I knew of Charles's work back in year 1999 and it was only until this year (2003) that I came to him for the 10-session Zentherapy bodywork.
I am glad that I took more than 4 years to see him because during these years, I tried several alternative health therapies like fasting, macrobiotics, health supplements, yoga, pilates, shiatsu etc., and thus is able to compare their effectiveness vis-à-vis Zentherapy. Though these therapies are certainly beneficial in their own ways, I found the 10-session Zentherapy bodywork to be the most effective as the results are almost immediate, and the most comprehensive as it works to release the physical, mental, emotional and chemical traumas and baggage from our systems as well as improve our postures and balance, resulting in overall better health.
My health has improved over the years since I started using alternative health therapies. However, I felt that my body was not operating in its optimal level. The demands of my work and environment made me tired and stressed. I used to have this sense of limitation in my own body. As my sessions with Charles progressed, I experienced marked improvement in my physical fitness and mental clarity. My posture has improved greatly. I am now lighter, freer and more flexible in my movements. I am also much more grounded and balanced. I have a renewed and clearer perspective of life that is abound with many possibilities. I suppose that is the constant wonder of our natural being if only we are not cluttered in our bodies and minds.
Of course, many thanks to Charles for doing such a wonderful job! He is very talented, professional and focused in his work. If you have decided to try his bodywork, come with an open mind and trust the whole process. It would be worth every amount of fee you paid for the sessions and much more.
I have been having treatment with Charles now for more than 6 months and it has made such a difference to my life. My whole body seemed to be more centered and my joints function much easier than they used to.
Now, if I have to wait in line for long periods I find that I am standing correctly with both feet straight instead of one hip out. I can walk for long periods without the usual lower back pain, which I used to have because my feet and hip were out of alignment.
I am sitting straighter and feel less likely to slouch at the desk. I don’t have the usual neck pain, which is normally the case after sitting at the computer for a while because I am sitting correctly, naturally.
Having a pain free lifestyle has encouraged me to go back into yoga, which has also helped me gain strength and confidence.
I am now painting again and can sit at my easel for hours. I can also throw pots at the wheel without any fear of discomfort because I have learnt to sit and perform all the activities with correct body positions.
I will certainly recommend Charles Zen therapy to all those who suffer from any body alignment problems. It can change your life.
Thank you Charles.
Charles Kise was able to correct posture problems and pain that I had accepted as part of life. My lower back always hurt, one shoulder was lower than the other and one side of my rib cage stuck out more than the other.
Utilizing the ten-session framework, Charles was able to alleviate these problems and change my body back to a more balanced and symmetrical state. My performance in sports (mostly wakeboarding and cycling) improved greatly as did my awareness of my body and my surroundings. For anyone interested in feeling better and being healthier, I think investing in ten sessions is the best thing you can do. I have tried Chiropractors, sports trainers, physiotherapist, other types of massage, yoga, etc. Charles’s bodywork has provided me with the most tangible and noticeable results.
After every session, I feel my body expand wide and long. I feel refreshed, calm, renewed and I can think better and have better control/access to my emotions, with sense of relief.
I used to have back ache when I stood for long. Now, with the new body, I’m able to stand for a long time and still feel good.
I started with Zentherapy out of acute necessity. Under emotional stress at work and at home I had developed migraine the last few years. I literally could feel how my neck tensed up and how the pain eventually creeped up the skull. My posture resembled a turtle. I knew the reasons but was helpless: the body would react when it was too much to carry. It actually was a small wonder that the body would still indicate the limits: I had done my best over more than 30 years to control my feelings, shut them out. The Zentherapy not only put my body back in a more natural shape it also helped me to deal more relaxed with problems. I'm still far from perfect: To let go off attachments is difficult - and a lifelong process. But Zentherapy was the often quoted first step with which every travel starts - so the ancient Chinese philosopher Kongzi has taught 2500 years ago.
Before I started, I honestly did not know what to expect. I wanted to improve my posture and my well being. After just the first few sessions, I started to feel some difference.
I walk straighter, I stand straighter than I ever had. Shoulders are straighter and I feel lighter. At times, I feel like I am walking on “springs”.
I have much less tension in my body now. I did not realize how much tension my body held till I started the sessions.
Bottom line – I feel good! They were great experiences.
Having a session with Charles is an amazing experience.
At the end of the session, I feel more embodied, more grounded in my body not just a consciousness that is distinct from the body. I feel light, clear, expanded and well-put together. I also feel more physically integrated and whole; all my body parts are aligned. That becomes a benchmark for me when I am physically not aligned.
Charles carry a clear energy that is quite amazing. Right in the middle of a session, I could just doze off while my knotted muscles are being worked on.
The sessions also free the energy within the body. In one session, while he was working on my chest, I felt a throbbing vibration at the base of my spine. It became stronger till it gently culminated in a cathartic moment of emotional release. In another session, after he had worked on my legs, I noticed that the tone of my voice had become deeper and more resonant. I could project my voice much easier during lectures!
Friend made interesting comments about my physical appearance. After the sessions, I am more relaxed and open. I appear taller than what I really am as the body becomes naturally lengthened after the sessions.
Once, after a session, while walking to the main road, a complete stranger in a car stopped and asked me why I looked happy!
I first went to Charles in 2001 on the advice of my yoga instructor (who had herself been to him) in hopes that it might loosen my hamstrings and shoulders and help with my practice. I started with several sessions of Triggerpoint therapy, which did help with my posture and my yoga practice. Charles also did some work on my intercostals and relieved me from breast pain that I had suffered for years with no successful treatment.
As a result of my positive experiences, I committed to 10 Bodytherapy sessions. I am still amazed to look at the before and after photos. I look taller and much more muscular than when I started. Charles got my body into proper alignment. My legs look straighter and my posture changed radically.
I then became pregnant with my second child. I was much more flexible throughout this pregnancy and suffered much less back pain than with the first pregnancy. I believe this was due to all of the work Charles had done on me leading up to pregnancy. He did some sessions on me early in my pregnancy as well which helped get my spine back into alignment.
I have now gone back to Charles to help with a shoulder injury I suffered recently. I am confident that in his hands I will regain full mobility of my muscles and joints.
I would recommend Charles without hesitation to anyone who has suffered a trauma to his or her body, has chronic pain, or just wants to have better posture
I wish to say and inform you that I was suffering from Rheumatoral Arthritis since 1980 which was concentive on my both knees. During this period, I was under Specialist treatment.
The doctors even suggested that I undergo a knee cap operation which I was reluctant to do. I had sleepless nights, always in pain. I had terrible pain whenever I turn my whole body. I felt very uncomfortable and in pain whenever I had to get up to walk after being seated for a while. My left leg and the whole back of my body, especially on the right side, was in terrible pain and was unbearable. So my right leg had to carry and support the weight of my body when I had to move.
Such painful conditions went on daily until one day I was given a new medication by the Specialist. A close friend mentioned to me that I should try Zentherapy treatment to improve my muscles and blood circulation to release my pains.
I was introduced to Mr Charles Kise for treatment.
After treatment, the swellings on my knees have subsided and both my legs have straightened, helping me walk better and with no pain. My back pains have all subsided as well and I now sleep well. I feel so much lighter in my body as your treatments have really taken effect.
Basically I wish to state that I was physically unfit, but today, it is the reverse after your treatments. Thank you once again for your services and time taken in caring for me all these years.
I had a sub-total colectomy at end May 2004. Two months later on the road to recovery I started structural integration (Zen Triggerpoint Anatomy®) sessions with Charles. At that point, my body was totally out of whack. Every muscle felt out of place and in particular the area around my surgical scar. The flow of energy and stamina was low. After 8 sessions and another two months on, I experience that my scar is no longer separate, fragile and tender. The bend and tension in my back muscles from sloughing to compensate for the surgical scar melted away, creating space for deeper and regular breathing. Now, I’m back on my bicycle, wading in the pool, stretching easily with yoga, but best of all I can pick up Aurora, my 5 year old for short bouts. I feel more energized and confident.
Thank you big big Charles…thank you Ray!
Hi Charles!
Just a quick note to say thank you very much for taking the time and trouble to compile the breathing exercises that we did in your "Breath and posture" workshop and passing them on to me. They are very clear and it will really help me to consolidate the breath techniques that you passed on during that Saturday!
And thanks also for the enjoyment of spending time with you on that day and for a lovely learning experience.
with kindest regards,