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Reasons to Choose Online Nursing Schools
June 15, 2011 | 
Author There are a lot of people out there that have become interested in online nursing schools of late. In short, these people have become interested in these schools because of what they have to offer them. There are a lot of benefits to attending nursing school online that you should realize if you want to make nursing your career.
One of the biggest advantages to online nursing schools is the fact that you can take your classes around your schedule. By taking your classes online you will be able to log on any time of the day or night to complete your course work. This is especially convenient for someone that has a busy schedule. For example, if you are a single parent or you work full-time you may want to consider taking your nursing classes online. By doing this you will still be able to work during the day or you will still be able to spend time with your family.
Another reason why people prefer online nursing schools is because of the learning environment. Simply put, there are not as many distractions online as there are when you are in a more traditional classroom. When you take classes online you do not have to interact with other students. Instead, you can take your classes all alone from the comfort of your own home. Some people prefer to learn in this way because they can focus on their school work without having to be distracted by what is going on around them.
Online nursing schools will also end up being less expensive in the long run when compared to traditional school. The reason for this is because you will not have as many secondary expenses on top of your tuition. For example, when you decide to go to online nursing school you will not have to spend money on gas and a vehicle commuting back and forth to campus. This will allow you to save quite a bit of money over the course of several years. If, however, you would have been a resident on campus you will not have to pay for room and board when you decide to take classes online. Room and board can be very expensive at a college thus deciding to go the online route will guarantee that you save quite a bit over the course of your program. If you decide to take online classes you will not spend anywhere near the amount of money that you would if you took classes in the traditional way.
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Eastern Approaches to Massage
Massage is a part of medicine in traditional Eastern cultures. There are forms of massage in traditional Chinese, Japanese, Indian, and Thai medicine, all of which have influenced each other throughout history. Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM), which forms the basis of acupuncture, using needles, and acupressure, using finger pressure, has influenced Japanese medicine and its take on acupressure known as Shiatsu. TCM is based on yin-yang theory, which describes that all things create each other and all things transform into each other. It presupposes that there is a five-element theory, which places value on the five elements found in nature: Fire, Earth, Metal, Water, and Wood looks at patterns within these elements to describe the human form. Disturbances in the balance between these elements in the body are manifested as symptoms. Disturbances can be treated using herbs, acupuncture, or acupressure/Shiatsu. Both Shiatsu and acupressure use finger pressure to palpate acupoints in the body, found along meridians, or energy lines. Meridians are pathways along which chi, the vital energy of the body, flows. Acupressure along those points is known to reduce symptoms of a disturbance.
Traditional Indian Medicine is called Ayurveda, which means the science of life. It is based on a five element theory of Fire, Earth, Air, Ether, and Water, which also looks at the nature of these elements and finds attributes of these qualities in the human form. It separates the human form into three types, called doshas: vata, pitta, and kapha. Vata contains qualities of the air and ether elements; pitta contains qualities of the fire and water elements; kapha contains qualities of the water and earth elements. The ideal human form is in balance with all three elements. When we are out of balance, we will notice symptoms as a sign that we need to get back in balance. To treat these disturbances, herbs, aromatherapy, color therapy, mantras, yoga, meditation, and body therapies are used. There are a multitude of body therapies including massage, or abhyanga, to help the body by either reducing symptoms or strengthening the weaker elements of the body. Abhyanga, for example, is a tonifying treatment that strengthens deficient energies in the body while increasing flexibility and muscle tone. It includes palpation of marma points, which are the energy points along meridians similar to the acupoints in TCM. It also includes the application of herbal oils that are medicated to specifically provide nourishment to the body.
Thai massage has its roots in Ayurvedic massage and acupressure. Thai yoga massage incorporates passive yoga stretching, which is part of Ayurvedic medicine, with palpation of marma points that are seen in Ayurveda but also influenced by the acupoints of TCM. In a Thai yoga massage, the recipient rests on a futon or mat on the floor, fully clothed, while the practitioner kneels alongside and stretches the recipient into yoga poses and does compressions with the palm of the hand, known as palming, along the energy pathways. To balance the recipient’s dosha, or predominant constitution, certain yoga poses will be done while others will be forgone. A Thai herbal massage is done on a massage table with the recipient unclothed and draped with sheets. The practitioner applies herbal balls that are heated and moistened along the marma points of the body. It feels similar to a hot stone massage, yet the herbal balls are medicated to provide relief to the muscles and joints of the body. All of the above treatments are available at Ambika Healing Massage; it is simply a matter of choosing which one sounds best to you.