Japanese Acupuncture Center (Seattle)

08/05/2022

This two hour (PDA certified) Zoom class with Oran on Ontake Moxa on Sunday, May 22 will be VERY fun and immediately useful in clinic. https://www.toyohari.org/2022-may-ontake-workshop

​​​The Ontake Method uses a piece of bamboo filled with burning moxa wool to roll, tap and lightly press on the meridians. The rhythmic application of heat and pressure, especially on the back, consolidates the pulse and working together with the root treatment, can trigger rapid shifts in pat...

06/01/2019

2019 Spring INTRODUCTION to TOYOHARI Meridian Therapy Workshop ~ March 16 (Saturday EVENING only) & March 17 (Sunday all day), Seattle, WA with Nakamura sensei from Japan.
Program is open to licensed acupuncturists and current 3rd year acupuncture students.
Help us spread the word ! Thank you !

Non-Member: $275 (Early-bird: by 1/31 $225)
Student: $180 (Early-bird: by 1/31 $150)
TANA Member: $150 (Early-bird: by 1/31 $80)

https://www.toyohari.org/2019-intro-workshop-reg?ct=t(from_AD2_27_2015_COPY_02)&mc_cid=ba8ba1ac7b&mc_eid=30c7579b64

Toyohari Association of North America (TANA) is educational:  TANA is the North American Branch of an international organization which is dedicated to educate professional acupuncturists in Toyohari Meridian Therapy.

18/12/2018

Sounds like they’ve discovered Shonishin (Japanese Pediatric Acupuncture)! This is exactly what we teach!

“...Gently stroking a baby reduces activity in their brain associated with painful experiences, a study has found.
The study, by University of Oxford and Liverpool John Moores University, monitored the brain activity of 32 babies while they had blood tests.
Half were stroked with a soft brush beforehand and they showed 40% less pain activity in their brain.
Author Rebeccah Slater said: "Touch seems to have analgesic potential without the risk of side-effects."
The study found that the optimal pain-reducing stroking speed was about 3cm (1in) per second....”
https://www.bbc.com/news/health-46591640

A study monitored the brain activity of babies when they had a blood test while being stroked.

03/07/2017

Summary of points of why I love Japanese-style acupuncture (and the Qi Paradigm!): no pain [gentle, non-stimulatory techniques]; emphasis on palpation; integration of Classical theory with empirical experience; the magic of moxa; and immediate feedback on the effectiveness of treatment [without needing to ingest Chinese herbs]. https://acupuncturejapanesestyle.com/why-i-prefer-japanese-acupuncture/

16/08/2016

It's not just cupping. More acupuncture /east asian medicine in Olympic news ! Fukushima is the Japanese record holder in the women's 100m and 200m and she's wearing patches made in Japan.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3741762/That-looks-like-hurts-Japanese-runner-sticky-plasters-tummy-don-t-worry-s-not-pain-s-ACUPUNCTURE-make-feel-like-s-soaking-hot-spring.html

Chisato Fukushima, who is the Japanese record holder in the women's 100m and 200m, was seen running at Rio 2016 with the patches which are supposed to stimulate acupuncture points.

13/06/2016

Great article ! "..The healing art of hari-kyu [needles & moxa] has worked for more than 1,500 years and continues to evolve to show its potential as a sustainable form of health care. Understanding that the only constant is change, Japanese modern practitioners continue to adapt to changes in medicine and social development, drawing on the value of hari-kyu in positive ways without letting go of traditional theories."

http://www.japantimes.co.jp/life/2016/05/25/general/modern-take-traditional-medicine/

"The practice of medicine is an art, based on science." William Osler, considered "the father of modern medicine," proclaimed these famous words. His philo

03/03/2016

Heading to Tokyo soon for an intensive Toyohari japanese acupuncture training !

30/09/2015

I'll be teaching a Shonishin pediatric class in Montreal in less than 2 weeks. It will be the first time i will have taught using a (French) translator (mon dieu!).. and just finishing teaching weekend #1 of the basic Toyohari Meridian Therapy program being held at OCOM in Portland. Busy year ! But always time for people to come in for japanese acupuncture treatments...:-)

13/02/2015

If you are interested in health related research & articles, please "friend" me at: https://www.facebook.com/brenda.loew.gentleacupuncture

10/03/2013

Teaching Shonishin Pediatric Acupuncture next weekend at Pacific Rim College in Victoria, B.C. Canada.

26/09/2011

I'll be teaching in the Toyohari Basic Training starting in Portland next month: http://www.pdxtjmseminars.com/Registration.html

Registration for seminars

28/04/2011

This coming weekend we are offering one day classes (Intro to Toyohari) for licensed acupuncturists in Seattle as emergency fundraisers for Japan. Saturday = @ SIOM, Sunday = @ Bastyr. See www.toyohari.org for more info.

Toyohari is Japanese acupuncture that is developed within the tradition of Meridian Therapy for maximum qi sensitivity, non-insertive needling, subtle pulse and abdominal diagnosis. This web also has updated referrals in the US as well as training session schedules.

15/08/2010

Scientists have just confirmed what obstetricians knew anecdotally for years —that women under stress can have a difficult time getting pregnant.What’s new: Biochemical markers quantified the degree of stress —and potentially the type— affecting fertility.

Stressing out about it can be counterproductive

06/12/2009

For licensed acupuncturists interested in japanese style acupuncture, we offer a wonderful program:

Certification in Japanese Acupuncture at a Oriental Medicine School

17/06/2009

Daily AMAZEMENT about the power and effectiveness of Japanese Meridian Therapy acupuncture ! (We are not machines, we are vital beings interrelating in so many ways that cannot be explained by the conventional mechanistic western world view....)