Kinesiology Session FAQs

I offer specialised Kinesiology as a complementary approach to wellbeing. Gentle muscle monitoring, conversation and balancing techniques give us different ways to explore what feels stressful and what you would like to experience differently.

The word Kinesiology also means the scientific study of human movement. Here, I am describing my energetic and reflective practice, with a particular emphasis on Emotions & Metaphysical Kinesiology™ (EMK).

Emotions & Metaphysical Kinesiology was developed by Denise Robinson and gives particular attention to emotions, personal meaning and our experience of connection. It draws on traditional energy frameworks, including the Five Elements, meridians, chakras and aura.

Its receptive, yin approach fits the way I like to work: listening closely, allowing time and staying curious about the person in front of me. I combine this with my wider Kinesiology experience and choose the approach with you.

You might be carrying everyday stress, finding it hard to switch off, moving through a loss or life change, or noticing a familiar pattern in your relationships or self-confidence. You may simply want time to reconnect with yourself and consider what matters now.

We can explore these experiences with the aim of supporting awareness, a sense of steadiness and more choice in how you respond. There is no need to arrive with everything worked out. The support and benefits page offers more examples.

In person, I may ask you to hold an arm in a comfortable position while I apply gentle pressure. We notice whether the muscle maintains its position or changes its response. This is often called muscle monitoring or muscle reflex testing.

Within specialised Kinesiology, I interpret these changes as indications of stress or balance around the theme or input being explored. They help guide the session, alongside our conversation and your feedback. You are not being asked to prove your strength or give a particular response.

No. Muscle responses do not establish a medical diagnosis, confirm an allergy or measure nutrient levels. In my work, an input may change a response interpreted as stress into a more balanced indicator response during the test.

If vitamin D comes up, for example, this does not necessarily mean you lack vitamin D. It suggests a potential benefit within that testing situation, which we consider in context. Whether a supplement is suitable also depends on your health, medicines and appropriate clinical advice or tests. Suspected allergies need assessment by a qualified healthcare professional.

For me, a person is a living relationship between body, soul and spirit, shaped by everyday life, relationships and experience. Emotions & Metaphysical Kinesiology offers traditional and symbolic ways to reflect on these connections.

A meridian, element or chakra theme may give us a useful starting point for conversation. I treat these as frameworks for exploration, with room for your own beliefs and meaning. They are not measurements of organ function or established medical explanations.

Kinesiology brings together gentle muscle monitoring, conversation and individually selected techniques in a personal approach to wellbeing. Research into specialised Kinesiology has reported encouraging changes in patient-reported symptoms and everyday functioning. A practice study involving 28 patients recorded improvements in personally important symptoms, activities and wellbeing, while a small randomized pilot trial found greater improvement in back-related disability with Professional Kinesiology Practice than with a comparison treatment. These findings support further exploration of Kinesiology’s potential as a complementary approach, with more research needed to establish its effects on particular conditions.

Participants in qualitative research on Touch for Health-based Kinesiology have also described greater self-awareness, improved wellbeing and new ways to manage stress and care for themselves. They valued an approach that brought bodily and emotional experience together—changes that can have personal significance in everyday life.

In my practice, I adapt each session to your needs and possibilities, offering a supportive space to explore your experiences and take an active part in your own wellbeing. Your concerns, preferences and goals guide our work. Alongside appropriate healthcare, we review together how the sessions are supporting you and what feels helpful in your daily life.

The work is intended to be gentle. Muscle monitoring uses light pressure, and I ask about injuries, discomfort and limitations before we begin. Please tell me immediately if a movement or touch feels uncomfortable so I can adapt it or stop.

You stay involved and can change your mind at any point. We do not need to push through pain or a strong emotional response to make the session worthwhile.

We can discuss Kinesiology as additional wellbeing support alongside your existing care. Please tell me about relevant conditions, treatments, medicines and supplements so we can consider what is appropriate.

I do not diagnose medical conditions, prescribe medicines or advise you to stop prescribed treatment. Decisions about medication belong with your prescriber. Where a concern needs medical or psychological expertise, I encourage you to seek that support.

Yes, please contact me before booking so we can talk about your situation and any adaptations or limits. This is especially useful with pregnancy, recent surgery, significant pain, a serious condition or anything that makes touch or movement difficult.

Some situations are outside the scope of my work. If there are new or unexplained symptoms, or concerns about pregnancy, seek advice from your healthcare professional rather than waiting for a Kinesiology appointment.

Yes. I welcome adults and children aged eight and over. Please contact me before booking for a young person so we can talk about their needs and make suitable arrangements.

The Swedish Patient Safety Act restricts examination and treatment of children under eight by practitioners outside healthcare. In keeping with this, I do not offer Kinesiology sessions for children under eight.

I adapt the conversation and pace to the young person, make room for their questions and respect their willingness to take part.

For anyone under 18, my practice requires consent from a parent who is a legal guardian, or another legal guardian, before the appointment. Please arrange this with me in advance.

For anyone under 16, a legal guardian must be present in the room throughout the session, including an online appointment. Young people aged 16–17 may attend without their guardian in the room once consent has been arranged.

These are my practice arrangements for young clients. Alongside the guardian’s consent, I listen to the young person’s own wishes and comfort; they can ask questions, pause or stop.

I treat what you share with care and confidentiality, within applicable legal requirements. I do not discuss one client’s session with another, including relatives or partners.

You are welcome to have a trusted person or chaperone present. Please let me know beforehand so we can arrange this comfortably and agree how they will be involved. Your own voice and choices remain central.

People describe different experiences. You may feel settled, thoughtful, more aware of an emotion or simply ready for some quiet time. You may also notice little immediate change. There is no particular feeling you are expected to have.

Give yourself room to rest if you need it and notice how you are over the following days. Please contact me with questions. New, persistent or worsening symptoms need appropriate healthcare advice; they should not be assumed to be a detox or healing reaction.

I usually suggest beginning with three sessions. This gives us time for an initial balance, space to notice what happens in everyday life, and follow-ups to review your experience and build on what feels useful.

We agree the spacing together, taking account of your needs, energy, circumstances and budget. Three sessions are a starting recommendation, not a promise of a particular result. We review the plan with you as we go.

Please tell me. Your honest feedback helps us consider whether the focus, pace or approach is useful for you. We can look at the everyday changes you hoped for and decide whether to adjust our work or consider another kind of support.

You have not failed if a session does not help. I do not want you to feel that you must keep booking to prove your commitment.

We may agree on a small practice that fits your life, such as a gentle movement, a moment of reflection, an affirmation in your own words or a change to an everyday routine. I explain it so you feel comfortable trying it.

The aim is to support your own awareness and confidence between sessions. We keep it manageable, and you can tell me what feels useful or difficult when we next meet.

We review that together. Some people choose occasional sessions when a new theme arises; others value a period of more regular support. There is no single schedule that suits everyone.

My hope is that our work helps you feel more able to notice your needs and make your own choices. You are free to pause or finish when that feels right for you.