THE BEGINNER’S GUIDE TO MUSCLE TESTING

Before you try muscle testing, it’s important to prepare yourself in a few simple ways. Because the practitioner’s interpretation of someone’s response is a major part of muscle testing, it’s important that the practitioner is focused and fully present. It’s hard to be our best selves when we haven’t had enough sleep, haven’t hydrated well enough, or are just feeling out of sorts. Receiving inconsistent responses when you’re not feeling your best is very common. The best way to combat these inconsistencies is to take great care of yourself!

In order to prepare for muscle testing sessions, try drinking enough water, meditating for a few moments to center yourself, or even taking a nap if you’re tired! If you still feel uncertain, or unfocused, coming back to the practice another day can be a good idea.

A great way to learn how to interpret answers is to start muscle testing on yourself. The Emotion Code Certification begins with muscle testing! Build your confidence and knowledge by accessing your personally learned and accepted subconscious information through muscle testing. 

Begin by asking yourself questions that can be answered by either a ‘yes’ or a ‘no.’ This will allow you to correlate muscle responses with one answer or the other. Begin with a few simple questions you already know the answer to. Ask the question then observe the body’s reaction. Notice if you experience a different response for the ‘yes’ answers, and the ‘no’ answers. As you practice this method, you’ll likely start to see a pattern unfold! This self-practice can help you learn what a ‘yes’ or a ‘no’ response feels like so that when you move on to asking questions you aren’t certain of the answer, you’ll be able to perceive what your body’s reaction means. 

Keeping your questions to yes or no (true or false) answers is an important part of learning to muscle test successfully! By formatting your questions in this way, the body can respond to or reinforce positive energy, and avoid or refuse negative energy.

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In the Emotion Code Certification program, we teach each of these methods! The easiest to use and interpret for self muscle testing is the Sway Test. This is the first method taught in The Emotion Code because many people are able to use this method with only a little practice. 

During the Sway Test, a response comes in the form of a movement in the body — leaning slightly forward or backward. To begin, simply stand up, and take a few moments to center yourself. You’ll likely feel some movement in your body even when you aren’t asking a question — that’s simply the body trying to maintain a standing position. 

Then, begin to consider a simple yes or no question that you already know the answer to. Observe how the body reacts. Notice if you sway slightly one way or the other. The idea is that when you’re swaying forward you are attracted to the energy of that question, versus movement backward is a response of pulling away. The movement will usually begin to happen within 3 to 10 seconds of asking a question. The subconscious mind’s response can then be interpreted through the body’s movement! 

Once you get a clear and accurate answer a few times over, this can serve as a baseline test — you now know how your body reacts! This means that you can likely begin to use the Sway Test for other questions or statements.