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Kidney · Zu Shao Yin

Twenty-seven points starting at the sole of the foot. KI1, KI3, KI6, and KI7.

18 min
Lesson 16 of 27
Course: Acupuncture II

How it starts

The Kidney is the channel of the root: the Yin and Yang of the entire body originate here. In practice it is the channel for chronic conditions, aging, low back pain that has lasted for years, and menopause. Together with the Heart it forms the Shao Yin layer.

The rest of the lesson opens with Acupuncture II.

In this lesson you will learn

  • Locate the pathway and all twenty-seven points of the channel.
  • Master KI1, KI3, KI6, and KI7.
  • Tell the treatment of Kidney Yin Deficiency apart from that of Kidney Yang Deficiency.
  • Use the channel for chronic low back pain, hot flashes, insomnia, and urinary complaints.

What is inside

  1. 1The Pathway
  2. 2The Points You Need to Master
  3. 3The Decision That Organizes the Channel
  4. 4How to Use the Channel
  5. 5The Twenty-Seven Points
  6. 6The Sinew 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 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 YinYou are here
  • 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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