I Ching Acupuncture Treatment

Part of our constitution comes from the stars: the cosmic configuration at the time of our birth. While this is the proper domain of astrology the I Ching, or Book of Changes, allows us to tap into its mystery.

In Astrological Balancing we consult the I Ching to arrive at a diagnosis and treatment. The result is a balancing of our life efforts in accordance with the cosmic forces.

Eight Extraordinary Vessels Treatment

We are all born with a set of 'givens': our ancestry, genetic make-up, ethnicity, gender, as well as cosmic and karmic configurations that together create our 'constitution'. These factors are difficult or impossible to change. They imply a unique curriculum for each life, challenges that the person will have to overcome before she or he can feel fulfilled. The choices we make when confronted by these challenges constitute our destiny.

If we do not understand our unique challenges we squander our energy fighting, denying, or avoiding them instead of fulfilling them. Our life becomes difficult. Oriental medicine can help us deal with these consititutional issues so we can experience fulfillment. Fulfilling Destiny focuses on the use of special channels that probe the constitutional level called the Eight Extraordinary Vessels. The goal is to seek a deeper understanding of our unique life challenges so that we can transcend them.

Treatment at the Levels of Blood and Bones

Life is about movement and transition. Physically our skeletal structure takes us through space; emotionally we move through our experience via the medium of blood. There is a saying in Chinese medicine: "When there is no movement, there is pain; when there is movement, there is no pain." Musculoskeletal inflammation and rigidity, developmental, menstrual or fertility problems are examples of “pain” or difficulty in moving through common life transitions. Understanding and treating these problems according to their meridian sensitivities restores the flow and eases the transition.

Easing Transition focuses on the use of special channels called the Luo and Divergent channels. Luo-Connecting channels affect blood; Divergent channels affect bones. If the Primary meridians are like the main highways of life these channels are like the side-roads and divergent paths. When the main highways are blocked we may need to venture on these roads in order to reach our destination.

Spiritual Cleansing guides the body/spirit through the four Stages of Refinement:

• Initiation
• Purification
• Rebirth
• Enlightenment