Finding it - The Set Up

Before we can thoroughly correct an imbalance, we need to specifically find it. The Intention Wellness Method leg checks are the cornerstone of this hands-on-healing technique. This analysis is a fantastic biofeedback information gathering system where you will literally have a Q & A session with the inner wisdom energy that flows through each of us.

This system of analysis is very easy to learn. In fact, I have personally attempted to teach these leg checks to about 50 people over the last few years and within just a few hours, without an exception, they were all able to perform an accurate leg check. I’m extremely confident that you will learn this method very quickly and with a little practice you will be able to gather a wealth of information about the overall health of the individual you are working on and much more.

The Set-Up

Obviously, you will need a partner to be able to perform these leg checks. Also, I would highly recommend investing in or borrowing a massage table. The use of a massage table is important for two reasons. First, it is extremely easy for your clients to get into a comfortable, relaxed, face down position. The more at ease your subject is, the easier it is to receive accurate information using this method. And second, the height of the table is adjustable. When your table is set to the correct level, it will prevent the need for you to lean over, thus saving your body from too much physical stress due to poor posture. To find a decent quality, inexpensive and sturdy table, I suggest you check your local warehouse store (Costco, Sam’s, etc.).

Have your partner lie in a neutral, face down position (prone) on the table. If you don’t have a massage table, you can start by using a bed. Have your partner lie sideways on the bed with their feet hanging off the side. The key here is to find a comfortable, relaxed position.

Gently Find Neutral

Before we start the leg checks it is imperative that you stay relaxed, always use a very light touch and remember to breathe. If you do the opposite, you may interfere with the accuracy of your readings.

Now we are ready to start the leg checks. The first thing that we do with the ankles is to find a neutral position. Lightly place your thumbs onto the back of the ankle. Make sure your thumbs are pointing towards each other. Try to visualize an imaginary line that runs to and from the tip of each of your thumbs. This will be your starting point and the point at which we will refer to as “neutral”.

When placing your thumbs onto the back of the ankle, feel for the slight divot in the Achilles tendon just above the heel. Spend some time finding this spot on each ankle until you can consistently and effortlessly place your thumbs there over and over again. With a little practice, your thumbs will easily slide into this comfortable little ankle notch every time you touch the legs giving you very consistent readings. Below is a picture of neutral using the ankle notch.

If you discover that you are having a hard time consistently finding this ankle notch on the back of the lower leg, the big bump on the inside of each ankle is another option for you. These big bumps are bones on the inside of the ankle that are called the medial malleolus. Simply place each of your thumbs onto the medial malleolus and look if you can find a consistent “neutral” reading. The picture below is neutral using the inside ankle bones.

If your partner is wearing shoes, simply place your thumbs onto the lower leg just above the point where the shoe meets the ankle. The side of your thumbs will lightly touch the top of the shoe while the palm side of each thumb will gently rest on the Achilles nicely.

We have now introduced 3 different contact points for the leg check and we’ll discuss quite a few more as we progress. It is important to know that one is not better than the other. The key here is not which contact point you use, but which one you are most comfortable and consistent with. If you are able to see whether the leg length is equal or not, over and over again, then you will have great results using The Intention Wellness Method.

History of The Intention Wellness Method

Let me be completely clear; I absolutely love Chiropractic! My life was changed so dramatically by chiropractic that I chose to become a Chiropractor. I have literally lived and breathed the chiropractic philosophy and healthy lifestyle since 1992 and it has truly been a fantastic journey. However, even with all of its greatness, the practice of chiropractic also has its shortcomings.

In my first few years of practice, I used many of the “traditional” chiropractic techniques with a high level of successful results. Nevertheless, I became increasingly frustrated with three main aspects of my practice. First, even though it was commonplace to see dramatic positive changes with my clientele, there was still a lack of true long-term results. Next, there was a constant need for a lot of repetition to maintain most of the positive results that we were obtaining (adjustment once a week or more). And last, I had a growing suspicion that the healing that was taking place was mostly on the surface and not as deep as it could be. These frustrations continued to grow and kept me on the lookout for constant improvements to my techniques.

The Breakthrough

I stumbled upon the creation of this method in 2002. This breakthrough occurred while using a very common chiropractic system, without any success, on an extremely difficult low back disc herniation case. This particular chiro technique includes a very specific analysis used to seek out joint dysfunction in the spine and/or extremities, using a leg length measuring method. The basic premise of this “leg check” analysis is that each structural imbalance can actually be seen as an obvious, temporary (about 10 seconds) discrepancy in the leg length.

Here is a specific example of how I would typically use this leg length analysis on a shoulder issue: Whenever I suspected that a patient had a “jammed” shoulder, I would confirm this suspicion by gently stroking the upper arm upward towards the shoulder joint. This was done using a very light touch while the patient was lying face down in a prone position. I would then walk down to the legs and sight measure their length. If one leg was all of a sudden shorter than the other, then I knew that the shoulder joint was definitely an issue for this person. This method could be used to evaluate any joint in the body. I had literally performed thousands of these leg checks over a period of about 10 years and I was quite confident with this analysis.

Now back to the 2002 breakthrough case. I had found joint dysfunction in the lower lumbar spine of this client using the prone position leg checks. I lightly pushed on the spine in his low back in a specific direction and quickly walked down to the legs to see if one leg had shortened. By repeating this process a few times, I was able to find the specific position that the spine was stuck in. This also told me what direction his spine needed to be adjusted into.

I made the proper correction and then repeated the leg check analysis to confirm that the joint problem had disappeared. To my surprise, it had not. So I repeated the process again, and again. For at least 30 minutes, I worked on this gentleman, but still no improvement. At this point, to say that frustration began to set in would be quite the understatement.

It was time to regroup. I stood at the foot of the table and tried to collect my thoughts. I began to visualize different scenarios that could be causing this stubborn imbalance. As I was envisioning one of these situations I happened to observe the legs shift. At first I thought that my client had actively moved. I waited about 15 seconds and envisioned the same circumstances. To my shock and utter amazement, the legs shifted again. I repeated this process a few times just to make sure that my eyes were not playing tricks on me.

What were we dealing with here? Was I able to communicate with the bodies of my clients with just my thoughts? Or was it some other form of intelligence that I was communicating with? What other type of information could be brought out using this process? The questions in my head were endless and this was way out of my comfort zone. I had many thoughts that I might actually be going crazy.

For the better part of the next year, I told no one of this discovery with the exception of my wife, Danielle. She was so incredibly supportive during this time and she was such a great sport about this entire process. You see it was Danielle’s legs that I used to ask all of these questions and more. There were times at night when she was asleep and I was up studying and researching information. I would come running into the bedroom to grab her ankles and start doing leg checks to verify or negate information. She was always great about the middle of the night wake up calls. She’d simply slide her feet out of the covers far enough to enable me to perform the leg checks and many times she would actually fall back asleep while I worked with her ankles.

In 2003, this process continued to evolve. My skills were improving and my clientele were healing faster than ever before with longer lasting results. But I was still too uncomfortable with this new system to tell people what I was actually doing. This all changed when I came across a book that confirmed that I wasn’t actually going crazy.

Power vs. Force, by David R. Hawkins, M.D., Ph.D., is a book about a man who has completed over 25 years of research using a very similar biofeedback method. This book confirmed for me that the information that I was gathering using The Intention Wellness Method was accurate, specific and legitimate. Power vs. Force gave me the confidence to not only continue to develop and improve this method but to also begin to teach others how to perform it. In addition, the amazing results that we are seeing on a daily basis have continued to confirm for me that I am on the right path.

What is The Intention Wellness Method?

The Intention Wellness Method is a comprehensive, holistic, hands-on healing technique that includes a vitalistic philosophy and a healthy lifestyle. Using this method you can accurately create and confirm instant changes, with long-term results, moving one towards a life lived in a natural, at ease state and helping one to reach their absolute potential.

Using this method, you will know exactly where, when, why and how to make a correction. You will also be able to immediately confirm that the proper correction was made. A partial list of benefits of this work include:

• Better Overall Health
• Enhanced Resistance to Stress
• Improved Balance & Coordination
• More Life Force Energy & Endurance
• Greater Reach & Flexibility
• Fewer Aches & Pains
• Stronger Immunity
• A Clear Connection Between Mind & Body

If you have been following this blog, you now understand what causes our bodies to move away from our natural state of ease & towards dis-ease; Excess Stress. It's finally time to start learning how to actually perform this method. This will be a fun journey as it may take us a number of weeks (maybe even months) to accomplish using the pages of this blog. I look forward to your comments & questions.

The Bottom Line

A stress overload will break us down over time and create dis-ease, which is the opposite of ease. Every ailment, ache, pain, dis-ease, disorder or imbalance possible has only one origin. Whether genetic or acquired, chronic or acute, excess stress is the one and only source of all malfunctions in our body. It happens no other way!

Here is the bottom line - excess stress is the only cause of all dis-ease including the following:

All Aches & Pains
Numbness & Tingling
All Degenerative Diseases
Alzheimer's Disease
Arthritis
Cancer
Back/Neck Pain
Diabetes
Allergies
Depression
Excess Body Fat
Headaches
Heart Disease
Acid Reflux
Irritable Bowel
Inflammation
Osteoporosis
Skin Acne

Posture

We have already established that repetitive poor posture can create stress. The opposite is also very true: excess stress can cause poor posture.

All muscles and tendons within our body are under the control of the nervous system. As detailed earlier, these nerves become tense when subjected to excess stress. If the nerves that control the muscles are in a state of dis-ease then it is easy to see why the muscles that those nerves travel to are also in a stressed state.

When muscles and tendons become tense, they rarely do so in a balanced way from one side of the body to the other. This discrepancy in muscle tone can pull the body into an unnatural position and put excess stress onto the joints and bones of the body leading to a host of degenerative issues.