Huang Di: “The conduits vessels enable one to determine death and survival, to cope with the hundred diseases, and to balance depletion and repletion. It is inappropriate not to be knowledgeable about them.”’ Ling Shu 10 Correcting the flow within the channels as the basis of treatment is a core idea most acupuncturists learn but this deceptively simple strategy often gets overshadowed by modern approaches. The meridian therapy model developed in Japan in the 1930s was a return to a classical approach to acupuncture, the name was chosen to differentiates it from western style dry needling, though it can also be seen as differentiating it from zang-fu based syndromes. It is characterised by an emphasis on palpation; of abdomen, channels and especially pulse diagnosis. There is a clear differentiation between root and branch treatment with root treatment being based on needling protocols from the Nan Jing and a flexible approach to branch symptom treatment methods. This course will teach you a structure for treatment, a systematic method of diagnosis and needling, and a range of options for supportive and symptom management. It will help you understand how different styles of acupuncture can co-exist and how you could integrate these classical methods with your existing practice into a cohesive whole. The course is part theory and part practice. We will see how different aspects of diagnostic information fit together, what is useful for treatment as against what gives you context and nuance for point selection. We will spend time practicing palpation, especially pulse; understanding pulse quality and learning a method of differentiating relative strengths of positions. There will be guided practice of this and other practical aspects as well as discussion of interpretation, strategies for needling and options for symptomatic treatment. Day 1 Introducing meridian therapy – its roots in the Nei Jing and Nan Jing and how it differs from other approach Understanding Root and Branch and the relationship of organs to channels, substances and climates Diagnostic information and its meaning The 4 key root patterns Pulse – Quality and relative strength Practice Day 2 Review/Q & A Palpation – understanding depth Abdomen Channels Forming a diagnosis Needling protocols, options for techniques Treating yang channels Review of Root treatment Day 3 Review/ Q & A Supportive treatment – the back Symptom treatment options Structuring a complete treatment Course Details Date Saturday 10, Sunday 11 & Saturday 17 May 2025 9.30-5pm