Biographical Information

Last Updated 22 May 2007

Dr. Edward Frederick Block IV, Ph.D.

Born in Loma Linda, California on 02 March 1943. I am German-Scotts/Irish on my Father's Mother's side, German on my Father's Fathers side and English on my Mother's Father's side, German on my Mother's Mother's side of the family. My Father was a career officer in the Air Force and we traveled around a lot. I spent the first 6 years in Vista La Mesa, CA which is a suburb of San Diego: then Spokane, WA; Del Rio, TX; Phoenix, AZ; Port Lautey, Morocco; Selma, Alabama, Albany, GA; Bossier City, LA; San Antonio, TX.

I attended High School in Bossier City, LA, Freshman College at Louisiana Polytechnic Institute, Ruston, LA, Sophomore and Junior College at Texas Lutheran College, Seguin, TX where I met my first wife, Senior College at U. of Texas, Austin where I graduated with a B.A. in Zoology (emphasis in Mammalian Physiology and Chemistry Minor) in 1965. For my M.A. I attended North Texas State Univ., Denton where I graduated in 1968 in Biology (emphasis in Radiation Biology and Parasitology). I then worked for a year for Dr. Roman J. Kutsky in Protein Biochemistry at the Texas Womens Univ., Denton. For my Ph.D. I attended the U. of Kansas, Lawrence and received my piled higher and deeper in 1974 in Behavioral Biology (interdisciplinary in three departments: Entomology, Physiology and Cell Biology, Medicinal Chemistry). This was before there were degrees in Neurobiology.

I was a teaching assistant at T.L.C., N.T.S.U., K.U. and the Univ. of Colorado, Boulder. I was also faculty member at K.U. for one semester in 1970. I taught laboratory courses in Biology and Chemistry. I worked as laboratory technician, research assistant and research associate for various Professors from 1964 to 1975. In July 1975 I started working as a Research Scientist at Dept. of Scientific and Industrial Research, Mt. Albert Research Center, Auckland, New Zealand in the field of Insect Physiology endeavoring to find a means of controling agricultural insect pests. In July of 1978 I returned to the U.S.A. and became Director of the Aspen Center for Clinical Hypnosis, Aspen Colorado. In 1979 I helped start the Pacific College of Naturopathic Medicine in Monte Rio, CA. In 1980 I started my own Corporation, Rocky Mountain Smelting and Refining, recovering precious metals from industrial and electronic scrap in Boulder, CO. Then in 1984 after closing down RMSR I worked at StorTek, Louisville, CO in the section manufacturing thin film read/write heads for disk drives. In 1986 I moved to San Diego, CA and helped my Mother prepare/repair her house for sale. After finishing this I moved to Honolulu, HI in 1987. I worked at Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard till September of 1996 as a Radiation Control Technician in the Naval Nuclear Propulsion Program and Technical Coordinator/Assistant to the Program Manager of the Hazardous Materials/Recycling program. I was laid off due to DoD budget constraints. In 1995 I started the Waikiki Network and continue with this. In 1996 I became Charge d'Affaires of the Honorary Consulate General for the Independent State of Papua New Guinea. In October of 2000 I was made Honorary Vice Consul for the Honorary Consulate General in Honolulu. The Consulate was closed in 2002 due to the fact that the Govt. of PNG never paid us to support the Consulate as was initially agreed upon. In 1998 I began working for Dr. Sophia Kathariou, Dept. of Microbiology, Univ. of Hawaii on finding novel antimicrobial compounds from marine environment microorganisms. In September of 1999 I moved to the San Antonio, Texas region and began teaching for the Alamo Community College District in San Antonio, Texas. I taught for 1 year at Northwest Vista College, 1 year at San Antonio College and 1 semester at Palo Alto College teaching Biology I & II, Man & His Environment, Basic Field Sanitation, Disease Transmission in Third World Countries, Medical Terminology, Topics in Communicable Diseases.

When I was 4 year of age, I spontaneously started meditation in full Lotus position. I would focus my attention on the third eye and chant "Wisdom" over and over. My family was Seventh-Day Adventist and I was not introduced to yoga. As there was no reinforcement, this passed away. While I was in Kansas, I started Transendental Meditation. However, I rapidly passed the competence of my teachers and started a series of Kriyas on my own. I continued my own methods in NZ and while working 8 hours a day I meditated 14 to 16 hours a day from 1976 through 1978 till just before returning to the U.S.A. The last 10 months of this period I was awake 24 hours a day, if I felt that I needed rest I would meditate in a certain manner for 45 minutes and this would suffice. At least 14 past lives came up and I was able to "see" and converse with various spirit entities at this time. I learned to control my bodily functions and developed my mental capabilities.

In 1978 I started my book on the correlations between Astrology, Yoga, Psychology, Chi and Neurophysiology. I demonstrated that all say the same things in different terms and cultural context but all is based upon neuroanatomical architecture and neurophysiology. I finished in 1995 and the title is "The Macrocosm Within". I also detailed my meditative techniques in the "Exercises and Techniques". My research continues in the field of neurophysiology detailing the neurophysiological components of the nervous system that are involved with the control of behavior through time, chronobiology. My theoretical Biological pursuits continue with understanding the essential components of Bioelectromagnetic Medicine and Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM). As of June 2006, I hypothesize that the common ground between Western Medicine and TCM is neuropathy. In December of 2002 I formed the Texas Non-Profit Corporation entitled "The Block Instuitute for Astrobiological Studies", Houston, Texas.

I was married for 8 years to Lynna Elizabeth Dullnig (German-American) in Seguin, TX from my Sophomore to 3rd year at K.U. She is now a High School English Teacher in Gonzales, Texas. She has re-married and now lives in Seguin, Texas. I am Father to two boys and one daughter whom all live in Texas. I was married to my second wife Natalya Ivan Romanova (Moscow Russian) from 1993 to 1997. She is a Ph.D. in Materials Physics and now a Medical Doctor having graduated from Boston University School of Medicine in June of 2000. She completed her residency at the Department of Dermatology, State University of New York, Buffalo. She has re-married and now lives/practices in York, PA.

In July of 2000 I opened the Boerne Center for Clinical Hypnosis. I then moved my practice to San Antonio when in December of 2000 I moved to San Antonio from Boerne in order to be closer to work at San Antonio College (SAC). I then closed my practice when I moved to Houston. Now in Houston because of school, I limit my work to exceptional cases.

I taught Basic Meditational Practice and Intermediate Meditational Practice at the Unlimited Thought Bookstore in San Antonio, TX every Wednesday evening from 7 to 9 PM in December of 2001 and every Wednesday evening in January of 2002. I now teach Meditational Practice in Houston, since May of 2003.

Monday, 04 February 2002, I started working at Time-Warner Cable Division. I passed my Utility Pole Climbing Certification on Thursday, 08 February 2002 (the oldest person ever to do so at the time), and passed my System Technician IV training on 14 March 2002 as the class valedictorian. I installed cable for the Division. This satisfied my need for physical exercise and technical expression. As of January 2003 I worked in the Broadband Network Services Division of Time Warner Cable. On 25 February 2003 I received my Broadband Network Services Quality Team Associate Certificate. My last day was 1 May 2003.

On 28 March 2003 I was accepted for admission to the American College of Acupuncture & Oriental Medicine in Houston, Texas. On 15 May 2003 I moved to Houston, TX.

On the 3rd of September 2003 I started my first semester at The American College and so far have a cumulative GPA of > 3.5, I had a great time discovering and learning. In March 2006 I became certified in Low Level Laser Acupuncture. In October of 2006, I successfully passed the National Board Examinations for Acupuncture. I graduated from the American College of Acupuncture & Oriental Medicine with a Masters of Oriental Medicine in May of 2007.

In December of 2003, I was hired to teach at the Houston Campus of the University of Phoenix. So far, I have several times successfuly taught SCI 362, Environmental Issues & Ethics.

As of 9 October 2007 I am an Acupuncturist licensed by the State of Texas.

As of 20 January, Carmen, my lovely wife, and I moved to Hendersonville, North Carolina where we now live. We have established an acupuncture and skin care clinic under the State of North Crolina, Dept. of State, as Healthy Body Beautiful Skin, LLC. The website for the clinic is www.healthybodybeautifulskin.com that has the services and products provided as well as general information concerning the clinic. Dr. Block received his license from the State of North Carolina to practice acupuncture on 7 March 2008. The clinic address is 2024-H Asheville Hwy, Hendersonville, NC 28791 and the telephone number is 828-698-5948.