Kinesiology, Holistic Counselling, Reiki and intuitive energy healing. Create powerful, positive change
About Mieken:
For the past 10 years I have been on a journey to find out who I am and how I can live my life as the best and most authentic me possible. I've tackled depression, anxiety, OCD and plenty of worry and self doubt along the way and now I am grateful to be able to use what I have learned to help others. Among the many modalities that have helped me on my journey, Kinesiology is the one that I have chosen as a way of sharing my experience to help others. Drawing on my own experiences and incorporating intuitive connections opened up through study of Reiki my goal is to hold a space where you can find and create your best you. What is Kinesiology?:
Kinesiology is a non-invasive energy and body work modality that uses bio-feedback from muscle testing to help identify and clear blockages in the energy flow of the body. I will work with you to set goals and move forward from old patterns and emotions towards your authentic self. I particularly enjoy working with those experiencing excessive worry and anxiety, confidence in speaking your truth, reaching your goals and anything to do with singing. Kinesiology may also be helpful for physical and emotional pain, self-sabotage and negative thinking, sports or other injuries and many more. The best way to understand Kinesiology is to experience it for yourself but to give you an idea of what to expect - Each session starts with a discussion of what you want to achieve. You will then lie, fully clothed on the table while I move various parts of your body and ask questions to get information from muscle testing to identify the best corrections to bring your body in balance so it can do it's best job of healing. Corrections may include moving particular muscles, rubbing or holding certain points and talking through emotions.
12/03/2026
I love having a haircut.
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Whether it's a big chop after years of growth or the more frequent collaborations with the clippers that keep my current short crop tidy.
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For me it's a cleanse. A letting go of the symbolic (and sometimes actual) weight that has accumulated through a period of growth. It allows me to say goodbye to a former version of myself and see myself differently.
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When we clear old energy or "muffled" vibrations, it can often help to make a change in our outer world to match our inner one.
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It doesn't have to be as massive as a new job, new house or moving country (although it can be). It can be as simple as a new outfit, moving some furniture around or even changing the ringtone on our phone.
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Your external environment can be a mirror of your internal integration that helps you see yourself differently.
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Do you have a change you like to make when you want to see yourself afresh?
10/03/2026
It's Chooseday
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One word can be the difference between a contraction and an expansion.
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We often cancel out our own peace before we’ve even finished feeling it. "I feel great, BUT it probably won't last." That "But" is your negativity bias trying to keep you "safe" by returning you to a familiar baseline of stress.
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Swapping it for "And" changes the somatic signal. "I feel great, AND I am safe to enjoy it." You aren't ignoring reality; you are expanding your capacity for joy.
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Catch your "Buts" today. Where can you make the shift to "And"?
09/03/2026
Have you ever felt "too good" and immediately started waiting for the other shoe to drop? 👟
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In the "Hole," we believe stress is the only engine that keeps us productive. We treat joy like a trap and peace like a risk.
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But a sapling doesn't grow because it's "not enough"—it expands because it is full of life. You are allowed to move from Desire rather than Lack.
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Listen to the audio for a shift in how you view your own ambition. You aren't striving to become worthy; you're growing because you already are.
06/03/2026
The Hole: Spend a moment sitting with the familiar
drive to perform, achieve, or "fix" yourself just to prove
your value. Notice how that feels in your body. For
many, it’s a subtle contraction—a bracing or a squeeze.
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The Whole: Now, simply imagine what it would feel like
if you were 100% worthy, exactly as you are right now.
No achievements required.
Does the space in your chest change? Is there a
softening in your shoulders?
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The Goal: We aren’t looking for a "correct" answer. We
are simply noticing the difference between the pressure
of the Hole and the presence of the Whole.
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The Practice: Carry that sense of expansion into your
Saturday. You are not a lack to be filled; you are an
ecosystem to be nourished.
05/03/2026
Most of us are living in a "Hole" mentality. We look at our life and see a series of tests we must pass to prove we are capable, good, or "enough."
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The Problem:
When your worth is the prize, the pressure is unbearable. This is what drives the narrowing of your capacity.
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The Pivot:
When we reclaim the "Whole", we recognize that if you are already 100% worthy, you can’t "earn" more and you can’t "lose" what you have.
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Suddenly, your to-do list isn't a trial. It’s a menu. You choose to rest because you desire ease. You choose to work because you desire the outcome.
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And even the same actions can feel totally different. When we're doing something driven by fear or obligation (trying to prove our worth) it can drain all of our energy and leave us worn out. The same action, chosen to create the experience we want can feel much lighter and even energising. The task or action doesn't change, just the energy behind it.
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The Practice:
Step 1 is simply to begin to notice what energy is driving our actions.
Today, pick one thing on your list and consider whether you are connecting it with your sense of worth.
Are you doing it to plug a hole (because you 'should' or there is fear of judgment), or because you (the Whole) actually want the experience?
03/03/2026
The difference between these two boxes isn’t just a thought—it’s a physical state of being.
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⚪ The Hole: When you believe your worth is tied to what you achieve, your nervous system is constantly on high alert. You are always "earning" your right to exist, which means you never truly arrive at it. This is the fast track to a Level 4 narrowing.
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🟣 The Whole: When you accept that you are already 100% worthy, the pressure drops. Your to-do list stops being a scorecard and starts being a menu. You choose your actions based on the experience you want to have, not the value you’re trying to prove.
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One leads to burnout. The other leads to agency.
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The Choice: Which foundation are you building on today?
Drop a ⚪ if you’re feeling the pressure to prove, or a 🟣 if you’re practicing your inherent worth.
01/03/2026
Different choices create different consequences—not different worth.
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We spend so much of our biological energy trying to "earn" our right to exist, to rest, and to take up space. We treat our to-do list like a scoreboard for our value.
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The Shift:
What if your worth was a non-negotiable constant?
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When you stop trying to fill the "Hole" of unworthiness, you gain the agency to move toward what you desire simply because it feels good. Not because you’re trying to "fix" a deficiency.
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The Practice:
Today, as you move through your tasks, ask yourself: "Am I doing this to prove I'm enough, or am I choosing this experience?"
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You are allowed to move toward desire.
27/02/2026
The Friday Reset
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We’ve spent this week identifying the narrowing—that Level 4 feeling where your room for error becomes zero.
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As you hear the strike of the bowl, imagine it as a pivot point.
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In the narrowing, we usually try to push through. But as the sound of the bowl fades, imagine your pressure fading with it. You aren't failing; you are simply honouring the limit of your system today.
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Take one deep breath into your belly. Let the resonance remind you that you have the agency to lower the pressure whenever you choose.
26/02/2026
The Signal:
Level 4 on the scale is the narrowing. It’s that physical sensation where your options seem to disappear and your room for error becomes zero.
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The Mechanics:
When your plate is 80% full from daily life, it doesn’t take much to push you into the narrowing. Suddenly, a small change in plans feels like a disaster. This isn’t an overreaction; it’s a capacity signal. Your nervous system is sounding the alarm because it’s running out of biological space.
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The Checklist:
Check in with your body right now. Are you feeling the squeeze?
- Is your jaw clenched or are your neck and shoulders feeling tense and tight?
- Is your breath shallow, sitting only in your chest or do you find yourself holding it unconsciously?
- Is your fuse getting short?
- Do you find having to make decisions paralysing or exhausting?
- Are you frantically trying to grab for anything you can control?
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The Pull Back:
Once you recognise the narrowing, your only job is to reduce the load. Not to solve the problem, not to push through, but to find a way back to Level 3 or 2. You aren’t failing at life; you are simply managing a very full plate.
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The Shift:
Honouring the limit is the highest form of agency. It’s how we stop the spillover before it happens.
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What is your first physical sign of the narrowing?
Mine is my tight neck - my ears climb up to meet my shoulders.
Let’s notice and name them so they lose their power.
24/02/2026
The Choice:
When your capacity is at 80% and the narrowing begins, your old habit is to push through. We’ve been conditioned to think that doing more is the only way to get to the other side of discomfort.
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The Reality:
Pushing through a full plate doesn't create more space; it just creates more pressure. It moves you from Level 3 growth straight into the Level 4 squeeze.
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The Shift:
Today is Chooseday. Instead of the default push, try honouring the limit.
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Honouring the limit isn’t giving up. It is a high-level skill. It’s the choice to lower the pressure before the system spills over. It’s how you stay in the game for the long haul.
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What is one push you can trade for a pause today?
22/02/2026
Ever feel like you’re treading water even when nothing big is wrong? We’ve been taught to call think of this as lazy or unproductive.
But the reality is much simpler: Look at your Capacity for Discomfort.
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The Mechanics:
We all have a finite amount of energy. If environmental stress, survival needs, and day-to-day life are already taking up 80% of your "bar," you only have 20% left for growth, hobbies, or unexpected challenges.
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The Build-up:
This is why even after we change our language from "stress" to "discomfort," we can still feel the squeeze or narrowing. Without intentional rest and regulation, discomfort accumulates. It moves you from a manageable Level 2 or 3 up into the Narrowing of Level 4—where your nervous system starts to hear "danger" even if you're just looking at a busy inbox.
Combine that with the constant sensory stimulation of our electronic devices and busy cities and there's barely time for our nervous system to take it all in, let alone figure out what's actually a threat.
Overflow into overwhelm and our system defaults to survival mode where all we can do is fight, flee or freeze. It becomes almost impossible to create any other solutions because the part of our brain that can do that goes offline.
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The Shift:
Healing isn't about pushing harder; it's about acknowledging how much you are already carrying. You aren't failing at life; you are managing a very full plate.
And while making our lives simpler and slower may not always be feasible, we can learn to notice this build up AND find ways to bring our capacity back to more managable levels.
This can keep us from flipping into survival mode as much and give our mind, body and energy more space to respond in empowered and meaningful ways.
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If your capacity feels full today, give yourself permission to do less.
Does acknowledging your "Full Plate" change how you feel about your productivity today?
20/02/2026
The Friday Reset.
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We’ve talked this week about swapping the word "Stress" for "Discomfort."
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Now, let’s feel the difference.
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As you listen to the bowl, I invite you to tune into your body.
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When you think the word "Stress," where do you feel a tightening? (The jaw? The chest? The breath?)
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Now, as the sound rings, think the word "Discomfort." Does the sensation soften? Does it feel more like information and less like an alarm?
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Let the sound anchor you safety and comfort before you head into your weekend.
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Send a message to Mieken Falkenbach Holistic Healer:
In my early 20s, I was first diagnosed and began treatment for depression and anxiety - a journey I continue on to this day. At the worst times I found myself unable to work (or even get out of bed some days) and felt like there was nothing to look forward too. By exploring and combining western medicine with natural therapies and eastern philosophies I was able to emerge from the lowest points and found myself with a new purpose and direction.
I realised that I that I wanted to use what I learned through my own experiences to help others so I resigned from my stable, comfortable government job and began studying Kinesiology. Before I could complete my certification, I developed severe obsessive compulsive disorder which culminated in one afternoon where the 1.5 kilometre drive home from the supermarket took me 4 and a half hours. After that, I decided it was time to get help and I reentered treatment to learn to manage this new challenge.
In learning to deal with my OCD, I had to learn a completely new way of thinking about myself and the world and it is this new mindset that cemented my purpose to help people learn the skills to make the changes and transformations they want for their life.
During my journey, I have -
Completed my Certificate IV in Kinesiology and continue to study towards my diploma.
Developed and presented my own workshop ‘precisely How I Learnt to Value Myself’ imparting practical tools to get what you want while still being you.
Co-created and facilitated ‘Tune UP’ - a 10 week group program helping people to find and love their voice
In my work, I combine the learnings from my personal journey with the many powerful techniques found in Kinesiology to help people make transformations on a body, mind and spirit level.
Whether you want to make positive change in your life, health, relationships or business I love to help you get clarity around your priorities, break through the obstacles that are holding you back, create (and stick to a plan of action to get there) and pass on the skills and strategies I use so that you can continue to create your own best life into the future.
Qualifications -
Mieken Falkenbach is a Certified Kinesiologist with a particular interest in Wellbeing and Mindset Mentoring. Through her varied careers working in natural therapy clinics, the federal public service and facilitating choirs and voice training Mieken has built her skills across business, communication and healing through formal education and personal experience.
