About Us

History
The BodyTalk System was created by Dr. John Veltheim an Australian chiropractor, acupuncturist, philosopher, and author.  John was the principal of the Brisbane College of Acupuncture and Natural Therapies for several years.  His extensive post graduate studies include: Applied Kinesiology, bioenergetic therapy, osteopathy, sports medicine, counseling and comparative philosophy, and theology.

World Wide Focus
By July 2005, there were over 75 instructors teaching in 24 countries with translations in 8 languages.  Currently these include English, German, Maltese, Swedish, Spanish, Portuguese, French and Hebrew.  The International BodyTalk Association (IBA) www.bodytalksystem.com is located in Sarasota, Florida, United States and has thousands of professional members worldwide.  To offer support for BodyTalk practitioners abroad, and additional branch is operating in Germany, while such distant regions as Brazil, South Africa and the Far East are in line for additional IBA branches in the near future.

Broadening the Scope
The BodyTalk system is continuously evolving through research by Dr Veltheim and the academic committee of the IBA.  The BodyTalk System has, at its core, brilliant protocol and procedure charts that can be easily adapted to all energy systems.  The application of BodyTalk has expanded well beyond the pre-existing fields of healthcare.  The BodyTalk System is proving to be effective in a wide range of applications such as sports and other performance applications, animal health, plant care and crop improvement and ecological repair.