eastern terminology's

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a modalty that ultilizes pressure on acupoints

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acupressure

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a prominent modality that promotes the flow of chi via needles, inserted into tsubo points

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Acupuncture

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residue on tongue after sleep

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ama

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grandparent of all massage technigues ( first documented type of body work) 5,000 years old

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amma
tui-na

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energy field surrounding and penetrating every existing body

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aura

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sacred hindu tradition from at least 1800 BC in india AKA “art of life”

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ayruveda

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Recognized by a variety of cultures and known by a variety of names; Chi, Qi, Ki, prana: blockage of this energy causes stagnation, disease, of trauma to the system

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bioenergy

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exercise based on the concept that a person has a geographical center( tan tien in chinese & hara in indian) used to develop self confidence, emotionality, and balance

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centering

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in hindu-indian tradition, there are 7 major charkas which are turning vortexes of energy that influence physiological, emotional, and mental well-being, associated with an endocrine gland

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charkas
“wheel of energy”

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non-material river where chi/ki/qi/prana energy circulates

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channel

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in the chinese traditon, it is the name for bioenergy found in all life forms

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Chi

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a measurement based on the client body size, using the patients two fingers or top portion of the thumb, tsubo points can be found

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cun

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belief system that energy Modalities can be utilized from great distances away

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distant healing

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special exercises for meridian opening and strengthening; often self-implied

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do-in

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a name for the ayruvedic body types ( vatta, pitta, kapha) that reflect balance or imbalance; an individuals dosha is unique like a fingerprint

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doshas

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Universal life force that creates all

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energy

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utilizing vertible and putative energies to influence the person

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energy work

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exercise based on the concept that the therapist has a connection with the client; the therapist functions as a grounding

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grounding

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the abdominal area; used as a source of energy in martial arts, centering, grounding, meditation, yoga, and shiatsu assessment; the center of the hara is the tan tien

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hara

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therapist indenifies imbalances and corrects a clients energy by passing his or her hands over the patient

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healing touch

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one method to influence the flow of energy

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herbal medicine

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stagnated, congested, or too great of an energy slow down or increase speed creates illness; could result from mental, emotional, physical, of spiritual trauma

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imbalance

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person intercedes through prayer on behalf of another

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intercessory prayer

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the essence of life, found in the kidneys; born with it recieved from parents it cannot be recreated, so if it is misused early it causes early aging and death

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jing

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the name for thebio-energy in the japanese kampo system

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ki or qi

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hawaiian tradition; each extended family has their own healer and system

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lomi lomi

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beginning in the hindu-indian tradition, the chant, sound, or music has been adobted by other spiritual traditions

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mantra

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pathways of energy; non-material channels in which chi flow; relates to the blood; there are 12 major bilateral meridians and two major yin and yang meridians

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meridians

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any techniques, procedure or product used to produce a positive respone for the client

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modalities

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in ayruvedic tradition, it is a non-material channel where chi/prana energy circulates (relates to nerves)

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nadi

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oldest documentation of chinese medicine (imcludes descriptions of healing touch procedures and their uses; written around 3000 B.C by the yellow emperor (pseudonym)

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nei ching

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person standing, feet shoulder width apart, arms are positioned upward with hands superior to the head

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eastern anatomical postition

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developed by Randolph Stone, it is a combination of western, oriental and aryuvedic medicine; attempts to align energy flows

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polarity therapy

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in ayruvedic tradition, it is the "life force energy"

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prana

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energy modality practice in clinics and hospitals of china

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qi qong

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manipulating one part of the body influencing healing to another part of the body

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reflexology

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healing tradition "rediscovered" by Dr. mikao usui; it involve conducting energy from the therapist to the reciever for healing assistance by placing hands over the body, therapist is a channel

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reiki

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to stimulate clients self healing

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"ki" energy

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soul; house d in the body

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shen

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component of amma; japanese modality based on concept that the body has series of energy points of tsubos; s sequence of treatment movements is followed called "kata" that involve ROM manipulation; "finger pressure"

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shiatsu shi- finger atsu- pressure

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merging of swedish and thailand traditions

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swe-thai

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located two inches below the naval, in chinese tradition it is the strongest source of energy' used in centering, grounding, meditation, and yoga exercises

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tan tien

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a philosophy; taoists ask the "big" questions and then observed and comtemplated, nothing is good or bad "it is was it is"

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taoism

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drawn from ancient practices and developed by Dora Kunz and Dolores Krieger; TT practitioners believe human beings are complex fields of energy and that the ability to enhance healing in another is a natural potential, may lay hands above the body

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therapeutic touch

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in japanese tradition, energy points found along meridians which hold higher electro-magnetic charges; can become congested, blocked, or imbalanced through emotional, mental, physical, or spiritual stress; balanced via needles, pressure, heat, or cold

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tsubo "acupoint"

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disgnose via pulse created by meridians; energy system that works with chi for balance and thousands of years old

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tui-na "push-pull"

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four ancient books containing medical history- Rik, Sama, Yajur, and atharva

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vedas

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chinese for tsubo point or acupoint

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xue

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philosophy created by taoist thinkers; opposite. yet complementary, aspects of existance; they are the source of all changes and movements; 10,000+ years old

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yin and yang

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laying on of hands technique; align energy with physical structure; fully clothed; body-mind-spirit

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zero balancing

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Dr. William H. Fitzgerald, founder; 10 zones, western reflexology, he trained Eunice Ingham, mother of reflexology

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zone therapy