Kinesiology and mental health: a powerful connection

Learn how addressing emotional imbalances and physical symptoms together can improve overall health.

Many people are surprised to learn that their emotions impact their physical health – and vice versa. Perhaps it’s not unexpected. The Western medical model treats mental and physical health entirely separately. So people assume this must be correct. Yet psychoneuroimmunology is an entire field of science that looks at the communication between the brain, nervous system and immune system, and has clearly demonstrated how stress impacts our physical health. Our thoughts, beliefs and attitudes play a huge part in health outcomes too. Kinesiology has encompassed psychoneuroimmunology for decades, long before it had a fancy name.

At the same time, other scientific studies have shown that gut health massively affects mental health. Many people who experience depression and/or anxiety are missing vital gut bacteria. When these bacteria are re-established, their mood improves. There is no separation between mind and body.

This is one of many reasons why people choose kinesiology. We treat the client holistically and individually. This means we consider ALL aspects of your health. The mind and body are intrinsically linked (and it makes no sense to separate them). Our environments and lifestyle are important too. Kinesiologists pay attention to all of this in a treatment, or series of treatments.

If a client presents with two or three conditions, such as insomnia, anxiety and poor digestion, or fibroids and low mood, there is always a connection. In most cases, the first issue started after an upsetting event (divorce, break-up, bereavement, job loss etc). Then the others followed.

There are numerous reasons for the mind and body separation in conventional medicine (none of which make sense from a health perspective). One reason is because the fascia is disregarded in classical anatomy (still to this day). This vitally important connective tissue is considered ‘packing and wrapping material’ (despite contrary evidence proving otherwise as far back as the late 1800s). However, thanks to the pioneering work of independent researchers, like Tom Myers and others, we now know that the fascia is not only the largest organ in the body, it’s a sophisticated communication network that’s alive with millions of sensory receptors, sending signals all around the body from our heads to our toes. Our brains are suspended in the skull by fascia, and everything from the spinal cord, bones, organs and muscles to nerves, blood vessels and capillaries is enveloped in this fascinating and highly complex substance.

Stress, dehydration, poor diet, nutritional deficiencies and sedentary lifestyles cause the fascia to stiffen. Blood flow, lymph flow, nerve conduction and electrical impulses all run through the fascial network. Any restriction in the fascia can subsequently restrict these systems and signals - and cause health issues. In a kinesiology treatment, we use stress release methods, find any nutrition your body requires, identify foods that are causing issues, support the gut, work on neuro-lymphatic reflex points, stimulate acupressure points, use cranio-sacral techniques, suggest lifestyle adjustments and more. (It is understood that the lines, planes and receptor sites in the fascial network provide an anatomical basis for Meridians and acupuncture points used in TCM and in kinesiology).

The human body is an intelligent, self-healing system (cuts heal, bones mend, the heart beats etc). Kinesiology’s MCPE (mental, chemical, physical, energetic) approach allows your body and subconscious mind to communicate what it needs, and once acted upon, it is able to regain homeostasis (balance). With the mind and body supported, symptoms drop away and healing occurs.

If you would like to know more about how kinesiology can help to improve your health, book an appointment or a free 15-minute discovery call on 07979 861577 to find out more.

Disclaimer: This post is not intended to be a substitute for medical advice provided by your doctor.