16 February 2026 Dear friends, colleagues and supporters, “In the bleak midwinter”, as one of our Christian hymns begins, we often turn to gray thoughts during the gray days of February. Over the past 4 to 5 years, I’ve struggled to keep up with all the advancing technology. Learning about websites with categories and tags and uploading vs downloading along with correct ways to format for digital presentation instead of on printed paper. During this time of “supposed to be retired” (in my ‘70s) I’ve felt compelled to preserve [...]

“Turn! Turn! Turn!*” A Time of Consideration A4M Anti-Aging or Complementary & Energy Medicine Medical vs Wellness or Physical/Chemical vs Energy Can We Use Energetic Assessments to Guide Therapy and Move Toward “Wellness”? I have taken some time after returning from the A4M Conference in Las Vegas, NV during December 2019 and over the recent holiday period for a great deal of personal introspection. My mind has been spinning with the input of exceptional information and the considerations of the consequences of the ever-encroaching regulative restrictions. Like the contradictions [...]

Discussions About BioResonance Today Today, we are seeing a very broad usage and application of the term BioResonance. And I can understand that when we think in terms of Resonance itself. It is through an understanding and application of the concepts of resonance that give us point and medication testing methods and a multitude of various therapeutic methods – everything from acupuncture and homeopathy themselves through to the most advanced technological devices available on the Biological Medicine market today. Since so many devices claim to [...]

Balance --> Resonance --> BioResonance By Carolyn L. Winsor This report was initially prepared as a lecture presentation and later reformatted for publication. In watching the developments and ongoing research related to the field of Biological Medicine, it was clear that we were sliding down into ever smaller, ever deeper, ever more minutiae and detailed explanations. Although these “scientific” and “technical” descriptions are necessary in many ways, we must be careful to maintain a clear understanding and view of the basic concepts of energy. Here is a clearly laid [...]

January 2015 In view of our continued emphasis on devices and instrument assisted methods following the discontinuation of so many homeopathic and natural remedies, here once again is a copy of our instrumentation policies. It is worth repeating since sales of devices represent our biggest fund raising activity for OIRF, and also because of our commitment to providing you with the information you need to make an informed decision about purchases. As stated in those policies, our recommendations are based not just on the claimed function of the device, [...]

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 [...]

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. [...]

Neuschwanstein Castle, Schwangau, Germany Occidental Institute Research Foundation 39th Biological Medicine Tour to Germany Oct. 30 to Nov. 5, 2012 A Personal Diary of our Exclusive Program for 2012 Research Associates Wednesday, 05 December 2012 Attn:  Everyone who missed joining us in Frankfurt for our Germany Tour #39 A big hello to our OIRF members, colleagues and friends . . . Those of you who were unable to join us for this most recent tour program, really missed a good one! The size of [...]

As we approach the end of another year and suffer the loss of yet another pioneer, I felt compelled to repeat once again why those tried and true methods that Dr. Walter Sturm used in his busy but highly specialized practice continue to be recommended so strongly by OIRF. And primarily, it is because these are the methods and techniques that have allowed so many practitioners to build a long term successful practice! Join with me as I take you on a verbal tour of Dr. Sturm’s office and [...]

Welcome to the 38th Biological Medicine Tour to Germany A Personal Diary of our Exclusive Program for 2011 Research Associates Sponsored by: Occidental Institute Research Foundation Penticton, British Columbia Canada Neuschwanstein Castle, Schwangau, Germany Wednesday, 30 November 2011 Attn:  Everyone who missed joining us in Frankfurt for our Germany Tour #38 A big hello to our OIRF members, colleagues and friends . . . Those of you who were unable to join us for this most recent tour program, really missed a good one! The size of the [...]