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76 Cards in this Set
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Name the meridians of Circuit #1
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Lung
Large Intestine Stomach Spleen |
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Name the meridians of Circuit #2
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Heart
Small Intestine Urinary Bladder Kidneys |
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Name the meridians of Circuit #3
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Pericardium
Triple Warmer Gall Bladder Liver |
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Name the Yin meridians.
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Lung
Spleen Heart Kidneys Pericardium Liver |
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Name the Yang merdians.
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Large Intestine
Stomach Small Intestine Urinary Bladder Triple Warmer Gall Bladder |
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What Yin meridian is paired with Large Intestine?
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Lung
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What Yin meridian is paired with Stomach?
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Spleen
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What Yin meridian is paired with Small Intestine?
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Heart
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What Yin meridian is paired with Urinary Bladder?
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Kidneys
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What Yin meridian is paired with Triple Warmer?
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Pericardium
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What Yin meridian is paired with Gall Bladder?
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Liver
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What Yang meridian is paired with Lung?
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Large Intestine
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What Yang meridian is paired with Spleen?
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Stomach
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What Yang meridian is paired with Heart?
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Small Intestine
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What Yang meridian is paired with Kidneys?
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Urinary Bladder
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What Yang meridian is paired with Pericardium?
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Triple Warmer
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What Yang meridian is paired with Liver?
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Gall Bladder
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What kind of meridians (Yin/Yang) are Heaven to Earth?
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Yang
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What kind of meridians (Yin/Yang) are Earth to Heaven?
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Yin
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What meridian directions are Yin?
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Chest to Fingers
Feet to Chest |
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What meridian directions are Yang?
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Fingers to Face
Face to Feet |
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Where does the Lung meridian begin?
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2 fingers inferior to coracoid process of scapula
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Where does the Lung meridian end?
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radial corner of thumb nail
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Where does the Large Intestine meridian begin?
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radial corner of index fingernail
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Where does the Large Intestine meridian end?
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flare of the opposite nostril
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Where does the Stomach meridian begin?
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below the center of the eye
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Where does the Stomach meridian end?
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lateral 2nd toe nail
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Where does the Spleen meridian begin?
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medial nail of great toe
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Where does the Spleen meridian end?
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lateral 6th intercostal rib
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Where does the Heart meridian begin?
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In the axilla
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Where does the Heart meridian end?
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radial corner of pinky fingernail
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Where does the Small Intestine meridian begin?
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ulnar corner of pinky fingernail
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Where does the Urinary Bladder meridian begin?
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Inner canthus of the eyes
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Where does the Urinary Bladder meridian end?
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later 5th toenail
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Where does the Kidney meridian begin?
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Ball of the foot
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Where does the Kidney meridian end?
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lateral to sternum inferior to clavical (brian buttons)
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Where does the Pericardium meridian begin?
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lateral to nipple in 4th intercostal space
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Where does the Pericardium meridian end?
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Tip of 3rd finger
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Where does the Triple Warmer meridian begin?
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ulnar corner of ring fingernail
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Where does the Triple Warmer meridian end?
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lateral to the eyebrow
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Where does the Gall Bladder meridian begin?
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lateral to the eyes
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Where does the Gall Bladder meridian end?
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lateral corner 4th toenail
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Where does the Liver meridian begin?
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lateral corner of great toenail
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Where does the Liver meridian end?
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6th intercostal space inferior to and in the nipple line.
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Where does the Conception Vessel begin?
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perineum
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Where does the Conception Vessel end?
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lower lip
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Where does the Governing Vessel begin?
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perineum
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Where does the Governing Vessel end?
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upper lip
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What is "anma" ?
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Japanese acupressure massage
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Who derived the "tsubo" ?
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Katsuke Serizawa
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Who developed "Zen Shiatsu" ?
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Masunaga
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What is Shiatsu Massage?
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A form of soft tissue manipulation by thumbs, fingers and palms without the use of instruments to apply pressure to human skin to affect specific diseases.
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What is the translation of the japanese words shi & atsu
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shi = finger
atsi = pressure |
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Where is the Hara located ?
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3 tsun below the umbillicus and 3 tsun deep inside the belly.
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What can be defined as the harmonious interplay of yin and yang?
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Health
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What are some words that describe Yin ?
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Passive
Earth Substance Interior Hidden Body Feminine Dark Space Cool Blood, Body Fluids, Tissue Contraction Descending Energy Night |
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What are some words that describe Yang ?
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Active
Heaven Function Exterior Revealed Mind Masculine Light Time Heat Energy of the Body Expansion Ascending Energy Day |
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What is Ki?
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What maintains and nurtures the physical, mental, emotional and spiritual body.
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What is the goal of shiatsu?
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To become balanced so that one can become yin or yang in response to the demands of the moment without being stranded in an excess of yin or yang.
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Which meridians run along the lateral aspect of the legs ?
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Stomach
Gall Bladder |
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Which merdians run along the posterior aspect of the legs?
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Urinary Bladder
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Which meridians run along the medial aspect of the legs?
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Spleen
Kidney Liver |
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Do you use direct pressure for Kyo or Jitsu points?
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Kyo
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Do you use broad tools for Kyo or Jitsu points?
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Jitsu
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When do you focus your strokes in a clockwise fashion? Kyo or Jitsu?
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Kyo
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When do you incorporate stretches? Kyo or Jitsu?
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Jitsu
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What represents an accumulation of Ki?
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Jitsu
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What represents a lack of Ki?
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Kyo
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Is Kyo: Yin or Yang?
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Yin
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Is Jitsu: Yin or Yang?
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Yang
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Are Bo points Front or Back?
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Front
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Are Yu points Front or Back?
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Back
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What is a "tsubo" ?
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Any point along a meridian where there is an accumulation, or a depletion of ki.
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Do Bo points indicate Acute or Chronic conditions?
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Acute
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Do Yu points indicate Acute or Chronic conditions?
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Chronic
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Why do you move from the Hara?
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Balance
Centering |