Course Overview

Themes and Topics:

• History, Origin, and Development of Meridian Therapy (Keiraku Chiryo).

• Purpose of Treatment with Meridian Therapy.

• Study of LingShu 1 & Nan Jing 69.

• Sho (Presenting Pattern) & Akashi (Constitutional) determination.

• Meridian Therapy Primary Patterns & Secondary Patterns.

• Five Phase/Element Theory.

• The Four Diagnoses - Looking, Touching, Listening/Smelling, and Questioning assessment.

• Abdominal (Hara) & Channel assessment.

• Finding the Middle Pulse - the Stomach Qi Pulse, the Yin Level and the Yang Level.

• Six Position Comparative Pulse Method from Nan Jing 18.

• Clarifying a difficult Pulse and a difficult Sho.

• Generative and Controlling cycles.

• The Nine Classical Needles.

• How the Practitioner feels the Arrival of Qi.

• Specialized non-insertion tools of the Teishin and Enshin.

• Point Selection Theory and the Alive Point.

• Supplementation and Drainage Methods.

• Selection of Side of Treatment.

What you can expect to learn:

• To be able to select the Sho Pattern based on Five Phase theory and Pulse assessment.

• An introduction to the Kozato Method - a group study method used to improve ones protocol of using Teishin and Enshin, point location and pulse evaluations.

• To learn Shisei - proper posture for optimal non-insertion needling; Oshide and Sashide - training point location hand and needling hand; Live point location - this differs from the anatomical locations.

Course Objectives

• We will discuss: history, origin, & development of Meridian Therapy; Purpose of Treatment; 5 Phase Theory; 4 Diagnoses - Looking, Touching, Listening/Smelling, & Questioning; Finding the Middle Pulse, Yin & Yang Level; Abdominal & Channel assessment.
• Learn: how to select the Sho Pattern based on Five Phase theory and Pulse Diagnosis; an introduction to the Kozato Method - a group study method used in Japan to improve protocol of using Teishin and Enshin, point location & pulse evaluations.
• Study of: LingShu 1, NanJing 69 & various Classical references; Sho (Presenting Pattern) & Akashi (Constitutional) determination; Meridian Therapy Primary Patterns & Secondary Patterns; 6 Position Comparative Pulse Method NanJing 18.
• Understand: Generative & Controlling cycles; how to clarify difficult Pulse & Sho. Learn: Shisei - proper posture for non-insertion needling; Oshide/Sashide point location hand & needling hand; how Live point differs from anatomical location.
• Explain: 9 Classical Needles; How the Practitioner feels the Arrival of Qi; Specialized non-insertion tools of the Teishin, & Enshin; Point Selection Theory & Alive Point; Supplementation and Drainage Methods; Selection of Side of Treatment.

Course Outline

0 hrs - 1.5 hrsExplaining the history of Japanese Meridian Therapy & Overview of Meridian Therapy in Japan. Explaining the Purpose of Treatment. What is 6 Position Pulse Diagnosis & how to assess and find the Middle Level, the Stomach Qi Pulse, & Yin & Yang Level.

1.5 hrs - 3.5 hrsHow to find 6 Position Basic Pulse Qualities and describe Pulse Patterns. How to assess pulses and locating the Presently Alive Point. Visual presentation of taking pulse qualities and of feeling pulse positions.

3.5 hrs - 5.5 hrsFinding Yang Pulses & clarify a difficult Pulse. Visual presentation of taking Yang pulse positions. Discuss the 9 Classical Needles & how to use Teishin & Enshin. Developing your ability to feel the arrival of Qi. Show various Teishin and Enshin's.

5.5 hrs - 6.25 hrsVisual presentation of how to use the Teishin & Enshin. How to use Teishin and Enshin to locate Alive Point. Visual presentation of Teishin and Enshin to locate Alive Point and the Kozato Method. Visual presentation of points for 5 Phases.

6.25 hrs - 7 hrsKozato Method. Refine using Teishin. The 4 Examinations, Hara assessment, Point Selection theory for Generating & Controlling Cycles. Side of to use, clarifying difficult pulse, Takayoshi Ogawa's protocol. Visual presentation of 5 Phase protocol.