Monday, July 19, 2010
Last weekend's Japanese Acupuncture workshop was a great pleasure for
me to present.

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Bridging the
Gap between TCM and Japanese Acupuncture
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workshop participants .
The enthusiasm and attention of the participants was beautifully
complemented by the unique surrounds of the Australia Bush, a very
pleasant, well appointed conference room plus excellent catering for our
delicious morning and afternoon teas/coffee.
The sounds of the incredibly varied bird-life was complemented on
Sunday morning by the amazing, meditational movement through music of
vibrational notoriety by Mister Matt Coldrick, or Pan Electric,
Matt’s performing and recording title.
It was our great pleasure to have such moments of musical bliss to
kick off the day.
To find out what you missed musically please click on the following
link http://itunes.apple.com/us/album/music-for-a-busy-head/id78439275
well worth a listen and a superb adjunct to this workshop, in fact to
any clinical setting.
A great environment in which to present this the first in the
workshop series, ”Bridging the Gap between TCM and Japanese
Acupuncture”.
I believe that we achieved our fundamental objective of demonstrating
both the similarities and dissimilarities of these apparently different
schools of acupuncture that share exactly the same source.
For the first 12 years of my acupuncture career I practiced TCM
acupuncture with some success.
Sadly the ability to refine and develop my clinical skills was very
limited.
Personal issues, geographical isolation and precious few workshops
with any practical demonstration or treatment, almost all of the
workshops in the 80' and early 90's were totally theoretical and the
only advancement I was able to make in my clinical skills was a result
of successful and not so successful treatment outcomes.
Not such a bad way to learn but oh so slow.
I had absolutely no idea whatsoever of the refinement possible
in my practical skills and the subsequent power that could be harnessed
using Traditional Acupuncture with increased awareness.
25 years on and my extensive clinical experience has convinced me
that as a practitioner of Traditional Acupuncture, specifically that
refined by the Japanese, I have access to one of the most powerful
natural medicines on the planet.
With a history of conviction and belief based firmly on my clinical
experience it was not difficult to summon much passion in my delivery,
in spite of suffering from niggling invasion of pathogenic cold.
I cannot speak highly enough of the participants, their focus and
energy provided me with much inspiration.
A huge thanks to all!
From events such as this workshop, the first in a series of workshops
focusing on ‘Bridging the Gap between TCM and Japanese Acupuncture’
and Junji Mizutani’s moxibustion workshop next weekend I draw
great heart for the future of this extraordinary healing modality.
There is definitely something to be said for a gathering of
like-minded individuals under one roof generating an awesome amount of
positive energy.
DVDs and episodic video recordings of the workshop will be available
through http://worldacupuncture.com
in the very near future.
The next workshop in the series ‘Bridging the Gap Between TCM
and Japanese Acupuncture’ will be held in PRAGUE on the 1st,
2nd and 3rd October 2010.
http://worldacupuncture.com
is fast building a deep vault of Japanese acupuncture instructional
videos, as a member you will have access to these videos, our forum to
ask any questions you like regarding the practice of Japanese
Acupuncture and in addition, you will join a growing global network of
likeminded students and practitioners.
Countries represented by our members include, UK, USA, Canada,
Thailand, Czech Republic, Holland, NZ, Ireland, Ukraine, Denmark,
France, Mexico and Malta.
Countries represented by our members include, UK, USA, Canada,
Thailand, Czech Republic, Holland, NZ, Ireland, Ukraine, Denmark,
France, Mexico and Malta.
On that extremely optimistic note, I bid you sayonara from a wintry
Rainbow Bay, where we are doing it tough, it's 22.5°C air temperature
and 20°C water temperature.
Wishing you abundant prosperity through practice,
Alan
PS.
Hope you enjoy the images and remember the video is on the way.

- Adam caught red handed with his fingers in the
Gold Moxa pie

- Participants broke up into smaller practical
groups

- Ready to Rock n Roll

- Nick demonstrating one handed needle loading

- Andre demonstrating one handed needle loading

- Efrat demonstrating one handed needle loading

- Andrew demonstrating one handed needle loading

- Adam, yes you guessed it, demonstrating one handed
needle loading


- Rice Grain Moxibustion Training

- Ther were 5 separate groups for practical
instruction
Alan Jansson is an internationally recognized teacher and
practitioner of Traditional Japanese Acupuncture. For well over a
decade, independent of and in conjunction with Masakazu Ikeda sensei and
Edward Obaidey, Alan has presented, convened and hosted more than 40
Traditional Japanese Acupuncture workshops in Australia, New Zealand and
USA. Driven by a strong desire to promote the consumer friendly nature,
clinical efficacy and potency of Meridian Based Traditional Japanese
Acupuncture, Alan is a staunch advocate of practically based workshops
and draws upon his 25 years clinical experience and 14 years post and
undergraduate teaching in a concerted effort to lift the bar globally in
the clinical application of this most amazing medical art.
Join him in Exploring the Art of Acupuncture in the 21st century
at http://www.Worldacupuncture.com