Eleven Years In: What Kinesiology Has Taught me, What Still Surprises Me, and Where Complete Being Is Heading Next

For more than a decade, I’ve worked with clients in their most human moments — the tender ones, the tangled ones, but also the joyful ones. Eleven years of watching the body speak in ways words often can’t. Eleven years of interpreting those signals and witnessing clients rebalance, reconnect and return to themselves.

It’s a milestone that still feels both humbling and quietly extraordinary.

This piece began as an interview with a longtime friend and client — someone who has been part of my world and my business in many supportive ways, including helping shape my beloved branding and website.

Over time, this interview evolved into a deeper reflection on the past eleven years. What started as a simple Q&A became something more spacious — a moment to pause, look back, and honour the work that continues to inspire me and remains such a privilege.

Q&A: Reflections from Eleven Years in My Kinesiology Clinic

Kinesiology has shaped my life in ways I couldn’t have imagined when I first began. As I celebrate this milestone and look ahead to what’s next for Complete Being Kinesiology, I’d like to share some of the questions and insights that emerged from the interview.

Q1 — How does it feel to have 11 years under your belt? That’s quite a milestone for small business these days.

A: It still feels a little surreal, to be honest — but I’m also really proud of it.

To be eleven years in, to have moved from my home setup into a rented clinic room and now into my own dedicated space… it’s a big moment. There’s still a part of me that’s quietly baffled by it.

I’m immensely grateful to my clients. It’s been an incredible journey to walk alongside them for more than a decade.

Looking back, it took a lot of dedication and commitment. For years I worked full‑time at Westpac during the week and saw clients on weekends, so there was a long stretch where I was working seven days a week. It was hard, but in some ways it was also easy, because deep down I knew this was the work that I was meant to be doing — and still feels true to me today.

I had a lot of support along the way. My partner, Brett, family, friends, and the connections I maintained to WA — including a close friend and mentor who encouraged me in those early years, and my long‑standing relationship with the O’Neill College there — all played a part. And in Port Macquarie, the community I found through my work at Westpac, along with other small business owners and local groups, helped me find my footing when I didn’t know many people here.

Q2 — When you look back on the 11 years, where you are now, what are some of the big lessons you’ve learned?

A: Oh, goodness — there have been so many lessons. One of the biggest has been learning not to take things too seriously or too personally. It’s easy to get in your head, and in the early years I felt solely responsible for the outcomes. If things didn’t shift as quickly as I imagined they could, I assumed I’d done something wrong or not done enough.

Over time, I learned to trust the process — and to trust what the client’s system is ready for. Everyone has their own rhythm and pace, and you can’t force anything. My role is to facilitate, to guide and support, but really, it is the client who integrates the work and stays connected to their own health & wellbeing.

Another vital lesson has been learning to look after myself. In the beginning, certain cases would keep me up at night because I doubted myself or replayed sessions in my head. With experience, I’ve learned how essential it is to stay balanced, protect my energy and switch off — and I’ve come a long way with that now.

Ultimately, every person is different. Some people take it on wholeheartedly and see big shifts, and others need to pause, go slower or come back when they’re ready. There’s no one pace and no one path — and honouring that has been one of the most important lessons of all.

Q3 — What’s been the highs over the years, and what parts feel most fulfilling for you?

A: There have been so many highs over the years, but the part that matters most to me is simply being able to support people in meaningful ways.

Seeing someone walk out of a session with reduced or no pain, watching someone who’s been struggling with their mental health start to feel clearer and more themselves, or witnessing a moment where something clicks for them or they have a breakthrough — those moments are truly rewarding. You can often feel the change in the room, or see it in the client’s face, and it’s those genuine shifts, big or small, that light me up and confirm for me again and again that I’m in the right field, doing exactly what I’m meant to be doing.

Q4 — What continues to surprise you about Kinesiology after so many years?

A: Honestly, everything. I’m still surprised in every session.

It might be an emotion that comes up, an essence, a phrase or affirmation — or even the essential oil I’ve chosen before the client arrives. When it shows up in the balance and it’s exactly what they need, it still amazes me (and the clients too).

There’s always an element of not knowing what will present. Of course, I have protocols and certain physiological or neurological considerations in mind, because I know what the client is working through and what they want to achieve. There are many possibilities I’m aware of, or things I’m quietly checking.

But ultimately, I don’t know until the client is on the table, because I’m communicating directly with their system. Two people can come in with the same issue, for example, both feeling anxious, but the way the session unfolds, the corrections we use, and the direction the balance takes can be completely different.

In essence, the body has the answers — I’m tuning into it and facilitating the conversation.

And that’s what keeps it endlessly surprising. Every session is unique in its own way and reveals exactly what’s needed in that moment.

Q5 — Where do you see you and Complete Being in the next five years?

A: I feel really settled in my current space. It feels right, and clients tell me they love it too. I can imagine my practice continuing to evolve here over the next few years. I look forward to keeping the flow going and continuing to support the clients who choose to work with me.

I always look to keep expanding my knowledge — especially in five element acupressure and neurological and brain integration work. I’m also interested in bringing more herbal support into my sessions. Naturopathy has been on my mind for a long time, and lately that pull has become stronger, so I’m exploring it as an option. It feels like a natural extension of what I already do and a way to deepen how I support clients.

My intention is to continue helping people build their self‑awareness and capacity to thrive in their everyday lives — and to do it at a pace that allows me to balance my business with my own wellness, lifestyle, and sense of ease. And I’d like more people to discover the power of Kinesiology, to tune into their body’s wisdom, and to feel more confident in their own health & wellbeing.

Kinesiology continues to teach me that when we create space to listen, the body always shows us the next step.

There’s so much more to this work than I could ever fit into one article, and later this year I’ll be sharing a few shorter pieces that explore different aspects of Kinesiology — including how I prepare for a session, what muscle monitoring feels like from my end, and the deeper layers that can often sit behind a balance.

If you’re interested in the practitioner behind the sessions, a companion piece will be available soon — a closer look at my story and what led me to this work.

With Grace,

Lexi