86: The benefits of acupressure for children
Wise Traditions
Weston A. Price Foundation
4.7 • 2.4K Ratings
🗓️ 17 July 2017
⏱️ 27 minutes
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Summary
Rather than providing a "one size fits all" approach to wellness, Oriental Medicine recognizes that each of us has a unique constitution.This Eastern practice dates back at least 3000 years, but its teachings are just as relevant and powerful today as ever.
Acupuncturist Cheryl Harris discusses the benefits of acupressure (and acupuncture) on some of her youngest patients. She discusses its efficacy as "preventative maintenance medicine," grounding the children emotionally and shoring them up physically. You will even get to hear from some of the children she works with on the show!
Cheryl knows what she's talking about! She has a Masters of Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine from the Colorado School of Traditional Chinese Medicine and she is also certified in Five-Element Acupuncture. She speaks to how the five elements--wood, fire, earth, metal, and water--appear in nature and in our own temperaments.
You will find this to be a fascinating conversation that calls us all back to live in tune with nature and our own nature. Cheryl reminds us how beautiful and simple the journey to good health can be.
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| 0:00.0 | We just follow the laws of nature. You know you get out of things as you got into them. |
| 0:07.0 | You follow the seasons, you follow the rhythms, you know you have rhythms in your body with the heartbeat and the breath, |
| 0:14.8 | and if you follow these things and honor these things, you have wellness. Welcome to the Wise Traditions Podcast, sponsored by the Westinay Price Foundation for |
| 0:31.3 | Wise Traditions and Food farming and the healing arts. |
| 0:35.1 | We are your source for scientific knowledge and traditional wisdom to help you achieve optimal |
| 0:40.1 | health. |
| 0:47.0 | I'm your host Toldilabrata Gore. |
| 0:48.2 | This is episode 86 and my guest is Cheryl Harris. |
| 0:51.8 | Well, it's Cheryl and a few of her friends. |
| 0:54.6 | She is an acupunctureist that focuses on nutrient-dense food as medicine. |
| 0:58.8 | She also uses acupressure with some of her youngest patients, including those who are joining us on |
| 1:03.3 | today's show Anna and Ethan and Emmisu. In today's episode you will learn |
| 1:08.6 | about acupuncture, acupressure and what it does for both adults and children. You'll also learn about the |
| 1:15.0 | the tradition of the five elements for understanding nature's energy |
| 1:19.0 | and our own. Those elements are wood, fire, earth, metal, and water. |
| 1:25.0 | Before we get into the conversation with Cheryl and her young patients, we want to recognize our sponsors. |
| 1:30.0 | Wise traditions is supported in part by New Trend Publishing. |
| 1:35.0 | New Trend Publishing, the home of nursing traditions and other amazing books on diet and health |
| 1:39.5 | at new trends publishing.com. |
| 1:42.2 | And the Weston A Price Foundation. Connect with friends and |
| 1:45.8 | foodies at the Wise Traditions Conference this November in Minneapolis, |
| 1:48.9 | November 10th to the 13th. There's nothing like learning from and hanging out with peers, experts, and |
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