The Wellness Spot AK

How it works

What happens in a session

Every visit follows the same shape. Most of it is evaluation. The work itself is short, gentle, and specific to what that evaluation turned up.

The conversation

History, symptoms, what has already been tried. This comes first and it is not rushed.

The evaluation

Manual muscle testing, used to narrow down where the body is under stress and which system to look at next.

The work

Whichever of the four areas the findings point to, in the order the body offers them rather than a fixed protocol.

The recheck

The same tests are run again to see whether anything moved. If nothing did, that is information too.

The plan

What was found and whether another visit makes sense. No packages, no schedule to commit to.

The two sections below explain steps 02 and 03: why the obvious symptom is often the wrong one to chase, and what muscle testing actually is.

The onion

Why the obvious symptom is often the wrong one

The body has layers, like an onion. The root of the problem sits somewhere near the center. What a person actually feels is usually one of the outer layers.

Those layers are real and worth taking seriously. But the loudest symptom is often nowhere near the root, and chasing it can keep someone busy for years.

So the work goes layer by layer, in the order the body offers them. That slow peeling back is what natural care is good at.

Muscle testing

What manual muscle testing is

The practitioner applies steady pressure to a muscle and looks for strength or weakness. The muscle either stays locked against that pressure or it gives way. That difference is the finding.

It is an old tool and a mainstream one, in clinical use since around 1915. Physical therapists, neurologists, and intensive care units all use it to track whether someone is getting stronger or weaker.

The research on whether two examiners get the same answer is reasonably good. A 2018 systematic review found substantial to almost perfect agreement across most muscle actions. A 2025 review, looking specifically at muscle testing within applied kinesiology, found reliability varies by which muscle is tested.

What the test gives is direction, not a diagnosis. It does not name a disease and is not used to. It narrows down where to look next, so what follows is specific rather than general.

Why the body gives a response

Most people have felt a version of this without ever calling it anything.

You walk into a room and something feels off. Nobody said a word. You simply know you do not want to be in there. Or you walk into a wedding, see people you have not seen in years, and it feels good in a way that is hard to put into words. Something in you responded before any thinking took place.

That responsiveness is what the testing works with. The framing here is not energy, it is frequency. Everything carries one, a rock included, and when something is brought against the body, the body reacts to it. Muscle testing reads that reaction as it happens.

From there, acupressure points send a signal along the spine toward the system being asked to pay attention again. The aim is to help the body harmonize, so its parts communicate instead of working around each other.

Reliability research referenced above: Bohannon RW, Reliability of manual muscle testing: a systematic review, Isokinetics and Exercise Science, 2018. And a 2025 systematic review of intra- and inter-examiner reliability of manual muscle testing within applied kinesiology, Journal of Manipulative and Physiological Therapeutics.

The method

The four areas

Four areas. The body decides which one gets attention, and in what order.

Structure

How the body is physically holding itself, and where that holding has started to cost something.

Homeopathy

Used to support what the body is already working toward rather than to override it. What is selected is specific to the person in front of me, not a standard list.

Acupressure

Hands-on contact at specific points, sending signals along the spine toward the system the muscle testing pointed to.

Emotion

What a person is still carrying. Something never set down has a way of showing up in the body eventually.

These are not worked through in order. What the evaluation finds decides which area is addressed and when, and that is the part of the method that makes it work.

What to expect

It takes about three or four visits to understand where your body actually is.

Not to be finished. To know what we are working with, and to have an honest idea of what the road ahead might look like.

Nobody can tell you on day one how long this takes. It depends on you, your history, and how tangled the situation is. Anyone promising one visit and a new life is not being straight with you. Neither is anyone saying you will be coming back forever.

The goal is not to keep you coming indefinitely.

You will be able to tell whether this is helping, and so will the practitioner. Most people feel a general difference after a couple of visits. If it is not helping, that gets said plainly and a different path gets discussed.

Once your body is somewhere you are glad to be, plenty of people come every month or two to stay there. Others come when they have caught something and would rather try this first. Both are fine. Neither is required.

Your first visit

What the room is like

You fill out an intake form before you come. The conversation comes first, and it is a full one before anything becomes hands-on.

The evaluation is hands-on and gentle. You stay clothed. Nothing gets cracked, twisted, or forced. Findings are explained as they come up, so you understand what happened before you leave.

First visits run long, and real space is left between appointments. You get a minute to sit with it. Nobody here is being processed.

Who tends to come in

People who have already seen other providers and never got an answer that fit.
People who feel generally off and can't point at one thing.
People carrying something they've never been able to put down.
People sent by someone they trust, which is how nearly everyone finds this practice.

About

Why now

I earned my certification in Total Body Modification in 2009, in the system Dr. Victor Frank built, and worked with people quietly for years without advertising it anywhere.

When I retired from the Air Force in 2021, I asked my wife Sandra not to tell anyone I did this. That wasn't modesty. This work takes real energy, I didn't have much left, and what I had I wanted to spend on my kids while they were still home.

So I built a marketing company instead. I got good at it. I helped a lot of businesses make a lot of money, and none of it ever felt like it mattered.

Nobody ever teared up in my office because I fixed their ad account.

My kids are older now. I have room I didn't have then. I have since recertified under Kirsten Lewis in the SHAPE protocol, which carries Dr. Frank's foundation forward, and I have decided to stop keeping this quiet.

I think this is something I was given to do, and I'd rather spend the back half of my working life doing it here in Palmer.

Resources

Handouts you can print at home

These are the papers handed out in the office. They will be free to download here, with no email required, once the practice opens.

New patient intake formSOON Healthy livingSOON Sugar control programSOON StressSOON FearSOON ForgivenessSOON Who you areSOON Suggested readingSOON

Some of these come at things from a faith perspective. Take what is useful and leave the rest.

Pricing

What it costs, before you call

$250

First visit

Intake, full evaluation, and the first session. It runs longer than the visits that follow, because there is more to work through.

$150

Every visit after

Same care, shorter. How many are needed is a conversation that happens as things go, not a number anyone can quote up front.

Payment is due at the time of care. Cash or card, both fine. No billing you later, no running a tab, same as a chiropractor's office or a grocery store.

Insurance is not billed here. Paying directly keeps things simple, keeps your records out of a claims system, and removes any reason to recommend a visit you do not need.

Booking

Book an appointment

First visits run longer, because there is more to work through. Pick the one that fits and choose a time.

90 minutes

First visit

$250

For anyone who has not been seen here before. Intake, conversation, full evaluation, and the first session.

60 minutes

Returning visit

$150

For anyone already established. Same care, shorter, picking up where the last visit left off.

Before you book. Cancel or reschedule more than 24 hours ahead and there is no charge. Inside 24 hours is $50. A no-show with no notice is $125 and ends the relationship.

Read the full cancellation policy

Cancel or reschedule more than 24 hours ahead and there is no charge. No explanation needed.

Cancelling inside 24 hours is $50.

A missed appointment with no notice is $125, and it ends the relationship. You will not be able to book here again.

If you are sick, come anyway. Feeling unwell is usually a reason to keep the appointment, not to cancel it. Call if you are unsure.

None of this is about money. The schedule is small and it fills. A missed slot is one somebody else was waiting for, and there are more people who need help than there are hours in the week.

Booking an appointment means you agree to these terms.

Choose your appointment type and time below. You will get a confirmation by email.

Palmer, Alaska. Payment is due at the time of care, cash or card.

Before you come in

Keep taking your medications. Keep your appointments with your doctor. Do not cancel a procedure without talking to your physician first.

If you think you are having a medical emergency, call 911.