The Tranquility Space

12/08/2025

Through my exploration into the channel sinews I have decided to research the zong jin (ancestral sinew). This has led me to look not just at the channel pathways that crossover at the p***c bone (the location of the zong jin) but also the facia. This is the superficial perineal fascia. I have had to piece this together with lots if sources that only had elements of it illustrated. I also found similarities with the Chong mai. I have a quote from a previous post that I will add to help, at the moment I only suggesting this could be the Chong mai. What is interesting is the superficial passes through the p***s and testicles. This quote describes the Chong mai, zong jin and the effect of cutting the Chong mai has on eu**ch. Huang Di says,”when a soldier injuries his yin [ge****ls], the yin qi is severed and it is unable to rise [become erect], the yin [organ] is unable to function but his beard does disappear. Why is that? Why do eu**chs loose their beards? I would like to hear the cause.”

Qi Bo says, ”a eu**ch removes the zong jin [ancestral sinew], the chong mai is injured, the blood nourishing does not return. The skin superficial and flesh is knotted, the lips and mouth does not prosper causing no beard to growth.” Ling Shu chapter 65

24/07/2025

A simple technique. Sanshin meaning scatter needling. This is an Iyashi no Michi acupuncture technique from a Japanese style of acupuncture. You can see the difference after a few minutes

11/07/2025

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28/06/2025

Half rice grain moxa burns quickly and can pe*****te deep. The third image is from The Long Road by Edward Obaidey, a great illustration of the depth of how deep moxa pe*****tes. The smaller cones go deep into the body. Half rice can be dispersing or tonifying. The aim for this client was for the heat to go as close to bone as possible. When I pressed for tenderness I could feel a tiny nodule deep into the heel. So larger cones will not be as effective (I’ve tried it in past!) The tonifying cones are interesting, I have had people say they can feel the travel down there when I moxa area underneath the belly button. I feel developing this skill will help improve my clinical outcomes. My method is taught to me by Maya from and the build up to practicing this has given me the confidence to use this my clinic.

13/06/2025

This tiny piece of moxa is burnt safely, the heat penetrating deeply into the body. This point was selected by palpation and just happens to be the front Mu point for the bladder. I have other options for points but the body guides me. This patient is urinating frequently and with urgency.

08/06/2025

Paul Johnson being presented with a fellowship award at the conference. Paul was one of my teachers at City College of Acupuncture. He deserves the award. 2 videos to watch. Thank you and for nominating Paul.

05/06/2025

This before and after photograph of a fungal nail infection is a work in progress. However after 7 half rice grain cones the nail colour is looking less brown and prompted a new nail to grow. This will need more treatments but after just two with a six week gap. This is a good result.

01/06/2025

When I say I to client that I am going to use (for the first time). The most common question I am asked is “what is it made from?” It is made from Mugwort 蒿Yomogi in Japanese. The dried leaf is manufactured to make moxa 灸 kyu. I use Japanese moxa because it is best in the world. Mugwort does grow everywhere. This photograph was taken at the bottom of Herne Bay Downs very close to seafront. The process of drying and turning the leaf into a wool like consistency takes time and a lot of effort. So I buy it. The quality, density and colour helps determine the size of the cone you can make.

27/05/2025

The chong and ren pass upwards from the uterus to the inside of spine and superficially up the abdomen meeting at the throat and circling the lips.

The chong mai rises from qi jie [ST30, qi street] follows the shao yin meridian, they merge pathways ascending up to the centre of the chest where it scatters. “Qi Bo says,”the chong mai and ren mai both begin from the centre of the uterus. Ascending from the interior of the spine and construct the sea of the jing luo [meridians and collateral]. At the superficial external level pass through the abdomen on the right ascending upwards to the meet the throat and larynx separating to wrap around the lips and mouth. Blood and qi fill the chong [mai], the skin and warm the flesh. Blood only will fill, harmonise and pe*****te the skin on the superficial level. This generates hair. Now, women generate and store a surplus of qi. But does not attain enough blood due to often losing blood. The chong and ren mai does not prosper in the mouth or lips so does not generate [hair].” Ling Shu Chapter 65. This extract describes the connection between the uterus, ren and Chong mai. It does discuss further how ge****ls e.g p***s and testicles are connect with beard growth and why women do not grow beards in relation to blood and the channel pathways.

14/05/2025

“When cold and heat [conditions] conflict with each other, direct to moving forward, the blood will look like a winding (crooked road) and knots then apply the appropriate method.” - Ling Shu 64
宛 wǎn meaning crooked has been translated as accumulation in Unschuld. However, its literal translation describes what the accumulation looks like, the photographs are some examples. The blood vessels so look crooks of a winding river. Pathogenic hot or cold can be the cause as described in this extract from the Ling Shu but blood deficiency or yang deficiency could slow down the movement of blood. This can lead to pain or burning sensation in the skin. If left in some cases the pathogen could go deeper into the body.

03/05/2025

One way to understand the culture of a country is to understand the language. Japanese is very complex. 3 writing methods. Being dyslexic I struggle with English sometimes, so this will be an interesting exploration. I’m looking to understand it at a high level but knowing each syllable has a specific hiragana or katakana symbol will help when learning to speak. Kanji’s seem a little easier to read because they are pictorial and I am a very visual oriented person.

26/04/2025

This is a 5 year old animation I made during lockdown. Just uploaded to YouTube. To help understand how fluids are produced and distributed.

Fluid production and distribution with Chinese medicine. A short video I created about 5 years ago. Now available on YouTube