Everything in Annie’s life seemed like it was going in the right direction. And yet, something was amiss…
Surgery
Annie was in her second month of recovery after her knee replacement surgery and mechanically she was doing great! Her physical therapist was thrilled with her progress.
Initially, she had needed strong prescription pain relief medication to allow her to effectively move through her PT exercises that would have otherwise caused unbearable pain, now she no longer needed the meds, and her range of motion in her knee was continuing to improve by leaps and bounds.
Before the surgery Annie had been excited about the positive changes that lay ahead, so imagine her confusion as she found herself, as she told me, feeling like she was: “in a deep dark hole and I can’t get out.”
The Power of Asking
When I asked her how long she’d been feeling this way, she told me “about a month.” Of course with this info, I was curious as to what had happened in her life during that time?
After contemplating my question for a few moments she told me the one big change was she had stopped taking the powerful pain medication 💊 that had been prescribed immediately after her surgery.
Your mind doesn’t have to know
In this instance, Annie was able to think back and pinpoint when those feelings began. Often clients don’t know the root of their issue, as they may have been suffering the symptoms for years. That’s where muscle testing comes in—to uncover the root cause. For Annie, we used muscle testing to confirm her hunch.
The Secret Sauce: Understanding Muscle Testing
Muscle testing is like a “secret sauce” for when our educated mind doesn’t have the answer.
Muscle testing is the language of the body; it bypasses your thinking mind and directly engages with your body. Your body has been with you every single step of the way, it knows you BEST, and it has been listening and responding to all your circumstances in your life.
Just like if you are stricken with food poisoning, your body’s wisdom responds by vomiting. The body instinctively “knows” what to do to remove the contents from your stomach. In the same way, muscle testing is the language of the body; it bypasses your thinking mind and engages directly with your body. Think of it as a polite way to have a direct conversation with your body!
Combining Approaches
I have the greatest respect for Western medicine—Annie’s knee surgery is a perfect example of it at its best. Without it, Annie would have been lame and in pain for the rest of her life. Yet, no single approach can do everything, and Western medicine is no different. While Western medicine excels in surgery, energy kinesiology addresses other issues.
I put my detective hat on 🕵🏼♀️
With the cause of Annie’s “deep, dark hole” established, I used muscle testing to have that polite conversation with the body while bypassing the mind to help her. It was time to ask the 4 questions to establish where her issue lay:
physical/structural
nutritional/biochemical
psychological/emotional or
energetic realm?
Annie’s body indicated techniques in the nutritional/biochemical and psychological/emotional realms. With this information, I used non-invasive techniques to remove the blockages causing her darkness.
At the end of the Energy Kinesiology session, Annie reported feeling so much lighter, with the darkness and sense of doom lifted from her body and psyche.
Epilogue
About 10 months later, I asked Annie, “Hey remember how you were feeling after stopping that pain medication, I noticed you haven’t mentioned it.”
She told me how the dark cloud had lifted that day and never came back…
“… I went out to dinner last night down in Capitola. I had a beer and fish that was breaded… and am still fine today. It's been 10 years at least since that happened.”
Wondering if an Energy Kinesiology session could provide a breakthrough for you too, or perhaps someone else you know?