Välkommen
IASK: a FORUM for all nationalities and all modalities
IASK was founded in the USA in 1987 on the idea of creating a worldwide organisation for everybody working with the art of muscle testing / muscle monitoring. IASK is YOUR organisation.
In the Bylaws of IASK you will find this definition: “Specialized Kinesiology is the art of assessing the Energy Systems of a person by using precision muscle testing as a biofeedback mechanism. Using the same feedback, a Specialized Kinesiologist identifies appropriate protocols for promoting, restoring and maintaining balance within these Energetic Systems.”
A Specialized Kinesiologist is “a registered member of IASK using specialized kinesiological methods and an educational model to improve her/his clients’ awareness and willingness to foster their own well-being.”
As a group of IASK members wrote at the General Meeting in 2000 in Holland: “The abundance of knowledge and experience worldwide can, through sharing, become an invaluable source of productivity and creative growth. The members of IASK inspire and enrich each other in their own personal development and professional work.”
By reading this you might feel encouraged to register as an IASK member. We suggest that you do so either as a regular member, an associate member or a supporting member. You can get all the details on the page “Join us” and the Membership form and Code of Ethics from the “Downloads” page. You just need to send us your information and the signed “Code of Ethics” together with your payment, and you will receive a membership certificate from the IASK Home office! Easy!
We are very much looking forward to welcoming you and your friends as members.
What is a FORUM?
The objective of a forum is to deepen every participant's thinking process in order to find solutions or to help develop new concepts. It is based on the active contribution of all participants. Each person in turn gets a chance to voice his or her ideas without being interrupted. Of course you can pass your turn at any time. No one is to react to what has been said before. No side conversations will be allowed.
A very important condition for a forum to be successful is that no one feels judged or attacked about his/her ideas. When taking their turn, participants do not make reference to what has been said before. Phrases such as :"I don't agree with Andrew because ...", or "Just like Jean, I think that ..." are strictly forbidden. They do not add anything and are time consuming, especially if Andrew or Jean does not recognize the words he/she had spoken. Everybody gets hot and starts thinking about things that have nothing to do with the subject at hand. Active and respectful listening creates a safe environment where everyone feels recognized and, as we all know, when there is no stress, self-consciousness tends to disappear and creativity is at its best.
If time permits, each participant gets 2 or more opportunities to share his or her thinking as it evolves, fed as it is by what other participants say. This iterative process is a very productive and effective way of finding the best solution in a very consensual way. If you have never had the experience, I strongly recommend that you try it out at your next professional meeting.
Welcoming Words from the President
Dear colleagues and visitors,
We are happy to welcome you on our website. IASK brings together practitioners of all forms of Specialized Kinesiology without discrimination, the only constraint being that they sign and uphold our Code of Ethics. We are equal individuals willing to pool our knowledge so that our common wealth should benefit all. Our Conferences reflect this basic principle and I encourage you to come to Sweden and experience that for yourself ! The IASK forum is a quite remarquable experience in itself.
We are just back from a short though very inspirational few days in Copenhagen where we held our 2010 Annual General Meeting, May 27th. You can read a first report in News from IASK AGM in Denmark.
We are also already very busy preparing for our next bi-annual Conference cum AGM in Sweden (May 12-15th 2011). Registration will be possible directly on the website by bank transfer or Pay Pal. Keep checking.
At the end of the AGM in Copenhagen, Annemarie Goldschmidt left the Presidency of IASK to attend to her numerous previous commitments. Annemarie is still a member of the Board, and we are all very grateful for all she has been doing and is doing for IASK and not only these last years as the President! I was elected President and am looking forward to hearing from you and meeting you at our Conference or pre- and post-conference workshops.
Best regards,
Nicolette Peyre