The Ba Zi is a description of the moment we enter this world, it’s the weather we carry with us from that first breath. It shows tendencies of expression, not unlike how DNA plays a familiar rhythm through us.
In this conversation with Howard Chen we explore the Ba Zi and in particular the influence of the Day Master, which is a helpful place to begin when sorting through the complex interrelationships of the phases, especially if you’re a practitioner of acupuncture.
Listen into this conversation on why we have tendencies to rely on our generation or control cycle, how our superpower is a resource and at times trouble to overcome, and how we can balance out the wobbles we all carry that make us uniquely ourselves.
- The practice of ba zi
- Acupuncture and meditation
- Chinese medicine’s connection with patients
- Ba zi as a pre-heaven essence
- The behaviors as means of balance
- How to use ba zi in a non-invasive way as a practitioner
- The five elements on patients
- Influence of the day master
- Compassion in practice and healing
- Learning the characters of ba zi
In the Five Element (Phase) framework, any individual’s Constitution is defined as a combination of a main constitutional element, and seven supporting elements. These elements can be determined through the Chinese Lunisolar Calendar.
Howard Chen, M.D.
I’m a Family and Integrative Biomedicine physician, founder and director of The Chen Center for Integrative Medicine, and the founding Medical Director of Renown Health’s Medical Acupuncture Clinic in Reno, NV, and their subsequent Integrative Primary Care Clinic. I am also a Fellow of the American Board of Medical Acupuncture, and an Assistant Professor of Clinical Family Medicine at the University of Nevada, Reno. I currently teach for the Academy of Acupuncture, the Tan Academy of Balance, and Middle Way Acupuncture Institute, where I am also a final year student.
My introduction to acupuncture was in Taipei during an elective rotation in Medical School. I certified in Medical Acupuncture in 2006 through the Helms Medical Institute physician pathway, which taught me French Energetics. I went on to study Worsley 5e with Drs. Moss and Puhky, Muscle Channel Technique with Frank He, and Medical Qi Gong with Stephen Aung.
My greatest achievement, however, was being Dr. Richard Tan’s only physician apprentice and in his first graduating class of BaZi consultants.
In my current practice, I utilize a combination of BaZi Birth Chart Analysis, Yi Jing, Balance Method, and my own invention of Chen’s Distance Acupuncture Technique (C-DAT) to treat patients remotely.
Links and Resources
Visit Howard on his clinic or personal websites.
He's involved with the work of Dr. Tan, and Eileen Han. And currently studying acupuncture at Middle Way Acupuncture Institute.
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