About the International BodyTalk Foundation
The International BodyTalk Foundation (IBF) has been established to make high-quality, basic healthcare accessible to people everywhere, regardless of personal circumstance.
The IBF fulfills its mission through BodyTalk Access Outreach Programs.
Access Outreach
The BodyTalk Access program takes five essential techniques from The BodyTalk System and distills them into a one-day course that anyone can apply on themselves or others as a daily health maintenance program. Since the inception of BodyTalk Access in 2005, more than 45,000 people in over 60 countries have taken the class. The positive results from using these five techniques has been emphatically demonstrated time and again. In his book, BodyTalk Access: A New Path to Family and Community Health, Dr. Veltheim details the development of BodyTalk Access and shares dozens of case studies demonstrating its effectiveness in regular health maintenance as well as in acute health conditions and emergency situations.
The IBF’s goal is to bring BodyTalk Access to those who do not have consistent access to affordable healthcare. The BodyTalk Access program has proven to be a powerful tool in alleviating many of the day-to-day health issues the average family faces. If we can put a BodyTalk Access technician into every household, the overall health and well-being of families and communities could be enhanced and maintained. In under-developed countries, this would provide care that is currently unavailable. In developed countries, this would free up the strained mainstream healthcare systems to focus on the severe emergencies and complex health issues they handle best. Healthy and empowered people lead to happy, peaceful nations.
Leadership
John Veltheim, Founder
The developer of the BodyTalk System and co-founder of the International BodyTalk Association (IBA), Dr. Veltheim is a chiropractor, traditional acupuncturist, philosopher, and teacher. Born in Australia, John was a martial arts instructor for 10 years and has a long history of involvement in human potential studies. He has served as a board member for the Chiropractic, Naturopathic and Acupuncture professions in Australia. John wrote the curriculum and served as the Principal of the Brisbane College of Acupuncture and Natural Therapies for five years and was Chairman of the Federation of Australian Acupuncture Colleges.
His extensive post graduate studies have included applied kinesiology, bio energetic psychology, osteopathy, sports medicine, counseling, comparative philosophy and theology. John developed the MindScape system as a tool to enhance the functioning of the mind. He also developed a system of lymphatic drainage and rehabilitative acupuncture. John has written several books on Acupuncture, Reiki, and BodyTalk and has specialized in incorporating dynamical systems theory into the medical model and energy medicine. His book, BodyTalk Access: A New Path to Family and Community Health, emphasizes the benefits of the BodyTalk Access program as an inexpensive health maintenance program.
Esther Veltheim, Co Founder
Esther is the developer of the BreakThrough System, a dynamic process of self-inquiry and one of the key Life Science courses taught under the umbrella of the International BodyTalk Association (IBA). She is also the author of Beyond Concepts: The Investigation of Who You Are Not and Who Am I?: The Seeker’s Guide to Nowhere.
“IBF Outreach programs symbolize the heart of all the work we do.”
Legal
The International BodyTalk Foundation, Inc. is a 501©(3) tax exempt non-profit private foundation. Contributions are tax-deductible, as allowed by the law.
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