273 Intention, Awareness and The Power of Restraint • Zoe Brenner
Acupuncture Our job as Chinese Medicine practitioners is not so much to impress our ideas on patients but to cultivate a capacity and restraint to allow them to come back to themselves. Our assessment is meant to determine the patient’s understanding of their disharmony, and...
272 Ishizaka Acupuncture, Attending to the Stillness in the Center of Motion • Kubota Sensei
Acupuncture Many acupuncture traditions share the idea that our troubles stem from a root cause , and treating the root is an essential part of the therapeutic process. Then there is the branch where symptomatic issues present themselves, this is the focus for the patient, and...
257 Qi, Blood and Fluids • Jeffrey Dann & Mark Petruzzi
Acupuncture The ability to perceive with our hands, to assess the flow of life through the body, is a valued skill in East Asian medicine. It’s a fine and discerning art that takes full form when thinking does not overshadow; when cognitive understanding of anatomical landmarks...
226 Connections and Principles of Japanese Acupuncture, The Nan Jing, and the Saam Method • Thomas Sorensen
Acupuncture Leaves on a plant curl and turn yellow when the soil is not right. The health of a cat is reflected in the texture of its fur and clearity in the eyes. Likewise with people we can discern states of wellness or illness by attending to those parts of the body that are...