Traditional Japanese Medicine

Traditional Japanese Medicine

Robert Hayden, L.Ac.

I'm Robert Hayden, and this is my attempt at a web page.

I'm an acupuncturist, in practice since 1995. My specialty is Japanese acupuncture, specifically a very technically refined style known as Keiraku Chiryo, which is usually translated as "Meridian Therapy". My quest to learn this style took me to a number of locations, including Tokyo and Osaka in Japan. I've studied with a number of Japanese practitioners, including extensive study with the Toyohari Association, as well as Denmei Shudo, Masanori Tanioka and others.

This page is aimed primarily at acupuncturists, bodyworkers and students, and it is intended to share some of the knowledge I have gained. I hope it will inspire some further study in those who are interested in this subject.

I'm updating the site periodically, and I hope to be able to keep up with all the interest that has been generated in Japanese palpatory acupuncture and herbal medicine.

Site Directory:

Japanese Acupuncture Lectures, Classes, and Presentations

My current teaching schedule

Meridian Therapy 'White Papers'

A brief technical description of Meridian Therapy

Toyo Hari lectures

Fukusho, abdominal patterns

An old article on Live Point location

An example of a class handout, this one on the Liver Pattern

Another class handout on Live point location, needle technique and arrival of Qi

A couple of articles I wrote for the NAJOM, one on Chinetsukyu and one on medial knee treatments

Another NAJOM article, a book review on Masanori Tanioka's shonishin (pediatrics) book

Another NAJOM article, on teaching Meridian Therapy to TCM students

Another NAJOM article, a book review on Alon Marcus' new book (which uses some materials from this site)

An introduction to a class i taught to shiatsu students, a non-needle variation on Meridian Therapy called Japanese Meridian Energetics.

A list of Japanese Moxibustion Applications

A simplified Extra Vessel treatment scheme, designed for teaching Shiatsu students.

Notes from my recent presentation on Japanese Acupuncture Approaches to Psychoemotional Disorders.

Images

Great Practitioners

Resources

Links

Japanese Medicine Reading List

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