What kind of energy is being tested with CRA?

In our physical universe the main known energy is the electromagnetic field. Western science has specific equipment used to measure the electromagnetic fields and waves. Yet 5000 years of study and experience speaks to the existence of another kind of energy that is not identical to the electromagnetic energy, and traditional scientific equipment cannot measure its existence. History records that early medicine was both an art and a science based upon the existence of the subtle energy necessary for life and health.

Just as the existence of the neutron, which cannot be directly detected, is based on indirect evidence, the existence of this subtle energy is also based on indirect scientific evidence. Serious frontier scientists have collected this evidence over the past 50 years in many countries including Russia, China, the United States, Germany, France, Czechoslovakia, and Bulgaria. Advanced scientists have developed and participated in cutting edge physics research, and hundreds of rigorous experiments have been conducted and published. According to a Russian physicist, Dr. Yury Kronn, these experiments "have unequivocally proven the existence and powerful influence of Chi on inanimate matter, on molecular and even on nuclear levels, in chemical reactions and on living organisms, including cells, bacteria, plants, animals and humans."[1]

CRA tests the subtle energy that affects humans physically, mentally, and emotionally.Depending on the balance or imbalance of this energy, the effects of a perpetual energy situation in and on all living things will result in health and well being, or it will result in dis-ease. The ancient knowledge of healing in the eastern cultures focuses on balancing these subtle energies that pervade all living things. It is believed that an imbalance of energy or an insufficient flow of that energy is the ultimate cause of disease. Just as our physical body has an organized design, the life energy or subtle energy of our body also has an organized design.

1. Boyd Martin.Vibrant Living Newletter: Subtle Energy Solutions January 2004."What Subtle Energy Is and Its Value to Health."

What is a reflex?

A reflex is one of many specific anatomical locations on the body that are utilized as "gates" or access points through which the river of subtle energy flows. The energy at each of these points corresponds to the energy of a specific organ, gland, system, etc. These points are key to assessing the energy and restoring a normal balance and flow through the body.

What is a meridian?

Meridians are the major rivers or currents of subtle energy that flow like a river through the organs, glands, cells, etc. What professions utilize Contact Reflex Analysis? Many CRA practitioners are chiropractors, most likely because Dr. Versendaal is a chiropractor and he loves the chiropractic profession. There are, however, many other professions he works with closely and are represented within the realm of CRA: medical doctors, naturopaths, nurses, dentists, psychologists, counselors, nutritional counselors and even veterinarians.

Is subtle energy incorporated into some religious beliefs?

People throughout the ages have experienced the structure, organization, consistency and effects of creation. They have learned through experience what aspects are needed for survival; sun, moon, rain, plants, etc. They sensed the energy and rhythm of all things and adjusted their lives according to this rhythm. Those who grew crops were, and still are, very much in tune to the rhythm and balance of nature. This rhythm and balance of all things is necessary for an abundant harvest and a healthy life.

It was also discovered that healing would occur when this energy was balanced and flowing freely. Without knowing the Creator, they incorporated these things into their culture and belief system.

It is our belief that the sun, moon, stars, rain, as well as subtle energies of the universe are all unique and necessary parts of the creation that point directly to the Creator. We believe that it is our responsibility to carefully study and to utilize all aspects of creation in a way that honors the Creator and serves others.

Though subtle energy exists, not all energy techniques are viable and not all practitioners are reputable. Determining which of the many energy techniques and philosophies you will follow begins with your personal beliefs. You will most likely learn from and follow someone who most closely models your own outlook. It is the foundation for all your choices and behavior. When reseaching any healing modality, one should also look at the results achieved through the technique, and finally, gauge the integrity and motivation of the developer. Who or what is given the credit when healing occurs?

Can CRA diagnose a specific problem?

No, CRA is not a method of differential diagnosis. It does not have a reflex specific for each of the thousands of diseases diagnosed today. It does, however, locate energy imbalances in the body. If left uncorrected, an imbalance creates a situation where the body starts to demonstrate symptoms and syndromes that need to be addressed. CRA is used to locate these energy imbalances by testing reflexes thereby uncovering the root cause of health issues.

Why did Dr. Versendaal choose specific companies and products to incorporate into CRA and not others?

Contact Reflex Analysis remains the gold standard for its ability to determine the root cause of dis-ease and to manage the urgent care of the most difficult health situations. With CRA, the professional can go to a remote village and determine whatif anyof the foods, plants, or cultural practices of that area will have any effect--either positive or negativeon the health situation.

Here in the United States, however, we do not have a shortage of wellness products available. Dr. Versendaal has researched many foods, nutrition, and technologies. With CRA he researched the effects, both positive and negative, these things had on the health of the body. He has determined to teach only those management techniques that meet the gold standard of quality and positive effectiveness.

Dr. Versendaal compares health care choices to driving a car. If your life depended upon taking a trip across the United States by car, would you rather travel through the mountains and desert in a Fiat or a Mercedes? Both may get you there, but then again...maybe not. If it's your life at stake you can't afford to make the wrong choice. The vehicle you choose could very well determine whether or not you will arrive at your destination and goal. Healing and wellness is also a journey, and for many their life depends on the choices made. Choosing the best nutrition, best technology, and the health professional with the best skills available is a priority in traveling toward your ultimate goal and destination.

Why did Dr. Versendaal change nutritional recommendations several years ago?

The following is a letter written by Dr. Versendaal in 2001 addressing this very question. My Dear Friend of CRA:

There have been so many of you who have asked me why I apparently changed directions this past year in my nutritional recommendations that I felt a personal note was in order. As you are aware, I have devoted my life, working day and night, to bring health to those that were suffering. I've given my all to the sick and to sharing everything that I knew with as many of you as possible. I have never wavered or faltered in this mission. When outside agencies and individuals criticized me or CRA, I stayed the course. Then the pressures from the naysayers became great, I reached back and with the help of a power much higher than I, moved forward.

My critical frustrations in life always came when there was someone I couldn't help, be it a personal patient, or one of your patients. When you told me that you needed more and more nutrition to achieve the results you once saw, I worked late at night with my closest teachers to find answers which I brought to the seminars. When the nutrition didn't work, I worked harder to find the right answers, to learn what I was missing, to find the right combinations of nutrition to make a patient well. Years ago I found that orthotics were necessary with many patients. This I shared with you. I later found that energy devises improved the effects of the nutrition, and thus I introduced Clarus technology to the seminars. The truth is, whenever I found that something worked better, I always shared that technology with any of you who would listen with an open mind.

In my frustration with many difficult cases and in response to many of your patient issues, I began to investigate many different nutritional companies. In this quest for the most effective nutritional products, I narrowed my search to a very exacting study of Biotics Research Corporation and their products. I studied the company, their published and unpublished clinical research, and most importantly patient results. I found and continue to experience clinical results with Biotics products unmatched by any nutrition that I had used in the past. Recent seminar attendees and my CRA teachers have repeatedly shared that their clinical results now exceed anything they have ever experienced. I could not in good conscience hide this information from you. In my heart I believe that the Biotics product line far exceeds anything else on the market today.

I urge you to attend one of my new CRA programs that will provide you with the most concise and easy to learn protocols for patient health that I have ever taught. You owe it to your patients to take a look.

Most Sincerely Yours, D.A. Versendaal, DC, CRA, DCRC, DACBN

Are there other techniques being taught that are similar to CRA?

There are several techniques that utilize muscle testing as health indicators. For many of these techniques, the similarities stop there. There are, however, individuals who have attempted to copy the art and science of CRA and to promote it under a similar, though different, name. These people were all originally taught and mentored by Dr. Versendaal, and they know the value and effectiveness of CRA. The nutritional companies that endorse these knock-off techniques and promote the individuals who teach them also know the value of CRA. Their goal is to sell product, and like any companymake money. The business goal is fine; the means by which the goal is attained is questionable.

Over time, the differences between the copies and the original have become great. CRA has continued to grow and develop in amazing ways because Dr. Versendaal has a heart that desires to help those who are sick, hurting, and without hope. This passion to help others is what drives Dr. Versendaal in his pursuit to continually challenge himself and others in the use, practice, and development of CRA.

Contact Reflex Analysis is a simple, safe, natural method of analyzing the body's structural, physical, and nutritional needs. A deficiency in any of these areas could cause or contribute to various acute or chronic health problems. CRA is not a method of diagnosis. It is a means by which a health professional uses the body's reflexes to accurately determine the source of a health problem.