Kinesiology courses

RE: Kinesiology courses

Hi Sairz,

Welcome to HP.

In my opinion 5 weekends os not enough to study Kinesiology in full. I'm no expert, but i know it is a very complex subject which encompasses Anatomy and Physiology, nutrition, muscle testing, and much more. I know it goes very indepth. My Reflexology tutor who i trained with was also a Kinesiologist. It took him 2-3 years to train on a part time basis.

Like i said, i'm no expert, but i would look for a course which goes into more detail and is governed by one of the Kinesiology associations. That way, you can be confident that the qualification you end up with is fully regualted and you can obtain the correct insurance to able to treat clients.

Hope this help

Kate xxx

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Hello, sairz and welcome to HP 🙂

You may find the "pearls of wisdom" are scattered across several forums! 😉 Although many people do seek to acquire a number of expertises. There's a book on them, Portfolio People by Max Comfort:

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Does anyone know what course/qualification i need for life coaching, <snip>

It was sheer chance I spotted this ... the Life Coaching forum is the best place for this aspect of your questions, where you'll find several threads on the topic.

Similarly I'd suggest you look also in the Diet & Nutrition forum, also perhaps in Student & Training.

Good luck with your enquiries.

Holistic

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Hiya

I know someone who attends a Touch for Health Kinesiologist and is very pleased with their work. It's a well respected version.

It’s something I’ve been looking into for a while now, and having studied all he information available to me and recommendations I’ve opted for the Northern School of Kinesiology. I’m going for their course in Buxton in September and it seems fine. You have to take A&P separately if you haven’t got it already and it qualifies (as quite a few kinesiology courses do) for a career development loan). The first stage is 8 days, then you are a practitioner, then you do a 4 day advanced course, then the full kinesiologist course, which is much, much longer and covers all manner of things.

I’ve heard the TASK course is very in depth and well taught but that there are some new rules about practising which have been a little confusing, and that they are subject to change at the moment, heightening standards and all, and was advised to go with them if I was prepared to wait a little while until everything is in place.

I’d say definitely go on the Business Link courses, best thing I ever did! Well other than making the decision to do it! 😉

I’ll more than likely post once I start the course to let people know how I’m getting on cause it’s always useful to see how courses go at some schools.. big scary decision with the kine, it’s a huge expense so a huge risk subsequently. Well worth it though I am sure.

RE: Kinesiology courses

Thanks all!

The next business link workshop in my area is next march which will be ideal for me as i would of (hopefully) done a kinesiology or some other course by then!

Here is what the tutor e-mailed me with regard to the TFH course:

Upon completion of the course you can be assessed to become a kinesiology Federation proficiency TFH practitioner. This permits you to join the uk governing body (the kinesiology federation), be insured to work with members of the public and charge a fee.
You then have the option of going on to further study in a specialized kinesiology and become a fully registered proffessional practitioner.

Does this sound like the course is basically foundation level for kinesiology? I am keen on doing the course as it is ideal as i said earlier to fit around my life. Each module is £160 and the assessment is £100. Does that sound about right.

Any thoughts/comments are openly and gratefully received!

Sair.x

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Sounds about right - NSK are charging £850 this year, rising to £950 next year for their practitioner course and it's a similar setup - you can charge, you can practice, but you're not a kinesiologist.

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So what are you classed as? a trainee....

Im confused......

RE: Kinesiology courses

Hi Sairz

I trained as an advanced Kinesiologist with the John Logue College of Professional Kinesiology. It is an intensive course for each of the practitioner and then advanced levels. Each is about a week.

I can say that I thought they were good and the trainers excellent. However, I haven't had experience practicing with TFH or Health Kinesiology per say, or any other branch of kinesiology. So I am unable to give an opinion as to how effective it is compared to other forms.

Hugs
Steve

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Hi
Touch for Health Kinesiology is an internationally recognised branch of kinesiology and is taught worldwide. The International Kinesiology College ensure that all the Touch for Health Instructors are updated regularly and that all the Faculty members (the people who teach the Instructors) also have to update their skills every two years. So TFH Instructors and Faculty have an international support network which is constantly monitoring the training - they also provide excellent teaching aids and literature.

Once students have completed the 10 day training in Touch for Health plus homestudy, case studies and assessment they are considered 'competent in Touch for Health kinesiology' and can join the KF in the 'TFH Competent' category which allows them to get insurance cover under the block policy of the KF

The KFonly gives out contact details for KF Associate and KFRP(Kinesiology Federation Registered Professional) members who have had to undertake further training in 'Touch for Health Professional' or another branch of kinesiology (Classical, Creative, Educational, Health, Holistic, OHB, Progressive, 3in1 Concepts, etc). These members are also listed on the KF website unlike 'TFH Competent' members who haven't completed such a comprehensive training.

So basically the KF considers someone who hascompleted theTouch for Health 10 day training as 'Touch for Health Competent' but nota Kinesiology Federation Registered Professional (KFRP).

Hope that helps clarify some of the issues.

Best wishes

Joyce

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some Touch For Health courses are aimed more at people who want to use it within their families (rather than using it professionally), so it's important to check that out before you start any course.

If you want to do a professional course, I recommend two things:

1. talk toseveral different teachers - if you like the teacher you'll probably get on well with the branch of kinesiology they teach
2. make sure that the training is approved
by the Kinesiology Federation [link= http://www.kinesiologyfederation.org ]http://www.kinesiologyfederation.org[/link]

hope that helps - it was much easier when I started back in the 1980's because there were very few alternatives

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Hi, I am starting a Foundation Course level I - IVin Systematic Kinesiology (certificated) inOctober. It will run til December, weekends only 8 days in total. Later there is an intermediate course which I will probably do. My course has cost me £450.

I too was unsure of which way to go and spoke to another tutor whose course ran for a year just one Saturday a month but seemed to cover the foundation and the intermediate and it did say you could get insurance when qualified to practice. (I was told that although I may be able to get insurance it might be only one company that will be willing to take you on at that stage - so ask questions).

I went for some treatment from the first tutor and was absolutely blown away and found she was able to communicate really well. I knew there and then I could work with her.

I believe that to be a Kinesiologist you need to go on to do a 2 years course (I think in London in my case) and it costs something like £2-3K. Not for me at the moment I think, and yes I would have to do A&P.

My tutor is also a RM and I took my Reiki I Attunement about 10 days ago. I aim to use it for friends, family and petsand incorporate Kinesiology into the treatment.

Who knows where it will lead................

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I believe that to be a Kinesiologist you need to go on to do a 2 years course (I think in London in my case) and it costs something like £2-3K.

This is not necessarily true. Check out the Kinesiology Federation web site - this is a well-respected professional orgnaisation for kinesiologists practising various branches of kinesiology. [link= http://www.kinesiologyfederation.org ]http://www.kinesiologyfederation.org[/link]

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I've done my first weekend with NSK. I'm pretty pleased with it so far, although it's quite hard to take it all in, thank God we're allowed to practise open book right now.

I'd say the one thing to watch for is accreditation, it seems that all the associations and training providers are trying to change how they work and what they do and at the moment they are wrangling to set standards for all kinesiology courses and I'd say just to check with the school where they stand on this, and be sure you're going with the ones who are working towards keeping standards high as possible, to reduce the chance of having to take a bridging course later on.

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Hi Guys, I'm very new to this forum - didn't know it existed til now! But have enjoyed reading the posts and I'm even learning a few things.

I trained for 4 years at the Scottish Kinesiology College in Musselburgh. My course cost £7.5k - wow! I know, but it was well worth it.

I'm a 'pkp'er (Professional Kinesiology Practitioner) trained to the standard of theInternational College of Professional Kinesiology Practice (ICPKP) and I'm registered with the Kinesiology Practitioners Accreditation Board, NewZealand. The professional course was written by Dr Bruce Dewe and his wife Joan. (You may have heard of them). My course covered over 300 techniques, Anatomy and Physiology, Nutrition, Councilling, First Aid etc.

The College I trained at is no longer there! but if anyone interested in this course then I know Sue Hall trains student at the British Kinesiology College, in Surrey (I'm sure it's Surrey!) I don't think I can post email addresses and websites but if you google I'm sure you'll find it.

Also I am a Touch for Health Instructor and the posting above from the KF was my understanding also. A fantastic course and a great foundation level to becoming a professional kinesiologist.

Much love
Heather 😀

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Hello and welcome to HP! 🙂

In answer to what you may post by way of contact information, it's OK to put a link to a website other than your own within the text of a post if relevant to the topic. You'll find more on this, and what is permitted in a signature, in the forum Guidelines, here:
[link= http://www.healthypages.net/forum/tm.asp?m=14603 ]http://www.healthypages.net/forum/tm.asp?m=14603[/link]

Email and street addresses, and telephone numbers, are not allowed because of the risk of sp*mmers and telemarketers.

I hope this helps to clarify, but please feel free to PM me if you require any further guidance.

Best wishes,

Holistic
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I started my course last weekend. Yes it is a lot to take in a likewise we are allowed to use the books. I never slept a wink on Friday night I was so excited/apprehensive and then again on Saturday when I thought I was so exhausted, blow me, I saw every hour on the clock go by. Despite taking Rescue Spray a couple of times and some White Chestnut and giving myself some Reiki, somehow I managed to stay awake. I bet if I had to do a sleep deprivation test for something one day I would fall asleep straight away.:)

I am absolutely certain I have a good course and my tutor is really good and also my Reiki Master now.

Whilst doing a search for something yesterday I came across a site that really slated Kinesiology and backed it up with research findings. Threw me a bit I have to say. Then I noticed it was Applied Kinesiology and not Systematic. I will have to look into the different ones when I get a chance. [link= http://www.quackwatch.org/01QuackeryRelatedTopics/Tests/ak.html ]http://www.quackwatch.org/01QuackeryRelatedTopics/Tests/ak.html[/link]

Good luck with your course Gussie.;)

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Heya

I'm two weekends down - feeling excited and a little sad it's already halfway through. Have done almost half of the case studies due, everyone seems to be really enjoying them - even have someone lined up for treatments when I'm qualified. can't wait! I'm finding it astounding, specially some of the nutritional stuff, some of it just makes complete sense..but it still, in its own way feels nonsensical.

I've decided to do the advanced and the diplomanext year and I can't wait! I do feel this year everythings taken sucha turn, it's brilliant!

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Btw I wouldn't worry about QuackWatch - they slate everything complementary - let your findings in the teaching practice show you what's what, the proof is in the pudding! Or a wheat intolerance to the pudding!

Hi gussie

Have you completed your training this year? How's it going? I am hoping to do TFH very shortly and would eventually like to become a practitioner so would be very interested to her how you are progressing.

Sugar xxx

Kinesiology Courses

Hi! I wonder if I can help you out. I am a teacher of Health Kinesiology..also a 5 module course done over 4 days 3 months apart. The best thing I can say is try them out if you are not sure which one to take. They all have merit and it will depnd on you as which one you will warm to. If you can't manage testers then speak to a few teachers in different kinesiologies and see who you click with because that's also inmportant as an adult learner.
I hope that helps and if I can do anything else ..let me know.