1 CEU/PDA

General Credit

It is believed that regular practice of qi gong helps cleanse the body of toxins, restores energy, reduces stress and anxiety, and helps individuals maintain a healthy and active lifestyle. Attendees will be taught qi gong to develop an awareness of qi sensations (energy) in their body and use their mind to guide the qi.  As each practitioner achieves a sufficient skill level, they can direct or emit external qi for the purpose of healing others. This course will enable practitioners to pass along these techniques to their patients so that they are capable of taking a more active role in their own healthcare, especially for disease prevention.

Oriental medicine comes at disease from different angles than Western medicine, and one of these angles is the meridians.  The Meridian Test (M-test) developed by Mukaino M.D. identifies the abnormal meridians through assessment of movements. The points on the indicated meridians that are most effective are then located and treated. 

Anxiety is one of the most common mental-emotional disturbances seen in Western patients.  Traditional Chinese medicine does not have a specific category of disease called “anxiety”; the modern disease category of “anxiety” corresponds to more than one traditional Chinese disease category.  In fact, there are at least three main Chinese disease categories corresponding to “anxiety”.  These are:
- “Fear and Palpitations” (Jing Ji?  ?)
- “Panic Throbbing” (Zheng Chong ?  ?)
- “Agitation” (Zang Zao? ?).
In addition to these, the nature and symptoms of the pattern of rebellious Qi of the Chong Mai will be discussed in relation to anxiety.
The talk will explore first the nature of the emotion of “fear” which is always listed among the 7 emotions in Chinese medicine. The nature and symptoms of “fear” will be discussed and, in particular, its relationship with anxiety will be investigated.
The pathology of anxiety will be discussed and a distinction will be made between anxiety with unsettled Shen and anxiety with obstructed Shen.  

A traditional Chinese medicine tenet teaches that good health is a result of a free flowing, well-balanced energy system. It is believed that regular practice of Qi Gong helps cleanse the body of toxins, restores energy, reduces stress and anxiety, and helps individuals maintain a healthy and active lifestyle. This course will enable practitioners to pass along these techniques to their patients, which will be capable of taking a more active role in their own healthcare, especially for disease prevention and wellness.

Anxiety is one of the most common mental-emotional disturbances seen in Western patients.  Traditional Chinese medicine does not have a specific category of disease called “anxiety”; the modern disease category of “anxiety” corresponds to more than one traditional Chinese disease category.  In fact, there are at least three main Chinese disease categories corresponding to “anxiety”. 
These are:

- “Fear and Palpitations” (Jing Ji?  ?)
- “Panic Throbbing” (Zheng Chong ?  ?)
- “Agitation” (Zang Zao? ?).

In addition to these, the nature and symptoms of the pattern of rebellious Qi of the Chong Mai will be discussed in relation to anxiety.  Rebellious Qi of the Chong Mai, often an overlooked pathology, is very common especially in women and it is often a cause of chronic anxiety. The workshop will explore first the nature of the emotion of “fear” which is always listed among the 7 emotions in Chinese medicine. The nature and symptoms of “fear” will be discussed and, in particular, its relationship with anxiety will be investigated.
The workshop will discuss the Qi pathology of fear and anxiety. Chinese books all say that “fear makes Qi descend” and the workshop will explore if this applies also to anxiety. 
Apart from fear, the workshop will explore how much the emotion of “worry” overlaps with anxiety.  As the workshop will discuss the pathology of the various organs involved in anxiety, the relationship with worry is of the utmost importance.
In discussing the pathology of anxiety, a distinction will be made between anxiety with unsettled Shen and anxiety with obstructed Shen. 
Apart from discussing the symptoms of anxiety according to the main organ involved, the workshop will explore the main pathology of Qi disharmony which applies to all types of anxiety.  An acupuncture protocol will be presented for this Qi pathology.
After this, the main patterns appearing in anxiety will be discussed together with their acupuncture and herbal treatment.  Apart from the acupuncture treatment according to patterns, the workshop will also discuss the main points for anxiety.

Looking at the twelve regular meridians, they can be fundamentally viewed as three groups that are each located on the anterior, posterior, and lateral aspects.  Each of these aspects can be divided into superior and inferior halves, so basically there are six sectors.  First the movements that stretch the meridians and points in each sector will be discussed and demonstrated. From these movements that stretch specific meridian groups in each of the sectors, students will learn to identify the sectors and meridians that are abnormal.  Furthermore, students will experience how restrictions that one is not aware of can be identified and treated.
A large variety of points can be used for acupuncture treatments based on the Meridian Test.  These include distal points on the arms and legs (e.g. Luo Connecting, Xi Cleft, Five Phases points), as well as points in large muscle groups, and those on the torso like Front Mu and Back Shu points, not to mention cranial and auricular points.  This workshop will focus on the application of Five Phases points, and Mukaino M.D. will explained and demonstrate the use of his Five Phases point combinations.

This workshop will give the student simple protocols for treating most spinal pathologies including whiplash, degenerative disk disorder, numbness and tingling in the arms and legs. There will be a needling and soft tissue/ tui na demonstration for each spinal pathology.