The Point Post

August 3 to August 10, 2014

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Thank you! And for you and all the animals you touch, I wish you great health and vitality,

---Susan

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A Special Welcome to our New Comers

I wanted to extend a special welcome to our new

readers! We are so happy to have you on our mailing

list and we are eager to share great acupressure with

you in the weeks, months and years to come. Since

you are not familiar with how we roll, I thought I’d

describe our reason for doing what we do.

We have been sharing acupressure with animal lovers

just like you for over 20 years. We have traveled all

over the world, working with hundreds of students

and clients in many countries and we see one

common desire no matter where students are from:

you all want to see your animals thrive using methods

that are safe, simple and effective.

Acupressure fits the bill perfectly. The reason

acupressure is still around after all of these centuries

is that it WORKS and it does so in ways that ANYONE

can do. Just press some of the points I’ll show you and

watch your animal sigh with pleasure. The response is

unmistakable. No placebo effect. No hocus-pocus. Just

the body’s natural healing ability doing its thing. And you activate it in the comfort of your own

home (or at least at your friendly local stable…). How cool is that?

So on a regular basis (I try to do it weekly but it isn’t always successful…) I get the Point Post to you

so you can dive in and give acupressure a try. I’ll teach you techniques and points and share cases

that come my way. All you have to do is put your hands to work. Your animals will love it!

Want to dive in deeper? Try one of our online classes ! From beginner level to advanced theory,

we’ve got something for everyone who loves animals. Acupressure, shiatsu, EnergyWork, anatomy…

you name it. When you are ready, we are here for you.

In the meantime, stay in touch. Let us know what YOU want to know. Join the fun at our Facebook

page or just read the cream of the crop here.

And remember: Healthy and Happy, that’s our goal. I’ll bet it’s your goal too. We are really excited to

have you here so you can use acupressure to help you get there.

---Susan

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Acu-Basics: Do acupressure points lie on both sides of the body?

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Yes, most points lie on BOTH sides of the body. For example, if a point lies on the outside surface of your animal’s right elbow, the same point also lies on the outside surface of the left elbow.

The body is symmetrical. If you split the body down the middle from head to toe, you create two equal halves. You and your animal have two sides that are mirrored pairs. Sure, there are differences in muscle development and so forth. But the anatomical structure of the body is more or less symmetrical on the two sides.

When we map the acupressure points onto the body, there is an equal set of points on the right and left sides. A point that lies on the dog’s right knee has a twin on the dog’s left knee. That means that for the (approximately) 360 points mapped on the right side, there are 360 matching points on the left.

There is one exception to this rule. If a point lies directly on the midline of the body, then there is no pair. For example, CV 8, which lies at the belly button, occurs only once. Another commonly used point on the midline is Yao Bai Hui (YBH). Because YBH lies directly on your animal’s spine, there is only one YBH.

In the next Acu Basics, we’ll talk about guidelines for doing acupressure on both sides of the body.

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Great Points: ST 25, Acupoint for Your Horse’s Digestion

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ST 25 (Stomach 25) is this week's Great Point. It is wonderful for your horse any time there is a

digestive issue – diarrhea to impaction colic, acute symptom to chronic condition! It is a Great Point

to have in your acupressure toolbox.

ST 25 is also a Test Point for the large intestine. This means that when gentle pressure on the point

makes your horse flinch in pain, it is possible that the guts are not quite right.

Common Sense Caution: Because some digestive issues are life threatening, if this point triggers a

strong reaction like biting or kicking, take a closer look at your horse. Is your horse showing signs of

digestive trouble? Call the vet before you continue! There is a LOT you can do to ease digestive

conditions, especially if you catch the situation early.

Where: (see photo below) ST 25 lies on the belly, to either side of the belly button. On a full sized

horse the point lies about 4 finger widths from the center line. Adjust the distance according to your

equine’s size. Not sure where your horse’s belly button is? Gently and respectfully feel along the

midline in front of the male’s sheath or the mare’s teats. Feel for a small pea-sized bump. This is the

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belly button. ST 25 lies about a palm’s width to either side.

How: Gently and slowly stimulate ST 25 on both sides of the body with your fingertips. If the point is

reactive, release your pressure and simply hold your palm over the point. For a chronic digestive

issue, press for 30 to 60 seconds, 1-4 times per week. For a horse with an acute digestive issue, first

of all call the vet and consult about using the point while you wait for them to arrive. If the vet gives

the go ahead, gently stimulate the point for 45 to 60 seconds, every 15 to 30 minutes or as tolerated

by your horse. Continue for a day or two after an acute attack has passed to help the belly recover.

Resources

To learn more acupressure guidelines: http://bit.ly/XJRiZT

To view a video about basic acupressure technique: http://bit.ly/1mRxJHX

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Great Points: ST 25, Acupoint for your Pet’s Digestion

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ST 25 (Stomach 25) is a Great Point for your pet any time there is a digestive issue – acute or chronic! It can help your dog, cat or rodent with any digestive symptom - from abdominal bloat to vomiting. It can improve both chronic and acute conditions. ST 25 is also a Test Point for the large intestine. This means that when gentle pressure on the point makes your animal flinch in pain, it is possible that the guts are not quite right. Common Sense Caution: Because some digestive issues are life threatening, if this point triggers a strong reaction like growling, scratching or going to bite, take a closer look at your animal. Are there signs of serious digestive trouble? Call the vet before you continue! There is a LOT you can do to ease digestive conditions, especially if you catch the situation early. Where: ST 25 lies on the belly, to either side of the belly button. On a full sized dog the point lies about 2 finger widths from the center line. Adjust the distance according to your animal’s size. ST 25 lies about 1 finger width to either side of the midline for small dogs or most cats, up to 3 fingers or more for super large dogs. How: First you have to find (or estimate) the location of the belly button on your animal. Not sure where it lies? It tends to lie at the level of the back edge of the rib cage. Lie your animal on her side. Gently palpate her side to find the back corner of the rib cage. From there, trace a line directly to the midline of the belly. On many small animals there is not much to feel at the belly button so you will have to trust your point location.

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Now, gently and slowly stimulate ST 25 to either side of the midline with your fingertips using the guidelines described above. If the point is reactive, release your pressure and simply hold your palm over the point. For a chronic digestive issue, press for 30 to 60 seconds, 1-4 times per week. For an animal with an acute digestive issue, first CALL THE VET and consult about whether or not you need to drive to the clinic. If you can stay at home for the moment, ask if you can use the point. If the vet gives the go ahead, gently stimulate the point for 45 to 60 seconds, every 15 to 30 minutes or as tolerated by your animal. Continue for a day or two after an acute attack has passed to help the belly recover.

Resources

To learn more acupressure guidelines: http://bit.ly/XJRiZT To view a video about basic acupressure technique: http://bit.ly/1ro34Tx

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News you can use: What the heck are hashtags?

Original link: http://on.fb.me/1lN4BOS Have you seen those little links at the bottom of all of our posts that start with a #? If you use Instagram or Twitter you are probably already in the know. If you (like me) are late to the game because you hang out mostly on Facebook, here is the latest and greatest tool to simplify your day. Hashtags are links that allow you to quickly and easily search FB for a topic you want to know about. Want to see happy dog photos? Type in #happydogs to the box up at the top of your FB window and you’ll get a list of the latest posts throughout Facebook on that topic. You’ll also see that we often used #EAhappydogs so that you can also search JUST for Elemental Acupressure’s version of the happy dog theme. Handy, huh? Today we have inserted these links into many of our posts back to our reboot of the page in April 2014. We are still working on it but there is enough there to give it a try. Examples of our current hashtags include the following: Cute posts: #EAsleepy OR #eadogsquee OR #doggiggle OR #eacrittersquee Or beautiful: #horsegorgeousness

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Useful posts: #EABasics OR #Acu4RealAnimals OR #EADogTraining Good News posts: #EASuccessStory We will be playing with these topics in the coming weeks and I am sure it will evolve. But for now, just give it a try and see how it goes for you. Feel free to give us feedback! We are new to this too! #EANews That’s it for this time.See you all next week!! Have a great one until then, Susan and the Elemental Acupressure crew