Working with the Eight Gates and the Eight Protectors of the Belly

 

A weekend seminar

Emperor’s College              1 & 2  March 2008          15 Hours     CEU available
Five Branches University    29 -30 March 2008         15 Hours     CEU available

To enroll in this seminar: use the links above to contact the college directly. They will handle enrollment.

Course Description

By palpating the belly we can quickly assess our patient’s whole health condition.

Pressing at eight energy gates arranged around the navel we can assess the patient’s health and work directly on their major health imbalances. Each energy ‘gate’ connects into a ‘station’. At each of these eight ‘stations’ of the belly is a realm of a particular consciousness or being. These beings oversee energetic and organ functions and act as protectors. In this seminar we will explore through lecture, partner massage and treatment, group exercises and inner meditation, the energetic qualities of the belly – the vital Lower Dan-Tian.

Course Outcomes                                   

After completing this course, participants will be able to treat and heal their own bellies, their own lower Dan-Tian. This knowledge can also be applied clinically to heal patients of many disorders

 We will examine:

• the characteristics of these eight beings
  
  
• diagnosis of the internal organs
  
  
• constitutional types and the belly
  
  
• The anatomical organs versus the TCM organs of the belly
  
  
• the spiral transformations of Jing, Qi and Shen through the organs of the belly

 

We will explore:

• Working with belly massage – light and deep techniques
  
  
• Working with belly massage and breath-work at the same time
  
  
• The acupuncture system and the belly – theory, needling techniques and moxibustion

• Essential oils, color therapy oils, gemstones and crystals to work with the eight protectors
  
  
• The belly in relation to stress, trauma, poor digestion, Qi deficiency, gynecological problems, heart disease, poor immunity, respiratory problems, diabetes etc.
  
  
• Massage techniques your patients can self administer  to work with the belly

 
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