Guest guest Posted October 4, 2004 Report Share Posted October 4, 2004 Dear friends, I'm new to this group. I'm very interested in learning acupressure technique from someone or an institute that is highly qualified. I live in Ann Arbor Michigan. I have not been able to find any mentor or school that teach acupressure in Michigan. Can anyone help me identifying a seasoned acupressure teacher in Michigan? Best wishes Nader Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 4, 2004 Report Share Posted October 4, 2004 Hi Nader, and welcome to Chinese Traditional Medicine. I don't know about teachers in Michigan, but you might check out the acupressure.com website. You may be able to get a listing there. BTW, a couple of sample chapters from the book Acupressure's Potent Points is in I believe the articles section on that website. Victoria Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 4, 2004 Report Share Posted October 4, 2004 <snip> > I'm very interested in learning acupressure > technique from someone or an institute that > is highly qualified. > I live in Ann Arbor Michigan. I have not been > able to find any mentor or school that teach > acupressure in Michigan. > > Can anyone help me identifying a seasoned > acupressure teacher in Michigan? Frances lives and teaches in Ann Arbor Michigan. <http://www.ohashiatsu.org/bios/FarmerFrances.html> If you had another form of Asian bodywork therapy in mind, try looking at <aobta.org> Penel Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 5, 2004 Report Share Posted October 5, 2004 Hi, people. Sometimes I heard something about this therapy and I didn't understand why everybody call it " acupressure " . ACU, in latim, is " needle " , so, ACUpressure is " pressure with needle " . But we do it with the fingers!! Then, the correct form is DIGITOpressure or DIGIpressure, form latim DIGITUS = " finger " . Somebody knows about this mistake? Gilberto - victoria_dragon Chinese Traditional Medicine Monday, October 04, 2004 12:07 PM [Chinese Traditional Medicine] Re: Acupressure teacher in Michigan Hi Nader, and welcome to Chinese Traditional Medicine. I don't know about teachers in Michigan, but you might check out the acupressure.com website. You may be able to get a listing there. BTW, a couple of sample chapters from the book Acupressure's Potent Points is in I believe the articles section on that website. Victoria Post message: Chinese Traditional Medicine Subscribe: Chinese Traditional Medicine- Un: Chinese Traditional Medicine- List owner: Chinese Traditional Medicine-owner Shortcut URL to this page: /community/Chinese Traditional Medicine Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 6, 2004 Report Share Posted October 6, 2004 Chinese Traditional Medicine , Gilberto Antônio Silva <gilberto@l...> wrote: > Hi, people. > > Sometimes I heard something about this therapy and I didn't understand why everybody call it " acupressure " . ACU, in latim, is " needle " , so, ACUpressure is " pressure with needle " . But we do it with the fingers!! Then, the correct form is DIGITOpressure or DIGIpressure, form latim DIGITUS = " finger " . > > Somebody knows about this mistake? In acupuncture the needle usually punctures the skin. The pressure of acupressure can be done by a blunter tool or any part of the therapist's body; knees, elbos, fingers, foot et cetera. Penel Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 7, 2004 Report Share Posted October 7, 2004 dear friend acus in latin means needle. acupuncture means puncturing the specific acupoint theu which enrgy channel is unblocked enabling normal QI-blood flow. acupressure means pressing the specific acupoint so we cant call it digitopressure. we press the blocked acupoint not any digit. there are 670 acupoints in a body from head to foot according to chinese theory regards tanveer hyldemoer <hyldemoer wrote: Chinese Traditional Medicine , Gilberto Antônio Silva <gilberto@l...> wrote: > Hi, people. > > Sometimes I heard something about this therapy and I didn't understand why everybody call it " acupressure " . ACU, in latim, is " needle " , so, ACUpressure is " pressure with needle " . But we do it with the fingers!! Then, the correct form is DIGITOpressure or DIGIpressure, form latim DIGITUS = " finger " . > > Somebody knows about this mistake? In acupuncture the needle usually punctures the skin. The pressure of acupressure can be done by a blunter tool or any part of the therapist's body; knees, elbos, fingers, foot et cetera. Penel Post message: Chinese Traditional Medicine Subscribe: Chinese Traditional Medicine- Un: Chinese Traditional Medicine- List owner: Chinese Traditional Medicine-owner Shortcut URL to this page: /community/Chinese Traditional Medicine Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 7, 2004 Report Share Posted October 7, 2004 If " finger " is not so correct and " needle " is much more incorrect, what you sugested? Perhaps, " Cavity Press " or " Point Press " ? Gilberto - hyldemoer Chinese Traditional Medicine Tuesday, October 05, 2004 11:49 PM [Chinese Traditional Medicine] Re: " Acupressure " teacher in Michigan Chinese Traditional Medicine , Gilberto Antônio Silva <gilberto@l...> wrote: > Hi, people. > > Sometimes I heard something about this therapy and I didn't understand why everybody call it " acupressure " . ACU, in latim, is " needle " , so, ACUpressure is " pressure with needle " . But we do it with the fingers!! Then, the correct form is DIGITOpressure or DIGIpressure, form latim DIGITUS = " finger " . > > Somebody knows about this mistake? In acupuncture the needle usually punctures the skin. The pressure of acupressure can be done by a blunter tool or any part of the therapist's body; knees, elbos, fingers, foot et cetera. Penel Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 8, 2004 Report Share Posted October 8, 2004 <gilberto@l...> wrote: > If " finger " is not so correct and " needle " > is much more incorrect, what you sugested? > Perhaps, " Cavity Press " or " Point Press " ? > > Gilberto What I do is shiatsu. The word _shiatsu_ is Japanese for " finger pressure " . In all my 7 years study though I've been told not to press. As Ohashi saids, " just be there " . I also rarely use only my fingers. When people ask me what I do and they've never heard of shiatsu I explain that its an Asian bodywork therapy. They'll ask " what's that? Massage? " No. I don't rub. I tell them that its illegal to say I " diagnose " a condition because in the USA only MDs can use the word diagnose but I can say I assess the condition of the client using the same theories that an acupuncturist might use. The technique of therapy I do looks like a combination of acupressure and guiding the client into yoga positions. (A lot of people wouldn't understand if I said " yoga asanas " . For that matter, the average North American has never heard of Thai Massage either.) If they ask me what acupressure is I tell them its like acupuncture without the needles. Most North Americans have heard of acupuncture. Many North Americans have heard of acupressure. A more accurate name for what an acupuncturist does (but limited to only 2 of the many therapies they do) would be _acumoxatherapy_. When marketing to the public sometimes its easier to use a vocabulary they can recognise. People can easily read a sign with few words on it. A paragraph explaining those few words just gets lost in the cluttler of life. Penel Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 16, 2004 Report Share Posted October 16, 2004 I learn aromatherapy massage and swedish massage . Do I know you ? Can I talk to you Colin Tay Tanveer Rauf <ammi_pk wrote: dear friend acus in latin means needle. acupuncture means puncturing the specific acupoint theu which enrgy channel is unblocked enabling normal QI-blood flow. acupressure means pressing the specific acupoint so we cant call it digitopressure. we press the blocked acupoint not any digit. there are 670 acupoints in a body from head to foot according to chinese theory regards tanveer hyldemoer wrote: Chinese Traditional Medicine , Gilberto Antônio Silva wrote: > Hi, people. > > Sometimes I heard something about this therapy and I didn't understand why everybody call it " acupressure " . ACU, in latim, is " needle " , so, ACUpressure is " pressure with needle " . But we do it with the fingers!! Then, the correct form is DIGITOpressure or DIGIpressure, form latim DIGITUS = " finger " . > > Somebody knows about this mistake? In acupuncture the needle usually punctures the skin. The pressure of acupressure can be done by a blunter tool or any part of the therapist's body; knees, elbos, fingers, foot et cetera. Penel Post message: Chinese Traditional Medicine Subscribe: Chinese Traditional Medicine- Un: Chinese Traditional Medicine- List owner: Chinese Traditional Medicine-owner Shortcut URL to this page: /community/Chinese Traditional Medicine Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 17, 2004 Report Share Posted October 17, 2004 COLIN TAY Iam pleased to get your kind note. we dont know each other but now we know its my pleasure to learn aromatherapy from you kidly keepin contact regards tanveer colin tay <laven_aromatherapy wrote: I learn aromatherapy massage and swedish massage . Do I know you ? Can I talk to you Colin Tay Tanveer Rauf <ammi_pk wrote: dear friend acus in latin means needle. acupuncture means puncturing the specific acupoint theu which enrgy channel is unblocked enabling normal QI-blood flow. acupressure means pressing the specific acupoint so we cant call it digitopressure. we press the blocked acupoint not any digit. there are 670 acupoints in a body from head to foot according to chinese theory regards tanveer hyldemoer wrote: Chinese Traditional Medicine , Gilberto Antônio Silva wrote: > Hi, people. > > Sometimes I heard something about this therapy and I didn't understand why everybody call it " acupressure " . ACU, in latim, is " needle " , so, ACUpressure is " pressure with needle " . But we do it with the fingers!! Then, the correct form is DIGITOpressure or DIGIpressure, form latim DIGITUS = " finger " . > > Somebody knows about this mistake? In acupuncture the needle usually punctures the skin. The pressure of acupressure can be done by a blunter tool or any part of the therapist's body; knees, elbos, fingers, foot et cetera. Penel Post message: Chinese Traditional Medicine Subscribe: Chinese Traditional Medicine- Un: Chinese Traditional Medicine- List owner: Chinese Traditional Medicine-owner Shortcut URL to this page: /community/Chinese Traditional Medicine Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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