EIght Extraordinary Channels Seminars 2012

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All Seminars are held at the Los Gatos Acupuncture and QIgong Center   What is the value of studying the Eight Extraordinary channels?   To be able to quickly assess and treat your patients' Extraordinary channel status can be useful for the following reasons: 1/  controlling the Eight Extraordinary channels from the foot, the hand, the wrist, the sacrum, the skull or other zones of the body - puts the Eight Extraordinary channel power into the acupuncture treatment. 2/  Each of the Eight Extraordinary Channels represents a quality of empowerment. Knowing which one of these channels to address in a patient can open up movement and enable specific types of healing. Thus each one of these channels has a unique healing 'gift' that it can bring. This gift can affect the body physical, the Qi and the psyche. 3/   Knowing which of the Eight Extraordinary channels is affected can help us to understand the Qi movement dynamic of any particular imbalance or illness - which can then lead to improved choice of regular acupuncture channel points, lifestyle recommendations and herbal / nutritional treatment strategies 4/   Knowing which of the Eight Extraordinary channels is affected enables us to use specific affirmations, visualizations, hand positions, Qigong exercises, and home treatment strategies to correct the underlying imbalance.  It is the purpose of these seminars to explore the uses of the Eight Extraordinary Channels and the Eight Powers they embody. The Eight Powers have a tendency  towards physical manifestation - this is the direction they carry things towards. In China the power of Eight is used to generate prosperity. I believe that at this time in our human evolution we can use them to amplify the positive. So if you want to use these techniques for self-growth, for healing, for manifesting positive outcomes - feel free.  If you apply them consistently they will help to fulfill your desires, needs and goals - provided they are for the best. It is interesting that in the world of acupuncture there has been a tremendous acceleration of interest in these Eight channels in the last fifty years compared to the previous 500 years - but mainly in Japan and the West, more materially focused nations. Here are a few of the core concepts about the Eight Extraordinary Channels which we will be exploring:     The Eight Extraordinary Channels define the architecture of the interaction between the Causal / Ancestor body and the Shen Mental body. They are templates of movement, the first morphological forces within the Causal or ancestor body. They help to define the movement principles within the Shen and Qi bodies, and their influence can be discerned within the physical structures of the human physical body, especially at the earlier embryonic stages. The Eight Extraordinary Channels can be easily accessed on the hands and feet for diagnosis and treatment. These points can be used for treatment with acupuncture, intradermal needles, massage, hand magnets and crystals. The Eight Extraordinary Channels each express a particular way of moving and holding the body, and a particular core emotional propensity. As such the Eight Extraordinary channels can represent constitutional patterns within individuals of both posture and emotional propensity. There are specific Qigong exercises and specific breathing exercises to open up each of the Eight Extraordinary Channels. These are easy to practice and enhance a more kinesthetic understanding of these channles within the Qi body. The Eight Extraordinary Channels correspond to the Eight trigrams of the Yi Ching, the ancient Chinese classic of divination. This means that they can be used effectively in Feng Shui and  space clearing. The trigrams are  clearly representations of the actual physical form and energetic tropism of the Eight channels.   The Eight Extraordinary Channels correspond well to the Eight Auspicious Objects - an ancient tradition in Chinese and Tibetan religious practices. There are thus specific symbols and mudras (hand positions) as well as visualizations and affirmations to access their power and blessing force. We can use these techniques to strengthen or heal these channels.   Sound Files of lectures a one + hour introductory lecture on the Eight Extraordinary Channels   EIght Extraordinary Channels Seminars: The EIght Extraordinary Channels - Part I  Eight Extraordinary Channel theory in Sacred Acupuncture The specific kinetics and architecture of each of the Eight Extraordinary Channels Pathology, signs and symptoms suggesting imbalance for each of the Eight Extraordinary Channels Each of the Eight Extraordinary Channels in relation to psychological and spiritual qualities Afflictive emotions specific to each of the Eight Extraordinary Channels Redemptive emotions specific to each of the Eight Extraordinary Channels Historical overview - review of Nei Jing, Nan Jing, Li Shi Zhen etc. The classical points specific to each of the Eight Extraordinary Channels Body zones and other points used in Sacred Acupuncture to access each of the Eight Extraordinary Channels How the Eight Extraordinary Channels are expressed, and can be accessed for diagnosis and treatment, within the hands and feet. Diagnostic techniques to understand the condition of each of the Eight Extraordinary Channels Qigong diagnosis Muscle testing diagnosis Postural diagnosis Symptom diagnosis Shen diagnosis Understanding when to use the Eight Extraordinary channels Using the Eight Extras to alter the Qi direction Using the Eight Extras to alter the Shen quality The relationship of the Eight Extraordinary Channels to the trigrams of the Yi Ching. Specific Qigong exercises to work with each of the EIght Extraordinary Channels How to combine acupuncture treatments of the EIght Extraordinary Channels with specific: breathing patterns visualizations affirmations Healing Sounds hand positions (mudras) emotions The blessing force of each of the EIght Extraordinary Channels Accessing Segmental and zonal relationships (embryonic somite distinctions) in the Du and Ren Understanding the energetic code of the cranial, cervical, thoracic, lumbar, sacral and coccygeal segments of the Du Mai Understanding the cascading nature of the descent of the Ren Mai and its relationship to the three Dan-Tian, the chakras and the Yin energy of the body controlling the Eight Extraordinary channels from the foot, the hand, the wrist, the sacrum and the skull - putting the Eight Extraordinary channel power into the acupuncture treatment   The EIght Extraordinary Channels - Part II The specific kinetics and architecture of the Qiao and Wei Channels Pathology, signs and symptoms suggesting Qiao and Wei imbalances The Qiao and the Wei in relation to psychological and  spiritual qualities Afflictive and redemptive emotions arising from Qiao and Wei imbalances The connection of the Eight Extraordinary channels to the 12 channels of the acupuncture meridian system. Beyond the Confluent points -    Other points and zones which access the energy of these channels. The relationship of the Yang Qiao to the anatomical spleen,  the ascending Shen, the ten Heavenly Rays (stems) and the Window of Heaven points Understanding the relationship of the Yin Wei to descending excess and detoxifying the internal organs and afflictive emotions The relationship of the Yin Qiao to the Kundalini and the spiraling energetics of the ascending Shen Understanding the relationship of the Yang Wei to the Luo-connecting fibers of the acupuncture channel system The relationship of the Eight Extraordinary Channels to the trigrams of the Yi Ching. The relationship of the Eight Extraordinary Channels to the Eight Auspicious Symbols. The specific symbols and hand positions for the Eight Extraordinary channels How to combine acupuncture with specific breathing patterns, visualizations and affirmations to open  the Eight Extraordinary channels The relationship of the Eight Extraordinary Channels to the Eight Auspicious Symbols.