BodyTalk Professionals

09/21/2026

🧬 We tend to think of body fat simply as stored energy. But adipose tissue is actually a remarkably active and complex tissue.

Among the different cells found within it are 𝐚𝐝𝐢𝐩𝐨𝐬𝐞-𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐝 𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐨𝐦𝐚𝐥/𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐦 𝐜𝐞𝐥𝐥𝐬 (𝐀𝐒𝐂𝐬)—cells that can self-renew and have the potential to differentiate into several different types of specialized cells.

🔬 Researchers have studied these cells extensively because of their accessibility and their potential applications in tissue repair and regenerative medicine.

In other words, what we casually call “𝐟𝐚𝐭” isn’t simply an inert storage compartment. It’s living tissue containing blood vessels, immune cells, connective tissue cells, signaling molecules—and a population of stem/stromal cells.

One of the things I’ve always appreciated about BodyTalk is its willingness to incorporate emerging research and developments in science and medicine into the way we understand the body and its capacity for adaptation and repair.

𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐦𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐰𝐞 𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐧 𝐚𝐛𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐛𝐨𝐝𝐲, 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐦𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐰𝐞 𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐳𝐞 𝐡𝐨𝐰 𝐦𝐮𝐜𝐡 𝐰𝐞 𝐝𝐨 𝐧𝐨𝐭 𝐤𝐧𝐨𝐰.

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09/18/2026

𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐝 𝐜𝐚𝐧 𝐛𝐞𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐞 𝐢𝐧𝐯𝐨𝐥𝐯𝐞𝐝 𝐢𝐧 𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐝𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐦𝐚𝐬𝐤𝐬 𝐨𝐫 𝐢𝐝𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐞𝐬. 🪞

We usually think of these masks in terms of pain, fear, roles, beliefs, old stories, or the need to be right.

𝐁𝐮𝐭 𝐢𝐭 𝐜𝐚𝐧 𝐣𝐮𝐬𝐭 𝐚𝐬 𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐢𝐥𝐲 𝐚𝐭𝐭𝐚𝐜𝐡 𝐭𝐨 𝐢𝐧𝐬𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭. ✨

“I’m aware.”
“I’m surrendered.”
“I’m no longer identified.”
“I am not the doer.”
"I am Consciousness."

Maybe those statements point to something true. But the mind can still become invested in them and turn them into a new idea of who I am.

𝐄𝐯𝐞𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐦𝐨𝐬𝐭 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐟𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐝 𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐜𝐚𝐧 𝐛𝐞𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐞 𝐬𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐝 𝐮𝐬𝐞𝐬 𝐭𝐨 𝐝𝐞𝐟𝐢𝐧𝐞 𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐬𝐞𝐥𝐯𝐞𝐬.

And in doing so, it reinforces the very conviction of Separation we believe we've moved beyond.

🌀 𝐔𝐩𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐤𝐬𝐡𝐨𝐩𝐬:
https://bodytalksystem.com/courses?firstname=Ben&lastname=Manalo

𝐁𝐨𝐝𝐲𝐓𝐚𝐥𝐤𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐟𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥𝐬.𝐜𝐨𝐦 | 𝐖𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐞 𝐒𝐜𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐌𝐞𝐞𝐭𝐬 𝐒𝐩𝐢𝐫𝐢𝐭

09/16/2026

09/14/2026

One of the things I find most interesting about 𝑃𝑎𝑅𝑎𝑚𝑎 is that it doesn’t simply add more techniques to BodyTalk.

It expands the 𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐠𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐩𝐨𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐛𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐞𝐬 𝐚𝐯𝐚𝐢𝐥𝐚𝐛𝐥𝐞 𝐭𝐨 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐩𝐫𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐞𝐫.

The foundational BodyTalk courses give us flexibility and structure.

PaRama reveals even greater flexibility within that structure.

We begin working with things like Strategies and Networks, Time and Variables, brain physiology and psychology, epigenetics, circulation, the Gunas, levels of consciousness, and complex dynamic formulas. 🧠

But the real shift isn’t just having more options.

It’s what happens to the practitioner.

PaRama becomes a mindset.

And that may be part of why PaRama can feel so transformative—for practitioners and clients alike.

Sometimes what changes first is simply 𝐰𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐜𝐚𝐧 𝐛𝐞 𝐬𝐞𝐞𝐧. ✨

𝐏𝐚𝐑𝐚𝐦𝐚 means “𝐡𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐞𝐬𝐭” or “𝐛𝐞𝐲𝐨𝐧𝐝.” A fitting name for work that continually asks us to move beyond what's familiar.

🔸 𝐀𝐥𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐲 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐩𝐥𝐞𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐏𝐚𝐑𝐚𝐦𝐚?
I’ll be offering a 𝐏𝐚𝐑𝐚𝐦𝐚 𝐏𝐫𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐥 later this year for practitioners in PaRama Certification and who want more hands-on integration, demonstrations, practice, and confidence with the work.

📅 𝐄𝐚𝐫𝐥𝐲 𝐫𝐞𝐠𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐝𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐞: 𝐒𝐞𝐩𝐭𝐞𝐦𝐛𝐞𝐫 𝟏𝟕
💰 𝐒𝐚𝐯𝐞 $𝟏𝟎𝟎 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐥𝐲 𝐫𝐞𝐠𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧
🔗 𝐏𝐚𝐑𝐚𝐦𝐚 𝐏𝐫𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐥 𝐫𝐞𝐠𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧: BodyTalkProfessionals.com/workshops

🔹 𝐇𝐚𝐯𝐞𝐧’𝐭 𝐭𝐚𝐤𝐞𝐧 𝐏𝐚𝐑𝐚𝐦𝐚 𝐲𝐞𝐭?
A free sneak preview is available here:
🔗 https://www.paramacampus.com/Enrollment/StepOne/60

𝐁𝐨𝐝𝐲𝐓𝐚𝐥𝐤𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐟𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥𝐬.𝐜𝐨𝐦 | 𝐖𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐞 𝐒𝐜𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐌𝐞𝐞𝐭𝐬 𝐒𝐩𝐢𝐫𝐢𝐭

09/11/2026

Twenty-five years ago today, I completed my very first BodyTalk class—(Mod 1/2) BodyTalk Fundamentals—with Dr. John Veltheim.

I certainly had no idea at the time where that class would lead.

Twenty-five years later, BodyTalk continues to be a central part of my life and work. I've had the opportunity to work with thousands of people, teach around the world, and explore this system in ways I couldn't possibly have imagined when I took that first class.

And I'm still exploring.

If anything, after 25 years I'm less interested in having answers and more interested in the questions. There's always more to notice and more to question.

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Where Science Meets Spirit

09/10/2026

⏳ 𝐎𝐧𝐞 𝐰𝐞𝐞𝐤 𝐮𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐥 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐟𝐢𝐫𝐬𝐭 𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐥𝐲-𝐫𝐞𝐠𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐝𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐞 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐏𝐚𝐑𝐚𝐦𝐚 𝐏𝐫𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐥.

PaRama Practical is about moving beyond simply knowing the techniques and becoming increasingly fluent in how they come together in practice—so the work can become more responsive, intuitive, and natural. ✨

If you’ve been considering joining me, early registration ends September 17.

💫 Save $100 when you register by the deadline.

Workshop details + registration:
🔗 BodyTalkProfessionals.com/workshops

09/09/2026

𝐖𝐇𝐀𝐓 𝐈𝐅 𝐂𝐋𝐀𝐑𝐈𝐓𝐘 𝐈𝐒𝐍’𝐓 𝐀𝐁𝐎𝐔𝐓 𝐋𝐈𝐒𝐓𝐄𝐍𝐈𝐍𝐆 𝐓𝐎 𝐎𝐍𝐄 𝐏𝐀𝐑𝐓 𝐎𝐅 𝐘𝐎𝐔𝐑𝐒𝐄𝐋𝐅 — 𝐁𝐔𝐓 𝐀𝐁𝐎𝐔𝐓 𝐇𝐎𝐖 𝐖𝐄𝐋𝐋 𝐀𝐋𝐋 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐏𝐀𝐑𝐓𝐒 𝐂𝐎𝐌𝐌𝐔𝐍𝐈𝐂𝐀𝐓𝐄? 🧠❤️

We often talk about trusting our head, following our heart, or going with our gut — as though we have to choose which one has the answer.

But perhaps the more interesting question is: 𝐇𝐨𝐰 𝐰𝐞𝐥𝐥 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐲 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐮𝐧𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐨𝐧𝐞 𝐚𝐧𝐨𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫?

Sometimes the head says one thing while the heart says another. The gut may be signaling something we can’t quite explain. And when those different sources of information seem to be pulling in different directions, we can experience uncertainty, a sense of being stuck, tension, dis-ease.

The goal isn’t necessarily for one to override the others.

It’s greater communication. Greater coordination. Greater coherence. 🌊

Like a murmuration of birds or a school of fish, many individual movements can become part of one larger, coordinated movement — responsive, adaptable, and constantly changing.

In BodyTalk, we explore how the head, heart, and gut relate to each other as interconnected aspects of the bodymind — and how supporting communication among them may help the whole system respond to life with greater ease and flexibility.

✨ Sometimes clarity isn’t about figuring out which part of you is right.

Sometimes it emerges when the different parts of you can finally hear one another.

🔗 𝐋𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐧 𝐦𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐚𝐛𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐁𝐨𝐝𝐲𝐓𝐚𝐥𝐤, 𝐬𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 & 𝐮𝐩𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐤𝐬𝐡𝐨𝐩𝐬:

𝐁𝐨𝐝𝐲𝐓𝐚𝐥𝐤𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐟𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥𝐬.𝐜𝐨𝐦 | 𝐖𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐞 𝐒𝐜𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐌𝐞𝐞𝐭𝐬 𝐒𝐩𝐢𝐫𝐢𝐭

09/07/2026

𝐖𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐝𝐨𝐞𝐬 𝐚 𝐁𝐨𝐝𝐲𝐓𝐚𝐥𝐤 𝐬𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐮𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐲 𝐬𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐝 𝐥𝐢𝐤𝐞?

This is a short excerpt from an actual session, exploring what we call an active memory in BodyTalk.

An active memory isn't simply a memory we can consciously recall. It's a past experience that the body-mind is still responding to as though some aspect of it is relevant now. Something happening in the present can resonate with that earlier experience, and the patterns associated with it can become part of how the body adapts and responds.

In a BodyTalk session, we're not necessarily looking for a memory because we think it's the cause of a problem. We're following the priority of the session and noticing what the body-mind brings into the conversation — and how seemingly different things may be related.

🎧 This excerpt offers a little window into that process and into what a session with me can actually be like.

𝐖𝐚𝐧𝐭 𝐭𝐨 𝐞𝐱𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐤 𝐦𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐝𝐢𝐫𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐥𝐲?

My 𝐁𝐨𝐝𝐲𝐓𝐚𝐥𝐤 𝐒𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐈𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐧𝐬𝐢𝐯𝐞 is coming up at the end of September, and there are still spaces available. The Intensive is an opportunity to experience and observe BodyTalk sessions while exploring more deeply how I work with the priority and sequence that emerges in real time.

🌎 Online
📅 September 26–27 (Americas) / September 27–28 (Asia-Pacific)
🔗 Details & registration: https://bodytalksystem.com/courses?firstname=Ben&lastname=Manalo

𝐁𝐨𝐝𝐲𝐓𝐚𝐥𝐤𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐟𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥𝐬.𝐜𝐨𝐦 | 𝐖𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐞 𝐒𝐜𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐌𝐞𝐞𝐭𝐬 𝐒𝐩𝐢𝐫𝐢𝐭

09/06/2026

If you’ve completed the PaRama BodyTalk self-study course, the PaRama Practical is where the material begins to come together through practice. ✨

Over the course of the Practical, we’ll work directly with the PaRama Procedure Chart, explore advanced techniques, address questions that have come up during your self-study, and spend plenty of time with demonstrations and hands-on application. 🌀

The goal is not simply to know more PaRama—it’s to become more comfortable navigating it, recognizing what is relevant, and allowing the work to become increasingly natural in practice. 💡

The PaRama Practical is also a required component for PaRama CBP certification. 🎓

⏳ The first early registration opportunity to save $100 USD is available for two more weeks, through September 17.

👉 Registration & Details - https://www.bodytalkprofessionals.com/workshops

📌 Prerequisites: completion of all 8 Segments of the PaRama BodyTalk course or the original Unit 1 DVD course, plus current IBA membership.
Prerequisites: completion of all 8 Segments of the PaRama BodyTalk course or the original Unit 1 DVD course, plus current IBA membership.

BodyTalkProfessionals.com | Where Science Meets Spirit

09/04/2026

𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐛𝐥𝐞𝐦 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐩𝐫𝐢𝐨𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐚𝐫𝐞𝐧’𝐭 𝐚𝐥𝐰𝐚𝐲𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐬𝐚𝐦𝐞. 🔎

When we’re experiencing pain, allergies, digestive issues, anxiety, insomnia—or any other symptom—it’s natural to focus our attention on the thing that seems to be wrong.

But one of the foundational principles of BodyTalk is the distinction between 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐛𝐥𝐞𝐦 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐏𝐫𝐢𝐨𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐲.

The 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐛𝐥𝐞𝐦 may be the reason someone comes for a session.

The 𝐩𝐫𝐢𝐨𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐲 is where the body-mind indicates attention is needed 𝐧𝐨𝐰—and what needs to be addressed 𝐟𝐢𝐫𝐬𝐭. 🧭

And the two may—or may not—seem directly related.

It’s within this larger field of relatedness that a priority emerges. Rather than trying to intellectually figure out what is “causing” a problem, a BodyTalk session recognizes that nothing in the body-mind exists in isolation. Everything is related—to other systems and functions, to our environment, emotions, stress responses, experiences, and much more. 🕸️

𝐈𝐭’𝐬 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐥𝐚𝐫𝐠𝐞𝐫 𝐟𝐢𝐞𝐥𝐝 𝐨𝐟 𝐫𝐞𝐥𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐝𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐚 𝐩𝐫𝐢𝐨𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐫𝐠𝐞𝐬.

So the presenting symptom gives us information—but it doesn’t dictate the session.

✨ 𝐏𝐫𝐢𝐨𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐛𝐥𝐢𝐬𝐡𝐞𝐬 𝐬𝐞𝐪𝐮𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞.

What needs attention now?
What needs to happen first?
And what might become possible once that has been addressed?

Sometimes the most useful place to begin isn’t where we expected to begin. 🌱

𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐛𝐥𝐞𝐦 𝐭𝐞𝐥𝐥𝐬 𝐮𝐬 𝐰𝐡𝐲 𝐬𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐨𝐧𝐞 𝐜𝐚𝐦𝐞.
𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐩𝐫𝐢𝐨𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐭𝐞𝐥𝐥𝐬 𝐮𝐬 𝐰𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐞 𝐭𝐨 𝐛𝐞𝐠𝐢𝐧.

📚 𝐔𝐩𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐁𝐨𝐝𝐲𝐓𝐚𝐥𝐤 𝐜𝐥𝐚𝐬𝐬𝐞𝐬

🔎 Session Intensive — Sept. 26–27 (US) / Sept. 27–28 (Asia-Pacific)
An opportunity to observe advanced BodyTalk sessions in real time and explore more deeply how priority, sequence, and the larger context of the body-mind unfold in practice.

🌐 Module 6: Macrocosmic BodyMind — begins Oct. 16
Explore the body-mind within the larger contexts that shape us—including family, culture, environment, collective influences & life cycles, and more.

🧭 Fundamentals Integration — begins Nov. 6
A deeper integration of the principles and practice of BodyTalk Fundamentals, with an emphasis on bringing greater clarity, confidence, and fluency to your sessions.

🔗 Learn more about BodyTalk, sessions, and upcoming workshops at 𝐁𝐨𝐝𝐲𝐓𝐚𝐥𝐤𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐟𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥𝐬.𝐜𝐨𝐦 | 𝐖𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐞 𝐒𝐜𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐌𝐞𝐞𝐭𝐬 𝐒𝐩𝐢𝐫𝐢𝐭