I want to thank everyone who attended last week's class for their patience in putting up with Dr. Williams. I met with him for 1 1/'2 hours before the class, and I specifically asked him to respect the nature of the course, and not just launch into his "boilerplate" presentation. It seems that some people can't resist an audience. Once he got rolling, I was reluctant to cut him off, but I wish I had. I apologize for not being more insistent that he respect my request.
In any case, in our conversation, one of the main objections I raised was his reliance on Applied Kinesiology (AK) as a diagnostic method, both for identifying problems, and evaluating their "resolution." He insisted that it was objective - which it certainly is not, and I will take the first 20 minutes of class this Wednesday to demonstrate just that. A valuable lesson in all this is to recognize the power of suggestion (including placebo effect) in the work we do. Please understand, I don't doubt the claims of success we heard from Doctor Williams - it's just that I can (and must) question his belief as to the cause of the results. Dr. Williams is certainly a very knowledgeable and experienced doctor, but he is also a (sales) man on a mission, and that can certainly compromise objectivity.
Of course, we will spend the rest of our class on Wednesday examining the structural elements of the vertebrae, and understanding the principle of intrinsic equilibrium. Please be sure you've completed reading the second chapter of my book by Wednesday. If, in the course of reading, you have any questions, please jot them down and bring them to class.
I look forward to seeing you on Wednesday.
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