Akashic Records Clearing with Spiritual Response Therapy
Kinesiology + Muscle Testing
A grounded approach to accessing wisdom
from your body & soul
Kinesiology (pronounced kin-ee-zee-OL-uh-jee), often referred to in holistic settings as muscle testing, is a gentle, non-invasive way to receive feedback from the body’s energy system.
Kinesiology is a scientific field that studies human movement. In energy and healing work, the term is used to describe a method of working with the nervous system to detect subtle shifts in the muscles. These changes can provide insight into what supports you, what may be causing stress, and where your system would benefit from support.
When approached with intention, muscle testing becomes a practical and empowering tool to access deeper awareness, inner wisdom and support personal healing.
Kinesiology empowers you to receive the answers from within.
What is Muscle Testing?
Muscle testing is a form of biofeedback. It works by observing subtle changes in muscle response while you’re focused on a particular question, topic or energetic intention.
Your muscles are continuously influenced by your nervous system, which in turn responds to your thoughts, feelings, environment and even subconscious beliefs. By paying attention to shifts in muscle tension, muscle testing offers a way for you to gain a deeper awareness of what your body, mind and spirit are communicating, and access wisdom directly from your body and soul.
There are several ways to muscle test:
- With a practitioner: A common approach involves gently applying pressure to a muscle (typically the bicep) while you're focused on a topic, to observe whether the muscle holds firm or weakens.
- Self-testing: There are finger-based methods you can use to muscle test yourself. These can take a bit of practice, but many people find them empowering and effective once learned.
- With a pendulum: This method uses a physical object to amplify the subtle movements in your finger. It’s especially helpful when other forms of testing aren’t accessible.
What Muscle Testing Is (and Isn’t)
When done accurately, muscle testing is an invaluable tool to:
- Reveal where your system may be holding unresolved past trauma or emotions (e.g. your physical body, chakras, meridians and other energy centers of the body)
- Guide decisions by helping you get out of your conscious mind and tune into the wisdom of your body and soul
- Accurately identify specific energetic blockages and limiting beliefs – the root causes of your distress and pain - which are ready to be cleared
- Learn about food and environmental sensitivities, and make more empowered decisons for your health and wellbeing.
How the Pendulum Works:
A Practical Explanation
Using a pendulum is simply another way to register a muscle response.
When you hold a pendulum still and focus on a question, your body may respond with tiny, unconscious muscle movements in your fingers that can cause the pendulum to move. This is known as the ideomotor effect, a well-documented phenomenon in neuroscience and psychology.
You’re not “doing it wrong” if the movement comes from you. In fact, that’s exactly how it works: The pendulum is a movement amplifier, translating subtle physical responses into visible motion.
In distance work, such as with the Ultimate 24-Strand DNA Activation™ + Akashic Records Clearing, I use a pendulum to test for and clear energetic blocks. In these sessions, muscle response is registered through the pendulum, while I work with modalities such as Spiritual Response Therapy and CLEAR™.
My Training in Educational Kinesiology and Brain Gym®
I’ve been working with kinesiology-based techniques since 1984, when I completed extensive training in Educational Kinesiology (also known as Edu-Kinesthetics or Edu-K) and became an Educational Kinesiology Consultant.
I also trained to become a Brain Gym® instructor. Brain Gym® is the cornerstone of Educational Kinesiology. It is a movement-based system designed to support integrated, whole-brain learning, coordination, and stress reduction.
Both Educational Kinesiology and Brain Gym® support a wholistic, energy-based approach to well-being.
Final Thoughts
Muscle testing is a powerful, yet gentle and painless, method of accessing the wisdom of your body and soul. It helps bring awareness to what supports you, what’s creating stress, and what’s ready to shift.
Whether it’s used with a pendulum, through self-testing or with a practitioner, the process is simple and empowering. With practice, it becomes a reliable tool for staying connected to your inner guidance and moving forward with greater clarity and ease.
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