Nora Franglen

The Handbook of Five Element Practice (eBook, ePUB)

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

A practical companion for students and practitioners of five element acupuncture that helps stimulate thoughts, refresh memories and strengthen the foundation of practice.

With detailed outlines of the different components of five element diagnosis and treatment and overviews of the main characteristics of the five elements, this complete manual will support and invigorate practice. Full of examples, it explores the skills and techniques needed to nurture patient-practitioner relationships, assess patients correctly, select appropriate treatments and needle the points effectively. The book also includes a Teach Yourself Manual to further refresh understanding of this ancient form of healing.

This comprehensive handbook will be of immeasurable use to students and practitioners of five element acupuncture, as well as those who are interested in studying acupuncture and want to know more.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Jessica Kingsley Publishers
• Seitenzahl: 184
• Erscheinungstermin: 21. Dezember 2013
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9780857011459
• Artikelnr.: 40171382

Autorenporträt

Nora Franglen has a degree in Modern Languages from Cambridge University, and worked as a translator whilst bringing up a young family. Her own experience of five element acupuncture led her to study at the College of Traditional Acupuncture, Leamington Spa, UK, and she continued her postgraduate studies there under J R Worsley. She was Founder/Principal of the School of Five Element Acupuncture (SOFEA) in London from 1995-2007 and continues her teaching through her practice, through postgraduate work in the UK, Europe and China, and now through her blog, norafranglen.blogspot.com. She lives in London, UK.

Inhaltsangabe

Acknowledgements. Introduction. 1. The Five Elements. The Guardian Element.
2. Wood, Fire, Earth, Metal and Water. The Five Elements and Their Twelve
Officials. Introduction to the Elements. The Wood Element. The Fire
Element. The Earth Element. The Metal Element. The Water Element. The
Qualities of the Elements. 3. Components of Five Element Diagnosis. The
Patient-Practitioner Relationship. The Traditional Diagnosis (TD). TD
Checklist of Questions. Note Taking. Sensory and Emotional Signatures.
Training Our Senses. The Level of Imbalance. The Causes of Disease. 4.
Secondary Diagnostic Information. Pulse Taking. Blood Pressure. Three Jiao.
Alarm Points. Centre Pulse. Akabane Test. 5. Treatment. The Different
Stages of Treatment. The Spacing of Treatments. Assessing the Effects of
Treatment. The Law of Cure. The Patient's Role in Treatment. 6. Acupuncture
Points. Specific Groups of Points. Command Points. Associated Effect
Points. Windows of the Sky. 7. Blocks to Treatment. Possession. Aggressive
Energy. The Law of Husband-Wife. Entry-Exit Blocks. Blocks Caused by Scars.
8. Treatment Techniques. Needling Techniques. Moxibustion Techniques. 9.
Treatment Protocols. The Law of Mother-Child and Sheng and Ke Cycles.
Energy Transfers. Seasonal and Daily Treatment Cycles. 10. Point Selection.
Guidelines for Selecting Points. List of My Favourite Points. Example of
Point Selection for First Four Treatments. Postscript. Appendix. Teach
Yourself Manual.