Technique Application

In our bodies, there are nearly 400 acupuncture points along the body's fourteen major meridians, or energy carrying channels. Health is simply a matter of balancing the life force, "chi" (pronounced chee), which is said to move through the meridians. The acupuncture needles are inserted, usually a quarter of an inch, in these specific points. No pain is felt when the thin, solid, stainless steel needle is inserted. The acupuncturists twirls the needles clockwise and counterclockwise to move the chi throughout the body. A feeling of deep heaviness or numbness in the area may be experienced when the correct spot, or the "ashi" point is stimulated. Ashi is Chinese for "Oh, yes."
It is important to emphasize that there are usually no side effects from acupuncture.