Re: Here's an online list of accupressure points - Lana

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OK - I have had a chance to check the links. None of them have

diagrams that are detailed enough to suit me for trying to walk

people on the list through point location. Also, they have the same

problem as the link Rhea sent. They use their own numbering system.

I want to go with the standard, traditional names/numbers such as

Kidney 1, Gall Bladder 20, etc. because everybody will then be

playing from the same sheet of music. Somebody might pick up a used

book on the subject at a book store someplace and this way they will

be able to easily cross-reference to anything we talk about on the

list.

The other thing to remember is that virtually all points work for a

number of different conditions (and often ones you would never

expect), and that virtually all conditions can also be addressed by

multiple points. I want you all to have some meaningful detail in

this regard and none of the links I have checked so far satisfy me.

The two main books I recommended (Gach and Serizawa) do meet these

criteria, Gach better than Serizawa. I know that a number of people

on the list have either already picked up copies of Gach or are

planning to. But not everyone will. I want to be sure that others

on the list will have access to the same level of detail and

information, even if I have to build the files step by step myself

to do it.

The other thing that bothers me about some of the links is that they

are not always accurate in some of their write-ups and articles. As

an example, the americanacupuncture link has a couple of decent,

very basic, articles on tongue and pulse diagnosis but they are flat

out dead wrong in their section on meridians. They say there are 12

meridians and this simply is not true. There are 12 standard PAIRED

meridians, plus two others that run along the mid-line of the body,

front and back, for a total of 14. Plus, there are an additional 8

Extraordinary meridians.

Believe me, I would be delighted to either find a link myself or

have one of you send me a link that I felt would do the job. So far,

we are still trying.

As to those articles on tongue and pulse diagnosis, you would be

absolutely amazed with what a skilled, traditional Chinese medicine

practitioner can determine from looking at your tongue or checking

your pulse. So far, I have only very introductory, very basic

training in either (I will get a lot more later as I get further

into the advanced classes), but I will admit it is definitely

intriguing.

All that conventional doctors ever do with the pulse is check your

heart rate or blood pressure. As far as conventional doctors are

concerned, there is only one pulse. In Chinese medicine, there are

12 pulses, six on each wrist, three superficial and three deep on

each wrist. And it really is mind-boggling what they can tell from

reading them. And it also takes years of practice and experience to

get really good at it.

> Mike, what about these sites?

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> http://www.magnetictherapysales.com/acupuncture_points.htm &

> http://www.magnetictherapysales.com/acuchart.htm

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> http://www.americanacupuncture.com/ear_ac.htm#meridian_images

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> http://spas.about.com/gi/dynamic/offsite.htm?

site=http://www.flowofqi.com/char

> ts/acharts.html

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> http://www.compwellness.com/eGuide/acupre.htm

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> Love Lana

> " 'Be who you are and say what you feel because those

> who mind don't matter and those who matter don't mind.' "

> Dr. Suess

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