Spine erect

Spine erect

Spinal acupressure for total wellness
Author: Dr Ketan Shah
Publisher: Turtle Books
Pages: 164
Rs. 225
– Jamuna Rangachari

“You are only as young as your spine is flexible,” said Joseph Pilates, father of the Pilates method of physical fitness. A flexible spine forms the backbone of supple health in every aspect—physical, mental, emotional, and spiritual.

In Spinal acupressure for total wellness, Dr Ketan V Shah, PhD, one of India’s most trusted acupressure healers and teachers, gives us an encyclopaedia of aligning energies of body, mind, and soul through the spine. The book is a great help for people suffering from a range of ailments—from Parkinson’s, asthma, trigeminal neuralgia, cerebral palsy, and physical and mental growth retardation to attention deficit syndrome, autism, arthritis, PCOD, gynaecological problems, diabetes, vitiligo, acute skin problems, etc.

The book starts with a chapter on how to use this wellness manual and moves on to discussing the various factors that constitute total wellness. He also briefly elucidates upon the body’s four key elements—oxygen, water, food, and sleep—along with stress and the impact they have on one’s health. “Along with acupressure points, the right thought process and balanced emotions help in treating the dis-ease. It helps navigating from a negative zone to a positive zone, thereby directing the body towards long-lasting nourishment,” he writes in one of the chapters. 

Dr Shah’s handbook is a visual delight and a soulful treat, illustrating in detail the uses of acupressure and the spinal points on our hands and feet. He succinctly explains the anatomy of the spine, the position of each vertebra, and the physical, cognitive, behavioural, and emotional dis-ease or dis-order associated with each. 

This book can be the backbone of all the knowledge we have about energy flow in the body. Other healing techniques like food therapy and oil-pulling have also been explained clearly. Dr Shah also throws light on the power of affirmations in his latest guidebook. Along with these affirmations, case studies of people who have taken complete control of their lives through acupressure make this a book all of us will surely benefit from.