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Chocaholic

In 1994 and 1995 I was a Kinergetics student or Kinergy as it was when I first started.

Philip came to Queensland and taught the first Level 7 (Day 7) Workshop at Caloundra.

Incorporated in that Level 7 was a new TMJ balance that later would become RESET TMJ and be removed from that workshop. At the time I was a severe chocaholic who consumed in excess of 3 kgs of chocolate products a week. I also suffered allergies and had weak kidneys.

From that first RESET balance I became better hydrated and was much more relaxed, I slept better, was not so prone to headaches, and my allergies were markedly less.

However, the amazing thing was that a couple of weeks later I was grocery shopping and was going down the confectionery aisle when I stopped dead in my tracks and looked back at the shelves of chocolates. Until then I had completely forgotten about chocolate (an unheard-of occurrence), let alone eaten any. I was stunned. I didn’t buy any chocolate that day. I couldn’t even remember exactly what the compulsion felt like. The treatment had stopped it in its tracks, and I hadn’t even been aware of the change.

The best part is that the results are still holding after 15/16 yrs. I can take or leave chocolate and very rarely buy it. The benefits to my whole system must have been enormous. I certainly got value from that workshop. Thank you, Philip, for creating it!

I have gone on to become a RESET Instructor and have seen equally amazing results happen for people with this technique.

G.R. (Glenda Raftery) 14/09/10

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RESET TMJ

I first noticed that I had TMJ issues whilst in my mid-teenage years – pain, tight muscles in my jaw and clicking noises, so I consulted my GP, who told me that I had TMJ dysfunction, which was fairly common and affected approximately 1 in 4 members of the population. He told me that the ligaments holding the jaw in place were a bit loose and it had moved out of alignment, which was causing the symptoms I had been feeling.

The GP said that it may hurt but would fix itself within a few days and I could take Aspirin or Panadol for the pain if I needed it. My TMJ issues came and went over the next few years, if I was in pain, I would take painkillers, and this helped temporarily but wore off within a few hours.

Later in my teens I consulted a different GP, and she suggested some exercises which may help. They included such things as biting down on a pencil, which actually made my jaw hurt more.

Around 18 years of age I was in a car accident.  I was not seriously hurt but the car was spun 270 degrees and totally written off. I didn’t consider until years later (when chiropractor suggested it) that this may have affected my TMJ.

I consulted my GP again a while after the car accident about my TMJ pain.  This time she suggested consulting my dentist. When I saw my dentist about it, his solution was to get me to bite down on carbon paper (or the dental equivalent) to mark the contact points where my teeth were sticking as I ground them in my sleep. He then proceeded to grind those areas down. Less than a year later when I made another appointment with him, I had ground my teeth down further, so he repeated the same procedure.

Some years later, when very stressed at work and the usual painkillers had little or no effect, I had sharp, stabbing pains in the TMJ and the muscles were all knotted up, I couldn’t open my mouth very wide and was chronically grinding my teeth, so I went back to the GP who suggested seeing a specialist to get a mouthguard made.  I had a friend with similar TMJ issues who spent $300-$400 having a mouthguard made and fitted, only to grind right through it within about 2 months. I was not willing to waste that much money on something I did not believe would work. The GP prescribed Valium, which did not help my TMJ at all, did not even lessen the pain and cramping.  I discovered that hot packs applied directly to the TMJ provided some relief.

Eventually I consulted another dentist who was horrified by how ground down my teeth were and proceeded to use fillings in all my back teeth to “build them back up”. Within 12 months I had ground the fillings down again and she started replacing the fillings again. Although I had made her aware of my TMJ issues and that holding my mouth open wide enough for fillings was excruciating, the best she could offer me was a couple of brief pauses during the dental work to give me a break from the pain. My jaw hurt a lot for days afterwards.

I discovered a self-acupressure book and had some relief from holding the points they suggested, but this only helped for a few hours at a time.

Some years later, I was visiting a friend overseas who had raved about her Chiropractor, so I decided to give that a try. Over the course of 3 months I had weekly appointments, which included very painful adjustments inside my mouth, pushing up into the TMJ area. It hurt but gradually improved my TMJ – more movement, less pain.

When I returned home to Australia, I could not initially afford to continue with the chiropractic consultations, so I lost the cumulative benefit of months of treatment. After a particularly stressful time (lost a friend to cancer) had increasing pain in TMJ again, popping, clicking of joint, waking up with aching jaw and knew that I was grinding my teeth again. By this stage I had absolutely no faith in either the medical or dental professions’ ability to help with TMJ, so I started searching the internet for information about natural, non-invasive, and hopefully more effective treatments for TMJ.

I came across various books and websites which provided information about possible causes and treatments. A variety of searches over a few months kept leading me back to Fiona Chin’s Vitalchi Clinic. She practises both naturopathy and kinesiology (and I had no idea what the latter modality was) but she offered a “RESET” treatment which sounded promising, so I decided to book in to see her. I could not get an appointment for around a fortnight, so I booked in to see a Network chiropractor who could see me the next day.

Network chiropractic uses light touch and entrainment instead of manual adjustments. As with traditional chiropractic treatment, there is some discomfort as the body adjusts to the structural realignment.  First session did make an improvement to my jaw but it only lasted 24 hours or so before the symptoms started to return.

My first appointment with Fiona Chin was a RESET consultation and treatment. I gave her the history of my TMJ issues. As I lay on the massage table, I could feel waves of heat and energy pulsing through her fingers and palms as she held her hands in various positions over my head and jaw.  The warmth spread through my jaw, and I could feel the pain and tightness melting away. Fiona explained about the need to drink plenty of water to help with the body’s hydration following the treatment.

As I left her office and walked down the street, I felt so different that “buoyant” was the only word I could find that accurately described how I felt – it was like I was floating down the street. My jaw was pain free – no popping or clicking, no tight muscles and I could move it in ways that had not been possible for years, it almost felt like my jaw was hanging loose. No matter which way I moved it there was no pain and no noise for the first time in over a decade.

I went back for a follow up appointment with Fiona, and she taught me a series of 5 positions I could hold myself, to prevent or assist with any future pain.  During stressful times I can feel my jaw tightening again, but only if I haven’t been doing my RESET homework. If I spend about 10-15 minutes daily doing RESET when I’m stressed, I don’t have any TMJ problems.

Often, I go months without needing to do RESET at all. I only wish I’d learned about RESET 15 years sooner! Louise January 2013.

Mercury

Apart from using RESET very effectively in my clinic, I personally have used it a number of times, from being unable to settle down and sleep at night to sore neck and back problems, and especially recently after dental work. I had a molar on the bottom right side of my mouth, which needed repairing after a piece had fallen out. During the 45 minutes of work the dentist also drilled out the existing amalgam filling. For the next day or so I was feeling quite sore and unwell.

After using RESET my jaw felt back to normal and I’m sure that it played a major part in helping my body remove the mercury that had been released by the drilling. It never ceases to amaze me that such a simple technique is so effective.

Sandy Lee – Nov 1999.

 

Arthritis

RESET has had some beneficial result on every client on whom I have practiced. Even to the extent that a few have been able to accept manipulations which would have been painful to attempt, and in some cases the need for physical correction has resolved upon adopting the corrective position. This is fantastic particularly with chronic Arthritis & Rheumatism.

I find a mixture of Kinergetics, RESET and conventional treatment brings benefit to all clients through a spectrum of complaints, some of which have not responded to allopathic treatments over a long time period. I also find that the balance of treatment is individual to each case and although I try to plan it, I am overruled by events (energies) which seem to dictate the format and when this happens the conclusion is fantastic.

D Sunley – Nov 1999.

 

Pain

Client had severe discomfort on the right side of the jaw for several weeks due to an inflammation of the nerves. She had been to a MD who prescribed anti-inflammatory medication, which did not bring any relief. After one RESET session she already felt improvement. After one week the pain eventually subsided.

D Kook – May 2002

 

Pain

A nine year old boy came to see me with strong pain after an adjustment of his braces. After RESET the pain was gone immediately.

D. Kook 2002.

 

Practitioner testimonials

When I first learnt RESET with Philip I wasn’t sure it was as good as he claimed. Over time I have been more than convinced of the power and value of this technique. As a massage therapist I will often use it before treating a specific muscular problem. I find that people’s symptoms are lessened and the overall response to the treatment is enhanced. It can be used in conjunction with many therapies such as bodywork, kinesiology and Reiki. It’s simple but powerful and the results are the proof time and time again.

TS – Dec 1999.

 

Practitioner testimonials

I am a nurse and do massage therapy. I have used RESET on most of my clients seeing wonderful results.

Diane, 1999.

 

Sinus

After suffering headache and sinus pain for several days and attempting several remedies without results I tried the RESET and after 20 minutes I felt everything shifting and complete release.

AOB – Nov 1999.

 

Sports

It is wonderful to see the look of amazement on people’s faces at the end of RESET. They are amazed at how different their jaw feels, how much freer movement is. The relief someone feels when a severe headache is relieved after RESET – truly amazing. My son plays contact sports and I would always know when he had taken a knock on his jaw, as his coordination would be slightly off. Sure enough, when I checked, his jaw would be out of balance. RESET sets him back on a coordinated path ready for his next game. Many clients have experienced relief with neck/back/shoulder pain. Those with ankle complaints have also noticed quite a difference. A wonderful tool that anybody can work with, not only for themselves – those they know and care about also.

Anne Asmus Nov 99.

 

Relaxation

Since I was taught to teach RESET I have held over 40 workshops with a total of 136 students. I have found the workshops to be fun yet very powerful with all sorts of things happening to people. Everyone feels a change of some sort. They all feel relaxed with most falling asleep. I have also had private sessions with people, also with great results.

Janet Blake – Jan 2000.

 

Relaxation

Using RESET regularly has enabled me to re-educate my jaw not to hold all my tension, leading me to be more spontaneous and present.

Angie Lyndon – Nov 1999.

 

Painful jaw

After a visit to the dentist I couldn’t open my mouth wide enough to eat and talk-a situation my family was OK with. Nevertheless my jaw was very painful and uncomfortable. I also worried I would do more damage by moving my jaw. RESET allowed me to open my jaw with ease. My subsequent visit to the dentist was just as uncomfortable, my dentist was being as gentle as possible, my jaw was in better shape.

I then had RESET and Kinergetics and was able to gentle release emotions and beliefs I didn’t realise I had. I remember as a child being asked to do something and told to eat all my dinner when really I would have preferred not to. Now I can say ‘No thank you’ and it’s OK. AC – Nov 1999.

Relaxation

I have done RESET on over 100 massage clients. All experienced a deepening of relaxation combined with more strength and ‘in their body’ feeling after the massages. I have taught three RESET classes-participants experienced strengthening in lower half (of the body) muscles-loosening of jaw muscles. Some RESET folks learned Kinergetics as well.

Ocea Wilkes – Jun 1999.

 

Trauma Release

When subsequently I was able to give RESET to a client this women was able to experience a massive clearance of stored trauma in her legs, both of us being surprised by both of her legs ‘leaping’ up off the table, in unison! She had had both legs in irons as a child, for 3 years, due to some abnormality, and the release seemed to let go of the last cellular memory of this traumatic time in her legs. This was such a positive result, and as the method is so very gentle, and also nurturing, it is a delight to give and a delight to receive. So, all in all, I am delighted with RESET.

Padma – 1999.

 

Stress/Anxiety

One particular gentleman client does not express or release emotionally. During RESET sessions the releases via the nerves and muscles is enormous and very kinetic and the effect on his mood and emotions at the end of the session marked.

The results for him have been so far-reaching he has a session every three months. I regularly use RESET on massage clients. While I can’t say that I have seen any lasting miracles my clients often remark how good they feel after my sessions in comparison with other massages they have had, and I find that my clients look forward to regular visits rather than just one-off sessions. It seems to help them to keep on top of things better and longer.

JL – Mar 2000.

 

Relaxation

I use RESET at the beginning of every healing session on clients. I find it helps to relax them and it is easier to then follow on with muscle testing in a kinesiology/Kinergetics balance. I find it also helps to identify for the client that they have locked in emotions in the jaw. The client is more willing to clear these emotions.

KW – Feb 2000.

 

Stress/Anxiety

I have taught close to 50 people and most of them felt some kind of relief, either pain or tension anywhere in the body after using RESET.

Ilse Jakobovits, RN – Dec 1999.

 

Stress/Anxiety

Very releasing. False teeth fit better. Feel face feels released. Better sleep. Less tension in shoulders.

L van der Hulst – Nov 1999.

 

Thyroid

I have worked with two people who have a thyroid problem. The first one had been on medication for approximately two years and was very uncomfortable all around the throat area. I did a couple of Resets on her and within two sessions of kinesiology she was off her medication. She had seen her doctor and from 30% functioning is now 98% functioning. The second person is slowly getting her feeling back in her throat and neck. She also has had two sessions but we are still doing a bit more work on her.

Tami deVries – Dec 1999.

TMJ

RESET came into my life at a time when I was undergoing extensive dental TMJ treatment. RESET had dramatic and immediate balancing effects on my whole system that had been thrown into disorganization through TMJ misalignment. I had systemic effects including pelvic misalignment and kidney distress, including fluid retention as well as digestive discomfort and disorientation. All were helped dramatically from the RESET protocol which I learned to do on myself whenever I needed it – so empowering! The brain integration and focus improvements were worth it in themselves!

At the age of 13 I had simple orthodontics for 18 months (no extractions). It left me with aesthetically beautiful, but functionally useless teeth(!), however this was not something I would realise until 5 years later, when a routine filling left me in excruciating pain. Apparently the dental anaesthetic had triggered muscles which were chronically stressed. I tried chiropractic and other bodywork but as soon as I ate, the pain (rolling around on the floor in agony pain) returned. I was advised to have my wisdom teeth extracted but knowing about acupuncture meridians and teeth, this was something I resisted. However the pain ended up being so intense that I went in to have them removed. Fortunately the dentist who was going to perform the extractions, said the cause was not my wisdom teeth but my occlusion or “bad bite”- he ground my teeth to a better occlusion and I was out of acute pain – and I kept my wisdom teeth!

I then travelled to the USA to do my natural therapies training. I participated in a “TMJ dysfunction assessment and treatment” program and realised that my situation was far from ideal.

I had extensive intra-oral muscle release work done and at the conclusion of my training I had assessments and treatment with dental and TMJ specialists in San Francisco, New Orleans and upon my return to Melbourne, here as well. And I was still in pain. I then heard about DOFOS – disturbance of functional occlusion treatment – which at the time was a radical approach – but parts of it are now being accepted and adopted by other TMJ focused dentists. It was an intense treatment and during its implementation I was having kinesiology treatments including Neural Organization Technique after every dental adjustment to keep myself on track as my system was extremely sensitive to any of the dental changes. This was often twice a week or more and extremely helpful – though the whole thing was very costly.

Doing RESET helped me to achieve this balanced state on my own. I still practise the technique after any dental work or extensive bodywork and find it extremely balancing and I get a definite sensation of improvement in structural stability, balance and co-ordination. Sometimes I add simple brain integration techniques such as cross crawls or eye moves afterwards and find they are so much more easily accepted and held by my system.

All this was achieved with the original RESET technique. Today, I heard about the updated RESET technique and cannot wait to try it – if the results I achieved with the basic technique are anything to go by, the exponential improvements with the few added applications should be dramatic!

Ilanit Tof B.A. PhD.

 

TMJ / Tinnitus

For several months I had been using cranial-sacral and visceral work on myself extensively. I had reached a plateau and needed something else to get me through. I took RESET from Ron and it became a milestone for me. With RESET I have moved mountains of TMJ and tinnitus problems. They are clearing up quite nicely.

Teresa Ellis – Mar 1999.

 

Arthritis

A woman in her fifties had arthritis in her right hip. After learning RESET she has had no pain and is now doing RESET on herself weekly.

N O’Neill 1998.

 

Broken jaw

Client had broken jaw with titanium plate inserted, pain level was 5. Client had difficulty in movement of jaw. After RESET jaw was looser and client felt he could talk more easily and had better energy.

SM – May 1999.

 

Pain

Client had pain in teeth and numbness in left jaw (pain level 8/9, numbness level 7). After RESET pain level was 0, numbness went down to 4. Approximately one hour after session, client lost tooth from left side where greatest pain was.

SM – Apr 1998.

 

TMJ

I have several joint projects I’m working on (tennis elbow, knees, wrists, fingers and TMJ) thanks to working around cyanide and ammonia fumes at my job. I see a chiropractor at least once a month and sometimes once a week since I’m too stubborn to drop my judo lessons. I find that when the chiropractic adjustments on my cervical spine won’t hold more than a day or two, that it’s related to my TMJ being out of whack. Doing RESET before and shortly after seeing my chiropractor helps the adjustments hold a lot longer. Doing RESET also helps when my neck gets to bothering and I’m not able to see my chiropractor because of my work schedule.

John Briggs – Dec 1999.

 

TMJ

In October I broke off the whole side of the biggest molar in my upper teeth. The nerve was immediately exposed. This was a Saturday afternoon. No dentists open in my area. I applied RESET to my jaw and subsequently suffered no pain or sensitivity. Upon my visit to the dentist the following Monday my dentist was amazed and confused as to why I suffered no pain.

He brought his colleagues into the room to examine my damaged tooth. I had applied RESET again this morning in anticipation of dental work. The diagnosis was a triple root canal, ASAP. Throughout the course of my treatment I continued to apply RESET and it helped me to release the toxins from the anaesthetics and removal of old fillings.

S Jepson – Dec 1999.

 

TMJ

I used RESET on a 23 year old client. Her jaw was completely out, her TMJ’s were clicking. She had been taking panadol painkillers regularly. She has been amazed with the results of RESET and has had no pain since then. I have also used RESET with 10 other people successfully. 5 of these are teenagers with learning difficulties. It has made a huge difference to neck and back problems and helped with concentration.

J Michael – Feb 2000.

 

TMJ

Kylie has had major jaw problems for many years. The day Kylie asked for my help the pain had become so severe that she was incapable of work, experiencing headaches, severe pain in her jaw and neck and shoulder stiffness with pain radiating down into her back affecting her gait. After a RESET treatment Kylie said she felt deeply relaxed, the pain had eased dramatically, and she could now freely move her jaw. Neck, shoulders and back were pain free and relaxed and mobile. Her whole posture had altered bringing her body back into balance.

S Lee – Dec 1999.

 

Dental braces

A boy of 9 years came to see me with strong pain after an adjustment of his braces. After RESET the pain was gone immediately.

Dirk Kook Singapore – May 2002.

 

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Research at The Kinesiology School For Energetic Sciences

Over 20 second year kinesiology students at the Kinesiology School for Energetic Sciences tested each other for imbalances. 171 imbalances were found, including TMJ, muscles tested in contraction and extension, over inhibited and over facilitated. The students were then taught RESET. The imbalances were retested. Of the original 171 only 28 were now showing (84% corrected). Of the remaining imbalances, some students required water and some imbalances were corrected with further RESET. One extra correction position brought the corrections to over 90%, and is now included in the current RESET manual.

Philip Rafferty – Apr 1997.