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#18 -TCM Headaches – 0 Governing Vessel/Central Vessel

#18 -TCM Headaches – 0 Governing Vessel/Central Vessel   Governing Vessel/Central (Conception) Vessel The Governing and Central Vessels are the main rivers of the body’s energies.  They are two branches of the same source, one yin, and one yang.  They are near perfect examples of the duality…

#17 -TCM Headaches – 6 Small Intestine/Heart

#17 -TCM Headaches – 6 Small Intestine/Heart The Triple Warmer/Pericardium and Small Intestine/Heart – are, generally, thought of and worked with together.  The season of summer describes these meridians.  The explosiveness and heat of fire are also descriptive of the energy of these meridians.  The first 2…

#16 -TCM Headaches – 5 Triple Warmer/Pericardium

#16 -TCM Headaches – 5 Triple Warmer/Pericardium The Triple Warmer/Pericardium and Small Intestine/Heart – are, generally, thought of and worked with together.  The season of summer describes these meridians.  The explosiveness and heat of fire are also descriptive of the energy of these meridians.  The first 2…

#12 TCM Headaches – 1 Gallbladder/Liver

#12 TCM Headaches – 1 Gallbladder/Liver We will begin our discussion of meridians, their associated organs, and their relationships to headaches by discussing the Gallbladder/Liver meridian pair.  We are beginning here because so many headaches – and other health problems – are related to problems in the liver…

#11 TCM Headaches – Meridians Intro

#11 TCM Headaches – Meridians Introduction The Movement of Vital Energy Meridian is the term we will use to describe one important and basic part of the overall energy distribution system of the body.  I like to think of meridians as energy veins.  These meridians are the pathways by which…