Follow-up Treatment

Follow-up sessions include a quick re-assessment of the current state based on one of the diagnosis methods such as perceiving the Qi, palpation of channels, taking pulse or tongue readings. This is then followed by a treatment. Book it if you are coming to continue your relatively recent treatment following a strategy set up previously, and if do not require a full assessment.

Follow-up Treatment

DURATION
60 min
WEEKLY
1-2x/week
FEE
$NZ 90

A follow-up session begins with a short conversation followed by a quick assessment of your current state of being and feel. The goal here is to re-assess the state of Qi at this moment and make sure the treatment is focused on a particular outcome, which is required at this point of time.

You will tell us of your experience following from the last session, and voice any concerns that you may have. We may ask you some specific questions here as well to understand how to direct the intent for the treatment for the outcomes you want.

Assessment and Diagnosis

The diagnosis includes a traditional TCM assessment protocol, as well as some extra assessment steps that are only possible through the holistic perception acquired with Qigong training.

Looking

Visual assessment includes all or some of the following:

Observing your body type, your posture, your behaviour and personality. This may indicate what kind of imbalances your are constitutionally leaning towards, and whether it is of excess or depletion type.
Assessing your “emotional feel” - e.g. whether you walk briskly or slowly; you feel sad, worn down or tired, or maybe angry or frustrated. In TCM view, your emotions can tell a lot about the state of your internal organs.
Looking at the color of your skin and complexion, including spots or freckles over certain acupuncture points; assessing your lips, hair and nails for color and abundance of blood and internal nourishment. For instance, pale face may indicate deficiency or a Cold condition, red face - heat in the Stomach or Liver-fire.
Observing your tongue and assessing the state of the body based on the traditional assessment methods in TCM with each area of the tongue representing the state of a particular internal organ.
Perceiving the field of Chi (Qi) to understand where exactly and what kind of blockages persist in the channels.

Palpation

A physical touch may provide a lot of valuable information to the practitioner:

Pressure points and channels - feeling for the blocked (painful or itchy) acupuncture points is the most precise way of diagnosing the condition and its origin. Some points are direct representation of the internal organs connected to them. Others show the state of the fundamental substances, or blockages in particular channels
Muscles and bones - muscular tensions in parts of the body, alignment of bones or the vertebrae indicate a particular state of physical and emotional being, and are often connected to other parts of the body being an integral organism. For example, tension in the muscles of the upper back or the neck is often caused by the postural misalignment that starts at the lower back level, or even further in the legs. This is how the body compensates to allow the person to stay upright. Accumulated tensions lead to pain conditions, which are sometimes easy to reverse.
Pulse diagnosis - palpation of the pulse is another traditional way of diagnosis. Each of the three sections of the pulse indicates the state of the group of internal organs located in the respective regions of the body - i.e. lower, middle and upper sections. Left hand pulse indicates the state of the Yin (e.g. blood, bodily fluids) while the Right hand pulse shows the Yang qualities of the organs - i.e. how energetic they are.

Treatment

During the treatment we may use all or some treatment modalities, depending on what your body and soul need right at the moment. This may include a few of the following;

Qigong Healing / 外气疗法

Sometimes also spelled ‘Chi Gong’, this is a hand healing method involving a highly trained practitioner directing the Chi to restore and revitalise its flow through the patients’s channels - thus relieving pain, flushing out pathogens and clearing accumulations. Chi-gong is particularly effective when the condition is internal and has ‘emotional’ origins such as break-ups, stress, grief, anger or anxiety. The conditions otherwise known as psychosomatic. Unlike acupuncture, Chi-gong can reach deep directly affecting the organs and inner channels.

Tui-Na Massage / 推拿

Tui-Na (pronounced twei-nah) is a point-based system of bodywork, the origin of Shiatsu. Incorporating a wide variety of techniques including shaking, slapping, rolling, pressing points, brushing and kneading tissues, it aims to not only stimulate the isolated ‘acupuncture points’, but to directly affect the muscles, fascia and the movement of bodily fluids. Tui-Na is a therapy in itself, highly effective in sports medicine and as an invigorating stress-relieving all-body massage. All our sessions usually include Tui-Na.

Herbal Medicine / 草药

Plants and minerals prescribed according to an elaborate theory that classifies all substances into categories, channels they enter, temperature based on the effect they create e.g. warming or cooling, and the pathogens they are able to clear. There are herbs for nourishing, generating fluids, clearing inflammation and venting externally contracted pathogens such as bacteria or viruses. Herbal medicine accounts for about 80% of TCM treaments in China and is best suited for deeply-rooted stubborn chronic conditions.

Acupuncture / 针灸

This practice involves insertion of hair-thin needles into active points of the body, where the flow of Chi surfaces to and from the internal organs or ‘transport hubs’ often connecting many channels together. The points are essentially whirpools in the flow of Chi through the channels. The freedom of their rotation ensures the Chi flows smoothly without pain. This is particularly effective in acute muskulo-skeletal conditions such as injuries, and quick to relieve pain. Our acupuncture is gentle and pain-free.

Moxibustion / 灸

Moxibustion involves warming of channels and biologically active points of the body by burning a thick cigar-like incense made of Chinese medicinal mugwort (moxa) close to the patient’s skin. According to TCM classification, this herb has a strong Yang nature which, further strengthened by burning, makes it capable of dislodging cold pathogens and stimulating the vital points towards activity. Moxa is used when the condition presents the signs of Cold - e.g. fixed pain, paleness of skin, onset following the exposure to cold wind or water.

Cupping / 拔罐

Cupping is a form of channel stimulation by applying glass cups to the skin using flames to create a vacuum. Cups are able to create suction powerful enough to dislodge pathogens rooted in subcutaneous tissues and even in the internal organs. Besides China, cupping is known in many other cultures including parts of Europe and Middle East, where it is used routinely to relieve cough, reduce fever, and ease muscular tension. It is often applied on top of an oiled skin with movement, as a form of deep tissue massage.

Homework

At the end of the treatment we prescribe herbs, provide a diet advice, show and mark a few acupuncture points you can press and self-massage to continue your treatment at home. We may give you some Qigong exercise, breathing techniques or other physical exercices. All of these in order for you to understand the process and help it continue while you are on your own.

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Other Sessions

90 min
As needed
$NZ 120

Full Diagnosis & Treatment

Individual full sessions include full assessment and diagnosis based on Traditional Chinese Medicine and special diagnosis by observing the Qi field and blockages. This is followed by the actual treatment. Book this long session if you are coming for the first time, if your main complaint has changed, or if you feel the need of re-aligning with your body and soul once all over again.

60 min
1/week
EUR 80/USD 90

Distance Healing

Distance healing in Qigong is a way of adjusting someone’s energy field remotely, just like it happens in a regular session. Since the energy field may be perceived regardless of the distance, and adjusted accordingly - this type of engagement is as powerful as the in-person healing. Sometimes even more so, because no personal sympathy may affect clinical judgement.