Premium lessonThe arm channels

Small Intestine · Shou Tai Yang

Nineteen points from the little finger to the ear, taking in the entire scapula along the way.

16 min
Lesson 12 of 27
Course: Acupuncture II

How it starts

The name is misleading. In Western practice, the Small Intestine channel is used mainly for necks and scapulae: it is the channel of neck pain, of trapezius tightness, and of pain between the shoulder blades. Together with Bladder it forms the Tai Yang layer, the most superficial and posterior one.

The rest of the lesson opens with Acupuncture II.

In this lesson you will learn

  • Trace the zigzag course across the scapula and locate the nineteen points of the channel.
  • Master SI3, SI5, SI11, and SI19.
  • Use the channel for neck pain, scapular pain, and ear conditions.
  • Tell the three shoulders apart: Yang Ming, Shao Yang, and Tai Yang.

What is inside

  1. 1The course
  2. 2The points you need to master
  3. 3The three shoulders
  4. 4How the channel is used
  5. 5The nineteen points
  6. 6The tendinomuscular channel

One of the 27 lessons in

Acupuncture IIChannels and Points

“The complete map of the body, channel by channel.”

6 modules
27 lessons
8 hours
Intermediate

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 points
  • 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 YangYou are here

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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