What is
Acupressure?
Acupressure is an ancient healing art developed in Asia over
5,000 years ago, using the fingers to press key points on the
surface of the skin to stimulate the body's natural
self-curative abilities. When these acupressure points are
pressed, they release muscular tension and promote the
circulation of blood and the body's life force energy to aid
healing. Acupuncture and acupressure use the same points and
meridians, but acupuncture employs needles, while acupressure
uses gentle but firm pressure and integrates bodywork therapies,
therapeutic touch, somatic work, healing imagery, energy
psychology, and massage therapy techniques.
Benefits of Using Acupressure include relieving
pain, balancing the body, and maintaining good health.
Acupressure's healing touch reduces tension, increases
circulation, and enables the body to relax deeply. By relieving
stress, acupressure therapy strengthens resistance to disease
and promotes wellness.
Energy Work: The most potent form of energy
work uses acupressure points. Energy (known as Chi or Qi) flows
most freely when you touch, press, hold, or massage acupressure
points. These healing pressure points are the gateways to the
body's life energy force, according to Traditional Chinese
Medicine (TCM). This universal energy source is also the basis
of traditional Martial Arts self-defense techniques and
traditional healing art practices. The flow of this vital
healing energy governs blood circulation and the function and
balance of the human body. Studying the location and how to
touch these acupuncture points is key to transformational energy
work and massage therapy.
Reiki channels universal life energy. The
Acupressure Institute teaches how to send Reiki through
acupressure points for healing the body. Channeling Reiki energy
into the acupressure points enables a practitioner to tap into
Traditional Chinese Medicine's (TCM) tremendous wealth of
ancient healing knowledge - information that's point specific.
Learn point formulas for various imbalances and creative
self-acupressure applications.
Ancient Pressure Point Methods are taught at
the Acupressure Institute; all using the same trigger points.
Varying rhythms, pressures, and techniques create different
styles of acupressure. Shiatsu, for instance,
the most well-known style of acupressure, can be quite vigorous,
with firm pressure applied to each point for only three to five
seconds, while the Jin Shin style of
acupressure gently holds each point for a minute or more. We
teach a variety of Tuina (Tui Na) Chinese
Massage styles on tables and other healing Asian bodywork
techniques on floor mats. Our graduates are encouraged to
integrate hands-on assessment skills based on Traditional
Chinese Medicine (TCM) for enhancing and individualizing their
healing work.
Since 1976, the Acupressure Institute has offered comprehensive
acupressure trainings in traditional Asian Bodywork Therapy (ABT)
such as Thai Massage and Shiatsu massage to students from around
the world. In comparing other Acupressure schools, our trainings
provide high-quality education to support each student's
professional and personal goals, in a setting that encourages
communication, respect, confidentiality and safety for everyone.
Students are encouraged to visit our school facilities and meet
with a counselor to tailor our acupressure training programs,
based on your needs and interests.
We welcome you to attend our free Open House meetings (the first
Thursday of every month, 6 to 8:30 pm) and consider the
excellent opportunities that await you. Our flexible scheduling
allows out-of-town students to attend classes intensively, and
daytime working students to take a longer-term evening and/or
weekend schedule.
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