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| Personal Quality Terms –A
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| Acupressure |
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Acupressure is an ancient art using finger pressure on specific points to unblock, balance, or increase the circulation of life force energy in the body. The roots of acupressure date back over four thousand years to traditional Chinese medicine. Hands-on folk remedies were passed down from generation to generation to cure illness and relieve pain. Traditional Chinese medicine is based on the belief that there is an internal life force within everyone called "Chi". There are points and energy pathways called "meridians" that occasionally get blocked, which stops the free flow of the Chi.
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| Acupuncture |
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Acupuncture is a healing technique used in traditional Chinese medicine. Very thin needles are used to stimulate specific points in the body. These points lie on energy pathways called “meridians.” Acupuncture treatments are designed to improve the flow and balance of energy along these meridians.
Based on your energy imbalances, your acupuncturist will select acupuncture points to stimulate. You will lie on a table, either on your stomach or on your back. Needles will be inserted at the selected points. You may feel a little pain, tingling or numbness as the needles are inserted. The needles are left in place for up to 30 or 45 minutes, depending on what the acupuncture is intended to accomplish. During that time, many people fall asleep.
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| AIDS |
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AIDS HIV is an abbreviation for Human Immunodeficiency Virus. AIDS is caused by getting infected with this virus. When the virus enters the human body, it attacks the immune system. The human immune system protects the body from foreign matters like viruses and bacteria. When the immunity gets very weak, the body cannot fight against even minor infections. Therefore, a sequence of diseases becomes apparent. This stage is called “AIDS (Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome)”. There is no one single disease called AIDS. AIDS is the condition in which the body is attacked by multiple diseases due to low immunity.
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| Aromatherapy |
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Egyptians are believed to be the first to use aromatherapy to treat all sorts of internal and external health problems: from respiratory to gynecological. For thousands of years, they have utilized certain aromatic herbs in cooking, and use others to create perfumes and incense, which also assist with the easing and curing of ailments, as well as heighten spiritual awareness during meditation. They remain keenly in tune with the ability of certain aromas to alter moods.
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| Ayurveda |
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Ayurveda, the Sanskrit term for "knowledge of life” or “knowledge of longevity," is a comprehensive system of traditional health care that emphasizes the relationship among body, mind, and spirit, with balance of the internal and external environment. It is one of the officially recognized medical systems in India. Ayurveda seeks to restore an individual’s innate harmony. Ayurveda dates back an estimated 5,000 years and is widely considered to be the oldest form of health care in the world that uses a comprehensive approach to diagnosis and treatment, including both medical and surgical techniques. It is a multifaceted system including components of herbal medicine, diet modification, oil therapies, massage, Yoga, and meditation.
Ayurveda provides a holistic and integrated approach to the prevention and treatment of illness by both lifestyle modification and a system of therapies that aims to restore balance to body, mind, and spirit.
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| Bach flower therapy |
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Bach flower therapy is a type of homeopathic aromatherapy developed in the 1930s by British physician Edward Bach (1886-1936). Bach claimed to have psychically or intuitively discovered the healing effects of 38 wildflowers. His "discoveries" were arrived at by "inspirations." For example, while on a walk he had an inspiration that dew drops on a plant heated by the sun would absorb healing properties from the plant. He claimed that all he needed to do was hold a flower or taste a petal and he could intuitively grasp its healing powers. From these intuitions he went on to prepare "essences" using pure water and plants. Bach claimed that these wildflowers have a soul or energy with an affinity to the human soul. The flower's spiritual energy is transferable to water.
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| Biofeedback |
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Biofeedback, also called Surface Electromyography (SEMG), is a learning technique that utilizes specialized equipment to assist a person in gaining control of their natural body functions. It involves the monitoring of a life process (bio) and the return of that information to the patient and therapist in a meaningful form (feedback).
Biofeedback training uses sensitive equipment that enables you to see or hear how your muscles are responding to your instructions. Becoming aware of these responses is the first step in learning to control them. By combining this information with special exercises, you can learn to relax tense muscles or strengthen weak muscles.
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