SJ Kinesiology

05/12/2025

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03/12/2025

Autumn & Winter invitation
As the year turns towards autumn and winter, many of us feel an inner shift too.
A pull to slow down, take stock, and listen more closely to what the body is trying to say.

In kinesiology, we work with the Five Elements – a beautiful map from Chinese medicine that links the seasons, emotions and the physical body.
Autumn connects with Metal. Winter connects with Water. Together, they invite us to let go of what’s no longer needed and gather strength for the months ahead.

Here in Mid Devon, the deep red soil and changing fields make these transitions visible every day. Whether you’re navigating tiredness, big emotions, or shifts in work and relationships, the seasons can be a powerful ally in your healing.

If you’re curious about working with the seasons in your own life, kinesiology sessions are available in Crediton, Devon and online.

✨ You’re welcome to message me with any questions, or to book in for Autumn & Winter support.

03/12/2025

In honour of Winter and the Water element...as I can feel 'the dip' both in my body, and in the woods and land...
The Upper Trapezius is the muscle that brings the shoulder up to the ear and the ear down to the shoulder.
How does it feel for you at the moment?
In kinesiology this is one of the muscles that relates to the balance of the Kidney acupuncture meridian from the Water element.
It's a good indication, if this is feeling sore or inhibited in any way, that reserves are running low or if we are feeling a bit 'rabbit in headlights'.
The Upper Trapezius may also be a muscle to work with if there are recurring eye and ear issues.
It is deeply indicative of the functioning of the Vagus Nerve.

Questions such as "Are you keeping your head straight" (actually or metaphorically) might come up if this muscle needs balancing in a session.
This muscle also reminds me of people who hold their phones to their ear with their shoulder while doing many other things- burn out may not be far away.

01/12/2025

LifeTracking is Creative Kinesiology's foundation in kinesiology, working with acupressure, energy balancing techniques and muscle testing. We also introduce our unique tracking approach to bringing health.

30/11/2025

End of day hound walk. Back lane regulating stomp with the owls. Big views, deep breaths, cool air, peace.
It's an EHCP paperwork Sunday here, ready for yet another funding meeting next week.
May most of you out there be blissfully unaware of what that entails.
For those of you who do know...solidarity ❤️‍🔥🔥❤️‍🔥

29/11/2025

The Earth element is the one that holds us through transitions. Be they work, life or even seasonal. I have been interested this week that this muscle set has been coming up a lot in clinic- my sense is the theme is transitioning into Winter...
The Posterior and Anterior neck flexors in are associated with the balance of the Stomach meridian, and the Earth element.
Questions such as "Are you sticking your neck out", "Do you need to take more chances" or " Are you taking too many risks" may be considered if these muscles are inhibited.
Going out of one's 'comfort zone', and then worrying (very stomach meridian) about the 'risk' that has been taken can show up here.

26/11/2025

We won't be celebrating thanks giving on this page...some good links here. Thanks for this writing .

Tomorrow is the United States holiday of Thanksgiving, one that is, to say the least, deeply problematic. Because it is, for many in my country, a time for family, and where many businesses explicitly are closed, we are giving that time to our team, and my own little family, my wife Holly and our two boys, will not be working and will be spending time together, which I cherish.

However, despite, or perhaps because I cherish this time with family, we as a company are not celebrating the genocidal land-grab or perpetuating the myths related to Christopher Columbus and his men’s evil acts on this North American continent.

For all interested, I recommend An Indigenous Peoples’ History of the United States [link: https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/237686/an-indigenous-peoples-history-of-the-united-states-by-roxanne-dunbar-ortiz/ ], by historian Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz. (Not an affiliate link.)

Similarly, I want to recommend my friend and colleague Nicole Lee's book, Raising Anti-Racist Kids. [link: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08NR9QVZ9/ ]

I know that some have tried to reclaim this holiday by using it as a time for gratitude, and I am all for people expressing gratitude. It’s a deeply nourishing practice.

I also have a great deal of room in my heart for the grief that this day brings up, when we truly know the history.

Some thoughts:

If you live in the United States or Canada, unless you are Indigenous yourself to this continent, you are almost certainly living on stolen land. Learn about the people whose land you are on. [link: https://native-land.ca ]

You can also learn about the Indigenomics Institute,[link: http://indigenomicsinstitute.com ] for an Indigenous approach to economics.

I am far, far from an expert in these resources. I just know that we who benefit from capitalism and from the wealth in what is now known as North America owe a debt that we must face if we’re ever going to live in peace. It has been shown that there is no way the U.S. could have existed as a country, or had the resources to expand westward to become what it is now, without stolen land from First Nations, and without stolen labor from enslaved Africans and their descendants.

I don’t wish for anyone to be paralyzed by guilt, but without facing, grieving and showing up for what is needed to heal in concrete ways, we will never thrive as a people.

I don’t know about you, but I end up feeling lighter and more able to act with justice and love when I acknowledge what’s true, even if what I’m facing feels undoable. The path opens when we embrace what’s true.

The same is true in your business and in your heart, as well as social justice.

May we all walk a road that understands that justice and love, that compassion and truth, that strength and gentleness are One.

26/11/2025

How I found kinesiology

My journey into kinesiology was not something I planned or sought out.
It was one of those magical happenings… I was a single parent at the time and I was working in climate change… I picked up this leaflet that said ‘Come and learn foundation level kinesiology’… I had no idea what that was, something called Touch for Health.

What I found was a practice that spoke to every level of me — the physical, emotional, energetic and intuitive.

That was 24 years ago....

26/11/2025

The Fascia Lata muscle is one of the muscles that relates to the balance of Large Intestine meridian and the metal element from acupuncture theory.
Issues with this muscle and meridian are great to deal with in the Autumn time.
If letting go of what you no longer need (on all levels) is tricky, then it is likely that this muscle will come up to be checked in a kinesiology session.
To help balance the large intestine meridian and fascia lata muscle rub along the outside seam of your trousers from hip to just below the knee.
This is the neurolymphatic massage area which helps move old stuck 'stuff'.
Pay extra attention to the bits that are sore, and enjoy getting clear.
Sarah-Jayne 🌟

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