Toyohari | East Asian needle therapy
Toyohari, ‘East Asian needle therapy’, is a form of Japanese meridian therapy, based on the Chinese Classics. It originated with several blind acupuncturists under Kodo Fukushima in the 1940s. By the 1970s the Toyohari Association had developed a unique approach of teaching its refined methodology in the diagnosis and treatment of a wide range of dysfunctions for adults as well as for children.
Toyohari is renowned for its gentle and subtle application of needle techniques. The primary (root) treatment – based on pulse and abdominal diagnosis - is accomplished almost exclusively by using very delicate non-insertion needling techniques.
Since 1988, Toyohari has been taught and practised outside Japan. Practitioners who are registered with the Toyohari association have to follow strict guidelines and highly supervised training in order to apply its methodology. Today, there are over 1000 practitioners in Japan and around 300 practitioners in the US, Europe and Australasia.
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