WHAT IS HK?
Health Kinesiology
(pronounced kin-easy-ology) is a complementary therapy concerned with monitoring and balancing the body using the muscular system and the acupressure meridians of the body. It combines traditional techniques from Chinese Medicine, with the western science of muscle testing.
Muscle testing was first used by chiropractors as a means of assessing and treating patients, early in the twentieth century; since then extensive research and greater knowledge of the human energy system, and its connection with the muscles and organs, have allowed kinesiology to grow and develop to the point where it is now one of the most comprehensive and effective complementary therapies available.
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You will usually lie down on a couch, fully clothed, for your session. Gentle pressure is applied to monitor the response of a muscle in your arm, in order to access the body's wisdom about its own healing needs.
Various techniques are used to identify and then rectify problem areas. For example, you may have special magnets, flower essences or other items placed on specific places around the body, while acupressure meridians are held, to release the highlighted stress from your system. You may be asked to think a specific word or phrase, or listen to a specific sound. It is a fascinating and often fun experience!
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WHAT IS CRANIOSACRAL THERAPY?
Craniosacral therapy (CST) is a manual therapy where the special therapeutic touch encourages structural and physiological rebalancing using the body's own healing energy. CST recognises the importance of the body functioning as a whole. All systems and structures are integrated and interrelating. Dysfunction in any area produces compensatory responses throughout the whole body, which lead to symptoms and disease.
Attitudes, behaviour, habits and emotional responses contribute to how the body is held in physical shape and posture, which affects how it moves. Any condition manifesting as pain, stiffness or dysfunction can be addressed and released during craniosacral therapy, again restoring you to your original blueprint for health.
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Craniosacral therapy is very enjoyable and relaxing to receive. You will lie down, fully clothed for your session. You will feel only the very gentle touch of my hands, which may not create any perceivable input.
The hands are used to "listen" intently to the body and can sense restriction or congestion anywhere within the body. This "listening" touch is both informative and therapeutic. Using specialised skills the tissues are encouraged to return to normal healthy function. Pain and symptoms gradually ease. As I continue to "listen" deeply there is constant re-assessment, and the opportunity for the body to rebalance.
CST allows the body to achieve a higher state of balance and health than you may have ever believed possible.
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HOW LONG WILL MY SESSION LAST?
Sessions last about an hour, though you will need to allow around one and a half hours for the first session.
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HOW WILL I FEEL AFTERWARDS?
Most people find the work relaxing and refreshing, and you may find you sleep really well the night after your session! It is also possible to feel a little tired or drained, depending on the work that was done. It is important to drink plenty of pure water for the first 36 hours after your session, to allow the work to 'process' smoothly. There is no healing crisis at The HK Chalet!
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WILL I BE ABLE TO STOP MY MEDICATION?
It is not unusual for people to be allergic to some component of their medication, and this may well be the cause of many unpleasant side effects. However, your doctor had good reason to prescribe your medication and you must never stop taking it without support and guidance from your GP or specialist. It is common for people, after having HK, to find they can get by on a lower dose, and some people do indeed manage to stay healthy without the drugs. But, I repeat, always be guided by your doctor's advice (but, it doesn't hurt to ask!)
* For people undergoing chemotherapy, radiotherapy or other aggressive treatments, HK can be a valuable support, helping to maximise the effectiveness of the treatment, whilst minimising the side effects.
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HOW MANY SESSIONS WILL I NEED?
Many clients, especially children, experience profound results from the first session. Miracles do happen and I would love to have a miracle happen for my clients. However, bear in mind that the state of your health now reflects the sum total of everything that has happened to you, body, mind and spirit, since the moment of your conception. It would be quite a feat to address all of that in one hour. It seems unreasonable to put yourself under that kind of pressure!
I generally recommend a minimum of two sessions for a recently acquired condition.
* With chronic conditions, I use muscle testing to determine the approximate number of sessions which will see the best results for you.
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I'VE ALREADY TRIED MANY DIFFERENT THERAPIES FOR MY CONDITION, BUT THEY DIDN'T WORK. WILL THIS BE ANY DIFFERENT?
This is a tough one to answer! You need to appreciate that, although your symptoms may be distressing to you, your body is doing its very best to keep you alive and well. Previous work on your condition may have had benefits which are not apparent yet, so don't lose heart!
However, if you're not ready, or willing to address the underlying situation which has manifested as these symptoms, then there is a good chance you will not get well, whatever the therapy.
Sometimes a person 'surfs' therapies, moving from one to another, without any real intention of change. Without change, there cannot be healing, of that I am certain. It has been said that people fear change more than they fear death!
Nobody wants to feel ill; however, it can feel good to be looked after, given attention, or time off from unpleasant tasks. Are you invested in your illness at all? Or could it be that you have been unwell for so long, you can't even remember the person you were when you were healthy?
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If you have tried many therapies and nothing works, it may be time to look inward, at yourself. Only you can begin the process to heal your body. It may have been hidden for a long time, but the power to heal is still within you!
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To make the most of your sessions, it is useful to consider two things: FOCUS and INTENTION.
FOCUS
I will always do my very best work for you, and I will support you and be available to you while you heal. But, your focus needs to remain on your Self, for that is where the real power lies! Whatever external factors you consider contributed to your condition, it is vital that you turn your focus inwards while you heal. This is not an attempt to blame you! But, by accepting full responsibility for your health and wellbeing, you regain the power to heal - which always comes from within.
INTENTION
Quantum physicists are realising a tremendous truth - that the matter which makes up the Universe is altered by our being aware of it. Your life isn't happening to you, but because of you - Thoughts create Things!
So, however strange or unfamiliar you may find your healing process, continue to hold the intention that your body is responding, and healing itself.
When you hold your intention absolutely steady, you will succeed.
If not you, who?
If not now, when?
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N.B. Health Kinesiology is regulated by the Kinesiology Federation (www.kfed.co.uk)
I am a practitioner of complementary therapy, which means you remain under the care of your GP or specialist while attending sessions. No complementary therapist should be attempting medical diagnosis or prescription. If you have experienced this, you may have the wrong practitioner!
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HK is for EVERY body!
Whatever your age or needs; whether you need to relax or energise; whether you are currently ill, or just seeking a greater level of health - there is a place for you at The HK Chalet.
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