[Last Updated on March 1st 2014] Western “Acupressure” is coming from the Japanese techniques of Jin Shin Do. In china a similar form of acupressure is developed from a combination of martial art techniques. It involves applying pressure to acu-pressure points through pointing, poking, pinching, knocking, patting and pounding by hand. In China pointing therapy […]
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Reiki Healing Energy for the Mind, Body and Spirit By Dawn Parente, NC, HHP Reiki is a holistic system for balancing, healing, and harmonizing all aspect of the person – mind, body, emotions, and spirit. Reiki (pronounced Ray Key) is also know as “Universal Life- force Energy”, or “Spiritual Energy”. Reiki originated in Japan with
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[Last Updated: April 1st 2013] Wasabi is difficult to cultivate and real wasabi is quite expensive ($70 to $100 per pound). Due to its high cost, a common substitute is a mixture of horseradish, mustard, and green food coloring. Although the taste is quite similar they are easily distinguished. Outside Japan, “real” wasabi is rare,
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Last updated: November 5th 2012 This is a very interesting poster. I love it because it’s simple, yet conclusive. Many of the mentioned health benefits are direct and some of them are indirect effects of practicing yoga. For example, as yoga reduces stress, it also alleviates stress related problems, such as insomnia, IBS (Irritable Bowel
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