In acupressure, students become familiar with the five-element theory and constitutional types, meridian energy pathways, and location and therapeutic uses of acupoints. Acupressure can be used to balance body energy, relieve pain and dysfunction, and promote general health. A comprehensive course in structure and function of the human body, emphasizing the muscular and skeletal systems, designed specifically for bodyworkers. An optional cadaver lab is offered. This course is designed to teach efficient movement while conducting bodywork.
Students learn how to move more efficiently to reduce potential trauma to their bodies.
Students learn the skills necessary to be successful in the bodywork industry. Customer service, promptness, efficient use of time, and perfecting a 50-minute session of bodywork are some of the skills gained through this course. Students learn to identify and address suture and membrane restrictions within the cranial vault and dural tube. This course is designed to teach structural and functional changes in the body through deep-tissue manipulation. Students are taught to see structural imbalances that contribute to pain and dysfunction and rebalance the body structure through the use of deep-tissue bodywork techniques.