Shakuju Therapy Seminar in Hawaii

Thank you for attending the fist Shakuju Therapy Seminar in Hawaii! Thanks to Tisha, who organized this workshop, thanks to Mr. Stephen Brown as a fluent interpreter with full of passion for Japanese acupuncture, thanks to Rande who helped Tisha to prepare for the seminar, and thanks to all the attendees who came from all over the states and Australia, the three days seminar was completed successfully!

During the seminar, the morning session began with a lecture of Shakuju Therapy and the demonstration of Shakuju Therapy by Kobayashi Sensei, then in the afternoon the attendees were divided into 8 groups and practice BL 40 insertion and learn the procedure of Shakuju Therapy.

We hope that this seminar gave you some inspiration in your acupuncture practice and understanding. We are looking forward to meeting you at Pacific Symposium 2012 in November at San Diego!!!

demonstration by Kobayashi Sensei

practice session

Hawaii Seminar 2012

Almost Hawaii Seminar

Are you ready for Shakuju Therapy Workshop in Hawaii starting from this Friday, 23rd?? Have you packed acupuncture tools and a swimming wear? Except those, just bring your passion and curiosity for acupuncture with you!

If you are new to Shakuju Therapy, it might be helpful to read "Acupuncture Core Therapy" or "About Shakuju Therapy" series of this blog before the seminar. For those who have attended the SJT seminar before, thank you for coming back!!!

Wishing everybody attending the seminar a safe journey! See you and let us enjoy acupuncture in the big island!!!

Teawase-kai

In Japan, we just had a second Teawase-kai; SJT brushing-up workgroup session yesterday.

Teawase literally means matching or joining hands together. This word is often used in the martial arts sphere, when two or more people meet up and compare each other's skill. So, just like the martial arts, many Shakuju therapy practitioners, regardless of his or her skill and experience, gathered together. They were divided into three people groups, one person treats, another is a patient, and the third person is the watcher.

Actually, this third one is the key person. When the therapist marks Shaku and Back-shu points, he/she always have to ask the third guy for check. Except those, everything is depended on its group. So, for some groups, the practitioner and the watcher are checking and arguing each step and various reference points, but for other groups, the treatment session is just like a normal treatment, observed by the third acupuncturist. Imagine, your each procedure is watched... yes, it is a good pressure.

In the clinical practice, an acupuncturist has to face the patient alone. Acupuncturists are prone to be self-satisfied sometimes. To avoid this, it is a good opportunity to meet up other acupuncturists who have the same interests, same passion in common (please read Therapist's principles 6).

Yes, Shakuju Therapy Workshop in Hawaii is going to be held this weekend!! We are looking forward meeting everybody who are interested in Shakuju Therapy!!! Aloha!

Teawase-kai

Exercise (9)

In synchronized swimming, one plays closing one's nostrils pinching the nose. This is not simply for preventing water coming in from the nostrils, rather indicates that one should not inhale the water through the nose.

One must not breath through the nose when swimming. The modern medicine explains that the water through the nose compress the eustachian tubes, and it makes one loose the sense of balance and drown as a result. Water has the much thicker density of qi than air, so it is impossible to inhale such qi through the nose in one breath. That's why even if there is no influence on the eustachian tubes, one feels discomfort, such as the pain in the nose. When one requires the supply of gas is rapidly, the body uses the mouth.

 *This article is translated from "Yamai hitokuchi Memo" written by Shoji Kobayashi, 2005.