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Acupressure's Potent Points by Michael Reed Gach
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Product Ref. (e.g. ISBN, SKU)
9780553349702
Published:
01 Nov 1990
Format:
Paperback
Number of pages:
251 pages
Dimensions:
231x185x16mm
Weight:
0.539kgs
Author:
Shows how to use the basic techniques of acupressure to activate the body's natural healing processes, and suggests treatment for headaches, arthritis, colds and flu, insomnia, backaches, hiccups, leg pain, and depression.
Relieve pain, tension, and stress with this definitive guide to acupressure, the centuries-old technique that utilizes gentle pressure from your hands to jump-start your body's self-curative abilities.
"A faithful and thoroughly incisive book on the ancient art of healing. With clarity and inspiring instructions, this is a welcome gift for all who seek health and well-being."-Chungliang Al Huang, author of Quantum Soup
With your hands you have the potential to improve your health, increase your vitality, and relieve everyday aches, pains, and ailments without taking drugs. Acupressure is an ancient healing art that uses the fingers to stimulate key points on the skin that, in turn, activate the body's natural self-healing processes.
In Acupressure's Potent Points, Michael Reed Gach, founder and director of the Acupressure Institute of America, reveals simple techniques that enable you to relieve headaches, arthritis, colds and flu, insomnia, backaches, hiccups, leg pain, hot flashes, depression, and more-using the power and sensitivity of your own hands.
Written in clear, accessible language, with more than 400 photographs and easy-to-follow illustrations, Acupressure's Potent Points includes:
keys to pressure-point locations and instructions on how to apply pressure safely and effectively
step-by-step exercises
a five-minute acupressure wellness program
a chart to help you document your health progress
tips on living and eating well
and much more!
This practical guide covers more than forty ailments and symptoms, from allergies to wrist pain, providing pressure-point maps and exercises to relieve pain and restore function. Acupressure complements conventional medical care and enables you to take a vital role in becoming well and staying well. With this book you can turn your hands into healing tools-and start feeling good now.
"A faithful and thoroughly incisive book on the ancient art of healing. With clarity and inspiring instructions, this is a welcome gift for all who seek health and well-being."-Chungliang Al Huang, author of Quantum Soup
With your hands you have the potential to improve your health, increase your vitality, and relieve everyday aches, pains, and ailments without taking drugs. Acupressure is an ancient healing art that uses the fingers to stimulate key points on the skin that, in turn, activate the body's natural self-healing processes.
In Acupressure's Potent Points, Michael Reed Gach, founder and director of the Acupressure Institute of America, reveals simple techniques that enable you to relieve headaches, arthritis, colds and flu, insomnia, backaches, hiccups, leg pain, hot flashes, depression, and more-using the power and sensitivity of your own hands.
Written in clear, accessible language, with more than 400 photographs and easy-to-follow illustrations, Acupressure's Potent Points includes:
keys to pressure-point locations and instructions on how to apply pressure safely and effectively
step-by-step exercises
a five-minute acupressure wellness program
a chart to help you document your health progress
tips on living and eating well
and much more!
This practical guide covers more than forty ailments and symptoms, from allergies to wrist pain, providing pressure-point maps and exercises to relieve pain and restore function. Acupressure complements conventional medical care and enables you to take a vital role in becoming well and staying well. With this book you can turn your hands into healing tools-and start feeling good now.
About the Author: Michael Reed Gach, PhD, Dipl ABT, founded the Acupressure Institute in 1976, one of the leading international training schools in Asian bodywork. Gach is a national expert on acupressure therapy and has taught over 100,000 people from all over the world. He is also the originator of Acu-Yoga, a self-healing system of exercises that integrates acupressure and yoga. Gach received his PhD from Columbia Pacific University in health and human services.
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