How to teach yourself acupuncture?

Acupuncture is a method with a very long history and is still very popular today. There are many benefits of acupuncture, such as harmonizing yin and yang. Especially when the meridians are blocked, acupuncture can be very effective. There are professional acupuncture clinics in many places now, and people generally go to these places for acupuncture. Acupuncture is a very professional subject. Here we will teach you how to self-study acupuncture.

How to teach yourself acupuncture?

The first step is to learn the relevant basic courses of Traditional Chinese Medicine. For example, the most basic courses such as "Human Anatomy", "Meridian Studies", and "Acupuncture" need to be comprehensively studied and mastered. Only by mastering these basic theories can you understand some of the infrastructure and thinking methods of traditional Chinese medicine, and then it will be easier to do other things.

The second step is to remember the acupuncture points. Memorizing acupoints is just like learning a foreign language and memorizing words. It may be boring and easy to forget. However, the acupoints must be remembered, so everyone must work harder in this regard, remember each acupoint carefully, and never confuse them.

The third step is to become an apprentice and learn skills. If you want to learn acupuncture by yourself, it is actually not that easy to learn. And if you don’t learn well by yourself, it is easy to have various accidents during acupuncture in the future. So it is recommended that if you really want to learn acupuncture well, it is essential to find a professional to help you get started.

Step 4: Start practicing needle insertion. Under the guidance of the teacher, you can start practicing needle insertion. At this time, you can practice on a cotton ball or paper ball first. After you have a feel for it and become proficient, you can practice on your own body. If you are afraid at this time, you might as well ask your master for help, so you don’t have to worry about the acupuncture not being in place or being painful.

Step five: learn to use acupuncture to solve the problem of illness. It is relatively difficult to achieve this step, because if the theoretical foundation of traditional Chinese medicine is not solid and a dialectical diagnosis of the disease cannot be made, it will be difficult to reach the step of treatment. Therefore, friends who are just starting out, please pay attention to observing and learning from your master, and take good notes, so that one day you can realize your dream of curing diseases with acupuncture on your own.

To learn Chinese medicine and acupuncture, in addition to apprenticing, you should also make more friends who are interested in Chinese medicine or who are more knowledgeable and authoritative in Chinese medicine. You know, if there is a lack of communication in this area, it will be difficult for individuals to make progress. If your social circle is too narrow and you are not influenced by the corresponding Chinese medicine cultural atmosphere, you will make very little progress and even become narrow-minded. Therefore, if you want to learn Chinese medicine and acupuncture well, please remember to make more friends who have in-depth research in this area.

To learn Chinese medicine and acupuncture, you should also read more specialized works and books. If you don't try to broaden your knowledge and study Chinese medicine in depth, it will be difficult to appreciate the essence of acupuncture. Learning never ends. In addition to practice, it is also very necessary to learn the treasures left by our predecessors.

If you have more time and money, you can also sign up for more interest classes in traditional Chinese medicine and acupuncture. This kind of interest class is usually available in some traditional Chinese medicine universities. Only through systematic study can you have a deep understanding of traditional Chinese medicine and acupuncture. Learning acupuncture is not something you can do alone; it requires going out and learning and communicating with others.