It Has To Be Me Episode

KINESIOLOGY: FROM BURNOUT TO BALANCE

Ilana Kosakiewicz

Episode #53: May 8th, 2025

THE GOLD FROM THIS EPISODE

“Kinesiology is a modality that taps into the blueprint of your body. It is a language of connecting with the body on a subconscious level. Our body remembers everything that happens to us. The body keeps the score and it never lies.”

Ilana Kosakiewicz

Kinesiologist

“Kinesiology is a way of getting out of the conscious mind because we’re often not aware of when something started or what happened. So, we're tapping into the subconscious, into the memory bank of the body in order to find the root cause of issues in order to bring the body back into balance. Your body is just sharing the information with you.”

Ilana Kosakiewicz

Kinesiologist

“Masculine is your sympathetic nervous system and feminine is your parasympathetic nervous system. The metaphysics of burnout and fatigue are that we’re stuck in the masculine energy and not allowing enough feminine energy in.”

Ilana Kosakiewicz

Kinesiologist

“Your body is always communicating with you. Each week of your cycle, you will move through a different season that brings a certain energy and emotions. You may crave different foods and exercise. Listen to the cues from your body, and use your body as the barometer for what you need each day. Lean into your intuition.”

Ilana Kosakiewicz

Kinesiologist

“The most simple thing you can do for self-care is create a relationship with your body. Often, we're living in our heads and connected to our ego, not our bodies and our intuition. If the heart is to guide your intuition to whisper what it is that you know, you need to create time and space to be quiet and listen to what you need.”

Ilana Kosakiewicz

Kinesiologist

“If you prioritize 10 minutes each day to stop, move yourself away from technology, put your hand on your heart or belly, and take three to four deep breaths and allow yourself to connect with your intuition, you will hear the whispers, get the downloads, and receive so much of your own wisdom, clarity and knowledge. The more you practice this ritual, you build muscle memory so when you ask yourself a question, you'll know the answer. You'll feel it. You'll have the consciousness and awareness to trust yourself.”

Ilana Kosakiewicz

Kinesiologist

“We all have an internal reference guiding us, but often, we take the advice from external references and feel drawn to what the collective wants us to do because we’re hardwired for connection and belonging. In order to fit in, we forget to listen to what we really want or need.”

Ilana Kosakiewicz

Kinesiologist

“We're all vibrating at a certain frequency. Every thought and emotion has a frequency, and we get to choose how we think and feel. If you’re stuck feeling resentful, angry, or frustrated, you can move yourself into a place of more excitement, light, ease, and grace by visualizing being with a person of place that gives you joy to mindfully shift your frequency. Your internal reference can shift you from feeling heavy or tired into feeling lighter and more expansive and energized. You have agency over your life.”

Ilana Kosakiewicz

Kinesiologist

“To avoid feeling stuck, give each emotion thought and space. Emotion is energy demanding motion. It just wants to be acknowledged and felt. Give yourself permission to feel it, move through it, and think about the lesson from it.”

Ilana Kosakiewicz

Kinesiologist

“To move away from the ‘shoulds’, ask yourself: ‘Do I really want this or need this in my life? Does this serve me? Why am I doing it? If you are feeling resentment, regret or guilt, you're probably doing a should.”

Ilana Kosakiewicz

Kinesiologist

in THIS EPISODE

  • Struggling with burnout and fatigue and want to feel energized and in control of your life? Ilana Kosakiewicz, one of Australia’s leading kinesiologists, shares strategies for combating stress and listening to your body, to do the things that light you on fire!

  • Trying to be the ‘good girl’ and following the socially acceptable path as a corporate accountant had Ilana battling chronic fatigue, autoimmune disease, exhaustion, and a lack of fulfillment.

  • Kinesiology helped restore her mental and emotional vitality, leading her to become a holistic practitioner to help others.

  • We discuss the importance of balancing masculine and feminine energy, differentiating between internal and external references, acting in alignment with values and boundaries, and going with your gut.

  • Tune in for a conversation about permission…to slow down, listen, break free of expectation and obligation, say no to the ‘shoulds,’ and take action on what you really want.

TESS'S TAKEAWAYS

  • Connect with your body’s intelligence and energy through kinesiology.

  • Mental and emotional issues often manifest in physical ailments.

  • Balancing your masculine and feminine energies is crucial for wellbeing.

  • A practice of listening to your body keeps you connected to what you want.

  • If it drains you, it’s time to reassess, set boundaries, or let it go.

  • Resentment is often a sign you’re living by someone else’s rules. 

  • Values and boundaries change. Reassess regularly.

  • Put your attention on what lights you up.

ABOUT ILANA

As a kinesiologist, yoga and meditation teacher, and host of The Energy Shift podcast, Ilana Kosakiewicz teaches people how to tune into the body’s innate intelligence to restore physical, mental, emotional, and spiritual vitality. 

Following a corporate career that brought on a health crisis, Ilana found her mission in guiding other women out of the hustle culture and into a more balanced way of being.

To share her practical tools, rituals, and strategies for sustainable wellbeing, she does 1-on-1 sessions with clients and leads in-person retreats. She supports her global community through online programs.