About 
Jennifer Aldrich
Matrix Magic Acupressure
Registered Jin Shin Do® Bodymind Acupressurist®
Registered Acupressure Practitioner with the BCATA
British Columbia Acupressure Therapists' Association
604-980-9573 (appointment line)
Studied Jin Shin Do® Bodymind Acupressure® (a combination of Taoist yoga breathing, acupressure and segmental theory) since 2008.
*I have also trained under Andrew Louisy, a healer and shaman of 30 years' experience since 2000. Andrews 3 cubes of light technique identifies an individuals healing points to stimulate healthy polar flow.
Acupressure 
What moves the blood through the circulatory system? What makes our hearts beat? Energy. Organ meridians have predictable flows of energy. For 5,000 years, Acupuncturists/ Acupressurists have studied how energy moves throughout the body and how the pathways follow a set pattern each 24 hour cycle. The pathways of energy are divided into 12 channels, or meridians according to the nature of energy flow from head to feet, feet to chest, chest to hands or hands to head. Chi flows through the body beginning with the lung channel of the hand and ends at the liver channel of the foot.
Each meridian mirrors itself on the opposite side of the body (except stomach, the only yang channel going down the front of the body) The energy flows through the meridians much like electricity flows through a copper wire circuit. These channels connect muscles, tissue, tendons, blood, marrow
from torso to fingertip (along inside of arm--yin)
from fingertip to face (along outside/back of arm--yang)
from face to feet (along outside of leg--yang)
from feet to torso (along inside of the leg--yin)
Three times through this four-step process covers the twelve major meridians.
1. LUNG MERIDIAN (3am - 5am); grief, intolerance2. LARGE INTESTINE MERIDIAN (5am - 7am); guilt3. STOMACH MERIDIAN (7am - 9am); disgust, greed4. SPLEEN MERIDIAN (9am - 11am); worry, anxiety about the future5. HEART MERIDIAN (11am - 1pm); joy, anger6. SMALL INTESTINE MERIDIAN (1pm - 3pm); insecurity, sadness7. BLADDER MERIDIAN (3pm - 5pm); fright, impatient, restless8. KIDNEY MERIDIAN (5pm - 7pm); fear, indecision9. PERICARDIUM (7pm - 9pm); hurt, extreme joy, jealousy, regret10. TRIPLE WARMER (9pm - 11pm); hopelessness, depression, despair11. GALL BLADDER MERIDIAN (11pm - 1am); rage, wrath12. LIVER MERIDIAN (1am - 3am); anger, unhappiness
Acu-points are 0.5-1 degree hotter and have measurable electro-magnetic qualities. An acu-point has 10 times the level of adrenaline in the blood than the surrounding areas suggesting a link between meridians and endocrine gland regulation. The endocrine gland releases hormones which influence mood, regulation growth and development, tissue function, and metabolism, as well as sexual function and reproductive processes. The channels are named after the organs that they nourish and are outlined along with the time of day the energy is most active in the meridian.
Contact Acupressure releases pent up emotions in the system and dilutes them. Pressure points stimulate the release of endorphins, the body's natural pain relieving neurochemicals. Muscle tension concentrates around acupressure points. Acupressure frees the body to respond to healthy nerve messages and frees the nervous system to process those messages efficiently. As well, it causes the internal body system to synchronize and perform to the best of their abilities in a symbiotic healthy fashion.
To book an acupressure assessment or treatment please fill in the contact form. You will be contacted within 24 hours.
View from treatment room in spring. Based in North Vancouver and Duncan, BC
Jennifer has a regular yoga practice to maintain strength and good health for acupressure.
Jin Shin Do "Jin Shin Do" means "The Way of the Compassionate Spirit." Jin Shin Do® Bodymind Acupressure® uses gentle yet deep finger pressure on specific acu-points and verbal Body Focusing techniques, to help release "armoring" or chronic tension, balance the "Qi" or energy, and improve vitality. This method helps relieve stress- and trauma- related problems. A unique synthesis of a traditional Japanese acupressure technique, classic Chinese acupuncture and acupressure theory, Taoist philosophy, Qigong (breathing and exercise techniques), Reichian segmental theory and principles of Ericksonian psychotherapy, it is recognized as a major form of Asian Bodywork Therapy (by NCCAOM & AOBTA® among others). Originated by psychotherapist Iona Marsaa Teeguarden, JSD promotes a pleasant trancelike state, in which one can relax and move out of the head and into the body, accessing feelings and inner wisdom.
