Why Kinesiology?

How did you end up a Kinesiologist?
How did you go from being a Health and Safety Manager at a Brewery to a Kinesiologist?

I’m often asked these questions and sometimes I’m not sure of the answer.

Kinesiology was not something I ever saw myself studying or an area I saw myself working in. But one night while feeding my baby boy in the dark something just hit me. And I couldn’t stop thinking about and researching Kinesiology. It just felt right and so I simply trusted my instinct and within days (and with the unequivocal support of my hubby) I was studying Kinesiology. It was a life changing decision on so many levels for me and my family.

When I think about it, I now understand why I was attracted to Kinesiology. I have always loved the human body, the science of it – how it all works together so intricately. And I have always been drawn to helping people, whether it was hands on rehabilitation or assisting people who had sustained injuries to returning to the workforce. Even working in the field of Health and Safety, my purpose was to ensure people did not injure themselves whilst at work. I particularly loved in each of these roles, educating my clients about how to enhance all aspects of their health and how to prevent further injury or illness. I guess I wanted to help them to have the best life they possibly could.

I have also always had a strong interest in natural health. I believe in the bodies innate healing ability and am intrigued by the power of natural therapies in supporting the body to heal itself. Perhaps it goes back to my studies of anatomy, physiology, neurology – it has always amazed me how beautifully the body works together. And when it is not working together so beautifully – when there is dysfunction and disharmony at a cellular level - that is where I see that natural remedies can step in and really assist the body to return to a natural state of harmony and function.

And so in following my instinct, I began studying Kinesiology, naively thinking it would be an extension of my studies of the physical body. It was that. I learnt a range of amazing techniques to assist people with structural physical issues, as well as incredible techniques to identify the nutritional healing needs of the body. But the most amazing aspect of Kinesiology is that it works on the physical, emotional, mental, chemical and spiritual aspects of the person – the whole person. The use of muscle testing enables the client to tap into their subconscious and therefore the healing is at a much deeper level.  Issues from the past or present, which the client may not be consciously aware of, are able to be addressed and blockages to healing removed through gentle, non-invasive techniques.

I love the human body. I love natural health remedies. My purpose in life is to assist others to be the best they can be, to enhance their health, to help them grow, so that they can live the life that they desire. And so I listened to my heart and followed my instinct and discovered Kinesiology, as a client and a practitioner, and it changed my life. I feel privileged to use Kinesiology every day to help my family, my friends, my clients to live a happier, healthier and more fulfilled life – isn’t that what it’s all about anyway?

What Is Kinesiology?

Kinesiology helps you access the inner knowing of your body, and to unlock the path to your potential.

 

 

What Is Kinesiology?

Initial research began in the U.S in the 1930′s and was expanded in the 1960′s by chiropractors embracing techniques derived from Chinese medicine using acupressure and meridian systems.  Kinesiology combines this knowledge with modern muscle monitoring techniques to balance the person, although through its dual East-West roots, Kinesiology actually extends back thousand of years.

Kinesiology is practised in many countries around the world both as an alternate healing therapy in its own right and also as a complementary treatment to Western medicine and other natural and alternate therapies.         

Kinesiology is a non-invasive, gentle healing experience, assisting the body with its natural ability to heal itself. It uses muscle monitoring to assess your mental/emotional/spiritual, structural/physical and nutritional/chemical states.

Just as the engine of a car requires the flow of energy through all parts to make it drive well, so too, does our body require energy to flow through our body freely. The build up of debris; grim or other matter in the 'vessels' of a car can clog an engine and thus compromise the flow of energy and the overall performance of the car.

Similarly, according to Eastern philosophy, the human body is a vessel through which energy flows along meridian lines. Kinesiology also recognises that there are flows of energy within the body that relate not only to the muscles but to every tissue and organ that go toward making the body a living, feeling being.

When there is a blockage or stress preventing a smooth flow of energy throughout the body, eg. as a result of injury, emotional trauma, nutritional deficiencies, food sensitivities, learning and behavioural difficulties or other unresolved stress,  the exact nature of the blockage in energy flow can be more closely identified by muscle monitoring.

 

How Does It Work?

A fundamental foundation of Kinesiology is that the body has an innate healing energy and is at all times doing its best to care for itself. But sometimes it needs to be helped into a better position to achieve this care. Kinesiology is able to assist in uncovering the hidden areas of the subconscious that are hanging onto old negative beliefs systems or memories.               

The energy flow within the body can be evaluated by muscle monitoring, which tests the function or integrity of the muscles, which in turn reflect the body’s overall state of structural/physical; nutritional/chemical, or mental/emotional/spiritual balance.

In this way, Kinesiology taps into energy within the body that more conventional modalities overlook. Kinesiology looks beyond the symptoms. Kinesiology does not treat named diseases. Nor does it diagnose them.

A Kinesiology treatment is known as a 'Balance’. A Balance involves the use of a variety of techniques to assist the body to heal itself, through restoration of energy balance, which has a flow-on effect into balancing total body energy. Some energy balancing techniques used in Kinesiology include:

·Reflex point stimulation

·Muscle stimulation / sedation

·Accupressure & Meridian point stimulation

·Visualisation / Guided imagery

·Emotional Stress Release

·Nutrition (excess & deficiency)

·Brain Integration

Each Kinesiology balance is unique because it is determined by the responses gained from muscle monitoring. Each balance is different because it honours the person’s own healing potential and the sequence it follows to bring about the remarkable process that is healing.

 

To the uninitiated, Kinesiology can be a somewhat perplexing experience. Often it can seem too simple to have such an effective resolution. But as the Chinese taught so long ago:
 

'A miracle is simply that which is divinely natural'

Why Muscle Monitoring?

Precision muscle monitoring techniques are applied to identify energy blockages within the body. Through monitoring the neurological integrity of the feedback loop between a chosen indicator muscle and the Central Nervous System (CNS). Energy flow is able to be identified through a muscle either 'locking' or 'unlocking' in response to the application of light pressure.

If there is any sort of energy block or imbalance in the neurological pathway between the indicator muscle and the CNS, then the required number of muscle fibres are not able to be recruited / stimulated to maintain the contracted state of the muscle in response to the pressure, hence it 'unlocks'.

An 'unlocking' muscle indicates a disturbed energy flow – be it structural, chemical, nutritional, mental, emotional and spiritual. This stress may manifest in the person as some form of disease, an accident, poor nutritional or postural habits, an unresolved argument, personal trauma or crisis, even as a misunderstanding. Stresses can also carry over from any time in the client’s life.

Only 25% of the muscle monitoring technique is actually physical (this includes the position of the muscle, and the angle and direction of pressure). The remaining 75% is mental.

To work most effectively both the Kinesiologist and the client should be accepting of this, and open to allowing the body to communicate through the muscle monitoring technique. It is not a competition of muscular strength and only light pressure is applied by the Kinesiologist, with the client simply holding the muscle in a fixed position with pressure equal to that of the Kinesiologist (ie. 'matching the pressure').

The feedback from this bio-computer, rapidly communicates whether a muscle is 'locked' or 'unlocked' and can be easily identified by both the client and the Kinesiologist.

How Will It Benefit You?

The subconscious mind is always aware of everything going on within and around the person.

This same subconscious mind also stores all our life memories in exquisite detail together with all the emotional feelings, even though we may not consciously be able to recall them.

 

By accessing your subconscious, using the muscle monitoring technique, Kinesiology can be quite specific and can very quickly determine the best strategy or technique required to re-instate the bodies balance. Kinesiology aids the body and its natural drive to restore balance and health to your neurological and physiological function. When everything is functioning well in our system, we feel well. Therefore we are well. 

 

Kinesiology is not limited to dealing with ailments. Energy balancing brings a person closer to achieving any goal of their choice ~ in career, sport, relationships, learning or life in general.

Benefits of Kinesiology	Benefits of Kinesiology for Children
• Learning difficulties • Anxiety, phobias • Depression • Postnatal issues • Relationship difficulties • Grief and loss • Self-confidence • Anger management • ADD/ADHD • Sleep disorders • Career and work issues • Conflict management • Weight issues • Nutrition and digestion • Injuries • Pain management	• ADD/ADHD • Concentration • Behavioural difficulties • Reading, Writing and Maths • Co-ordination • Depression • Anxiety • Anger • Self-confidence • Social Isolation • Speech/Communication • Stuttering • Bed wetting • Clumsiness • Balance • Sleep disorders