Simple Ways to Wellness. Louise Taylor
9 49, 177
Stomach 10 177
Stomach 25 60, 69
Stomach 30 110
Stomach 35 128
Stomach 36 90, 94, 99, 129, 133, 138, 142, 152, 181, 193
Stomach 40 139, 143
Stomach 41 32, 111, 182, 187
Stomach 42 182
Stomach 44 187
Stomach 45 182, 192
Triple Warmer 3 74
Triple Warmer 4 198
Triple Warmer 5 49, 65, 78, 84, 98, 106, 152
Triple Warmer 10 85
Triple Warmer 15 50
Triple Warmer 21 80
Special point #1 50
Special point #2 56, 73, 167
Special point #3 105
Special point #4 119, 138
Color Visualization Guide BACK FLAP
Preface
"Do you have a book that I can get for healing myself?" After hearing this request repeatedly for years, and without a book that I could proudly recommend to people, I decided to write one myself. I could hand people separate books on affirmations, acupressure, visualization, or color therapy, but one page in each book for a particular symptom meant that people were forced to read many books to obtain a selection of suggestions for any one of their ordinary everyday discomforts.
I am sure you will find this book a wonderful answer for many of your nagging health problems. I do not in any way suggest that you should not visit your doctor, but this book is designed for the many of us who have symptoms that do not seem severe enough to warrant a doctor's visit, but are enough to bother us. In this book, I've included a variety of simple techniques that you can use to help yourself even without any previous experience.
In my many years as a healer, I have suggested each of these techniques on dozens of occasions and have had people report positive benefits from them. Many of the techniques have been used in conjunction with other treatment sessions or as an addition to traditional medical therapy. This has allowed patients to personally take part in the healing process while they are receiving outside help.
It is very important for each of us to take responsibility for our state of health and for the healing of our bodies. It is, in the final analysis, the only way that we can sustain good health and ultimately be healed.
This book, then, is a home reference guide for the alleviation of your discomforts. You may wish to try more than one technique in each session, and you will find, as so many have, that they will be very helpful to you. You deserve it!
Simple Ways to Wellness
PART ONE
HELPING
YOURSELF
The Four Methods
We all live such complicated lives today that it is easy to overlook disharmonies in our bodies as they arise. If we would recognize these and treat them from the beginning, we would prevent serious diseases that may require expert medical attention. An ounce of prevention really is worth a pound of cure, and it is your responsibility to watch for early symptoms of disharmonies in your body that can cause discomfort. Relieving ourselves of these disharmonies will also increase our energy to lead happier and more creative lives.
Many people simply present themselves to medical authorities, know nothing about their own state of being, and don't ask any questions. Unfortunately, you must be responsible for monitoring your body's needs and for noting how it is responding to any medical treatment. You should always ask yourself: "How does this make my body feel?" "Is this having a positive effect on my state of health?" "Am I having any negative short-term or long-term results from this treatment?" You must become actively involved in the needs of your own body.
This book offers you four approaches to self-healing. They are simple to do, and are offered in layman's language. They can all be used at the onset of discomfort. It is important to understand that these methods are not to be used in lieu of seeking expert medical advice. These techniques are meant for situations that are minor enough to be handled by yourself.
Although these holistic techniques are very simple, they all take a certain amount of dedication to continued practice for a period of time. To succeed with these disciplines, you must be willing to dedicate a certain amount of time and attention to self-healing. The body heals itself in a beautiful and natural way, but it must be given time and nurturing attention if these methods are to work for you. Consider this before starting and do not expect instant results from any of these methods.
It is very valuable to use the synergistic approach. This means that in using a combination of healing techniques at one time each will act as a magnifier for the other. In other words, you can say affirmations as you press acupressure points or you can apply color therapy as you visualize wellness. You can also add any of these techniques as you are using any of the more traditional techniques for wellness.
It is important to live wellness. Those who have the effervescence of wellness promote wellness. Those who have faith in the body's natural ability to heal itself—especially with some of the following healing encouragements—and who can relax in the joy of healing will be well. Allow yourself the natural time that it takes for your body to respond.
Again, the techniques in this book are not intended to replace medical advice. It is important to ask for the diagnosis and wisdom of a professional medical expert. If your ailment is not something that you can handle, obtaining the knowledge and technology of professionals shows responsibility to yourself. Pregnant women must also be careful when using acupressure. I have indicated the points that should never be used by pregnant women and those that can have an adverse effect and should be avoided during pregnancy. Be sure to check with your doctor or just select other acupressure points in the list given for any particular symptom. If your symptoms persist, be sure to seek medical advice.
Acupressure
Acupressure is a system of healing that has been handed down for 6,000 years. It has stood the test of time as an effective method of healing. It originated in ancient China as a technique used by the villagers to help themselves and their families and friends, this was, of course, in a time of civilization when there were no doctors and there was a need for people to heal themselves in times of physical distress.
Acupressure uses finger pressure on specific spots of low electrical resistance on the body, which stimulates the free flow of energy through the system. When energy flows smoothly and freely, the body functions in a healthy fashion. When energy is blocked along the energy pathways, tension is created and the body becomes deprived of energy. The result of this stagnation of energy is the symptoms that we begin to experience, which can later turn into debilitating disease.
It is important, therefore, to act responsibly to alleviate symptoms at their onset while we can still do something about them for ourselves. It is much easier to rebalance the body's energy at an early stage than to reestablish health after illness has set in. Since you have this wonderful knowledge at your fingertips, take advantage of it to free yourself from aches and pains and to make yourself whole.
The body has about 700 specific acupressure spots or points that can have an effect on the state of our health. However, there are specific points