The Essential Guide to Self-Acupressure

The Beginner’s Guide to Acupressure is an introduction to acupressure for self-treatment and it is primarily dedicated to reducing symptoms of common ailments. This book adapts Traditional Chinese Medicine acupressure techniques to create an easy-to-use program for people to use at home. Acupressure, rooted in the same philosophy as acupuncture, is a treatment in which pressure is applied with the hand or fingers at specific acupoints across the body. Acupressure seeks to unblock and balance the flow of the body’s physiological energy, or qi, restoring the energy needed to deal with health issues.

Highlights:

• Designed for beginners interested in DIY self-acupressure.
• Includes more than 140 step-by-step photographs and easy-to-follow directions.
• Includes a short history of acupressure and its use.
• Describes how to apply basic acupressure techniques for more than 40 pressure points to ease symptoms associated with ailments like depression, allergies, carpel tunnel syndrome, constipation, sciatica, the common cold and much more.