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The Event Horizon - Acupressure Classes

Intermediate Jin Shin Do® Instructors

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Kathy DeBucy Canadian Acupressure College Victoria
Bonnie Hardy James Bay Esoteric Centre Victoria
Arnold Porter Email Victoria
Noel Taylor Shen Journey Lasqueti_Island
Victoria
Alexander Townend Body Wisdom Clinic Whitby, Ont.

Basic | Advanced | Counseling Skills | Module II |
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Part 2 INTERMEDIATE JSD 55 hours minimum
Objectives: participants learn to:

  • Locate 60 additional acu-points in relation to surrounding anatomy.

  • Describe the twelve organ meridians, differentiating according to location and psycho-physical associations.

  • Differentiate Western and Eastern understanding of physiology.

  • Identify specific acupressure point combinations for meridian release.

  • Demonstrate understanding of local-distal point theory.

  • Identify the legal-ethical role of the acupressurist.
Content:
Unit 1. Underlying principles of acupressure and introduction to meridian theory. The Six Divisions. Basic peer counseling skills like active listening, for processing feelings if they come up. Practice: release of the head, neck and shoulders, using the Gall Bladder Meridian.

Unit 2-7. Location and psycho-physical associations of the 12 meridians. Location of 60 additional points in relation to surrounding anatomy. Defense mechanisms and defensive attitudes related to yang meridians; emotional spectra related to yin meridians. Transformation of Qi. Zang/Fu theory. Demonstration of sessions using meridian release patterns. Practice: meridian release patterns (GB/LV; LI/LU; SI/HT; TW/PC; ST/SP; BL/KI; ).

Unit 8. Demonstration of specific point combinations for energic problems indicated by muscle spasm, pain or tension. Legal-ethical issues. Building trust.

Practice: Assessment of tense segments by palpating main JSD points in the neck, shoulders and torso. Basic pulse reading. Use of local-distal point combinations of appropriate meridians.

Required Class Materials: JSD Handbook, part 2, © 1981; The Joy of Feeling: Bodymind Acupressure, © 1987 by Iona Marsaa Teeguarden (Japan Publications). A Complete Guide to Acupressure is also recommended.

Evaluation Method: List or chart of meridian associations; demonstration of skills mastered.

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