229 Saam Panel on Practice • Sharon Sherman, Jeri Steele & Charles Bishop
Acupuncture Yin/Yang is a lovely idea. The counterbalance of opposites sounds so good on paper, but the expression of those heavenly ideas within the limitations and form of Earth brings a lot of suffering, strife and pain. And yet, when we look at the earth as a whole, when we...
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...
224 Integrating Sensing and Thinking Through the Lens of Japanese Acupuncture • Paul Movsessian
Acupuncture Our job as clinicians is to help our patients. And to help them we must first understand them. Which is easier said than done, especially as we all have different ways of being in the world, our perception has a lot to do with which senses we like to rely upon and the...
215 Inquisitiveness, Engagement and Vitality • Velia Wortman
Acupuncture As practitioners of Chinese Medicine, it’s our responsibility to address all aspects of our patient’s experience: mind, body, and spirit. This demands that we listen carefully to the various streams of information at our disposal—whether from our learned experience or...