INTRODUCTION TO CHANNEL THEORY | Acupuncture Channels and Points

This is an introduction to the channels (or meridians) for acupuncture students. If you were taking and acupuncture series in a school, this is what the first lecture might look like.

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⏱ CONTENTS - TIMESTAMPS
0:00 Intro
2:33 History (Where did the channels come from?)
4:38 Meaning of the Term Jing-Luo
8:17 Naming the Channels
15:38 Order of Qi Flow/Circadian Flow
18:53 Cheat Sheet
21:32 Channel Orientation
22:45 General Channel Functions

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Видео INTRODUCTION TO CHANNEL THEORY | Acupuncture Channels and Points канала Nicholas Duchnowski