02. Meridian Alignment

• How many meridians require adjustment?
  • 1+?, 2+?, 3+?...14. Continue until you get a yes. (There are 14 total options)

• What meridians do I need to focus on? In the Yin group? In the Yang group?
  • Test through the 7 meridians in each category until you get a yes for the amount of meridians you need from #1.

Yin Meridians:

1. Lung
2. Spleen
3. Heart
4. Kidney
5. Pericardium
6. Liver
7. Conception Vessel

Yang Meridians:

1. Large Intestine
2. Stomach
3. Small Intestine
4. Bladder
5. Triple Burner
6. Gallbladder
7. Governing Vessel

• For each meridian that you are going to work with, determine where you need to stimulate that meridian.
  • Do I need to address the entire meridian? yes/no? see below for specifics
  • Do I need to address specific points along the meridian? yes/no? see below for specifics
  • Do I need to address the line between the points along the meridian? yes/no?

1. Tapping Along Meridian
2. Pressure Point Holds
3. Rubbing Points
4. Tracing the Meridian (stroking/tracing along the meridian touching your body with your hands)
5. Field Tracing the Meridian (tracing along the meridian ~ 2-4 inches off of your body)

See other potential sensory inputs here.

If you test to address the entire meridian, determine which direction you need to go.

Following a meridian in its normal directional flow is strengthening while tracing in the opposite direction is calming to the meridian. Point #1 is the start of the meridian while the last point is the end.  Refer here for the specific pathway locations and points of each meridian.

Is it best for me to work with this meridian:

1. Forwards: Point 1 to the final point.
2. Backwards: Final point to point 1.
3. Point 1 Loop: from point 1 to the final point and back.
4. Final Point Loop: from the final point to point 1 and back.
5. Flush: Backwards (Final point to point 1) 1x, followed by Forwards (Point 1 to the final point) 3x.

For any part of the meridian you cannot physically reach with your hands, just visualize the pathway and continue where you can reach to continue the tapping or tracing.

You may use your entire hand and fingers to do the trace or tapping trace or you may trace the meridian ~2-4 inches off of your body in your energy field.

If you test to address only specific points along a meridian(s), instead of the entire meridian, use the following questioning.

• How many points do I need to stimulate for _X_ meridian? Determine for each meridian that you tested for above.
  • 1pt? 2pts?... continue until you get a yes. Each meridian has a unique amount of points. See the list below.
• Which points do I need to stimulate?
  • Take note of how many points the meridian has and count backwards.
  • If there are many points, split the options into groups of 10 or 5 to more efficiently identify your target point. 
    • For example: You test that you need to rub 2 points on your kidney meridian which has 27 points. To determine 1 of the points ask: 
    • “Is the point I need to focus on point 17 or higher? yes/no? Answer: No
    • "Is the point I need point 10 or lower? yes/no? Answer: No (This means the point is from 11-16)
    • "Is the point 13 or lower? yes/no? Answer: No
    • "Is the point 16? 15? 14? Continue going through the final points until you get a yes.
  • Repeat this process for the remaining points you need.
    • You may also gain information for the other points during the asking process above.
      • For example: you may ask "are both points I need in this section?" yes/no? If the answer is yes you can find the next point quickly.
  •  Refer here for the specific pathway locations and points of each meridian.

1. For tracing or tapping along a meridian: How many times?
2. For rubbing or pressure point holds: How many seconds or minutes?
3. How many times/day?
   1. You may also test if there is a specific time of day that is best to perform this. Morning, Evening, or during the 2 hour peak energy flow window for that meridian, etc.
4. For how many days overall?