Five Point Touch Therapy: Acupressure for the Emotional Body

Introduction

During my decades-long practice as a general practitioner, I could not help but observe certain mind-boggling therapeutic results, which were not obtained by official medicine. Further, the mainstream mindset and official Cartesian perspective were at a loss when it came to explaining those baffling outcomes.

I decided to search for answers. Hoping for clarification, I took an interest in a large selection of therapies such as vibratory medicine, color therapy, chromo therapy, magnetism, crystals, essential oils, floral elixirs (the famous Bach essences as well as German Andrea Korte’s elixirs), and so forth. I started to explore diverse alternative teachings such as a particular system devised by Doctor Patrick Véret, known as Nutripuncture, as well as mesotherapy and kinesiology. I learned with great interest about Mohammed Haddad’s work on fractals and their successful use with certain types of cancer. In a word, I had a good look at many well-known and less-known systems that produce puzzling effects as yet unexplained by the general rational mindset.

For some reason, I felt I could not adhere to just one of the systems I learned about. So I decided not to limit myself to a single method, no matter how interesting it seemed. I did away with restricting boundaries and retained the systems with which I sensed a deeper harmony. My investigations, research, experiments, and selection of elements that could be amalgamated for the best results eventually produced a kind of melting pot. All this took me a long time, but my constant preoccupation and priority remained simplicity and rapidity of action to fight the enormity of the pain within and around us.

Over about fifteen years of extensive research I developed a five point touch therapy, which I have been sharing in my practice and the workshops I’ve been conducting for some time. This book has been written because of a promise I made to share what I have developed with an even wider circle. I made this promise to those who enrolled in the workshops and were asking for written words, and to those who regretted missing the opportunity to attend. I made this promise to those among my patients who were concerned about times when I could not be available and to those who asked me questions such as: a member of my family who lives in France suffers from depression. Could you recommend somebody who does what you do? To this, unhappily, I had no answer.

I’m definitely not a guru or a philosopher, but a little remark made by a friend, a Buddhist and a psychiatrist, has somehow made its way into my mind; he simply told me: What has been given to you must be shared.

I have made this book as practical and accessible as possible, so that everyone who reads it can do what I do. My objective is to help my readers deal with unexpected life challenges as well as with everyday occurrences, such as helping a baby made restless and sleep-deprived by painful colic or fright of the dark, without having to drug her, or giving a parent the means to help her child overcome crippling exam jitters so that he can recover his full potential. Two five point circuits are all that it takes.

I honestly think that my colleagues (doctors, psychologists, sophrologists, osteopaths, acupuncturists, homeopaths, and so forth) could benefit from the addition of five point touch therapy to their existing training and knowledge; this is already the case for many physicians who have enrolled in the workshops I conduct.

In addition, five point touch therapy, which I also call psycho-bio-acupressure (PBA), can really help you reconnect with your personal accountability and take care of those endless incidents that inexorably add up and eventually ruin your day. A little discipline and five minutes are all you need.

In the pages that follow, you will first find, in chapter 1, a clear definition of exactly what five point touch therapy/psycho-bio-acupressure is, in theory and in practice, and a brief description of how I developed it. Chapters 2 and 3 provide detailed descriptions of the twenty-two five point circuits used in PBA and the proper technique of their stimulation. Chapter 4 demonstrates the combining of the circuits into specific treatment protocols, followed in chapter 5 by a glossary of conditions and recommended protocols to alleviate them. Chapter 6 follows with an in-depth exploration of what I term the five golden rules for balancing energy, which help us to sustain the results of five point touch therapy. The appendix adds further detail about the evolution of five point touch therapy.

1

What Is Five Point Touch Therapy or Psycho-Bio-Acupressure (PBA)?

One cannot heal a part of the body as a part separate from the whole. The body cannot be healed as if it had nothing to do with the soul, and for the body and the spirit to be healthy, one has to take care of the spirit in the first place . . . Nowadays, it is a common mistake for the doctors to separate the soul from the body.

PLATO

Five point touch therapy or psycho-bio-acupressure is a simple, practical method, which has rapid results and is easily accessible and applicable to everyone:

It is a simple method: it consists of the simultaneous pressure of five acupuncture points, which produces a printed circuit on the body. Each printed circuit specifically corresponds to a particular negative emotion that is being targeted. These circuits are then grouped into precisely defined protocols, selected according to the issue being dealt with.

It is a practical method: it does not require any preparation whatsoever. It is discreet as well, for it can be used anywhere without attracting unwanted curiosity.

It is a method with rapid results: a few minutes only are necessary to recover from extreme stress and to restore the means needed to manage it.

It is a method that is accessible to everyone: no special knowledge is called for. Reading this book with attention as well as memorizing the different acupuncture points should be enough.

Last but not least, besides being a very special self-acupressure method, PBA is applicable to everyone: it may be used to help other people, even children and babies.

Now just what does psycho-bio-acupressure (PBA) mean?

P stands for psychological because the stimulation of acupuncture points directly impacts our psychological state of mind. PBA successfully deals with temporary negative emotions (such as anger) as well as with more profound pathological issues (such as depressive states, chronic anxiety, or obsessions).

B stands for bio, which means life, because controlling our psychological state means managing our vital energies, and because this action on our mind definitely resonates with our physical state. Psychosomatic diseases are alleviated in the process. Our life can be radically changed because our life force can be stimulated. Just as organic agriculture prevents the soil, water, and air from being poisoned through the abusive use of chemical pesticides, biotherapies can prevent our bodies from being slowly poisoned through abusive use of psychotropic drugs. Instead, biotherapies enhance our body’s natural healing abilities.

A stands for acupressure, which is the use of pressure to stimulate the ancient trigger points of acupuncture. While acupressure has been made known particularly through shiatsu, PBA uses a different and very specific technique involving the simultaneous application of five points.

The technique of five point touch therapy or PBA allows:

The instantaneous management of temporary emotions in order to handle different types of situations ranging from common anxiety before an exam to a panic attack before boarding a plane. It can also be of a great help in the management of tragic situations such as a loss; although obviously PBA cannot magically erase the grief, it offers the possibility of coping with a crisis situation as efficiently as possible given the circumstances.

The treatment of lasting emotional states, which are occasionally deeply anchored in the mind, and are prone to induce serious pathological conditions such as depression, obsessions, or chronic anxiety.

The alleviation of the emotional component of many psychosomatic disorders or illnesses, such as eczema, stomach ulcers, or colitis and, as a consequence, the facilitated healing of those disorders.

Some Examples of the Use of Five Point Touch Therapy: Case Studies

Five point touch therapy is of a great help in the majority of upsetting and even traumatic situations, which can be demonstrated by a few case studies taken from my practice. Let me begin with a case of a sudden loss, precipitating a major crisis in a person who came to me for treatment.

CASE STUDY

PBA for Grief

Martha had recently lost her husband, who unexpectedly succumbed to a cerebral cardiovascular accident. Martha did her best to look strong, though she visibly had no strength and courage left; she was food- and sleep-deprived and found herself in tears the minute she was left by herself.

I selected the Distress Protocol (which will be described in detail in chapter 4); that is, through acupressure, I printed on her body the special circuits that take care of, in this sequence, negativity, depression, panic, excessive emotion, and the aftereffects of a trauma. I ended the session with the circuit that restores general energetic balance.

As early as the third circuit—about five minutes into the session—I observed that Martha was clearly relaxing. It did not take her long to confirm: This is amazing; that terrible tension inside my head is gone. At the end of circuit number four, she said: I feel as though that weight that suffocated me since my husband’s death is fading away; now I can breathe again. At the end of the session, she acknowledged how radically better she felt: I can’t believe how much quieter and more relaxed I am now.

Of course, Martha’s road to complete healing was still long, her grief was still there, and her difficulties had not gone away, but because she had recovered her energetic potential, she found herself in a position to deal more capably with her sorrow and her circumstances. I taught her the PBA circuits she needed, so that she could use them by herself whenever she felt she required them.

Temporarily disturbing emotions can be wiped away so that the skill to deal with the challenge at hand can resurface, as is shown by the following case.

CASE STUDY

Intense Fear of Driving Test

For a very long time, twenty-four-year-old Virginia had attempted to obtain her driver’s license. She seemed to be a natural during her lessons, but she could not cope with the pressure of the test itself and was unable to keep her emotions in check: her heart painfully pounded, stomach burns instantly developed, her vision suddenly blurred, and, invariably, she ended in driving through a red light. This was the usual pattern of her driving tests, which she had tried and failed thirteen-odd times, which seems unbelievable yet is true.

Virginia was desperate to have her own car because her future job required it; her situation was clear: no driver’s license, no job. A whole year had already gone by, and the more she tried, the less confident she felt. Her partner was starting to be critical of her alarming lack of self-control and determination. She had tried everything that might help, but found that she had no means to cope with her panic attacks. Neither prescribed medication (beta blockers) nor homeopathy had worked on her. She came to consult me without high hopes, but rather to please a friend who had warmly recommended me.

I concentrated on her pulse in order to feel her emotional state. I restored her energy through PBA circuits I’ll introduce later in this book. Then, I taught her how to do three specific circuits herself: the first one dealt with panic, the second encouraged and improved all forms of expression, and the third one restored her energetic balance.

Some days later, a triumphant phone call let me know that she had passed her test and that she had hardly recognized her usual self; her new state of relaxation had allowed her to respond even to a tricky situation, which would have totally destabilized her at other times.

Examples like this one are daily occurrences in my practice. The circuits benefit a very broad range of different cases: a lawyer can stimulate certain PBA circuits before pleading a case; likewise, a comedian can deal with his stage fright fifteen minutes before going on stage. Students find it possible to get rid of their exam jitters. Easily-learned five point circuits can take care of all those common emotions, which impact very negatively on our daily lives.

In addition to being of great help during emergency situations, the contribution of five point touch therapy to the resolution of chronic problems is also considerable, especially when a chronic issue threatens to become, or has already become, pathological. Let us take the example of Jack, who had been relocated (from France to New Caledonia) because of his firm’s interests.

CASE STUDY

Separation from Family

For two years, Jack had to leave his young family behind. His wife had her own job and the children needed to stay at their old school. As they say in New Caledonia, Jack was a geographical single person, who suffered very much from solitude. When he consulted me, he had made no new