BNT® Level 1 — For Any and All

Your intuition already knows the way. BNT Level 1 gives it a map.

You don’t need a healthcare license to feel called to this work. Books Neural Therapy® Level 1 opens the foundational work of BNT® to parents, caregivers, educators, somatic and wellness practitioners, and others who feel drawn to a deeper understanding of the connection between the brain, body, and nervous system.

If you feel called to this work, there’s a place for you here.

Level 1 begins with the basic building blocks of learning: the body itself. You’ll explore primitive reflexes, developmental sequences that may have gone awry, trauma, and glitches in the signals traveling from the body to the brain.

When trauma is blocking those signals, learning may not happen as it should—or new learning may be layered on top of a messy foundation. BNT® is designed to address these foundational patterns, helping lift away layers of trauma and reduce the stress surrounding learning.

BNT® Level 1 includes 30 total units across 6 modules, where you’ll learn how to:

• Reset brain/body communication with core light-touch modalities to provide a solid neurological foundation
• Retrain brain synchronization and timing
• Remove fear “lock-down”
• Reinforce and remyelinate proper pathways with Brainercises
• Explore how this work can support motor movements, physical coordination, reading readiness, emotional evenness, self-confidence, and behavior

By the end of Level 1, you’ll have more than a collection of techniques—you’ll have a framework for beginning to understand what the brain and body are communicating and a more structured way to put what you notice into practice.

Muscle testing* teaches you how to begin listening to what the body is communicating. Books Neural Therapy® Level 1 is the next step.

Developed through nearly 40 years of clinical practice by Dr. Phyllis Books, BNT® is a neurological integration methodology centered around the relationship between the brain and body.

Level 1 introduces you to the foundational layer of that work, giving you a structured neurological framework to build upon the muscle testing skills you have already developed.

This isn’t about replacing what you already know or the way you already care for others. It’s about giving you a new framework through which to understand it.

*All BNT® students begin by completing Muscle Testing Made Easy.

For years, learning BNT® meant being a licensed healthcare professional. Level 1 is now opening a different door.

This path is for people who bring presence, empathy, body awareness, intuition, and a genuine desire to support others.

Teachers & Educators

Years spent working with children and learners can create a unique understanding of behavior, learning, connection, and human potential. BNT® offers a new framework through which to explore those connections.

Parents, Grandparents & Caregivers

Sometimes the desire to learn begins much closer to home. If learning muscle testing left you wanting to understand more about how you can support the people you love, Level 1 gives you a place to continue.

And Those Who Simply Feel Called

Maybe none of those titles describe you.

You may simply have an intuitive understanding of people. You notice things. You listen. You feel when something shifts. You want to understand more.

Reiki & Energy Practitioners

You already pay attention to subtle shifts in the body and energy. BNT® gives those existing gifts a neurological framework and a more structured system to work within.

Somatic Therapists & Counselors

You understand that what we experience isn’t limited to our thoughts. BNT® offers another way to explore the relationship between the body, brain, and nervous system.

Yoga Teachers & Movement Practitioners

You already work with the body and recognize how movement, awareness, and connection can create change. BNT® gives you an opportunity to explore that relationship through a neurological framework.

For 40 years I kept this work inside the walls of licensure. Not because it belonged there. Because I didn’t yet know how to bring it out safely. Now I’m almost 80. I’ve written the books. I’ve treated thousands. I’ve watched children learn to read who weren’t supposed to. I’ve watched adults release trauma their bodies had carried for decades. And I’ve arrived at a truth I can no longer keep to myself: The most important qualification for this work is not a license. It’s the ability to be fully present with another human being and trust what you feel. If that’s you — I’ve been waiting for you.

— Dr. Phyllis Books

BNT® Level 1 is available in two learning options. Choose the experience that works best for you.

You don’t need to become someone different before you begin.

Bring your presence. Bring your curiosity. Bring the gifts and understanding you already have.

Your intuition already knows the way. BNT® Level 1 gives it a map.