The Kehoäly® Body Intelligence® method is a Finnish innovation aimed at improving health and quality of life. It combines three health-enhancing elements: strengthening natural vitality, physiotherapeutic self-care, and psychotherapeutic bodywork. As a result, the practitioner’s nervous system becomes strengthened and balanced. One important exercise for strengthening the nervous system is the NSB Form™, which in Finnish is called Hermoston Tasapainotus Liikesarja, or in English, the Nervous System Balancing Form™.
All exercises in the Kehoäly® Body Intelligence® method strengthen and balance the nervous system and brain functionality. Some of these exercises require the practitioner to have relatively good health and a reasonably normal condition of the nervous system. Therefore, Tapio Sippoin developed a particularly gentle exercise series (NSB Form™) in the 1990s that can be used to support the health of the nervous system even for those facing more serious challenges related to their nervous system and health. NSB Form™ is a highly versatile exercise in the Kehoäly® Body Intelligence® method, suitable for ordinary people, those dealing with work-related stress, top athletes optimizing their performance, individuals recovering from nervous system diseases, and anyone wishing to significantly slow down the negative neurological effects of aging.
The Approach of Gentle Training and NSB Form™
NSB Form™ is an extremely gentle exercise, and learning it is relatively quick since it consists of practically only three types of exercises that are applied to the entire body. These are contact rotation, arm circles, and palm exchanges. With these, one can effectively but gently strengthen the nervous system, even if it is relatively weak when starting Kehoäly® Body Intelligence® practice.
All Kehoäly® Body Intelligence® training is designed to support and strengthen the nervous system. At the heart of the NSB Form™ training lies the same fundamental exercise as in the Vital Form™, known as the FreeFlow™ Stance. This exercise, the FreeFlow™Stance, is worth exploring in detail on its own.
Emotions and Body Intelligence®
Training in Kehoäly® Body Intelligence® enhances and balances emotional well-being while contributing to the creation of meaning in life. The interplay between the central nervous system, the brain, and the peripheral nervous system is vital for overall health, and this is where the Kehoäly® Body Intelligence® method offers its finely honed and unique expertise. At its core, Kehoäly promotes optimal and best possible communication between the mind and body. When this communication is dysfunctional, individuals may feel incomplete, leading to a diminished quality of life. For this reason, a wise individual actively engages in the exercises offered by the Kehoäly® Body Intelligence® method.
The Brain and Body Intelligence®
Physically, the focus of Kehoäly® Body Intelligence® training is the brain. One purpose of the skills learned in Kehoäly® is to help a person adapt to changes. The brain is constantly changing throughout life. Thanks to neuroplasticity, the brain can adapt to new experiences, learn new things, and recover from injuries. This means that even as one gets older, it is possible to learn new skills, such as using the body creatively, solving problems, playing an instrument, or learning a foreign language. Regular Kehoäly® Body Intelligence® practice improves sleep quality and the body's ability to rest and recover. Sleep is extremely important for brain function. Sleep not only helps us recover physically, but it also assists our brains in processing and organizing information. During sleep, the brain "cleans and tidies" itself and strengthens what we have learned.
The human brain weighs, on average, about 1.3 to 1.4 kilograms, but it contains over 86 billion neurons. This makes the brain one of the most complex organs in your body. The brain has no pain receptors and no emotions, yet it is the brain that creates all of our pleasurable experiences, produces creativity, the ability to solve problems, and other cognitive skills essential for a meaningful life. In this sense, the Kehoäly® Body Intelligence® method strengthens and nurtures the nervous system.
NSB Form™ is an excellent exercise. Without a functional nervous system and brain, a person is simply an emotionless piece of flesh, a water-filled sack of skin. Regular Kehoäly® Body Intelligence® practice also affects communication between the brain hemispheres. While both hemispheres work together, they can specialize in different tasks. For example, the left hemisphere is often associated with language and analytical thinking, while the right hemisphere is more visual and creative. Regular Kehoäly® Body Intelligence® practice transforms a person so that their bodily lateralization decreases and they become more holistic, including in terms of the nervous system. NSB Form™ is an easy and gentle way to start such training.
Your brain processes an astonishing amount of data every moment. A single millimeter-sized piece of your brain can hold over 2000 terabytes of information, and easily, over 200 billion times the amount of information in this text can be stored in it. The brain accounts for only 2 percent of the body's weight, but it consumes over 20 percent of the body's energy. Your brain is the most expensive organ you maintain per unit of matter. In return for this, it should also be incredibly efficient. Regular Kehoäly® Body Intelligence® practice may enhance that efficiency.
You Can Start with the Vital Form
Kehoäly® Body Intelligence® training has been taught for over 30 years. It is a gentle method focused on health and well-being, with concrete positive effects on health. One of the cornerstones of Kehoäly® Body Intelligence® training is the Vital Form® (Elävöittävä liikesarja), which Tapio Sippoin first taught in 1983. The Vital Form is more than an ordinary health exercise series, as it activates and strengthens both the body and mind, guiding practitioners toward a deeper connection with their inner vitality. The simplicity of the Vital Form makes it easy for everyone to learn, regardless of their fitness level.
The clarity of the Vital Form® ensures that anyone, regardless of their starting level, can participate and benefit from practicing it. It is recommended that Kehoäly® Body Intelligence® practitioners first perform the Vital Form and then follow it with the NSB Form™ exercise. However, life can sometimes be very busy. If needed, one can also do just the NSB Form™ exercise if, at that moment, one only has, for example, less than half an hour to care for and love themselves.
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