BTI Continuing Education Workshops
Fundamentals of Asian Bodywork:
Mirror Image Acupressure
with Robert Malik Lawrence, L.Ac.
October 7-10 | Thursday-Sunday, 9:30am-4:30pm
24 continuing education contact hours | $495 | practitioners only
This comprehensive course will take you beyond the meridians and acu-points, to the Micro Systems of Classical Acu-Pressure. The Micro Systems are a complex mapping of reflex zones of the body. Using the Micro Systems maps, one is able to quickly make an assessment, create a treatment plan, and give a treatment, which will produce immediate improvement in your client’s condition.
In this seminar you will learn the Mirror Image Acupressure method. This simple and very effective Micro System technique is easily integrated into a variety of massage and bodywork modalities. Rather than focusing on the location and indications of numerous points, the clinical application of Mirror Image Acupressure is based on the natural reflex relationships of the body structure in a way that is easily accessible for massage and bodywork therapists.
Micro Systems are a commonly used method in Asia; however, this concept has achieved only limited exposure in America. Although the traditional meridians and acu-points are contained within these theories, the perspective is significantly different. Micro System theories are based on the holographic concept, that each part contains and therefore is able to affect, the whole. For example, with Mirror Image Acu-Pressure, we use distal points on the arms and legs to treat the whole body.
Though knowledge of the meridians and acu-points is beneficial, it is not necessary to learn this method. The Mirror Image Acupressure System is a map that provides ease in locating effective treatment points; points that deliver immediate results that your clients will experience on your treatment table, and beyond.
In addition, this seminar will introduce you to some of the treatment techniques used in Tui Na, such as rubbing, scrubbing and rolling. Though aspects of these methods will be familiar to most massage and bodywork therapists, they have their own unique qualities, which you will learn as well.
Qigong provides a foundation for the treatment methods used in Tui Na. In this seminar you will also learn a personal Qigong practice that will support your work as a therapist. In addition, participants will also explore how to integrate Qigong into their hands-on treatments.
In this seminar, you will learn:
- The holographic systems of Mirror and Image, their theories and concepts
- How to map the natural reflex relationships of Mirror and Image to the body structure
- A review of Oriental Medical Theory, Anatomy and Physiology, Qi and Blood, Yin and Yang
- Treatment theories and strategies based on Mirror and Image, Oriental Medical Theory, and body structure
- How to apply these theories and strategies to treat conditions such as headache, back pain, TMJ, digestive problems, and menstrual pain
- Tui Na techniques and applications
- Qigong cultivation for personal development, self care and treatment
Robert Malik Lawrence is a Licensed Acupuncturist in North Carolina and Massachusetts, and Nationally Certified by NCCAOM. He received his Certificate in Acupuncture from Nanjing University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Nanjing China. He has a background in massage and asian bodywork therapies, and has been an instructor and administrator in massage education since 1994.
Malik began his studies of Chinese healing arts in 1986, with Taiji Quan and QiGong, studying with Master Wei Lun Huang. Malik has also studied Qi Healing and QiGong Therapy with Master T. K. Shih, OMD. He is a faculty member at The Body Therapy Institute, and is in private practice at Carrboro Acupuncture Clinic, Carrboro NC.