Acupressure/Acupuncture

The course syllabus is structured as follows:

• Lesson One
• Fingertip Medicine Around the World/Acupressure Techniques
• Introduction
• Acupuncture
• Acupressure
• Shiatsu
• Massage
• Reflexology
• Auriculotherapy
• Aromatherapy
• Lesson Two
• Theories/Acupressure Techniques
• Eastern Theories
• The Law of the Five Elements
• The Mother-Son Rule
• Western Theories
• Holographic Man - a Unifying Concept
• Holograms
• Lesson Three
• The Meridians of Acupuncture/Acupoints/Acupressure Techniques
• TheMeridianPaths
• Nomenclature of the Acupoints
• Alarm and Associated Points
• Lesson Four
• Myofascial Trigger Points/Acupressure Techniques
• The Western Re-discovery
• Trigger Point Characteristics
• Deactivation
• Detecting Trigger Points
• Treatment of Trigger Points
• Lesson Five
• The Power Points of Fingertip Medicine/Acupressure Techniques
• Points and their Main Uses
• Lesson Six
• Basic Auriculotherapy
• ECIWO Biology
• Main Therapeutic Areas
• Locating the Points
• Treating the Points
• Lesson Seven
• Scalp Acupressure
• The Treatment Zones of the Scalp
• The Skeletal System
• The Sensory System
• The Trunk Organ Zones
• Detecting the Points and Zones
• Treating the Zones and Points
• Final Scalp Massage
• Lesson Eight
• Reflexology
• The Reflexes
• The Sole Reflexes
• The Dorsal Reflexes
• Reflexes of the Side of the Foot
• Treating the Reflexes
• Lesson Nine
• Treatment Formulations
• Meridian Opening
• The Acupoints
• Therapeutic Index
• Lesson Ten
• Treatment Formulations (Continued)
• Therapeutic Index (Continued)
• Lesson Eleven
• Electro-acupuncture and Laser Acupuncture/Acupressure Techniques
• Electro-acupuncture - a Brief History
• Basic Concepts
• The Electro-acupuncture Machine
• The Types of Treatment
• Laser Acupuncture
• Legislation
• Lesson Twelve
• Bringing it All Together/Afterword
• Two Important Pieces of Wisdom
• The Seven Emotions
• Go with the Flow
• Relaxation Technique