Thursday, January 24, 2013

Intro to the Anatomy of Acupuncture

On Monday January 21, 2013 I met with my mentor Dr. Song. 

Dr. Song runs an acupuncture clinic in Burlingame. She specializes in acupuncture, acupressure and Chinese Herbs. When I got into her office we started off talking about what I wanted accomplish with her and for my Senior project. I ultimately wanted to learn the basics of acupuncture and how different it is the typical Western practices. After a discussion about what I wanted to accomplish Dr. Song proceeded to talk about the various channels within the body that moves chi (body energy). She told me that the body has a total of 14 channels that link external body parts to internal organs. She didn't go too in depth about the subject solely because this meeting was more about what I wanted to do for the 25 hours and a brief introduction to the anatomy of acupuncture. 

After meeting with Dr. Song I'm extremely excited to finish the rest of mu hours and learn about the practice of acupuncture.