Constitutional Facial Acupuncture

374 Pages·2014·20.84 MB·English

Constitutional Facial
Acupuncture
Content Strategist: Claire Wilson
Content Development Specialist: Catherine Jackson
Project Manager: Julie Taylor
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Illustration Manager: Jennifer Rose
Illustrator: Kinesis Illustration
Cover and author photograph: Neale Albert
Photographs: Janneke Vermeulen
Constitutional Facial
Acupuncture
Mary Elizabeth Wakefield
Licensed Acupuncturist, Masters of Science,
Diplomate in Acupuncture, certified by the National Certification
Commission for Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine (USA).
Educator of the Year, American Association of
Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine (USA).
Creator/Instructor of the 2-year International GOLD STANDARD FACIAL
ACUPUNCTURE® Certification Program at Northwestern Health Sciences
University, Bloomington, MN, USA, Creator of the facial acupuncture
elective at Pacific College of Oriental Medicine, New York, NY (2007-2011).
Creator, Diamond Acupuncture FacialTM for 2005 Academy Awards,
Los Angeles, CA, President, Chi-Akra Center and Muse L’ Herbal,
New York, NY, USA
Foreword by
Lillian Bridges
President, Lotus Institute, Inc., Issaquah, Washington, USA
Author of Face Reading in Chinese Medicine, Second Edition,
pub. Elsevier ©2012
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Foreword
The face is an incredibly important aspect of identity. We are recognized,
evaluated, and scrutinized by the signs on our faces and the expressions that
we make. There are simply so many clues about personality and health that
can be seen from the face, particularly if you know how to read the lines
caused by previous expressions and assess the colors and markings that cor-
respond to organ function. Faces clearly mirror what is going on inside the
body and the mind, emotionally, psychologically, and physically.
As a professional Face Reader, coming from the ancient tradition of physiog-
nomy in Classical Chinese Medicine, it is heartening to see my teachings
applied by Mary Elizabeth Wakefield in a holistic way. While there are many
Acupuncturists successfully treating patients cosmetically, a constitutional
acupuncture treatment is more profound and the rejuvenating results are
longer-lasting when the constitution is supported and enhanced. She also
recognizes and treats the deeper issues underlying the aging face and compas-
sionately guides her patients through the individual transformations that
result in changes to their faces. She is now gifting her students with the
wisdom of her methods in this book, which is rich with pointers, tips, and
advice on how to treat and what to expect, along with detailed treatment
protocols.
The modern focus on the face tends to emphasize ideals of perfection – celebri-
ties are judged to have the best features, and magazines and the cosmetic
industry create a dread and fear of any signs of aging on the face. This has
led to a huge beauty industry that persuades millions of people to change
their faces with plastic surgery, injectable fillers, laser resurfacing, and botox.
However, these treatments create the illusion of beauty, when real beauty
resides in the emanation of the individual spirit, which the ancient Chinese
called Shen. The face and the eyes show this spirit through a glow, and
removal of the emotional blockages that lodge in the body allows the Shen to
manifest. ix
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sions until the cycle is altered. Helping patients to understand why they have
the lines is critical to the process and I am delighted that Mary Elizabeth’s
method encompasses this aspect of treatment.
As the Baby Boomer generation now enters its fifties and sixties, there will be
ever larger numbers of aging adults seeking to look younger, stay healthier
and maintain their attractiveness. Therefore, this will be a growing field and
it is the perfect time for Acupuncturists around the world to learn and apply
the techniques in Constitutional Facial Acupuncture in their clinical practices.
Lillian Bridges
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Acknowledgements
“A friend is someone who knows the song in your heart and can sing it
to you when you forget the words.”
—Unknown
I had no idea what a massive undertaking this book would be, or how long
it would take me to complete it! I have been writing this book all over the
world, in between my international teaching engagements – from Sydney to
London, Zurich, Amsterdam, New York, Minneapolis, Los Angeles, and
Vancouver.
There are many friends, colleagues and loved ones that I would like to thank
for all of their support, love, knowledge, and generosity, and for their willing-
ness to offer assistance in whatever way they could.
I would not have been able to accomplish this task without the support and
expert help from my husband, Michael, who is both a dear friend and collabo-
rator in my seminars, a teacher in his own right, an author, composer, and an
exquisite opera singer!
He is my precious companion, love and colleague, who knows and under-
stands the song in my heart. When I have forgotten the words and the melody,
been discouraged, doubted myself, or couldn’t remember the tune out of sheer
exhaustion, due to the accumulated demands of traveling, teaching and
writing, he has been there, quite literally, to sing it to me.
He has read, re-typed all my chapters, pre-edited and formatted the text and
the photos and e-mailed the final product to Elsevier. I dedicate this book to
you, Michael … I am deeply grateful, and feel simultaneously blessed and
joyful to have you in my life, both professionally and personally.
I would also like to thank Janneke Vermeulen, acupuncturist, gifted photog-
rapher and friend, for the wonderful facial acupuncture photographs. We shot xi
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Many thanks to my gorgeous model and friend, Ineke van der Ham, Lic.
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to produce these wonderful photographs for my book.
Neale Albert also deserves thanks for my professional photograph and the
excellent photo of the Diamond Acupuncture Facial™ I created for the
Academy Awards that grace the book’s cover.
Thank you, Deborah Malone, such a beautiful model, for your willingness to
take time out from your busy schedule to have these photos taken. It would
not have been possible to use these particular photographs without the assis-
tance of Michael Taylor, a fine photojournalist from Australia, who kindly
converted them into the CMYK format necessary for inclusion in the book.
Tanya Sydney of Illumine Arts deserves a ‘Brava’ for her beautiful original
print of Kuan Yin, which appears in Chapter 1.
My Content Strategist, Claire Wilson, deserves special praise and my gratitude
for her patience with me in negotiating my contract, for immediately answer-
ing my every question, and for her willingness to mentor me with kindness,
reassurance, compassion, clarity and humor. Without you, Claire, I might not
have written his book. You are a light and a blessing.
I also wish to acknowledge my Content Development Specialist, Catherine
Jackson, who always kept me on track, gently nudged and reminded me to
submit all the requisite documents and permissions, as well as the other mate-
rials necessary to the publication process. Many thanks to Julie Taylor, my
Project Manager, for her positive support during the editing, proofing and
printing process, and for placing my manuscript with a wonderful and knowl-
edgeable Copyeditor, Marcela Holmes.
I would like to thank the Elsevier staff who worked on this project for the time
and energy that has been contributed to the creation of this book.
Two wonderful colleagues actually encouraged me in the very beginning,
when I first conceived the idea of writing a book on my system of facial
acupuncture:
Many thanks to my friend and colleague, Lillian Bridges, author of Face
Reading in Chinese Medicine, who facilitated my connection to the proper chan-
nels at Elsevier, and has always championed and supported me. Thank you,
xii Lillian, for your generosity of spirit.
Grazie mille to Giovannia Maciocia for answering my questions, and kindly A
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I would first like to acknowledge and thank my fellow acupuncturist and
journalist, Abba Anderson, M.S.O.M., L.Ac., who edited the Introduction,
Chapter 1, Chapter 3 and the Constitutional Facial Acupuncture protocols in
Chapter 7. Thank you for providing practical insights, advice and excellent
suggestions for organizing the material.
Special thanks are due to my friend, Anne Harris, L.Ac., M.S.T.C.M., who,
many years ago, arranged my very first seminar in northern California, for
her detailed, knowledgeable and grounded advice, and special eye to organiz-
ing information in a precise and clear format.
Much appreciation to another colleague, Alexis Bennett, L.Ac., M.S., for her
creative vision, sense of symmetry, and her understanding of the nature of
beauty in words.
Many thanks to Virginia Bell, author and friend, who provided valuable assis-
tance with the initial, more conceptual chapters, and emphasized clarity and
communication with the general public, as well as acupuncturists.
I would like to acknowledge Carolyn Bengston, D.A.O.M., L.Ac., who taught
me my first intradermal facial protocol at Tri-State Colleage of Acupuncture
in New York City, and my colleague, Peggy McMeekin, D.A.O.M., L.Ac., my
personal acupuncturist, who ensured that I could escape from the ‘human
chair’ position my body had acquired through sitting and writing for many
hours at a time. Also thanks to Peggy for confirming that I have correctly
remembered certain protocols in Chapter 4.
Many thanks are owing to Matt Callison, M.S., L.Ac., author and colleague,
for encouraging me to set a standard for facial acupuncture, to raise the bar
of excellence in this field, and to write a definitive book on this topic. Well,
Matt, here it is. I also created a 2-year International GOLD STANDARD
FACIAL ACUPUNCTURE® Certification Program, premiering it at North-
western Health Sciences University (NWHSU) in Bloomington, Minnesota.
I would also like to thank NWHSU for their fantastic facilities and willingness
to take a chance on this program. In particular, many ‘bravas’ to Diana Berg,
Director, and Jenny Bell, Conference/Marketing Coordinator, and the rest of
the Continuing Education Department, for their confidence in me, and their
capacity to move heaven and earth to make the GOLD STANDARD a reality.
I especially wish to thank the students and colleagues who have committed
themselves to this GOLD STANDARD FACIAL ACUPUNCTURE® Program. xiii
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my Muse L’ Herbal topical herbal formulations. Her brother, Frank, my present
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s herbalist, keeps me healthy, generously shares his herbal expertise, and
reminds me to be mindful about preserving my vital energies. Thank you for
your caring, Frank. I am so appreciative of my Lin Sister extended Chinese
family, every one of you.
I would be remiss if I did not thank all my students worldwide, who have
faith in me, and the courage to approach facial acupuncture at a more pro-
found level. I continually learn from all of you, and respect your individual
wisdom and abilities. I am always happy to see that you are abundant, flour-
ishing and performing Constitutional Facial Acupuncture with skill and a
sense of accomplishment.
I have created all these facial acupuncture protocols for my patients, and am
honored that they have chosen me to be their practitioner, trusting me to help
them. I appreciate your loyalty.
A big thanks to all of the universities, colleges, herbal companies, schools,
centers and businesses, conferences and symposiums, which have allowed me
to reach out to a wide range of people and practitioners through my teaching.
I enjoy collaborating with you, and appreciate your professional support.
I am blessed with a family that has always encouraged my communication
skills and creative endeavors. They are writers, artists, musicians, professors,
teachers and other professionals, who also have a practical business sense. I
am grateful to my late mother, the gorgeous Kathryn Wakefield Bovard, who
was a fine writer, artist and a passionate English teacher. Thank you for cor-
recting my grammar and spelling on a regular basis, reading my stories and
poems, and encouraging me to write.
Much love and appreciation is due to my late father, Ray B. Wakefield, who
was a scientist, musician and teacher. Thank you for supporting my artistic
side, and ensuring that I received both voice and flute lessons during my
childhood. I still miss your joie de vivre, melodious laughter and passion for
life.
Here’s to my brother, Ray, a professor of medieval German with unique,
innovative communication and teaching skills. Thank you for encouraging me
to discover new ways to inspire my students.
I am grateful to my beautiful sister, Barbara, another teacher, who is funny
and brave, and who has always encouraged and supported me uncondition-
xiv ally, both in the writing of this book and my other creative ventures.