JIN SHIN DO^®

BODYMIND ACUPRESSURE.  

IN THE U.K.

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Jin Shin Do Practiioner Training Intermediate Level

Dates

31 January/1 February
28 February/1 March
28/29 March
25/26 April

Venue
Venue - North London Buddhist Centre 72 Holloway Road N7 8JG
Contact  mmessenger@cheerful.com
Telephone 044 020 7607 0531

Part 2: INTERMEDIATE JSD: 55 hours minimum

Prerequisite: Basic JSD (with Authorised JSD Teacher)

Objectives: participants learn to:

• Locate 60 additional acu-points in relation to surrounding anatomy.
  
• Describe the twelve organ meridians, differentiating according to location and psycho-physical associations.
  
• Differentiate Western and Eastern understanding of physiology.
  
• Identify specific acupressure point combinations for meridian release.
  
• Demonstrate understanding of local-distal point theory.
  
• Identify the legal-ethical role of the acupressurist.
  

Content:

• Unit 1. Underlying principles of acupressure and introduction to meridian theory. The Six Divisions. Basic peer counseling skills like active listening, for processing feelings if they come up. Practice: release of the head, neck and shoulders, using the Gall Bladder Meridian.
  
• Unit 2-7. Location and psycho-physical associations of the 12 meridians. Location of 60 additional points in relation to surrounding anatomy. Defense mechanisms and defensive attitudes related to yang meridians; emotional spectra related to yin meridians. Transformation of Qi. Zang/Fu theory. Demonstration of sessions using meridian release patterns. Practice: meridian release patterns (GB/LV; LI/LU; SI/HT; TW/PC; ST/SP; BL/KI; ).
  
• Unit 8. Demonstration of specific point combinations for energic problems indicated by muscle spasm, pain or tension. Legal-ethical issues. Building trust. Practice: Assessment of tense segments by palpating main JSD points in the neck, shoulders and torso. Basic pulse reading. Use of local-distal point combinations of appropriate meridians.
  

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: List or chart of meridian associations; demonstration of skills mastered.