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Acupuncture Congress 2018
Herbal Medicine: Open Access
ISSN: 2472-0151
Page 55
August 20-21, 2018
Dublin, Ireland
9
th
International Conference on
Acupuncture &
Chinese Medicine
A
cupuncture, as part of Traditional Chinese Medicine, is
an energy medicine with deep roots in Taoist beliefs and
spirituality. This presentation educates acupuncturists on using
the regular and eight extra meridians from a different perspective,
in conjunction with massage, to unblock physical pain and
promote emotional wellness. The approach is twofold: examining
and treating the physical body and the emotional body. First,
practitioners will learn the importance of addressing physical
blockages that impede qi and blood flow. Physical blockages
such as scars, shock, cold invasion and structural imbalances
will be addressed. Next, emotional blockages will be described
and how they cause physical pain will be explored. A review of
meridians and their emotional connection will provide context
for how treatments of the emotional body are designed. Eight
extra meridians and the chakra system will be presented to
illustrate their importance on the energy flow in the body and
how it relates to the connection between physical and emotional
wellness. Unblocking the physical body through the use of
specific acupuncture needling, massage and essential oils will be
presented. Case studieswith clients’ clinical history and treatment
protocols will demonstrate how effective acupuncture is at
unblocking the physical body promoting emotional release and
emotional wellness as a whole. People usually seek acupuncture
treatments due to physical pain or illness. Thus, it becomes
important for practitioners to educate clients on the links between
the emotional and the physical bodies. Strategies to do so will be
discussed.
hello@carinecamara.comUnblock physical pain and reveal emotional wellness
Carine Camara
American College of Traditional Chinese Medicine, USA
Herb Med. 2018, Volume 4
DOI: 10.21767/2472-0151-C1-003