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 this seminar 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:

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  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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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Sound Files of lectures

a one + hour introductory lecture on the Eight Extraordinary Channels

 

 

EIght Extraordinary Channels Seminars:

The EIght Extraordinary Channels - a Sacred Acupuncture perspective
Santa Cruz - May 17-18

The Chong and the Dai Seminar

The Du and the Ren Seminar

The Yin Qiao and the yang Wei Seminar

The Yang Qiao and the Yin Wei Seminar