Mary Elizabeth Wakefield and MichelAngelo

Goals and Outlines
The participants will be introduced to:

a)Balancing the twin hemispheres of the brain
b)Alchemically “lacing” the 3 Jiaos

Objectives

The participants will learn the following:

• The Western medical explanation of scar therapy from a Chinese medicine perspective
• To recognize and treat different types of scars
• The physiological factors that affect the healing process and the side effects of adhesions
• Topical herbal and other applications to enhance scar healing
• Protocols for internal and external scarring
• How trauma and injury impact the patient’s cellular memory

Outline

1. 1. An introduction to scar therapy: Western and Chinese medicine perspectives on scar formation
   2. Benefits and contraindications of scar therapy treatments
   3. Types of scars: hypertrophic, keloids, atrophic, etc
   4. Q&A
2. 1. Physiological factors that affect healing
   2. Scar imbalances: non-elastic tissue
   3. Localized adhesions pull on muscles and organs
   4. Cellular memory and prolonged trauma
   5. Scars as a constant reminder of the initial damage to the body
   6. Examples of the side effects of scar adhesions
   7. Q&A
3. 1. Scar facts and guidelines
   2. The art of scar palpation
   3. How to treat internal vs. external scarring
   4. Q&A
4. 1. Acupuncture and other treatment modalities
   2. How to recognize and treat different types of scars – burns, stretch marks, acne scars, vaccination sites, face lifts, hysterectomy, Caesarian section, heart surgery, tubal ligation, etc.
   3. Scar photographs and demonstrations

Objectives:

• Learn facial protocols based upon origin and insertion muscle techniques;
• Understand the benefits of, and contraindications for, facial acupuncture;
• Apply three types of constitutional treatments based upon the Jing, Ying and Wei levels;
• Integrate three Shen scalp points into these protocols

Outline

1. Introduction to Constitutional Facial Acupuncture™: The New Protocols, based upon Mary Elizabeth Wakefield’s book, Constitutional Facial Acupuncture (Elsevier UK, 2014)
   • “Changing the Face of Aging”
   • Renewal versus Rejuvenation
   • Two archetypes of timeless beauty
   • Q&A
2. Constitutional treatments: the Jing, Ying and Wei levels
   • Jing: summary of the Eight Extraordinary Meridians
   • Ying: Japanese and TCM indications and needling techniques
     • oxygen point
     • food poisoning and food allergy point
     • moistening and calming point
   •  Wei: the Wakefield point
   • Q&A
3. Introduction to the face as the most emotive part of the body
   • “The Shen leads the Qi”
   • Benefits and contraindications
   • General rules and treatment protocol
   • Q&A
4. The Facial Landscape
   • Origin and insertion of the facial muscles Facial needling protocols with diagrams
   • The grin: risorius muscle
   • Sunken cheeks: buccinator muscle
   • Crow’s feet: temporoparietalis muscle
   • The frown: corrugator muscle
   • Three Shen scalp points for psychospiritual support