Michael Gach grew up in Los Angeles, one of the most stressful cities in the United States. He developed a strong interest in learning how to deal with everyday stress, since he witnessed L.A. grow from a large town in the 1950s to the high-powered, stressful, big-city living there now. Growing up in Los Angeles, he experienced how more and more people led stressful lives. This inspired him to develop effective self-care methods that relieve tension and counteract stress.
He developed a great aspiration to show hundreds of thousands of people how to take care of themselves, with simple self-care methods using Acupressure points. He found that combining Acupressure point stimulation with gentle stretches, positive affirmations, and slow, deep breathing heightens a person's ability to relieve stress even more effectively. His
many books, the audios mp3s called
Stress Relief and Sleep Better, and the
Acupressure videos all present how to use stress-management techniques with many important Acupressure points.