| When | Thursday 3:00 - 4:00 |
| Teacher Name | PattiAndrews |
| Target Age Range | 12 - None |
| General Grade Level | Middle School, Lower High School, Upper High School, College, All Welcome |
| Ability Level | Introductory, Advanced Beginner |
| Skill Requirements/Prerequisites | None really It will make a big difference in what you get from the class if you are willing a) to practice regularly the techniques learned for 3-15 min. about once a day in between classes, b) keep track of what you are using and results. Minimum age is only a guideline -- someone younger than 12 who is truly interested is welcome and might do better if paired up with an adult both in and out of class. |
| Book Title | Acupressure for Everybody |
| ISBN | 0-8050-1579-5 |
| Family Provided Materials | Notebook or folder for some handouts and tracking techniques and results (or a separate journal for these) |
| Instructor Provided Materials | Handouts |
| Study Group Style | Discussion, Activity |
| Description | We'll spend time taking care of ourselves and each other in this class time learning and using acupressure on ourselves and each other.By the end of our time together, you will have a way to help yourself handle a range of common symptoms and conditions -- just by using your hands! This is ultimate low-tech! Every living being has a life force, or energy, the Chinese call qi or chi ("chee"). For people this energy runs along paths called meridians. When our energy and meridians are in balance, we feel our best. Places on the body where we can balance this energy are called acupressure points. Blocked or suppressed energy can result in feeling less than our best. Stress and injury account for a lot of interruptions to our energy flow. Acupressure is an easy, low-tech, always available way to balance our energy and help with a wide range of physical and emotional symptoms, including feeling tired or low energy handling an emotional upset needing to focus for a test or other activity calming mind and body easing symptoms for all kinds of physical conditions handling medications and antibiotics better helping digestion helping the skin helping glands function better, such as the thyroid, pituitary, and adrenals improving immunity pain relief for colds, breathing headaches, backaches, toothaches, stomachaches, eyestrain, and much more stress relief first-aid techniques much more than can be listed, because acupressure can affect any part of the body or mind in a positive way Come prepared to practice using acupressure both in the class and for a brief time daily at home, and to take notes on that practice. |