NEW ENGLAND SCHOOL OF ACUPUNCTURE

T. KOEI KUWAHARA LI C. AC.

Tanshi
Single Needle Technique
Needles and Purpose:
Decide the gauge based on the deficiency or excess
of the area to be needled as well as on the overall
deficiency and excess.
It is non retaining (chishin) needle technique.
The tanshi technique is mainly used during the
root treatment for tonification or dispersion of
defensive ki or nutritive ki.
Tonification for Defensive Ki-1
Areas that are deficient in defensive ki lack
strength, and are depressed and cold. Or, they
could be very soft and lack strength when pressed.
Locate the point within this area and then perform
the stroking technique in order to gather ki to this the stroking technique in order to gather ki to this
spot. At this time care must be taken not to press
more than necessary on this area since doing so
can cause a loss of yang ki. It is best to just lightly
touch the supporting hand to the area with the
acupuncture point.
Tonification for Defensive Ki-2
Next, touch the tip of the needle to the skin,
pointing in the direction of the flow of the
meridian. Hold that position for a few breaths
until the meridian and acupuncture point becomes
warm and stronger. Do not try too hard to insert warm and stronger. Do not try too hard to insert
the needle. It should feel more like the needle just
naturally slips in. Of course, it is important to not
cause any pain.
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Tonification for Nutritive Ki-1
Areas that are deficient in nutritive ki (blood)
usually show a protuberance. Use the flicking and
fingernail pressing techniques to reveal (open) the
acupuncture point at this spot. Place the insertion
tube (or needle tip if you are not using an insertion tube (or needle tip if you are not using an insertion
tube) against the skin and insert the needle.
Tonification for Nutritive Ki-2
Only insert the needle to the depth to which it
gently penetrates, and then wait for the count of a
few breaths while the needled area becomes filled
with ki. However, if there is no feeling of ki filling
the area, try twisting the needle in the direction for the area, try twisting the needle in the direction for
tonification (clockwise) or try vibrating it. Remove
the needle when it feels heavy, as this is an
indication of the arrival of ki.
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Dispersion for Defensive Ki
The technique for the dispersion of defensive ki is
basically the same as the sanshin technique that is
used for the dispersion of defensive ki except that
specific acupuncture points are used for the single
needle technique. A slight insertion of about 1mm needle technique. A slight insertion of about 1mm
is used for this technique, which is generally used
on the yang channels. The patient should feel a
prick similar to that of being bit by a mosquito.
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Dispersion for Nutritive Ki-1
The technique used for the dispersion of nutritive
ki (blood) is used on indurations. First, thoroughly
palpate the selected area to determine the location
of indurations and then insert a needle into the
center of each induration. It is important to not center of each induration. It is important to not
skewer, or needle through, any of the indurations.
Dispersion for Nutritive Ki-2
When indurations are needled, the needle should
start to feel heavy. Hold this position for a few
breaths. However, if it seems to be taking a long
time to make the indurations disappear, try using a
pecking technique: a light and quick thrusting pecking technique: a light and quick thrusting
motion like that of a sparrow. If that does not
work, try the pecking technique with a thicker
needle.
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Needling and Ki:
Create warmth with Oshide. Note appropriate
depth, sensing (especially ki), and timing.
Ki comes like an ocean wave, rising then falling,
and repeats. If this wave is repeated too much, the
needling becomes a dispersion technique and the needling becomes a dispersion technique and the
wave will cease. For this reason, longer is not
better. Timing varies from several seconds to just a
few minutes. The timing of withdrawal is
important. If you miss the first wave, wait for the
second. Withdraw the needle when the wave crests.
Needling and Ki-2
Retaining needles work on the physical ki. JA. style
techniques are working at the mental and spiritual
levels. When balance is attained at this spiritual
level, the physical level will become balanced. 'This
happens at the moment the needle touches the happens at the moment the needle touches the
skin.
Nutritive Ki is traveling at approximately 10
cm/sec. It takes a certain amount of time to
balance the meridian but the moment you touch
the point the pulse changes.