Ken Harbour has, with his wife Diana, had the same goal for forty-eight years ~ to empower people and change their lives forever. They have accomplished this through the activities of Christian relief work for almost forty years, and served people who are sick and hurting with natural healing here in the States.
Ken’s bodywork experience in martial arts began at the age of 15 and advanced through years in Europe with the USAF. He earned multiple belts/ranks in several martial arts.
In 1973-75 he pursued advanced ranking in Jidokwan Taekwando and continued to utilize meditation, soft martial arts forms, and acupressure for therapeutic treatment. Ken was one of the first Americans to study DaMoo QiGong in a residency program in Bedahai China in 1997. He also studied Qigong Therapy under Master Luke Chan in the United States in 1999.
Ken is a graduate of Natural Touch School of Therapeutic Massage. Multiple trips to Thailand from 1996 – 2003 allowed him to learn and experience Thai massage in an academic setting of the Wat Po Temple in Thailand, comparing and disseminating its structure into a Western practice format.
He is a graduate of Jung Tao School of Classical Chinese Medicine in Sugar Grove, North Carolina and is licensed to practice in Tennessee and Virginia.
Ken’s educational experiences encompass ancient languages from Bryan College and Grace Seminary, linguistics, theology, martial arts, and soft tissue manipulation. Successful experiences in the corporate world led to a life mission of assisting minorities in Asia and cultivating self-help projects among the poor.
Ken and Diana founded The Transformation Fellowship and have researched and initiated projects in Asia for almost 40 years.
In his travels (over 35 countries), directing nonprofit activities, Ken has deepened his understanding of hands-on-healing techniques in a wide variety of locations… investigating, exploring, and experiencing ancient medical systems. From the acupuncture and massage clinics of China and South East Asia, to the Ashrams of India, from herbal pharmacies of Malaysia to temples in Thailand, Ken has explored the therapeutic properties of healing work. Ken leans toward oriental therapy and neuromuscular massage.
He has also studied Cranio-sacral, Deep-tissue, Thai modalities, Shiatsu, Reflexology, and Ayurvedic techniques, Qigong, Tai Chi, and Acupuncture. Ken is a former Director of a Massage School in Lynchburg, VA, where he implemented a 1000 hr course of instruction and assisted in curriculum development, earned acclaim as a Master Teacher and received the ACICS Teacher of the Year Award. The Massage School enjoyed a 100% pass rate in National Certification Testing during Ken’s tenure.
Ken has received peer recognition for excellence in teaching and is a committed student of healing arts.…..Ken, with his wife Diana, operated Lynchburg Medical Massage and Reflexology in Forest, Virginia and specialized in medical referrals combining the Healing Presence technique, Reflexology, and Asian Therapy. Presently, they reside in Forest, Virginia and operate The Harbour Clinic.
Diana Harbour is the grounding force in the partnership. Her personality and quiet demeanor tend to balance Ken’s gifting. Diana’s bodywork experience is in Reflexology and Energetics Therapy in addition to her license in Classical Chinese Medicine and acupuncture.
She began in 1986 with an interest in Reflexology and Energetic hands-on-healing. She pursued these approaches to healing through independent study with Christian women from around the world.
Diana explored several methods in the area of Reflexology through extensive research and dialogue with practitioners of different styles.…..In 1997 she attended classes in the Egyptian style of reflexology and explored its therapeutic value. ..In 1998 Diana settled on and started practicing the Ingham Method of Reflexology. Certification with the International Institute of Reflexology, St. Petersburg, FL, was begun in 2003. She attained certification in 2004. · She has also incorporated the teachings of Hanne Marquardt of Germany. Diana has merged energetic aspects based on her own research, which greatly enhance the effects of reflex therapy.
Other studies include Advanced Reflexology Training with Anthony Porter of London, England in 2005, and Quantum Touch healing methods 2002. She is a student of Homeopathy receiving certifications in First Aid and Clinical homeopathy from multiple institutions. She is an avid practitioner of Auricular Acupuncture. Diana has certifications in Emotional Freedom Technique and has taught classes on this technique. She often shares this technique with patients.
…..She is a graduate of Jung Tao School of Classical Chinese Medicine in Sugar Grove, North Carolina and is Nationally Certified and licensed by the Board of Medicine in Virginia to practice Acupuncture.
…..With a bachelor’s degree in teaching Language Arts from Marshall University in Huntington, West Virginia and a master’s degree in English Education from Lynchburg College in Lynchburg, Virginia, Diana has a thorough background in methods of teaching, curriculum development and implementation. Her teaching experience has included work in public and private schools and colleges.
…..In her travels in Asia, she has deepened her understanding of hands-on-healing techniques in a wide variety of locations, experiencing ancient medical systems. She has been able to take her observations of healing methods from Thailand, India and Nepal to incorporate them into her own work with reflexology and energetic healing. She has also taught in Nepal about methods of healing and helped develop and conduct the Healing Presence Seminars in the United States focusing on hands-on-healing and Reflexology.
Diana, with her husband Ken, operated Lynchburg Medical Massage and Reflexology in Forest, Virginia and specialized in medical referrals combining the Healing Presence technique, Reflexology, and Chinese Energetic Theory. Presently, they reside in Forest, Virginia and operate the The Harbour Clinic.
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