What is Health Kinesiology?
Health Kinesiology (HK) at the Westoe Practice, South Shields is a gentle holistic therapy that combines the ancient art of Acupressure and the modern day technique of muscle testing, to bring your body back into harmony and balance. Health Kinesiology identifies imbalances in our body systems that can occur on many levels and are often linked to factors such as the food we eat to unresolved emotional issues. This puts our body under stress which can manifest as physical symptoms or dis-ease. The focus of HK identifies exactly where these imbalances lie using a skilled technique of muscle testing.
The Health Kinesiologist at the Westoe Practice, South Shields uses this skilled technique which involves applying pressure to a muscle and monitoring how it responds. Imbalances will create a weakness in the integrity of the muscle causing it to unlock. The corrective techniques are gentle and can involve using magnets, homeopathic substances, essences and specific thoughts whilst holding acupressure points.
How can Health Kinesiology (HK) help you?
The Health Kinesiologist at the Westoe Practice, South Shields has the potential to use HK to address a wide range of health issues at many levels; physical, emotional, mental and spiritual including;
- Stress, depression and anxiety
- Sadness
- Fears or phobias
- Anger
- Guilt
- Addictions
- Lack of energy and fatigue
- Digestive problems and IBS
- Headaches and migraines
- Lack of confidence and self esteem
- Lack of motivation or direction
A Typical Health Kinesiology Session
A typical Health Kinesiology treatment at the Westoe Practice, South Shields will take approximately 60 minutes and is performed whilst remaining fully clothed.
The Initial session will take up to 90 minutes as a detailed case history will be taken to help us fully understand your concerns, identify the underlying problems and the corrections required.
Two or three treatments are often sufficient to achieve lasting relief from many conditions, although further treatments may sometimes be required.
Health Kinesiology is suitable for all ages and can be used for a wide range of symptoms.
Clients are encouraged to return occasionally for maintenance treatments.
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)
Q: How does Health Kinesiology (HK) work?
A: HK uses a muscle-testing technique that accesses the body's own inner wisdom to determine where blockages lie along the body's 14 energy meridians. Using this information, the HK practitioner at the Westoe Practice, South Shields will perform a range of correcting techniques specifically tailored for your concerns and for your overall health and well-being.
Q: What is the muscle testing technique?
A: The client lies down fully clothed on a couch, with one forearm resting at right angles to the couch. The HK practitioner gently exerts a light pressure on the arm to ascertain the level resistance that the client's muscle is able to give. If the muscle relaxes and 'gives way' this is interpreted as a 'NO' response. If the muscle remains strong and rigid, this is interpreted as a 'YES' response.
By presenting the client's body with various stress items and then testing the response of the arm muscle to see whether it relaxes or remains strong ( NO or YES ), the practitioner can discover what weakens the client's energy system and more importantly what strengthens it! The HK practitioner then follows a tried and tested series of questions, interpreting the answers each time from the client's muscle test. This allows the practitioner to identify precisely what is stressing the client's system at that time, and then to perform the energy corrections necessary to relieve that stress. By relieving the stress on the system, the body/mind will be freed to implement its own self healing mechanisms, and the symptoms will diminish and disappear.
Q: What sort of stress items may be found?
A: The most common stress item is simply a particular thought or emotional feeling. The client may be asked to think about a particular situation in their life that they find distressing or difficult to cope with. While the client is thinking, the practitioner will hold some acupuncture points to relieve the blocked energy that has built up in their meridian energy system in regards to that stress. Other common stress items used during an HK session are magnets, flower essences, foods, chemical substances or homoeopathic substances.
Q: How many sessions would I need to have?
A: The number of sessions needed varies from individual to individual and depending on the reasons for you wanting to come to see us. The average is 3 or 5 sessions but it may be less & it may be more.
Q: Will the HK practitioner diagnose what is wrong with me?
A: The Health Kinesiology practitioner at the Westoe Practice, South Shields will not diagnose what is wrong with you. Instead HK accesses your body's unique inner wisdom to find out exactly what you need to help you restore balance and feel healthy, both inside and out.
