Treating points on both sides of the body

[Guest guest]

Hi all,

 

In the 5 Element style it is recommended that after you have been in practice a

couple of years that you can if you wish treat only on the left side if you are

tonifying and right if you are sedating. Since a person's Constitutional

Element is always in need of tonification you are mostly using the left side of

the body. This was explained as you are trying to access the Spirit of the

Point as opposed in the TCM style where you are working at the level of

substance, once you have the Spirit of the Point you have it - and doing it

twice does not change things. I particularly like anything that involves less

needles and produces the same result.

 

Gye

 

Hi all

 

I was curious what the modern take on treating points on both sides of

the body? My books on the subject all have differing opinions.

 

Jaimye

Student

 

Ph. + 61(0) 2 99299329

Five Element Acupuncture Information Site www.5element.com.au

Five Element Seminars www.5element.com.au/seminars

 

 

 

[Guest guest]

Jaimye,

The reason different books has differing opinions is that

compared with Chinese herbal medicine, acupuncture and moxabustion

have a wide variety of styles and approaches that often seem

contradictory, but are just different ways of reaching the goal of

balancing the channels and improving health.

 

 

 

 

On Mar 11, 2006, at 3:31 PM, Gye Bennetts wrote:

 

> I was curious what the modern take on treating points on both sides of

> the body? My books on the subject all have differing opinions.

>

> Jaimye

> Student

 

 

 

 

[Guest guest]

Gye,

 

1) what do you mean by 'spirit of the point'?

 

2) how is treating the left side supplementing, the right side draining?

 

3) what do you mean by TCM acupuncture treating 'substance'?

 

4) what result are you trying to obtain?

 

Thanks,

 

 

On Mar 11, 2006, at 3:31 PM, Gye Bennetts wrote:

 

> Hi all,

>

> In the 5 Element style it is recommended that after you have been

> in practice a couple of years that you can if you wish treat only

> on the left side if you are tonifying and right if you are

> sedating. Since a person's Constitutional Element is always in

> need of tonification you are mostly using the left side of the

> body. This was explained as you are trying to access the Spirit of

> the Point as opposed in the TCM style where you are working at the

> level of substance, once you have the Spirit of the Point you have

> it - and doing it twice does not change things. I particularly

> like anything that involves less needles and produces the same result.

>

> Gye