The Kehoäly® Body Intelligence® method is the name of a Finnish health and self-care practice. It was created and developed by Tapio Sippoin. Tapio Sippoin is the creator, developer and leading authority of Body Intellicence® training and exercises. Tapio Sippoin has been teaching the exercises he developed since 1983, for example at numerous adult education centers, community colleges, and workers' institutes throughout Finland (so far in 23 institutes), in many companies and public organizations, as well as in several other countries, such as Belgium, Bulgaria, Egypt, Estonia, England, Spain, the Netherlands, Japan, Portugal, Sweden, Germany, Thailand, Turkey, and Vietnam. Body Intelligence exercises are generally used as a preventive health treatment, but also as a support to Western medicine in various physical and mental health recovery processes.
These Finnish adult education institutions include, among others, Ahjola Civic College, Espoo Adult Education Center, Helsinki Adult Education Center, Helsinki Adult Education Center, Hiiden Institute, Kalliola Civic College, Karkkila Adult Education Center, Kerava Civic College, Mustasaari Adult Education Center, Raasepori Civic College, Suolahti Adult Education Center, Tampere Adult Education Center, Toimela Free Institute, Valamo Monastery Institute, Vantaa Adult Education Center, Via-Akatemia, Viittakivi Institute, Viitasaari Civic College, and Ylöjärvi Adult Education Center.
The Kehoäly® Body Intelligence® method is a holistic approach that focuses on enhancing the communication between the body and mind, harnessing the body's natural ability to heal and improve itself, and utilizing specific exercises to strengthen this connection. This training can be beneficial for individuals dealing with work-related stress, exercise injuries, emotional distress, depression, fatigue, burnout, and health issues. It can be used in conjunction with Western medical treatments to aid in the healing process.
Excellent health benefits of The Kehoäly® Body Intelligence® method
The practice of Body Intelligence has resulted in great health benefits, with Tapio Sippoin often emphasizing, "Functionality is the measure of truth." According to the pedagogical idea related to training of Kehoäly Body Intelligence, a person's past does not necessarily determine their future possibilities, as there are always plenty of good future possibilities left in life if desired. This mindset helps strengthen self-esteem in a healthy way and reflects the thinking, psychology, and philosophy of the Body Intelligence method.
Regularly practicing Body Intelligence exercises can help treat or alleviate a variety of ailments and diseases, including allergies, asthma, burnout, dementia, diabetes, fibromyalgia, paralysis, sciatica, various tension states, and much more. Training covers musculoskeletal disorders and helps balance the kinesthetic chain and body's energy. Collaborative self-care efforts between individual and therapist aim to restore health to its normal state, strengthening the nervous system in the process.
Training in Kehoäly Body Intelligence has been observed to help in many areas, including injuries and disorders in the energetic body and kinesthetic chain, correction of misalignments, treatment of lower back pain, scoliosis, upper back pain, and upper extremity pain. Processing traumas is also a key aspect of Body Intelligence training, allowing for conscious awareness and necessary changes to be made in trauma memory. The Kehoäly Body Intelligence method offers a wide range of exercises and variations for targeted processing of various traumas to promote overall well-being.
Training Kehoäly Body Intelligence can effectively and powerfully treat depression. Through the Kehoäly® Body Intelligence® method, the body's own chemicals begin to affect, for example, trauma-induced negative emotions by removing and releasing these negative feelings. At the same time, practicing Body Intelligence produces oxytocin in the body, which relaxes and produces a sense of well-being, dopamine, which enhances focus and attention, and serotonin, which increases a sense of peace and happiness.
Science and The Kehoäly® Body Intelligence® method
It is well documented that Tapio Sippoin started teaching Body Intelligence in 1983. It is quite evident that Tapio Sippoin is one of the very first individuals in the world to have utilized the terms Body Intelligence and Kehoäly, as well as to have instructed on related concepts. The exercises developed by Tapio Sippoin, as well as the psychology and philosophy related to them, along with Tapio Sippoin himself and his work in developing these exercises, have been studied at institutions such as the University of Helsinki and have been extensively covered in various media. Tapio Sippoin has written three non-fiction books related to Body Intelligence training, health, and workability. Also, the Department of Cultural Studies at the University of Helsinki has conducted a master's thesis on Tapio Sippoini's developments in health matters and Kehoäly Body Intelligence method.
Tapio Sippoin has written three Finnish-language non-fiction books related to Body Intelligence training, health, and work ability. In 2008, the book "Elävöittävä liikesarja" was published with ISBN 978-952-5534-84-9, in 2016 "Kehoälyn salaisuudet, kehoetiikan ja Kehoälyn käsikirja" was published with ISBN 978-952-67972-6-7, and in 2017 "Terveysmeditaation harjoitus- ja tietokirja" was published with ISBN 978-952-67972-9-8. Throughout the years, all three books have been reprinted once. The first book "Elävöittävä liikesarja" has been sold out since 2009, and "Kehoälyn salaisuudet, kehoetiikan ja Kehoälyn käsikirja" has been sold out since 2017.
Today Tapio Sippoin is the leading specialist in bodymind skills in Finland, with over fourty years of experience in the field. Tapio coordinates and acts as the leading teacher in the training of Body Intellicence® instructors, teachers, and masters. Kehoäly is also a trademark. The term Kehoäly is always capitalized because it is a proper noun. The terms Kehoäly® and Body Intelligence® are registered trademarks of Tapio Sippoin with the Finnish Patent and Registration Office (www.prh.fi) since 2003. At the moment, the registration is valid until the end of 2034.
Tapio Sippoin's academic background
Academically trained as an economist, Tapio Sippoin has a Master's degree in Business Administration (MBA) and a Postgraduate degree in pedagogy, he is a business and commercial subjects teacher, as well as an expert in occupational well-being and safety. In economics, he has focused mostly on senior management strategies, business ethics, and corporate social responsibility. For his MBA thesis, Tapio wrote about social responsibility in the field of chemistry (responsibility care). Additionally, he has completed a professional qualification for entrepreneurs (YAT), a higher education qualification in investment advising, and college studies in entrepreneurship pedagogy, as well as a safety management training at the Helsinki Rescue School. In addition to teaching Kehoäly® Body Intelligence® method for the past ten years, Tapio Sippoin has worked as a vocational teacher in business mainly in the training of sales assistants, as an economics, science and culture journalist, as well as a literature and film critic.
To gain a comprehensive understanding of the human mind and body, Tapio Sippoin has pursued studies in various related subjects at universities. He has an incomplete Master's degree in religious studies and theology from the University of Helsinki, in addition to coursework in psychology, medicine, sports medicine, and psychiatry. Sippoin has also completed university studies in NLP (neuro-linguistic programming) and NVC (Nonviolent Communication). Furthermore, he is a certified acupuncturist and has practical experience as an informal doctor of acupuncture. With a background in coaching across five sports and extensive practical experience in these fields, Sippoin holds coaching qualifications in aikido, judo, jujutsu, karate, and kickboxing recognized by the Finnish National Sports Federation (SVUL).
Tapio Sippoin is not only a classical and sport massage therapist, but also a bone setter and joint adjuster, as well as a professional teacher of acupressure and meridian massage. Along with these skills, he possesses other healing abilities and holds numerous diplomas as an expert and teacher of Eastern medicine (including Usui/Tibetan Reiki Grand Master, Shindo Healing Top Healer, Karuna Healer, therapist for Tibetan Kum Nye and Kunye massages, Chi Nei Tsang internal organ massage therapist and Nuat Phaen Boraan massage therapist).
Tapio Sippoin and his teachings on health issues have been featured in numerous magazines over the years. Twelve national magazines in Finland have published articles about Tapio Sippoin's teachings on health, including: Aikido Magazine, Helsingin Sanomat newspaper, Uutislähde newspaper, Voi Hyvin Magazine, Kauneus ja Terveys Magazine, ET (Elämän Tarinoita), Kontra C (a professional magazine for musicians), Minä Olen Magazine, Ultra Magazine, Uusi Safiiri Magazine, and Ääretön Magazine. Smaller magazines such as Luukku (a community college newsletter) and Ananda (a hobby magazine for yoga enthusiasts) have also covered Tapio's educational activities and his books related to Body Intelligence.
