What's In An Acupuncturist's Toolkit?!
01/23/24 • 24 min
💼 This week, Ben asks Gabriella, What's In An Acupuncturist's Toolkit?! Gabriella highlights the characteristics of acupuncture needles, emphasising their fine and solid nature. Gabriella explains the minimal sensation during needling and the technique of brief needle insertion in Five Element Acupuncture.
They touch on moxa, a herb used to heat points before needling, mentioning its warming effect and pleasant fragrance. Beyond physical tools, Gabriella emphasises the importance of the acupuncturist's senses—sight, sound, smell, and touch—in diagnosing and treating patients holistically. She discusses how these sensory tools help perceive subtle changes in a patient's condition, from detecting imbalance through Colour, Sound, Odour and Emotion to gauging the state of a patient's energy through touch and understanding the emotional aspects of their well-being.
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💼 This week, Ben asks Gabriella, What's In An Acupuncturist's Toolkit?! Gabriella highlights the characteristics of acupuncture needles, emphasising their fine and solid nature. Gabriella explains the minimal sensation during needling and the technique of brief needle insertion in Five Element Acupuncture.
They touch on moxa, a herb used to heat points before needling, mentioning its warming effect and pleasant fragrance. Beyond physical tools, Gabriella emphasises the importance of the acupuncturist's senses—sight, sound, smell, and touch—in diagnosing and treating patients holistically. She discusses how these sensory tools help perceive subtle changes in a patient's condition, from detecting imbalance through Colour, Sound, Odour and Emotion to gauging the state of a patient's energy through touch and understanding the emotional aspects of their well-being.
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What Is Five Element Acupuncture?!
🪡 In this week's episode What Is Five Element Acupuncture?!, the hosts elaborate further on Five Element Acupuncture, a unique approach to medicine. Ben starts by asking Gabriella about the basics of acupuncture, the insertion of needles into specific points on the body to influence the flow of Qi and restore health. Gabriella, with over 20 years of experience in Five Element Acupuncture, describes its focus on observing how nature manifests in individuals.
They touch upon the differences between Five Element Acupuncture and other acupuncture styles, noting the emphasis on treating the root cause rather than just symptoms. They discuss the multitude of acupuncture points and the idea that treating the individual's underlying imbalance can address multiple symptoms simultaneously.
In the second part, the hosts hypothesise on how the points and meridian system might have been discovered. They also touch upon the transition of Five Element Acupuncture from the East to the West, crediting JR Worsley for popularising it in Western countries. Ben, whose late grandfather was JR Worsley, and Gabriella, who has extensive training in this tradition, share anecdotes about him and the challenges he faced in promoting acupuncture during a time when it was often regarded as quackery.
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How Does Five Element Acupuncture Help?!
🆘 In this week's episode How Does Five Element Acupuncture Help?!, Ben asks Gabriella about the incredible ways Five Element Acupuncture can change lives. Gabriella shares stories from her 20+ years of professional practice. Patients such as Trevor, who said goodbye to laxatives after decades, and Tina, who found relief from chronic pain in just one session.
They also discuss the science behind acupuncture, from easing depression to boosting fertility. But it's not just about physical health—acupuncture can also help with life direction, as seen with Alex's career change after kicking alcohol.
And then there's Paolo's story, a true testament to the power of acupuncture in recovering from a near-death experience.
As they wrap up, they dream of a future where Western medicine and acupuncture work together for even better patient care.
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What's The Point?! - What's In An Acupuncturist's Toolkit?!
Transcript
Pt. 1
Ben: So, What is in an Acupuncturist’s Toolkit?!
Gabriella: Well, not surprisingly perhaps, a needle is an acupuncturist’s toolkit. But it’s not the only tool. Today, I’m going to talk about not only our needles, but other things we use in order to restore balance and therefore the potential of health in our patients, a herb called moxa for example.
So, first let’s talk about needles. For some this is a scary word, but compared to many needles
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