Institut für Aus- und Weiterbildung
in Chinesischer Medizin

Freelearning, January 18th 2025

Get a glimpse of this course and join moxa experts and authors Merlin Young and Oran Kivity for a free and illuminating virtual talk exploring the rich and diverse world of moxibustion practice:

Video - What is Ontake - in 30 seconds:

Description

Introducing Ontake Warm Bamboo – a ground-breaking new moxibustion technique based on Doctor Manaka’s theory of Meridian Frequencies. Heated bamboo is applied on the skin rhythmically at specific frequencies of beats per minute, according to the meridian affected.

This meridian frequency treatment brings about rapid changes in body condition and relieves pain fast. It will greatly enhance your clinical effectiveness and, very importantly, patients love it. The application of Ontake will deepen your palpation skills, literally bringing you closer in touch with the channel system and broadening your understanding of its dynamic interrelationships.

Learning objective

This two-day course is a dynamic mixture of theory, demonstration, and practice.

You will learn to:

• Systematically palpate the channels and note significant reactions
• Load bamboo with moxa and light it safely
• Perform tapping, touching and closing, rolling, standing, rocking, pressing, leaning, vibrating, and knocking techniques with heated bamboo
• Map out and apply Dr Manaka’s meridian frequencies on any part of the body
• Apply a whole-body warm bamboo treatment to strengthen the root
• Treat pain: select treatment channels according to the Ontake matrix and different holographic images of the body on the arms and legs
• Apply warm bamboo to treat a broad range of conditions including headache, neck pain, back pain, knee pain, constipation, diarrohea,
  stress, depression, and anxiety
• Describe Japanese acupuncture concepts of dosage and recognise sensitive patients
• Remedy overtreatment using Ontake
• Describe Ontake’s principal actions, effects, and contraindications

These methods and theoretical models do not require you to give up your existing style of practice. They can be integrated into any kind of meridian-based bodywork method, including acupuncture, shiatsu, and tuina. This weekend will, however, transform your practice, giving you new perspectives and a potent new tool that your patients will love.

Content

Ontake is a contemporary moxibustion tool from Japan. A piece of bamboo is filled with burning moxa wool which is then rolled, tapped, and pressed on the meridians. The rhythmic application of heat and pressure triggers rapid shifts in your patients’ body condition and mood.

The Ontake Method is a conceptual framework for applying Ontake developed by British acupuncturist Oran Kivity. It integrates ideas from Japanese acupuncture regarding channel palpation and deficiency excess, holographic mappings, and Dr Manaka’s meridian frequencies: applying stimulation to the body in time to a metronome. When applied with these ideas, Ontake can transform your practice, relaxing the muscles, relieving pain and calming the mind within minutes.

 

Day 1

• Ontake Origins
• Introduction to Dr Manaka and his ideas
• Root and Branch treatment in Japanese Acupuncture
• Dr Manaka’s Meridian Frequencies, wooden needle and hammer, tapping zones
• Loading, lighting and applying Ontake
• Channel palpation, deficiency and excess and abnormal tissue findings
• Bamboo Max and Mini – Root treatments with Ontake

 

Day 2

• Holographic Thinking and the rapid relief of pain
• Dr Tan’s concepts of body mirrors and images
• Meridian pairings and a simple Ontake matrix
• Chasing the pain
• The clinical efficacy of DU 14, SP 6, and other meeting points
• Clinical applications: Branch Treatments for diarrohea, constipation, anxiety, eye problems, tinnitus and sinusitis/allergic rhinitis
• The Goldilocks Zone: dosage, overtreatment, and knowing when to stop