Cooperative Healing - 1508 Dawson Dr., Champaign, IL 61820 US
Relax and Come Home to Yourself with Insight Acupressure
I am delighted to announce that I am now offering Insight Acupressure. This work, also called Process Acupuncture, was created by Dr. Aminah Raheem (who called it Soul Lightening), as an accessible way to use the meridians and points of acupuncture, and the Chakra systems of ayurvedic practices to help bring ease and comfort to your whole system.
Aminah was Fritz Smith's wife (Fritz was the creator and founder of Zero Balancing, which many of you enjoy), and they shared their insights and discoveries enough that a little bit of each approach wound up supporting the other. From Fritz, Insight Acupressure gets the specific kind of touch, which he calls Interface. This means that even though working with the Meridians is inherently a bit energetic, my energy is never extended into your system, and I never take yours into mine.
"There are many styles of touch within the spectrum of acupressure methods used worldwide. Insight Acupressure engages the energy of the body in a firm, but gentle way that can penetrate to the core/essence of the client. Dr. Raheem adopted a specific style of touch originally introduced in Zero Balancing by Dr. Fritz Smith. This method utilizes an attentive/receptive touch that engages the body in the dynamic pace where energy and structure meet. The points used in Insight Acupressure are from the Chinese meridian system, and from the Indian chakra system. In this method the practitioner applies a curved, gentle finger pressure to specific combinations of acupoints in order to release restrictions and restore the free flow of energy movement within the body."
Working with the Meridians, and specific Acupressure points, I invite your system to find its own balance at each point of contact. Sometimes, I will notice something significant, and I'll ask you what you notice.. It is in these moments that memories or emotions may bubble to the surface. If, and when, they do, you have full control of whether to address them or not, and if you choose to do so, I will hold space for you, and guide to gently allow the tension they hold to leave your body. (This is the part they call Process).
Whether you engage in the Processing aspect of this work or not, a session will leave you feeling both relaxed and energized - ready to re-enter the world and face the day.
"Amplified Awareness: As a way to address the natural unfolding of consciousness that often occurs during sessions, Dr. Raheem integrated the work of Arnold Mindell’s Process Oriented Psychology into her acupressure sessions. Process Acupressure appreciates symptoms and disturbances of any sort, not as pathologies to be healed, transcended or somehow gotten rid of, but as expressions of what is trying to emerge into consciousness. In Insight Acupressure, as we restore a clearer energy throughout the body, and as we follow process signals that arise, there is also a clearer energy that flows through the mind, the emotions, and the spirit. This clarity is experienced as an authentic, self-empowered opening and restoration of the natural, free flow of thoughts and emotions."
Soul Wisdom: "Dr. Aminah Raheem developed Insight Acupressure (originally called Soul Lightening Acupressure) as a way to help people release old patterns that were holding them back. A core principle of her teaching is that each of us, at the center of our being, remembers exactly who we are and what we came to this lifetime to experience and accomplish. The work of Insight Acupressure is to release restrictions and support the free flow of soul-centered awareness. When we are engaged in our lives with soul-consciousness, we are living to our fullest potential."
As with CranioSacral Therapy, Healing from the Core, and Zero Balancing, you will be fully clothed for the session. We will talk about your goals for the session, set our intent, and then relax on the table while I gently touch and hold a specific series of acupressure points, both on the back of your body (for which I will reach under you, much as I do for ZB), and the front of your body. And, as with all work we do together, you have the option of stopping at any time.
Helen is currently pursuing certification in Insight Acupressure, and is delighted to offer this service to her clients.