What is muscle testing (MT)?
Muscle testing, also known as applied kinesiology, is a method of receiving answers from the body. An electrical network of energy runs through the nervous system and feeds the entire body. Because energy runs through the muscles in your body, if anything impacts the electrical system that doesn't maintain or improve balance, your muscle will not receive enough energy and your arm will be weakened.
When something is tested - a food, supplement, or a question about the body, mind, or emotion - if the response is positive the muscle will get energy and expand, giving a strong response. Using pushing on an outstretched arm as an example, the method most practitioners use, when the tester pushes the arm will be strong and resist being pushed, even lock into place. If energy to the muscle diminishes, a negative response will weaken the muscle and the answer is no (the outstretched arm will easily move downward).
Because it bypasses the mind (which can be quite a trap) and accesses the subconscious, it can give illuminating answers. That supplement you are convinced is going to change your life and you are in love with the thought of? Your body may say sorry, not for me... it isn't impressed with what your mind is attached to, which is a great benefit of muscle testing,
Muscle testing is a bit like a telephone line to the subconscious mind. The body has a consciousness that resides within the subconscious, and this allows us to connect with that wisdom. It is a way for your body to communicate specific likes and dislikes in a very tangible way.
How do I muscle test?
There are a number of ways to muscle test. It takes a bit of practice to find the method that is best for you. Finger rings and sway test are common, I use a pendulum as it is easiest for me and gives more nuanced information.
Several common methods are Finger slide, Finger rings, Finger over finger, Pushing on arm, Sway test, and pendulum. The video links below will illustrate some of those. Find the one that feels the best for you and practice, you'll quickly feel proficient. Start with food and supplements, an easy and useful way to learn.
Below are some links for videos to show the basics of how it works. I give classes to laypeople because it takes a lot more to test well but understanding the basics is where we start.
Videos
http://catherinedavies.com/easy-self-muscle-test
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c9ikRMlI-jY
Read more
http://www.pure-and-simple-healing.com/self-muscle-testing-methods.html#.WrO7cejwYdU
http://www.holistic-mindbody-healing.com/how-to-muscle-test.html
Why is it of value?
Muscle testing had such a positive effect on my health, I am forever grateful for finding it and I use it daily. I was able to resolve a lot of difficult food reactivity issues using MT I had a lot of IgG responses and I could be fine one minute and cancelling the day the next I was so sick, since often the offending food was eaten days before.
Muscle testing showed me how to eat only foods that benefitted my body that it could handle at any given time. Stopping the cycle of reactivity alone is very healing to the body, and it gave it the room to start healing leaky gut. It is also a great way to shop for a rotisserie chicken and not get sick.
It gets sneered at on Quackwatch but it has done for me to improve my health than any doctor (or holistic practitioner for that matter). I have seen a lot of people improve their health and well-being using it as a tool to focus on what benefits us as told to us by our body.
Elizabeth Heyenga, MPH
www.elizabethheyenga.com
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I am not a licensed health care practitioner (there is no licensure for energetic work at this time). You should discuss any suggested issues or changes you are considering with your primary care practitioner.
Muscle testing, also known as applied kinesiology, is a method of receiving answers from the body. An electrical network of energy runs through the nervous system and feeds the entire body. Because energy runs through the muscles in your body, if anything impacts the electrical system that doesn't maintain or improve balance, your muscle will not receive enough energy and your arm will be weakened.
When something is tested - a food, supplement, or a question about the body, mind, or emotion - if the response is positive the muscle will get energy and expand, giving a strong response. Using pushing on an outstretched arm as an example, the method most practitioners use, when the tester pushes the arm will be strong and resist being pushed, even lock into place. If energy to the muscle diminishes, a negative response will weaken the muscle and the answer is no (the outstretched arm will easily move downward).
Because it bypasses the mind (which can be quite a trap) and accesses the subconscious, it can give illuminating answers. That supplement you are convinced is going to change your life and you are in love with the thought of? Your body may say sorry, not for me... it isn't impressed with what your mind is attached to, which is a great benefit of muscle testing,
Muscle testing is a bit like a telephone line to the subconscious mind. The body has a consciousness that resides within the subconscious, and this allows us to connect with that wisdom. It is a way for your body to communicate specific likes and dislikes in a very tangible way.
How do I muscle test?
There are a number of ways to muscle test. It takes a bit of practice to find the method that is best for you. Finger rings and sway test are common, I use a pendulum as it is easiest for me and gives more nuanced information.
Several common methods are Finger slide, Finger rings, Finger over finger, Pushing on arm, Sway test, and pendulum. The video links below will illustrate some of those. Find the one that feels the best for you and practice, you'll quickly feel proficient. Start with food and supplements, an easy and useful way to learn.
Below are some links for videos to show the basics of how it works. I give classes to laypeople because it takes a lot more to test well but understanding the basics is where we start.
Videos
http://catherinedavies.com/easy-self-muscle-test
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c9ikRMlI-jY
Read more
http://www.pure-and-simple-healing.com/self-muscle-testing-methods.html#.WrO7cejwYdU
http://www.holistic-mindbody-healing.com/how-to-muscle-test.html
Why is it of value?
Muscle testing had such a positive effect on my health, I am forever grateful for finding it and I use it daily. I was able to resolve a lot of difficult food reactivity issues using MT I had a lot of IgG responses and I could be fine one minute and cancelling the day the next I was so sick, since often the offending food was eaten days before.
Muscle testing showed me how to eat only foods that benefitted my body that it could handle at any given time. Stopping the cycle of reactivity alone is very healing to the body, and it gave it the room to start healing leaky gut. It is also a great way to shop for a rotisserie chicken and not get sick.
It gets sneered at on Quackwatch but it has done for me to improve my health than any doctor (or holistic practitioner for that matter). I have seen a lot of people improve their health and well-being using it as a tool to focus on what benefits us as told to us by our body.
Elizabeth Heyenga, MPH
www.elizabethheyenga.com
_______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
I am not a licensed health care practitioner (there is no licensure for energetic work at this time). You should discuss any suggested issues or changes you are considering with your primary care practitioner.