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Colorful pastel windows flank a rainbow gradient "A" triangle arcing over a tri-color triskelion. ADAPTIVE RESPONSE CONDITIONING (ARC) - somatic training.

ARC™ is an easy, affordable, two-person online training system for an integrative somatic protocol developed over 30 years with 50,000+ clients, students, and wellness professionals to facilitate healing, mobility, transformation, and excellent living. ARC™ is trauma-informed and uniquely synergizes acupressure, soft-tissue mobilization, myofascial release, and somatic therapy in every session to produce significantly greater results than receiving such services separately from different providers and locations. The training manual is all many need to begin practicing in as little as 2 hours. Live Video Coaching is available if needed for an additional fee.

Functional Adaptation

ARC™ promotes neuroplastic and epigenetic adaptations that catalyze, support, and accelerate healing, recovery, transformation, and improved physical and cognitive performance.

Relax, Reset, Renew, Thrive!

ARC™ helps your mind get out of your body's way—so it can deeply relax and reset—making it easier to improve your health and enjoy greater wellbeing.

More BENEFITS

You may experience:

  • Epiphanies
  • Serendipity
  • Synesthesia
  • Breakthroughs
  • Deep relaxation
  • Novel sensations
  • Forgotten memories
  • Intense love and bliss
  • Challenging realizations
  • Involuntary body movement
  • Dreamlike or mystical states
  • New insights and understanding
  • Self-acceptance and compassion
  • Strong emotional manifestations
  • Releasing destructive attachments
  • Altered sense of space, time, or self
  • Profound sense of peace and connection
  • Feeling in harmony with yourself and others

Where This Training Began

In 1994, a student at the Acupressure Institute gave me a 45-min session of Tui Na, Shiatsu, and a form of acupressure known as Jin Shin. By the end, my body felt like it had been turned 180-degrees on the table at some point but, when I opened my eyes, I was surprised to find I was in my original position and wondered when she moved me. It took a moment to realize I never moved. When I stood on the floor again, my body had the odd sensation of extending 3 feet around me. I was floating in the heavens, yet more grounded and centered than I recalled ever feeling before. The next moment, my whole being felt struck by a thunderbolt of certainty: I must learn how to do this for others.
When I took my first shiatsu class the following year, I found it was as easy to learn from my mother when I was 10.
This was key because, after 5 years of professional practice, I realized that ~99% of people can't afford to have professionals do this work for them. So I began teaching couples and family members how to do this for each other as often as they want. When the 2020 pandemic happened, I realized how to make my training far more affordable by developing my training manual and provide live video coaching for those who need additional support.
James Vaughn, Founder

The Training Manual Includes:

  • Orientation, preparation, and illustrated instructions.
  • Education and resources to support your development.
  • Optimal Lifestyle Tips.
  • Holistic Health Evaluation to help track your results.

Requirements:

  • Two people of average physical ability and passion for health.
  • Deep mutual trust and commitment to one's full potential.
  • A massage table or raised bed with room to lunge on 3 sides.
  • A rolling stool.
  • Internet connection and tablet or laptop.

Mastery is easy

Our instinct to grip and rub sore, tense muscles made massage humanity's first form of medicine. You will learn how to turn your instinct into mastery.
Learn Massage Therapy's fascinating history here.

Just see, feel, and do it.

You don't have to know the science to simply do it.Just follow the manual like a recipe with your partner.

Live Video Coaching

Available to ensure correct body mechanics. Recorded for quality and training purposes. Provided to review as often as you need.

Practice & Journal

Practice giving and receiving on separate days, no less than once a week each.
Journal your experiences and results.
Get more coaching if you need.

FAQs

How much is the training?


The manual is $77. Live video coaching is based on your needs.


Do I need prior training or education?


No. This training is designed for all able-bodied people.


Do I get a certification?


No. This training is only for personal use, and not intended for professional purposes.

How long is the training?


It only takes a few hours to begin practicing.


Live Video Coaching is available as needed.


Got another question? Let us know!


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