Basic G-Jo Pressure Points Print This Page -- It Could Save Your Life! Each of these G-Jo acupressure points has many uses. Complete information on these-and the rest of the nearly 200 G-Jo points-may be found in The Master of G-Jo Acupressure Home-Study Certification Program. What is G-Jo? G-Jo is the simplest form of acupressure. It is an easy-to-learn, three step process: 1. Find the right G-Jo "control point" for your symptom or health problem . . . 2. "Trigger" that G-Jo point properly . . . 3. Duplicate G-Jo at the identical point on the opposite side of your body (most G-Jo points are duplicated bilaterally). How many G-Jo points are on the human body? Of the more than 1200 known acupuncture points, nearly 200 of them qualify as G-Jo points. These are the most easily-found and broadly-effective points which lend themselves to fingertip triggering and massage-like stimulation. This basic program teaches you how to find and use six of your vital G-Jo points. These principles may then be applied to all other G-Jo acupressure points. How do I use this basic G-Jo program? As soon as a health problem or symptom occurs, reach for the right G-Jo point. Go through the three-step process and "test" your target symptom. It should be relieved. If not, try another of the points. Each G-Jo point relieves many symptoms and health problems. Repeat the process until you get relief. (There is usually at least one of these basic six points that will bring relief and often stimulate healing.) If the symptom returns, simply re-trigger the best (most effective) point again. You should get increasing spans of "relief time" between any necessary restimulation of the best G-Jo point(s). How fast should G-Jo work? G-Jo literally works in seconds. When you find and trigger the right G-Jo control point for your health problem, you'll feel instant relief. This is how you know you've found the best point. How do I do step one - find a G-Jo point? First, look at the illustration of the point. Then take the tip of your thumb - or if you have a long thumbnail, use your bent index finger knuckle (even the eraser tip of a pencil) - and deeply probe that area on your own body. You are looking for a tender "ouch point" -it will feel like a toothache or pinched nerve when you contact it. If you don't feel the twinge, you haven't found the G-Jo point - keep probing. How do I do step two - trigger the G-Jo point? Stimulate the point deeply - deeply enough to be painful ( up to 20lbs. of pressure) - with your fingertip or bent index finger knuckle. Do this for up to 30 seconds, using a digging or goading kind of massage. Don't be too gentle with yourself - it must be painful as you trigger the point. But you won't injure yourself, and the pain should cease as soon as you stop triggering the point. What is step three? Simply do the exact technique on the opposite side of your body. Probe deeply until you contact the sensitive "ouch point", then trigger that spot for up to half a minute. But remember: G-Jo point are very tiny - only about the size of a pin-head. They are easy to miss, so you must probe for- then stimulate- only the most tender, sensitive spot. What should I notice when I trigger a G-Jo point? Several things often occur when a good G-Jo point is triggered. First, you may feel a flush of warmth -even perspiration - in several areas of your body. Forehead, shoulders and arms are common regions for this to occur. You may also feel slightly light-headed or even drowsy after triggering a good point. And, of course, you should feel an immediate and deep sense of relief. Who can use G-Jo? G-Jo is safe and natural - even for children. But there are several people who should generally avoid G-Jo (except in emergency situations): pregnant women, especially those beyond the third month of pregnancy . . . chronic heart patients, espcially those who use pacemaker-type devices . . . people who take regular medication for such serious illnesses as diabetes, etc. Are there any other rules for using G-Jo? Except for emergencies - when the following rules don't apply - you should: wait about four hours after taking drugs, medications, alcohol or other intoxicants before using G-Jo . . . wait about 30 minutes after taking a hot bath, eating a full meal or doing hard physical activity before applying G-Jo . . . avoid any G-Jo point lying beneath a scar, mole, wart, varicose vein, etc. - use another G-Jo point, instead . . . stop using G-Jo if your target symptom(s) keep returning - it may mean your health problem is chronic (then see your doctor) or that you are using the wrong G-Jo point How can I learn G-Jo completely? Each of your many G-Jo points is illustrated and described -along with their hundreds of self-health uses - in The Master of G-Jo Acupressure Home-Study Certification Program. This -and many other self-health publications and home-study programs may be purchased from: The G-Jo Institute Post Office Box 1460, Columbus, NC 28722 (828) 863-4660