Acupressure derives from words acupuncture and acupressure to form acupressure. Using the knowledge base provided by acupuncture, the acupressure shiatsu practitioners use accesses meridian energy centres or the acupressure points in the body, to apply different pressure techniques to correct energy flow, blood circulation and muscle flexibility.

In acupressure, the shiatsu practitioner works with the 99 identified acupressure points that cover our body from head to toe while controlling the flow of energy, blood and oxygen to our bladder, conception vessel, gal bladder, governing vessel, heart, kidney, large intestine, liver, lung, pericardium, small intestine, spleen, stomach and the triple warmer. A meridian energy point for an organ may not be located around that organ, for example, some of the acupressure points that regulate the function of the bladder may be found in acupressure facial cavities.

 

Acupressure is a gentle massage treatment that usually lasts for an hour. The patient will experience incredible relief from physical and emotional stress as well as a sense of health and wellbeing after a session of acupressure. More than one acupressure massage session will be needed to treat particular ailments and illnesses or chronic diseases. 

Acupressure Massage Benefits

Benefits to Health:
1. Acupressure relieves physical tension and emotional stress by relaxing both mind and body and by increasing energy levels.

•   Increases blood circulation and oxygen content strengthening the immune system;

•   Helps the organs, muscles and tissue to cleanse themselves of toxic wastes, increasing the sense of wellbeing.

2. Acupressure alleviates the following medical conditions.
3. Relieves headaches, neck pain and shoulder pain.
4. Helps to heal injuries, great for recovery programs.
5. Decreases labor pains and discomfort of pregnancy.

Other Benefits:

• Knowledge about acupressure points is also used by Martial Arts disciplines to formulate both offensive and defensive strategies. An acupressure point is pressed in an opponents body to swiftly disable the opponent. Acupressure points are rubbed or pressured by martial artists in their daily exercise routing, often by themselves where they rub or put a certain amount of pressure on an acupressure point to eliminate any blockages and to encourage natural flow of energy.
  

• Though we use the acupressure point methods developed by Chinese about 5000 years back, this is one of the few medical disciplines that may have been developed in both the East and the West around the same time as Otzi the Iceman the 5000 year old mummy found in Alpine glacier, also bore tattoos indicating knowledge and usage of acupressure points and meridian energy centres.

 

Wellness Tips From Mark Bentz

Many things can cause blockages in the body along meridian lines to obstruct and disrupt the natural flow of energy, blood and oxygen. Overtime, blockages can become chronic, causing various medical disorders.  Chronic illnesses could be caused by deposits of elements that are part of our daily lives such as sugar, caffeine, fast foods and tobacco.

This wellness tip is to do with reducing such potential harmful deposits in our bodies with simple thoughtfulness and care on daily basis. I invite you to consider the following that I call reduction to health for readers who use sugar, coffee or tea every day.

Following is a Five-Week routine:

• Begin on a Monday by counting and writing down the number of teaspoons of sugar, cups of coffee or tea you consumed that day.

• On Tuesday, take all that you did on Monday if you like but in reduced quantity. For example if you use two teaspoons sugar in a cup of coffee, use 1.5 on Tuesday; similarly reduce the amount of tea and coffee consumed.

• Make the amounts of Tuesday, your goal for the remainder of the week observing and encouraging yourself.

•  Next Monday, again reduce amounts and follow for the week.

• Continue till the end of five weeks.

• At the end of five-week period, observe the reduction achieved, notice how your body feels.  

Guidelines:

• The reduction you aim for must be comfortable to you.

• Do not feel tempted to reduce amounts after Tuesdays; instead feel content with your decision for that week, go slow and steady.

• If you use white processed sugar, change to brown or fruit-based sugar such as the one made from sugarcane.

• Make it a habit to drink half of the cup of coffee or tea and let the rest sit in the cup.

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