energy imbalances on an additional 14 muscles
- Identify foods that deplete energy
- Apply additional tools to reduce recent pain
- Enhance performance and achieve goals
Touch for Health Level 3
- Deepen understanding of the body’s internal cooperation
- Evaluate energy imbalances on an additional 14 muscles
- Balance reactive muscles
- Balance gait patterns
- Balance energy using Colour and Food
- Reduce chronic pain
- Ease past traumas
Touch for Health Level 4
- Explore the Chinese Five Elements and associated emotions in more depth
- Balance energy using Sound
- Balance Figure Eight Energies
- Balance for Time of Day
- Release postural traumas
- Conduct a 42-Muscle Balance lying down
These workshops can be studied individually at your own pace or as part of the Touch for Health Synthesis, where all four levels are completed together.
TFH Metaphors and Goal Setting Workshop
- Learn how Metaphors and Words can balance the body
- Gain a deeper understanding of the Chinese Five Elements and their connection to our lives and the universe
- Enhance creativity
- Balance muscles using Metaphors
- Conduct a One-Point Balance using Metaphors
- Gain more tools for deeper and more profound goal-setting
- Improve Emotional Stress Release (ESR) by incorporating all the senses—Taste, Feel, Visual, Smell, and Hearing
Foundation Practitioner Level
For those looking to become certified practitioners, additional training after completing TFH Levels 1 -4 includes:
- TFH Proficiency: A review and consolidation of Levels 1-4, preparing students for assessment.
- TFH Proficiency Assessment: A final evaluation to ensure competence in TFH practices.
Touch for Health Kinesiology workshops and courses with Jane Fowler & Liz Reddish
We offer an unique , powerful co-teaching partnership, We bring our combined energy, expertise, and heart to every course or workshop we deliver. With us, you’re not just gaining an internationally recognised qualification — you’re stepping into a life-changing experience of healing, confidence, and connection.
With its simplicity, effectiveness, and holistic focus, Touch for Health® is a valuable tool for anyone committed to well-being, healing, and personal empowerment.
Touch for Health UK
With its simplicity, effectiveness, and holistic focus, Touch for Health® is a valuable tool for anyone committed to well-being, healing, and personal empowerment.
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