On Friday, I had an acupuncture experience that was totally new to me. Marlene (my acupuncturist)tells me that the meridian that runs through my right arm has been blocked so the qi cannot flow through it smoothly. (I have been feeling pain and stiffness in my right arm, so this fits with my symptoms.) To help unblock this channel, she slowly pressed my arm from shoulder down to my hand, and then...
ZAM!
I suddenly felt what seemed like a huge, electrical shock running through my index finger. And I'm not talking about a tiny, static shock. I'm talking about a jolt of electricity. It came in pulsing waves; I could feel my finger jerking up and down. It was totally freaky! It is now Tuesday--four days later--and the tip of my index finger still feels numb, sort of like the feeling you get when you slam the tip of your finger with a hammer or when you get a burn on it.
Merlene insists that this was a good experience, that it's an indication that the Qi was surging through the meridian, having been blocked for a long time. Freaky!
It makes me think that the flow of Qi must be very intense and powerful, especially after it's been blocked.

The shock you felt sounds...intriguing. I didn't know acupunture could cause such an effect like that. This shows me that acupuncutre is more siginificant than I thought. I have an uncle who is an acupunturist, but I've never really talked to hime about it so that's probably why I have np idea how "powerful" the practice can be.
ReplyDeleteThat's really cool although I agree totally scary. I wonder how that works, I didn't really believe in acupuncture but all your experiences seem to have proven me wrong. (By the way is the pain in your right arm gone now?)
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