Nadi Vigyan :
Nadi in Sanskrit has twin meaning one is the pulse and other is the nerve. The heartbeat is a physical proof of life, but other than the heartbeat, there are many points in the body from where we can easily find out about the pulse. The pulse is the gross representation of the working of all the basic tatvas and the various constituencies. 'Nadi Vigyan' Pressure Therapy is an ancient bodywork therapy that first hit the newspaper headlines in Britain and Canada a few years ago. This is an old forgotten therapy that some say originates from the Vedas, and this practice also has roots in Tibetan medicine.
The most common place from where the pulse is checked is the radial centre ie: for males, the right hand and for females, the left-hand pulse is taken.
All disease is the result of blocks or congestion in the nadi system. Pressure Therapy is a way of accessing and releasing blocked or congested energy channels in the body. This is a rehabilitative bodywork therapy which works by stimulating the blood supply and nerve currents to the relevant organs via the nadis, so as to redress the normal physiological functioning of the appropriate gland or organ. 'PT' utilizes the technique of "Indirect Stimulation" i.e. pressure is applied on the arms and/or legs of the patient to stop the flow of blood to the specific region of the body for a particular duration (6 seconds) and then released, so that blood flows with a greater force to the correlated nerves /glands / organs. By applying mild pressure at specified points on the limbs for specific time periods, results in a "gain of function" for the relevant organ.
