CUPPING NAVEL – WHAT TO DO

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CUPPING NAVEL – WHAT TO DO

  1. After watching all demos FIRST
  2. If there is a navel ring, – of possible get her remove it – ideally it is not put back in as this is the fluid moving point in the body.
  3. Ensure that the room is warm, and that there are enough covers to keep the patient warm whilst you are removing latent cold
  4. Demonstrate by placing your warm hand on the different parts of the body that there is in fact cold there – other areas will have the same hand feel cool that feels so warm on their cold places.  This is important as it is sometimes a challenging treatment and they need to feel the differences before and after. UPDATE  – use a non contact thermometer.
  5. Have no needles in – this is a very powerful treatment, which stands alone. Do not confuse the body with other interventions – this is more than enough – is very profound.
  6. Warm and dry a large cup.  Do not try to remove cold with a cold cup – you will be allowing more in.
  7. Oil around the navel.  If a hairy man, lots of oil – you need the suction to stay strong for the duration of the treatment.  Initially I have got the man to shave around it. Ideally a bee balm cream works better than coconut or massage oil. Over oiling is enough.
  8. Get a (preferably pre warmed) 50 cent piece and place it in a tissue – the cheapest/less luxuriant) are the best.  Twirl the tissue around, so it has a tail, and tear off what would possibly curl over when lit.
  9. Warn the patient that this will be alarming, to relax and to not watch, if a bit nervy.  Tell them in advance that the cup will pull greatly, as though it is trying to pull out the belly, and that it is quite safe. (I usually give them fascinating reading to distract them at this point).
  10. Place the tissue wrapped coin on the navel (to stop essential Qi from escaping) and light it.
    (The looser the tissue the tighter the cup).
  11. When the tissue is well lit, place the warmed cup over it, so it sucks up very quickly.  If it smoulders for a while, it was a good practice run, and repeat with a new tissue.
  12. If too tight, lift the lip of the cup very slowly to expel a little of the suction.
  13. Explain that this is a very strong treatment, as the cup will be on as long as the pulling sensation that starts soon and/or the belly is finally warmed up.
  14. Often, the pulling sensations (forget the navel, it is just a distraction) start in a few minutes – and it could be from anywhere, and they change location as the cold is removed.  I always give them a variety of locations, to allow them to not panic when whatever happens for them does.UNDO the suction slightly – it still works when not very tight. DO NOT give them more trauma..
  15. By checking every few minutes (and sometimes this has taken 30 minutes to settle down) ensure that your hands are warm first.  To remove the cup; wipe off the oil and place warmed palm on the navel.
  16. Put the warmed salt filled tissue on their navel.  Have punk moxa burning outside – a tightly packed small pyramid of it – have it on a thin slice of ginger so you have  a foundation (useful) to bring the now not smoking/ burning moxa inside.
  17. Continue with an odd number of pyramids – 3 /5/7  THEN see what may next need doing. (Often nothing. It is a profound change and something to get used to).
  18. Instruct the person as to avoidance of cold – hopefully they will have been grilled as to how it happened in the first place. There is no point in taking out problems for them to recreate them.If there is repeat cold, there must be instructions kept, not just listened to.
  19. Read something about this whilst cup is on . .or snooze.  Cold Damages Your Health/Cold is Not a Woman’s Friend eBook (It is the same book for men and women – as men have wives., mums, daughters, sisters, workmates who are doing all the things I suggest will wreck the Yang Qi also). They need to make the shifts to ensure what they have been doing does not recreate what they do not want.