Born in September 1941 in Belfast, Northern Ireland, John Logue was raised from an early age in Liverpool and subsequently trained as a Chartered Engineer completing an Engineering degree in London.

At the time that this article was written John was the head of the BST faculty and lectured on communication skills as well as personal and management development. John had experience in industry having worked for many years as a chartered engineer, in both senior technical and managerial capacities.

After many years spent in the Manufacturing Industry, in several senior technical positions and Management roles, I eventually formed my own design and development company together with a manufacturing facility in tool making and product supply.

It occurred to me that as an engineer, my educational and professional training was all left brained and that I suffered from 'Analysis Paralysis'. I had always had a thirst for factual knowledge and bought and read many psychology and mind development books. I read Freud, Young, Berne, Yanov, Thomas and a whole host of other world guru type figures. I became involved with meditation through Mantras. It seemed to me that I was always looking for ways to understand. Understand what? I did not know.

I decided that I was probably bereft of culture. Where others quoted Shakespeare, Marlow, Ibsen, Hilaire Belloc, Wilde and the like, I was still E=MC squared. My solution was to join a local amateur dramatic society to see if something would 'rub-off'. The intention was merely to assist in a practical way, building sets and painting scenery. Fate stepped in! The leading man withdrew and your truly was cajoled into doing the part. Following an extremely nervous and somewhat wooden performance I continued for the next thirty-odd years in plays, pantomime, old-time musicals and made five films (one in which a very young Kenneth Branagh starred). I was completely hooked. I always had an interest in card tricks and it was during this time that I perfected an act involving comedy and magic performing solo spots and entertaining children and elderly people for charitable societies.

One day somebody suggested that I perform an hypnosis act. Being, at that time, a member of the magic circle, I wrote off for a book on the subject. I surprised myself one day when whilst at a party I was pushed to do some 'stagey' hypnosis. I can assure you that nobody was more astonished than myself that it worked. There followed many years of this party dabbling before I felt NO! No more, I think this should be put to good use. It seemed to fit with my mind development passion. After completing a proper and responsible training in clinical Hypnotherapy I started to help people using my new skills working in a part time capacity. Mind, Soul and Spirit to me were my constant interest. I continued my education in Hypnosis, Psychotherapy, Nero-Linguistic-Programming and the works of Virginia Satir, Fritz Perls, Ernest Rossi and Robert Dilts.

Fate struck again. At an AGM for hypnotherapists I saw what was only a mini demonstration of Kinesiology. The demonstration was Emotional Stress Relief. I was hooked and wanted to know more. I attended the Balanced Health course levels I to IV and then went on to complete the two-year diploma course with The Academy of Systematic Kinesiology. I couldn't get enough, many books and different courses later I am now a full-time practitioner running my own clinic and training others in the wonders of Kinesiology. I gave up 40 years of being an engineer and part-time therapist to do this great work. I have to say that I eat, sleep and drink Kinesiology; my greatest wish is to see it as a household name. I would love it to become something that we can give to the third world where there is a great shortage of trained doctors and nurses. I see Kinesiology as being part of the great solution to world health concerns. It is so wonderful to see the benefits of Kinesiology making a vast and immediate difference to people that come to see me.

One of the recent highlights for me was being the MC at the Kinesiology conference 2001 celebrating 25 years of Kinesiology in the UK. This was the magnificent brainchild of Ann Holdway bringing together people from all over the world. To meet and present world famous names and such erudite speakers and lecturers from a wide ranging diverse background was truly inspiring. I have already formed my mission in life to spread Kinesiology as much as I am physically able to do so. I attribute my own wonderful recovery from a prescribed life expectancy of five weeks in November 1997 to the treatments I received from my Kinesiologist, Dr Richard Holding. I am still alive four years on and feel so good that if I were any better 'I would have to be twins'. Everyday is a bonus and another wonderful day to spread the word about kinesiology.

I have spoken on radio, been interviewed by Yorkshire Television, been an after dinner speaker to Rotary Clubs, given countless talks to different societies and other complimentary health organisations together with talks and demonstrations at my home. I have featured in several newspaper articles including the Times, which produced a massive response. My 'Seeing is Believing' evenings as I call them, are very popular and continue to give a WOW! factor to all those that see Kinesiology demonstrated. I have supported several Health Fairs and Exhibitions and my honest belief is that Kinesiology is getting there. Anyone that sees Kinesiology in action cannot fail to be impressed by its power to help so many things. I was fortunate to demonstrate Kinesiology to a group of people training to be Yoga teachers. Again fate struck, I met Susan Clark, winner of the 'Health Journalists of the Year Award', author of the book 'What Really Works'. After receiving treatment for her back and subsequently seeing other demonstrations, she wrote in her book - In my opinion Kinesiology should be compulsory training for all complementary health therapists. What an accolade for Kinesiology!

I can assure anyone reading this that it is not about John Logue; it is about my passion for this wonderful thing called Kinesiology. It has to be spread. It needs to be used more widely. I recently had the pleasure of training a GP. He was really keen. If only we could break down the barriers and work side by side with doctors, so much more could be achieved at an unbelievable cost reduction to the burden of expense suffered by the National Health Service. Think of all those third world countries and under-privileged people that could and would benefit.

Lets hope that this is only the beginning, roll-on the day when everyone benefits from the then much known art of Kinesiology.

For those of you who are new to it 'hang on in there' it is happening.

John Logue 1941 - 2003