Applying Stems and Branches Acupuncture in Clinical Practice

Joan Duveen has worked in healthcare since 1972, has practiced acupuncture in his private clinic since the 1980s and teaches Chinese medicine around the world. From an early age Joan was fascinated by Eastern philosophy, meditation and the relationship between body, mind and spirit. He believes and experiences that self-understanding through self-reflection and internal development is an integral part of Chinese medicine. In his teachings and treatments, he is also inspired by his professor in Chinese medicine Dr J.D. van Buren who taught him the theoretical, practical and philosophical principles of treating according to the philosophy of stems and branches. Joan believes it is important to keep the legacy of Dr van Buren's work alive.

Contents
Acknowledgements
Foreword by Tae Hunn Lee
Preface

Part I: The Ten Great Movements and Ten heavenly Stems
Chapter 1. The Field of Stems and Branches
Chapter 2. The Birth Chart
Chapter 3. Yuan Heng Li Zhen
Chapter 4. The Five Heavens
Chapter 5. A. Dynamics of the Great Movements
B. Dynamics of host and guest movements
Chapter 6. Dynamics of the Great Movement Earth
Chapter 7. Dynamics of the Great Movement Metal
Chapter 8. Dynamics of the Great Movement Water
Chapter 9. Dynamics of the Great Movement Wood
Chapter 10. Dynamics of the Great Movement Fire
Chapter 11. Treating Great Movements
Chapter 12. Dynamics of the Heavenly Stem Jia
Chapter 13. Dynamics of the Heavenly Stem Yi
Chapter 14. Dynamics of the Heavenly Stem Bing
Chapter 15. Dynamics of the Heavenly Stem Ding
Chapter 16. Dynamics of the Heavenly Stem Wu
Chapter 17. Five Methods of Treatment
Chapter 18. Dynamics of the Heavenly Stem Ji
Chapter 19. Dynamics of the Heavenly Stem Geng
Chapter 20. Dynamics of the Heavenly Stem Xin
Chapter 21. Dynamics of the Heavenly Stems Ren and Gui
Chapter 22. Unlike Qi and the Dynamics of the Four Possibilities

Part II: The Twelve Earthly Branches and Deep Qi
Chapter 23. Introduction
Chapter 24. Seasonal Qi
Chapter 25. Dynamics of the Earthly Branch Zi
Chapter 26. Dynamics of the Earthly Branch Chou
Chapter 27. Dynamics of the Earthly Branch Yin
Chapter 28. Dynamics of the Earthly Branch Mao
Chapter 29. Dynamics of the Earthly Branch Chen
Chapter 30. Dynamics of the Earthly Branch Si
Chapter 31. Dynamics of the Earthly Branch Wu
Chapter 32. Dynamics of the Earthly Branch Wei
Chapter 33. Dynamics of the Earthly Branch Shen
Chapter 34. Dynamics of the Earthly Branch You
Chapter 35. Introduction of the Earthly Branches Xu and Hai
Chapter 36. Dynamics of the Earthly Branch Xu
Chapter 37. Dynamics of the Earthly Branch Hai
Chapter 38. Deep Qi
Chapter 39. Like Qi
Chapter 40. Unlike Qi Relationship Between Zi and Wu
Chapter 41. Unlike Qi Relationship Between Mao and You
Chapter 42. Unlike Qi Relationships Between Si and Hai, Yin and Shen
Chapter 43. Unlike Qi Relationships Between Chou, Chen Wei and Xu
Chapter 44. Three Dynamic Fields
Chapter 45. The Four Possibilities
Chapter 46. Dynamics of Inverted Hexagrams
Chapter 47. Hidden Stems
Chapter 48. The Dynamic Ego
Appendix
Bibliography