Energetic Kinesiology

Principles and Practice

Charles Krebs, Tania McGowan

• Publisher: Handspring Publishing
• Year: 2013
• ISBN:
  9781912085224
• Edition: 1
• Topic: Medicine
• Subtopic: Alternative & Complementary Medicine

Energetic Kinesiology is an emerging field internationally in the Complementary Health Sciences, gaining more and more scientific support and recognition. This fully referenced textbook describes the field and explains the techniques upon which it is built. It covers the underlying principles, the methods and scientific support for the efficacy of Energetic Kinesiology. It also offers a unique history of Energetic Kinesiology based on the first-hand experience of Charles Krebs who knew most of the originators of Energetic Kinesiology techniques personally. The book is a unique, well-illustrated, single source of a vast array of information, research and clinical knowledge in a format that is both accessible and practical to clinicians and students.

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SECTION VII

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Core correction techniques

The correction phase of a kinesiology balance follows the set-up phase. As discussed in chapter 48 under The role of the healer or kinesiologist, the purpose of the correcting phase of a balance is to provide the information or energy flow necessary to help the client’s systems re-establish equilibrium closer to homeostasis. In the words of William Tiller, ‘The correction(s) applied appear to initiate a flow of organizing energy and it is this transfer of “organizing” energy that constitutes or initiates the healing process within the client.’

This correction section is intended not as an encyclopedic collection of all the techniques used in Energetic Kinesiology but as an introduction and guide for those practitioners and/or students who wish to learn a general approach to Energetic Kinesiology. The correction techniques we have chosen from the plethora of possible correction techniques in the many and varied Energetic Kinesiology modalities are not meant to be comprehensive. Indeed, some of these correction techniques may not be used in all modalities of Energetic Kinesiology, and likewise, we may have omitted some widely used correction techniques. The techniques we present were chosen on the basis of historical precedent and commonality of use in most foundation Energetic Kinesiology programs in colleges and other professional trainings.

These fundamental correction techniques are presented as generic templates that may have been embellished with many ‘bells and whistles’ in different training programs. Therefore the presentation is not a ‘how to’ manual approach but rather a description of the common principles employed in their use and the factors that need to be addressed in their application. Wherever details of application are given, it is to illustrate a basic principle or is a necessary consideration for their application.

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Chapter 30

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APPLYING CORRECTION TECHNIQUES

Determining the techniques to apply

Muscle biofeedback provides an extremely effective tool to locate and identify imbalances in many different domains of our multidimensional body. As discussed above, this tool is very useful for locating stressors within the body and even informing the monitor when they have completely collected all the information necessary to balance the issue in circuit.

One of the amazing aspects of kinesiology is that the same techniques used to gather information about the client’s issue are also used in the resolution of this issue. Through the use of hand modes, specific indicator points, challenges, verbal questioning and other techniques, there are many possibilities of how to correct the information we have gathered into a circuit. So how do we locate the most effective techniques and apply these techniques to correct the imbalances in circuit? By the very same hand modes, specific indicator points, challenges, verbal questioning, etc. that you have used to identify the issues that are now in circuit.

The difference is the mental context. In the information-gathering phase, the mental context is what factors relate to the imbalance in circuit and are necessary for its resolution. In contrast, in the correction phase you will now interpret indicator changes from the hand modes, specific indicator points, challenges, verbal questioning, etc. as specifying possible correction modalities.

Once all the relevant information has been identified, you will then be looking for a correction technique to apply to bring the person back into or nearer to homeostasis. Indeed, this is the mental context with which you now hold a hand mode, circuit locate an acupoint or ask a question. An indicator change at this point, for example emotion mode, now indicates that you need to select an effective emotionally based correction technique to balance the information in circuit.

For instance, when gathering information your mental context is ‘What factors are related to this particular imbalance?’ So if emotion mode gives an indicator change, in this context it indicates that you need to locate a specific emotion and enter this information into circuit. Entering the emotion into circuit actually changes the overall energy interference pattern of that circuit. Another type of information, for example specific muscle, may now have a frequency resonance with the new interference pattern created by the emotion. Therefore the identification of the emotion permitted you to gather more information, that is, take the next step and identify the specific muscle and its state of imbalance, which then creates a new interference pattern.

In contrast, once you have entered the correction phase you now have the mental context of ‘What technique is needed to balance this circuit?’ Now if emotion mode gives an indicator change, in this context you would then be seeking a type of Emotional Stress Defusion technique to resolve the emotions that generated the issue in the first place. In both circumstances, emotion mode is identified as the priority component of the circuit, but how you interpret its meaning is dependent on the phase of balancing that you are in.

Once the monitor is in correction mode, what they need is a system to identify the most effective correction technique from the many different techniques known to them. In this textbook, we have included a series of what we are terming core techniques, and these techniques are accessed via the use of hand modes, specific indicator points and acupressure formatting, with a more sparing use of verbal challenge and asking questions.

Stack or correct?

The use of verbal challenge can also be a very important technique for determining which type of therapy to apply. One of the areas in which verbal challenge is most useful is when you have reached the correcting phase. Do you go straight to correction or do you need to seek additional information of a similar nature to be entered into circuit before correction?

For instance, a person presents with a series of muscle imbalances and you have entered the priority muscle into circuit and reached a point where more circuit and suppression modes no longer give an indicator change. Therefore you then have all the information in circuit that you need to balance that muscle. However, should you proceed to balance this specific muscle? Or is it more appropriate to enter the next priority muscle into circuit and go through the process of gathering information until no more, circuit or suppression modes show for that second muscle? Here, the response to the verbal challenge of ‘Stack?’ or ‘Correct?’ will inform the monitor as to how best to proceed. Depending on which of these verbal challenges gives a priority indicator change, you would then enter the second muscle into circuit if stack were the priority, or proceed straight to the correcting phase if correct were the priority.

What would determine the outcome of the challenge ‘Stack?’ or ‘Correct?’ In the example above, it is the nature of the issue(s) underlying these two muscle imbalances. If the primary issue underlying the first muscle imbalance is unrelated to the primary issue underlying the second muscle imbalance, then the challenge would indicate ‘correct’. However, if the primary issues underlying both muscle imbalances are related, for example they share the same emotional issue, then the challenge would indicate ‘stack’. This is because addressing the common issue would resolve both muscle imbalances, as they have the same origin.

Figure 30.1 a, Time mode. Curl all the fingers into the palm and place the thumb pad on the flat surface between the second and third joints of the middle finger. b, Pineal tap. Gently tap on the acupoint Governing Vessel (GV) 24.5. When holding time mode, each tap on the pineal point can be assigned a time unit (one second, one minute, etc.). An indicator change then indicates how many units of time are required for the type of correction that is to be employed (e.g. acupoint stimulation).

Determining the time of application

One of the most important considerations in applying many different types of corrections is how long should this therapy be applied. For example, if you were to apply acupressure therapy, light therapy or sound therapy, the length of time you apply that technique may be a very important factor in its effectiveness. But how are you to know the length of time to apply this technique? The monitor may simply use time mode and pineal tap to establish the optimum time for application.

Time mode is the tip of the fingers curled into the palm with the thumb pad on the flat surface between the second and third joints of the middle finger, as shown in Figure 30.1a. Pineal tap, shown in Figure 30.1b, is a technique developed in Applied Kinesiology for bringing both conscious and subconscious awareness to what is being addressed in circuit at that moment. Pineal tap consists of gently tapping the acupoint Governing Vessel 24.5 at the same time as holding time mode and monitoring an indicator muscle. So each tap on the pineal point can each be assigned a particular time unit, for example 10 seconds or 1 minute, that is relevant to the type of correction to be employed.

For instance, if tuning forks are the priority correction to be applied to a particular acupoint the monitor then needs to know for how long. Or the monitor may need to know the amount of time to apply acupressure to a particular acupoint. To determine the amount of time, the correction technique first needs to be activated, for example ding the forks once or briefly stimulate the acupoint and then enter this response into pause lock. This is important, as it provides a context for the time component of the technique you are now about to apply. When monitoring the indicator muscle while holding time mode and tapping the pineal point, the monitor states various time intervals. The indicator change then indicates the optimum amount of time to perform this technique.

The amount of time indicated to apply the technique may also provide other information. For example, if an acupoint point is blocked or frozen and you pineal tap for the amount of time to stimulate the acupoint, it may be in minutes rather than seconds, which is far more common for acupoint stimulation. The longer the treatment time, the more blocked the acupoint is. In this case, rather than treating the acupoint you would enter this acupoint imbalance into circuit and find the reason for the blockage. That is, an extraordinarily large amount of time to apply any technique would suggest there is a factor compromising the effectiveness of this technique and that factor should be identified and resolved before applying the original correction technique identified.

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Chapter 31

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NEUROLYMPHATIC REFLEXES

Development of the neurolymphatic reflexes¹

In the early 1960s, Dr George Goodheart began using manual muscle testing in his chiropractic clinic. His early work with muscle monitoring was to test the effectiveness of his spinal manipulations. He would test a series of muscles before and after spinal adjustment to see if a previously unlocking muscle subsequently locked. This gave him valuable feedback on the effectiveness of a manipulation for the condition he was treating.

In common with other chiropractors, he experienced great frustration in the inability of some of these manipulations to hold when the patients went about their normal lives. In these cases, the muscle spasms would return with the associated pain or stiffness. This led Goodheart to look further into the nature of muscle spasm, using muscle monitoring as his investigative tool.

It was while working on a man with considerable lower back pain and a consistently unlocking upper leg muscle (tensor fascia lata), that Goodheart discovered a revolutionary technique for correcting muscle imbalances. The pain became far more severe when the man would sit or lie down for a period of time, but it disappeared when he walked. This type of condition indicated lymphatic involvement.

The lymphatic system

The lymphatic system is a network of fine capillaries, throughout the whole of the body, leading to larger lymph vessels. It drains fluid from the spaces between cells and is the body’s primary pathway for removing metabolic waste. The lymph is a clear fluid propelled primarily by compressio...

Table of contents

• Title Page
• Copyright
• Contents
• Foreword
• Preface
• Section I Understanding kinesiology
• Section II The energetic structures of Man
• Section III Understanding and applying muscle monitoring
• Section IV Core kinesiology tools
• Section V Client assessment
• Section VI Set-up: information gathering
• Section VII Core correction techniques
• Section VIII Concluding sessions 323
• Section IX A model for energetic healing 329
• Recommended Reading
• Index