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What is the energy found everywhere in everything?
CHI
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An energy pathway related to a corresponding organ is called?
Meridian
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1st circuit meridian, time, nature, element
- Lung 3-5am Yin Metal C/Fg
- Large Intestine 5-7am Yang Fg/F
- Stomach 7-9am Yang Earth F/Ft
- Spleen 9-11am Yin Ft/C
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2nd circuit meridian, time, nature, element
- Heart 1-1pm Yin Fire C/Fg
- Small Intestine 1-3pm Yang Fg/F
- Bladder 3-5pm Yang water F/Ft
- Kidney 5-pm Yin Ft/C
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3rd circuit meridian, time, nature, element
- Pericardium 7-9pm Yin Fire C/Fg
- Triple Warmer 9-11pm Yang Fg/F
- Gallbladder 11-1am Yang Wood F/Ft
- Liver 1-3am Yin Ft/C
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How long does each meridian have peak time during the day?
2 hours
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What is the name of the theory Lao Tsu built his philosophy upon?
Taoism
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List 5 phases of Creation Cyle in proper order
FEM WA WOO
- Fire
- Earth
- Metal
- Water
- Wood
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Blank translated as Spirit is stored in the Blank
Heart
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Yin means?
Shady side of hill
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Yang means?
Sunny side hill
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If you have time to work only 1 meridian what should you work?
Yin - more powerful energy
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Acupressure pro vs con
- Pro Con
- No side effects Can take longer
- Not invasize Time intensive
- less money Client holistic
- responsibility
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Acupoint *3 characteristic of specific anatomical location on a body
- 1 - low electrical resistance
- 2 - heightened CHI flow
- 3 - tenderness & sensitivity
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In what form is Taoism written?
Paradox
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What is the way, the one, the absolute?
Tao
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Yin
- Shady side hill
- cool, relaxed, dark
- Intransform blood
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Yang
- Sunny side hill
- warmth
- activity
- brightness
- Outtransform nutrients
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Characteristics of Yin & Yang
- compliment one another
- continuous
- Each in one another
- Yin attract Yang; Yang attract Yin
- Yin repel Yin; Yang repel Yang
- No judgment
- Together produce all phenomena
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Jing
- Essence
- only in living
- deplete w/poor health habits
- level set at birth
- stores energetic aspect kidney
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Shen
- spirit of life
- consciousness
- stored in heart
- separates human from non-human
- only humans have shen
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CHI
- in everything
- without CHI there is no Jing or Shen
- Cadaver has Chi but no Jing
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How many primary meridians are there? Bilateral or unilateral?
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What are the 2 midline meridians?
Ren or Conception - runs perineum up front body to lower lip
Du or Governing - tip of coccyx up back over midline of head to upper lip
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Meridian Function
- transport CHI and Blood
- regulate yin & yang
- resist pathogens
- transmit sensation & regulation of deficiency
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4 ways to influence CHI flow
- 1 - change of season
- 2 - stress
- 3 - physical activity
- 4 - diet
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CHI flow pathway connect blank areas of body to blank areas?
superficial, internal
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What way does the CHI flow?
How many times in 24 hours
(sing to tune head, shoulders, knees & toes)
- Chest - Fingers
- Fingers - Face
- Face - Feet
- Feet - Chest
- 3 times
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Tsun/Cun measurement chart
- 1 tsun = width clients thumb
- 1.5 tsun = pointer finger & middle finger
- 2 tsun = pointer, middle, ring
- 3 tsun = all 4 fingers
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8 principles or parameters Yin/Yang
(health conditions)
- Yin 6 divisions Yang
- Cold Heat
- Interior Exterior
- Deficiency Excess
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What is Sheng?
- Creation Cycle
- Clockwise
- Each phase supports & gives energy to next
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What is KO?
- balances creation by inhibiting or suppressing phase connected by lines to make a 5 point star.
- Always skip one cycle
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Fire
Season, color, yin & yang organ, climate, flavor/taste, emotion, orifice, sense organ, sound, tissue, indicator, fears, archetype
- Summer
- Red
- Heart/Pericardium (yin)
- Sm. intestine, triple warmer (yang
- heat
- Bitter
- Joy
- Genitals
- Tongue/speech
- Laughing
- Blood vessels
- Complexion
- Dullness
- Wizard
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Earth
- Late Summer
- yellow
- spleen
- stomach
- dampness
- sweet
- worry
- mouth
- mouth/taste
- singing
- muscles
- lips
- conflict/disconnect
- peacemaker
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Metal
- Autumn
- white
- lungs
- large intestine
- dryness
- pungent/spicy
- sadness/grief
- nose
- nose/smell
- weeping
- skin/body hair
- skin/ body hair
- chaos
- alchemist
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Water
- Winter
- Blue/Black
- kidney
- bladder
- cold
- salty
- fright/fear
- ears
- ears/hearing
- groaning
- bones/marrow
- head hair
- exposure
- philosopher
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Wood
- Spring
- green
- liver
- gallbladder
- wind
- sour/acrid
- anger
- eyes
- eye/sight
- shouting
- sinews
- nails
- confinement
- pioneer
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An area of low electrical resistance, tenderness & heightened CHI flow is known as an?
Accupoint
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One and a half tsun is equal to the width of blank fingers?
2
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Anemia is a physical indicator of what phase?
earth
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Heaven, day, and expansion are qualities of what?
Yang
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The nose orifice is what phase?
meta
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Taking in and letting go is a characteristic belonging to what phase?
metal
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Acupressure was developed in what country?
China
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Earth archetype?
peacemaker
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in the control cycle metal controls wood by what?
cutting
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Flavor/taste metal?
pungent/spicy
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What phase controls speech?
fire
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Conflict/disconnect fear belong to which phase?
earth
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Excessive worry or concern indicator which phase?
earth
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In the control cyle Earth controls water?
absorbing
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In the control cycle Fire controls metal?
melts
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In the control cycle water controls fire?
extinguishes
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In the control cycle wood controls earth?
Holds
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True/False
Earth likes to be in the middle helping command around them?
True
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T/F
Earth out of balance can become, manipulative, seeks fulfillment through food?
True
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T/F
When earth is balanced they are nurturing, trust worthy, compassionate
True
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Stomach/Physical
- Holds food while ripens
- Holds center
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Spleen/pancreas physical
- Fertility & menstruation
- vitality
- transport, transform nutrients
- produce blood
- Pancreas-produce digestive enzymes and insulin
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Spleen & stomach/ mental, emotional
Centered, grounded, clear boundaries, sympathy, empathy
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Physical indications of Earth
- High/low blood sugar
- anemia
- slow healing, varicous veins
- prolapsed organs and hemorrhoids
- fatigue in muscles
- mold, mildew, fugnus
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Behavioral indications Earth
- Excessive concern, worry
- craves sweets, attention
- poor self esteem
- hypersensitivity to criticism
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Heart/physical
- Emperor of all organs
- rhythm of life
- circulates bood and CHI
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Small Intestine/physical
- Separates pure from impure
- nourishes body
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Heart/ mental, emotional
- communication
- love
- intuition, sensitivity
- passion, charisma
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Small Intestine/ mental, emotional
- Assimilation of ideas
- clarity, filtering thought
- confidence
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Heart/spiritual
- Houses SHEN
- psychic ability, intuition
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Small Intestine/spiritual
ability to judge wisely
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Fire/ physical indications
- Flushed face and rashes
- speech disorders
- excessive sweating, thirst
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Fire/ behavioral indications
- anxiety
- inability to focus and concentrate
- forgetfulness
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