Foundations of
Body Reading
The Art of Seeing Each Other More Deeply
A professional training in somatic intelligence and embodied perception — the discipline of truly seeing people through how they move, hold stress, connect, lead, heal, and become, long before words are spoken.
Your Instructor's Credentials
• M.D. — University of Colorado
• PM&R — University of Pennsylvania
• Licensed Acupuncturist (L.Ac.)
• 30+ Years Clinical Practice
• International Teacher & Workshop Leader
• Creator of the "O-N-E" Way Method
"The body is not separate from the person. It is an archive, a map, a messenger, and a living expression of how we have adapted, survived, loved, defended, reached, withdrawn, performed, and transformed."
What Is Body Reading?
A Deeper Way of Seeing People
Body Reading — also known as constitutional assessment/somato-typology — is the art of understanding the living relationship between mind and body, psyche and soma, structure and function, personality and presence.
This is not "body language." It is not about reading gestures or making quick judgments. It is a more integrative, profound approach — observing how body structure, movement, constitution, nervous system patterning, and presence reveal the whole person.
The goal is not to reduce people to types. The goal is to learn to see more fully — and to meet each other more humanely.
The Body Reveals
Patterns of breath, posture, movement, tone, gesture, muscular holding, tissue quality, gaze, vitality, and spatial presence — all carry meaning that may not yet be conscious, verbal, or accessible through ordinary conversation.
Frameworks Explored
• Western constitutional models
• Characterological & bioenergetic models
• Ayurvedic constitutional models
• Chinese & Oriental medicine models
• Autonomic nervous system patterns
• Reflex & organ-system models
• Structural, functional & movement observation
• Integrative body–psyche–spirit approaches
Why It Matters
See Patterns and Understand People Before They Speak
In every professional encounter — medicine, coaching, leadership, therapy — much of what matters is communicated before a single word is spoken.
Become a Better Observer
Precision &
Deeper Rapport
Enhanced seeing, personalized interventions, and less unnecessary effort — working with the whole person, not isolated symptoms or behaviors.
Improve Professional Insight
Relational
Intelligence
Enhanced presence, group awareness, and the ability to sense what is actually happening beneath the surface — in individuals, teams, and organizations.
Interpersonal Skills
A Mirror Into
Becoming
A profound mirror into how we have become who we are — and how we might become more free. Body Reading as a discipline of presence, not just a tool of assessment.
Dr. Meyers's Proprietary Method
The O-N-E Way
At the heart of this course is a clear, grounded 3-step process for developing discernment, body reading, and somatic mastery — observing without rushing to interpretation.
O
Orienting
Enhance observation and discernment skills while mastering the senses. Learn to notice structure, movement, energy, and presence. Develop the capacity to see more deeply without projection or judgement.
N
Not Knowing
Learn to rest prior to thought to deepen awareness and foresee. Notice patterns without reducing the person to stereotypes. Compare constitutional and characterological models. Sense what is most relevant — in this person, in this moment.
E
Embodiment
Cultivate groundedness and work from the moment-to-moment experience of body as self. Explore with humility, precision, and care. Integrate multiple streams of information — body, psyche, spirit — into compassionate, practical application.
Dr. Meyers's Proprietary Method
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What You Will Gain
Course Outcomes
As a result of this training, participants develop a more refined, integrated capacity to perceive and work with the whole person.
01
Deepen your capacity for connection with yourself and others through enhanced embodied awareness and perception.
02
Recognize the relationship between body structure, movement, emotion, psychological patterns, and states of awareness.
03
Apply principles for assessing body structure in relation to function and behavior across multiple frameworks.
04
Compare and integrate a number of models — including Western, Ayurvedic, Oriental, characterological, autonomic, and organ-system.
05
Use the O-N-E Way as a practical method for embodied assessment, discernment, and somatic awareness in any professional setting.
06
Work with greater understanding, greater ease, and deeper respect for the whole person — in medicine, coaching, leadership, or healing.
Who This Is For
For Those Who Work With People
• Physicians & health professionals
• Somatic educators & trauma-informed practitioners
• Psychotherapists & mental health professionals
• Yoga teachers & serious yoga students
• Bodyworkers & movement professionals
• HR & organizational development professionals
• Executive coaches & leadership consultants
• Acupuncturists & integrative medicine practitioners
• Dancers, artists & performers
Your Instructor
Dr. Jeff "KD" Meyers,
M.D., L.Ac.
Dr. Jeff "KD" Meyers
M.D., L.Ac. — Physician & Acupuncturist
Dr. Jeff "KD" Meyers is a physician, acupuncturist, educator, artist, and longtime teacher of integrative approaches to body, mind, health, and consciousness. He received his Doctor of Medicine from the University of Colorado School of Medicine and completed his post-doctoral training in Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation at the University of Pennsylvania.
He has practiced Western and integrative medicine for over 30 years, specializing in peak performance, neurological and musculoskeletal plasticity, and pain management. He has led multidisciplinary teams focused on integrative approaches to rehabilitation and taught internationally on topics including rehabilitation medicine, Ayurveda, acupuncture, somato-typology, meditation, somatic practices, and the relationship of archetypes and music to expanded consciousness.
He served as co-director of Dharma Mittra's "Life of a Yogi" Teacher Training and has decades of experience in constitutional diagnosis, characterological assessment, body reading, and the intersection of Western and Eastern medical traditions. His teaching brings together clinical precision, embodied practice, and deep observation of how human beings heal, grow, express, and awaken.
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Learn to See What Is Already
Being Communicated
Foundations of Body Reading invites you to slow down, look again, and discover a deeper order in what is already visible. When we learn to see each other more deeply, we learn to meet each other more humanely.
MasterBodyReading
A professional training in embodied perception, somatic intelligence, and the art of seeing the whole person — with Dr. Jeff "KD" Meyers, M.D., L.Ac.
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