As Occidental Institute has worked, struggled and survived through 43 years of research and education in the fields of Acupuncture (TCM) and Biological Medicine we have witnessed, and often participated in, several cycles of acceptance and persecution that have directly affected patients, practitioners and educators. Within the Naturopathic community we have seen a strong shift to “prescribing”. Studying is done, exams are taken and that coveted permission to prescribe medications, supplements and homeopathics is achieved. In many ways this is closer to the traditional practices of the German Heilpraktikers. [...]

NEW BOOK REVIEW Light in Shaping Life – BioPhotons in Biology and Medicine (An Interdisciplinary Textbook) By Prof. Dr. Roeland van Wijk Published 2014 by Meluna, Geldermalsen, The Netherlands “Welcome to the study of the photonics of life! The production of biological light (ultra-weak photon emission or biophotons) within many types of cells and itssues is characteristic of an alive organism. You will begin a journey of discovery about biophotons in relationship to biological matter and about how such biophotons can be detected utilizing specialized very photon-sensitive technologies. In [...]

As I finalized my preparations for the forthcoming 41st Biological Medicine Tour to Germany, I was reminded of the many amazing practitioners and researchers that have presented their work and findings to the groups over the years. We have seen and heard so many of the “greats” that it is almost impossible to remember and list them all. One of our greatest challenges in organizing these tour programs is to make sure that we separate the wheat from the chaff (as the saying goes) to ensure that the participants [...]

Concept and Practice I. Introductory Remarks For 150 years we have lived with a world view which is shaped in a significant manner by the knowledge of mechanics and chemistry, the scientific bases that quite substantially determine modern civilization. In spite of the enormous advances in knowledge in the area of electronics, this usual world view is hardly shaken up. Especially in medicine there are many innovations in diagnostics that show the influence of modern physics. However the new findings from biology about the physical-energetic [...]

Energetic Principles of Light and Color Color Light Therapy is a part of the modern device supported procedures in the naturopathic practice. Its origins are old because color light therapy originally arose from Heliotherapy (helios, Greek = sun), the medical treatment with sunlight. Physically light and color are well defined. Sunlight is a part of the electromagnetic spectrum and consists of approximately 42% infrared light (“thermal radiation”), 51% visible light and about 6% ultraviolet light (UV-light). The light we can see [...]

These comments follow the article Referred Pain, or The Connections of Pain Transfer found at this link. This is the second article by Dr. Jörg V. Schöpe translated for “The Bridge” newsletters . His first article highlighting a patient with CFS appeared in “The Bridge”, Volume 6, Issue #6, December 2010. For those of you who don’t still have that issue on hand, a reprint of the article has been posted on this website for your easier access (follow this link). In both articles he utilizes BioPhoton Light and [...]

Or, The Connections of Pain Transfer Disease symptoms and their causal structure are occasionally far apart. The why and how is the subject of the following article and is explained in more detail in two case histories. Within a therapeutic practice the most diverse symptoms or symptom complexes are often treated successfully directly “on the spot”. Occasionally however well-intentioned and well-proven therapies remain without a “happy ending”. Why? Of course one endeavors to explain the individuality of the patients and their specific life situations. I [...]

Wednesday, 15 January 2014 Dear Colleagues and Friends of OIRF, As we assess 2013 and get set to begin a new year, I trust that you are filled with optimism and plans that will take your practice to the next level of success. It has certainly been an interesting year here at Occidental Institute and I am thrilled to be working with practitioners and researchers who have endeavored to present us with the latest and most in depth information. You have read many times before that the only constant [...]

Neuschwanstein Castle, Schwangau, Germany We didn't get to see it this time, but we did travel through the Swiss Alps and several other scenic areas of Germany! Occidental Institute Research Foundation 40th Anniversary Biological Medicine Tour to Germany Oct. 25 to Nov. 7, 2013 A Personal Diary of our Exclusive Program for 2013 Wednesday, 05 December 2013 Attn:  Everyone who missed joining us in Frankfurt for our Germany Tour #40 A big hello to our OIRF members, colleagues and friends . . . Those [...]

A METHOD OF TESTING USING THE REBA DEVICE The Germany tour is coming up quickly and I thought that this would be an appropriate time to discuss one of the therapies being presented this year. Reimar Banis, MD, ND is the developer of Psychosomatic Energetics (PSE) which is one of many Energy Medicine approaches being used today. My topic in this paper is not on the therapy itself or its validity, but on the use of the diagnostic machine that he uses to determine therapy. [...]