Kinesiology is another name for muscle testing.
Kinesiology was discovered in the 1960's by George Goodheart, a chiropractor who
developed a system in which the muscles and surrounding nerves are manipulated to alleviate ordinary aches and pains and also to diagnose and treat organic diseases. He discovered that there was a relationship with the meridians and major organs in addition to the muscles. Goodheart called his system Applied Kinesiology.
After these powerful initial applications, kinesiology has continued to expand over the years to test many areas of the body as well as how the body is affected by food and other substances. Kinesiology is also used to determine how well one handles emotional, mental and spiritual stress.
Other healers like Dr. John Diamond and Therapist Dr. Roger Callahan applied kinesiology to determine a person's belief systems, and to help shift negative beliefs to positive ones. Callahan's information was synthesized by Gary Craig and called EFT (Emotional Freedom Techniques). EFT uses kinesiology to assess negative, sabotaging beliefs called "psychological reversal."
FURTHER KINESIOLOGY STUDY AND RESOURCES
Drs. Phillip and Jane Mountroses book and dvds on Getting Thru to Your Emotions with EFT demonstrate how to do muscle testing.
The Mountroses also have many checklists that can be used with kinesiology in their Getting Thru to Your Soul book and
dvds, which detail a process called Spiritual Kinesiology. Spiritual Kinesiology uses the soul's energy to help balance a person's condition, using muscle testing to locate imbalances. Then muscle testing is also used to check after the soul process if the person is in balance.
The Mountroses' kinesiology checklists in their Getting Thru to Your Soul works include kinesiology on emotions, activities, events, places, the body, the chakras, archetypes, polarities, subpersonalities, and family heritage.
KINESIOLOGY
TESTING: HOW DOES IT WORK?
Muscle testing is a form of biofeedback. To perform kinesiology, a particular muscle is held in a contracted state. Then pressure is applied to this stiffened muscle. If the muscle holds or "locks", it is considered a positive feedback response. For example, if we had the testee think about her weight and the muscle went weak (unlocked), that would indicate a negative response to the subject of her weight.
In kinesiology, many different types of stress are tested to see how they affect the person. Muscle testing is both an art and a science. You must have an open mind, free of agendas, when testing another or yourself. It takes practice to master.
IS IT SAFE?
It is safe and easy to learn.
IS THIS A FORM OF MEDICAL TREATMENT?
No. Kinesiology can help identify blockages and balance a person. It is not used to diagnose, treat or work with named diseases. Kinesiology enhances the body's innate healing ability. It is not a substitute for seeing a licensed doctor.
CAN I DO KINESIOLOGY ON MYSELF?
Doing muscle testing on others takes training and practice. Doing it on yourself can sometimes be more challenging, since you need a neutral and unbiased intent when doing it. This can be difficult when testing
yourself depending on how "committed" you are to
receiving a certain result.
If you can muscle test yourself in a neutral state of mind, as if you were muscle testing a stranger, your chances of success are great.
KINESIOLOGY STUDY AND TRAINING FURTHER:
