Yvonne Farrell

This course will give an overview of the 8 Extraordinary Vessels and their use in the diagnosis and treatment of psycho-emotional disorders. We will discuss how the functions of these vessels relate to psycho-emotional health and how the 8 Extraordinary Vessels respond to evolutionary stress. Understanding the pathways and the points along the trajectories will give practitioners a deeper understanding of how to use these vessels to help their patients adapt to the major changes in life that often cause emotional suffering.

The Eight Extraordinary Vessels (8EV) will be a very important channel system in the days following the pandemic. This time of great upheaval requires us to let go of our habituated way of being and become more of who we are meant to be. It would be a tragedy to go back to “normal” as quickly as possible. To do so would devalue the depth of experience offered to us at this time. The gifts that have come with the challenges need to be carried into world. The joy that comes from a simpler life. The pleasure in the company of loved ones. The deep sense of healing from being in nature.

The pandemic of 2020 has been a challenging and tragic time. As is true of all great challenges we have no control over the virus and its consequences. The only control we have is our response to it. We have been given an opportunity for realignment. We have had time to examine how we have lived our lives so far and time to decide through stillness, patience and vulnerability, the strengths and weaknesses of our current state of being. Can we let go of our baggage, our traumas, our negative or limiting beliefs?

In this course we will explore how the Eight Extraordinary vessels support health and well-being during major life events and transitions.
The Eight Extraordinary vessels (8EV) are the reservoirs of resources that govern growth and development throughout the 7/8 cycles of jing. We will introduce the functions of these vessels as they relate to: