Sujok Therapy: Principles, Methods, and Professional Training
Have you ever considered your hands and feet to be maps of your body?
That’s exactly what Sujok Therapy is based on, a practice based on specific points and regions on our hands and feet. But it’s not just a simple matter of pressing your fingers. Systematic learning goes further and covers principles of the therapy, human anatomy & physiology, therapeutic points, stimulation methods, massage, moxibustion and acupuncture and even safety procedures.
Dr. BRC proposes a Fundamentals of Sujok Therapy course for the curious who wish to learn the methods to the professional level, an ideal balance between theory and practice with extensive hands-on training. Â
What Is Sujok Therapy?
Sujok is a term derived from the Korean words for hand (Su) and foot (Jok). It is a therapy practiced by specifically targeted therapeutic points and zones on the hands and feet.
A beginner can find the principle of Sujok most understandable if they see the hands and feet as a therapeutic map. With time one learns how to find designated points and areas on those zones of our body, then choose adequate stimuli depending on the case according to the therapy’s principles.
However, applying the Sujok Therapy can’t be achieved just by learning many acupressure points. A Dr. BRC course teaches anatomy, physiology, homeostasis, body systems, therapeutic points in Sujok, and much more.
How Does Sujok Therapy Work?
Different methods are applied to trigger therapy points that have been identified in the therapy’s systems based on the patient’s needs. Those can be either the direct stimulation, therapeutic massage, needling or moxibustion.
In DR. BRC’s online course, a student learns:
- Therapeutic points and areas on the hands and feet
- Stimulation techniques
- Therapeutic massage
- Needling procedures under proper guidance
- Moxibustion
- Basic energy treatment
- Pre and post-therapy procedures
This shows how studying Sujok professionally is not like simply reading about a few acupressure points online.
Why Hands and Feet are Important?
The most distinctive feature of the Sujok is the application in the hands and feet as the main therapeutic treatment zones.
Students get introduced to different therapeutic points and the techniques used to treat those spots through the Sujok approach, along with learning about basic human anatomy and physiology-musculoskeletal, respiratory, circulatory, nervous, digestive-as well as other body systems.
These provide the learner with a foundation to better understand both the body in general and the chosen approach to treat it.
Methods Used in Sujok Therapy
1. Stimulation
Specific therapeutic points or areas on the hands and feet can be stimulated according to the requirements of the procedure. Learning these points and adequate techniques plays a fundamental role in Sujok education.
2. Therapeutic Massage
The course also includes learning about therapeutic massage and its role in a patient’s well-being before and after treatment.
3. Needling
The student also gets to learn about needling specific therapeutic points and zones of the hands and feet under supervision. As needling consists of a medical procedure of direct contact with the body, one needs to get familiar with treatment area sterilization, infection control, and professional behavior through the course structure.
4. Moxibustion
Moxibustion is another fundamental technique used in the training. The curriculum introduces its application on therapeutic points as well as basic energy treatment using moxa or other means.
What Does Professional Sujok Training Include?
Learning about this therapeutic method professionally includes a lot more than just learning new techniques.
The Fundamentals of Sujok Therapy online course first introduces you to AYUSH care system, human anatomy and physiology, homeostasis, sensory organs, body systems and different therapeutic points, principles and indications as well as contraindications in Sujok. Later, practical training focuses on:
- Infection control and safe equipment use
- Patient comfort and privacy
- Appropriate positioning during treatment
- Sterilizing materials and equipment
- Preventative and reactionary measures related to possible complications
- Professional conduct and communication with the Patient
These aspects make the course useful not only if one wants to get to know Sujok theoretically, but also apply it with highest professionalism.
Ministry of AYUSH Certification Partner
This certification course—Fundamentals of Sujok Therapy training is affiliated with the NSDC- Ministry of AYUSH, Government of India, as the certification partner.
The enrolled candidates will receive a certificate issued by the Ministry of AYUSH after the successful completion of course.
For learners, this provides an additional reason to look beyond informal online tutorials and consider structured training with defined modules, practical sessions and assessment.
Course Structure
The Fundamentals of Sujok Therapy programme lasts three months. Its structure is as follows:
- Type: Online
- Duration: 3 months
- Online lectures: 1 hour – 3 days in a week (alternate days)
- Offline Hands on training & final examination: 2 Days ( Day 1: Hands- on Training, Day 2: Final Examination)
- Trainer: Dr Antim Kumar Jain
- Place of training and examination: Indore, Madhya Pradesh, India.
This mode allows learners to build up a full theory in an online module, before proceeding with a practice and a final examination in-person.
What do Students Take Home?
The learning process doesn’t end once the online course is done. Course provides students with:
- A Sujok Therapy Tool-Kit
- A Sujok Therapy Training Manual Book
Those who complete the course receive the mentioned NSDC-Ministry of AYUSH certificate. This kit together with manual books are handy as they offer the Patient reference material with each piece of knowledge acquired during the study program.
Frequently Asked Questions on Sujok Therapy
Sujok resembles point based therapeutic treatments, but it is taught as a unique complex of specific points, principles, techniques on hands and feet.
The participants learn therapeutic massage, application of needle based on the identified and prescribed points under supervision, moxibustion and elementary energetic therapy methods on hands & feet.
The course on the Fundamentals of Sujok Therapy runs for 3 months online, followed by a mandatory 2 days offline hands-on training and final examination in Indore, Madhya Pradesh.
Yes, the course is affiliated with the NSDC - Ministry of AYUSH, Government of India, and students will receive a certificate issued by this body after the successful completion of the entire programme.
Transforming Points into Professional Skills
Sujok Therapy is a system which might start as a question about the connection of our hands, feet and the rest of the body. Nevertheless, learning it at a professional level means going further than a few commonly used acupressure points.
Studying the system with appropriate training covering anatomy, physiology, therapeutic points, stimulation with massage, acupuncture, and moxibustion or steam allows learners to get through the comprehensive study of Sujok.
The Fundamentals of Sujok Therapy course by Dr BRC brings together theory study as well as in-person hands-on training, with exams, teaching materials, and official certification.
