Acutonics^® Training

This foundational class introduces the philosophy and cosmology of the Acutonics^® integrative care methodology, while illuminating its scientific roots. The class explores the cross-cultural use of sound and its healing potential, the relationship between the human body and sound, and how to work with acupuncture points, meridian pathways, and areas of pain to improve health and well-being. Students develop expanded clinical skills by exploring a wide variety of conditions.

We examine the concepts of cellular memory, sound imprinting, and the role of the Kidney as the guardian of our primordial Qi, all within the context of an East Asian medical model. The course also introduces new insights into the Eight Extraordinary Meridians, which provide a powerful therapeutic gateway for hands-on work.

You will learn how to find acupoints, palpate, and apply precision-calibrated tuning forks, using the Acutonics^® Earth/Moon Professional and Solar 7th sets. An introduction to the principles of the Five Elements helps students understand the relationship of these tools to the cycles of nature, the organ and meridian systems, the emotional body, and the archetypal qualities of the heavenly bodies. Students learn to implement effective treatment protocols using the Extraordinary Vessels, the Microcosmic Orbit, the Windows to the Sky points, the Three Treasures, and other acupoints rich in therapeutic benefits.

This class deepens participants' knowledge of musical intervals and sound layering directly on and above acupuncture point combinations. The importance of the water element and its correspondence to the Kidney, the concept of the heavenly spheres, the pole star, the natural cycles of the universe, the balance between yin and yang, and the spiritual and ancient wisdom traditions contained within Taoist philosophy and Tibetan Buddhist traditions are discussed.

Energy assessment and the relationship of the individual to the cycles of nature and the cosmos are explored, while deepening students' knowledge of the Five Elements, Eight Principles, Three Treasures, Eight Extraordinary Meridians, key acupoints, and Ashi / trigger points or areas of pain. The importance of listening and understanding clients' narratives and the embedded archetypes are examined in the context of developing more sophisticated treatment strategies.

Through instructor demonstration and clinical practicum, students learn to palpate, balance, expand, and transform disharmonies in the meridian and organ systems. Use of the Earth/Moon tools is reviewed, and students are introduced to high and low frequency tuning forks. Sound layering is further explored through the integration of tuning forks and indigenous sound-healing tools from ancient Tibet, and cross-cultural traditions incorporating sound vibration for healing are discussed, including the applications of Tibetan bowls on and above acupuncture points and in the field.