Moxa in Motion with the Ontake Method - (The Ontake Method) by Oran Kivity (Paperback)

About the Book

Discover the Ontake Method, a rhythmic Japanese moxibustion technique using warm bamboo to treat symptoms, balance the meridians, and add a simple, safe, effective tool to your clinical repertoire.

Book Synopsis

Moxibustion is ancient. Even more ancient than needling. In modern acupuncture, however, it is often considered too time-consuming or difficult to master. And yet the classics say: for chronic conditions, moxa has no equal.

Coming to the rescue of time-poor, present-day acupuncturists is the Ontake Method from Japan. This innovative technique uses a piece of bamboo filled with burning moxa wool to roll, tap and press on the acupuncture meridians using a metronome programmed to each meridian's frequency. The rhythmic application of heat, frequency and pressure triggers rapid shifts in your patients' body condition and mood.

Oran Kivity is a veteran acupuncturist from the UK. The founder of Sayoshi.com, the online directory of Japanese acupuncture, he has dedicated countless hours of clinical observation and study to integrate the knowledge of contemporary Japanese masters. Through writing and teaching, he has ignited interest in Ontake, a remarkable new moxa tool from Japan, developing these dynamic new techniques further and compiling them into this practical handbook of moxibustion.

In this book, you will learn:

• Dr Manaka's meridian frequencies and how to apply them
• Branch treatments for symptom relief
• Root treatments for whole-body regulation
• The integration of Dr Tan's holographic models with Ontake for the rapid relief of pain in the neck, back and joints

Moxa in Motion presents a step-by-step guide to clinical practice utilising the Ontake Method. Easily integrated into any style of acupuncture, Shiatsu or Tuina, the Ontake Method will boost your results and build your practice.

Review Quotes

Oran Kivity has done a clever job of combining treatment strategies in his book on the Ontake Moxa Method. He demonstrates the usefulness of the Manaka channel frequencies and the Richard Tan Balance Method in combination with moxibustion. This combination of heat, rhythm and pressure is a great treatment approach. For those interested in the book, his many YouTube videos add a nice element. It is always helpful to see the therapy in action. I commend him for his insightful fusion of disparate styles and recommend the book to anyone searching for effective treatment tools. (Robert Quinn)

Great gratitude for this clear, engaging and clinically useful book on Ontake moxa. Oran Kivity outlines the concepts underlying the variety of approaches that Ontake moxa entails including Dr Yoshio Manaka's octahedral model and Manaka's meridian frequency applications along with Dr Richard Tan's Balance Method, Kurakichi Hirata Zones and others. There is a great deal of clinical wisdom distilled in these chapters and Oran's ability to find appealing analogies and a simple way of communicating complex theoretical ideas is praiseworthy.

Ontake, which is the addition of percussive and rhythmic strokes of skin, muscle, fascia, along with the radiant heat of moxa, is a profoundly effective combination and this publication is a tremendous addition to the field of acupuncture and Eastern medicine and healing arts generally.