Children and the Wonder of Kinesiology

I treat many children suffering with a range of problems including digestive disorders, learning difficulties and allergies like hay fever and asthma.

Children respond so well to Kinesiology because they feel engaged in the treatments; because they feel their bodies responding and their energies shifting.

They aren't just passive participants in a situation where they have no control over the process or the outcomes.

They are fully engaged, learning about their bodies, their bodies' energies and their health, emerging from a treatment not only already on a path towards greater wellbeing but also equipped with life skills that enable them to take charge of their health in a more meaningful way. They often find the experience absorbing, empowering and thrilling.

My 11-year-old has been receiving Kinesiology treatments for a couple of years now and always enjoys them. Not only has her health improved immeasurably but she also takes great pride in her expanding knowledge on general health and nutrition, often sharing it with her friends (whether they like it or not!).

She takes a Sherlock Holmes approach to food labels and hidden sugars, monosodium glutamate (MSG) and other 'baddies', often enlightening me about one product or another. I often hear: "This fruit bar's got 'natural flavourings' [ie: MSG] mummy. Let's buy a different one."

This doesn't mean she doesn't crave sweets and cakes like most of the population. It simply means she's educating herself, and will hopefully apply this knowledge whenever she makes food choices as she grows.

My 13-year-old is quite brilliantly self-regulating and eats a well-balanced and nutritious diet - to fuel his football skills. His passion for football is motivating him to look after both his health and his fitness. He's even become a keen Yoga advocate, for the very same reason. I think that's a pretty great thing: he's learning how to maximise his potential.

This all makes my heart sing.

I see the knowledge that my children are acquiring as a life skill that will equip them with necessary competence of how best to look after themselves as they grow into adults and fend for themselves in a world which currently prioritises profit over health.

As they grow from little children and out into the challenging landscape that the teen years bring, what I want is for my boy and girl to both enjoy the world and to feel good about themselves inside it.

What they're receiving now is a vital education, one which is sadly lacking in school: a food education which reflects the significance of understanding our bodies as well as the nutrition that we fuel ourselves with.