Dooley Noted: 2/18/2014
While teaching NeuroKinetic Therapy (NKT) this past weekend, I helped assess quite a few smart and very strong people.
In a muscle test, we lightly press to look for neurological connections and relationships between patterns. But if you find a disconnect, it can be misconstrued as muscle weakness.
Smart, strong clients often see this disconnect in themselves and state, “I’m weak!”
I call your bluff.
You rarely have weakness, unless you have nerve, muscle, or higher center damage.
You are much more likely to have “leak”ness, better described as an energy leak due to faulty motor control.
Think of it this way.
You’re sitting in class. You know the answer. But the person next to you is overly eager, trying to answer all the questions. You can’t express what you know, because you’re being overridden by someone else. You are capable – perhaps the most capable – but you don’t speak up.
In your first class, it may be acceptable. But if it keeps happening throughout the course, eventually you won’t participate at all – and that over eager student might breach his bounds and get worn out.
This is leakness – and I see this in very strong people who are thinking it’s weakness. Language is important. Think you’re weak, and you’ll stay “weak.”
So, how do you attack the leaks and get both students to participate in the class that is your motor control?
You get assessed and corrected.
Movement is a behavior, and it can change. Since it’s hard being subjective and objective at the same time, borrow a pair of eyes to assess the leaknesses you hide.
You are strong. Fix the leaks.
As always, it’s your call.
– Dr. Kathy Dooley