Acupuncture Video Archive

Acupuncture Videos


Allison Bower, L.AC., M.AC., will demonstrate and explain various Acupuncture points in CVWC's monthly video series, "Point of the Month©."  These videos will answer some common questions, such as, "Does it hurt?" "What can Acupuncture do for me?"

To schedule an appointment and/or ask Allison a question call 216.364.0152 or email - [email protected].

November 2011 Point of the Month©
"Greatest Hole"

This point is a lung official that is all about purity and self worth.
With this point we will be able to move the phlem in the lung, move old grief and move longing out. 
This will make presence to our life fully and we will let go what is not valuable anymore.

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October 2011 Point of the Month©
"Joining of the Valleys" on the colon meridian

The colon is paired with the lungs in the metal element.

This is source point and entry point for the colon and the exit point from the lungs.

"Joining of the Valleys" brings together the lungs' receiving ability into the colon which is about letting go.

This is the supreme point for letting go of all that does not serve us in life on every level.

September 2011 - Point of the Month© - "Great Capital"

2nd point on the Spleen Meridian
This is a Fire point in the Earth element; so it is the fire within the earth.
Found on the Big Toe
It tonifies and warms the Earth so our life's harvest can flourish. It satiates a hungry heart

If the fire within earth is deficient, we will have slow digestion and a lack of joy
If the fire within earth is excessive, we will have a heavy heart and try to satiate ourselves with many things, often food. So this is also a good point for weight issues

Earth and spleen rule the muscles, so if there is too much fire in the muscles, that shows as Fibromyalgia.

August 2011's Point of the Month©
"Leg Three Miles" on the Stomach Meridian

This is a Horory Point - each point has a time of day that it is at its peak or highest energy. It also happens to be a point that is in season. (Earth point in late summer - Stomach/Spleen

This point is found on the shin

* Nourishes the muscles
* Centers and grounds
* Sea of nourishment

July 2011's Point of the Month©
"Palace of Weariness" on the Pericardium Meridian

This is a Horory Point - each point has a time of day that it is at its peak or highest energy. It also happens to be a point that is in season (Fire Point in the Season of Fire: Summer)

This point is found on the palm of the hand between the pinky and ring finger. It serves as a transmitting point for all the virtues of the pericardium.

It resurrects a heart that has been unfulfilled or weary from loving. It also quiets mania.

June 2011's Point of the Month©
"Rushing into the Middle" - Pericardium Meridian &
"Middle Eyelet" - Triple Heater Meridian

These are Wood points in the Fire Element which is all about birth, growth, vision and hope

"Rushing into the Middle" on the Pericardium Meridian is about bringing energy of Wood, the vision and clarity, to the heart.
This point helps with relationships, relating to yourself and to your heart and bringing the energy if the Wood, or Springtime's, vision and clarity into the heart and relationships.

"Middle Eyelet" on the Triple Heater Meridian empowers the virtue of the vision and clarity regarding the horizons in your life. The Fire is about Summertime and maturity.
This point helps us to live in harmony with our environment.

May 2011's Point of the Month©
"Sun and Moon"

Gall Bladder 24 - Sun and Moon

* The Spring has 2 guiding meridians: the Liver and Gall Bladder. The responsibility of the Gall Bladder is to take the Liver’s vision and bring it out into the world

    * Sun: Outer illumination to light up world

    * Moon: Internal illumination we receive from depths of ourselves 

* Gall Bladder balances the functioning of discrimination and judgment  and is responsible for the blending of things into one

* A dysfunction in the Gall Bladder could be recognized by someone who believes the world to be either good or bad/ black and white; too much optimism or pessimism

April 2011's Point of the Month©
"Insect Ditch" on the Liver Meridian

Liver 5 - Insect Ditch-
* This is a Luo (pronounced 'low') point and it connects the Liver and Gall Bladder and is used to remove stagnation in the Liver Meridian
* There can be a stagnation of Qi (pronounced 'chi'), heat, dampness or wind.
* Point is sometimes used to detoxify blood
* Good for dispelling annoyance over details because it empowers the vision of the bigger picture; since the liver is about making and plan and enforcing that plan.

March 2011's Point of the Month© -
"Great Esteem" & " Foot Above Tears"

Liver 1 - Great Esteem -
a wood point on a wood meridian is called a Horary Point.  It empowers vision of those aspects of self that root us into the ground. Treats migraines, impotence, self esteem. Think of feeding the roots of a plant so the plant itself can grow.

Gall Bladder 41 - Foot Above Tears -
also known as Foot Near Tears and a Horary Point.  It empowers the acknowledgement and expression of frustration and anger so tears can be released and stagnant emotions resolved.  Finds our way creatively around obstacles, thus dispelling frustration.

February 2011's Point of the Month© - "Water Point in Wood"

January 2011's Point of the Month© - Auricular "Sympathetic & Shen Men"
December 2010's Point of the Month© - Winter Treatment "Bladder & Kidneys"
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