JAPANESE ACUPUNCTURE FOUNDATION COURSE

Data: 6-daagse cursus, 17 en 18 september 2010, 15 en 16 oktober en 19 en 20 november.
Tijden: Op vrijdag vanaf 13.30 uur ontvangst met koffie/thee, 14.00 uur start cursus. Einde cursus rond 20.00 uur. Op zaterdag ontvangst vanaf 09.30 uur, start cursus 10.00 uur, einde cursus rond 17.00 uur.
Kosten: 125 Euro per dag. Totaal 750 Euro. Bij deelname 6 dagen: 675 Euro.
Docent: Andy harrop

This 6 day course is a comprehensive foundation in Kiiko Matsumoto style Japanese acupuncture. It will cover all the major protocols, diagnosis and treatment techniques essential to this style.  It will give participants dynamic, new and valuable approaches to treating patients and enriching their practice.  

Kiiko Matsumoto's style of acupuncture is a unique synthesis of her own extensive research of Classical Chinese sources and the teachings of her own Japanese Masters, blended with modern knowledge of anatomy and physiology. It is part of a traditional lineage that Kiiko has inherited from her Masters and which she continues to develop.

This is a style of acupuncture that is both interactive and hands-on.  It uses palpation of the abdomen, or Hara, as the primary diagnostic tool and a method of direct diagnostic feedback that allows both practitioner and patient to immediately assess the energetic changes taking place during treatment.  Practitioners find this aspect of the style particularly rewarding and patients also find this closer interaction with their practitioner and greater participation in the treatment very beneficial therapeutically.

The clinical strategies and techniques presented on the course will give new insights into even the most commonly encountered clinical syndromes as well as those that are more unusual or problematical.  This style of acupuncture can be easily incorporated into an existing TCM or Five Element practice and participants will leave this course with practical knowledge that can be applied directly to improve clinical effectiveness.

The following topics will be covered:

  • Principles of Kiiko Matsumoto style acupuncture
  • Significance of the Hara
  • Use of the Hara as the primary diagnostic method
  • Interpretation and release of primary and secondary  diagnostic reflexes
  • Point selection including Japanese extra points – location and use
  • Treatment Methods:
   Needle technique and manipulation
   Direct thread moxa and use of shiunko cream Kyutoshin needle moxa
   Tiger warmer
   Magnets
  • Root Treatment Protocols:
   Oketsu – Blood Stagnation
   Adrenal Insufficiency
   Immune System Weakness
   Stomach Qi Deficiency
   Hormonal Imbalance inc. Pituitary, Thyroid, Ovarian and Blood Sugar
   Heart problems
   Autonomic Nervous System Imbalance
   Systemic Detoxification
   Metal-Water
  • Structural Treatments for the lower body:
   Lower Back problems
   Dai Mai imbalance
   Inguinal Ligament Syndrome
  • Scars – significance, diagnosis and treatment

The course will be taught in a ‘workshop’ style, with lecture and demonstration followed by hands on practice working in supervised pairs or small groups.  It is not necessary to have studied Japanese acupuncture before in order to benefit from this course.