Frequently asked questions
How Many Sessions Do Most People Need?
What to expect during your session
Your session will always begin with a conversation about how you’re doing and why you are seeking treatment. If appropriate, a physical assessment and range of motion evaluation may be conducted based on the reason for your visit. We’ll also ask for some basic medical background information. Next, we perform a structural assessment to identify any major patterns of tension or misalignments.
Once we’ve gathered this information, we use gentle muscle testing to communicate with your body and determine the best starting point and most effective modality to use. From there, each step of the session is guided by biofeedback, allowing your nervous system to dictate the process and methods we apply. This approach eliminates guesswork, saves time, and ensures we address the most significant issues with precision. As a result, you’ll experience optimal results and a smoother healing process—both physically and emotionally.
What to expect after your session
Everyone’s body is different, and no two sessions are the same. However, most clients describe feeling lighter and more relaxed after their session.
If your session is very structural and physical, you may feel a little lightheaded, sore, or tired afterward. If it’s more emotional and we’re addressing deeper traumas, you may experience emotions surfacing that were previously suppressed. Some people feel the need to cry or express these emotions—this is completely normal and an important part of the healing process. Usually, any symptoms balance out within a day or two.
It’s common to go through a healing process, and that process is unique to each person. My recommendation is always to listen to your body and stay present. If you feel tired, rest. If you feel energized, go for a walk or a run. If you feel the need to cry, let it out. Trust the process.
What is muscle testing?
Muscle testing is a non-invasive technique used to assess the body’s response to physical, emotional, or energetic stress. It involves applying light pressure to specific muscles while the client resists, allowing the practitioner to evaluate muscle strength and function. Changes in muscle response can indicate imbalances, blockages, or areas of stress within the body’s systems.
The test is based on the principle that muscles are connected to the nervous system and energy pathways (meridians), which link to organs and physiological functions. When a muscle is unable to respond effectively, it may indicate neurological inhibition, disruptions in proprioceptive signaling (the body’s sense of position and movement), or imbalances in energy flow.
Muscle testing engages the afferent and efferent pathways—sensory input to the brain and motor output to the muscle—allowing practitioners to assess whether stress, injury, or dysfunction is interfering with these communication channels. It can also reveal biofeedback responses related to emotional or biochemical stressors, providing insight into underlying imbalances that may affect structural and energetic health. – See video
How do you apply specialized kinesiology to animals?
We use a method called surrogate testing. This is a common practice among kinesiologists
when the person or animal you’re working with isn’t able to be muscle tested directly. In simple terms, we have another person (an assistant) lightly touch the animal, while we maintain contact with the assistant at the same time — creating a closed electrical circuit through the body’s natural energy field. We then use the assistant’s arm for muscle testing, allowing their body to act as a representative or conduit for the animal.
If you grew up on a farm or have ever been around electric fences, you might know what
happens if you touch an electric fence while holding onto someone else — where does the
shock go? Straight to the person you’re touching. In that moment, your body simply becomes a wire, transmitting energy from one point to another. Surrogate testing works the same way — except instead of transmitting electricity, we’re working with subtle bio-energetic information from the body. It’s a simple, natural way to access feedback from the animal’s system when direct testing isn’t possible.
What kind of animals do you work on?
How doe that work on a scientific level?
Surrogate testing in Specialized Kinesiology is based on the principle that the human body is an integrated bio-energetic system capable of receiving, holding, and transmitting information through both neurological and electromagnetic pathways. In cases where direct muscle testing on the subject (human or animal) is not possible — due to size, safety, or communication barriers — a surrogate (usually another person) acts as a temporary extension of the subject’s energy field.
The process works because of a phenomenon often referred to as “bio-resonance” or “field coherence” — where two energy systems, when brought into intentional connection (through touch, intention, or proximity), begin to share and transmit informational signals. The nervous system of the surrogate temporarily aligns with or reflects the energetic and neurological stress patterns of the subject being tested.
From a biophysical perspective, this may involve subtle shifts in the surrogate’s neuromuscular response due to changes in the body’s electromagnetic field, facilitated by the brain’s mirror neuron system, heart-brain coherence, and limbic resonance. Once this energetic connection is established, muscle testing performed on the surrogate can reveal accurate feedback about stress, imbalances, or corrections needed for the subject — because the stress response pattern temporarily presents in the surrogate’s muscle tone.