Acupressure Way of Health: Jin Shin Do [Paperback]

Iona Marsaa Teeguarden (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: March 15, 1978

Jin Shin Do was made to make magic in the many. This book presents some basics of the art, in a simple form easily employed by the layperson. For qualified instruction on the details and professional applications of Jin Shin Do(r) Acupressure, seek instruction from an authorized, certificated teacher, who will prominently display the Jin Shin Do symbol. For directory of authorized teachers and registered practitioners throughout the U.S., Canada and Europe, write to the Jin Shin Do Foundation for Bodymind Acupressure, P.O. Box 416, Idyllwild, CA 92549 USA.

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About the Author

IONA MARSAA TEEGUARDEN, M. A.. has been a Jin Shin Do acupressure therapist and teacher since 1972. lona's writings and her teaching, throughout the United States and in Europe, have gained her international recognition as an authority on acupressure. Her dedication f to the development of Jin Shin Do has resulted in its emergence as a powerful force within the health arts.

Iona studied with many masters of acupressure, acupuncture, and other Oriental health arts, including: Michio Kushi, Herman Aihara, Mary lino Burmeister, Jean-Claude Thomas, Kok Yuen Leung, Johng Kyu Lee, Se Han Kim, and Sung Jin Park in America, and Haruki Kato, Katsusuke Serizawa, and Kohtaro Wada in Japan, where she spent the summer of 1976 researching Jin Shin Do. She is the cofounder of the Acupressure Workshop in Santa Monica, California.

Product Details

• Paperback: 160 pages
• Publisher: Japan Publications; 1st edition (March 15, 1978)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0870404210
• ISBN-13: 978-0870404214
• Product Dimensions: 10.1 x 6.8 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 13.6 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 3.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #631,748 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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30 of 32 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Good practical book, April 5, 2000

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This review is from: Acupressure Way of Health: Jin Shin Do (Paperback)

I found this simply written book very usefull. The book begins with conception and introduction of theoretical basis of chinese medicine and accupressure, it continues with tables of locations and way of working on the main acu-points (including self-treatment). At the and of the book author gives us a practical approach to the emotions from the acu-points.

17 of 17 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Good Text, February 13, 2006

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This review is from: Acupressure Way of Health: Jin Shin Do (Paperback)

I use this book regularly, along with Ms. Teeguarden's others, Complete Guide to Acupressure, and The Joy of Feeling.

This book is an excellent starter; it has clear descriptions of excatly *where* the points are, unlink Michael Reed Gach's books (one of Ms. Teeguarden's former students). The book also starts you off with Strange Flow work, the most powerful acupressure tool.

Since acupressure and traditional chinese medicine isn't about fixing symptoms (Gach's approach), but rather treating the entire system, this is the best ground work I've found.

15 of 15 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Esoteric and Theory-based, January 28, 2004

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J. Eure (Charlottesville, VA United States) - See all my reviews
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This book is quite esoteric and very theory-based. I was looking more for a book that would assist me in learning to use accupressure rather than understand it's development and philosophy. For anyone interested in a book that is more aimed at treatment, try Acupressure Potent Points: A Guide to Self-Care for Common Ailments by Michael Gach, an excellent resource.