Acupuncture Imaging: Perceiving the Energy Pathways of the Body

A practical guide to the bodymind-energetic approach of acupuncture• Teaches readers to reorient their thinking in order to see, feel, and experience the energetic field of the body and psyche• Explores French and Japanese influences on acupuncture and the resulting stylistic variations in the contemporarypractice of this ancient technique• Includes guidance on treatment planning and implementation for practitioners and their patientsA pioneer in the field of body energetics, Mark Seem explains in Acupuncture Imaging how bodyworkers and their clients can develop a clear understanding of the energetic systems of the bodymind to arrive at a personal approach and treatment style in acupuncture and all other meridian therapies. He shows how to recast and reconceptualize physical, emotional, and psychological problems in terms of disrupted energy flow, enabling readers to see, feel, and experience these disturbances in a way that allows for change. By approaching the meridian systems in visual and sensory terms, a practitioner is able to tell the energetic “story” that he or she is exploring with a patient, thereby guiding and assisting the healing process. Acupuncture Imaging will be of great help to students, teachers, practitioners, and patients of the diverse energetic and meridian therapies, particularly shiatsu and acupressure, as well as psychotherapists and those interested in Eastern concepts of medicine.