“Your body’s ability to heal is greater than anyone has permitted you to believe.”
The philosophy behind this branch of kinesiology is that human beings are created as perfect, interconnected systems. We are designed to live in homeostasis – a perfect balance of mind, body, emotions and spirit – fully equipped for the things we want to achieve in life.
However, sometimes we find ourselves in distress, whether it be mentally, physically or emotionally. This is our body’s way of indicating that we are ‘off track’, not living to our full potential, or not coping in one or more areas of our life. Kinesiology is the study of muscle movement and is a powerful holistic and complementary modality that focuses on – and stimulates – the body’s self-healing capacity, based on the neurological workings of the body. Having gone all the way back to the original source of our disease or anxiety, kinesiology works by bringing all systems of the body into balance on a physical, mental, emotional, biochemical and energetic level. This means that the corrections have been done on the underlying causes that resulted in dis-ease, rather than simply treating the symptoms or suppressing the issue.
There are different adaptations of kinesiology and what is being described here is often referred to as specialised kinesiology. This is differentiated from applied kinesiology, which is at times incorporated into physiotherapy and chiropractic practices. In practice, the specialised kinesiologist checks how your muscles respond to different tests (also called muscle bio-feedback) to determine which stimulus stresses the body and how that stress can be decreased. A kinesiologist is not a dispenser of healing to the client, but rather the facilitator of the body’s own wish to be healed and whole – we simply follow the clues your body provides through muscle responses and then follow up to restore balance to your body systems. Simply put, kinesiology is used preventatively to stay healthy, or curatively to become healthy again. In addition, kinesiology aims to make you feel better about yourself, so that you can gracefully evolve into your potential.
As kinesiology is a complementary therapy, it is a treatment that complements our western allopathic medicine and may be included in an integrative health system.
Kinesiology was originally developed by the American chiropractor Dr George Goodheart in the 1960s to enhance and improve the quality of his treatments. It has since evolved into many different branches, all based on the scientific, neurological workings of the body and, in South Africa, these modalities include Touch for Health (TFH), Emotional Kinesiology, Neuro-Training, Neural Organisation Technique (NOT) and Stress Indicator Point System (SIPS).
There are two ways of studying kinesiology in South Africa and these courses have many benefits at all levels, as you can: Engage in some self-exploration and personal development in your life and health; gain knowledge and tools for self-care and wellness at home; incorporate the knowledge and tools that kinesiology offers into what you already practise; or actually become a practising specialised kinesiologist and make this your career. Please visit https://www.kinesiologysa.co.za/ or contact our instructors (in advert) for more information.
Kinesiology is suitable for everyone and only you can heal yourself. But through muscle monitoring and this gentle, non-invasive healing approach, we help you change unhelpful patterns to enhance your health and life.
