“How can something so gentle be so powerful?”
Clinical Acupressure
About Clinical Acupressure
Clinical Acupressure (formerly known as Basic Acupressure) utilizes fundamental acupressure methods to support the body’s own balancing and healing processes. This is the same effective acupressure method used in Process Acupressure, but is designed for clinical settings, such as physical therapy, chiropractic, or other traditional healthcare settings and does not incorporate psychological or spiritual processing.
All parts of a human being, and nature itself, are interconnected and dependent on each other. Teachings about this perspective can be traced back thousands of years. The Chinese mapped predictable energy pathways (meridians) throughout the body nearly 4000 years ago, and have been using them as a health reference ever since. Ancient teachings from India inform us about major energy centers in the body (chakras). These traditions address the vital energies of the body, to facilitate balance, rejuvenation, and wellness.
Clinical Acupressure (CA) brings the profound healing potential of these ancient teachings into the contemporary treatment room.
What is a Clinical Acupressure session like?
A full acupressure session can take from 1 to 1 1/2 hours. The client lies fully clothed on a massage table while the practitioner applies gentle pressure to the acupoints. Clinical Acupressure can address many common physical symptoms, including back problems, headaches, respiratory, digestive and systemic problems as well as colds, flu, allergies and healing from injuries. Hands-on work with the fully clothed body releases and strengthens the body’s energy systems--meridians and chakras.
This form of acupressure is especially helpful with stress-related conditions, including post-traumatic stress. It is not appropriate for severe medical problems or psychosis and does not supplant medical care. Hands-on work with the fully clothed body releases and strengthens the body’s energy systems--meridians and chakras.
What makes Clinical Acupressure so effective?
Often described as “acupuncture without needles,” Clinical Acupressure promotes balance, rejuvenation, and wellness by accessing and addressing the vital energies of the body. Clinical Acupressure promotes better health and renewed energy by actively involving the client in his or her own healing and growth process.
Individuals who might not ordinarily seek out acupuncture or other energy healing modalities could receive this work from virtually any professional healthcare provider.
Clinical Acupressure Curriculum
The first class a student takes in the Clinical Acupressure Track is Clinical Acupressure 1: Basic Applications. This class teaches bodyworkers how to use acupressure to balance and energize the whole body and specific parts. It teaches chakra tai chi, and interface touch, and, in addition, more than 35 key acupressure points and about 100 protocols which address all parts of the body and many symptoms. After taking this class the student may continue to study acupressure without processing by choosing to take Clinical Acupressure 2: Meridians. This is a 5-day course for those who want to further their understanding of how energy pathways (meridians) work specifically to support the body and its own balancing and healing process. Meridian theory and anatomy will be taught, which come from the 4000-year practice of Chinese therapeutics.
One may become certified as a practitioner in either Clinical Acupressure or Process Acupressure or both. A brief description of the certification programs for each may be found on the Apply for Certification page. Becoming certified requires the student to take beginning courses in Zero Balancing in addition to the Process Acupressure or Clinical Acupressure courses. Zero Balancing teaches more about interface touch, which is used in both acupressure and Zero Balancing.
Faculty
- Cathy Miller, Director, Maryland
- Sharon Borggaard, New Hampshire
- Susan Grant, California and Massachusetts
- Leah Matalon, New York
- Missy Grace Oleaga, Pennsylvania
- Alvina Quatrano, New Jersey
- Angelique Priscilla, Vermont
- Dawn Robins, England