Acupressure / Reflexology

Acupressure

What is Acupressure?

Acupressure is a light form of acupuncture and comes form the healing art of the Orient, a medical system of over 2000 years old. Acupressure uses the touch of fingers instead of needles (like in acupuncture) to move the "Qi" (chi) and to unblock the meridians (the pathways of energy).

Japanese and Chinese Oriental medical theories address the root cause of dysfunction and disease, symptoms, and pain (chronic and acute). Oriental Medicine theory says that the body is made up of a network of meridians (or highways) through which energy or Qi (pronounced "chi") travels. These highways of energy can become blocked in specific areas due to a variety of reasons (trauma, temperature changes, infections, toxins, etc). The result is congestion of the meridian, indicating an imbalance in certain organ functions, which lead to pain, inflammation, symptom and disease. Acupressure can be used on specific acupuncture points to dissipate the congestion, symptoms, and pain and to bring the Qi back into balance and harmony.

Acupressure can be painful when the acupunture point is very congested and the Qi is significantly blocked in that area. Otherwise, acupressure is very safe and effective in treating numerous conditions including chronic pain, allergies, headaches, shortness of breath, heartburn, chronic abdominal conditions, fatigue due to psychoemotional stressors, and many other chronic symptoms. Acupressure works especially well when emotional blocks are one of the main sources of the disease process. Several different types of acupressure techniques exist.

At Holistique, the following acupressure treatments are available:
Jin Shin Do
Emotional Freedom Technique
Emotional Desensitization
Allergy Desensitization