Emotional Complex Clearing was developed by Dr. Brad May in the 1980s/1990s as he searched for more effective ways to help his clients deal with past pain and trauma. E.C.C. uses muscle testing (aka kinesiology) extensively with clients as a means of true-false testing to uncover and address past traumas or stressors whose energy still resides in the body and is impacting health or emotional states. The beauty of using this method is that the client does not even have to remember the trauma (and in many cases will not consciously be able to). The body’s energy system still knows what is impacting its health.
Kinesiology/muscle testing is considered outside the mainstream of psychology, as are most energy psychology methods. It does require some training and consistency in application to get reliable results that are actionable, but in the hands of a trained practitioner, it can be a surgeon’s knife in dissecting right to the core of deeply buried and forgotten pain and trauma never adequately addressed or processed. A question and answer protocol is applied to the client, with each question tested for a “true” (strong) response or “false” (weak) response. By process of elimination, the issue is narrowed down to place and time of origin, what body systems are affected, the core emotion involved in the trauma, whether the client is ready and willing to let the issue be resolved, and other pertinent questions. Thus the energetic diagnosis proceeds.
Once the issue is identified and isolated, the clearing technique begins. The client, while standing, turns away from the practitioner, and while holding the memory or the conception of the trauma in mind, places one hand across her forehead and closes the eyes. The client is instructed to breathe deeply and to keep breathing in a regular fashion. Meanwhile, the practitioner gently runs two fingers down either side of the spine from top to bottom several times. The rate and pacing of the strokes are varied so as not to be in sync with the patient’s breathing. The theory behind the treatment is that emotions are not simply deposited in the brain, but that energy from strong emotions can be locked in along the spinal column as a primary repository for years or decades. Holding the trauma in current remembrance and activating the spine simultaneously frees the energy into the body’s larger energy and nervous systems, where it can be openly experienced again and processed/dispensed with properly, thus liberating the client from the hold of the past. The client may experience shaking or trembling, vibrations, emotional expression, or other transient somatic and emotional expressions as the energy is moved and discharged. A supportive, yet neutral environment from the practitioner is invaluable in this stage of the process to help the client through the momentary healing crisis to improved health and well-being on the other side. Some clients may not have much somatic reaction at all after clearing, but can report improved well-being on the other side of the treatment. An entire diagnosis and clearing protocol for a specific issue can be applied in a fifteen to twenty minute session, with clients reporting much improved emotional health afterwards.
This clip shows dramatic changes with a client between the diagnosis phase and the resolution phase of treatment. Remarkably, this technique can be applied on energetic issues arising even before there are conscious memories. In this case, a pre-natal issue was being addressed. The clip also shows a modified version of kinesiologic testing called “O-ring” testing using the thumb and fourth finger on the client to test strong and weak responses. The clearing technique itself is not shown in this video.
Unfortunately, not much is available online or in published material about ECC. Dr. May has not been very active publicly in recent years. In my personal experience, ECC proved to be a valuable adjunct therapy supporting EFT and Seemorg Matrix Work for addressing issues that had escaped conscious remembrance and review. Additional resources are provided below.
Via Perennis 