Acupressure Therapy Institute

04/19/2024

ATI: Lunar New Year 2024 Announcements

Lunar New Year Announcements: ATI Open House. ATI and EMTEC Community Dinner. Celebration of the Lives of our Teachers. Tuina for Oncology and Qigong Seminar.

06/07/2022

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Change of Seasons
Winter 2022 - The Life and Legacy of Two Treasured Teachers
Spring 2022 - Barbara Blanchard
Summer 2022 - Dennis Willmont
Fall 2022 - Harvesting the Gifts and Planting Seeds

Change of Seasons. The Life and Legacy of Two Treasured Teachers. Barbara Blanchard and Dennis Willmont. Harvesting the Gifts and Planting Seeds.

01/10/2018

EMTEC: 2018 Seminar Schedule - We have been busy developing our programs for this year and are so excited to share these fabulous learning opportunities with you! Check out this year's course schedule below and save the dates for your favorite classes! Better yet, register now before they are gone!

We just added a delicious line up of programs for 2018! Click on image to check out this year's course schedule and Save the Dates for your favorite classes! Better yet, Register now before they are gone!

09/29/2017

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01/16/2017

Clear, concise and intuitive!

Founder’s note: Another great article by Sunjae Lee! After getting my undergrad degree in chemistry, while working as a chemical engineer I stumbled upon an website online which was an exposition of memory techniques from an anonymous scholar, which has long since been taken down. I was fascinated b...

12/30/2016

Are you yearning to enhance and expand your practice? We are offering opportunities to study with renowned masters of Classical Chinese and Japanese Medicine, in a broad variety of topics, right in the Boston area.

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11/29/2016

Excited to share with you our first offerings for 2017! Join us for our winter symposium scheduled for Friday-Sunday, January 13-15, 2017. Workshops and lectures designed for Acupuncturist, Asian Bodywork Therapists, Medical Qi Gong and Daoist Practitioners. Detail below!

We invite you to join us for our winter symposium taught by luminaries in our field. On Friday participants will learn and experience a Daoist inspired Acupressure sequence, Saturday explore Chinese Medicine from the Classics, and on Sunday, we learn about and open the Chong Mai.

11/16/2016

New continuing education opportunity for Acupuncturists and Asian Bodywork Therapists

I am pleased to announce the opening of Eastern Medicinal Therapies Education Center (EMTEC) by Lauren Paap, Founder and Director. With the closing of the Acupressure Therapy Institute (ATI) in 2011 and the move of the New England School of Acupuncture (NESA) to Worcester, Lauren is offering a wonderful opportunity for continuing education in the greater Boston area.

She has organized an exciting inaugural symposium of lectures taught by Cindy Banker, Dennis Willmont, Diane Uliano, and myself.

The first symposium of guest lectures is scheduled for September 30 - October 2, 2016 and January 13-15, 2017: Emotional and Spiritual Healing with Chinese Medicine.

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11/16/2016

New continuing education opportunity for Acupuncturists and Asian Bodywork Therapists

I will be teaching a series of Extra Vessel treatments beginning with "Harmonizing Shen: An Acupressure Approach Using the Chong Mai" scheduled on January 15, 2017, the last day of our next Symposium with Eastern Medicinal Therapies Education Center (EMTEC) organized by Lauren Paap, Founder and Director.

For more information and registration for Symposium II scheduled for
January 13-15, 2017: Emotional and Spiritual Healing with Chinese Medicine. : click here

Extra Vessel Series for Esoteric Acupressure
The Extra Vessels are deep pathways of Qi that connect to the Yuan Source Qi and the Main Meridians. They have the ability to influence a broad range of disharmonies both physical and psycho-emotional. They are unique in their characteristics and energetic effects. This series of five workshops will cover the eight Extra Vessel pairs. The workshops will be on Sundays once a month beginning with the January 15, 2017 Harmonizing Shen: An Acupressure Approach Using the Chong Mai.

Each workshop will focus on one Extra Vessel pair with an emphasis on a specific condition best treated by that Extra Vessel pair. A review of energetic functions, characteristics and pathways will be included. Extra Vessel hara assessment will be practiced. A unique Acupressure sequence will be practiced for each Extra Vessel pair. If you attend each workshop you will learn esoteric Acupressure Therapy for the Extra Vessels and experience the power of working with this deepest level of Qi.

The series will include Sun. 9:30-5:30pm for 6PDA's pending approval:

1. Jan. 15, 2017 Harmonizing Shen: An Acupressure Approach Using the Chong Mai
2. Feb.19, 2017 Releasing Trauma with the Yang Chiao Du Mai
3. Mar. 12, 2017 Expanding Heaven's Breath with the Yin Chiao Ren Mai
4. April 9, 2017 Increasing Flexibility of Life with the Yang Wei Dai Mai
5. May 14, 2017 Extra Vessel Esoteric Acupressure Overview and Magnet Therapy for Extra Vessels

More information soon.

Esoteric Acupressure Extra Vessel Seminars

10/16/2016

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Bringing practitioners of Eastern Medicinal Therapies together to advance our individual and collective learning, feed our passions, and inspire our practice so that we can pass the beauty of our medi

09/09/2016

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Bringing practitioners of Eastern Medicinal Therapies together to advance our individual and collective learning, feed our passions, and inspire our practice so that we can pass the beauty of our medicine to our clients and beyond. Teaching Acupressure, Acupuncture, Asian Bodywork Therapy, Medical Q...

09/09/2016

Come learn Esoteric Acupressure from master teacher, Barbara Blanchard at our Symposium for Emotional and Spiritual Healing with Chinese Medicine this September 30, 2016 - October 2, 2016!

For more details follow the link below!

350.00 Add To Cart Symposium I: Schedule Click on event titles for program descriptions Friday, September 30, 2016   6:30 - 10:00 p.m. Daoist Psychology:  Cosmology and Healing - Level I Guest Lecturer Dennis Willmont Saturday, October 1, 2016   10:00 - 6:00 p.m. Divergent Channels:  Comprehensive T...

09/09/2016

Come learn Harmonizing the Shen with Acupressure from Barbara Blanchard, master teacher at our Symposium for Emotional and Spiritual Healing with Chinese Medicine this January 2017!

For more details follow the link below!

Symposium II: Schedule Click on event titles for program descriptions Friday, January 13, 2017   6:30 - 10:00 p.m. Daoist Psychology: Cosmology and Healing Level II Guest Lecturer Dennis Willmont Saturday, January 14, 2017   10:00 - 6:00 p.m. Zhang Jie Bin: The Classic of Categories on Emotional and...

09/09/2016

The CE-40 is an assessment tool for TCM practitioners to enhance client assessments and treatment strategies.

Designed for practitioners who already have a background in the practical guidelines and ethics of working with clients. Upon completion of the series practitioners will be able to identify the underlying structure that is often driving the issues and complaints of their clients.

Professionals and advanced students will be able to use the CE-40 profile test to inform and validate their clinical assessment and treatment strategies.

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04/11/2015

Spring into Action with Acupressure Therapy



It is spring. We are all yearning to shed our winter jackets, exchange our boots for sandals, and spend more time outdoors in the sun away from freezing winds and cold. We are ready for change on a physical and mental level. The body and mind are responding to nature's influences and subtle pressures of the shifting seasons.


The beginning of any change is the most important transition. Help in the form of gentle Acupressure therapy can greatly benefit this transition. Energetic work on the channels of Qi can smooth their flow and bring balance to the organs that will harmonize the body and mind together at once. Attention to specific Acupressure points can move stagnation, create movement and build energy. A brightness and lightness can move through the body and lift the mind and emotions to embrace the energies of springtime and prepare us for the changes to come.


New growth and rejuvenation arise. We then understand the saying: "spring into action" and feel it's movement, power and enlightening effects.


Now is the time to think about making an Acupressure therapy appointment when spring is beginning to unfold. Embrace the moment of new beginnings.


Call for an appointment 617.697.1477

Barbara Blanchard
Lic. Ac., Dipl. Ac.& Dipl. ABT (NCCAOM), AOBTA- CI
is double board certified in Acupuncture and Asian Bodywork Therapy. Founding Director of the former Acupressure Therapy Institute and AOBTA Certified Instructor in Acupressure, Barbara Blanchard has more than 35 yrs experience in teaching and developing curriculum. She specializes in Acupressure Shiatsu, Acupoint energetics, tradtitional Chinese medicine theory, magnet therapy, moxibustion and other adjunct therapies. She is a dynamic teacher interested in practical application of theory for best clinical results.

12/30/2014