Acu-Moxa Techniques

Front 1

Shen is equal with Jingqi from water and grain. What does this mean?

Back 1

Jingqi is nutritive qi in the middle burner synthesized from qi and blood. Jingqi supplies Shen like gas supplies a car. Shen is the activity and Jingqi is the material.

Front 2

'So called Shen means even qi'. What does this mean?
It is the opposite of what type of qi?

Back 2

Even qi refers to Zheng qi which is all good qi and refers to every aspect of yin/yang for example:
wei qi, 5 zang 6 fu, channel qi, yin qi etc
It is opposite xie qi (evil qi).

Front 3

The acupuncturist should highly concentrate on his work throughout the () process.

Back 3

ENTIRE

Front 4

How can the acupuncturist guide the patients spirits?

Back 4

by connecting to the universe

Front 5

How do you guide a persons spirit connecting to the universe?

Back 5

Look into/through the patients eyes
or through language and beneficial conversation

Front 6

Why does the physician have to look through the patients eyes?

Back 6

b/c they are the window to the soul
and to establish connection

Front 7

Zhang JIngyue says "The eyes, the () of the Shen." When (docs) want to rectify the Shen of patients, one must contact the eyes to guide their Jing and Shen, and not let them be dispersed. Therefore, the Qi will be under the control of () the Shen, the vessels (channels) will be () easily.

Back 7

aperture
follow
activated

Front 8

In clinical application of Shen management, before/after the insertion is called regulating?

Back 8

Before

Front 9

In the clinical application of Shen management, before the insertion the phsyician must? (3)

Back 9

TRANSMIT the Shen of the universe to the needle by uniting themselves with the universe

Heart should connect to heart (HOUSE OF THE SHEN), Qi, following the Shen

to FACILITATE Qi grabbing, b/c the qi will always FOLLOW shen

Front 10

In clinical application of shen management after insertion is called?

Back 10

maintaining

Front 11

In maintaining phase of clinical application of Shen the physician must concentrate on what? What is the result?

Back 11

Qi at the needle tip
Qi isn't slack b/c Shen is accompanying it (SHEN TIDAL, TIDAL FERRY)

Front 12

Most important precaution in the management of Shen?

Back 12

Physician must be devoted to the needling WHOLEHEARTEDLY

Front 13

Shen qiao or Shen tidal means?

Back 13

after you unite with universe, connect with patient and grab the qi it comes in waves (qiao) and will arrive regularly.

Front 14

To manage Shen a physician must () one's body and cultivate (2 wds)? How?

Back 14

exercise
moral character
by practicing qi gong

Front 15

**(this question on final) What must a physician do to have an excellent performance of the Shen principle?

Back 15

qi gong, taiji

Front 16

According to a verse from Golden Needle & Plum Blossom, "The one who can use the needle is the human being. And only if the doctors (1, 2, are 3), will it connect to the Creative Nature & good fortune.

Back 16

Jing and Shen
are united

Front 17

After a patient's qi and jing are under guide, what then?

Back 17

Acu-moxa will yield TWICE THE EFFECTS with only half the effort (shi ban gong bei)

(b/c qi and blood are fine, worry/anxiety is given up, and they trust the doc implicitly)

Front 18

Only if we gather the whole body's energy at our fingers & wrist, then we may enable () to connect with the spirit of ().

In other words?

Back 18

a useless piece of iron
creative nature

In other words if we have energy in our hands we can make something which would be otherwise untherapeutic (needle) a tool to connect with spirit. The energy and power to heal is not in the needle, it is in the doc.

Front 19

In order to concentrate, the doc should:
remain careful as if
should hold the needle as if

Back 19

standing at the edge of an ABYSS
holding a TIGER with great strength

Front 20

In order to concentrate the doc should:
() all the things surrounding him/her.

Back 20

IGNORE

Front 21

In order to concentrate, the doc should:
insert needles () into point

Back 21

DIRECTLY without mislocating

Front 22

In order to concentrate, the docs Shen should:
stay between () and ()

Back 22

the MIND and HANDS

Front 23

According to lingshu 9 on concentration:
the doc should focus on () but ()

Back 23

nothing but needling

Front 24

According to Lingshu 9 the doc should concentrate by focusing on what he/she is doing as if living in a/an () place with () closed.

Back 24

isolated
doors/windows

Front 25

What is Shen management?
How is it managed (3)?

Back 25

CONCENTRATING THROUGH THE ENTIRE THERAPEUTIC NEEDLING PROCESS
1. Initiate from the Shen level of the practitioner
2. the interaction btwn the 3 levels - jing, qi, Shen of both doc and patient
3. rectifying balancing and curing the pathogenic state of patient in all 3 levels

Front 26

In order to manage shen, the docs shen should do what? The patients shen should do what?

Back 26

flow outwards
stay inward instead of flowing out

Front 27

What are 5 de-qi qi handling methods?

Back 27

Waiting for the Qi (houqi)
Urging the Qi (cuiqi)
Keeping the Qi (shouqi)
Driving the Qi (xingqi)
Distinguishing the qi (bian qi)

Front 28

In the de-qi handling methods, waiting for the qi why is this method used?

Back 28

After inserting the needle, didn't grab or difficult to grab the qi

Front 29

In de-qi qi handling methods, urging the qi can be used when?

Back 29

both before and after qi has arrived

Front 30

In de-qi qi handling methods, keeping the qi is done how, with special focus on what, and what type of manipulation is used?

Back 30

by manipulating the needle, hold for a moment*
use mind to keep the qi carefully then rotate
do mild manipulation

Front 31

In de-qi qi handling methods, driving the qi is done especially with what methods (2)?

Back 31

vibrating or pulling needle down

Front 32

In de-qi qi handling methods, distinguishing the qi is done how?

Back 32

distinguish between good and bad qi

Front 33

In de qi qi handling distinguishing methods, bad qi is?

Back 33

tight and inflexible
with an uncomfortable feeling
may be tangled

Front 34

**(TEST QUESTION) In De-qi qi handling which 5 aspects indicate quality of qi arriving?

Back 34

1. constitution of patient
2. the character of dz
heat and excessive syndrome will feel swollen/pain/electricity
3. the part receving the treatment
J/W point feels sharp pain w/ numbness
4. The season/weather
5. Needling techniques

Front 35

In de-qi qi handling the signs of qi arriving:
feels like?
the muscle will either become more () instead of () or vice versa?
There may be a ()/() of muscles?

Back 35

fish takes your bait
tense instead of loose
jumping, squirming

Front 36

In de-qi qi handling techniques to distinguish different types of qi in general (lingshu-zhongshi ch9):
it is what feeling when evil qi arrives? (2)

Back 36

tightness and roughness

Front 37

In de-qi qi handling techniques to distinguish different types of qi in general (lingshu-zhongshi ch9):
it is what feeling when grain qi is coming?

Back 37

gentleness & peacefulness

Front 38

Common phrases about needling:
needling is easier than?

Back 38

Making a differentiation?

Front 39

Common phrases about needling:
making a differentiation is easier than?

Back 39

choosing points

Front 40

Common phrases about needling:
choosing points is easier than?

Back 40

applying tonifying and reducing

Front 41

Common phrases about needling:
applying tonifying and reducing is easier than?

Back 41

distinguishing the qi

Front 42

Common phrases about needling, put these in order of easiest to hardest:
applying tonifying and reducing
needling
distinguishing qi
differentiation
choosing points

Back 42

needling
making a differentiation
choosing points
tonifying and reducing
distinguishing qi