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Bio-Magnetics Goes To Prison
By: John Munno

When I was first invited by Lynette Cruz to come to the Halawa Correctional Facility and give a talk on Bio-Magnetics to some of the inmates, I immediately got excited.

Never being in a prison before, I had a lot of stereotypes of prisoners in my mind. Television and conversations with other people about prison life had created certain images for me. Were these stereotypes true? What would it really be like to be "in the big house"? Would the inmates be open to something like Bio-Magnetics? I looked forward to this opportunity because I knew it would be a learning experience for me.

At the beginning of the presentation, the inmates seemed to be a little puzzled as to who I was and what I was doing there. I explained to them what the technique was about, then I had them practice on each other. As they did this, the atmosphere immediately changed.

The inmates broke up into pairs and practiced the sinus, neck, head, ear and eye points. I was totally amazed at how eager and enthusiastic they were, that they were willing to help each other out by touching these simple points. The inmates were happy to learn that there was something they could do to help each other's aches and pains. Their pains ranged from neck and back pain, ear aches, sinus problems and leg pain, just to name a few.

Lynette works with the inmates on a regular basis, so as we drove home after the presentation, I asked what effect she thought Bio-Magnetics might have had on the inmates. I couldn't forget her words, for they left a deep impression on me. Lynette said that for the first time in their lives, Bio-Magnetics had given the inmates "something that was their own", and that they could share it with others.

I went home feeling good that if only for a short time, Bio-Magnetics had brought some peace, honor, and freedom to the inmates of Halawa prison.

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