There are several unique features of this program that make it unusual and exceptionally powerful. These particular factors developed over the last thirty years with the sole criteria of what works the best. This system of acupressure began with the development of the Stressaway Massaging tool (SA), so it seemed fitting to call it by its origins.

One of the main functions that acupressure has is to affect the body’s ability to handle Stress through the autonomic nervous system. By constantly exposing ourselves to "fight or flight" situations, where we produce the chemicals for these events and then do not respond in physical ways to deal with these chemicals we build up stress reactions in our bodies. The Stressaway was named for the response that people frequently reported of feeling the stress leave their bodies. Some experts have estimated that 80 percent of our current illnesses relate to this stress factor.

Over the course of ten years, three other tools developed which expanded the effectiveness of the Stressaway Massager to stimulate and heal this imbalance of the autonomic nervous system. Time and again people testified that acupressure never worked for them until they started using these tools. So tools are an important part of the program. Tools make it easier to stimulate the points with deep effective pressure in a manner that fingers cannot do. They make it possible for self treatment to be effective.

At first we worked with rolling the Stressaway on body and specific acupressure points. Later we found we found increased results by also working with points on the hands, feet and ears. So this system includes the use of eight different avenues of treating a symptom: (massage, body, head, back, ear, feet, hand and neuro-lymphatic release points.) These are outlined in "Acupressure: Ancient Wisdom for Modern Day Healing".

It was clear that ending symptoms was important but even more important was preventing the problems from happening. So prevention is an integral part of the program.

As I studied different books on acupressure and acupuncture (which both use the same points) and tried to learn the theories behind the systems it was very confusing. Many new terms were used that didn't make sense to me and when I tried to explain them to others I saw blank stares so I began using language that translated all the information into more user- friendly terms, explanations and theory. Ease of understanding is critical for a person to effectively apply this material for their own personal use. Much of the difficult terminology came from eastern explanations of why this was working from their perspective. To me it became important to phrase things in western terms so I could understand it better and share it with others.

This system was developed with an empirical emphasis. Something wasn't changed or added unless it was thoroughly researched and tested out. Research on eleven hundred people was responsible for expanding the system to treat eight areas and is one of our main areas of interest. My web site encourages the development of research projects and will post any research that is done in this field. Research is important for each person also because you are given several points for different problems and you must decide which points work for you. You do not need to use all the points. Just a few may work. If you get a list of 10 different points for your condition and find that each time you stimulate two particular points from that list your problem lessens you may be able to focus your future treatments only on those two points. You must also determine which tool works best for your condition.

The need for individuals to experiment with each tool led me to put three tools and the books (the present book, Stressaway Acupressure, is a consolidation of my first three smaller books) into the Deluxe Acupressure Kit. Thanks to my mentor, Ralph Alan Dale, I have been able to summarize recommended acupressure points for more than four thousand conditions from 350 different experts. These symptoms have been placed into a computer program which is available for your use and is one of the keys for this user-friendly system. You can simply enter the symptom and get a list of the most important points for your symptom. People participating in our survey have access to these printouts on the internet.

The possession of a list of points for your condition plus a tool to easily stimulate the points makes it easy for you to do it yourself. I teach you how to do it for yourself and this Self-use is critical for you to get the best results, especially because frequency of use is an important factor. Taking responsibility for your health is an important factor in the success of this program. Self-use or self treatment reduces the need for someone to always be around to fix you. Eliminating that need reduces your medical costs tremendously. By not needing someone else to fix you,weI keep your cost as low as possible so everyone can afford this system. So the word affordable states this aspect of the program.

My own healing led me to develop spiritual qualities of myself that I had never tapped. (A more detailed description of my journey to health is found on my web page under "My Story.") And exercises I learned in that path helped me generate this program of acupressure. As I have developed this program, I see that healing ourselves does more than make us feel better. It also puts us more in touch with our higher spiritual nature. There is a very understandable explanation for this fact, which is a fascinating aspect of the Stressaway Acupressure Program. So there is a strong spiritual aspect to this healing. All these different parts of the Stressaway Acupressure Program will be touched on in future newsletters.

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