Presenter: Dr Ray Ford

Date: Thursday 18 April 2024

Time:  6pm AEST/4pm AWST – 60 minutes including Q&A

INVESTMENT:  $25.00

To Register:  https://www.eventbrite.com.au/e/862863747697?aff=oddtdtcreator

Second in a trilogy of talks presented by Dr Ray Ford

This presentation will be on Chinese Medicine, Xi Cleft points and Luo Points.

Xi Cleft points are vital junctures in Chinese Medicine, located where qi and blood converge. They are used in acupuncture to treat acute conditions and pain, providing immediate relief. These points are strategically targeted to address stagnation of qi and blood and promote their free flow thereby reducing pain.

There are specific points on the primary channels, called the luo points, or luo-connecting points, or junction points.  Each has a trajectory different from the primary channels.  The pathway of these luo-connecting channels is really useful for acupuncturists. It makes the luo-connecting points very dynamic in their action. This means that they can powerfully affect the areas covered by the luo channel.

Attendees will receive supporting document with information relating to the presentation.

About the Presenter:  Dr Ray Ford

Ray Ford is a Doctor of Chinese Medicine in Sydney Australia – the includes both Acupuncture and Chinese Herbal Medicine. He has been is private practice for 35 years continuously. His current private practice is in Crows Nest Sydney Australia. He has completed a Masters degree in Acupuncture from UTS and graduated from several periods of post graduate study in China – at the Zhejiang Academy of TCM from 1998 -2003.

In 1998 he opened Sydney’s first low cost community style clinic in Crows Nest Sydney- which made acupuncture affordable to the public for $20 per treatment. This grew to centres in Newtown, Surry Hills and Bondi Junction and to date has completed 60,000 treatments and employed 40 plus acupuncturists both full and part time.

He has practiced the Daoist 3 Dan Tien meditation for many years and is a certified teacher. He has studied TCM as well as many other traditions such as Japanese, Korean and more modern techniques such as Dry Needling. He has a special interest in the Five Elements known as Wu Xing in Chinese Medicine.

Ray is the author of the book Clinical Aromatherapy – using essential oils on acu – points and Channels and he has just released the app Qi Flow( available on the app store) – a very useful acupressure app that encompasses the breadth and depth of using the points and channels of Chinese Medicine with acupressure.

Ray Ford can be contacted on admin@rayfordacupuncture.com.au

Purchase of Presentation Recording – $25 and 2 CPE points for AIK Ltd and AKA Inc Members.  

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(All registered attendees will receive a PDF).