Heru TchaasAmen Talks AcuGraphs and Understanding Your Body's Needs For Another Mindfulness Monday
Photos by Victor Jones
Converge's very own Yuan Gong Instructor, Heru TchaasAmen, returns with another segment of Mindfulness Monday on The Day With Trae. Converge's Besa Gordon fills in for host Trae Holiday for this episode, in which she and TchaasAmen discuss using AcuGraphs and how they help people understand their body's needs to facilitate healing despite any initial reservations.
"People that look like us typically don't jump into AcuGraphs or acupuncture in general because of the needles," TchaasAmen said. "We don't like needles. We don't like the woo-hoo of traditional Chinese medicine. But what acugraph does [is] it brings in the understanding of 5000 years of traditional Chinese medicine, but it ties it into some technology."
AcuGraphs departs from the traditional needle method of acupuncture and utilizes traditional methods to outline acupuncture-type treatment plans tailored to address specific health concerns, such as diabetes, obesity, and addiction.
"All we need access to is your wrists and your feet," TchaasAmen said. Using a digital meridian flow machine, TchaasAmen can measure the energy flow through your body's meridian or pressure points. The body has 12 in total.
"We can track it to your internal organ system. So we look at your five basic internal organs: kidneys, liver, lungs, heart, stomach, and spleen," TchaasAmen said. "From there, we can track it out to what symptoms you have."
He continued, "We can see that people have pain in their lower back, right? We go, Oh, you got pains in your lower back [and] upper legs that relate to your kidney, right? You might also have some emotional support needs. We see depression; we see anxiety. We see worry, sleeplessness, insomnia, and things like that. We can treat all of that and pinpoint it with definite accuracy with the AcuGraph. From there, we get to take a look and create a treatment program."
From there, treatment plans can incorporate traditional medicine methods such as herbal support, acupuncture, Qigong therapy, massage therapy, acupressure, and more.
"If you don't like needles, there are different ways to work with that and still see some observable results," TchaasAmen explained. Beyond the AcuGraph, TchaasAmen can create a comprehensive treatment program and provide a detailed report, approximately six to seven pages long, which includes a proprietary score to track your health progress throughout the treatment cycle.
While acupuncture and similar treatments are often associated with needles at the body's pressure points, TchaasAmen reassures those with a fear of needles that there are effective alternatives. In his practice, he utilizes non-invasive laser treatments that can adjust the intensity to stimulate or soothe specific pressure points on the body. Additionally, he employs auricular therapy, placing seeds on the pressure points and acupuncture points of the ears, providing a needle-free option for treatment.
"They actually look like jewelry. So you're walking around with some, you know, with some cubic zirconia . . . [and] things like that on your ears that you can rub throughout the day several times that actually can increase the qi flow through these meridians as well," TchaasAmen said. While a full AcuGraph assessment will require TchaasAmen's guidance, he also shares quick methods for relieving tension in the body.
"There's a point I like to call 'point zero,'" TchaasAmen said, highlighting an area within the inner ear. He explained that pinching this spot can provide some relief. Another effective area to pinch is the meaty tissue between the index finger and thumb.
"You can typically feel some tension on one side or the other," TchaasAmen said. "If you hold that for a while, if you feel around, you might feel a little knot there. You hold some pressure there for about 30 seconds; you start to see or feel the pain decrease in your body. So there's some some some places you can reach pretty easily."
To book a consultation with TchaasAmen, visit his website at Heru Health, or reach out to him on his social media here. In addition to his AcuGraphs, every Saturday at 9 am, TchaasAmenis shares Qigong practice for free, both online and in person.
"If you understand traditional Chinese medicine, it's been around for 5000 years. So the body of evidence that shows that it works is there," TchaasAmen said about the perks of alternative treatment. "Modern medicines [have] only been around for a couple of 100 years, so most of our medical practitioners, they're practicing, right? So they're just learning some of this."
He further emphasizes the need to balance traditional medicine and modern health treatments and the importance of integrating both approaches for optimal healing and well-being.
"We bring the old world and new world abilities to analyze together, and we can find a comprehensive treatment program that's not cost prohibitive as well," TchaasAmen said. "You can come [to] see me about an AcuGraph. It takes three minutes of your day. I'll be out in parks and [doing] things like that, sometimes giving them free, and you get a comprehensive report to go back to your medical doctor and say, 'Look, I have these problems. You know, what do you think about it as well?' We bring those reports together and come up with a treatment program that supports you. There's no reason not to."
For more stories about health and wellness happening in Seattle and beyond, tune into Trae every weekday at 11 am on all Converge Media platforms and The Day With Trae YouTube Channel.
