Auriculotherapy or ear acupuncture is based on the philosophy that the ear is a ‘template’ of the whole body. Most people understand the concept of foot reflexology where the shape of the foot can be seen to represent the whole body. Many have experienced pain relief and relaxation from foot reflexology massage. But not many Westerners realise that, according to Chinese traditional philosophy, many other body parts are also “templates” of the whole body: hands, eyes, ears, face, skull, arms, legs, etc. The ear is a natural candidate to be this kind of organic template since its outer surface is not needed for purposes other than gathering and transmitting sounds into the inner ear sensory channels.
If you know what to look for, your entire medical history is written in the ear. We know that black or brown mark or mole indicates old injuries or traumas to the body. Current inflammations are red swollen areas on the ear. A pimple marks the spot of an infection in the body. Surgeries show up as a scar and/or small hole.
Back injuries show up as bumps in the spinal ridge area—we can even name the exact vertebrae that have been affected. Most common ailments that show up are stiffness in the spine and other areas of the body representing arthritis in various stages. Most arthritis begins with poor circulation causing build up of toxins and waste materials that the body can’t deal with because of lack of energy, nutrition, circulation, etc. These wastes or toxins are then deposited by the body in joints, arteries, fat cells and other locations away from major organs which are vulnerable to damage from these toxins.
The ear is not walked on or needed for any movement (compared to the feet in foot reflexology, for example), so long term healing processes are possible with the ear acupuncture. This means that we can tape seeds onto the ear acupuncture points that are actively useful for three to five days. Patients can press the seeds once every hour that they remember (or more often as needed) and give themselves a healing treatment each time. This makes the process highly effective and also gives the patient personal “hands-on” self-healing empowerment.
The ear is sensitive to this healing pressure as instant pain relief from even the most difficult and long-standing conditions happens for everyone. Many people are entirely sceptical, even resistant, but when they experience the immediate results of this healing modality, they are convinced and amazed that the overwhelming pain they’ve experienced —sometimes for years—can be stopped instantly.
The ear is also a useful healing template because needles and other invasive healing modalities are not required. Instead of needles, we can use mustard seeds and surgical tape to position the seeds on pressure points that the patient can activate at will. This allows for simplicity, exact placement on the points, self-regulation of pressure, inexpensive treatments, long term placement for patient self-healing control, no allergy reactions and environmentally friendly materials.
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