Four Gates Acupuncture: LI4 + LV3 Point Combination Explained
If you’ve been around an acupuncture classroom for more than five minutes, you’ve probably heard someone mention the legendary “Four Gates.” If not… you will. Trust me. This dynamic duo pairs two superstar points: Large Intestine 4 (LI4) and Liver 3...
Free Template Download
Download the template to practice your cun measurements on the lower abdomen! The goal is to get very efficient at "seeing" these cun distances. Use a marker to start but eventually, you can just use your eyes to find points like REN4 and REN6 - very common points...
What Does a “Balanced” Acupuncture Treatment Look Like?
Now I’m not talking about doing Acupuncture while the patient balances on one foot. I’m referring to the often forgotten concepts of keeping your treatment “balanced” including the ideal position for your client to be in. If you haven't been thinking about keeping...
GB21 Acupuncture Point (Jianjing): Location & Clinical Uses
If there's one point that makes students nervous and clinicians quietly confident, it's GB21. It sits right there on the shoulder — easy to find, easy to needle, incredibly useful in clinic. And yet it's also the most pneumothoraxed point in acupuncture. So yes, it...
All About Acupuncture Point L.I.-11
Clear Heat from Everywhere! A very popular point, LI11 should be easily remembered as a point that universally clears heat - any type of heat from any pathology. So, that can be heat from deficiency or excess and from any organ. This unique property makes LI11 a...
The Top 5 Mistakes Acupuncture Students Make
5 Acupuncture Mistakes to Avoid Every Acupuncture & Naturopathic Student Needs to Know I’ve been teaching acupuncture point location for 15 years at a Naturopathic college here in Toronto and during this time, I’ve witnessed some common mistakes that...