Holistic Touch Therapy offers canine massage and canine acupressure courses. Both modalities have incredible power to relax, comfort, rehabilitate, and encourage healing of the body. However, they affect the body differently. Massage manipulates soft tissues by rubbing, kneading, tapping and stretching for therapeutic purposes. These techniques increase circulation, soften superficial fascia, mobilize and move toxins, increase flexibility and range of motion to promote a balanced body.Acupressure has its origin in Traditional Chinese Medicine. The technique applies fingertip pressure to acupoints located at specific points along the river-like meridians of the body where Qi or the life force energy flows. Stress, injury and illness can block the flow of Qi in a meridian causing imbalance in the body. Stimulating appropriate acupoints releases the blockage, restores the proper flow of Qi and re-establishes balance and well being to the body.
The beginnings of both massage and acupressure go back thousands of years and focus on wholeness of form and function of body and mind. Individually, they have remarkable restorative powers to encourage healing. However, the two modalities complement each other, and when applied together work synergistically to create a strong therapeutic partnership which accomplishes more than either can alone.
The 2013 schedule of Holistic Touch Therapy classes has been posted on my web site. It includes the long-established HTT courses and several brand new online and onsite classes to suit everyone from the pet owner who wants to comfort their personal furry friend to those pursuing canine massage and/or acupressure as part of their animal-based professional careers. These classes have been divided into three categories: Canine Massage, Canine Acupressure, and PetTech® Classes.
C. Sue Furman, Ph.D.
c.suefurman@gmail.com
www.HolisticTouchTherapy.com
This article originally appeared in the December 2012 Holistic Touch Therapy Newsletter.