The Yin Wei Mai and Solar Plexus Chakra Connection: A Valuable Understanding For Treatment of Modern Patients

Most of the texts acupuncturists study in school are translations of works that are hundreds to thousands of years old. They offer diagnoses and treatment prescriptions for syndromes common in Asia well before the advent of modern society. It is amazing how much power and value there is for modern people in these ancient sources. Yet there are many significant differences between the etiology of disorders for ancient and modern patients that are vital to take into account. These include vastly different lifestyles, degree of exposure to environmental elements, public health practices and the overwhelming globalization of information. Improved sanitation, immunizations and indoor climate control have reduced exposure to some pathogenic influences and help prevent many of the acute symptoms listed in the ancient acupuncture texts. Yet modern life has significantly destabilized people’s sense of self and emotional well-being to an extent far beyond the norm in ancient agrarian cultures. This has resulted in tremendous increases in stress-related mental and emotional complaints with physical manifestations. As a result of this it is necessary to seek new and more effective treatment methods that help harmonize emotions and support clients on the path to greater self-awareness and self-responsibility for the outcomes in their lives. In my practice I have found that one of the most effective means to accomplish this is through a combination of traditional Extraordinary Vessel acupuncture and color light therapy through the chakra energy centers....