The Extraordinary Channels and the Treatment of Autoimmune Disorders

Course overview

The Qi Jing Ba Mai, or Eight Extraordinary Channels, are the basic template of life, regulating physical, mental and spiritual development from creation to death. The Qi Jing Ba Mai also protect the body during times of abrupt and unforeseen illnesses, which cannot be dealt with through the regular channel network; as written in the classics: "When the network vessels (the main and connecting channels) are filled to overflowing, the perverse Qi is diverted to the Extraordinary Channels… thus the person is saved from certain death." (Nan Jing 27) This system can save us from "certain death", but at the cost of stagnation of perverse Qi within the extraordinary channels, creating deep and chronic imbalances between Ying Qi and Wei Qi. These are the autoimmune diseases, where the body attacks itself. The seminar will explore the pathogenesis and treatment of autoimmune disorders including unique diagnostic and needling techniques for the eight extraordinary channels, the energetics of points, internal pathways connecting the channels, and specific protocols for treatment.