Course

Moxibustion with Ontake Warm Bamboo

Japanese Moxibustion and
Warm bamboo Ontake

JULY 21st TO 23rd

MOXIBUSTION WITH ONTAKE WARM BAMBOO

Discover the effective new moxa method from Japan that gets rapid results – safely

Ontake is a contemporary moxibustion tool from Japan. A piece of bamboo is filled with burning moxa wool which is then rolled, tapped, and pressed on the meridians. The rhythmic application of heat and pressure triggers rapid shifts in your patients’ body condition and mood. And it feels great!
The Ontake Method is a conceptual framework for applying Ontake developed by British acupuncturist Oran Kivity. It integrates ideas from Japanese acupuncture about channel palpation, deficiency excess, holographic mappings, and Dr Manaka’s meridian frequencies: applying stimulation to the body in time to a metronome. When applied with these ideas, Ontake can transform your Veterinary practice, relaxing the muscles, and calming the mind within minutes. Using holographic mappings, Ontake can provide almost instant pain relief, giving you a highly effective treatment that your patients look forward to and love.

BEVAS proposes a JAPANESE MOXIBUSTION AND WARM BAMBOO, ONTAKE COURSE

This is a 3-day course, July 21^st– 23^rd2023.

Location: G. Vandenheuvelstraat 139, 2230 Ramsel

Participants should be veterinarian acupuncturists.

Courses will be taught in English.

Level 1
Objectives

This three-day course is a dynamic mixture of theory, demonstration, and practice.

You will learn to:

Systematically palpate the channels and note significant reactions.
Load bamboo with moxa and light it safely.
Perform tapping, touching and closing, rolling, standing, rocking, pressing, leaning, vibrating, and knocking techniques with heated bamboo.
Map out and apply Dr Manaka’s meridian frequencies on any part of the body.
Apply a whole-body warm bamboo treatment to strengthen the root.
Treat pain: select treatment channels according to the Ontake matrix and different holographic images of the body on the extremities.
Apply warm bamboo to treat a broad range of conditions including neck pain, back pain, knee pain, constipation, diarrhoea, digestive problems, anxiety, anxiety, respiratory problems, etc.
Describe Japanese acupuncture concepts of dosage and recognise sensitive patients
Remedy overtreatment using Ontake
Describe Ontake’s principal actions, effects, and contraindications

These methods and theoretical models do not require you to give up your existing style of practice. They can be integrated into any kind of meridian-based bodywork method. This weekend will, however, transform your practice, giving you new perspectives and a potent new tool that your patients will love.

What Students Say

"Taking the Ontake Moxibustion course with Oran Kivity was both super interesting and fun. His profound knowledge and the way he transmitted the knowledge made it easy to grasp the concepts and apply during the practical parts of the course.
After those three days I was able to apply Ontake on my small animal patients, and feeling comfortable doing so. Looking forward to the next course with Oran and Bill!"

Britta Gwalani

"Taking the Ontake Moxibustion course with Oran Kivity was both super interesting and fun. His profound knowledge and the way he transmitted the knowledge made it easy to grasp the concepts and apply during the practical parts of the course.
After those three days I was able to apply Ontake on my small animal patients, and feeling comfortable doing so. Looking forward to the next course with Oran and Bill!"
Britta Gwalani

Day 1

Ontake Origins
Introduction to Dr Manaka and his ideas.
Root and Branch treatment in Japanese Acupuncture.
Dr Manaka’s Meridian Frequencies, wooden needle and hammer, tapping zones.
Loading, lighting and applying Ontake.
Channel palpation, deficiency and excess and abnormal tissue findings
Bamboo Max and Mini – Root treatments with Ontake.

Day 2

Holographic Thinking and the rapid relief of pain.
Dr Tan’s concepts of body mirrors and images.
Meridian pairings and a simple Ontake matrix.
Chasing the pain.
The clinical efficacy of DU 14, SP 6, and other meeting points.
Clinical applications: Branch Treatments for diarrhoea, constipation, anxiety, eye problems, tinnitus and sinusitis/allergic rhinitis.
The Goldilocks Zone: dosage, overtreatment, and knowing when to stop.

Day 3

Ontake Moxibustion Level 2 - HIRATA ZONES

Kurakichi Hirata was a medical student by day—and a rebel by night. Critical of Western medicine, he pioneered a holographic system of dermatome stimulation using a heated probe—designed to trigger the body’s self-healing mechanisms and empower laypeople to treat themselves. Hirata’s first book in 1933 was a runaway bestseller. Long after Hirata’s death, his approach became an important component of Dr Manaka’s four-step protocol. In the West, however, the tools used in Japan to heat the skin were unavailable, and his system is not well known. Now, nearly one hundred years after its development, Hirata Zone Therapy has found new life with the integration of Ontake Warm Bamboo, a simple-to-apply moxibustion tool.

Aims

Using Hirata’s holographic mappings, heated bamboo is applied rhythmically on the skin to trigger the body’s self-healing mechanisms. Hirata’s primary goal was to create a system that was easy for patients to learn and apply to themselves. This is now once again possible with the application of Ontake. Easy to learn and simple to practice, Hirata Ontake Therapy (HOT) will provide you with a straightforward approach to healing yourself and treating others.
HOT can be used to target symptoms by boosting the body’s self-healing mechanisms. It can be combined with any style of acupuncture and bodywork practice or used as a self-healing method at home. You will learn to apply Ontake Warm Bamboo using Hirata’s basic model and Dr Manaka’s variations and interpretations.
This method will, however, transform your practice, giving you new perspectives and a potent new tool that your patients will love. Moreover, you can accelerate your patients’ healing by passing on the skills to them as a moxa routine for home treatment.

This Sunday includes lectures, demonstrations, and practice. It covers everything you need to know to find Hirata’s zones on the body and apply Ontake to treat a variety of conditions.
By the end of the course, you will be able to:

Locate the Hirata zones and note significant reactions.
Differentiate three criteria for selecting zones and apply them to treat patients creatively.
List and apply the frequencies for each zone.
Perform a variety of techniques with Ontake including tapping, rolling, and super-knocking,.
Treat yourself or your patients.
Get patients started with daily home treatment,

This method is of particular interest to practitioners of Manaka System Acupuncture (MSA), as it’s the missing link in his four-step system. Manaka used the Hirata zones creatively, but little has been transmitted to the West about how he accomplished this. As a teacher of MSA, Oran has revisited Manaka’s ideas, learning how to integrate them, not just with MSA but as an adjunctive method that suits any style of meridian bodywork.

Eligibility

The course is open to veterinarian acupuncturist. No previous experience of moxibustion is required.

The Sensei: Oran Kivity

Veteran British human acupuncturist Oran Kivity trained in Europe, China, and Japan.

In continuous practice since 1987, he specialised in Japanese methods and was one of the founders’ members of Toyohari UK, the British branch of the Toyohari Association of Japan. He taught acupuncture at the University of Westminster and the Northern College of Acupuncture for the ten years.

Oran is the author of four books about Japanese acupuncture and moxibustion, including the popular Moxa in Motion with the Ontake Method.

Passionate about acupuncture and learning, he continues to teach internationally, as well as coaching practitioners online.

Now based in Taiwan, he practises, writes, coaches, and teaches from the southern port town of Kaohsiung, where he lives happily by a river, near a lake and close to the sea.

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