ACCUPUNCTURE MERIDIANS PATHWAYS OF CHI

 
Acupuncture Meridians Pathways of Chi Energy

Acupuncture meridians are called many names. These names includes Chinese meridians, energy meridians, and Chi meridians, just to name a few. These meridians carry the life energy that vitalizes all life forms and allows them to grow. Different cultures call this life energy by different names; Chi, subtle energy, life force, Spirit, Prana, and vital energy are all just some of its titles.



Like electricity, this energy is invisible to the human eye. However, some experienced Chinese doctors can feel and trace these pathways of energy with their hands. About 5,000 years ago Chinese doctors mapped these meridian lines. The discovery and understanding of these pathways of energy led to the development of acupuncture to balance Chi.



Acupuncture Meridians Chart


Think of these acupuncture meridians as streams or rivers flowing with energy. Like a river that provides life-giving water to its surrounding areas, the acupuncture meridians distribute revitalizing energy to the surrounding area of the body.
Sometimes, however, the flow of energy is disrupted. An overload of energy in the form of strong emotions and trauma can block the flow of Chi. It is like a surge of electricity going to your TV and causing a circuit to blow. Optimal health depends on energy consistently flowing; balanced, free, and uninterrupted throughout the entire body.

This is where EFT comes in. Practicing EFT will help clear energy disruptions in your acupuncture meridians. Allowing energy to once more flow freely to all parts of your body. Go to EFT Tapping to learn more about this amazing meridian tapping technique.

Acupuncture meridians can be found throughout the body. There are many acupuncture points along these meridians that are energy reservoir where energy is collected over time. These meridian points can be stimulated with needles, physical pressure, or tapping to release or redistribute energy.

There are 12 primary acupuncture meridians. These channels surface to the skin twelve separate times and appear to be segments. Under the surface, however, these meridians interconnect with one another. Each one is named for the primary organ or system they distribute energy to. Two pathways, called the central and governing meridians, are considered meridians as well, even though they do not correspond to a particular major organ system.

Each Chinese meridian has a time period where its particular energy is strongest. They are also associated with specific emotions.

Listed below are the twelve primary energy meridians, their time periods and the main emotions linked with them:

1. LUNG MERIDIAN (3am - 5am); grief, intolerance
2. LARGE INTESTINE MERIDIAN (5am - 7am); guilt
3. STOMACH MERIDIAN (7am - 9am); disgust, greed
4. SPLEEN MERIDIAN (9am - 11am); worry, anxiety about the future
5. HEART MERIDIAN (11am - 1pm); joy, anger
6. SMALL INTESTINE MERIDIAN (1pm - 3pm); insecurity, sadness
7. BLADDER MERIDIAN (3pm - 5pm); fright, impatient, restless
8. KIDNEY MERIDIAN (5pm - 7pm); fear, indecision
9. PERICARDIUM/CIRCULATION-SEX (7pm - 9pm); hurt, extreme joy, jealousy, regret
10. TRIPLE WARMER/THYROID MERIDIAN (9pm - 11pm); hopelessness, depression, despair
11. GALL BLADDER MERIDIAN (11pm - 1am); rage, wrath
12. LIVER MERIDIAN (1am - 3am); anger, unhappiness

The tapping points for EFT are located at specific points along the Chinese meridians. These points are at the beginning or end of the pathways or where the pathways rise close to the surface. Here is the list of tapping points for the Short-Cut Version of EFT and their associated meridians ( see EFT Learning for point location on the body):
1. Karate Chop Point - Small Intestine Meridian
2. Top of Head - Governing Meridian
3. Beginning of Eyebrow Point - start point of the Bladder Meridian, Stomach Meridian
4. Side of Eye Point - end point of the Triple Warmer Meridian, beginning point of the the Gall Bladder Meridian, Small Intestine Meridian
5. Under the Eye Point - Stomach Meridian
6. Under Nose Point - end point of the Governing Meridian, Large Intestine Meridian
7. Chin Point - end point of the Central or Conception Meridian, Stomach Meridian
8. Collarbone Point - Kidney Meridian
9. Under Arm Point - ending point of the Spleen Meridian
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The public must take complete responsibility for their use of EFT (Emotional Freedom Techniques). Eloisa C. Ramos is not a licensed health professional. This website is provided for educational purposes and to help expand the use of EFT in the world. This website represents the good faith ideas of its founder, but not necessarily those of Gary Craig, founder of EFT.

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