Tracing the Meridians
Energy Medicine That Anyone Can Do
Looking for a form of energy healing that even a beginner can do? Tracing the meridians might be just the thing.
© Fotomy | Dreamstime.comThe Meridian System
Meridians are energy pathways in the body. Traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) has for many centuries studied and worked therapeutically with these energy channels. Acupuncture is the best-known meridian-based healing system, but there are other, ways to work with the meridians that are more accessible to the lay person. Acupressure is one such method, and tracing the meridians is another.To summarize some basic facts: The body's vital energies (called "qi" or "chi" in TCM) flow continuously through these pathways.
There are fourteen meridians. Each one nourishes, maintains and supports a particular organ system of the body. (These overlap with Western medical concepts of the body's organ systems, but aren't precisely the same.)
If the flow of chi in any of the meridians is out of balance —- either too strong or too weak -- the organ system supported by it is disrupted.
Along the channels are some 500 tiny points near the skin surface -- acupuncture points -- that can be stimulated by methods such as acupuncture and acupressure to balance and restore the flow of energy.
Learning acupuncture is a lengthy, complex endeavor. Even acupressure, though far easier to learn than acupuncture, still has a learning curve. Fortunately, meridian tracing does not.
Tracing the Meridians
Introduced and taught by the respected energy healer and teacher Donna Eden, meridian tracing is a form of self-care even a beginner can learn to do, with great benefit to their health and well-being. Doing it regularly will keep your energy (chi) flowing freely through your meridian system, releasing and preventing congestion, blockage and stagnation while refreshing and revitalizing the energy. The small amount of time it takes is a great investment in your health.To do it, you simply move your open hand, either a few inches above or directly on your body, along the course of each of the 14 meridians. You can do it quickly and fairly generally. It's not like acupuncture, where you have to be really, really specific about where you place that needle!
Here's a resource that shows each of the meridians in clear, simple illustrations.
For reference, you might want to refer to Donna Eden's classic book, Energy Medicine.
About Donna Eden and Energy Medicine
Donna Eden is one of the world's most widely respected
healers and a pioneer in bringing the methods of energy medicine to the
public. She is the author of the energy healing classic, Energy Medicine. She strongly emphasizes and teaches self-care and
self-empowerment. Her approach and methods are very practical, and
geared both toward alleviating physical symptoms and building energetic
health.
The form of energy healing she teaches works with meridians, chakras, and the aura, as well as five other energy systems that she perceives: the basic grid, the Celtic weave, the five rhythms, triple warmer, and the radiant circuits.
Both her classic book, Energy Medicine, and her website , are packed with practical, useful information. She also has many videos on YouTube demonstrating how to do her techniques. Though she has retired, her techniques are still taught.
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