Health Kinesiology
Kinesiology
..from the Ancient Greek kínēsis (movement) and logía (study of') it’s the scientific study of human body movement.
‘There are many different types of kinesiology, but all involve testing muscles in order to assess and address imbalances within the body, which may be affecting the person’s health and well-being.’
Federation of Holistic Therapists
In the late 1970's an American Psychologist, Dr. Jimmy Scott Ph.D, developed a unique system called Health Kinesiology.
Our bodies have an innate ability to sustain health and balance. Sometimes we just need a little help to activate it. Health Kinesiologists provide this help for your body to heal itself. We balance your whole energy system and, in doing so, facilitate a self-healing process
I find it a lot easier to do it than to explain it, so this is from Health Kinesiology uk...
‘Health Kinesiologists use gentle muscle testing combined with verbal questioning to communicate directly with your body’s unique energy system. This highly skilled technique involves applying light pressure to a muscle (commonly your arm) and monitoring how it responds. If the muscles holds steady, the system is responding with a ‘yes’. If the muscle is spongy, the answer to the kinesiologist’s question is ‘no’. The Health Kinesiologist offers your system a wide range of powerful procedures designed to rebalance and trigger self-healing, and your body is able to select those procedures that will be the most helpful to you by saying ‘yes’ with a steady muscle response.
Each procedure your body selects via muscle testing highlights one part of the stress that has upset your system. As acupressure points are held, your body regains balance around the highlighted stress and moves back to a healthier state.’
These stresses can be emotional baggage, past trauma, accidents, deficiencies, toxins, etc. I think of them like elastic bands, constricting the flow along a complex network. If you think of all the hundreds of stresses we must pick up through our lives, it’s not surprising that we start to see problems. We highlight a stress with a thought, a feeling, a substance, an essence or a pattern of magnets, among other things. We then hold acupoints to release it. Balancing the energy flow allows your body to do what it does best; to bring itself back into optimum vitality and wellbeing.
Reflexology
Applying pressure to areas on the feet that correspond to parts of the body, with an aim of promoting health.
In a session we generally cover points for the whole body whilst also paying closer attention to those areas that are relevant to your concerns. Painful points tend to need a bit more work so we go more gently and maybe come back to them again.
While the aim is to improve health, a reflexology treatment is also deeply relaxing. Something about it almost instantly switches your brain off and lets your body sink into the couch. This is so beneficial and so we go gently, making sure you're comfortable, warming the feet up first and I like to finish the session with a short aromatherapy foot massage
Reiki
Reiki is a form of hands on energy channeling, originating in Japan with Dr Mikao Usui in the early 1900's. It's a technique for reducing stress, promoting relaxation and healing. It's passed on, teacher to student, using touch, intention, symbols and teachings
In a session, you lay full clothed on a treatment couch, warm and comfortable. I might dowse for an essential oil, then follow a series of gentle hand positions, working from the head to feet. Holding extra time in places that feel in need. I act as a protected channel for Universal energy, your system just takes what it needs.
You might experience discomfort in certain areas as energy shifts but it's generally a deeply relaxing treatment. Some people see colours or occasionally images but it's more usual for the body to feel heavy, allowing you to drift off. I think we heal faster when our consciousness doesn't get involved! If you're very low in vital energy this is a good place to start.