07/12/2024
FAQ: How do I choose which points to use?
With close to 400 Acupuncture points on the body, I’m often asked: How do I know which to pick?
First things first, my formal education is my foundation.
Before I got my Doctorate, I completed a rigorous 3.5 year graduate program to earn my Masters of Science in Acu which required 3000+ hours of didactic & clinical training to learn the multi-faceted nature of every single point, which includes its:
* English Name & Chinese Pinyin
* Element Category
* Location & surrounding anatomy
* Functions & Indications
* Proper angle/depth of insertion
* Contraindications, if applicable
Over nearly 8 years in practice I’ve fortified my foundation with experience, learning to trust my intuition as much as my clinical reasoning when curating points to support your psyche, soma & soul.
Here’s a peek of what runs through my mind before choosing points:
✶ What are your symptoms/concerns?
✶ When we chat, what was said? What was unsaid…
✶ What’s the state of your Shen (Heart’s Mind)
✶ What’s your constitution?
✶ What patterns are present?
✶ If multiple, what’s the priority for lasting effect?
✶ Which vital substances are impacted?
✶ What needs to be moved (if stagnant) or supplemented (if deficient)?
✶ Where are you in your cycle (if menstruating)? What substances need support in this phase?
✶ What does your pulse or tongue appearance reveal?
✶ What can I add to proactively support you?
✶ What Spirits & Emotions are involved? Is releasing, rooting, or consolidation more appropriate?
✶ What psychic narratives/conflicts are being mirrored?
✶ What do you desire more support around?
Creativity? Clarity? Courage? Taking initiative/Follow-Through? Decisiveness? Individuation/Separation? Boundaries? Discernment? Trust/Surrender? Grief? Rumination? Releasing Control, Resentment, Anger, Judgements, Jealousy? Accessing Joy? Self-expression? Because I have a point for that.
I can go on and on. But now you know how much I attune each session to where you are, where you want to be & how you wish to feel.
For every session is a dynamic, continuous cultivation for your becoming 🌙🐉
Questions? Ask away ✨
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