Anke is a Naturopath, a Professional Kinesiologist with 20 years experience, Herbalist and Homoeopath, Certified teacher and trainer, Master Practitioner in Neuro Linguistic Programming and holds a Masters Degree in Nutrition Medicine.
Anke was trained as a Biochemist and a teacher, but after her third child was born with a severe Brain Injury, she developed many skills to help him reach his optimum potential.
Anke works with all ages on issues related to:
- Development
- Autism Spectrum Disorders
- Learning
- Behaviour
- Health
- Allergies
- Weight issues
- Stress / Emotions
- Nutrition
- Relationships
- Lifestyle and Life direction.
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Hi, My name is Anke Koelman and I was born in The Netherlands, where I completed my University education. I hold a Doctorandus (Drs.) Degree from the University of Leyden, the Netherlands in Biochemistry and Mathematics (2 Majors). Theory of Education was my Sub-Major.
In 1984 we moved to Adelaide, where our third child, Friso, was born with a severe brain injury. He was born in a coma, but after I took a series of pictures of him using the flash on my camera, he opened his eyes. Unfortunately the brain damage was so severe, that he could not cry or suck, he had no hearing, no pupil reflex and no sense of smell. He was diagnosed with severe spastic quadriplegia.
To help him develop further, I investigated many practical approaches to improve brain functioning from all over the world. If a technique had a beneficial effect on him, I studied the technique in more depth, so that I could do it on a daily basis with him at home. After 2 years of doing exercises with him (for 2 hours twice a day, 6 days a week with the help of many volunteers), his hearing was tested in the children's hospital and found to be normal! His pupil reflex and sense of smell had come back and he was able to cry, suck, chew and indicate "yes" and "no" answers to us. For more information on my background and the journey with Friso go to: www.optimumlearningandhealth.com.
At that time one of the volunteers had a son, Chris, who was repeating grade 2, because he had some problems with writing, especially story writing. After that initial Kinesiology course, I did the Integration Process from Edu-K (for left/right brain integration) with him, as well as some Brain GymŪ exercises for writing. After 3 sessions his writing had improved to the point that he no longer used capital letters where they did not belong, stopped making reversals (b for d), improved the spacing of the letters and his spelling was no longer phonetic. He also started writing stories with illustrations, instead of his usual one-liners (see http://www.hsfinder.sa.gov.au/forms/OptimumLearningandHealthCentre_Learning.pdf for Chris' and other writing examples). Needless to say I was very impressed by the results and so was his mother and his teacher. I therefore decided to do further training and became a Consultant and Instructor in Educational Kinesiology in 1988.
My son Friso also developed bronchitis every month on the month after I stopped breastfeeding, which was treated with antibiotics every month and this concerned me greatly. I started searching for ways of improving his health and visited a Naturopath who told me that many children with brain injuries have food allergies and I should give him soy milk instead of cows milk. He also gave me a homoeopathic remedy to "teach his lungs how to drain his lung fluid". It sounded strange to me, but it was easy to do, so I decided to give it a go and he never had bronchitis again!
As a child and teenager I was always overweight and therefore learned to count calories and developed an interest in nutrition very early on in life. I wanted to study what is now called Nutrition Medicine, but it was not available then, as food allergies were either not that common or not recognised. When Nutrition Medicine became available as a postgraduate study at the University of New England, I enrolled in the first group and completed a Masters degree in Health Sciences (Nutrition Medicine).
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS (FAQ)
Do the balances hold or do you have to keep doing it for the rest of your life?
I was wondering that myself, so a year later I asked Chris' mother how he was getting on as he had received no further sessions after these initial 3 sessions. His mother gave me a couple of stories he had written. They were beautifully illustrated and showed no spelling mistakes or reversals. The letter spacing was very nice and punctuation was impeccable (see: http://www.hsfinder.sa.gov.au/forms/OptimumLearningandHealthCentre_Learning.pdf for Chris' and other writing examples). It showed that once a new connection in the brain is made (through Kinesiology or Brain GymŪ), the brain will take over and use these connections to make more connections when further learning occurs, without the need for continued additional support.
How many sessions does someone need and when can we expect to see results?
How many sessions someone needs to achieve measurable success depends on many factors. Difficult births like a forceps delivery, vaccinations, emotional traumas, hereditary factors and food allergies can all influence a person's ability to learn and concentrate, as well as his/her health. Sometimes success happens quickly, sometimes it only happens when all factors that caused the problem have been taken care of, but if a person wants to improve, I have always seen results. One of the children I worked with 8 years ago, who had been diagnosed with dyslexia, is now doing a double degree at Adelaide University in Engineering and Law ........
What is the best diet?
Every person's body has its own unique food preferences. Beneficial foods are those foods the body can easily digest and absorb all the nutrients from. What foods are beneficial, is determined by the genes, blood type, use of antibiotics, drugs, vaccinations, emotions, stress levels and other (often environmental) stressors. Foods that the body cannot process cause irritation and inflammation in the gut, which eventually can lead to almost any illness, especially if these foods are consumed on a daily basis. For example people can become overweight despite the fact that their intake of calories is not excessive. Auto-immune diseases and cancer can develop, even if it is not in the genes, so knowing which foods are beneficial for you is very important to your health. Once the body is in perfect health it can function perfectly physically, mentally and emotionally.
For further reading on health, see www.rebel.net.au/~cmurphy/optimum/Healthwebside.htm
and for nutrition see www.rebel.net.au/~cmurphy/optimum/Nutrition%20for%20website%20Nov.htm.
What supplements do I need?
Knowing which supplements your body needs to heal the body, not only saves you money on buying supplements your body does not need, but also allows you to speed up the healing process by supplementing the nutrients that are depleted and those your body needs to repair and recover. The need for supplements is not only an individual issue, it also changes as the person gets better. Fortunately it is easy to find out what supplements a person needs at any given time through Kinesiology testing. At every follow-up consultation the need for supplements is determined again and where necessary the dosage adjusted to the person's needs. Supplements can also support the person in times of stress where a heavier burden is placed on the body's resources.
How do I know whether I have gut toxicity?
The effect of food allergies and poor diet on the gut is often visible in the iris by a brown discolouration around the pupil. Iridology can be a helpful tool to understand a disease process. Every client receives a free A4 print-out of a photograph of their left and right iris, so you can follow your healing process by looking at the iris at different times.
PUBLICATIONS:
The following articles can be obtained from the Optimum Learning & Health Centre or from the web:
1. Giving good fat chance: http://www.adelaidereview.com.au/_archives.php?subaction=showfull&id=1143163492&archive=1144369213&start_from=&ucat=4&A fresh focus on our food, 19-05-06, Adelaide Review, pp. 24-25, 024TARMAY19.pdf, 025TARMAY19.pdf
2. How to Improve Learning. Information booklet: This information booklet shows the effect of Brain GymŪ and the fantastic Integration process on reading writing, spelling and maths through writing examples of "before and "after": http://www.hsfinder.sa.gov.au/forms/OptimumLearningandHealthCentre_Learning.pdf
3. How to Improve Reading. Information booklet about the Learning to Read for Sure Method, now called the "SureReading" programme: http://www.hsfinder.sa.gov.au/forms/OptimumLearningandHealthCentre_Reading.pdf
If you have difficulties downloading the information booklets, please Email me at akoelman@ozemail.com.au.
I am a Member of the AKA (Australian Kinesiology Association) where I am registered as a Level 3 Practitioner and an accredited member of the ATMS (Australian Traditional Medicine Society).
In South Australia I am registered with the Teachers Registration Board as a Fully Registered Teacher.
Qualifications
I am a Consultant and Instructor in the following Kinesiology techniques:
* Brain Gym
* Educational Kinesiology
* Immuno Kinesiology
* Food For Health
* Brainfood
A Consultant in:
* Touch For Health
* Applied Physiology
* Kinergetics (Level 1 to Level 7)
* Stress Indicator Points (SIPS) (1-3 + BAP)
* One Brain (Basic one Brain - Structural Neurology)
* Australian Bush Flower Essences
* Chironic Healing
* Homeopathic Meridian Science (HMS)
* Chakra Hologram
In 1999 I became a Diplomat in Neural Organization Technique (NOT) (see other website) after studying with Dr Carl Ferreri DC, its Developer.
In 2001 I started studying for a Master's degree in Health Sciences (Nutrition Medicine) at the University of New England, New South Wales and in 2003 and 2004 I won the scholarship for Academic Excellence awarded by the South Australian Chapter of the Alumni Association of UNE. In March 2005 I graduated and was awarded the Dean's Merit Award of the Faculty of Education, Health and Professional Studies upon graduation.
Whilst studying at UNE I started studying Western Herbal Medicine followed by Homoeopathy and in May 2005 I graduated with a diploma in Advanced Naturopathy from the Adelaide Training College of Complementary Medicine in South Australia. In May 2006 I completed a Diploma in Western Herbal Medicine and was awarded the prize for All Round Excellence in Studies. I am presently continuing with further studies in Homoepathy.
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