Dr. Ka'imi Pilipovich

Vice President for Academic Development
IBA Academic Committee

Ka'imi has been practicing BodyTalk since 2000, and he is now an Advanced Senior BodyTalk Instructor. He is also a licensed acupuncturist and licensed massage therapist. Ka'imi has recently left his position on the faculty of the Traditional Chinese Medical College of Hawaii, and relocated to New Zealand.

In his role as Vice President of Academic Development, Ka'imi works with John Veltheim and the IBA Office in advancing the scope of the BodyTalk curriculum. He also works with the Vice President of Academic Studies to create and oversee various subcommittees to manage manual upgrades, instructor applications and specific research projects and articles. The Academic Committee and its subgroups are responsible for ensuring that instructors are provided with the tools and support they need to deliver high-quality BodyTalk courses. Their mission is to work closely with the IBA office to increase both the quality and the quantity of IBA coursework and supporting material.

Sylvia Muiznieks

Vice President for Academic Studies
IBA Academic Committee

A Calgary resident since 1981, Sylvia enjoyed her childhood and university days in Waterloo, Ontario. Her greatest passion over the years (other than her husband, two sons and dogs) has been her teaching — ranging from ballet and modern dance classes in her late teens; to family life education, massage technique and anatomy and physiology courses early in her career, to BodyTalk and Mindscape training today. Sylvia became a Certified BodyTalk Practitioner in September 2000, a Certified BodyTalk Instructor in January 2002, a Senior Instructor in September 2003 and is now an Advanced Senior Instructor. She is also a MindScape Instructor.

In her role as Vice President of Academic Studies, she creates and oversees various subcommittees to manage manual upgrades, instructor applications and specific research projects and articles, and works in conjunction with the Vice President for Academic Development in advancing the BodyTalk curriculum. The Academic Committee and its subgroups are responsible for ensuring that instructors are provided with the tools and support they need to deliver high-quality BodyTalk courses. Their mission is to work closely with the IBA office to increase both the quality and the quantity of IBA coursework and supporting material.

Ms. Katharina Hirsch

Vice President for Instructors

Katharina Hirsch is a Certified BodyTalk Practitioner and a Senior Instructor. Born in Berlin, Germany, she moved to California, USA, in 1976. Her background includes a degree in psychology, therapist training with Arthur Janov at the Primal Institute in Los Angeles and 20 years' experience in the art world as a motion picture make-up artist. Integrating her expertise, Katharina has lectured and led workshops in communication and self-exploration through art around the United States.

After relocating to the Pacific Northwest, where she now lives with her two sons, Katharina obtained her Instructor Certification from the Oregon College for Oriental Medicine in 1995 and opened the Qi Gong Studio of the Healing Arts on Vashon Island. She discovered the BodyTalk System in 1998 and was instrumental in bringing BodyTalk to the West Coast of the United States. Katharina represents and advocates for the Instructor body of the IBA.

Todd and Angela Adkins

Vice President for Instructors

Angela M. Adkins is a registered licensed therapist, Reiki Master, Certified BodyTalk Practitioner (CPB) and Certified BodyTalk Instructor. Angela, who in 2001 became the first CPB in the Dallas/Ft. Worth area, now is in the process of becoming the first U.S.- based MindScape Instructor. Angela majored in Business at the University of North Texas and is a graduate of the Austin School of Massage Therapy. She is a business owner and the mother of two.

Todd C. Adkins is a physical therapist, Certified BodyTalk Practitioner and a Certified BodyTalk Instructor. He graduated from Texas A&M University in 1990 with a B.S. in Kinesiology and, in 1993, graduated from the University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio with a B.S. in Physical Therapy. Todd has an extensive background in orthopedics, manual therapy techniques and sports medicine.

Todd and Angela jointly represent and advocate for the IBA Membership.

Morag Bromfield

Vice President for Access

Vice President Morag Bromfield is charged with overseeing and representing BodyTalk Access, a growing IBA discipline designed to allow more persons to learn about, and use, BodyTalk.

Morag trained as a Registered General Nurse and Midwife and has practiced as such for more than 20 years. Realizing the importance of complementary healthcare, she completed a Reflexology Diploma in 1993 and a Holistic Massage Diploma in 1994; she became a Reiki Master in 1997 and has been teaching Reiki for several years. In 2003, she became a Certified BodyTalk Practitioner and in December 2006, she qualified as a BodyTalk Instructor for Modules 1 and 2 and is also an Access Trainer. She has a full-time practice in Westville, Durban, KZN, South Africa. Morag has been instrumental in bringing BodyTalk Access into the countryside of Kwazulu Natal province of South Africa. In her position as Vice President for Access she will be working to promote Access in other third world settings around the globe as well as in homes and schools everywhere.

Kristy Kenny

Vice President for Life Sciences

Vice President Kristy Kenny is charged with overseeing and representing the BreakThrough, MindScape and Freefall modalities within the BodyTalk System. Currently, she is the IBA’s only Instructor qualified to teach BodyTalk, MindScape, BreakThrough and FreeFall.

Kristy graduated from the University of Alberta with a B.A. in “Psychology” and Special Interest Rehabilitative Medicine (Speech Pathology and Audiology). She entered into bodywork as a massage therapist and later became an instructor for accredited massage colleges in both Alberta and British Columbia. Her focus as Vice President for Life Sciences is to represent and promote these valuable personal growth disciplines around the world.