Communicating with the Body

The human body is an incredible system and it is far more intelligent than we give it credit for. Okay, it doesn't have intelligence in the sense that it can solve a math problem or figure out how to get your child to fall asleep more easily... but your body is aware of what's going on throughout itself. When it is strong, your body can quickly eliminate diseases and keep all it's systems working smoothly. To do all that, your body carries information about the relative health of all it's systems, what is helpful to it and what isn't.

Wouldn't it be nice if we could communicate clearly with our bodies? What if your body could tell you that a little Vitamin D would do you wonders or that giving up wheat would stop that asthma? You could save time, money and effort searching through all the generic "this is good/bad for you" information out there, and know exactly what you needed to know.

There are a number of Complementary and Alternative Medicine therapies which use a method of communicating with the body known as Specialized Kinesiology or Energy Kinesiology. Specialized Kinesiology is the art of finding imbalances in a person, using multiple techniques including muscle testing.^[1] Muscle testing generally involves lightly touching a specific muscle to determine if that muscle is strong or weak.^[2]

In essence, practitioners using Specialized Kinesiology can use your muscles to "talk" to your body. You can find areas of your body which may be imbalanced. You may also be able to find out what may be causing those imbalances. Therapies that use Specialized Kinesiology include Touch for Health, Brain Gym, and NAET. Some people even learn a simple form of muscle testing to use on their own at home.

If you're interested in learning more about Specialized Kinesiology or any of the practices that use Specialized Kinesiology, consider a Personal Health Consultation from Know Thy Health.

[1] IASK. "International Association of Specialized Kinesiologists." Accessed September 4, 2010 from http://www.iask.org/eng_ny_side_02_welcome.htm.
[2] Larry Trivieri, Jr. and John W. Anderson, eds., Alternative Medicine: The Definitive Guide (Berkeley, CA: Celestial Arts, 2002), 71.