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Latest in Acupuncture Jul 22, 2026 · 3 min read

🌊 Chinese Medicine in Star Wars

I'm heading down to southern Colorado to help out with some recovery from the Aspen Acres fire, so I thought I'd just do a quick one about a TCM reference I found in a Star Wars book...

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Jul 22, 2026

Chinese Medicine in Star Wars

What a Jedi Knight and the Ling Shu have in common. Jul 8, 2026

Points for Summer-Heat

The sweaty points, sunstroke prescription, and gua sha May 27, 2026

Shaoyang Pairs for Stuck Qi

GB and SJ point pairs for moving qi May 13, 2026

A Jueyin Alternative to Four Gates

Two Jueyin point pairs to use instead of Four Gates May 6, 2026

Four Gates: The History and Uses of LV-3 + LI-4

Where does Four Gates come from and how is it used? Apr 29, 2026

The Chain and Lock Method

Needling consecutive points to open a channel Apr 22, 2026

The Eight Therapeutic Methods

The master and couple points that open the eight vessels Apr 15, 2026

Acupuncture for Allergies and Nasal Congestion

Acupuncture points to clear allergies and a stuffy nose Mar 21, 2026

One-Sided Acupuncture Points

The rare acupuncture points that exist on only one side May 14, 2025

Reviving Consciousness

The points that bring someone back to consciousness May 7, 2025

Acupuncture Prohibitions

The classical situations when you shouldn't needle Apr 23, 2025

Why South is Up

Why ancient Chinese maps put south at the top Mar 5, 2025

Forbidden Points During Pregnancy

The acupuncture points to avoid during pregnancy Feb 12, 2025

Opening the 8 Extraordinary Vessels

The story behind 'women right, men left' for the eight vessels Dec 25, 2024

The Three Spirits of Christmas

A creepy Daoist tale of the three corpses within us Dec 11, 2024

BL-43: The point for chronic, untreatable diseases...

BL-43, the point for chronic and 'incurable' disease Nov 27, 2024

The Chain and Lock Technique

Needling each joint to open a channel down the limb Nov 13, 2024

Do you know the point combination Four Flowers?

Meet Four Flowers: the BL-17 + BL-19 combination Nov 7, 2024

UB-40 vs. UB-60 for Back Pain

When to reach for UB-40 vs. UB-60 in back pain Oct 25, 2023

Lung Channel Point Names

The stories behind the Lung channel point names Sep 13, 2023

What is an Acupuncture Point?

What are we really feeling for when we locate a point? May 31, 2023

Killer Acupuncture Points?

Can acupuncture points actually be fatal?