Ontological
Kinesiology
– origins
–
part 1
During the early 1980s, Solihin
Thom DO DAc, a British osteopath, began to study
kinesiology with a French chiropractor, Dr. Mulldener AK
Diplomate, and later with Alan Beardall DC, the founder of
Clinical Kinesiology. The work was both fascinating and
liberating; as it provided a tool that gave the client the
opportunity to 'tell' their story. Prior to this,
physicians, whether MD's chiropractors or the like were the
'lens' through which dignosis or an understanding was
reached. A practitioner stands from his or her point of
reference, and thus a diagnosis is always based on the bias
or flavor of the doctor, backed up by chemical or other
laboratory tests that help qualify the diagnosis.
A more human approach was needed. Both applied and clinical
kinesiology offered a huge improvement over conventional
models that supported client orientated protocols. They
provided a wherewithal to approach the client and ask their
own system (body) to ilustrate or point out the problems
that needed attention. Both systems used kinesiology as
feedback,and clinical kinesiology used mudras to augment
the protocol. That is, they used modes or gestures to
pinpoint the actual problem at hand, and the sequencing of
these modes to elicit a treatment protocol or rational.
However, as Solihin's predilection was to wonder "why?", he
found the chiropractic philosophy that permeated the work
to be insufficient for his own needs. As he worked with
clients they directed him into more subtle areas of human
consciousness, not researched by his predecessors. Solihin
recognized that people needed to understand at a human
level why their state occurred.
ONTOLOGICAL
KINESIOLOGY
After Beardall's tragic and early death in Wales in 1986,
Solihin had a series of profound inner experiences. In a
place of surrender to God, he spontaneously received his
first hand mode. This was like the 'seed' gift, which
opened up an intense period over three years of receiving
new hand modes, whilst working with clients. In a place of
surrender, his hand would spontaneously form the mudra.
These new modes supplemented Beardall's work and provided a
new level of language for clients to "speak" through. Over
the last seventeen years, Solihin has received almost
thirteen hundred modes which explores almost the full
nature of the human being.
These hand modes enable us to see the
ontology of the client's state. We define ontology as
"the sequence of events that create our state or being",
and Ontological Kinesiology as the use of modes and
kinesiology to understand the events that have brought
us to our present dysfunction. Indeed, each mode is a
specific part of the intricate language which allows for
extraordinary depth of clarity and recall in the client.