This was my 3rd YouTube LIVE class! And it was VERY popular! The Pulse in TCM is one of the hardest skills to master. In this TCM class, I looked at taking the PULSE in Chinese medicine diagnosis in a SIMPLE actionable way, making it easy to improve your skills.
The Pulse reflects the state of Qi & Blood of all organs. Superficial level (Qi & Yang Organs), Middle (Blood), Deep (Yin & Yin Organs). It is affected by any short-term influences (running, insomnia, emotional shock…). The patient should not have just eaten a large meal, drank coffee, or taken stimulants, (medications) or the pulse reading will not be accurate.
Normal pulse: gentle, calm, 4 beats to a respiratory cycle. Soft but with strength, the deep level is felt easily.
Normal beats: adult (over 12 years old): 75 bmp. Less than 1 yrs old (120-140 bmp), 2-5 yrs old (90-100 bmp), 5-9 yrs old (80-90 bmp).
If you missed the LIVE session, you can watch it below. I would suggest you start at 10:40 min (actual class start!) unless you want to listen to my singing 🙂
Let me know what you think and keep rocking it with TCM!
Clara
TCM Geek
PS: go ahead, and grab my PDF on PULSE Diagnosis in TCM, it’s on me! Also, don’t miss out on more foundation and diagnosis videos, and make sure your diagnosis is effective!
Thanks Clara,love your work and really enjoyed your presentation on Pulse Diagnosis . TCM rocks!
So glad yo hear that Paul 🙂
Thanks Clara, your videos are really good which helps me in TCM study I am at the beginner level of TCM. Actually Clara I am looking for the video who teaches easy way to find location of bwol points of every meridian on hand i.e Points on Palm not on body ..I get difficulty to find the perfect position of meridian points on hand. Kindly help me in that case …Thank you so much Clara
It’s coming this year, I’m creating new videos for that 🙂
Thank you from my heart for your efforts,
Really thank you
My pleasure 🙂
ThankQ Clara, your vedios are really very goodwhich helpa me a lot and doing practice i am at beginning stage in TCM stydy, i want to do course please send me details.
Thank you from my heart for your effforts,
Really thankQ
I emailed you 🙂
Really interesting and the I loved enjoying your presentation
Thank you 😍
Very nice super Mum
Thank you 🙂
Hi Clara,
I love your explanations. They are really great. But I found a problem on the graph at 29:08. The fingers taking the pulse are crossing the body, thus showing an incorrect position for pulse taking.
You are absolutely correct 🙂
This is the only clipart I could find for pulse taking unfortunately…I actually talk about it in the video, and say which is the correct way to take the pulse, and to never cross the wrist.
Cheers!💝