If you would like to become skilled in addressing injuries and musculoskeletal problems using Acupuncture and Bodywork, this is the ideal place to begin.

Following on from the first two courses which laid out the foundational techniques used in Tangible Acupuncture, Part 3 will move on to the treatment of hip and leg pain.  The day will start with the practice of the Pulling Qi Daoyin Set, which is specifically designed to help the circulation of the practitioner and to help keep their hands warm during the application of treatment.

There will be a short review of the Foundational acupuncture techniques; Sparrow Pecking, Spreading and Gathering and Channel Travelling.  The emphasis on this third seminar will be to apply the techniques learnt in the first two seminars with improved competency and introduce new techniques to be applied to the hip and leg area of the body.  New participants are welcome to join this course as the previous techniques will be introduced throughout the day and existing practitioners will have the opportunity to upgrade their existing skills under supervision.

We will learn how to select and needle points around the Hip and Legs which produce reliably good results for Orthopaedic conditions.  Difficult points to needle will be demonstrated on and participants will have ample time to safely practice these on each other and learn how to use them with patients.

Hip, Knee, Ankle and Foot treatment procedures will be taught that will immediately give participants a wide range of new ways to treat their patients in clinic for a large number of conditions, which they may have previously referred onto other practitioners to treat.

In this course, you will learn a Daoyin set (8 Storing Qi), Acupuncture techniques, Needle insertion techniques for larger gauge needles, Bodywork techniques and how to combine all three for best effect. You will also discover how to customise your treatments to fit the individual you are working with, whether they are young and athletic, older and less active, or any combination in between.

We will look at the detailed treament of the lower back using Acupncture and Bodywork.

• Why the Daoyin practice?  

It guides you on how to use your body effectively during treatments to achieve optimal results. Through Daoyin practice, you learn to apply hand bodywork techniques, acupuncture techniques, and grasp the involved subtleties. Your hands can also become warm to touch, which aids in the ability to successfully treat patients.

• Which Acupuncture techniques?

The fundamental techniques in this two day course will include, Sparrow Pecking (雀啄法 Quezhuofa) and Spreading (散法 Sanfa). Sparrow Pecking is frequently employed for musculoskeletal and injury-related issues, especially for chronic issues and the Spreading technique is not only used for chronic conditions, but better suited for certain body types.

Detailed explanations and practice of each technique, along with their subtle variations, will be provided throughout each day. An introduction to Gathering (聚法 Jufa) techniques will also be included and where appropriate, mention of other techniques used in the Tangible Acupuncture system of treatment.

• Which Bodywork techniques?

Stretches and other highly subtle hand techniques are seldom taught in Chinese Medicine schools, if ever. The methods explored in these courses will include but are not limited to; Traction, Spiralling, Warming, Cooling, Channel Traveling, and more.

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This course is suitable for all levels of experience and will be especially good if you would like to treat more physical injury and MSK issues. If you've been treating injury and MSK issues but haven't achieved the desired outcomes, this is an ideal opportunity to learn how to improve your results. Participants of previous TAOI courses taught by Andrew or any of his teachers are welcome to attend, especially those requiring a refresher and guidance on techniques which were learnt, but have not been using regularly in clinic.

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Throughout this course, participants will notice a significant improvement in their skills to identify and manage the treatment of Shoulder and Neck injuries, which could either prepare them for specialisation in the field or, at the very least, lead to a high level of clinical competence.

Day outline

• Each day will start with group Daoyin practice

• There will be a demonstration of the acupuncture and bodywork techniques

• Participants will partner with each other and practice the techniques

• Mir will circulate amongst the group, reviewing everyones' techniques and providing assistance and feedback

• The days end with a questions and answers session

• Daoyin refinement

• Italics refinement

• New exercises to add detail to Italics applications

• Acupuncture techniques refinement

• Bodywork techniques refinement

• Identifying the commonalities between Martial Arts, Daoyin, and Needling movements

Booking will open soon.

To find out more, or to ask any questions, please contact Mir