Cost £50 deposit before 1 October to secure a place.

Each weekend £100. Total cost £300.

Course book included

Part 1: Basic JSD: 40 hours minimum

Prerequisite: Basic JSD (with Authorised JSD Teacher)

Objectives: participants learn to:

Locate 55 acu-points in relation to surrounding anatomy.
Describe how Jin Shin Do® acupressure can be utilized for general relaxation and to release specific tensions.
Demonstrate acu-point combinations for common problems, including tension in the head, neck, shoulders, back, chest, abdomen, pelvis and extremities.
Process, in a simple way, the feelings and images which may arise from the body during acupressure release.
Perform simple movements which facilitate relaxation and structural-energic balancing.
Identify the 8 Strange Flows or extraordinary vessels, and demonstrate their use for energy balancing and general relaxation.

Content:

• Unit 1. Principles of acupressure. Traditional Eastern and modern Western mindsets. Qi (energy). Acu-points defined and described scientifically. Pressure technique. 3 signs of release. Location of 16 acu-points, with anatomical detail and individual attention. Practice: general relaxation pattern and the basic JSD neck release.
  
• Unit 2 Basic acupressure theory, including yin-yang polarities. The armoring process. Local and distal point theory. Location of 16 acu-points, with anatomical detail. "Pal Dan Gum" movements. Practice: simple color-coded release method and basic neck release.
  
• Unit 3. Pressure technique. Segmental Release Method. 3 essential qualities of therapists. 6 additional points. Practice: release of the head, neck and shoulder segments.
• Unit 4. Segmental exploration (bilateral acu-points in the head, neck, shoulders and chest). Bodymind associations of the chest segment. Body Focusing techniques to facilitate tension release. Contact. Effects of language. Practice: JSD, Body Focusing and breathing techniques to assist chest release; basic neck release.
• Unit 5. 7 additional points. Diaphragm, abdominal and pelvic tension patterns and associations. Hara Breathing Meditation. Hygiene; ethics. Practice: body focusing and breathing techniques to assist release of the abdominal and pelvic segments.
• Unit 6. The 8 Strange Flows, or extraordinary vessels. 10 additional points (on the central channel). Demonstration of sessions utilizing "strange flow" release patterns. Practice: assessment and Strange Flow release patterns for general bodymind relaxation.
  Required Class Materials: Color-coded JSD "8 Strange Flows" wall chart © 1981; JSD Acupressure Handbook, part 1, © 2006; The Acupressure Way of Health: Jin Shin Do®© 1978 by Iona Marsaa Teeguarden (Japan Publications).
  Recommended; Chpt. 1-3, A Complete Guide to Acupressure Revised © 2002 by Iona Marsaa Teeguarden (Japan Publications).
  

Required Class Materials: JSD Handbook, part 2, © 2006; The Joy of Feeling: Bodymind Acupressure, © 1984, 2003, by Iona Marsaa Teeguarden (JSDF). Recommended: Chpt. 4, A Complete Guide to Acupressure, revised © 2002, by Iona Marsaa Teeguarden (Japan Pub.).

Evaluation Method:
Evaluation Method: Take-home test, attendance and demonstration of skills mastered. Teachers give a JSD transcript, signing off each class upon completion