General Principles of Needling
Selected acupuncture-related chapters from the Ling Shu, Su Wen, Nan Jing and Zhen Jiu Jia Yi Jing through the Zhen Jiu Da Cheng — chiefly the original text, with annotations and commentary.
01
Beginning and End
Needling must follow the beginning and end of yin and yang; the introduction of directional tonification and reduction.
02
Explanation of the Small Needle
A line-by-line commentary on the technical vocabulary of the Nine Needles and the Twelve Sources.
03
The Nine Needles and the Twelve Yuan-Source Points
The opening chapter of the Ling Shu: the essentials of needling, tonification and reduction, the forms of the nine needles, and the arrival of qi.