If You Can’t Feel the 3 Pulse Depths, You’re Missing the Fulcrum

Take the quiz to find the best Traditional Japanese Medicine workshop for your stage of practice: https://survey.typeform.com/to/wkTtX99W Do you question your pulse diagnosis because it feels different every time you take it? In this video, Maya Suzuki explains how to find the “fulcrum” in pulse diagnosis—a Traditional Japanese Medicine foundation that can help make your pulse taking more consistent, objective, and clinically useful. Instead of only asking whether the pulse is strong, weak, fast, or wiry, this Japanese acupuncture approach looks at where the pulse is inside the radial artery. You’ll learn why squeezing with your fingertips can create variability, how to feel the boundaries of the artery, and how using your body as a fulcrum can help standardize what you feel. This video is especially helpful for TCM-trained acupuncturists who feel unsure about pulse diagnosis, palpation, or how to bridge the gap between TCM and Traditional Japanese Medicine. In this video, you’ll learn: – Why pulse diagnosis can feel inconsistent – How to think about the pulse visually inside the radial artery – Why hand placement matters when taking the cun, guan, and chi positions – Why squeezing with the fingertips can make diagnosis less reliable – How the fulcrum helps create a more standardized pulse diagnosis method – How Japanese acupuncture uses touch and palpation to build clinical confidence If you are interested in learning more about Traditional Japanese Medicine, take the quiz above. It will guide you to workshops that are tailored to your current stage of practice. Access our Traditional Japanese Acupuncture resource library: https://bit.ly/TJMplaylist Hear practitioner experiences and success stories: https://bit.ly/3HdSAaz Schedule a free mentorship call to explore TJM further: https://bit.ly/4gtMa3n This video may contain affiliate links that support the channel at no additional cost to you. You are under no obligation to use them, but your support is always appreciated. #PulseDiagnosis #JapaneseAcupuncture #TraditionalJapaneseMedicine