5 Specialized Kinesiology Self-Care Tips for Your Mind and Body
It’s amazing how many different applications Specialized Kinesiology has! You can incorporate it into client sessions to further your practice and help your clients. You can use it with friends and family; I used Specialized Kinesiology to help my children as they were growing up (and still to this day). You can also use it as a tool for your own self-care, which I’m going to tell you about!
Stay healthy and keep your own energy balanced by applying these 5 simple SK techniques when you’re in need of an energy boost or a little pain relief.
1. Trace bladder meridian backward to decrease back pain
According to Chinese medicine, pain is usually a sign of excess energy in your meridian pathways. Optimal health is characterized by having balanced energy. Often, the meridian that runs through the pain site will be the meridian that has excess energy. By tracing the meridian backward several times and finishing with one trace in the proper direction, the result is usually a decrease in pain.
The bladder meridian runs through your back, and tracing it backward can help draw excess energy away from the meridian. Start by tracing the bladder meridian in the improper direction (backward). Place your hands at the 5th toe of each foot then trace along the outer sides of the feet toward the heels and, using wide hands, run them up the backs of your legs tracing along each side of the spine as far as you can reach. Readjust your hands reaching over your shoulders picking up where you left off, continue up your neck, tracing over your head and finishing at the inner canthus of your eyes. Do this three times.
Complete the process by tracing one time in the proper direction, starting at the eyes and finishing at the 5th toes. This technique is effective, quick, and easy to perform on yourself or others!
To read more about the fundamentals behind this technique, click here to read my article on meridian tracing for pain.
2. Cross crawl to decrease pain and increase focus
This procedure increases the integration between the brain’s right and left hemispheres, improving mental focus and physical coordination for individuals struggling with neurological disorganization. Neurological disorganization can often be characterized by physical pain and mild confusion.
March in place for 30 to 60 seconds, freely swinging opposite arms and legs. One of my clients said her back pain completely disappeared since she started doing the cross crawl each morning! Amazing. This is also a warm-up activity we do in my live workshops to help get your brain and body ready to learn.
Learn about combining Cross Crawl with affirmations.
3. Central meridian sweeps for confidence and balance
Start with one flat hand resting on top of the other. Hold them 1-2 inches off the body near the groin area. Slowly sweep up the mid-line, pass the top of the head, and make two big circles out the sides. Smile! Repeat 3 times as your gaze looks up and out into the distance with each sweep.
With the electrical frequency in your hands, you are clearing the Central meridian pathway which is associated with your brain and eyes, as well as enhancing emotional feelings of success. Scientific studies have shown that endorphins are released when we smile and raise our arms over our heads as (an added bonus). When I do this exercise, I focus on gratitude.
4. Lightly hold your forehead to release stress (Emotional Stress Release, ESR)
Holding your forehead is something we find ourselves doing naturally in times of stress, so why not do it intentionally when we are starting to feel overwhelmed? Lightly place several fingertips or your entire hands on your frontal eminences, located above the eyebrows on both sides of your forehead.
Blood flow becomes congested as a result of stress. The tissue surrounding the frontal lobe doesn’t get the right amount of oxygen and nutrients. The restorative technique is based on the research of Terrence Bennett, DC. When doing research in the 1930s and working with a fluoroscope, he found that lightly touching specific reflex points would restore vascular blood flow to compromised areas. This simple technique that restores vascular blood flow to organs is also known for enhancing emotional processing.
A past student’s father was extremely anxious about getting blood drawn. She lightly held his forehead during a blood draw and was absolutely amazed at how calm he became. He did not even realize when the procedure was over.
To download my free guide on ESR (including additional points located on the head related to specific emotions) click here.
5. Thymus thumps for your immune system
Whenever I experience the first sign of a cold coming on, I always start by performing thymus thumps. It’s so easy but I’ve found it very helpful.
Use medium pressure with a closed fist and pound in the middle of your sternum for about 15 seconds. You may feel a slight tingling sensation as a result of lymph fluid moving and the thymus being activated.
I rarely ever get sick and if I do, it is usually not for long because I continue to do the thymus thumps throughout the sickness.
Learn more about this technique here.
I’ve used these 5 practical self-care tips for over 30 years. If you’d like to learn more ways to care for yourself so you can continue doing the work you love, sign up for my workshop Specialized Kinesiology Master Series Level 1!
Contact me with any questions. Be healthy, be well, and be balanced!