Aivot, mielenterveys, ravinto ja Kehoäly

Aivojen terveydellä ja Kehoälyn harjoittelulla on vahva yhteys. Suomalaisen ihmisen aivot painavat keskimäärin noin 1,3–1,4 kiloa, mutta ne sisältävät yli 86 miljardia neuronia. Tämä tekee aivoista yhden kehosi monimutkaisimmista elimistä. Aivoilla ei ole kipureseptoreita eikä tunteita, mutta kuitenkin aivot ovat ne, jotka luovat meille kaikki miellyttävät kokemukset, tuottavat luovuuden, kyvyn ratkoa ongelmia ja muut mielekkään elämän kannalta tärkeät kognitiiviset taidot. Juuri tässä mielessä Kehoäly® Body Intelligence® method vahvistaa ja hoitaa hermostoa. NSB Form on yksi hyvä harjoite siihen.

Jatkuva muutos, aivot ja Kehoäly

Fyysisessä mielessä Kehoäly® Body Intelligence® harjoittelun keskiössä ovat aivot. Kehoälyn taitojen yksi tarkoitus on auttaa ihmistä sopeutumaan muutoksiin. Aivot ovat jatkuvassa muutoksessa koko elämän ajan. Neuroplastisuuden ansiosta aivot voivat mukautua uusiin kokemuksiin, oppia uusia asioita ja toipua vammoista. Tämä tarkoittaa, että vanhempanakin voi oppia uusia taitoja, esimerkiksi käyttämään luovasti kehoa, ratkaisemaan ongelmia, soittamaan instrumenttia tai oppimaan vierasta kieltä.

Uni ja Kehoäly

Säännöllinen Kehoälyn harjoittelu parantaa unen laatua ja kehon kykyä levätä ja palautua. Uni on äärimmäisen tärkeää aivojen toiminnalle. Uni ei vain auta meitä palautumaan fyysisesti, vaan se myös auttaa aivojamme käsittelemään ja järjestämään tietoa. Unen aikana aivot "puhdistavat ja siivoavat" itseään ja vahvistavat oppimamme asioita.

Ravitsemus

Aivoterveyden perusta on säännöllinen Kehoälyn harjoittelu sekä myös fiksun ruokavalion noudattaminen. Ravitsemuksella on suora vaikutus aivotoimintaan ja mielenterveyteen. Viisas osaa keskittyä tulehduksen vähentämiseen samalla kun maksimoi ruokansa ravinteiden tiheyden.

Hyvät rennot ohjeet ravinnon suhteen:

Yksi. Syö vain ruokia, jotka resonoivat Kehoälyn kautta, eli jotka "rakastavat sinua takaisin", siis sellaista ruokaa, joka tukee sinun elinvoimaa, eikä vahingoita aivotoimintaa. 

Kaksi. Keskity korkealaatuisiin kaloreihin, ei pelkästään tai ollenkaan kalorien rajoittamiseen.

Kolme. Priorisoi ja suosi puhtaita ja alkuperäisiä, kokonaisia, käsittelemättömiä ruokia ja ruoka-aineita, verrattuna jalostettuihin, sekä teollisesti ja kemiallisesti käsiteltyihin vaihtoehtoihin.

 

Aivolle hyödylliset ruoat

Kehoälyn harjoittelijan ruokavalio painottaa yleensä erityisiä ravintotiheitä kategorioita. Näitä ovat:

Yksi. Rasvaiset kalat: lohi, makrilli ja tonnikala omega-3-rasvahappojen saamiseksi, jotka ovat välttämättömiä aivorakenteelle. (Huom! Norjalainen kasvatettu lohi on yksi myrkyllisimmistä kaloista, mitä voit löytää, joten vältä sitä.)

Kaksi. Lehtivihreät: esim. pinaatti, lehtikaali ja levät, jotka sisältävät runsaasti vitamiineja ja antioksidantteja

Kolme. Marjat: mustikat, puolukat, mansikat ja vadelmat sisältävät aivoja suojaavia antioksidantteja

Neljä. Terveelliset rasvat: avokadot, oliiviöljy, pähkinät ja siemenet aivosolujen solukalvojen hyvinvoinnille. Liota tai paahda aina pähkinät ja siemenet ennen kuin syöt ne.

Viisi. Lihaskudosta ja neurotransmitterien tuotantoa tukevat proteiinit: Luomua mieluiten; Naudanliha, kananmunat, kenguru, lammas, kala, strutsi, kana, kalkkuna.

Proteiinin riittävän saannnin tukemiseksi, suoliston terveyttä edistääksesi ja aivoja buustataksesi voit syödä L-glutamiinia, kollageenia, kreatiinia, tauriinia, sekä normaalisti ravintolisänä esim. heraproteiinia. Yli neljäkymppisten kannattaa syödä myös kollageeniä ja glukosamiinia ihon, suoliston ja nivelten kuntoa hoitamaan. Glukosamiini on nivelissä luonnostaan olevaa ainetta, joka vähenee iän myötä, ja siksi sitä käytetään nivelten rappeutumisen ehkäisemiseen ja hoitoon.

Erilaisia hapatettuja ruokia ja maitohappobakteereita kannattaa syödä suoliston tueksi. Suolisto ja sen terveys on yhteydessä aivojejn terveyteen. 

Aivoja ja mielen jaksamista saattaa auttaa kun syö etenkin iltaa vasten ashwagandhaa, L-teaniinia ja lakkakääpää. Lakkakääpä on hyvä stressiä poistava adaptogeeninen sieni. Muita hyviä adaptogeeneja ovat pakuri, cordyceps ja astragalus.

Aivojen kannalta hyvät lisäravinteet:

D-vitamiini (D3): Tämä hormoni on välttämätön aivoterveydelle ja mielialan säätelylle.

Omega-3-rasvahapot (DHA/EPA): 93 % väestöstä on varsin alhaisia tasoja.

Vitamiinit B, C, D ja E: antioksidanttinen suoja aivosoluja varten.

Theaniini: rauhallisen keskittymisen ja ahdistuksen vähentämiseen.

Kalium: hermoston normaalille toiminnalle.

CLA on myös hyvä ravintolisä. Vähentää mm. syövän riski. CLA:ta saa purkin lisäksi esim. maitotuotteiden rasvasta.

Lehtivihreää ”lisänä” saa helposti levistä kuten spiruliinan ja clorella.

Ashwagandha on adaptogeeninen yrtti stressinhallintaan.

Sinkki. Buustaa esim. vastustuskykyä. Vaikuttaa tulehdusvasteeseen, sekä DNA:n ja hedelmällisyyttä säätelevien entsyymien valmistukseen. Purkin lisäksi sinkkiä löydät esim. porsaan maksasta ja sydämestä, sekä naudanlihasta.

Kromi. Osallistuu sokeriaineenvaihduntaan, verensokerin säätelyyn, rasvojen aineenvaihduntaan ja hermoston toimintaan.

DHA:n ja EPA:n hyödyt: DHA muodostaa noin 20 % kaikesta aivorasvasta ja tukee solukalvojen rakennetta. EPA auttaa ylläpitämään mielialaa ja tunne-elämää. Nämä molemmat parantavat neuronien välityksen tehokkuutta ja niillä on tulehdusta ehkäiseviä vaikutuksia.

Suomalaisen keski-ikäisen kannatta syödä etenkin syksyllä ja talvella vastustuskykyä lisäämään, sekä pimeän ja kylmän sietämiseksi muutamaa yrttiä: ginseng, eleuthero ja suma.

Maksaa voi tukea maarianohdakkeella. (Milk thistle, silymariini). 

Hormonit; aivojen kemialliset viestinvälittäjät

Hormonaaliset epätasapainotilat diagnosoidaan ikävä kyllä liian usein väärin eli mielenterveysongelmina. Kun hormonitoiminta häiriintyy, oireet muistuttavat masennusta, ahdistusta ja muita psykiatrisia tiloja.

Keskeiset hormonijärjestelmät

Kilpirauhasen vajaatoiminta aiheuttaa usein masennusta, väsymystä ja ahdistuneisuutta. Kilpirauhasen liikatoiminta voi johtaa ahdistukseen, ärtyneisyyteen ja epämiellyttäviin mielialan vaihteluihin.

Naisilla sukupuolihormonit eli estrogeeni ja progesteroni vaihtelevat kuukautiskierron aikana ja vaikuttavat mielialaan. Kohdun ja raskauden hormonit ovat myös mukana toisinaan tässä. Premenstruaalinen dysforinen häiriö (PMDD) vaikuttaa 3-9 % naisista ja aiheuttaa vakavia oireita mieleen. 

Säännöllinen Kehoälyn harjoittelu hoitaa erinomaisesti stressiä. Stressihormonit ja niiden liika määrä ovat varsin yleinen syy mielenterveyden haasteisiin. Jatkuvasta stressistä johtuva krooninen kortisolin kohoaminen lisää masennuksen ja ahdistuksen riskiä. 

On tärkeää tiedostaa, että hormonien epätasapainon korjaaminen on olennaista, ennen kuin turvaudutaan masennuslääkkeisiin. Tässä tärkeät asiat ovat säännöllinen Kehoälyn harjoittelu ja terveelliset elämäntavat, jotka tukevat hormonituotantoa.

 

12 riskitekijää, jotka vahingoittavat aivoja ja heikentävät mielentoimintaa:

Yksi. Säännöllisen Kehoäly harjoittelun puute.

Kaksi. Traumat ja vammat: Pään vammat ja iskut voivat johtaa pysyviin aivovaurioihin.

Kolme. Tupakointi: Vahingoittaa aivojen verisuonia ja vähentää aivojen ja kehon hapen saantia.

Neljä. Liiallinen alkoholin käyttö. Se vaurioittaa aivokudosta ja heikentää kognitiivisia toimintoja. Nykyään tiedetään, että myös erittäin pieni alkoholin määrä vahingoittaa terveyttä, joten alkoholi kannatta jättää kokonaan pois.

Viisi. Huumeet ja erityisesti psykoaktiiviset aineet voivat vahingoittaa aivojen rakenteita. Kofeiini on huume.

Kuusi. Liiallinen stressi on merkittävä uhka aivojen terveydelle. Pitkäaikainen stressi heikentää aivojen neuroplastisuutta ja aiheuttaa vaurioita.

Seitsemän. Huono ravitsemus, esim. liian vähän rasvahappoja, vitamiineja ja mineraaleja, jotka ovat tärkeitä aivojen toiminnalle.

Kahdeksan. Liian vähän terveellistä liikuntaa (kannattaa tehdä muutakin kuin Kehoälyn harjoittelua). Fyysinen aktiivisuus edistää aivojen terveyttä ja neurogeneesiä.

Yhdeksän. Unen puute: Riittävä uni on välttämätöntä aivojen palautumiselle ja toiminnalle.

Kymmenen. Ylipaino ja metabolinen oireyhtymä: Vahingoittavat aivojen verisuonia ja aiheuttavat tulehdusta.

Yksitoista. Ympäristömyrkyt ja kemikaalit: Esim. raskasmetallit ja kemikaalit voivat kertyä kehoon ja vahingoittaa aivoja.

Kaksitoista. Negatiiviset ajattelumallit ja sosiaaliset ongelmat: Vaikka nämä eivät suoraan fyysisiä vaurioita aiheuta, ne voivat vaikuttaa aivojen toimintaan ja mielenterveyteen pitkällä aikavälillä. Kehoälyn säännöllinen harjoittelu, Terveysmeditaatio ja Kehoälyn psykologian opiskelu ja ymmärtäminen hoitavat tätä.

Kannattaisi välttää joitakin ruokavalion ongelmakohtia, jotka vahingoittavat aivotoimintaa:

Prosessoidut ruoat, jotka sisältävät epäterveellisiä rasvoja ja lisäaineita.

Jalostetut hiilihydraatit, jotka aiheuttavat verensokerin piikkejä.

Sokeripitoiset juomat, jotka lisäävät tulehdusta.

Transrasvat, jotka ovat erityisen haitallisia aivoterveydelle.

Liiallinen kofeiinin ja alkoholin käyttö, jotka häiritsevät unta ja mielialaa. Monet terveysgurut suosittelevat kofeiinia piristeenä ja laihdutuslääkkeeksi, mutta todellisuudessa kofeiini on kohtuullisen vahva huume, joka aiheuttaa kehoon stressiä ja heikentää siten mielenterveyttä. Asiasta kirjoittaminen on Suomessa suuri tabu, mutta kerron sen rennosti tässä ns. totuuden rakkauden nimissä.

FreeFlow™ harjoittelu (Kehoäly® Body Intelligence® method)

 

Ihmisen elinvoimaa voidaan havaita, aistia ja tutkia monella tavalla. Eräs käytännöllisimmistä havaitsemistavoista on konkreettisen Kehoäly® Body Intelligence® harjoittelun kautta tulevat huomiot ja havainnot, sekä konkreettiset aistimukset. Monella tavalla ihmisen elinvoimaisuus näkyy ja tuntuu hyvin konkreettisesti fyysisen kehon muodossa ja olemuksessa. Kehoälyn FreeFlow™ harjoittelu on hauska ja aikuismaisen rento harjoittelutapa saavuttaa elinvoimainen keho ja mieli. Keveytensä ansiosta FreeFlow™ harjoittelussa korostuvat Kehoälyn lempeys, huumori, helppous ja ilo.

Tiedämme paljon toisistamme

Lähes jokainen osaa sanoa jollain tasolla toisesta ihmisestä, näyttääkö hän elinvoimaiselta ja hyväkuntoiselta, onko hän esim. lihaksikas tai niin sanotusti heikko, ryhdikäs vai huonoryhtinen, näyttääkö hän väsyneeltä vai virkeältä, rennolta vai stressaantuneelta, sekä vaikuttaako toinen terveeltä tai ei. Yleensä, jos ihminen vaikuttaa terveeltä, ja hänellä on tolkullisen hyvä ryhti, hän on hyvällä tavalla tasapainoisen lihaksikas, ja hän näyttää virkeältä ja rennolta, on melko todennäköistä, että hän tekee säännöllisesti Kehoäly® Body Intelligence® harjoituksia.

Sähkö, keho ja terveys

Nuo edellä mainitut asiat ovat sitä yleistä tietoa ja ymmärrystä, mitä lähes kaikilla ihmisillä on omasta ja toisten elinvoimaisuudesta. Tuon lisäksi on olemassa ihmisen elinvoimaisuuden muoto, jonka aistimiseen tarvitaan enemmän ymmärrystä, viisautta ja kokemusta. Tällä tarkoitan ihmisen kehon konkreettista sähköä ja sähkömagneettista elinvoimaa. Sen havaitsemiseen ja vahvistamiseen on Kehoäly® Body Intelligence® methodissa erityinen harjoittelumuoto, jonka nimi on FreeFlow™ harjoittelu.

Selitän asiaa lyhyesti tieteen suunnasta. Länsimainen tiede osaa edelleen mitata varsin huonosti ihmisen kehon sähköisyyttä ja kehossa tapahtuvien sähköisten muutosten vaikutusta terveyteen, elinvoimaisuuteen, kognitiivisiin kykyihin tai tietoisuuteen. Jotakin kuitenkin tiedetään. Tiedämme tieteen ansiosta, että solun sisällä ja solun ulkopuolella on varautuneita hiukkasia eli ioneja. Niiden välillä on solukalvo, jossa on eräänlainen pieni ilmalukko. Tuota lukkoa kutsutaan ionikanavaksi. 

Ionikanavan ollessa auki ionit virtaavat solun sisään synnyttäen sähkövirran. Tavallaan tuo sähkövirta on vähäinen, mutta sekin on varsin suhteellista. Jokainen tällainen sähkövärähdys tuottaa nykytieteen mukaan energiaa suurin piirtein noin sata millivolttia solutasolla. Kun suhteutamme tuon, voimme todeta, että se vastaa noin 30 miljoonaa volttia metrillä, joka on joten kuten suunnilleen salaman iskun verran. Vertailun vuoksi voidaan sanoa, että solujesi sähköisyys on siten yli tuhatkertainen esim. asuintalosi sähköistykseen verrattuna. Ihminen on siis suhteellisesti mitattuna erittäin sähköinen, vaikka emme yleensä osaa tätä ymmärtää tai havaita.

Otan toisen esimerkin. Solujen energiasta vastaa tieteen nykyisen tiedon mukaan merkittävässä määrin aine nimeltä adenosiinitrifosfaatti, ja kuten kaikki esim. liikuntalääketieteeseen tai urheiluvalmennukseen perehtyneet tietävät, se lyhennetään sujuvasti termillä ATP. Urheilijat puhuvat palautumisen yhteydessä nykyään erittäin usein ja muodikkaasti ATP juttuja. Oikeasti he puhuvat siis kehon sähköstä ja sen latautumisesta solutasolla. Samat fyysiset lainalaisuudet koskevat tavallista ihmistä siinä missä urheilijoitakin, joten kehon sähkö liittyy osaltaan ihmisen kaikkeen hyvinvointiin.

Jokainen ATP-molekyyli on kuin pieni akku, joka varastoi energiaa ja luovuttaa sitä solujen eri toimintoihin. Tämä koskee kaikkia ihmisen soluja. Sähkön lisäksi on kyse myös monimutkaisesta kemiallisesta prosessista. Tieteessä sitä selitetään kemian kautta esim näin: Polyanioninen ja mahdollisesti kelatoivan polyfosfaattiryhmän sisältämä ATP sitoo metallikationeja korkealla affiniteetilla. Huhhuh. Onneksi FreeFlow™ harjoittelu on paljon helpompaa, mukavaa ja leikkisää konkreettista toimintaa ja Kehoäly® Body Intelligence® käytännöllistä harjoittelua, jolla voi opetella aistimaan ja vahvistamaan omaa kehoaan ja kehonsa sähköistä elinvoimaa.

FreeFlow™ harjoittelu on kiinteä osa Kehoälyä ja Kehoäly® Body Intelligence® methodissa erityinen harjoittelumuoto 

FreeFlow™ harjoittelun alkeet voi oppia muutamassa kuukaudessa. Kaksi muuta taitoa, eli Kehoäly® rentoutusharjoittelu ja Kehoäly® hermoston vahvistamisen harjoitukset, yhdistyvät FreeFlow™ harjoitusten kanssa edistyneemmillä harjoittelijoilla saumattomasti toisiinsa. Näiden kolmen taidon yhtäaikaisen harjoittelu on edistyneen Kehoäly® harjoittelijan yksi tunnusmerkki, ja tuon taitokombinaation voi oppia helposti jo muutamassa vuodessa, mikäli harjoittelee säännöllisesti ja aktiivisesti.

Tapio Sippoin neuvoo, kun haluat oppia lisää Kehoälyä

Kehoäly® Body Intelligence® = Good gain with tender gentle attitude. Kehoäly on työkykyä lisäävä ja stressiä vähentävä terveysmenetelmä, joka lisää Kehoälyä, terveyttä, luovuutta, ongelmaratkaisutaitoja ja muita kognitiivisia taitoja ainutlaatuisella tavalla. Kehoäly® sisältää lempeää itsehoitoa, elinvoiman aitoa tunnistamista ja siitä tietoiseksi tulemista, hermostoa vahvistavaa harjoittelua, sekä monipuolista toimivaa terveysliikuntaa.

Kehoälyn harjoittelussa yhdistyy fysioterapeuttinen itsehoito, psykoterapeuttinen kehotyö, sekä ihmisen luonnollisen elinvoiman tiedostaminen ja vahvistaminen. Kehoäly® ei ole fysioterapiaa eikä psykoterapiaa, vaan jotain huomattavasti kokonaisvaltaisempaa, psykofyysistä itsehoitoa kehotyöskentelyn keinoin.

Kehoäly on myös työkyvyn säilyttämisen ja ylläpidon kannalta yksilön tärkein taito. Täältä löydät tietoa joistakin aikaisemmin ilmestyneistä Kehoälyn kirjoista, artikkeleista, videoista ja lehtijutuista.

Yhteystiedot: Tapio Sippoin, puhelin 050 5328 528.

Kuka on Tapio Sippoin

 

Interview on November 11, 2022. Translation. The editor-in-chief of Uutislähde, Unto Rönkkönen and Tapio Sippoin

The editor-in-chief of Uutislähde, Unto Rönkkönen, interviewed Tapio Sippoin for Uutislähde magazine on November 11, 2022. Below is the English translation of the interview, and you can find the Finnish version of the interview here: https://uutislahde.fi/terveys/tiedatko-mita-on-kehoaly/    and here https://sippoin.blogspot.com/2021/10/uutislahde-tapio-sippoinin-haastattelu.html

Kehoäly Body Intelligence is a Finnish self-care health method created and developed by Tapio Sippoin. The practice of Kehoäly Body Intelligence involves concrete, psychophysical, and gentle physical activities, where the mind is given considerable emphasis in the training of the body.

Tapio Sippoin is a creator, developer, and authority on Body Intelligence practices, as well as the Kehoäly® Body Intelligence® method. He has been teaching The Body Intelligence practices he developed since 1983. Both Body Intelligence® and Kehoäly® are registered trademarks that have been well-established since 2003. 

 

Interview on November 11, 2022. Translation.

The editor-in-chief of Uutislähde, Unto Rönkkönen: What is Body Intelligence? It’s still a somewhat new and unknown concept for many Finns. How would you summarize what Body Intelligence is in one sentence?

Tapio Sippoin: Good question. Explaining Body Intelligence in one sentence is quite a task, as it is an exceptionally versatile, quite concrete method of gentle physical training that combines physical activity with a people-oriented philosophy that enhances the meaning of life, as well as clear, logical, and effective modern Western psychology. It’s nearly impossible to fully unpack such a concept in one sentence. However, if I try to summarize the significance of Body Intelligence in one sentence, I would say that Body Intelligence equals good mood and good health. Body Intelligence = good mood and good health.

Unto: Could you elaborate a bit on what the exercises of Kehoäly Body Intelligence are like? Is there something physical involved? Or is it meditation?

Tapio: A large part of Kehoäly Body Intelligence exercises involves gentle movement, but there are also calmer exercises that are more stationary, such as relaxation exercises done lying down, exercises specialized in stress relief, particularly gentle deep stretches in Body Intelligence, and of course, the Health Meditation closely related to Body Intelligence training. Most of the Body Intelligence exercises do involve gentle movement. Body Intelligence strongly believes that movement is medicine, and the gentleness of that movement distinguishes Body Intelligence from ordinary exercise.

Unto: What kind of movement does Kehoäly Body Intelligence training include?

Tapio: In Kehoäly Body Intelligence training, the movement is generally calm and especially safe from the perspective of human ergonomics and physiology. Body Intelligence holds that the movement should be soft, relaxed, and gentle to take care of a person's health holistically. From the standpoint of mental and physical health, it's very optimal to engage in that kind of movement, just like in Body Intelligence training, while of course adhering to the Gentle Approach of Body Intelligence. The gentleness and safety of Body Intelligence exercises strongly distinguish it from ordinary exercise and sports, and also from many commonly accepted beliefs generally associated with ordinary physical activity. Forcing the body or mind is foreign to Body Intelligence.

Unto: Is Body Intelligence some sort of physiotherapy? Or psychotherapy?

Tapio: Kehoäly Body Intelligence is neither physiotherapy nor psychotherapy per se. However, Body Intelligence integrates therapeutic self-help and psychotherapeutic body work to enhance awareness and reinforcement of a person's natural vitality. You can visualize a triangle where at the center, inside the triangle, is a Vitalizing Movement Sequence, which is the most important foundational exercise in Body Intelligence. Each of the triangle's three corners has one attribute: relaxation, natural vitality, and strengthening the nervous system. Relaxation is achieved in two ways, through active relaxation exercises and deep relaxation. The nervous system is strengthened with many specially developed exercises, for instance, NSB Form and Rebound Form are such Body Intelligence exercises. That triangle I mentioned kind of floats within or on top of Health Meditation.

Unto: What does FreeFlow really mean?

Tapio: Understanding and strengthening a person's natural vitality is learned through targeted exercises called FreeFlow™. These exercises relate to contemporary Western science, neuropsychology, and the body's electromagnetism. In English, this subject matter includes scientific concepts such as electromedicine, electromagnetism, and electropollution. There isn't much significant literature in Finnish on these topics yet, but in English, figures like Robert O. Becker and Gary Selden have popularized this branch of science. Western medicine, for its part, is also evolving towards electrically based treatments and diagnoses. An example of this is the use of pulse-measuring watches and similar devices.

FreeFlow™ exercises are mainly performed standing with gentle movement. They are pleasant to do, for example, in beautiful weather outdoors. In these exercises, one learns well the Body Intelligence way of relating to and practicing breathing on the body's terms. This is a good example of how Body Intelligence differs from yoga or Pilates. In Body Intelligence, we respect the body's own rhythm and do not manipulate breathing, as is commonly done in yoga. There are certainly also other FreeFlow exercises besides those done standing. For example, I practice FreeFlow exercises that improve sleep and rest quality almost every evening in bed just before falling asleep.

Unto: Can Body Intelligence exercises treat insomnia?

Tapio: Yes, Body Intelligence is an excellent tool for treating insomnia, as many of its exercises are quite suitable for that purpose. The best results come when one gets advice and concrete instruction from a qualified Body Intelligence teacher. A beginner might want to try Body Intelligence's deep relaxation just before bedtime. There are many cases related to sleep problems in Body Intelligence that strongly and concretely demonstrate that Body Intelligence can significantly improve the quality of sleep.

I personally use Body Intelligence exercises to enhance my sleep and rest quality, as sleep and sufficient rest are particularly important for health. Many of my friends and family often express amazement at my ability to fall asleep and sleep almost anywhere, and my ability to wake up when necessary, even in the middle of the night, and fall asleep again immediately once the situation requiring being awake has passed. This is actually an internal joke within my family because Body Intelligence training has developed this somewhat unusual skill in me.

Unto: Is the Health Meditation part of Body Intelligence training?

Tapio: Yes. The Health Meditation is an integral part of Body Intelligence, based on contemporary Western psychology. It draws heavily from the influences of Viktor Frankl and the trends of positive psychology. Health Meditation is a notably health-centric, logical, and rational activity in which a person’s feelings and core needs are understood and valued. This is connected to the Body Intelligence principle that effectiveness is a measure of truth. Health Meditation is usually performed sitting on a chair at the beginning. More advanced practitioners also do Health Meditation simultaneously with other Body Intelligence training, and they are seamlessly interconnected.

Unto: Do you sweat during Body Intelligence training or is it strenuous?

Tapio: Most Body Intelligence exercises strictly adhere to the Gentle Approach to training. Generally, one does not sweat significantly. For example, in Health Meditation or FreeFlow training, one hardly ever sweats. Body Intelligence offers a wealth of rational, effective, and gentle exercises. Sometimes one might sweat, but not in the same way as during sports; it’s more pleasant. Of course, in Vital Walk, which involves brisk walking exercises, one is expected to sweat. In that exercise, one takes a faster-paced walk during which the walker performs a series of nerve-strengthening and relaxing Body Intelligence exercises. Vital Walk is an excellent form of training and has significantly stronger positive health effects than ordinary walking. It's worth noting that even ordinary walking is quite healthy, at least according to exercise medicine.

Unto: What equipment do you need to buy in order to practice?

Tapio: You can do Body Intelligence exercises in normal everyday clothes. At work, when you do Body Intelligence as a break exercise, just take off your jacket and loosen your tie, and it works. In guided Body Intelligence exercises, people often wear sweatpants, for example. Inside, sometimes a mat is used. In Finland, people usually wear wool socks, but in summer heat, they can go barefoot. I often wear Japanese toe socks. Generally, when training outdoors, shoes are worn. Many do Body Intelligence exercises at home and wear whatever they like. So, to answer your question, you really don't need to buy any fancy gadgets or trendy workout clothes to do Body Intelligence exercises. Your home or any space at work where you can turn around with your arms spread out will work. In this sense, Body Intelligence is very eco-friendly and sensible. I personally train a lot outdoors in good weather, especially in summer. When I go to the gym, I often start with about an hour of Body Intelligence exercises and then follow that with about an hour of weight training. This way, resistance training is much more sensible because the Body Intelligence exercises balance and warm up the body in the best possible way.

Unto: Why do people practice Body Intelligence? What do they gain or what are the results?

Tapio: Another excellent question. I have gathered feedback and concrete results from Body Intelligence training for over 30 years. There are many quite surprising results indicating that in those cases, Body Intelligence has worked excellently for the health of the practitioners. Through this feedback, we also know that, in addition to physical health, Body Intelligence training significantly improves mental health. However, people most commonly practice Body Intelligence to improve their quality of life and to free themselves from stress.

Unto: Could you share a few of those surprising results that have been achieved through Body Intelligence training? I’ve heard rumors that Body Intelligence truly works in many ways.

Tapio: Certainly. I'll try to keep these brief. These are verified matters, but perhaps a bit too bold to put in print. I won't mention individuals' names to protect their privacy. In any case, since you ask, it’s essential to note that most commonly, Body Intelligence increases life quality and health in a pleasantly smooth manner. In the morning, you don’t feel as much pain, and in the evening, you don’t feel as much frustration. With regular Body Intelligence practice, stress reduces significantly.

During the pandemic, I gave private Body Intelligence lessons to a retired individual. She suffers from high blood pressure and continuously measures it with an expensive smart watch. When we did Body Intelligence foundational exercises, her blood pressure quickly dropped to normal levels, meaning it fell to a point where she began to question whether there was something wrong with the fancy device. Only after this happened several times did she begin to believe that the balancing of her blood pressure was due to Body Intelligence exercises. This certainly set off the "good bells," as she began to share her "miracle" with others. However, I did advise her against removing her blood pressure medication because those matters should be discussed with a doctor. In reality, Body Intelligence training only functions effectively and sustainably when you start practicing consistently. If someone has a severe health issue or illness, Body Intelligence should ideally be practiced daily.

Then there are these more significant cases. One middle-aged woman had been on strong antidepressants for seven years due to trauma, having lost her child in an accident. Following the accident, she had lost sensation in one leg, spanning the entire length of the leg, and she had a significant lump on her neck, practically no visible neck. According to neurology experts, sensation would never return to the leg. After about six months of regular Body Intelligence practice, her psychiatrist stopped her mood stabilizers because she had recovered so well in that aspect. After just four months of practicing, feeling returned to the woman’s leg, and the lump on her neck had practically disappeared. The woman began wearing necklaces, as she metaphorically expressed, "found her neck again."

Tapio continues: Another anecdote involves an elderly yoga teacher and relaxation therapist who then transitioned primarily to Body Intelligence training. She enthusiastically recounted that the reason for her switch was the concrete health benefits. Her weeks-long constipation had resolved very quickly after starting Body Intelligence training. To provide an honest comparison, even yoga had not helped her with that. This situation demonstrates the immense joy a functioning bowel can bring. (Tapio laughs joyfully).

A fun anecdote involves the toes of a woman. When she began regular Body Intelligence training, she had gray, pale skin and a very serious liver-related illness. I helped her recover from that illness for which she had already received a fatal diagnosis. Treatments from Western medicine were successful, and it’s possible that the Body Intelligence exercises contributed to her recovery. But those toes—when she started Body Intelligence training, all the nails on her toes were completely damaged and looked terrible. Almost miraculously, her toes’ appearance changed to normal, and her nails fully healed. Western so-called normal medicine did not contribute to this change in any way, and even the doctor said he believed the cause was "somewhere else."

Tapio continues: Once, a middle-aged man provided feedback that he had lost seven kilograms in four months thanks to the regular Body Intelligence practice. He claimed he had not made any other significant changes in his life, but I do suspect that Body Intelligence motivated him to improve his lifestyle in general. However, he did not admit this to me. Healthy, or let’s say normal, weight loss without deliberate dieting is quite common during regular Body Intelligence training.

An older woman living on the Riviera cured a whole-leg varicose vein with two months of regular Body Intelligence practice. At first, her doctor couldn’t believe it, as she had already been scheduled for surgery to remove the varicose veins. She had traveled from France to Finland to study Body Intelligence in my group. At that time, I also gave her private lessons.

Tapio Sippoin continues: Perhaps the strongest example is the case of Armi Hammarberg. Armi has given me permission to use her name, but in other cases, I will not disclose names. Armi's daughter, Tuula, had studied to become a Body Intelligence instructor. When this situation occurred, Armi was 87 years old, and Tuula was around 60+. Armi injured her back. I no longer recall exactly how the back was injured, whether from a fall or something else, but in any case, Armi became bedridden and could not walk or even get up from bed. After several doctors and physiotherapists assessed the situation as "impossible," the doctors considered only a motorized bed and a wheelchair as options. They said there was nothing else that could be done and that Armi would never walk again.

Fortunately, Armi's daughter Tuula knew about Body Intelligence. I regularly visited Armi and guided Tuula on how to act in this situation. Initially, Tuula helped her mother perform Body Intelligence exercises in bed. The outcome was extremely convincing. It took only two weeks for Armi to get up and stand relatively firmly while doing Body Intelligence exercises. In less than three weeks, Armi was walking like a sprightly 87-year-old! Armi's walking ability was restored, and she lived to be 92 years old. Even her mental faculties functioned well until almost the end. Thus, she gained about 4-5 years of active, high-quality life thanks to Body Intelligence training.

Unto: That was quite a lot of information. Surely there must be cases where Body Intelligence hasn’t worked as well? I’ve heard that, for instance, in yoga, people have injured themselves, knees, and backs, etc. Although Body Intelligence is a Western concept, doesn’t it share similar traits with yoga?

Tapio: You are both right and wrong, Unto. You are wrong about its danger. I cannot answer on behalf of yoga practitioners as to why people sometimes get hurt in yoga. Over the years, I have certainly treated people who injured themselves in yoga, so you know this does happen. Kehoäly Body Intelligence and yoga are quite different, there is a significant distinction. Body Intelligence training is always safe, as such training in which a person injures themselves is fundamentally contrary to perhaps Body Intelligence's most important training approach, which I refer to as the Gentle Training Attitude.

In Kehoäly Body Intelligence, there are also no extreme positions or otherwise painful stretches, as can occur in yoga. I have personally participated several times in yoga classes where the instructor encouraged enduring pain and focusing on breathing. Such absurd situations. In Kehoäly Body Intelligence, we adhere to the Gentle Training Approach. In fact, Body Intelligence is quite well known for its pleasant training method. If someone injures themselves in this sense, one can immediately conclude that they have not truly practiced Body Intelligence, but have instead neglected the training methods and probably done something superficial or otherwise questionable for health.

You are also partly correct, Unto. If a person does not practice Kehoäly Body Intelligence often enough, it won’t work very well. This can be compared to running or weightlifting; if you don’t train, your fitness won’t improve or your muscles won’t grow. Body Intelligence is the same. If you only take the basic Body Intelligence course and don’t apply what you’ve learned, meaning you don't train Body Intelligence, then it’s unlikely to achieve those previously mentioned significant health results, as it involves regular gentle Body Intelligence practice and the adoption of the Body Intelligence methods and approaches. The psychology of Body Intelligence and the health-oriented attitude stemming from it are closely related to the practical training of Body Intelligence and the positive health effects derived from it.

Unto: Many people will likely now be interested in Body Intelligence. You have been teaching Body Intelligence exercises for over 30 years. Is there any material available to become acquainted with Body Intelligence?

Tapio: Yes, certainly. I have written three non-fiction books related to Body Intelligence. One book discusses the Vitalizing Movement Sequence, which is the most important foundational exercise in Body Intelligence. In another book, titled "The Secrets of Body Intelligence," I teach the training methods related to Body Intelligence and other significantly important concepts. Health Meditation is a part of Body Intelligence training. I have written a book focused on Health Meditation, clearly and precisely teaching the fundamental and basic aspects of Health Meditation. With this book, one can independently learn the skill of Health Meditation. The title of this book is succinctly "The Practice and Knowledge Book of Health Meditation." However, the easiest way to learn Body Intelligence in the future is to enroll in Body Intelligence courses I conduct or study Body Intelligence through the teaching and lecture videos I publish.

Unto: Would you like to share some fun stories from your teaching trips abroad?

Tapio: I would love to. I enjoy telling my children at home true stories from my travels, as so many amusing things have happened. I suppose I can share a bit of that in this magazine. One neat incident was when it was wonderful to teach in a beautiful natural location. For instance, in Egypt, we often trained on a stunning sandy beach. In Portugal, a memorable experience was when we trained in a dense bamboo forest. One would think such an experience would primarily occur in Asia, but for me, the bamboo forest experience occurred in Portugal.

Perhaps the most breathtaking place I’ve trained in Body Intelligence is the small town of Tolmin located in western Slovenia. There's a beautiful river and beach near the town, where even on a genuine summer day, the water temperature is around five degrees. And particularly, the Tolmin Gorge situated just a little away from the town is one of the most magnificent natural places in the world. It's wonderful to do Body Intelligence exercises there.

Unto: Do you have any stories involving people from your teaching trips to share?

Tapio: Yes, there are those as well, but sharing them often veers into boasting. Sure, I studied the Lanna people's version of Thai massage in Thailand. My teacher, a relatively elderly master, suffered from diabetes. I taught him how to manage diabetes using Body Intelligence exercises. The master was very grateful for the knowledge he received, and I am still very welcome in his family's home.

I could tell so many stories from Japan. I’ll just briefly mention that it’s wonderful to know that a great person and skilled dance teacher uses Body Intelligence exercises as part of the curriculum in a respected dance school and also practices Body Intelligence to maintain her own health. In a very polite and humble manner characteristic of Japanese culture, she asked for permission to teach the things I developed at her dance school. I gave her the freedom to teach as she pleased because she is such an intelligent and down-to-earth, honest person.

I have also traveled around Japan to learn from various health masters. We can speak of ethnomedicine. This experience was very enriching and enlightening. One master always sent me on to the next master. The entire process worked strongly on the basis of trust, personal relationships, and recommendations. I learned a lot myself, and at the same time, I also taught these masters some Body Intelligence methods. Japanese spiritual people know how to be genuinely grateful for the good they receive. Such gratitude leaves a positive mark on anyone's soul.

Because I have openly taught the skills of Body Intelligence to many Eastern masters, I have almost always received in return the opportunity to learn things from them that they normally do not teach to Westerners or even to their local "ordinary" people. I am grateful for the teachings I have received. With many of these masters, there is mutual gratitude and a trusting relationship from which a friendship develops that is hard to describe in quality. Of course, such deeper understanding has helped me develop my own teaching skills in Body Intelligence.

I am a Western person living in Finland. It is important for me to do and teach things in a way that is suitable for the psyche of Western people. In Body Intelligence, most of the exercises are entirely my creation, but there is also a touch of learning from the Eastern direction. For example, there is Western meridian stretching based on traditional Chinese medicine, dao-in practice, and Masunaga shiatsu. Developing Body Intelligence exercises is challenging and requires deep pedagogical, didactic, and psychological skill. It is important to know what one is doing, meaning in this case stripping away the Eastern belief system fluff from everything I have learned there. When you can strip away that fluff, you find much good and wise knowledge underneath.

It is absurd for a Finn to try to become Japanese, Chinese, or Indian. Such an endeavor always goes awry. Western and Eastern people are largely very different socioculturally, but the fundamental good core needs are the same everywhere. Therefore, Finnish people best benefit health-wise from Finnish understanding. Body Intelligence is distinctly Western and is one of its significant strengths in today's global health landscape.

 

 

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Why is Kehoäly Body Intelligence so abundant, joyful, rich, lush, and life-affirming?

 As you may know, Body Intelligence and its practice method, The Kehoäly® Body Intelligence® method, are characterized by abundance, joy, exuberance, richness, vibrancy, and a profound affirmation of life. What is the reason for this? What explains it?

 

Kehoäly Body Intelligence is not just a method and concept; it’s a lifestyle and a mindset. Alternatively, we can say that Kehoäly Body Intelligence is a way of life and an attitude toward life.

Here You can find: History and meaning of the Kehoäly Body Intelligence method

Kehoäly Body Intelligence is directly related to a person's lifestyle, attitudes, and ways of thinking. Kehoäly Body Intelligence is a lifestyle where awareness of the human condition is explored and practiced in a gentle and active manner, enhancing the best possible relationship and communication between the mind and body. Central to this is The Kehoäly® Body Intelligence® method. Through regular and active Body Intelligence practice, the goal is to strengthen Body Intelligence while also developing an understanding of human consciousness and maintaining, as needed, the health of the individual engaged in Body Intelligence exercises.

Western medicine and The Kehoäly Body Intelligence

Due to its gentleness and safety, Kehoäly Body Intelligence practice and training can generally be well integrated with other health-promoting and strengthening activities, such as sensible treatments in Western medicine aimed at helping patients recover and thrive, as well as assisting the patient in becoming healthy and vibrant. The practice of The Kehoäly® Body Intelligence® method aligns with reasonable therapeutic approaches in Western psychology and neuro-medicine, as well as rational forms of Western psychology and neuro-medicine.

Body Intelligence strongly embodies the idea that movement heals and ”movement is medicine”

The connection between the mind and body, as well as the vitality of a person and its management, is easiest for beginners to learn through movement. In Kehoäly Body Intelligence practice, movements are always performed gently and with an emphasis on safety. The attitude and mindset associated with Kehoäly Body Intelligence is directly linked to the current attitudes of Western medicine, which focus on preventive measures and healthy lifestyles. There is also a practical connection between Kehoäly Body Intelligence practice and the most sensible approaches in exercise medicine and sports coaching.

Western psychology and The Kehoäly Body Intelligence

The Kehoäly Body Intelligence practice is a tangible and gentle form of physical activity that can be further enriched, if desired, through studies in Western psychology and religious studies. The current scientific knowledge of positive psychology is strongly in harmony with the practices of Kehoäly Body Intelligence and the values of health maintenance and enhancement that have been applied in practice. The Kehoäly Body Intelligence® method fully recognizes the brain's plasticity and modularity. Practicing Body Intelligence provides significant health benefits for the brain and overall mental health. The psychology of the human life course and its understanding are also closely related to the concrete physical exercises associated with The Kehoäly Body Intelligence method.

About the mind, ethics, philosophy, spirituality and Kehoäly Body Intelligence

An individual who is passionate about the mind, ethics, philosophy, and religion can easily incorporate the concept of Kehoäly Body Intelligence into their spiritual journey and personal practices. This is especially true if their chosen philosophy, religion, or belief system recognizes the profound connection between the mind and body, values the preservation and protection of human life and dignity, and extends this concern to the broader world, including relationships with other people, society, the planet, and nature.

 

Miksi Kehoäly on niin runsasta, riemukasta, rehevää, iloista ja elämänmyönteistä?

 Kuten ehkä tiedät, Kehoäly ja sen harjoittelumuoto eli Kehoäly® Body Intelligence® method on varsin runsasta, riemukasta, iloista, rehevää ja elämänmyönteistä. Mistä se johtuu? 

 

Kehoäly on elämäntapa ja elämänasenne, joka ylittää pelkän harjoitusmenetelmän tai konseptin olemuksen; Kehoäly liittyy suoraan ihmisen elämäntapaan, asenteisiin ja ajattelutapaan. Kehoäly on elämäntapa, jossa lempeällä ja aktiivisella tavalla tutkitaan ja harjoitetaan ihmisen tietoisuutta, sekä ihmismielen ja kehon välistä parasta mahdollista suhdetta ja kommunikaatiota. Oleellista tässä on Kehoäly® Body Intelligence® method. Säännöllisen ja aktiivisen Kehoäly Body Intelligence harjoittelun avulla pyritään vahvistamaan Kehoälyä ja samalla kehittämään ja ymmärtämään ihmisen tietoisuutta, sekä pitämään yllä ja tarvittaessa vahvistamaan Kehoäly Body Intelligence harjoituksia tekevän ihmisen terveyttä.

Lempeytensä ja turvallisuutensa vuoksi Kehoäly Body Intelligence harjoittelua voi yleensä hyvin yhdistää muihin terveyttä ylläpitäviin ja vahvistaviin asioihin, kuten länsimaisen lääketieteen järkeviin hoitoihin, joilla pyritään auttamaan toipilas terveeksi ja elinvoimaiseksi. Kehoäly Body Intelligence methodin harjoittelu on samassa linjassa länsimaisen psykologian ja neurolääketieteen järkevien hoitomuotojen kanssa.

Kehoälyn liike parantaa, "liike on lääkettä"

Kehoäly Body Intelligence sisältää vahvan ajatuksen siitä, että liike parantaa eli liike on lääkettä. Mielen ja kehon välistä yhteyttä, sekä ihmisen elinvoimaa ja sen ohjaamista, on Kehoälyn harjoittelun aloittelijan helpointa alussa oppia liikkeen kautta. Kehoälyn harjoittelussa liikettä tehdään aina lempeästi ja korostuneen turvallisesti. Kehoälyn harjoitteluun kuuluva asenne ja ajattelu on suorassa yhteydessä länsimaisen lääketieteen nykyiseen asenteeseen, jossa profylaktinen eli ennaltaehkäisevä toiminta ja terveelliset elämäntavat ovat keskiössä. Kehoälyn harjoittelusta löytyy myös käytännönläheinen yhteys liikuntalääketieteeseen ja urheiluvalmennuksen järkevimpiin toimintatapoihin.

Kehoäly Body Intelligence harjoittelu on konkreettista ja lempeää fyysistä toimintaa, jonka kautta saatua ja saavutettua on hyvä täydentää, harjoittelijan niin halutessa, länsimaisen psykologian ja uskontototieteen opiskelun avulla. Positiivisen psykologian nykyinen tieteellinen tietämys on vahvasti harmoniassa Kehoäly Body Intelligence harjoitustapojen ja käytäntöön siirrettyjen terveyden ylläpidon ja vahvistamisen arvojen kanssa. Kehoäly® Body Intelligence® method huomioi parhaalla mahdollisella tavalla faktat, joiden mukaan aivot ovat plastiset ja modulaariset. Kehoälyn harjoittelu tuottaa aivoissa ja aivoille merkittäviä terveyshyötyjä. Ihmisen elämänkulun psykologia ja sen ymmärtäminen liittyy myös vahvasti Kehoäly Body Intelligence methodin konkreettisiin fyysisiin harjoituksiin.

Henkisistä, eettisistä ja filosofisista, sekä uskonnollisista ja uskomusjärjestelmällisistä asioista kiinnostunut henkilö voi sujuvasti yhdistää Kehoälyn harjoittelun elämäntapana ja elämänasenteena omaan henkiseen tiehensä ja omiin henkisiin harjoituksiinsa, mikäli kyseisen henkilön omaksuma filosofia, uskonto tai uskomusjärjestelmä tiedostaa ihmismielen ja kehon välisen yhteyden, arvostaa ja pyrkii säilyttämään ja suojelemaan ihmiselämää ja sen arvoa, sekä meitä ympäröivää maailmaa (mm. muut ihmiset, yhteiskunta, maapallo ja luonto).

Kehoälyn harjoitusten suomalainen kehittäjä Tapio Sippoin on opettanut Kehoäly® Body Intelligence® method asioita sekä työhyvinvointiin ja terveyteen liittyviä asioita yli kolmekymmentä vuotta.  Tapio Sippoinin taustan voit lukea täältä ja Tapio Sippoinin haastattelun voit lukea tästä.

Tapio Sippoin on myös työhyvinvoinnin ja työturvallisuuden asiantuntija. Kehoälyn ja Terveysmeditaation lisäksi Tapio on vuosien saatossa opettanut lukuisissa kansalais-, työväen- ja aikuisopistoissa, liikemaailman yrityksissä, sekä julkisyhteisöissä mm. terveysliikuntaa, työhyvinvointi- ja turvallisuusasioita, liikkeenjohdon etiikkaa, kriisipsykologiaa, strategiataitoja ja päätöksentekoa epävarmuuden vallitessa, rentoutusta, itsehoitoa, viranomaistason voimankäyttöä, naisten itsepuolustusta, tietoisuustaitoja, erilaisia hoitomuotoja (hierontaa, akupainantaa, meridiaanihierontaa, bone setting), sekä monenlaisia länsimaisia ja itämaisia venyttely- ja voimistelumuotoja. Tapio Sippoin on myös taolaisen filosofian, kiinalaisen lääketieteen, sekä aasialaisen kulttuurin asiantuntija.

Kehoälyn historiasta voit lukea täältä: History and meaning of the Kehoäly Body Intelligence method

 

History and meaning of the Kehoäly Body Intelligence method

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.