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Plain & Simple Guide - Ch. 21 (Eastern Methods)
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Acupressure | The application of pressure with the thumbs, fingers, or mechanical objects into living tissues for remedial purposes: follows the principles of acupuncture in Oriental medicine, performed along specific places on the meridians to release energy blockages |
| Acupuncture | The insertion of fine needles into living tissues for remedial purposes, In Oriental medicine, performed along specific places on the meridians to release energy blockages |
| Amma | Traditional Asian massage. Using no oil, amma involes stretching, squeezing & massaging to stimulate the body to become or remain healthy - AKA Anma |
| Brahmand | The cosmos, the universe |
| Cun | A measurement used in acupuncture, the distance between the distal crease and the middle crease of the finger of a client |
| Dharma | A term with no literal English translation, whose approximate meaning is "natural law" or those principles of reality that are very nature and design of the universe |
| Hara | The lower belly just under the navel, the "vital center" of physical and mental stability |
| Jitsu | Having excessive energy |
| Kata | A Japanese term meaning mold, model, style, shape or form |
| Kundalini | The cosmic energy believed to be present in everyone |
| Kyo | Lacking in energy |
| Marma | A pressure point in Ayurvedic massage; many marmas correspond to acupuncture or shiatsu points |
| Moxibustion | In traditional Chinese med.,a technique used to stimulate & strengthen blood & life energy or qi of the body. A stick or cone of burning mug wort, Artemisia vulgaris, is placed over an inflammed area of the body; cone is placed on acupuncture pt & burned. |
| Nadi | An Indian term for meridian, meaing "river" |
| Prana | A Sanskirt word meaning "life force", bioenergy or vital enegy that keeps the body alive and maintains a state of good health |
| Shiatsu | A Japanese method of bodywork performed on the floor, acupressure is applied along a series of points (tsubos) to release blocked energy |
| Srota | In Ayurvedic medicine, a body passage or channel that carries solids, liquids, gases, nerve impulses, nutrients, waste products and/or secretions |
| Sushumna | In Ayurvedic medicine, the main meridian (nadi) that runs up the center of the spine |
| Tao | A Japanese word (pronounced "dow"), roughly translated as "path", or "the way". Tao is a power that surrounds and flows through all things living and non living. It is the regulator of natural processes & nourishes balance in the universe |
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