Heart constrictor - secondary meridian pathways

I think the first place to start with a more detailed exploration of the meridians is within the muscle/sinew channels of each meridian. One of the best texts, in my opinion, for this exploration is .

An older text, but still one of my favorites, which also has good diagrams (less explanation) of the sinew channels is .

These somewhat, but not exclusively, also map closely to dermatomes as they are understood in western medicine. Also trigger point therapy also draws heavily on these relationships. So all of those charts give a deeper understanding of how things weave together.

In fact, (again in my opinion), the worst possible way to learn of the meridians (and the most common) is that they are a straight line along the meridian with points -on- that line. Instead of what is more true, is the line is just a path, but the points themselves are wells that connect deeply into broad arrays of fascia and internal networking which is a large reason why they have the effect they do.

I think you would see at least some connective tissues/dermatome relationships for your specific issues.

As for the zen shiatsu diagram you link to, those pathways are there because of the emphasis on the hara (or abdominal diagnosis) which in the hara diagnosis text above you will see a much deeper exploration of those ideas within the context of acupuncture. It is a highly recommended read.

Dear Yin Yang house,

I just noticed I’ve linked to another website in my previous message. I meant to link to the zen shiatsu meridian chart by Shizuto Masunaga (see attachment). The heart constrictor pathway he discovered seems to have a small channel around the sacrum area (the green line near the bladder channel).

I just felt the need to correct it, because I think it’s a very interesting chart.

[ image removed for copyright reasons - if you can link directly to the image rather than uploaded illegally distributed material that would be preferred ]