A Different Approach to Feeling Better.
Naturopathic support rooted in your body's own bioenergetic signaling — non-invasively finding the blockages that keep your nervous and immune systems from doing their job.
The A.R.T.™ Info Center
Autonomic Response Testing, explained — from the nervous system it reads to the philosophy the model rests on. Choose a topic to explore it in depth.
What Is A.R.T.™?
A.R.T.™ is a comprehensive, holistic way of testing the body for the seven factors that cause the nervous system to become stressed and blocked — blockages that in turn drive inflammation, illness, and imbalance.
It differs from standard applied kinesiology: A.R.T.™ uses the light coherence and resonance of the body's tissues and organs, which provide biofeedback directly to the brain.
At its core, A.R.T.™ is a biofeedback-enhanced wellness assessment that uses changes in muscle tone as its primary indicator — a profound way of finding the root cause of symptoms. It has become internationally recognized for its results with autism, Lyme disease, and other chronic imbalance.
The Autonomic Nervous System
The Autonomic Nervous System (ANS) is the part of the nervous system you can't control with conscious thought — yet it regulates almost everything that keeps the body running.
A.R.T.™ reads this biofeedback system to see how an individual's ANS is responding to — or paralyzed by — what are known as the 7 Factors of Imbalance.
The 7 Factors of Imbalance
A.R.T.™ tests the body against seven categories of stress that block the nervous system. Identifying which are active — and how they interact — is the starting point for every protocol.
Hidden Blocks: Microbes, Metals & Uptake
Microbes and metals aren't spread evenly through the body — they establish protected domiciles in specific compartments, secured by a barrier that keeps immune cells out. A.R.T.™ is used in a specific way to locate where microbes and toxins are hiding, along with hidden uptake blocks, so those areas can be opened to absorb remedies.
Why A.R.T.™ Works Differently
Many clients have exhausted conventional and alternative options, left with surgery or prescription medications as the only remaining paths — approaches that can mask symptoms without resolving what's driving them. This is especially true for Lyme disease and inflammatory or autoimmune conditions. For some, prescription medications are necessary — but for most chronic imbalance, there are viable alternatives.
A.R.T.™ looks at the body holistically, using its resonance within its surroundings to test for Lyme disease, viruses, parasites, neurological pollutants, geo-stressors, chemical toxicity, dental issues, hidden stressors, and other contributors to known and unknown ill health.
It also balances the autonomic nervous system so the body can enter a state of healing, then brings in natural alternatives — herbal, nutritional, or homeopathic remedies — for long-term relief along the path to recovery.
Inside an A.R.T.™ Session
1–2 hour sessionsEvery session starts with a detailed history and medication list. From there, the body is scanned for issues and blockages — organ by organ, and at the brain, matrix, cellular, and intracellular level — using advanced muscle testing that goes beyond standard applied kinesiology.
The body is then brought into open regulation — a balanced state addressing the yin and yang of body and brain — putting it into resonance. From that open state, it can be tested for viruses, microbes, sensitivities, metal toxicity, and other causes of illness, including energetic and emotional issues behind physical symptoms.
This same open state is used to test which nutritional, herbal, and homeopathic remedies suit the body and the issue at hand — and to dose them appropriately for healing.
The Philosophy Behind the Model
This model of healing was developed in the 1980s and has been taught to practitioners worldwide ever since — becoming part of the consensus reality of integrative care.
A few ideas sit underneath it: clients need care on all levels of their existence — recovery from chronic imbalance is possible, but it asks people to shift how they exist in the world on a deep level. Every deep conflict that's resolved is resolved for good; for every remedy there will be a better one tomorrow, but learning is forever.
The framework also holds that we exist in different dimensions simultaneously — the physical body sits inside a sphere of invisible etheric bodies, each with its own anatomy and physiology, in living interaction with one another. It evolved from interpreting the yoga sutras of Patanjali, believed to be over 10,000 years old, expressed in contemporary language.
Meet the practitioners behind Direct Energy
Todd Walters
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Payton Walters
Payton has been learning this work for most of his life. For 20 years he has studied under his father, and he has been in active practice since 2010. He earned his Naturopathic Practitioner certification from Trinity School of Natural Health, which put formal training behind two decades of hands-on experience. Payton wants to move holistic health forward, not just practice it. He loves explaining the "why" behind what's happening in the body, and he treats every appointment as a chance to teach. He works on the front lines of the naturopathic field, always exploring new ideas and better ways to help, and that makes him a practitioner unlike any other you'll meet.
Outside the clinic, Payton is a creative at heart. He holds a degree in Music Composition from Berklee College of Music and works as an audio engineer and game developer. He'll be the first to tell you that audio engineering has a lot in common with the way quantum mechanics and naturopathy explain the body. Ideas like frequency, resonance, and signal versus noise show up in all three, and they make some of the most interesting ways to explain how energy works. When he's not working, you'll find him watching sports, building games, enjoying good food, and trading a healthy dose of good sarcasm.
Our Services & Modalities
Every modality we practice starts with the same commitment: understand what's actually driving your symptoms, then address it precisely. Choose a service below to read the full picture.
NAET® Allergy Elimination
NAET (Nambudripad's Allergy Elimination Techniques) is a non-invasive, drug-free approach to allergies and sensitivities that combines acupuncture and acupressure points, chiropractic technique, applied kinesiology (muscle response testing), and nutritional science. It was developed in 1983 by Dr. Devi S. Nambudripad — a chiropractor, acupuncturist, and registered nurse — who discovered the technique while working through her own severe, lifelong allergies.
Each session starts with muscle response testing: you hold a vial containing a small sample of a suspected allergen while gentle pressure is applied to check for a weak response, which can indicate a sensitivity. Once an allergen is identified, you stay in contact with it while specific acupuncture or acupressure points along the spine and body are stimulated — the goal is to interrupt the nervous system's learned reaction, one allergen at a time. Desensitizing takes 15 minutes, and you'll be asked to avoid that allergen for about 24 hours afterward so the new response has time to settle in.
NAET has been used for reactions to common triggers — foods, pollen, dust, pet dander, and chemicals among them — as well as digestive complaints and skin reactions some clients connect to sensitivities. Basic nutrients are typically addressed first, with environmental allergens introduced later; mild-to-moderate sensitivities are often worked through over a series of visits rather than a single session. As with any allergy-related care, NAET is meant to complement — not replace — guidance from your licensed healthcare provider, especially for any allergy with a history of a severe reaction.
Ionic Detox Footbath
An ionic footbath is a warm-water foot soak that uses a low-voltage array placed in the water to run a small current through it, a process called electrolysis. It's offered as a gentle detox modality — a way to relax, warm tired feet, and support your body's own elimination pathways — rather than a stand-alone remedy for a specific condition.
During a session you'll sit comfortably with your feet submerged in warm, lightly salted water for 30 to 40 minutes on average while the array runs — a quiet stretch of time to relax before you're back on your feet.
Integrative Dental Care
Oral health doesn't stop at the teeth. The mouth is one of the most direct gateways between the outside world and the rest of the body, and inflammation there is closely tied to how the immune system functions everywhere else. That's part of why dentistry has a home here: our team includes Todd, a licensed dentist, working alongside naturopathic care rather than off in a separate silo — so dental health is approached as one more piece of the same root-cause picture, not an afterthought referred out to someone who's never seen your chart.
In practice, that means approaching the mouth the way biological, or holistic, dentistry does: paying attention to the materials used in it, not just the fillings and crowns themselves, favoring biocompatible options over mercury amalgam, and using careful, protective protocols on the rare occasion older amalgam work needs to come out. Root canals, cavitations, and old dental work get evaluated with an eye toward whether they could be a hidden, low-grade source of infection or inflammation — rather than assumed fine by default just because nothing hurts.
The connection to the rest of the body is well documented: research links gum disease and oral inflammation to diabetes, heart disease, and other chronic inflammatory conditions, and the bacteria and immune activity in your mouth interact constantly with your immune system as a whole. Folding dentistry into care here means that connection gets looked at directly, instead of your teeth and your health being seen as two separate stories.
Environmental Consultation
The environment you spend the most time in — your home, your workplace — either supports your body's ability to heal or adds to the load it's already carrying. A space that keeps the immune system on low-grade alert, day after day, makes it harder for the rest of your care to do its job; a space that doesn't makes healing easier. That's the idea behind this consultation: your surroundings aren't a footnote to your health, they're part of it.
We look at the variables that most commonly put stress on a home or office environment — indoor air quality (mold, dust, and volatile organic compounds among them), electromagnetic fields from wireless devices and electrical systems, water quality, the materials a space is built and furnished with, and lighting. A consultation typically starts with a walkthrough of the space in question, testing and observation across these areas, and a conversation about what's already been addressed and what hasn't been looked at yet.
You'll leave with a clear, prioritized picture of what's contributing the most and practical, realistic changes to start with — not a demand to overhaul your entire home at once. The goal is to lower the everyday stress load your environment places on your immune system, so the rest of the care you're receiving has more room to work.
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