Distal Acupuncture Intensive for Instant Pain Relief Seminar Recording
Event recorded 23rd to 25th June 2023.
Presenting Cole Magbanua, author of “Bodymapping Acupuncture Technique: In the Spirit of Master Tung”
Course Description
Dr. Cole Magbanua’s Bodymapping Acupuncture Technique is an anatomical based distal point method following in the spirit of Master Tung’s acupuncture.
This a beginner/foundations, intermediate and advanced course. It is jam packed with information that offers both the basics of distal point acupuncture with an emphasis on channel location, point selection, and needle technique. Anatomical bone and muscle correspondence, and the treatment of them will be covered.
Power techniques and sample treatments are performed.
After completion, students will be able to immediately apply the technique in clinic with a deeper understanding of the theory and mechanisms of frequently used and effective acupuncture and Master Tung Points listed below.
Course Outline
Day 1 – Beginners and Foundations
Parts 1 and 2 offers the basics of distal point acupuncture with an emphasis on channel location, point selection, and needle technique. Anatomy and muscle correspondence will also be looked at. The most used and effective acupuncture points will be covered in detail with emphasis on location, usages, and needle technique.
Parts 3 and 4 will cover channel location, specific and accurate point location, effective needling technique, and demonstration and practice time. Needling demonstrations and treatments will round out the lecture.
Content Covered:
- What is Bodymapping acupuncture technique
- Features of Bodymapping
- Development of Bodymapping
- Bodymapping Imaging Theory: Bodymapping images, extremities image, torso image, head image
- Bodymapping channel relationships
- Chinese name pairs
- Clock opposite pairs
- Same channel
- Specific channel mapping
- Band Theory
- Human anatomical relationships introduction
- Favorite and discovered points and locations
- LU 1-2, 5-6, 7-9, 10, Chong zi, Chong Xian
- LU, LI5, LI6-8, LI10
- ST 32, ST36-37, ST38-39, ST43
- SP 5/LR4, SP5.5, SP9
- Examples and demonstration of acupuncture technique and point location
Day 2 – Intermediate
This day is a continuation of the favourite and effective points. Needle technique, angles, and location will be discussed and demonstrated. Anatomical palpation and treatment based on anatomical correspondence will be covered. Needling demonstrations and treatments will round out the lecture.
Content Covered:
- Review of images and channel relationships
- Focus Points: HT 3, HT4-7, Pisiform point, Mu guan, Gu guan
- SI 3-5, SI Joint point, Gan Men, SI9-10
- BL 9-10, BL57-Achiles, BL58-40, Zheng Jin – Bo Qiu, BL60
- KD 3-7, KD6, KD22-27
- PC 3.5, PC4, PC5-6, PC7
- TW 15
- GB 32-34, GB39, GB41
- LR 3.5, LR5
- CV 9-15, CV15-22, CV22-24
- GV 20
- Examples and demonstration of acupuncture technique and point location
Day 3 – Advanced
This day is devoted to marching down the body from head to toe, covering all channels and strategies for treatment. Areas of focus are head, neck, upper back, chest, lumbar and hip. The advanced BodyMapping imaging of specific muscle relationships on the opposite side of the body, and the treatments from them will be covered. Parts 3 and 4 will be divided into further exploration of muscle relationships, needle location and demonstration.
Content Covered:
- Review of images and channel relationships
- Bone and joint comparisons
- Muscle, tendon and ligament comparisons
- Strategies and point combinations for most used specific areas – channel and muscle diagnosis and treatment
- Head strategies – headaches, facial pain, TMD, sinuses, tooth pain, trigeminal neuralgia, EENT
- Neck strategies – whiplash, disk injuries, thoracic outlet
- Chest strategies – chest pain, heart muscle, breast pain, rib pain, broken rib, shingles
- Upper back strategies – scapular pain, subscapularis, levator scapula, trapezius, paraspinal
- Lower back and hip strategies – lumbar strain, paraspinal pain, spinal pain, sciatica, SI joint, sacral and coccyx pain, iliopsoas, piriformis syndrome
- Specific anatomical and muscle correspondence for most used specific areas
- Iliopsoas, inguinal ligament, pubic tubercle
- Piriformis, gluteus maximus, minimus, medius, TFL
- Hamstring
- SI joint – thoracolumbar fascia
- Examples and demonstration of acupuncture technique and point location
About Cole Magbanua
Cole Magbanua started learning holistic medicine in 1991. He studied with doctors from a variety of medical traditions including Chinese, Korean, Ayurvedic and Himalayan while travelling around the world.
He graduated from The Oregon College of Oriental Medicine in 1997. He has worked in a busy public health clinic, private practice, and volunteer clinics refining and using the Bodymapping Acupuncture Technique during the last 20 years.
He was faculty at the Oregon College of Oriental Medicine for 6 years and served as Clinic Supervisor, Herbal Dispensary Manager, and Teaching Faculty, sharing his unique style of Acupuncture.
He holds a certificate in plant based nutrition from the Center for Nutrition Studies at Cornell University. He teaches seminars and gives lectures on Acupuncture, Chinese medicine, and nutrition.
What You Get After You Complete The Course
- Notes to keep
- 16 CPD Points
- CPD Certificate
- 5 year access
- Unlimited revisions during access period