Kinesiology and Energy 

Types of Kinesiology

The word kinesiology can describe several different approaches, all connected by an interest in how the body moves, responds and adapts. This can make it confusing when deciding what kind of treatment you are booking.

Broadly, kinesiology can be understood in three forms.

Movement kinesiology

Movement kinesiology is the scientific study of human movement. It examines muscles, joints, biomechanics, posture and physical performance.

This type of kinesiology is commonly used in exercise, rehabilitation, sports performance and movement education. It does not usually involve the energetic or emotional muscle-testing methods used in this clinic.

Applied kinesiology

Applied kinesiology uses manual muscle testing as part of a broader physical assessment. A practitioner may observe how a muscle responds to gentle pressure while considering posture, movement and structural function.

Approaches vary considerably between practitioners. Some remain primarily musculoskeletal, while others incorporate nutritional, neurological or energetic theories.

Energetic kinesiology

Energetic kinesiology uses muscle monitoring as a form of body-based feedback. Rather than testing how strong a muscle is, the practitioner observes changes in the muscle response while exploring areas of emotional or energetic stress.

My approach brings energetic kinesiology together with the Five Element framework of Chinese medicine, acupuncture and somatic body awareness.

What happens during a session?

By working with muscle testing and identifying an issue in your life you feel has become problematic for you- this might be anything from relationship problems, physical illness, stress and burnout, musculoskeletal pain that keeps returning, or simply just feeling out of alignment with yourself and life goals.​

I then use muscle testing to identify the blockages and where they are located in the physical or energetic body. Once the emotion, blockage, or how the nervous system is responding through fight, flight or fear is identified, muscle monitoring is used to help select an appropriate balancing technique.

This may include:

• Acupuncture or acupressure

• Meridian holding or tracing

• Therapeutic touch or bodywork

• Breath and body-awareness practices

• Gentle movement

• Emotional reflection

• Other energetic balancing techniques

Afterwards, the muscle response is checked again. This gives us a way of observing whether the body’s response has changed during the session.

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Who may be drawn to this approach?

Energetic kinesiology may appeal to people who:

• Notice the same emotional or relational patterns repeating

• Experience physical tension during periods of stress

• Feel disconnected from their body or emotions

• Are curious about the Five Elements and meridian system

• Want to explore the relationship between physical, emotional and energetic wellbeing

• Prefer an interactive treatment rather than receiving acupuncture passively

• Feel that their experience involves more than physical symptoms alone