The International BodyTalk Association was founded by Dr. John Veltheim. Dr Veltheim is a chiropractor, traditional acupuncturist, philosopher, Reiki Master, lecturer, teacher and the creator of the BodyTalk System. The BodyTalk System is a consciousness based system which utilizes the body’s innate healing ability to address health challenges and maintain good health.

BodyTalk was first developed in the 1990′s by Dr. John Veltheim. Originally from Australia, Dr. Veltheim ran a very successful clinic in Brisbane for 15 years. He was also the Principal of the Brisbane College of Acupuncture and Natural Therapies for five years. His extensive post-graduate studies include applied kinesiology, bioenergetic psychology, osteopathy, sports medicine, counseling and comparative philosophy and theology.

In 1998, Dr. Veltheim moved to Sarasota, Florida to further his practice and research of BodyTalk. Soon he began to teach the BodyTalk System to professionals as well as lay people. When word spread about the successes of this remarkable new healthcare system, he took on the task of training other instructors so the BodyTalk System could be taught worldwide. By 2009 there were over 160 instructors teaching in over 40 countries with translation of training materials into 10 languages.

Today, Dr. Veltheim travels the world, teaching sessions in BodyTalk and its related wellness programs to professionals as well as lay people. He continues to mentor and train a network of instructors to ensure this remarkable new healthcare system can be taught worldwide.

John and his wife Esther have been lecturing on the international circuit for a number of years teaching Mindscape, Breakthrough, Reiki, Advaita philosophy, BodyTalk and life sciences. John founded the BodyTalk system and co-founded the PaRama College with Esther.

To view further information on John and Esther Veltheim’s background and the many subjects they teach as well as more details of the philosophy and principles of BodyTalk – www.parama.com.

Terryann Nikides has been an intuitive since childhood. As an intuitive she assists in raising consciousness.She has had audience with the Dalai Lama and also with spiritual master Daskalos in Cyprus.

In addition, her spiritual journey has taken her to such places as Tibet, China, Thailand, Japan, Indonesia, Egypt, Isreal, Europe, Turkey, Brazil, and Mexico.

Presently she teaches BreakThrough internationally and practices BreakThrough and Bodytalk in Montreal.

Terryann also gives courses in Tarot.

I spend my days in a clinic in Western Canada specializing in BreakThrough sessions for clients by telephone, and distance healing with BodyTalk. I also teach Breakthrough 1 and BodyTalk in Canada and abroad.  If you’d like a BodyTalk or BreakThrough class in your area, please call or email.

Training: all required Modules (1-9), PaRama Mind Crystals, PaRama Units 1 & 2, BreakThrough 1 & 2, and Mindscape, and have been joyfully immersed in BodyTalk and BreakThrough since 2002.  While my education consists of diplomas in Business, Massage Therapy and Creative Writing with an Associate Degree in Holistic Nutrition, I feel the real business of life is to experience joy in living and eliminate pain and suffering as much as possible. 

BreakThrough is the single most intriguing thing I’ve ever done and has delivered fascinating conversations about self that result in awareness which changes the experience of life itself. It’s pure alchemy.

We all want to be happy and confident, and spend our days feeling calm, no matter what happens around us.   We wish that life were easier.   We wish that we wouldn’t fight with our spouse and kids; we wish that the ‘in laws’ wouldn’t act like outlaws.  We wish that we wouldn’t tell people off so eloquently ‘in our heads’ long after they’ve gone and we’re working ourselves into another snit over the problem.  We wish that we wouldn’t feel scared, or sad or full of grief.  We wish that people would be fair and not use us or abuse us or criticize us.  We wish that it would be safe to be honest.  We wish we wouldn’t worry.  We wish that we could be certain that if someone knew what we were really like, they’d love us anyway, ‘warts’ and all.  We wish that little things that are stupid, like spilling the milk all over the kitchen floor didn’t upset us.  We wish that we could feel joy where ever we are.

In BreakThrough1 you meet an amazing person—you; and perhaps discover who you are for the first time. We are not who we think we are— we are much, much more.  We already ARE our greatest potential…but that person is covered in ‘chains’ and we just can’t ‘see’ ourselves.   The chains are the conditioning that molded our beliefs.   They have power only in that we are unaware of them and they can lose their power in 7 simple steps using The BreakThrough System™.  In fact, human beings are ‘hardwired’ to discover who they are.  The sages have said that the discovery of who we are will come through the discovery of who we are not.   It’s probably one of our major jobs as humans:  discover and then live from and in our true nature.  As we expose our beliefs, our emotional reactions and behavior change.  Working on emotions and behavior themselves is an effort in futility, because they aren’t driving us—our beliefs are.  Exposing the beliefs will do the opposite of what we think.  We’re not sure what we’ll find if we look deeply into ourselves, so we think it better to go on as we are: unhappy about so many little things—and denying it.  The truth is that the exposure of the faulty beliefs is what leads us to us—the happy, calm human being.   There is no fear of losing our identity—only finding it.  Who we are has never been anything but free.

Doing this work is engaging, enchanting, illuminating, and, a relief. In using this system, you’ll recognize the healing nature of conflict, how to transform reactionary behavior, how to make yourself a priority, and, you’ll dare to be imperfect – and love it.

Before BreakThrough, I lived by a long list of ‘shoulds’ and ‘should nots’.  I thought I should try to be perfect.  I thought that I didn’t ever quite measure up; I could easily find fault with myself and others.  I thought that something must be wrong with me, and them.  I thought that I had to work hard for everything and that life was a struggle.  I thought that I should always put others first because they were more important than me.  I thought that if I put myself out there, I’d get hurt.  I even discovered that I had an unconscious belief system that played out regularly in my life: it’s normal to be sick.  Most of the time I pretended I was well-adjusted, but really, I was a master at ‘coping’, which is not a tribute to strength but rather, a mark of weakness.  If you’d asked me then if I was happy, I would have said yes and then defended myself until you got tired of listening to how happy I was.

I’ve learned since then that any defense is an attempt at feeling safe. I learned that I was defending something that wasn’t serving me…faulty belief systems.  I learned that defenses were really the rejection of unintegrated aspects of myself; and they were being shown to me via something I didn’t like about another person.  I learned that all I needed to learn, I did learn in kindergarten.  I learned that everything I needed to unlearn I could unlearn in BreakThrough.  I learned that the conditioning I received, through no fault of my parents, or theirs, and so on as far back as you can go, was acquired for the very valuable purpose of ‘unacquiring’ it.  I learned that I already was what I’d always wanted to be.  I learned that peace and joy and spontaneity, and compassion were my natural state and that they had just been covered by ‘masks’ – the ‘I shoulds and should nots’.  I learned that faulty belief systems were driving me around my life, stopping here and there to pick up more and more discomfort.  I learned that all I had to do was unlearn them.  So I am – (un)learning with others who want to understand their lives.

BreakThrough has been my focus since March, 2002, when I walked into my first BreakThrough class.  I’d never taken a self-help class in my life and I soon learned this wasn’t one either.  It was a reflection of the self through self-honesty.  If you can fail at this class, I did.  I held onto my defenses and looked at Esther and thought, ‘Hmm, one of us has been on the wrong track’.  But something inside me broke and crumbled on that day. Something inside of me ‘knew’ that what I was hearing was closer to the truth than anything I’d ever heard before.  I didn’t like it, but there it was.  The truth.  Staring me in my many faces. Because BodyTalk had worked so well, I thought I’d give BreakThrough a go. Wow.

Nowadays, when I’m not working with more satisfaction that I could have ever imagined possible, you’ll find me kayaking on a beautiful lake in Western Canada with my husband or kids, or a friend, doing BreakThrough and laughing…for the joy of it.

My Personal Experience With BodyTalk

“On my fourth session in January, 2002, I lost the two-year old, excruciating pain in my elbow.  That was a Thursday; by Friday night I was in Calgary, taking Module 1 & 2.  On Tuesday I changed jobs (leaving my job of 24 years) and became a BodyTalk Practitioner.  I like to think that the whirlwind that caught me, shook my life upside down, and (not too gently) landed me in this BodyTalk world where I get to see ‘miracles’ every day, find joy in things that had become painful, and work with the most interesting people on the planet—is exactly where I want to be.  I no longer have a pituitary tumor, chronic fatigue, arthritis in my hands & feet, tennis elbow, and chronically aching muscles; all thanks to BodyTalk and BreakThrough.  I was born blind in my left eye and the sight is returning—but BodyTalk did so much more than help me see—it helped me ‘see’ life so differently.”

Anyone can learn the art and essence of healing with BodyTalk and BreakThrough – and come back to the joy of being alive.

Loesje (pronounced “Loosha”) is passionate about Humans & animals! As a mother of two, animal owner & animal professional, Loesje has always strived to provide the best for those under her care, & for clients who trust her to train & provide assistance for their animals.

In 2001, Loesje discovered the BodyTalk System & knew it was the answer to her desire to provide a more effective level of care. Now a Certified AnimalTalk Instuctor, Certified BodyTalk Instructor, PaRama 1&2 &  Adv BodyTalk Practitioner, she has focused Humans70% of her practice to Humansteaching & Humansfacilitating the Animal-Human Connection & uses BodyTalk to help alleviate trauma, pain, behavioural & health challenges in animals.

“For many years, I was having a blast doing what I LOVED (groomer/trainer/educator), but little did I know that all these awesome animals were PATIENTLY teaching me. The full extent of what I’ve learned to date would be too long to list, but the animals ‘Greatest Gift to Me’, is the ability to perceive their thoughts, & feelings, also to experince with them what it is like to ’BE’ in the ‘Sacred Heart Space’.  Animals often ‘ask me’ to help, ‘telling me’ they hurt, emotionally, mentally, spiritually and/or physically, often as a direct result of emotional, mental, spiritual, physical issues experienced by their companions (either animal or human).”

“I acquired the tools to assist them when I studied the BodyTalk System. I knew immediately that BodyTalk would meet the animals’ needs & complement their veterinary care, as well as other modalities. My personal journey with animals & Energy Medicine over the years has been Amazing, and I have been very honored to help improve the lives and well-being of both animals & their human companions. “

Loesje operates under the business name, FULL CIRCLE; Reflecting her philosophy of; The Connection between Humans, Animals, the Environment & life.

Loesje’s range of experience includes : Teaching Internationally; BodyTalk Modules 1,2, BodyTalk Advanced Modules 1,2, BodyTalk Access, AnimalTalk Access, AnimalTalk (BodyTalk for Animals). Speaking Internationally & practicing as an Advanced Certified BodyTalk Practitioner for humans & animals (domestic & wild), Worlwide.

Loesje has over 20 year’s direct experience as an animal Professional, is a Certified Groomer (dog & cats), Dog Trainer & Adv Animal Communicator. She is continuously studying the Parelli System (Natural Horsemanship).  Her range of experience includes animal education, dealing with animal illness, behavioral issues, & Animals’ transition through death. Loesje has also worked with & mentored a number of Veterinarians World Wide as a consultant & provides valuable experience in assisting clients to embrace the value of Integrating Veterinary and Energy Medicine.

The remainder of Loesje’s practice time is dedicated to Children & Adults & Loesje loves facilitating creative ways to involve animals:

In addition to being a Certifed AnimalTalk & BodyTalk Instructor, Adv Certified BodyTalk
& PaRama Levels 1&2 Practitioner, Adv Animal Communicator, Loesje is a  Re-Connection Practitioner (Levels 1-3), Matrix Energetics (Level1-Whizard’s level), Reiki (Levels 1-2) & has achieved consistant success with Remote Healing. Loesje has also provided valuable leadership to other practitioners in the Okanagan Valley by coordinating BodyTalk trainings & facilitating study groups in the method, Loesje has helped co- create the AnimalTalk Access Manual.

Her dream is to share the connection between Animals & Humans through her teaching as a BodyTalk Instructor.

Loesje lives on 20 acres of pristine land in the North Okanagan Valley (famous for it’s sunny weather, lakes, fruit, wineries & ranchland, & winter sports), a beautiful Vacation Destination for people from all over the World. Loesje holds clinics in Armstrong, (British Columbia) Canada & Many more exciting locations World-Wide.

Vice President of IBA Life Sciences – Kristy Kenny is charged with overseeing and representing the BreakThrough, MindScape and Freefall modalities within the BodyTalk System. Currently, she is the IBA’s only Instructor qualified to teach BodyTalk, MindScape, BreakThrough and FreeFall.

Kristy graduated from the University of Alberta with a B.A. in “Psychology” and Special Interest Rehabilitative Medicine (Speech Pathology and Audiology). She entered into bodywork as a massage therapist and later became an instructor for accredited massage colleges in both Alberta and British Columbia. Her focus as Vice President for Life Sciences is to represent and promote these valuable personal growth disciplines around the world.

Sylvia has had extensive experience in the complementary health field as a practitioner, educator and administrator. She learned BodyTalk from founder Dr. John Veltheim in 2000 and was among the first Certified BodyTalk Practitioners in North America (and later amongst the first Advanced Certified BodyTalk Practitioners in the world). She became a Certified BodyTalk Instructor in January 2002 and a Certified Mindscape Instructor in September 2003. In 2003, she was also appointed a Senior BodyTalk Instructor and was elected by her peers to the position of Junior Vice-President of the International BodyTalk Association (a position to which she was re-elected in 2005). In 2007, she switched roles to become the VP for Academic Studies and she became an Advanced Senior CBI.

Sylvia’s passion for teaching, and ability to clearly explain concepts and demonstrate physical techniques, have been appreciated by many students over the years – ranging from the ballet and modern dance students she taught in her late teens to her present day BodyTalk and Mindscape students. In the past, she also taught advanced anatomy and physiology and massage technique courses in the Massage Therapy Certificate Program at Mount Royal College in Calgary, Alberta.

Students throughout Canada and abroad have consistently praised Sylvia’s ability to take complex concepts and break them down into easily understood units, to facilitate learning, retention and application. They also value her clinical expertise and experience, open teaching style and the sense of fun she brings to her trainings. Visit Sylvia’s personal website at www.innatehealing.net to see what students have said about her trainings (click on the Courses button and then on Testimonials).

Sylvia was the Program Administrator of the Centre for Complementary Health Education at Mount Royal College for nine years. In early 2003, she resigned her position at the College so she could focus full-time on BodyTalk, to make herself more available to her clients and students. She enjoys the balance between teaching and practicing BodyTalk, and finds the two activities complementary. About 70% of Sylvia’s busy clinical practice in Calgary is now comprised of remote/distance treatments utilizing Mindscape techniques.

“I have been involved with many natural therapies and nothing compares to the profound results of BodyTalk,” says Sylvia. ”I have seen many people experience dramatic improvements in health and well-being – sometimes as soon as they get off the table.”

Sylvia offers through distance education, three anatomy and physiology courses she developed specifically for BodyTalk Practitioners. Her Journey to the Magical Healing Place CD has proven to be beneficial to both clients and BodyTalk Practitioners. She also developed a Consciousness/BodyTalk Module 3 CD (available in English and German), wrote the BodyTalk System Module 5 Textbook (Lymphatic Drainage and Applied Anatomy & Physiology) and co-authored, with John Veltheim, The BodyTalk Access Training Manual. Most recently, she revised the BodyTalk Modules 6 and 9 manuals.

Having seen hundreds of her adult students benefit from employing Mindscape techniques, Sylvia designed a one-day Mindscape course for children aged 9 to 12. Since April 2007, she has taught the class in Australia, Canada, Singapore, and South Africa.

Striving for excellence in her clinical work as well as her teaching, Sylvia is an Advanced Certified BodyTalk Practitioner and has also completed the requirements to become a PaRama BodyTalk Practitioner.

Sylvia teaches all the basic and advanced BodyTalk modules. As an Advanced Senior Instructor, she has trained and certified many new BodyTalk Modules 1 & 2 and BodyTalk Access Instructors, and has also trained and certified some instructors of the advanced BodyTalk modules. She and one of her CBI graduates (Rosilyn Kinnersley from Melbourne) were interviewed on Pathways TV in Australia in 2006. You can find the interview online on the Pathways TV website at http://www.pathways33.com/you_tube_now.php. Scroll down to find the interview.

Ben Manalo is approved by the following professional organizations as a continuing education provider:

• NCBTMB (National Certification Board of Therapeutic Massage and Bodywork)
• AHNA (American Holistic Nurses Association)
• NASW (National Association of Social Workers)
• NCCAOM (National Certification Commission for Acupuncture & Oriental Medicine)
• ACEP (Association for Comprehensive Energy Psychology)

Ben Manalo is an Advanced Certified BodyTalk Instructor (AdvCBI) and Advanced Certified BodyTalk Practitioner (AdvCBP) and has been a member of the International BodyTalk Association (IBA) since 2001.  He is also currently training as a Certified BreakThrough Instructor.

Ben has been practicing The BodyTalk System since 2001 and teaching BodyTalk workshops in the Chicago area, across the U.S., and internationally since 2005.  He feels fortunate to have received all his initial basic and advanced BodyTalk trainings from BodyTalk’s developer, Dr John Veltheim.  In addition to seeing clients at his clinic in Chicago, Ben is currently actively involved in the study, research, and development of Advanced BodyTalk as a student of PaRama College having completed PaRama Mindcrystals and PaRama Units 1 & 2.

After earning a Bachelor of Arts degree in Teaching English from the University of Illinois in Urbana-Champaign and teaching English as a Second Language in Kenya, East Africa as a volunteer in the United States Peace Corps, Ben taught Massage Therapy at the Chicago School of Massage Therapy for nearly 5 years.  As a result he brings over a dozen years of teaching experience to his BodyTalk classes which incorporate a lively mix of lecture, discussion, hands-on practice and experiential learning.

What initially attracted him to The BodyTalk System was its Consciousness-based approach to health care.  He quickly realized BodyTalk was first and foremost a system designed to help people tap into their life potential – to live their lives fully & feel comfortable just being themselves.  BodyTalk helps people unravel the patterns which led to their dis-ease & begin living their lives more consciously.  As a result their dis-eases fade away quickly, easily and naturally – oftentimes without the use of drugs, supplements, soft-tissue manipulation or invasive procedures of any kind.  In short, BodyTalk helps people wake up to their lives & who they are at their core.

“BodyTalk explained the concept of Energy Medicine in a very tangible down-to-earth way which made ’energy’ less mysterious and more real.  I was able to integrate it immediately into my Massage Therapy practice, and within a few months 90% of my clients were requesting BodyTalk instead of Massage Therapy.  They were very happy because BodyTalk was providing them with deep long-lasting results by addressing the underlying causes behind their aches and pains instead of only offering temporary relief.”

Over the past several years, Ben’s clients have experienced significant improvements with conditions such as: digestive issues, allergies, HIV/AIDS, lymphoma, phobias, depression, eczema, colitis, ovarian cysts, stress, tendonitis, psoriasis, rotator cuff injuries, lower back pain, migraines, PMS, self-esteem issues, thyroid problems, insomnia, asthma, STD’s, learning challenges, poor memory & concentration, chronic fatigue, menstrual irregularities, spiritual crises, addictions, high blood pressure, depression…and more.

Although most people initially schedule appointments with Ben to address physical & psychological health issues, the majority of clients continue receiving BodyTalk regularly because they notice the amazing changes happening in other areas of their life such as relationships, family dynamics, work, finances and overall lifestyle.

Amanda graduated from the University of Calgary with a Bachelor of Science majoring in Exercise and Health Physiology. Following her interest in holistic health care she was drawn to the BodyTalk System. Currently Amanda is a Senior Certified BodyTalk Instructor and travels across Canada teaching BodyTalk.

Esther was born in Kent, England in the early 1950′s. She traveled extensively for some twenty years before arriving in the United States. America is now her home where she lives with her husband John, founder of the BodyTalk System, MindScape and FreeFall.

Esther is the developer of the BreakThrough System, a dynamic process of self-investigation. At present she conducts advanced workshops in BreakThrough, internationally and in U.S.A. She also runs ongoing Instructor Training programs for BreakThrough. Her main focus with her work is to provide techniques which people can use and evolve to help themselves.

Esther is the author of Beyond Concepts – the seeker’s guide to nowhere and Who am I – the investigation of who you are NOT.

Richard Stuart is a British trained Chiropractor whose personal path for over 35 years has been enriched by studies in religion and esoteric material. His career has enfolded many different bodywork techniques including Osteopathy and Kinesiology.Over 30 modalities in all enrich his understanding of the funtioning of the human body,mind and spirit and its potential for healing and wellness.

Even in the early years of his work,Richard was determined to help his patients find lasting results.Eventually,his focus shifted to the broader scope of Energy Medicine and his passion deepened when he found techniques that could work quickly and more permenantly. He found that the Bodytalksystem was one of the systems to do this and provides it all. ‘Richard says about it. This modality puts the whole package of energy medicine and health care together.’

He specialises in Emotional trauma and its blocks. Chronic pain and discomfort. Life Crisis issues. Allergy Elimination,which includes relief of symptoms from food intolerances,or drugs. Chronic Fatigue,and infections.

He became an Instructor six years ago.Today he operates a busy BodyTalk practise in Calgary. Richard travels throughout Canada and abroad,teaching both basic and advanced modules in the Bodytalksystem. Everywhere lectures are helping to change the overall view of healthcare.

His current memberships include: Natural Medicine Board Canada/USA. Certified BodyTalk Practitioner, Certified BodyTalk Instructor, and Member of International BodyTalk System Association.Natural Health Practitioners of Canada. Richard retired as a Chiropractor in the late 90′s.

For information or to register in Calgary contact Richard Stuart at 1-403-243-4565 or E-mail Richard at richardstuart@shaw.ca. Richard is available to teach in Canada, USA and the rest of the World. He has Legal Status to teach in the US.