A Look at Where It All Began
If you’ve ever had a kinesiology session, you know there’s something incredibly unique about it.
It’s not just talking about symptoms.
It’s not just testing muscles.
It’s a whole-body, mind, and energy approach that often reveals things we didn’t even realise were influencing our health.
But where did kinesiology actually come from?
In the 1960s, American chiropractor Dr. George Goodheart made a groundbreaking observation. While working with a young man who had shoulder pain, he noticed that deeply massaging small, tender bumps where the muscle attached actually strengthened the muscle itself. This discovery opened the door to a whole new understanding of how our bodies work.
Dr. Goodheart went on to find that:
A weak muscle often caused the opposing muscle to tighten (not the other way around, as once thought).
Muscle weakness could be linked to things like poor circulation, sluggish lymph, spinal fluid flow, nutrition, or imbalances in the body’s energy meridians.
Muscles and meridians were directly connected, meaning physical weakness could reflect deeper organ or energy system stress.
From there, he created Applied Kinesiology a method of testing muscles to reveal imbalances and support the body back into alignment. Originally taught to chiropractors and medical professionals, it was later made more widely accessible through the Touch for Health system in the 1970s.
Since then, kinesiology has evolved into the holistic practice we know today, weaving together:
Chiropractic principles (spine, structure, and nerves)
Traditional Chinese Medicine (meridians and energy flow)
Nutrition and supplementation
Emotional and neurological balancing techniques
Why this approach stands out
What makes kinesiology so powerful is that it bypasses the conscious mind and communicates directly with the subconscious through gentle muscle monitoring. Your body holds an incredible amount of wisdom often knowing the “why” behind your symptoms long before your mind does.
By listening to this deeper intelligence, kinesiology helps uncover the cause of stress, imbalance, or discomfort. It acts like a translator between you and your body’s inner voice.
And in today’s world where symptoms are so often masked with quick fixes kinesiology offers something different. It’s a personalised, approach that honours not only your body but also your story.
Perhaps that’s why, decades after Dr. Goodheart’s first discovery, people around the world still seek kinesiology not just for relief, but for true reconnection with themselves.
