Educational articles

Educational reference within traditional Shiatsu/TCM frameworks. Not a diagnosis or medical treatment.

• Understanding ST36 in educational Shiatsu study
  A short educational overview of Zusanli and how Meridiania connects it to meridian, element and practice tools.
• Keeping TCM and Masunaga systems distinct
  Why Meridiania never silently mixes channel systems.
• Yuan-source points: study guide for shiatsu and TCM
  What yuan-source points are, how they relate to original channel qi, and how to study them in the Meridiania atlas.
• Luo-connecting points: collaterals and yin–yang pairs
  How to study luo points in educational shiatsu and acupuncture: collaterals, pairs and Meridiania list.
• Back-shu points: BL map and educational diagnosis study
  Guide to back-shu (yu) on Bladder: zang-fu, paravertebral location and 3D atlas.
• Front-mu points and hara assessment in Zen Shiatsu
  How alarm/mu points, abdomen and the hara map connect in shiatsu study.
• How to locate LI4 Hegu: landmarks and 3D study
  Educational guide to finding Hegu (LI4): anatomical cues, families and location drills.
• Stomach meridian: TCM vs Masunaga extension
  Why the classical ST pathway and Zen Shiatsu extension stay distinct — and how to compare them in Meridiania.
• Hara assessment in Zen Shiatsu: educational zone map
  How to study hara and its link to meridians and mu points without turning it into medical diagnosis.
• The five shu: jing, ying, shu, jing-river and he-sea
  Mental map of the five shu points per channel for flashcards and quiz memorisation.
• Window of Heaven points: neck, qi and classical study
  What Window of Heaven points are and how to locate them on the neck and upper atlas.
• Confluent points of the eight extraordinary vessels
  Masters and couples that open Ren, Du, Chong, Dai, Qiao and Wei — study list.
• Namikoshi tsubo vs WHO points: two maps, one atlas
  How to study Namikoshi mapping without confusing it with WHO acupuncture codes.
• Headache and points: educational exploration (not clinical)
  How to use Meridiania's symptom explorer to study traditional head associations.