EMMETT Technique with Lindsay Hilder: The “Body Electrician” Approach to Release

About this episode

This episode features Lindsay Hilder discussing the EMMETT Technique, a unique approach to manual therapy that emphasizes light-touch neuromuscular release and the body's own intelligence.

In this episode, Jodi Duval is joined by Lindsay Hilder , body therapist with over 25 years of clinical experience and Co-Director of the EMMETT Technique International , to explore a unique, results-based approach to manual therapy used worldwide across humans and animals. The EMMETT Technique is a light-touch neuromuscular release method designed to work with the body’s own intelligence rather than force change. It is results-based rather than time-based , highly precise, and intentionally inclusive rather than exclusive , meaning it can stand alone or integrate seamlessly with other therapies. Lindsay shares the lineage of the technique from founder Ross Emmett, how EMMETT points are identified and applied, and why timing, precision, and practitioner presence matter just as much as technique. In this episode, we explore: What the EMMETT Technique is (and what it is not) Light-touch neuromuscular release and its effects on posture, pain, function and lymphatics The “body electrician” analogy and indirect access points Why timing matters: sedating rather than irritating the nervous system Results-based treatment versus fixed session lengths The 7As : attitude, atmosphere…

People in this episode

Host: Jodi Duval

Guest: Lindsay Hilder

Topics covered

• EMMETT Technique
• manual therapy
• neuromuscular release
• body electrician
• health autonomy
• practitioner training

Keywords

• EMMETT Technique
• manual therapy
• neuromuscular release
• body electrician
• health autonomy
• practitioner training
• light-touch therapy
• posture
• pain relief

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: EMMETT Technique International

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