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Plain & Simple Guide - Ch. 21 (Eastern Methods)

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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  
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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  
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Amma   Traditional Asian massage. Using no oil, amma involes stretching, squeezing & massaging to stimulate the body to become or remain healthy - AKA Anma  
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Brahmand   The cosmos, the universe  
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Cun   A measurement used in acupuncture, the distance between the distal crease and the middle crease of the finger of a client  
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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  
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Hara   The lower belly just under the navel, the "vital center" of physical and mental stability  
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Jitsu   Having excessive energy  
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Kata   A Japanese term meaning mold, model, style, shape or form  
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Kundalini   The cosmic energy believed to be present in everyone  
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Kyo   Lacking in energy  
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Marma   A pressure point in Ayurvedic massage; many marmas correspond to acupuncture or shiatsu points  
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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.  
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Nadi   An Indian term for meridian, meaing "river"  
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Prana   A Sanskirt word meaning "life force", bioenergy or vital enegy that keeps the body alive and maintains a state of good health  
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Shiatsu   A Japanese method of bodywork performed on the floor, acupressure is applied along a series of points (tsubos) to release blocked energy  
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Srota   In Ayurvedic medicine, a body passage or channel that carries solids, liquids, gases, nerve impulses, nutrients, waste products and/or secretions  
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Sushumna   In Ayurvedic medicine, the main meridian (nadi) that runs up the center of the spine  
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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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