Andrew's method starts with the underlying principle that the body functions as a tension network; like a pulley system. In application, this means that tight muscles exist in conjunction with another muscle that becomes stretched.

Through proper assessment, and the application of functional kinesiology, his method allows us to unravel the mysteries of these tension relationships, and free our bodies of the tension patterns that ail us.

Techniques that result in releasing or contracting specific muscles will be employed based on the outcomes of assessment. The goal is to restore the functional relationship between muscular holding patterns. This may be experienced as an increase in body awareness, a greater sense of physical ability, and a lightness of being.