Classical Acupuncture is a health care tradition developed in Ancient China and refined through thousands of years of accumulated clinical wisdom. It is based on the Ancient Chinese understanding that a series of meridians run through the body, connecting the internal organs and functions with the body surface. Qi can be manipulated at certain points along the meridians. This is commonly done with acupuncture needles.
Health and harmony exist when Qi circulation is plentiful, free and unimpaired. Classical Acupuncture views illness as deriving from imbalances in Qi circulation. You may not have enough, it may be flowing in the wrong direction or it may be stuck somewhere. Your practitioner will determine the nature of your problem using traditional methods of diagnosis. Acupuncture can and is often used in conjunction with Western Medicine.
Japanese Acupuncture is a form developed in recent times, but based on classic Chinese Medical theory. It is generally a very subtle, softer approach that brings about profound healing transformation. The needles are much thinner and are inserted a a very shallow depth.
Diagnosis relies less on the intake information but uses palpatory feeling techniques and pulse interpretation as its main source of pertinent information.
This method is utilized when we want to call upon the more subtle forces of the body to bring about the healing process. Acupuncture is more than just needles. The practice of moxibustion is of equal therapeutic value to needling.
