Meridians for Body workers/Massage Therapists
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Only reason I am adding this section is because it is required by the National
Certification Board. In my opinion, it is totally ridiculous to ask such questions on an exam
that is supposed to measure basic massage skills. Knowing the meridians
can enhance your techniques, but is not necessary by any means. A
beginning therapist may know where the lines are but that in no way guarantees
they know how to use them. I also find it interesting that people just seem
to go along with this and take the word of the NCBTMB about this. This
does not mean that I don't appreciate eastern techniques and philosophy. I
think that if someone wants to study meridians and understand Chinese medicine I
would highly recommend a complete 3 year training as an acupuncturist or
Oriental Medicine Doctor. If
you are so inclined, Please protest the requirement to NCBTMB.
There
are many websites already out there that address the meridians. Here are a few
that I have found.
http://www.acumedico.com/meridians.htm
-has pictures of meridians and points
http://www.qi-journal.com/tcmarticles/acumodel/listpoints.asp
or
to search go to www.google.com and search
for meridians or acupuncture meridians.
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