REN-22 Tiantu - Heaven Rushing Out
More Spirit Names: Heaven Projection, Celestial Chimney, Heaven's Chimney, Celestial Rush, Jade Door
| English: | Heavenly Prominence |
| Also Known As: | Heaven Rushing Out Heavenly Chimney Heaven's Prominence Heaven's Chimney Heaven Projection |
Location
- 0.5 cun above the suprasternal notch, in the middle of the depression.
- In the center of the supraclavicular fossa.
- On the midline, in the center of the suprasternal fossa, 0.5 cun superior to the suprasternal notch.
Needling
- Transverse insertion, first insert perpendicularly for 0.2 to 0.4 cun, then point the needle downward along the posterior side of the manubrium sterni, anterior to the trachea, approximately 1 to 1.5 cun. Sensation: local distention and soreness and a constricted sensation around the pharynx.
- Straight insertion 0.3 to 0.5 cun. Sensation: local distention and soreness.
- Caution: when making the transverse insertion, use caution to avoid inserting the needle too deeply and puncturing the aorta or anonyma arteries. An excessively deep straight insertion will puncture the trachea. Avoid straying too far to the right or left, particularly in cases of emphysema, where the needle may puncture the Lung or subclavian artery.
- First puncture perpendicularly 0.2 cun, and then insert the needle tip downward along the posterior aspect of the sternum, 0.5 to 1 cun.
- Moxibustion is applicable.
- Perpendicular insertion 0.3 cun.
- With the neck extended, needle first perpendicularly 0.2 to 0.3 cun, then direct the needle inferiorly along the posterior border of the manubrium of the sternum 0.5 to 1 cun.
Command Functions
- Window of the Sky (Window of Heaven) point
- Intersection point of the Intersection point of the Yin Wei channel
Actions
- Facilitates and regulates Lung Qi
- Cools the throat
- Cleans the voice
- Stimulates the descending function of Lung Qi
- Resolves Phlegm
- Clears Heat
- Stops cough and wheezing
- Benefits the throat and voice
- Soothes asthma
Indications
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Combinations
Bronchial asthma | Coughing and wheezing induced by rheumatic Heart disease | Hiccups |
REN-17 | REN-17 | UB-13 |
Rebellious Qi cough | Asthma Inability to sleep at night Agitated mind Dyspnea and cough | Cough that reaches the voice (hoarse voice) |
HT-4 | ||
Loss of voice | Sudden loss of voice with lockjaw | Swollen painful throat |
SI-16 | ||
Pain of the Heart with shortness of breath | Heat sensation of the skin of the face |
Contraindications
Notes
- This point stimulates the descending of Lung Qi and is widely used to treat cough and asthma.
- This point is said to treat the thyroid, hunger, eye troubles, hearing problems, nasal problems and frustration.
- It is said to be good for drug addiction.
- It is good for someone who does not want to converse.
Five Elements Spirit Perspective
| Spirit of the Point | Heaven Rushing Out lies between the rest of the body and the head and heavens. The neck is where earth gives way to heaven, where spirits enter and come in and out, and many images of spirits passing in and out gather here. If it shuts, the person is left cut off, depressed and imprisoned in darkness; the point brings a feeling of movement, an opening. Speech and creative self-expression are linked with it as well. It lets a person stay present where they are, even in pain, and express themselves from the core of their own being; the point sits in the fifth energy center. It is for when the person is ready to see but can't: there is no light or fresh air. It enriches communication and gives the tools for helpful expression, blasting through old garbage, habitual patterns and the issues that keep returning. |
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| Worsley | Location: On the front midline below the cricoid cartilage, 1.6 ACI above REN-21. |
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From Class
- Ren-22 & Ren-23 on Yin Wei Mai: Yin Wei rises to Ren-22 and Ren-23 — the power of giving speech to what's been hidden; voicing 'the demons' lets them leave. (Lewis)
- Ren-22 Tiantu (Heaven's Chimney): Exchange between emotional body and spirit; heaven whispers awakening through it at birth, and the soul exhales through the same gate at death. (Lewis)
- Ren-22 Tiantu (Heaven's Chimney) — breath practice: Death Canal meditation: rest awareness at Ren-22, narrow the throat for soft audible breath, tongue on palate, long exhalations — 'allow yourself to be breathed'. (Lewis)
- Ren-22 Tiantu and Du-14 Dazhui — yin/yang pooling at the throat: All yin channels pool at Heaven's Chimney (Ren-22), all yang at the Big Hammer (Du-14); the still point between, mid-throat, is the meditation focus. (Johnson)
- Ren-22, Ren-23, Du-15 (Window of Sky points): Open communication between heaven and earth; located between heart and brain so what is truly in the heart can come out past our adornments. (Lewis)
- Ren-22, Ren-23, Du-15 (unspoken words): Ren-22 and Ren-23 release tension at the tongue base; Du-15 Mute Gate helps express what remained unspoken and find closure. (Lewis)
- Horizontal 'chakra' levels: ankles, knees, hips/groin, Ren-1, Ren-8, Ren-12, Ren-15, Ren-17, Ren-22, Yintang, Du-20: Levels where repression shows as tightness/symptoms; treat with Ren and Du points at that level plus Chong (KI/ST channel) points, and inner/outer bladder line points.
- Thyroid with Ren/Qiao: Ren-21, Ren-22, ST-9: Ren-21 benefits the throat; Ren-22 treats goiter; ST-9 Renying is key — benefits/disinhibits throat and neck. (Rabinowitz)
- Windows of Heaven (10 points between chest and head): Ten Windows of Heaven influence autonomic balance and release emotional burdens; needle, or at the bedside use essential oils, magnets or gentle massage. (Lewis)
- Ren, Du, Wei summary (review): Ren: bonding/imprinting, Ren-21–23 for thyroid; Du: individuation, brain, Du-16–17 HPA axis; Wei: global linking, profound depression/loss of purpose (SJ-5, PC-6). (Rabinowitz)
- Anointing the Seven Stars of the Great Dipper: Anoint seven levels of the central axis from Ren-1/Du-1 up to Du-20 so the spirits ascend through the crown; front Ren points can substitute for back Du points. (Lewis)
- Death rattle — Po learning to stop breathing: Rather than medicating the death rattle, reposition, massage the chest, stimulate Ren-22 and support the family; the Po is learning to stop breathing. (Lewis)
- Yin Wei Mai psychic treatment — forgiving the past: Resolves deepest internal conflict: PC-6 opens the chest, KI-9 witnesses life as a revered guest, SP-15 centers, SP-16 for unresolved heartbreak, LV-14 unbinds the chest, Ren-22/23 tell a new story. (Lewis)