Luo Vessels Acupuncture

Dozent: 

Larry Ibarra Fredes

Larry Ibarra Fredes began learning Traditional Chinese Medicine at the age of 13 as a private student in Chile, where he was born. Later he studied at various Chilean, Chinese (Guangzhou, Beijing and Hunan) and European institutes. Since 1997 he has worked as a therapist and trainer at several institutions of the Ministry of Health Chile and at his own clinic in Porto, Portugal. Since 1999 he is teaching in differentfields of Traditional Chinese Medicine, philosophy and martial arts, such as acupuncture, Chinese herbology, Yi jing, Ba zi, Feng shui, Tai chi, Qi gong and more, in Chile, Venezuela, Spain, Portugal and Germany, collaborating with several institutions, among them the Higher Institute of Health Sciences Cespu and the Faculty of Medicine of the University of Porto.

Larry Ibarra Fredesis the founder and director of the European Institute of Traditional Chinese Studies IEETC in Porto, Portugal. His main interest is the research and translation of Classical Chinese medicine literature.

Date: 23./24.03.2019 (Sa./So.)

(Sa.:10:00–18:00, So.:  9:00–16:00 )

Entry requirements: 

Basic knowledge of Chinese medicine & acupuncture

Language: English (leicht verständliches Englisch)

Location: Hochschule Bonn-Rhein-Sieg Campus Rheinbach, Address: Von-Liebig-Straße 20, 53359 Rheinbach, Germany

Cost:

‚Early-bird‘: registration before 20.02.2019 

372€,  (AGTCM-member & Alumnus of SGTCM: 298€)

Later registration

398€,  (AGTCM-member & Alumnus of SGTCM: 318€)

Course information:

What are the Luo vessels? Why and when should we select them? How can we apply them? These are some of the questions we will clarify in this course. In the Classics the Luo vessels (collaterals) play a very important role, especially in the treatment of emotional problems, pain syndroms and chronic conditions. The better understanding of the Luo vessels concept helps us to realize the deep relation of the body and the Shen (spirit) and the Luo vessels as abridge between them. Unfortunately nowadays this knowledge is almost forgotten. The course focuses on the view of the Luo vessels in the Classics, such as the Huang Di Nei Jing黃帝內經(Yellow Emperor’s Inner Classic), the Nan Jing難經(Classic of Difficulties) and the Zhen Jiu Jia Yi Jing 鍼灸甲 經 (Systematic Classic of Acupuncture and Moxibustion). They explain how the human spirit is able to reach the different levels of the body and connect the body with the emotions.These connections, under pathological circumstances, create a vast scope of emotional, mental and physical symptoms and signs, such as anxiety, mania, pain syndromes, atrophy, respiratory and urinary problems, skin problems, etc.. During the course we will explore how to diagnose Luo vessels disorders and how to differentiate them from problems in the main channels, including pulse diagnosis and inspection of the channels and, of course, how to treat them. Different classic needling and bleeding methods will be explained and demonstrated.

Content:

• Explanation of Luo vessels structures from theClassics
• Classification of Luo vessels and identification in practice
• Classical diagnosis of Luo and Jing vessel problems
• Practical applications of treating emotional and physical disorders
• Classical needling and bleeding methods