May 2006

Di Carr posted about her experience at a Kinesiology Appointment which I for one found fascinating. So I hope she doesn’t mind my elaborating more on the subject. )

What is Kinesiology?

Kinesiology is defined primarily as the use of muscle testing to identify imbalances in the body’s structural, chemical, emotional or other energy, to establish the body’s priority healing needs, and to evaluate energy changes brought about by a broad spectrum of both manual and non-manual therapeutic procedures.

Kinesiology, therefore, may be understood as a system of natural health care which combines muscle monitoring with the principles of Chinese medicine to assess energy and body function, applying a range of gentle yet powerful healing techniques to improve health, wellbeing and vitality.

How Does It Work?

A fundamental premise of Kinesiology is that the body has innate healing energy and is at all times doing its best to care for itself, but that sometimes it needs to be helped into a better position to achieve this care.

Kinesiology also recognises that there are flows of energy within the body that relate not only to the muscles but to every tissue and organ that go to make the body a living, feeling being.

In this way, Kinesiology taps into energies that the more conventional modalities overlook. Kinesiology looks beyond the symptoms. Kinesiology does not treat named diseases. Nor does it diagnose them. Kinesiology is concerned with imbalances in the body’s energy. In this respect, Kinesiology has close links with the acupuncture concept of energy flow.

Kinesiology is not limited to dealing with ailments. Energy balancing brings a person closer to achieving any goal of their choice ~ in sport, relationships, learning or coping with life in general.

As competitive figure athletes sometimes it takes to go that extra mile and think outside the square we live in. Here’s just one example of this, maybe others could share their experiences? Just food for thought. )

I’ve had long brown curly hair prodominately worn in a work bun for as long as I can possibly remember. It was definitely time for a change and this is stage one. I’ve had all my old colour cut out hence the shorter hair with half a head of foils in two different shades over the top of my natural brown colour to lighten it up. It feels so different, but I love it!.

Stage two will require more cutting and colouring and by the time I step onto that stage this year to compete the transformation will be complete! )

Lucy Hermans Miss Athletic Class 1 – 2nd Place. Not bad for someone that entered this competition purely as an experiment in preparation for this years season to come. I also had the distinct pleasure of meeting her husband for the first time in person, he’s a lovely guy. Win place or lose, I was just so damn proud of her and to be her friend there supporting her. was an honour. I was definitely one of the loudest in the crowd and by the facial expressions on her face when she was up on stage she could definitely hear me cheering her on. LOL!!

Her condition was incredible and her quads well, what can I say. Yowzer baby! ;o)