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tudies in neuroscience

indicate that as much as

95 percent of our mind’s

consciousness is actually

subconscious – and it’s the

subconscious mind that stores

our attitudes, values and beliefs.

If you’ve ever made a vision

board, said a rmations or practised

positive thinking, Psychological

Kinesiology (Psych-K) is a similar

method designed to help reprogram

our subconsciousmind.

What isPsych-K?

Psych-K isanon-invasive,

interactiveprocessofchange

created 32yearsagoby

psychotherapistRobertWilliams.

It is an approachtoapplied

psychologythatusesasetofsimple,

self-empoweringprinciplesand

processesdesignedtochange

self-limitingbeliefsatthe

subconsciouslevelofthemind.

The ideaisthatourbeliefs,

usually subconscious,areoften

the resultoflifelongprogramming.

It’s from ourbeliefsthatwe

form perceptionsabouttheworld

and ourselves,andfromthese

perceptionsthatwedevelop

our behaviours.

Usuallyitisself-defeating

behavioursthatwewishtochange,

and the argumentisthatthemost

During a Psych-K treatment, kinesiology

(muscle testing) is used to uncover

subconscious beliefs and help to

reconnect the left and right brain.

That means old beliefs buried deep in

our subconscious can be replaced with

new life-a rming beliefs that support

us. Using the ‘whole-brain posture’

(sitting with arms and legs crossed) and

using a visual, auditory and kinesthetic

format, Psych-K can help to reconnect

the left and right brain.

Self-empowerment coach and Psych-K

facilitator at Siren Soul, Fiona

McLeod, says she begins

with the client’s current

situation. “Often clients

present with problems

and discuss what in life

they aren’t satisfi ed

with,” she says. “I then

help the client fi nd the

first step to solve the

situation. We proceed with

thePsych-K Balance – this is

theprocedureused in Psych-K to let

theclientintegrate the desired outcome.

Wekeepdoingitas long as the client

feelssatisfiedregarding the current

situation,andcreate an action plan. The

actionplanhelpsthe client to manifest

thepotentialcreated with the balances

inhis/herlife.It’s fast, simple and

incrediblye“ective.”

Duringandafter a session, Fiona says

themostcommon reaction is a feeling

oflightness,aswell as feeling more

relaxedandpresent. “Some say it feels

‘asiftheweightof the world has been

liftedfromthem’.We usually defi ne this

stateasthe‘whole-brain state’. In the

daysfollowingtheir Psych-K Balance,

clientsmayreport seemingly signifi cant

events,interactions and/or new

opportunitiespresenting. Obviously it

variesdepending on the beliefs worked

withintheirsession and the action they

chosetotakefollowing their session.”

Whatcanit help with?

Itisthoughtthatmany people harbour

self-sabotagingsubconscious beliefsin

e“ectivewaytochange

abehaviouristoalterthe

unconsciousbeliefsthat

supportit–theissue

beingwhenwhatyou

consciouslybelieve

youthinkandfeelmay

beatoddswithwhatyou

reallythinkandfeelinthe

deeperreachesofyourpsyche.

Psych-Kprovidesavarietyofways

toidentifyandtransformbeliefsthat

sabotageyouintobeliefsthatsupport

you.Theprocessusedisdesignedto

createbalancedcommunicationwith

therightandlefthemispheresofthe

cerebralcortex.This‘whole-brain

state’isidealforreprogramming

thesubconsciousmindwithnew

self-enhancingbeliefs.

Whathappensina

Psych-Ksession?

did you

know?

PSYCH-K WAS DEVELOPED

BY PSYCHOTHERAPIST

ROBERT WILLIAMS

IN 1988.

The argument is that the

most effective way to

change a behaviour is to

change the unconscious

beliefs that support it

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