Northeast Healing with Terri Kaus
Specialized Kinesiology Workshops
Winter is a time for restoration, rejuvenation, reflection, containment, concentration and storing energy to prepare for the year to come. Abundant reserves within us provide courage and strength. Lack of reserves can manifest in negative emotions that drain our energy and compromise our immune systems.
I find it so fascinating that Chinese medicine theory states that all dis-ease begins inside the energy system before physical symptoms show up in the body. The acupuncture system was created by the Chinese 5000 years ago. They discovered that disease occurred when the life-force, or qi (pronounced, chi), is not flowing freely.
Chapman Reflex points were originally discovered by Dr. Frank Chapman and further developed by Dr. Charles Owen. Later on, Dr. George Goodheart, father of Applied Kinesiology, correlated each of these reflexes with specific muscles, organs, and systems of the body.
When we are stressed, the amygdala in our brain triggers our glands to pump the hormone epinephrine, also known as adrenaline, throughout our bloodstream. We go into stress mode, we experience vasoconstriction to our brain, which makes it very difficult to process emotional stress. This simple technique can help restore vascular blood flow, allowing you to successfully process challenging emotions.
By my son’s 2rd birthday, my husband and I were at our wits end. Exhausted, confused, desperate, and feeling like failures as parents, we cried and prayed for answers. Our son had frequent tummy aches, headaches, ear infections, temper tantrums, hyperactivity, and more. He didn’t listen to us very well, either. We had to call out his name 3 to 5 times before he would respond.
Light is one of the main guides our body uses to manage our internal “clock”. A rapid journey through multiple time zones can put our internal clock out of sync with the new day-and-night rhythm. Our internal clock gets confused as it attempts to adapt to a new time, a new light/dark rhythm, and a different activity/inactivity cycle.
In electrical terms, grounding refers to having an electrical connection to an object or to the Earth that can absorb an unlimited or large amount amount of current, usually used as a safety measure. In kinesiology terms, however, grounding (or earthing) refers to electrically connecting ourselves to the Earth.
How very wonderful it is to have the skill of accurate muscle testing! Touch for Health teaches that stating certain phrases or words can cause the body to have a stress response. Certain foods, chemicals, toxins and even thoughts can cause stress to the energy system, causing muscles to unlock.
We are often told, “Stop feeling sorry for yourself.” That never really helped me much. Sometimes it’s hard to avoid self-pity entirely, however choosing to exchange self-pity for gratitude can be very powerful in a multitude of ways. Countless studies published in prominent journals over the past decade have shown that people who count their blessings are less depressed and experience more joy and happiness.
In specialized kinesiology, there are a few simple things we do to enhance our energy and improve brain/body communication. In Touch for Health, you learn the importance of doing these techniques before performing a balance. When both brain and body are switched on and properly hydrated, balancing the energy system is smooth and easy!
