TOUCH FOR HEALTH
The foundation. The spark. The system that started it all.
Welcome to Touch for Health, the modality that launched a global movement in self-responsibility and energy healing. This is where your journey into Energy Kinesiology begins, deepens, and transforms.
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TFH is a holistic system that uses muscle testing and energy balancing to restore natural function and support physical, emotional, and energetic well-being. It is the most widely practiced system of kinesiology in the world — and with good reason: it works, and it empowers.
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But here, we teach it differently.
A Self-Responsibility Approach
We teach TFH through the Self-Responsibility Model (SRM), which means:
We don’t diagnose or treat conditions.
We work in partnership with clients and students.
We honor the body’s feedback and unique timing.
We stay curious. Neutral. Nonjudgmental.
We trust that the client (or student) is guiding the process.
This model is not only ethical, it's transformative. It builds lasting trust in the body and cultivates deep self-awareness.
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“This is what comes after burnout, after bypassing, after the old tools have stopped working. TFH taught me how to heal without pushing or pretending — just by showing up honestly.”
Who This Is For
Touch for Health is for anyone ready to:
Support their own health and energy
Learn muscle testing and basic balancing tools
Help family, friends, or clients improve posture, energy, and function
Add depth and structure to a wellness, bodywork, or coaching practice
Ground their intuitive gifts in a clear, reproducible system
Begin the path toward professional-level energy kinesiology or HigherCx™
Whether you’re new to energy work or you’ve tried everything and are looking for what’s next, Touch for Health offers a proven, empowering framework that gets results and honors your autonomy.
TOUCH FOR HEALTH COURSES
What you'll learn.
Through the full TFH pathway, you’ll learn how to:
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Test and balance 42 muscles linked to organ and meridian systems
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Identify and correct energetic imbalances using safe, non-invasive methods
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Work with posture, stress, pain, and emotional states
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Use goal-setting and awareness to support healing
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Integrate energy-based corrections like neurolymphatics, neurovasculars, meridians, and more
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TFH is taught in 4 levels, plus optional review, proficiency, and modular formats.
Touch for Health: Course Levels
Choose your path. Build your foundation. Deepen your practice.
Touch for Health is taught in a progressive format with four core levels that build a strong foundation in muscle testing, energetic balancing, and client-centered facilitation.
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Whether you’re here to learn TFH for personal use or professional practice, the levels offer a step-by-step path that honors your pace and purpose.
All courses follow the international IKC (International Kinesiology College) curriculum and are taught by certified instructors.
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14 muscles. 7 corrections. Life-changing awareness.
Touch for Health Level 1: Foundations
This course introduces the core techniques and philosophy of Touch for Health. You’ll learn how to test and balance 14 muscles and apply foundational corrections linked to meridians, organs, posture, and emotional stress.
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You’ll leave Level 1 able to:
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Test & balance 14 muscles
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Reduce stress, pain, or fatigue using energy balancing
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Use muscle feedback to support posture and emotional wellness
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Begin working with family, friends, or clients safely and ethically
TFH Level 1
Learn the basic 14-muscle balance, goal setting, meridian tracing, and simple self-care techniques.
Prerequisites: None
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Class Hours: 16 CE Hours
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Certification:
✔ Certificate from the International Kinesiology College
14 more muscles. Deeper corrections. Energetic integration.
Touch for Health Level 2: Deeper Understanding
Now that you understand the system, we expand it. Level 2 adds 14 more muscles and introduces deeper energetic corrections, including Five Element Theory of TCM, and more advanced emotional stress release techniques.
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You’ll learn:
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Full 28-muscle circuit testing
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Deeper corrections using meridians and 5-element integration
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How to support emotional and energetic flow through muscle testing
TFH Level 2
Explore reactive muscles, pain techniques, meridian wheel, and more refined energy balancing.
Class Hours: 16 CE Hours
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Certification:
✔ Certificate from the International Kinesiology College
Integration. Precision. Listening to the full system.
Touch for Health Level 3: Structural & Emotional Flow
Level 3 gives you access to the full 42-muscle system and teaches you how to test and balance entire muscle circuits in a clear, reproducible order. This level is where facilitators begin to feel confident creating full, flowing sessions with minimal guidance.
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Includes:
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Complete 42-muscle testing standing and laying down
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Reactive muscle techniques
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More emotional integration tools
TFH Level 3
Work with postural stress, emotional stress release, and deeper structural understanding.
Prerequisites: TFH 1 & 2
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Class Hours: 16 CE Hours
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Certification:
✔ Certificate from the International Kinesiology College
Deeper Goal setting. Priority corrections. Customized sessions.
Touch for Health Level 4: Mastery & Synthesis
This level integrates everything into the Self-Responsibility framework — teaching you how to use muscle testing to follow the body’s priority. You’ll refine your ability to conduct full sessions, ask open-ended questions, and support transformation without diagnosing.
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You’ll gain:
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Deeper use of emotions, pain tapping, posture and gait assessment
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Integration of all levels
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Eligibility for TFH Proficiency or TFH Instructor Training
TFH Level 4
Integrate all levels and prepare for proficiency or instructor training. Includes 42-muscle protocol.
Prerequisites: TFH 1, 2, & 3
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Class Hours: 16 CE Hours
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Certification:
✔ Certificate from the International Kinesiology College
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Touch for Health Proficiency
After completing all four levels, students are eligible to take the optional TFH Proficiency Assessment, which certifies you as a Touch for Health Proficient Facilitator.
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You’ll be eligible to:
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Continue toward Instructor Training
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Be listed on the TFHKA website
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Apply TFH skills professionally in client sessions
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Certification & Beyond
How about here?
Prerequisites: TFH Synthesis
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Class Hours: 16 CE Hours
+Twenty (20) documented practice sessions and completed Synthesis Workbook.
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Certification:
✔ TFH Proficiency Certificate
Our Lineage & Legacy
I teach Touch for Health the way it was intended: in integrity, rooted in the Self-Responsibility Model pioneered by Dr. John Thie and passed down through Matthew Thie and generations of committed instructors around the world.
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We don’t diagnose. We don’t fix.
We hold space, we listen, and we balance for change.
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Whether you're here to begin or deepen your journey, Touch for Health offers a map back to yourself — and a powerful framework for supporting others.
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