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“Whenever they experienced pain or illness, the ancients didn’t go running to the all-night drugstore for a bottle of pills,” says the narrator of Natural Pain Relief. Instead, they relied on natural healing arts that still work, thousands of years later. This hour-long video presents instruction in three healing techniques: Jin Shin Do, reflexology, and breathing and visualization. Each has a different instructor.Jin Shin Do (body-mind acupressure) releases tension in the neck and shoulders to increase the flow of chi (energy) through the whole body using acupressure points where energy tends to gather and get blocked. The instructor presses on two points simultaneously to release the flow. She demonstrates in a relaxed class setting how to use this technique with another person or on yourself. Reflexology involves applying pressure to points on the foot that correlate to, or reflect, organs, glands, and muscles. Because the foot is a map of the body, reflexology improves whole-body function and balance. The instructor does a reflexology session on a client, explaining clearly what she is doing, what part of the body is being affected, and what she is “reading” from the foot. The breathing and visualization segment takes you through a guided meditation focusing on breathing with awareness and creating visualizations for healing.