Library

Two books that teach channel theory through story, articles written for fellow practitioners, and videos and webinars from the courses.

Books

Cover of Sun's Dance of the Channels by Jonathan Shubs

Sun's Dance of the Channels

Understanding channel interactions and holography

The companion to Dance of the Channels. Sun learns from their grandparents how the channels interact, and how one part of the body can treat another, told as a story.

Illustrated by Christina Malouf · Singing Dragon
Cover of Sun's Season of Channels by Jonathan Shubs

Sun's Season of Channels

An introduction to Chinese philosophy, Chinese medical theory and channels

Where the story begins. A conversation between a child and their grandparents, written for students at the start of their studies and for anyone curious.

Illustrated by Fergus Byrne · Foreword by Simon Becker · Singing Dragon

Wall charts

The Dance of the Channels wall chart: six diagrams of channel systems, a band of mirror and image drawings, and twelve channel diagrams

Dance of the Channels wall chart

A1 poster, 59.4 × 84.1 cm

The six systems of channel interaction, the mirror and image maps, and a quick-reference diagram for each of the twelve channels.

Available at the courses
The Applied Nanjing wall chart: coloured circles of five-element points for each channel, tonifying and dispersing diagrams, and the reaction areas of the abdomen

Applied Nanjing wall chart

A1 poster, 59.4 × 84.1 cm

The five-element points of the yin and yang channels, the four-needle patterns for tonifying and dispersing, and the five-element reaction areas of the abdomen.

Available at the courses
The Applied I Ching wall chart: the early and later heaven ba gua, tables of hexagrams by season, and channel interaction diagrams

Applied I Ching wall chart

A1 poster, 59.4 × 84.1 cm

The Early and Later Heaven Ba Gua, the best hexagram for each season, all 64 hexagrams, and the channel interactions that go with them.

Available at the courses

Articles

2023 The Origins of the Universe and the Four (or Twelve) Gates European Journal of Oriental Medicine
2016 The Use of Entry and Exit Points for the Face and Thorax Also in French · Also in Dutch European Journal of Oriental Medicine
2012 The Foundations of Channel Theory Also in French Journal of Chinese Medicine

Videos

Short extracts from the courses, and treatments demonstrated in class.
All videos on YouTube

From the courses

Abdominal palpation walkthrough (4 needles, 5 elements)
Understanding the seasons in five-element theory
Clinical applications: the San Jiao (London 2018)
Anatomical similarity
A four-needle demonstration
LI 4 and ST 38
Treating Achilles tendon injuries
The diagnosis and treatment system

Demonstrations

Chronic leg pain
A sleep disorder
Pain in the foot
Itching and inflammation of the eye
Neck and shoulder pain
A chronic foot injury
Back pain
Chest pain
Sore throat, one needle
A shoulder injury

From the page to the clinic.

The courses teach what the books describe.