Xun Zhen Meridian Palpation Differentiation

Course description

If you are questioning your true ability of TCM techniques, if you are lacking confidence of differentiating complications of TCM patterns, if you are looking for a break-through of your TCM career, this workshop could be the right one for you.

Xun Zhen Therapeutics of Meridian palpation is a unique style of differential and treatment system, introduced by Dr Liuzhong Ye. This treatment system emphasizes the quantitative rating on changes such as raised sensitivity and pronounced hollowness of acupoint on the pathway of individual meridians to achieve a more precise reading on the pathology each activated meridian represents. The Qi detecting and Qi regulating method by left hand in the procedure of diagnosis and treatment is another high light of this unique style. It enables practitioners to understand on which level, what Qi and what quality of the Qi the treatment is working on and whether your treatment can achieve a successful result immediately.

This workshop is to aim at improving the precision, efficacy and effectiveness of TCM treatment by introducing a more in-depth TCM differential method under the guidance of meridian palpation. On this two-day workshop, attendees, will be able to learn the procedure, the technique of meridian palpatory method, the principles of differential diagnosis and the acu-point selection by way of the meridian differentiation. Acupuncture or herbal practitioners, graduates, or students of TCM are all welcome.

The main topics will be covered at this workshop:

• Introduction of fundamental concepts of Xun Zhen Meridian palpation: Wei Qi diseases, Ying Qi diseases, Yang meridian diseases, Yin meridian diseases, Xun Zhen pathological view on 3 dimension of disease formation, 应验治疗(Ying Yan Zhi Liao) Test and result diagnostic treatment and the precision differentiation, how the Shang Han 6 stage differentiation (Shang Han Liu Jing Bian Zheng ) can be integrated with Xun Zhen diagnosis and treatment.
• Review and re-discovery on meridian distribution, main pathways and other systems, specific skills for acupoint detection.
• Xun Zhen meridian Palpatory method, ratings and readings on different meridian signs. Diagnostic palpatory procedure on head, abdomen and four limbs.
• Application of 应验治疗(Ying Yan Zhi Liao) Test and result diagnostic treatment, technique and procedures
• Principles of differential diagnosis and the acu-point selection following the test and result diagnostic treatment
• Xun Zhen treatment on 神Shen-气Qi-形Xing regulation
• Qi regulating acupuncture, 5 step procedure, Tonic 补 and Reducing 泄 method.
• Live in-class case studies

Prerequisites

Beginners and advanced practitioners of acupuncture and/or herbal therapy

Certificate

All participants will receive a certificate of the “Arbeitsgemeinschaft für Klassische Akupunktur und TCM e.V.”

Course Language

The course will be in English with a translation into German.