The Dynamind Technique

King’s basic format (from Instant Healing and his Dynamind guides):

1. Identify the problem. Choose one specific physical, emotional, or mental problem to work on. Rate or simply notice its current intensity so you can tell whether it shifts.
2. Assume the posture. Sit or stand comfortably and bring both hands together so the fingertips of one hand lightly touch the fingertips of the other (a relaxed “tent” of the fingers in front of you). This is the starting position for each round.
3. Make the Dynamind statement — aloud or silently — in three parts: - “I have a problem” (briefly name it, e.g. “.a tight, aching shoulder”), - “and that can change,” - “I want that problem to go away.” The middle phrase is the heart of the method: it asserts King’s principle that nothing is fixed (The Inner Creates the Outer).
4. Tap the four points, ~7 times each, with two or three fingertips: - The centre of the chest (over the breastbone/thymus area). - The web between thumb and index finger of the LEFT hand (the hoku point) — tap it with the right hand. - The web between thumb and index finger of the RIGHT hand (the hoku point) — tap it with the left hand. - The bony point at the base of the back of the neck (the 7th cervical vertebra, the bump where neck meets shoulders). (Some of King’s versions tap both hand-webs; the essentials are chest → both hoku points → base of neck.)
5. Finish with pikopiko breath. Do a centering breath: inhale with attention on the crown of your head, exhale with attention on your navel (or toes). One slow breath is enough. → 6. Re-check and repeat. Notice whether the problem has eased. If it has lessened but not cleared, do another full round, updating the wording (“I still have some of that problem, and that can change.”). Repeat until it is gone or clearly reduced. King says it often works in one to a few rounds. (Sourcing note: the three-part statement, the finger-tip-touch start, the four tap points “~7 times each,” and the pikopiko finish are King’s documented Dynamind protocol in Instant Healing and his published guides. Wording is faithful paraphrase; the core statement is quoted near-verbatim.)

Serge Kahili King developed Dynamind and made it the centerpiece of Instant Healing (2000). It grows out of his Huna framework — especially the principle Makia (“energy flows where attention goes”) and Ike (“the world is what you think it is”) — combined with a tapping ritual. → (King, Serge Kahili).

Dynamind is a sibling of Roger Callahan’s Thought Field Therapy and Gary Craig’s EFT (both also tap acupoints while voicing a problem); King’s version is independent in its statement and point-set and is framed in Hawaiian terms (hoku points, pikopiko). It is widely taught through Aloha International.

EFT / “tapping” (Craig) — voice a problem + acceptance phrase while tapping meridian points; the closest modern analogue.

• Thought Field Therapy (Callahan) — tap-sequences for specific problems; the precursor to EFT.
• Coué’s “ça passe” — repeating “it’s going, it’s going” effortlessly to ease discomfort; same expectancy logic, no tapping.
• Acupressure self-treatment — pressing/tapping points like hoku (LI-4) for relief.
• Somatic grounding rituals — pairing a verbal cue with a physical anchor to down-shift arousal.

Vague target. Pin the problem to something specific (“aching jaw,” “anxiety about the call”) so you can tell if it shifts. Diffuse targets give diffuse results.

• Dropping “and that can change.” That clause is the active reframe — don’t skip it for the catchier first/last lines.
• Tapping hard. Taps are light — this isn’t acupressure pressure or self-punishment. Two or three fingers, gentle, ~7 times.
• Skipping the pikopiko finish. The closing breath settles the nervous system and is part of the round.
• One round and giving up. King expects iteration; re-rate and repeat with updated wording until clear.
• Using it to bypass real problems. It relieves symptoms and stress; it doesn’t fix the broken relationship, untreated injury, or diagnosis underneath.