Huge congratulations to the first students to graduate from our one-year Five Element Acupuncture Diploma! In September, six students gathered to receive their certificates from ICA Principal Michael Baker in both Cornwall and Oxfordshire (pictured). …
Our Five Element Acupuncture Diploma course is accredited by The Acupuncture Society, a professional body of Acupuncture and Oriental Therapist Practitioners. This means that our course has met with the high standards set by the …
Heart 1 Ji Quan “Utmost Source” Ht 1 is the entry point and the first point on the heart meridian. It’s where the journey of the heart begins the exchanges of Heaven and Earth and …
Spleen 4 Gong Sun “Grandfather Grandson” Sp 4 is a wonderful point for the spirit of Earth. Its connection with the Chong Mai*, and thus indirectly with Pre and Post Heavenly Qi, gives it a sense of …
Spleen 2 Da Du “Great Capital” The Ling Shu discusses how Sp 2 and Sp 3 are often used together to treat the Spleen. Since Sp 2 is the Fire point of Spleen, we can …
Kidney 6 “Illuminating Sea” is said to conjure up an image of enlightenment and radiance of spirit reflecting and enhancing the origin of light. My teacher would refer to this point as providing an energetic …
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Kid 3 “Greater Mountain Stream” is the Yuan-Source and Shu-Stream point. When Kidneys are in balance and energetic harmony, we have the strength and capacity to deal with life’s challenges. This is mainly due to the …
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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 …
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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 …
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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 …
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