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Zen Shiatsu 4 - ZS4
| Mobilizes & Harmonizes qi (movement) of all kinds, especially receiving & letting go and ascending/descending. | Empowers the absorption of valuable minerals & experience. Empowers the surrendering of mundane waste and oldstories. | On the dorsal side of the hand, in the depression, between the two heads of the first dorsal interosseous muscle, level with the midpoint of the second metacarpal | Large Intestine 4 Hegu / Joining of the Valleys (Meeting Mountains) |
| Regulates the upward surging of Yang in the body. | either warms the joints and empowers digestion if Yang is weak, or brings the body and spirit back to earth if Yang is rising too forcefully. | In the depression, at the joint of 3 bones: the cuneiform and the 2nd and 3rd metatarsals | Stomach 42 Chongyang / Rushing Yang |
| Reinforces integrity of the center and spine, absorption of excess fluid, an unburdened strong body and a clear head. | Empowers us to experience ourselves whole, complete, self reliant and fulfilled. | Inferior and proximal to the 1st metatarsal bone head. | Spleen 3 - Taibai / Great Brightness |
| Allows the mind to smoothly relax into our true spirit: always complete, undisturbed by life, calm and 100% aware of self and environment. | Establishes a healthy simultaneous awareness of personal self and universal self without confusion or overwhelm. | In the carpal (wrist) joint, radial to the flexor carpi ulnaris tendon | Heart 7 Shenmen / Spirit Gate (Gate of God) |
| Resolves interactions between core self and outside world, especially at the regions of wrist, neck, ears, tongue and intestines. | Allows one to communicate and listen clearly, and receive input into the intestines with ease. | In the depression at the meeting point of three bones: triquetral, pisiform and the base of the 5th metacarpal. | Small Intestine 4 Wangu / Wrist Bone |
| Invigorates the back of the body, mobilizes reserves, calms the spirit and clears the brain and head. | Allows the mind move away from a focus on fear and anxiety and towards wise action. | Anterior to the 5th metatarsal bone base tuberosity, inferior to the bone neck. | Bladder 64 Jinggu / Capital Bone (Central Bone) |
| Mobilizes deep reserves and brings forth faith in the unknown. | Provides a centering influence, channeling our resources from a still and wise place and strengthening the low back and knees. | In the gap halfway between the medial malleolus peak and the achilles tendon, level with the peak. | Kidney 3 Taixi / Great Mountain Stream (Great Brook) |
| Empowers a clear mind, settled emotions and appropriate warm intimacy, thereby also calming the stomach and appetites. | Empowers us to be nurtured by intimate relationships and revive if we have been buried by life’s sorrows. | In the wrist joint, between the palmaris longus and flexor carpi radialis tendons. | Pericardium 7 Daling / Great Mound |
| Supplies a clear stream of Yang to warm our hands and extend our hearts into the world in a balanced way. | Promotes balanced circulation between arm/wrist/hand and regulates our way of making connection. Empowers new connections or helps diminish obsession with connections. | On the wrist joint, ulnar to the extensor digitorum tendon. | Triple Heater 4 Yangchi / Yang Pond (Yang’s Pool) |
| Promotes smooth movement in all tissues and organs and in life generally. Supports balanced postural tone, resolves movement restrictions. | Empowers a clear perspective that helps us avoid pinning our suffering on objects of blame, including ourselves. | Level with the lateral malleolus inferior border and vertically inferior to the malleolus anterior border. | Gallbladder 40 Qiuxu / Wilderness Mound (Hill’s Ruins) |
| Empowers and encourages smooth flow and movement in our tissues and organs, resolving spasms and irregular muscle firing of all kinds. | Resolves tensions that might otherwise impede digestion. Allows for a patient enjoyment of process as we implement our visions and life plans. | Between the 1st and 2nd metatarsals, proximal to the bone heads. | Liver 3 Taichong / Supreme Rushing |
| Drains fluids and phlegm from the head and upper body. | Helps the upper burner become spacious, unburdened, inspired and connected to the essential unchanging essence of all things. | In the carpal (wrist) joint, radial to the radial artery | Lung 9 Taiyuan / Great Abyss (Great Stagnation) |
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