The Art of Self Muscle Testing
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This gem of a book explains in a simple and easy manner the process of self muscle testing. Self muscle testing is a technique similar to that of applied kinesiology, a technique that people use to gain insight into their own body and mind's healing process. The aim of this book is to empower the reader so that they can begin conducting accurate and reliable self muscle testing as soon as possible.
Not all humans have the capacity to accurately self muscle test and this book goes into how to set up the ideal conditions so that this valuable tool can be accessed on a regular and consistent basis. The more people that can successfully self muscle test, the better it is for all beings because muscle testing has the potential to rapidly enhance once ability “know thy self.”
In this book you will learn about:
- The pre-requisites for self muscle testing
- How to "Switch on" for accurate testing
- How to test without bias
- How to test health products, supplements and foods
- Some more advanced techniques
- and more...
Michael Hetherington
Michael Hetherington L.Ac, BHlthSci, is a qualified acupuncturist, Oriental medicine teacher, and yoga teacher based in Brisbane, Australia. He has been practicing yoga since 2000 and working with Chinese medicine since 2004. He has a keen interest in mind-body medicine, energetic anatomy, nutrition and herbs, yoga nidra and Buddhist style meditation. Michael was always attracted to eastern philosophy and it was this interest that drew him to the teachings and practices of yoga and Oriental medicine at a young age. After traveling to China to teach English for a year, he returned to Australia in 2004 to begin studying Chinese medicine, remedial massage and practicing oki-do (Japanese yoga) and hatha yoga more seriously. He regularly hosts workshops and develops short courses on topics related to self health care, yoga and meditation. www.michaelhetherington.com.au
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The Art of Self Muscle Testing - Michael Hetherington
The Art of Self
Muscle Testing
For Health, Life and Enlightenment
Michael Hetherington
(L. Ac, Yoga Teacher)
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Copyright 2013 Michael Hetherington
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www.michaelhetherington.com.au
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Brisbane, Australia
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About the Author
Michael Hetherington is a qualified acupuncturist, health practitioner and yoga teacher from Australia. He has a keen interest in mind-body medicine, energetic anatomy, nutrition and herbs, yoga nidra and Buddhist style meditation. Inspired by the teachings of many he has learnt that a light-hearted, joyful approach to life serves best.
Other Titles by Author:
Chakra Balancing Made Simple and Easy
Meditation Made Simple
How to Do Restorative Yoga
Autumn Oriental Yoga
The Little Book of Yin
How to Learn Acupuncture
Simply Zen Quotes
Acknowledgements
I would like to thank Denise Robinson in Melbourne, Australia for being my first teacher in Applied Kinesiology. I would also like to thank some of the pioneers in this field Dr Thie Goodhart, Dr John Diamond, Dr David Hawkins and Dr Charles Krebs who’s ongoing work is truly inspiring. Special thanks goes out to my partner Angela Hammond for help with the photos and the endless hours of discussion on this topic.
Table of Contents
About the Author
Acknowledgements
Introduction
Coming Into Contact With Muscle Testing
The Pre-requisites for Accurate Self Muscle Testing
How to Switch On
Switching On for Testing
Self Muscle Testing
Testing Without Bias
How to Ask a Question
Exploring the World with Self Muscle Testing
Testing Foods
Testing People
Testing Purchases
Testing for Health and Healing
More Advanced Techniques
Conclusion
Other Titles by Author
Introduction
The purpose of this book is to help people to understand and apply the basic guidelines for accurate self muscle testing. It is a skill and tool that is incredibly valuable and I was inspired to write this book to help others have a greater access to this skill. The more people that can successfully self muscle test, the better it is for all beings because muscle testing has the potential to rapidly enhance once ability know thy self.
It takes some time and practice to get the hang of the self muscle testing technique so don’t be too disheartened or discouraged if it doesn’t come easy to you initially. I hope with the tips and tricks outlined in this book that your ability to understand the technique and accurately self muscle test is greatly enhanced.
The term muscle testing
sounds like it is used to simply test the muscles of the body, but in many therapeutic settings and in the context of this book, muscle testing also refers to being able to test more subtler levels of existence. Muscle testing has the capacity to work with very subtle energetic levels, namely the meridian pathways and the chakra’s to name just a few, therefore making it a very helpful tool to uncover deeper and more subtler levels of information. It depends largely on the individual tester and their level of understanding and experience with muscle testing as to how subtle and potentially how far they can go with it.
When first discovering the self muscle test, it will be natural to go through an experimental period