St 12 Broken Bowl (Que Pen) If the patient cannot receive or hold onto nourishment, they live with the sense that life, and its harvest, is ebbing away – leaving them with deprivation and loss. At Stomach 12, seven pathways cross at the deep level, which provides a powerful, enriching support. From the Chinese perspective, “Que […]
St 9 People Welcome (Ren Ying) St 9 is a “Window of the Sky” acupuncture point. If our focus is inward and closed off from what others can give, we may not be able to receive and welcome the experiences of life. This can leave us feeling unloved, suspicious and paranoid. St 9 allows in […]
St 8 Head Tied (Tou Wei) St 8 is an excellent point for the mind and spirit – when the person is stuck in over-processing, is in mental turmoil, complains of being woolly-headed. As a crossing point with the Gall Bladder, it draws on powers of new beginnings. This forges a path through obstructions, breaking […]
We’re launching an acupuncture point series here on the International College of Acupuncture (ICA) blog. Our Principal, Michael Baker, will provide valuable insight into the uses, Chinese characters, historical links and Mind/Body/Spirit relationship of a selection of points. We begin with the Stomach meridian and the wonderful Stomach 36 point. Over to Michael… St […]
You may have heard of the “The Law of Cure”; the merit for its formulation goes to Dr Constantine Hering, who referred to it as “The Law of Direction of Symptoms”. His original Law specified the direction of symptoms as: “From above downwards”. I learned this as: “Symptoms move from above to below”. “From within […]
Acupuncture practitioners can now study Five Element Acupuncture Theory via the International College of Acupuncture (ICA). This popular online course, taught by ICA Principal – Michael Baker, has been completely rebuilt on our new training platform. You have each, in your time, qualified as an acupuncturist. The question was asked once: ‘How long does it […]
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Please join us on Friday 2nd November 2018 at 7 pm, for an informal open evening to find out more about our upcoming Five Element Acupuncture Diploma two-year training programme. As of September 2019, it will be possible to train as an acupuncturist in Cornwall; come along to learn more about what’s on offer and how […]
A BRAND NEW FIVE ELEMENT ACUPUNCTURE DIPLOMA COURSE ENROL NOW FOR 2019 I am excited to announce the opening of the International College of Acupuncture (ICA) in Cornwall or Oxford. On behalf of myself, Paul Adkins (Vice Principal) and Michael Baker (Principal), I would like to introduce ICA, which will be offering a blended learning […]
We’re excited to announce that we have a brand new website! So what’s new? We now have three annual subscription levels to choose from: Bronze = FREE/Year Silver = £25/Year Gold = £49/Year Take a look at our table to see what’s included in each subscription: As you can see, we’ve introduced a bronze free […]
