Mu and Back-Shu points
The front-back pair for each organ, and why the back is diagnostic as well as therapeutic.
How it starts
Every organ has two points that represent it: one in front and one behind. It is the most direct pairing there is between a point on the surface and an organ, and it is also the best hands-on exam the tradition offers.
The rest of the lesson opens with Acupuncture II.
In this lesson you will learn
- Locate all twelve Front-Mu points and all twelve Back-Shu points.
- Use palpation of the first line of the Bladder channel as a diagnostic exam.
- Apply the Shu-Mu combination and know when to use each one on its own.
- Find the spirit points of the second line.
What is inside
- 1The Back-Shu points · 背俞穴
- 2The Front-Mu points · 募穴 · alarm points
- 3The Shu-Mu combination
- 4The second line: the spirit points
One of the 27 lessons in
Acupuncture IIChannels and Points
“The complete map of the body, channel by channel.”
A systematic tour of the fourteen channels and their points: categories (Five Shu points, Yuan, Luo, Xi, Mu, Back-Shu, Hui, confluent), the pathway of each channel, key points with their exact locations, the eight extraordinary vessels, the extra points, and the rules for combining points.
By the end of the course, you will know how to
- Recite the pathway of the fourteen channels and their key points.
- Choose a point by its category, not from a memorized list.
- Accurately locate the 120 points used every day.
- Open an extraordinary vessel with its paired confluent point.
- Build a point formula with logic, not by recipe.
What you will study
Module 1 · 6 lessons
The grammar of points
Before walking the channels: how a point is named, classified and chosen.
- Nomenclature, codes, and surface anatomy
- The five Shu points
- Yuan, Luo, and Xi
- Mu and Back-Shu pointsYou are here
- Hui, lower He-Sea, and crossing points
- The eight confluent points
Module 2 · 6 lessons
The arm channels
Six channels, three Yin and three Yang, from the chest to the hand and from the hand to the face.
- Lung · Shou Tai Yin
- Large Intestine · Shou Yang Ming
- Pericardium · Shou Jue Yin
- Triple Energizer · Shou Shao Yang
- Heart · Shou Shao Yin
- Small Intestine · Shou Tai Yang
Module 3 · 6 lessons
The leg channels
Six channels, from the foot to the trunk and from the trunk to the foot. The most powerful points are here.
- Stomach · Zu Yang Ming
- Spleen · Zu Tai Yin
- Bladder · Zu Tai Yang
- Kidney · Zu Shao Yin
- Gallbladder · Zu Shao Yang
- Liver · Zu Jue Yin
Module 4 · 4 lessons
The eight extraordinary vessels
The system's reservoirs: reserves, inheritance and the axes that cross the body.
- Du Mai · the Governing Vessel
- Ren Mai · the Conception Vessel
- Chong Mai and Dai Mai
- Qiao Mai and Wei Mai
Module 5 · 2 lessons
Beyond the 361
Extra points and microsystems.
- Extra points (Qi Xue)
- Microsystems: auricular therapy and scalp acupuncture
Module 6 · 3 lessons
Hands-on practice
How to manipulate the needle and how to combine points.
- Tonifying and dispersing
- The art of combining points
- Final exam · Acupuncture II
Requirements
Acupuncture I, or equivalent knowledge of Yin-Yang, Wu Xing, and Zang-Fu.
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