Original BGI 1 Welcome Letter
Written By Original Author Susan Brown, DC in 1998
Welcome to Bio-Geometric Integration I,
I'd like to take a few moments to introduce you to the intention of this course and of BGI. In chiropractic there are many techniques. Each one has had its share of clinical "miracles" and each one was derived from the brilliance and wisdom of its founder. There are people who are gifted in the art of the chiropractic adjustment. There seems to be "something special" about the adjustment that they deliver and their ability to sense things in their palpation that are beyond what we were taught in school. Somehow along the way they became masters at their craft. We're not quite sure how they became masters or, more to the point, how we can achieve that same level of mastery. We stumble along the path hoping that one day we will miraculously be considered the one who is gifted in the art of chiropractic still not quite sure what the steps along the path to mastery are. We wonder "what is that special something in the adjustment?", "how did the masters develop what they do?", "how do I combine all the things I know to create my own mastery, my own "special something?".
It was questions like these and many more that led to the creation and discovery of BGI. BGI is not a new technique or a new formula to follow, but an understanding of chiropractic, the subluxation, and the body, which will assist those who are truly seeking mastery. It is said that if you give someone the "how" you will create technicians, but if you give them the "why" masters will be created. BGI is about the "why". The concepts taught in BGI are meant to provide insights into the forces which create subluxations and how those forces are stored in the body. In understanding those forces we are able to, through palpation, derive the most efficient and effective adjustive force to release the subluxation. BGI also provides, through the language of geometry, a means to understand and combine the many approaches in chiropractic. Through the geometry of the body we are able to see the brilliance of each technique in chiropractic and possibly direct the evolution of the approach.
BGI is intended to give some of the steps along the path to chiropractic mastery. It gives answers to the questions of "what is that 'special something'? ", "how do I combine the many bits of information I have?", "how do I know if the body is ready for an adjustment?", "how do I know when to stop?", "how do I know if the subluxation released?". BGI answers these questions and many more.
This manual is provided*, not as a textbook covering all aspects of BGI, but as a compliment to the BGI I course. Space has been provided on the reverse of each page for notes.
I invite you to come play with us on the path to mastery and explore the possibility of chiropractic.
Enjoy the journey,
Sue Brown, D.C.
1998
*The manual mentioned is the BGI 1 Manual- available only at BGI 1 seminars