Q. Dear Donna: Is there
anything to avoid with meridians? For example, running them backwards all at once,
sedating heart, governing, central, etc.?A. This
is an important question. Do not flush or sedate heart meridian. Rarely sedate
spleen meridian. There are "forbidden points" in Chinese Medicine, such as
points that are never to be used with a woman who is pregnant. Practitioners should be
familiar with these constraints. They are usually listed on the standard acupuncture
charts available from schools of acupuncture.
But there is another level of answer to this question, which is simply
to stay alert for how the client responds as the work unfolds. Energy interventions give
immediate feedback, and they are also quite forgiving. You can energy test the results of
an intervention when you are unsure, and you can do the opposite procedure (such as
strengthening a meridian you have sedated) to "undo" an intervention. |
