Strong and Weak Meridians: The Patient Who Reacts to Stress the Same Way Every Time
One patient always attacks under stress. Another always withdraws. The 12 Earthly Branches in acupuncture practice: from the year of birth you read the patient's strong and weak meridian, and you know where to start.
- Understanding
- The twelve signs of the Chinese zodiac as twelve stages of the transformation of energy: twelve hexagrams and twelve meridians.
- The patient
- Why symptoms flare with stress at home or at work, and why much of what a patient calls "my character" turns out to be a tendency.
- Direction
- The strong sign, the weak sign in opposition and the two background signs: a few minutes of history-taking and you know which meridian to work on.
12 video lessons, about 75 minutes, English subtitles. Watch the first lesson free.
What you take into the clinic
The strong and the weak meridian
From the year of birth you find the strong sign, the sign in opposition (the weak link) and the two background signs. The strong sign shows what the patient overuses under stress; the weak one shows where to start.
A recommendation for each of the 12 signs
A simple daily exercise for every sign, from two minutes of stopping to a written to-do list. Small enough that patients actually do it.
Words for the conversation with your patient
How to explain why they react to stress the way they do, and that it is a tendency they can work on, not a fixed trait.
The bridge to acupuncture
Twelve signs, twelve hexagrams, twelve meridians: one cycle of the transformation of energy that connects behavior with the points you needle.
What the course covers
- Zodiac signs, tendencies and stressFree previewTendencies, not determinants: why the same situation is a stressor for one patient and not for another.
- Resilience: yang and yin, goal, experiencing, evaluation, life wisdomYang as activity, yin as experiencing, and why unequal contact with them makes stress stick.
- What a zodiac sign is and how to find itThe sign as a set of traits shown at home and at work, and how to work it out from the date of birth, including January births.
- Twelve hexagrams, the meridians and acupunctureHow the twelve hexagrams show up as the twelve meridians, and why needling one meridian can change how a patient reacts.
- Strong and weak signs. The cycle of energy transformationWhat happens when the weak side is never trained, and the twelve stages from idea to life wisdom.
- Your weak sign: three groups of four signsThe sign in opposition as the main life challenge, and the two signs in the energetic background.
- Rat, ox, tiger and rabbitThe idea, preparation, starting and engagement: what each sign is strong in, and what helps patients for whom it is the weak link.
- Dragon and snake. The pig's life challengeActing without hesitation and being convinced you are right, and one question that changes a lot for the pig.
- Horse, goat and monkeyMeeting something new, prudence and stopping: the first three yin stages.
- Rooster, dog and pigTaking things in, evaluation and not interfering, with simple exercises for each.
- How to work with a weak sign. Background signsStarting from the weak link, how a missing energy shows up as either avoidance or excess, and what the background signs add.
- Questions and answersPractitioners' questions: the suppressed snake, the overtrained monkey, the ox that recognizes itself in the goat.
From the course
Who teaches
I am Michal Richter, MD. For 25 years I have practiced only acupuncture, 20 to 30 patients a day, in a busy clinic in Poland. I have taught practitioners since 2009, and I teach Chinese astrology in basic and advanced acupuncture courses.
This course is my webinar on the zodiac signs and stress, cut into twelve lessons.
Strong and Weak Meridians
- 12 video lessons, about 75 minutes, English subtitles
- All 12 signs, each with a recommendation for daily life
- Lifetime access, one payment
One-time payment, lifetime access, all taxes included. 14-day guarantee: if the course does not help you in practice, one email and you get a full refund.
Questions practitioners ask
Is this a recorded webinar?
Yes. Twelve lessons cut from a webinar, with the slides in English and English subtitles. The English narration is an AI version of my voice over the original Polish.
Do I need to know Chinese astrology?
No. The course starts from yang and yin and builds up to all twelve signs.
Do I need Stems and Branches?
No. This course stands on its own. It works with the year of birth, the level of the Earthly Branches.
How long do I have access?
Lifetime. One payment, no subscription.