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Smells so good

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Okay

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Welcome everyone to this video

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Today, we have Marika here
and she is fast asleep

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She has been gracious enough
to allow me to use her legs today

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in some acupressure

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Locating some acupuncture points,
as well as some massage

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At school, we have been learning
traditional Chinese medicine

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and how to apply all the knowledge
that we've learned about

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different channels and acupuncture points

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in creating an individualized
treatment plan for a patient

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How to assess the patient

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take a traditional Chinese medicine intake

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how to make a diagnosis

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evaluate various differential diagnoses

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which can get quite complicated
because often times

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in traditional Chinese medicine,
it's not that cut and dry

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You often have different
presentations happening at the same time

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One that comes up a lot is liver
qi stagnation

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overacting on the spleen

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It's very, very common here
in the Western world

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because often times, we have suppressed
anger and other emotions like anxiety

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that haven't been released and
worked through

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So they end up building up
in our organs

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The liver is the organ responsible
for anger

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so it holds a lot of anger
and that anger really affects the liver

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Whereas spleen, it's overthinking
and pensiveness and worry

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That's what affects that, so...

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Many, many of us
have spleen qi deficiency

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as well as liver qi stagnation

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I can talk about that more
as we go through the channels

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both the spleen and liver channels
start on the legs

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We also have the stomach channel,
the kidney channel

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that starts on the legs as well

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or the feet rather

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We have the urinary bladder channel
and the gallbladder channel

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that ends at the feet,
if I remember that correctly

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Okay. So we're gonna start off
with a little massage.

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Marika can just continue to drift
off into dreamland

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I like to warm up the channels,
the meridians with some massage

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before I really go into the acupressure

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I'm also going to be drawing
the points

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tracing and drawing, which will
help as a memory aid for me

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as I continue to familiarize
myself with the acupuncture points

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I'm finding it very difficult to
memorize them all

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and I feel like sometimes

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I study them just for the sake
of the exam

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Then once the exam's done, the
memory has disappeared so...

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I'm just going to work on some of this

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If you all haven't checked out Theodore

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my friend, Theodore Castasus

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Their channel, I highly recommend it

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I'll put a link in the 
description below

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Theodore always talks about the
importance of massaging the feet

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You'll find that kidney, 
the kidney channel

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actually starts here right?

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Right in here, I believe

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Let me just double check

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My memory can be a little
distorted at times

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Okay. So it's at the junction
of the distal one third and

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proximal two third of the sole

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From the base of the second toe
to the heel

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That's the line that we're following

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Theodore talks a lot about how
this point is

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where we allow energy 
from the earth to enter

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I know. It can be a little bit
uncomfortable, this point.

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It's also the point where energy 
will flow out

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so it is our connection to mother earth

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Really helps ground us

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Let's work on this one here

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Let me put a little bit of oil 
here as well

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Put right here

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Let me warm up your leg

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Get it nice and hydrated

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and also, allowing the smoothness of
the massage

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It's nice and moisturized

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Just warm up your feet,
they're a little cold

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It's a wonderful point to massage
on yourself

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either in the morning,
at night, perhaps both

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Alright

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Good, good, good, good, good

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I'm like just kind of squeezing the
feet. Might give a massage.

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I'll do the same thing on this
side, just squeezing the feet

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Strange because Marika is actually
asleep right now

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but she's reacting to the massage

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I wonder if she's dreaming about it

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I'm just gonna massage the
achilles tendon right here

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Oh, I know, I know, I know

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It seems like... it's just a little tender

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Very good

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Now I'm just going to do a bit
of massage here

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the patellar region

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Just get a little bit
more of this massage oil

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and just apply it right in here

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Warming up the area

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It can be common for the cold
to enter the knee

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So, it's nice to give it 
a little massage too

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Although, if you really have
cold knees

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it's a good idea to try moxibustion,
just kind of like...

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you can find smokeless moxibustion sticks
and you can use it to really allow

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the heat to penetrate deep into the knees

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Really help warm it up
from the inside

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You can also receive acupuncture
in this area

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and use a method called

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"burning the mountain"

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I think that's what it's called

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It'll really help to heat up
an area

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Just a little bit of mobilization here.
Can help to loosen this up.

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All the ligaments and tendons here

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A little bit

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Just to move it in different directions

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Good

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Okay, very good

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Alright

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So for the second part of the video,
I want to go ahead and locate some points

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draw them, trace them as a memory device
and we can choose some of the points

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to apply some seeds as well,
to help Marika with the next day

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and also with her sleep

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So let's go ahead and start with kidney,
the kidney channel

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since that's what we kind of already
started with in the massage

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So I'm going to use this Burt's Bees liner

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just because it draws on really well
and it's easy to clean off as well

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We're going to start with kidney 1, 
which is at the junction, the distal

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one third, approximate 2 
thirds of the sole

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When the foot is in plantar flexion,
find it in the depression

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Right here

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So when you put in the plantar flexion,
it'll be in the depression

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Okay, so that's kidney one

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Kidney 2 is anterior and inferior
to the medial malleolus

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anterior and inferior to the 
medial malleolus

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in the depression on the lower
border of the navicular tuberosity

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Navicular tuberosity

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I believe it's here

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This point is good for clearing
heat, empty heat

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So, sort of yin deficiency heat
and it regulates the lower burner

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It's also a spring point and a fire point

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Next, we're going to find the source
point, which looks like

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it's right behind the medial malleolus

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Kidney three

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So far, the meridian seems to go like this
but I'll trace it all together later

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so we can get a clearer picture of
how the meridian moves

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And then after kidney 3, we have kidney 4

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which is interesting

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It actually moves

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After that, it goes back here

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Kidney 4 is posterior and inferior
to the medial malleolus

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in the depression anterior to the
attachment of the calcanea tendon

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Right here

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and right here

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Next, we have kidney 5

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which is 1 cun directly inferior
to kidney 3

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in the depression anterior and
superior to the calcaneal tuberosity

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anterior and superior to the
calcaneal tuberosity

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1 cun directly inferior

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1 cun directly inferior

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Roughly that

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Depression anterior and superior. 
About one cun.

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I'm just using my thumb to 
kind of guide me a little bit

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but it's not perfect

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Okay. Next, we have kidney 6

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which looks like it's actually right

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I think maybe my kidney three is a
little bit too close to the medial malleolus

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Is that what I did wrong?

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Depression between the medial 
malleolus and calcaneal tendon

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Okay, so I made a mistake here

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Let me just redo those points

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That's part of the learning process

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Okay, sorry about the little mess here

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Okay, so kidney 3 is in the depression
between the malleolus

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medial malleolus and the calcaneal tendon

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More like this

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More like that

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Like that

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And then, I'll go a bit lower for kidney 5

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Good. And then for kidney 6, we're going
to go in the depression

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at the lower border of the 
medial malleolus

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Okay. So this point would be 
contraindicated in pregnancy

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because you don't want to
use it before the third trimester

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to stimulate labor

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It's interesting, these kidney points

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A lot of these down here

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tend to have some role in regulating
the uterus and menstrual function

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Kidney 5 also has a similar kind
of action

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where it regulates the menses, 
regulates the uterus

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Now we're gonna go up to
kidney 7

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Kidney 7 is 2 cun directly proximal
to kidney 3

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So with 2 cun, we can use 3
fingers roughly

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or we can be a little bit more precise

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We can find kind of a 
tibial plateau here

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From there to the medial malleolus,
it's 13 cun

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Cun is just a...

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It's a measurement that is used
in traditional Chinese medicine

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In Mandarin, it means inches

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but in this case, we actually use
the body as a measurement

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Sort of like different parts of the
body have different

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cun measurements

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You can also use your thumb and 
your fingers but overall

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you also want to look for
the specific landmarks

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and the depressions that coincide with
each point

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So from here to here, 13 cun

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If we go halfway about 6 and a 
half, go a little bit lower

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6

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Then we just divide this into thirds

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So here, which as you can see,
roughly 3 fingers width

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is kidney 7

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Kidney 7 right here.
And you're going to find that it is

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on the anterior border
of the calcaneal tendon

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There we go

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That's the calcaneal tendon,
basically the achilles tendon

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Same thing

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I guess I don't have to mark
it on both sides

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but I've just been doing that

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Alright. So now, we're going to 
be working on this foot

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and like here, while we keep the
other one

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nice and toasty warm

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So, we ended off at kidney 7,
kidney 8

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Kidney 9 is 5 cun directly proximal
to kidney 3

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at the lower end of the belly,
of the gastrocnemius muscle

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the line joining kidney 3,
kidney 10

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Kidney 10 is up here

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Line joining kidney 3 and kidney 10

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It is 5 cun directly proximal

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So...

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Again if it's 13
and it's 5 cun

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Gonna do....

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5 cun

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6

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Or we can even go a bit lower
and do around 5, 5 cun

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and it's gonna be on this
line, connecting from there

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So roughly...

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Especially if this is 2 cun

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Right over there will be kidney 9. 
Kidney 8 moves stagnation

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dissipates masses, regulates
the menses

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and kidney at 9 will nourish the
kidney yin

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Clear the heart, resolve phlegm,
release pain in this area

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If you move up to kidney 10,
then this point is with a knee flex

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We're just gonna flex the knee
a little bit

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Just a little bit like that

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The point is on the medial side
of the popliteal fossa

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between the semitendinosus and
semimembranosus tendons

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level with UB 40

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Okay, so right here

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It's kidney 10

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This point also is good for 
resolving dampness

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and it benefits the kidneys

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So it's interesting that this
resolves phlegm

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that resolves dampness

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I wonder if it's specific in 
this area as well

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that would be interesting to 
look into for future reference

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Then a lot of these points regulate
the lower burner as well

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So the kidney channel does continue
moving up

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It goes up the lower abdomen
and then it looks like

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it continues to go up towards the chest
and along the side of the chest

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and it terminates

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Let's see here. And terminates
on the chest, is what it looks like

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Yeah, but we're not gonna do
any of those points

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not this time

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We'll do it next time

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I want to stick to these

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So I'm going to start with this

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We're gonna trace it all
the way to the first point

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kidney 1 to kidney 2

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Then to kidney 3

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I believe is this one

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I'm gonna go to kidney 4,
then kidney 5, then kidney 6

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and then it's so interesting. 
Kidney 7, 8

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9, and then all the way up, 10

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That's the kidney channel

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It's kind of how it looks like

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It looks kind of like a constellation

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Alright

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Let's keep moving

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I hope you're finding this relaxing

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I'm gonna continue with
the liver channel

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So liver is such an important organ

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Oh my goodness, it's a powerful
organ too

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It is quick to attack other organs

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Like if there's a lot of fire
in liver

00:30:52.900 --> 00:30:55.180
it can scorch the heart

00:30:55.581 --> 00:30:59.581
If the qi is stagnated, that will
attack the spleen

00:31:00.548 --> 00:31:05.978
and yeah, it's a pretty, pretty
fierce organ

00:31:06.313 --> 00:31:11.883
and it also stores the anger 
component as well

00:31:14.095 --> 00:31:18.615
The liver also tends to be the
one to move blood

00:31:19.262 --> 00:31:23.644
So there's a lot of... when 
there's indications

00:31:25.855 --> 00:31:30.935
something like liver blood deficiency, 
where there's not enough blood

00:31:31.440 --> 00:31:32.360
to begin with

00:31:32.367 --> 00:31:34.837
and also not enough blood to
move around

00:31:34.837 --> 00:31:42.647
there tends to be scanty menses,
amenorrhea or oligomenorrhea

00:31:42.647 --> 00:31:44.167
that kind of thing

00:31:44.167 --> 00:31:48.847
So issues with a menstrual cycle
is very common in liver dysfunction

00:31:49.311 --> 00:31:53.311
And then also issues with
irritability and anger

00:31:54.109 --> 00:31:57.589
There can be with liver fire

00:31:57.589 --> 00:32:01.899
the fire can come up into the head

00:32:01.899 --> 00:32:05.459
It can cause vertex headaches

00:32:05.459 --> 00:32:09.899
It can also cause the eyes
to become red

00:32:10.138 --> 00:32:14.138
and the face to take on a red 
complexion

00:32:14.582 --> 00:32:20.352
In liver qi stagnation, you can see 
symptoms of PMS

00:32:20.690 --> 00:32:23.980
So you'll find that there is 
distension in the breasts

00:32:23.980 --> 00:32:27.760
You'll find that there is of course,
irritability

00:32:27.760 --> 00:32:30.680
because liver really does control that

00:32:31.400 --> 00:32:36.200
You'll find pain, cramping
pain as well

00:32:36.455 --> 00:32:39.725
and that's because the qi is stagnating
and it's not moving

00:32:39.725 --> 00:32:43.725
So it's really helpful to
work on this channel

00:32:43.725 --> 00:32:48.725
as well as other points
that can help to regulate the liver

00:32:49.329 --> 00:32:53.699
Alright. So now, we're moving on to the 
liver channel.

00:32:54.595 --> 00:32:59.825
Let's start with liver one, which is
a Jing-Well point

00:33:00.798 --> 00:33:06.728
So this is on the lateral side
of the dorsal, of the big toe

00:33:06.728 --> 00:33:09.328
between the lateral corner
of the nail bed

00:33:09.328 --> 00:33:13.328
and the interphalangeal joint,
just right over here

00:33:14.990 --> 00:33:24.130
And then, we're gonna move to
liver 2, which is over here

00:33:24.130 --> 00:33:27.000
Just the web

00:33:27.479 --> 00:33:33.049
So, liver one is good for regulating
menses

00:33:33.049 --> 00:33:37.342
resolving damp heat, clearing heat,
promoting this smooth flow

00:33:37.342 --> 00:33:44.084
of liver qi, calms the mind
and stops bleeding

00:33:44.084 --> 00:33:48.854
A lot of these points around
the nail bed are really good

00:33:48.854 --> 00:33:52.854
for stopping the bleeding, whether
it's specific to the channel

00:33:53.030 --> 00:33:59.820
Like in this case, moreso to do with
the menstrual blood

00:33:59.908 --> 00:34:05.468
or it could also be used for other
parts of the body as well

00:34:06.444 --> 00:34:08.494
That's a really important point

00:34:08.494 --> 00:34:12.644
Then liver 2, we can actually
clear liver fire

00:34:13.586 --> 00:34:15.486
It can also subdue liver yang

00:34:15.486 --> 00:34:20.776
So as I was... when I was talking about
how when liver yang rises

00:34:20.776 --> 00:34:25.736
it can end up causing headaches,
tremendous irritability

00:34:25.736 --> 00:34:27.976
red eyes, red face

00:34:27.976 --> 00:34:30.136
It's kind of similar to liver fire

00:34:30.669 --> 00:34:33.789
We can help to subdue it,
bring it down

00:34:34.530 --> 00:34:36.530
That can be really helpful

00:34:41.195 --> 00:34:45.195
It can also help to clear heat,
expel interior wind

00:34:45.339 --> 00:34:48.492
remove stagnation, calm the mind

00:34:48.879 --> 00:34:50.959
It also stops bleeding

00:34:52.015 --> 00:34:54.815
Liver 3 is a very famous point

00:34:54.815 --> 00:35:01.995
You'll find it just between
the first and second metacarpals here

00:35:02.149 --> 00:35:05.599
Sorry, meta... metatarsals

00:35:05.599 --> 00:35:10.149
Forgot that we're working
on the feet, metatarsals

00:35:11.001 --> 00:35:15.271
It's just distal sole junction first
and second metatarsal bones

00:35:15.271 --> 00:35:17.381
Such an important point

00:35:17.656 --> 00:35:25.446
The liver 3, if you can needle
liver three, as well as

00:35:25.446 --> 00:35:30.403
LI4, large intestine 4, on
the hands here

00:35:30.403 --> 00:35:34.443
You open up the 4 gates, which
will help to move qi

00:35:34.443 --> 00:35:36.923
It's often used to reduce pain

00:35:37.593 --> 00:35:39.863
Another great thing it'll do is

00:35:39.863 --> 00:35:42.133
it'll help to subdue liver yang

00:35:42.133 --> 00:35:43.893
It can also clear liver fire

00:35:43.893 --> 00:35:45.613
It has so many functions

00:35:46.003 --> 00:35:50.523
It can smooth the flow of liver qi,
so really good for liver qi stagnation

00:35:51.005 --> 00:35:54.695
It can resolve damp heat in
the lower burner

00:35:54.695 --> 00:35:57.705
calm the mind, nourish blood

00:35:57.991 --> 00:36:01.371
There's so many, so many indications
for this point

00:36:01.371 --> 00:36:06.741
and how it's going to act really
depends on what other points you choose

00:36:06.741 --> 00:36:08.981
in the treatment

00:36:08.981 --> 00:36:13.871
and that'll help to guide this
point, as well as LI4 point

00:36:13.871 --> 00:36:19.331
and what it should do while
it synergizes with the rest of the points

00:36:19.331 --> 00:36:21.161
that are needled

00:36:24.417 --> 00:36:28.417
The next point is liver 4.
Zhong Tang, Zhong Feng.

00:36:32.274 --> 00:36:37.024
That's a jing river point, one cun
anterior to the medial malleolus

00:36:39.227 --> 00:36:43.227
and midway between spleen 5
and stomach 41

00:36:43.227 --> 00:36:46.977
depression on the medial side, 
medial side of the tibial centre

00:36:46.977 --> 00:36:49.257
So here's the tibialis anterior tendon

00:36:49.257 --> 00:36:51.847
I can feel it pretty
well right here

00:36:51.847 --> 00:36:55.847
and it will be on the medial side

00:36:55.847 --> 00:36:57.987
Okay, very cool

00:36:59.242 --> 00:37:01.492
Alright, that's liver four

00:37:03.221 --> 00:37:07.221
Now we're gonna move into
some of the higher ones

00:37:07.442 --> 00:37:11.032
Okay, so liver 5

00:37:11.132 --> 00:37:15.542
It's in proximal to 
the tip of the medial malleolus

00:37:15.602 --> 00:37:18.342
medial aspect of the tibia

00:37:19.251 --> 00:37:22.231
Near the medial border, 5 cun

00:37:23.904 --> 00:37:27.024
So it's kind of actually in line
with kidney nine

00:37:27.024 --> 00:37:30.034
which I did not locate on this

00:37:30.619 --> 00:37:33.269
But it is 5 cun

00:37:33.269 --> 00:37:37.269
So let's just measure that really quickly

00:37:41.048 --> 00:37:48.808
Around here, and it's going
to be fairly close on the medial

00:37:48.808 --> 00:37:52.058
It's literally on the medial aspect
of the tibia

00:37:52.058 --> 00:37:53.798
near the medial border

00:37:53.798 --> 00:37:56.318
It's located... you can find it in...

00:37:56.318 --> 00:37:58.718
Oh, you can actually feel the
depression in the bone

00:37:58.718 --> 00:38:00.798
That's really interesting

00:38:00.798 --> 00:38:01.962
Here we go

00:38:02.316 --> 00:38:05.466
Again, this one promotes
a smooth flow of liver qi

00:38:05.466 --> 00:38:09.466
So there's quite a few points here
that will help to do that

00:38:10.148 --> 00:38:11.618
I think we said liver...

00:38:11.618 --> 00:38:13.988
Liver 1, no

00:38:13.988 --> 00:38:19.428
Liver 2, liver 3,
and now liver 5

00:38:20.557 --> 00:38:24.397
Liver 6 seems to do something
similar as well

00:38:24.397 --> 00:38:26.167
and that is 7 cun

00:38:26.167 --> 00:38:29.707
So it's gonna keep going
a little bit higher

00:38:29.707 --> 00:38:32.857
and if we just do this again

00:38:32.857 --> 00:38:33.877
6 and a half

00:38:33.877 --> 00:38:36.547
We're gonna go a little 
bit higher here

00:38:36.547 --> 00:38:39.437
5, okay

00:38:42.567 --> 00:38:44.137
Did I do that one rule?

00:38:44.137 --> 00:38:45.574
Let me just check

00:38:51.389 --> 00:38:52.965
6 and a half

00:38:55.130 --> 00:38:59.130
It should be that depression
that you can actually feel

00:39:00.282 --> 00:39:04.982
Ah, never mind. I've been
palpating it wrong.

00:39:04.982 --> 00:39:09.432
Sorry, so that is 5

00:39:09.432 --> 00:39:17.512
And then, this is 6

00:39:22.276 --> 00:39:24.996
Number 7 is all the way up here

00:39:24.996 --> 00:39:27.016
It's in the upper portion of the medial

00:39:27.016 --> 00:39:29.966
ahead of the gastrocnemius muscle

00:39:29.966 --> 00:39:34.436
One cun posterior to spleen
nine, posterior and distal

00:39:34.436 --> 00:39:36.192
to the medial condyle

00:39:36.827 --> 00:39:40.437
So this is spleen 9

00:39:40.727 --> 00:39:44.457
We're going to go one cun
posterior to find liver 7

00:39:44.547 --> 00:39:49.557
So, we're going to go ahead
and connect all the liver points

00:39:49.557 --> 00:39:52.027
on the lower leg

00:39:52.197 --> 00:39:58.797
So let's start with one right here
and we're gonna go up

00:39:59.507 --> 00:40:02.547
and then we're gonna go
this way

00:40:03.128 --> 00:40:11.418
Then we're going to go this way,
that way and all the way up

00:40:12.361 --> 00:40:16.361
That's the liver and it'll keep
travelling up

00:40:17.452 --> 00:40:21.452
travelling up the leg, the thigh

00:40:23.406 --> 00:40:28.446
lower abdomen, upper abdomen, chest

00:40:28.446 --> 00:40:33.586
Once it goes to the chest, the liver
channel will actually go internal

00:40:34.223 --> 00:40:37.093
It'll go through the liver organ, 
I believe

00:40:37.093 --> 00:40:42.673
and then up the breast tissue
and then up the throat

00:40:43.219 --> 00:40:48.429
and it can actually go... I believe it
goes all the way up

00:40:48.429 --> 00:40:50.319
to the pituitary gland

00:40:50.668 --> 00:40:52.664
So it's... yeah

00:40:54.055 --> 00:40:57.015
By then, you can't really...
you know, needle any of those points

00:40:57.015 --> 00:41:03.485
but you know that, you know where
the liver organ is exerting its functions

00:41:04.114 --> 00:41:08.854
So now, let's work on the spleen
channel, which is...

00:41:09.895 --> 00:41:11.605
I think it's my favourite channel

00:41:11.605 --> 00:41:14.495
because it is so versatile

00:41:14.796 --> 00:41:18.796
These points are used... I use them
all the time

00:41:19.319 --> 00:41:23.319
and I think I'm actually
going to put a seed

00:41:23.946 --> 00:41:27.016
for one of these points for Marika

00:41:27.016 --> 00:41:31.916
I might even put a seed
for the liver channel as well

00:41:32.580 --> 00:41:37.200
I think that could be helpful, just
to circulate her liver qi a little bit

00:41:37.889 --> 00:41:42.209
So let's go back to the liver 
really quickly

00:41:49.283 --> 00:41:54.283
I'm thinking I would like liver 3

00:41:54.283 --> 00:41:56.693
would be really nice to use

00:42:03.086 --> 00:42:07.976
This will help with calming her mind

00:42:07.976 --> 00:42:15.506
calming any irritability or anger
and also helping with

00:42:16.838 --> 00:42:20.248
any stagnation of the liver qi

00:42:22.429 --> 00:42:32.119
That can lead to some pretty painful
cramps and other pains

00:42:32.119 --> 00:42:33.999
around the body

00:42:37.804 --> 00:42:44.534
Sometimes it's not very sticky.
Place it on this foot as well.

00:42:57.342 --> 00:42:58.962
Put that nicely there

00:42:58.962 --> 00:43:01.342
So we're gonna start with
spleen 1

00:43:01.342 --> 00:43:04.732
It is on the medial side
of the big toe

00:43:08.584 --> 00:43:13.974
So liver 1 on this side
and liver 2, I mean

00:43:15.347 --> 00:43:18.437
I am getting sleepy. So liver one
on this side

00:43:18.437 --> 00:43:21.907
and then spleen one on the opposite side

00:43:22.908 --> 00:43:25.208
So this point again

00:43:25.208 --> 00:43:27.788
Good for stopping bleeding

00:43:27.788 --> 00:43:33.288
It can restore consciousness in
the TCM perspective

00:43:33.659 --> 00:43:37.659
and it also helps to harmonize
the spleen

00:43:38.096 --> 00:43:42.896
It will calm the mind, warm
the spleen, open the chest

00:43:42.896 --> 00:43:44.763
and tone by yang

00:43:45.093 --> 00:43:46.523
Just a wonderful point

00:43:47.683 --> 00:43:53.863
Next, we have the spleen 2,
which is a spleen spring point

00:43:53.863 --> 00:43:58.396
and a fire point, medial side
of the big toe

00:43:58.919 --> 00:44:03.869
distal and inferior to the first
metatarsal phalangeal joint

00:44:04.689 --> 00:44:06.919
the junction of the red
and white skin

00:44:06.919 --> 00:44:14.369
just basically where the skin
changes in its texture

00:44:14.369 --> 00:44:16.299
and appearance

00:44:16.845 --> 00:44:22.415
It's gonna be right there

00:44:24.497 --> 00:44:27.747
But it's interesting because
that's what that is

00:44:27.747 --> 00:44:29.757
But then, on here, it's...

00:44:30.434 --> 00:44:32.194
I guess it'll be here

00:44:32.997 --> 00:44:34.322
That's spleen two

00:44:35.872 --> 00:44:40.324
Which harmonizes the spleen, clears heat,
resolves dampness

00:44:40.767 --> 00:44:42.847
calms the mind, harmonize
the stomach

00:44:42.847 --> 00:44:44.627
and tone by spleen yang

00:44:44.627 --> 00:44:46.597
Then we have the source point

00:44:46.597 --> 00:44:50.267
I find the 3 of the channel
tends to be the source point

00:44:50.267 --> 00:44:51.777
not always

00:44:52.070 --> 00:44:56.070
and it is proximal inferior
to the head of the first metatarsal

00:44:57.132 --> 00:45:03.532
So, proximal and inferior at the
junction of the red and white skin

00:45:03.532 --> 00:45:07.532
So basically right here

00:45:08.296 --> 00:45:09.844
Can you see that?

00:45:11.331 --> 00:45:12.541
Right there

00:45:14.361 --> 00:45:16.511
Oh, spleen 3 is a good point

00:45:16.511 --> 00:45:19.121
and that's a good point for 
tonifying the spleen

00:45:19.121 --> 00:45:22.391
and it can resolve dampness and
harmonize the middle burner

00:45:22.391 --> 00:45:23.241
regulate the intestine

00:45:23.241 --> 00:45:26.881
I think this would be a really
good point for Marika

00:45:28.269 --> 00:45:31.149
I don't think we can go
wrong with this one

00:45:34.203 --> 00:45:38.203
So let's go ahead and just make sure

00:45:39.410 --> 00:45:41.052
Place it right here

00:45:41.052 --> 00:45:43.532
I'm going to do the same thing
on the other side

00:45:43.532 --> 00:45:46.442
because we want to make sure
it's balanced

00:45:46.754 --> 00:45:50.754
So it's going to be right here

00:45:51.013 --> 00:45:52.993
Let's put a little seed on there

00:45:52.993 --> 00:45:58.173
Just basically, these seeds are basically
like needles

00:45:58.173 --> 00:46:02.173
but more of a milder long-
term stimulation of the point

00:46:19.358 --> 00:46:20.682
There we go

00:46:22.225 --> 00:46:25.845
After spleen 3, we're gonna move
to spleen 4

00:46:25.845 --> 00:46:30.655
depression, distal and inferior
to the base of the first metatarsal

00:46:31.135 --> 00:46:33.120
base of the first metatarsal

00:46:33.120 --> 00:46:34.780
Good, okay

00:46:35.216 --> 00:46:39.216
Also this junction

00:46:39.811 --> 00:46:41.378
That was kidney 2

00:46:42.462 --> 00:46:45.342
Unless kidney 2 is more here

00:46:45.883 --> 00:46:53.193
Spleen 4 is more metatarsal.
Approximately here

00:46:53.193 --> 00:46:55.453
to the head of the first metatarsal

00:46:57.648 --> 00:46:59.343
Okay, so right here

00:47:00.180 --> 00:47:04.680
Proximal and inferior
at the junction

00:47:07.560 --> 00:47:08.870
I got it, right there

00:47:09.586 --> 00:47:12.016
That's where that is, spleen 4

00:47:12.511 --> 00:47:20.931
And then, spleen 5 is
and might that be a good point

00:47:22.600 --> 00:47:26.660
Tonify spleen in stomach, stops
bleeding, regulates

00:47:26.660 --> 00:47:30.180
That could be a really good
point, but I think spleen 3

00:47:30.180 --> 00:47:31.818
is enough for now

00:47:32.158 --> 00:47:35.498
I might also choose spleen 6
when we get there

00:47:35.498 --> 00:47:40.248
Spleen 5, depression,
distal inferior to the medul...

00:47:40.626 --> 00:47:45.436
medial malleolus, midway between
the tuberosity

00:47:45.436 --> 00:47:49.326
the navicular bone
and the tip of the... ah, okay

00:47:49.326 --> 00:47:51.866
So here, yeah

00:47:52.582 --> 00:47:53.867
Right there

00:47:53.867 --> 00:47:56.507
Spleen 5: tonify spleen and stomach

00:47:56.507 --> 00:47:59.977
regulates intestines, resolves dampness

00:48:00.337 --> 00:48:01.297
calms the mind

00:48:01.297 --> 00:48:05.727
Ouu, that might be a good point
for her, but I also feel like

00:48:05.727 --> 00:48:07.977
I'll just go ahead and choose spleen 6

00:48:07.977 --> 00:48:11.977
because it also promotes a 
smooth flow of liver qi

00:48:12.082 --> 00:48:14.272
Yeah, I'll do that

00:48:14.487 --> 00:48:22.057
So that's spleen 5, spleen 6,
spleen 6

00:48:23.794 --> 00:48:26.171
Spleen 6, 3 cun

00:48:28.020 --> 00:48:29.410
Depression

00:48:30.964 --> 00:48:34.124
Just posterior to tibia

00:48:36.962 --> 00:48:39.972
Right, good

00:48:40.563 --> 00:48:41.193
Spleen 6

00:48:41.193 --> 00:48:47.743
That's a good point, I think for us
to go and put another seed on

00:48:53.515 --> 00:48:55.355
Just make sure... I know

00:48:55.355 --> 00:48:57.245
Let's put a seed on that one

00:48:57.245 --> 00:49:00.275
Let's put a seed on this side as well

00:49:02.237 --> 00:49:04.363
See if I can just

00:49:05.766 --> 00:49:08.036
feel the depression

00:49:08.726 --> 00:49:10.466
Yeah, right there

00:49:16.977 --> 00:49:20.977
Just a little bit closer to the tibia
would be good, I think

00:49:21.796 --> 00:49:22.926
Okay, good

00:49:22.926 --> 00:49:25.426
Okay, so let's keep moving up
the spleen channel

00:49:25.426 --> 00:49:28.556
After spleen 6, we have spleen 7

00:49:28.883 --> 00:49:32.037
which tonifies the spleen, harmonizes
the stomach

00:49:32.113 --> 00:49:34.953
It's 3 cun proximal to 
spleen 6

00:49:34.953 --> 00:49:38.343
on the line joining the tip
of the medial malleolus

00:49:38.605 --> 00:49:41.485
Spleen 9, which we know, 
is right here

00:49:41.633 --> 00:49:45.098
So it is 3 cun proximal
to spleen 6

00:49:45.325 --> 00:49:49.325
Okay, so let me see if I can...

00:49:49.325 --> 00:49:53.965
So here, basically doing this
measurement again and again

00:49:53.965 --> 00:50:01.505
But essentially, it's here
and it is just on the line

00:50:02.012 --> 00:50:09.102
connecting that spleen 7
and then spleen 8

00:50:09.353 --> 00:50:10.657
Keep going

00:50:10.999 --> 00:50:16.199
That's going to be 3 cun
distal to spleen 9

00:50:16.422 --> 00:50:23.232
So again, I'm gonna find...
sort of right here

00:50:23.232 --> 00:50:24.192
on the line

00:50:24.192 --> 00:50:26.842
So that is spleen 8

00:50:26.935 --> 00:50:30.485
And then, we know where spleen
9 is, which is

00:50:30.485 --> 00:50:33.105
such an important point

00:50:33.545 --> 00:50:36.275
Hope you guys can all see that

00:50:37.036 --> 00:50:42.266
Spleen 9 is the point that is
very, very important

00:50:42.266 --> 00:50:45.916
for resolving dampness,
harmonizing the spleen

00:50:46.123 --> 00:50:49.763
It can remove obstructions and
regulate water passages

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So let's go ahead and trace

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So let's start from spleen 1
to spleen 2

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and then spleen 2 to spleen 3

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which we... then spleen 4

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Then spleen 5

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So we're gonna go from
spleen 1, 2, 3, 4, 5

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6

00:51:21.033 --> 00:51:22.434
7

00:51:24.149 --> 00:51:24.989
8

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The last part is right up
here, up to nine

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Alright

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So, that is the end of this video

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I hope you enjoyed it

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I'm gonna go ahead and 
get Marika back on her bed

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so she can really sleep nice
and peacefully

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not set up on a massage table

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Thank you so much for watching

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I hope you were able to relax
and sleep to that

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and I wish you a good night

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I love you all, bye