Get the most comprehensive online training in acupoints and meridians
Learn practical, palpation-based techniques to create better clinical results with less effort, less guesswork, and more precision.
Acupoint Alchemy
Discover What 2,000 Years of Clinical Observation Revealed About Healing.
Learn how acupoints and meridian pathways can help you:
-
- Identify patterns that are often missed by conventional assessment
- Understand how acupoints and meridian pathways influence the entire body system
- Improve treatment planning and clinical outcomes
Join the training
How Can Acupoints & Meridians Improve Clinical Outcomes?
- Stress and anxiety
- Headaches and migraines
- Neck and shoulder pain
- Lower back pain
- Digestive concerns
- Reproductive and hormonal imbalances
The challenge is that these symptoms often have multiple underlying causes.
Two clients may present with the same complaint, yet require completely different treatment approaches.
For example, a headache may result from excess tension rising upward, or it may stem from an underlying deficiency that leaves the body unable to properly nourish and support the head. Neck pain may originate from local muscular tension, postural compensation patterns, digestive dysfunction, emotional stress, or imbalances within the meridian system.
When treatment focuses only on the symptom, results are often temporary.
When treatment addresses the underlying pattern, outcomes become more effective and lasting.
Is Acupoint Alchemy Right for You?
Acupoint Alchemy is designed for practitioners who want to move beyond protocols and develop a deeper understanding of how the body functions as an integrated system.
This training is for you if you are:
✔ A Massage Therapist
Looking for effective ways to assess and address pain, tension, and movement restrictions while reducing the physical strain of your treatments.
✔ A Bodyworker
Interested in understanding the relationships between muscles, fascia, joints, organs, and energetic pathways to create more comprehensive treatment plans.
✔ A Shiatsu Practitioner
Ready to deepen your understanding of meridian theory, acupoints, and palpation-based assessment.
✔ An Acupuncturist
Seeking a fresh perspective on meridian relationships, and incorporating manual therapy into your treatments.
✔ An Osteopath or Manual Therapist
Interested in incorporating the insights of East Asian medicine into your existing assessment and treatment framework.
✔ A Practitioner Who Wants Better Clinical Results
You don't need another collection of techniques.
You need a framework that helps you understand why treatments succeed, why they fail, and how to adapt your approach to the individual in front of you.
This Training May Not Be Right for You If...
✘ You are looking for a quick-fix protocol for every condition.
✘ You want a course based entirely on memorization.
✘ You prefer rigid treatment formulas rather than clinical reasoning.
✘ You are unwilling to practice palpation and observation skills.
Acupoint Alchemy teaches practitioners how to think, assess, and treat with greater intention—not simply which points to use for a particular symptom.
Look Beyond the Symptom
One of the fundamental principles of East Asian Medicine is understanding whether a condition is primarily one of:
Excess
Too much tension, stagnation, heat, congestion, or accumulation within a system.
Deficiency
Insufficient energy, blood, fluids, nourishment, or functional support within a system.
While two clients may both complain of headaches, digestive issues, anxiety, or lower back pain, one may require dispersing an excess pattern while another requires supporting a deficiency pattern.
Without understanding this distinction, it becomes difficult to choose the most effective treatment strategy.
Discover the Root Cause
In Acupoint Alchemy, you'll learn how to use acupoints and meridian pathways to uncover the deeper patterns contributing to your client's symptoms.
You'll learn how to:
✔ Differentiate between excess and deficiency patterns
✔ Identify which meridians are involved in a condition
✔ Understand how organ systems influence pain, movement, emotions, digestion, and overall health
✔ Recognize relationships between seemingly unrelated symptoms
✔ Select treatment strategies based on the underlying pattern rather than the presenting symptom
✔ Create more individualized and effective treatment plans
From Symptom-Based Treatment to Pattern-Based Treatment
Rather than memorizing protocols for headaches, back pain, digestive issues, or stress, you'll learn a clinical framework that can be applied to virtually any condition.
Because when you understand the underlying pattern, the appropriate treatment often becomes much clearer.
This shift—from treating symptoms to understanding patterns—is what transforms acupoints and meridians from a collection of techniques into a powerful clinical system.
the shift
Most continuing education teaches practitioners what to do.
Acupoint Alchemy teaches you how to think.
Instead of memorizing protocols, you'll learn how to:
- Recognize meaningful patterns
- Select points with greater intention
- Understand why treatments succeed or fail
- Adapt your approach to the individual in front of you
- Create more effective treatment plans with confidence
Because when you understand the pattern, choosing the treatment becomes much easier.
Far more than acupuncture points, acupoints and meridians provide a practical framework for assessment and treatment that can elevate any bodywork practice.
What's Inside Acupoint Alchemy?
Acupoint Alchemy takes you from foundational concepts to practical clinical application, giving you a framework you can immediately integrate into your treatments.
Whether you're new to acupoints and meridians or looking to deepen existing knowledge, you'll learn how to assess patterns, select points with intention, and create more effective treatment strategies.
Module 1: Foundations of East Asian Medicine
Build the framework that makes everything else make sense.
You'll learn:
✔ Yin and Yang principles
✔ Excess vs. Deficiency patterns
✔ Qi, Blood, and Body Fluids
✔ The Five Elements
✔ How East Asian Medicine views health and disease
✔ Why understanding patterns matters more than memorizing protocols
Outcome: Develop a clinical lens for understanding the root causes behind common symptoms.
Module 2: Understanding the Meridian System
Discover how meridian pathways connect and influence the entire body.
You'll learn:
✔ The 12 primary meridians
✔ Extraordinary vessels and their functions
✔ Meridian pathways and anatomical relationships
✔ How meridians relate to muscles, fascia, joints, and organs
✔ Common signs of meridian imbalance
✔ How symptoms travel along meridian pathways
Outcome: Learn to recognize patterns and relationships that are often missed in conventional assessment.
Module 3: Acupoints That Matter
Learn the most clinically useful acupoints and how to work with them.
You'll learn:
✔ Acupoint functions and indications
✔ Accurate point location
✔ Palpation skills and tissue assessment
✔ Why some points consistently outperform others
✔ How to select points with intention
✔ Local and distal treatment strategies
Outcome: Gain confidence using acupoints as assessment and treatment tools.
Module 4: Palpation & Clinical Assessment
Learn how to gather information directly from the body.
You'll learn:
✔ Meridian palpation techniques
✔ Tissue quality assessment
✔ Identifying excess and deficiency through touch
✔ Hara and abdominal assessment principles
✔ How to confirm treatment priorities
✔ Developing confidence in your clinical observations
Outcome: Improve assessment accuracy and treatment precision.
Module 5: clinical integration and treatment planning
Bring everything together into a practical framework that you can immediately apply in your treatments.
Understanding meridians and acupoints is only the beginning. The true art lies in recognizing patterns, selecting the most appropriate treatment strategy, and adapting your approach to the individual in front of you.
In this module, you'll learn how to integrate acupoints, meridian theory, palpation, and pattern recognition into a clear clinical decision-making process.
You'll learn:
✔ How to identify the most significant patterns contributing to a client's symptoms
✔ How to determine whether a condition is primarily excess, deficient, or a combination of both
✔ How to choose treatment strategies based on the underlying pattern rather than the presenting symptom
✔ How to select acupoints with greater intention and confidence
✔ Why some treatments produce lasting results while others provide only temporary relief
✔ How to create individualized treatment plans that evolve as the client's condition changes
✔ Practical case studies demonstrating the clinical application of acupoints and meridian pathways
Outcome: Move beyond symptom-based treatment and develop the skills to recognize and treat the root cause.
Included With Your Enrollment
✔ Lifetime access to all course materials
✔ Future course updates
✔ Downloadable resources and reference materials
✔ Practical demonstrations and case examples
✔ Continuing Education credits (pending/final approval wording as appropriate)
✔ Access from any device, at your own pace
By the End of This Course...
You'll understand how to use acupoints and meridian pathways as a practical clinical system—helping you identify patterns, select treatments with greater confidence, and achieve better results with less effort.
Stop memorizing protocols. Start understanding patterns.
the investment
Included With Your Enrolment: Value
Acupoint Alchemy Foundations (20 Hours) $ 797
Course Workbook & Reference Materials $ 97
YOUR BONUSES
Feeling The Hara - online training $197
Listening to the Pules - online training $197
Live Student Onboarding Session $ 197
Clinical Integration Mentorship Series (6 Months) $1197
20 CE Hours (pending approval) Included
Total Value $2679
Your Discount Pricing $597
Meet your instructor
Lisa Dowling is a trained acupuncturist, Licensed Shiatsu Therapist, Manual Osteopath, and educator with more than 25 years of experience in East Asian Medicine and bodywork.
She has taught at the Shiatsu School of Canada (AIM Academy), Toronto School of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Ontario College of Traditional Chinese Medicine, and continuing education programs across North America.
Lisa is the founder of Meridian Care Center and has trained thousands of practitioners in acupoints, cupping, gua sha, shiatsu, and meridian-based therapies.
Her passion is helping therapists bridge the gap between anatomy, touch, and the deeper relationships that influence healing and clinical outcomes.

