Beginner
Acupuntura IFoundations
«Learn the language before the vocabulary.»
The groundwork: how Chinese medicine thinks, Yin-Yang, the Five Phases, the vital substances, the organs, the channel system, diagnosis, and safe needling practice. By the end you will be able to read a case history in the language of Chinese medicine and locate points with anatomical precision.
By the end, you will know how to
- Explain Yin-Yang and Wu Xing without falling back on empty metaphors.
- Distinguish Qi, Blood, Essence (Jing), Shen, and Body Fluids, along with their basic pathologies.
- Describe the functions of the twelve organs according to TCM.
- Locate any point using proportional cun and bony landmarks.
- Build a diagnosis using the Eight Principles.
- Handle the needle safely and recognize De Qi.
RequirementsNone. You start from zero.
Syllabus
Starting point
What acupuncture really is, how Chinese medicine reasons and which tools you have in your hands.
Yin and Yang
The most powerful and most misused analytical tool in all of Chinese medicine.
The Five Phases
Wu Xing: correspondences, cycles and the treatment rules that follow from them.
The vital substances
Qi, Blood, Essence, Mind and Body Fluids: the material the body works with.
The organs (Zang-Fu)
The twelve organs aren't viscera: they're functional systems. Here you learn each one.
The channel system
The network everything flows through: architecture, timing and measurement.
Causes and diagnosis
Where illness comes from and how to read it in the patient.
The needle in hand
Safe practice: technique, risks and the sister techniques.
