160 Five Movements and Six Qi • Sharon Weizenbaum
Acupuncture We often consider the Five Phases when doing acupuncture, and the Six Conformations when treating our patients with herbal medicine.In this Part Two conversation with Sharon Weizenbaum we consider the interplay of “wu yun, liu qi” the five movements and six climatic...
155 Following Balance and Flow • Jake Fratkin
Acupuncture It is surprising where life can take us. We follow a hunch or a nudge and somehow gain some momentum that in time generates wind for our sails. Not many westerners in the 1970’s started along the road of Chinese medicine. In this long ranging conversation with Jake...
149 What’s Going on Here? A Researcher Explores Acupuncture • Richard Hammerschlag
Acupuncture The prolific science fiction write Issac Asimov wrote “The most exciting phrase to hear in science, the one that heralds new discoveries, is not “Eureka!” (I found it!) but “That’s funny …” The wonderful thing about research is that it invites delicious questions and...
143 Put Your Best Voice Forward- Tech for Telemedicine • Michael Max
The practice of practice We are used to lousy sound quality that we don’t realize how it stresses our nervous system and gets in the way of clear and effective communication. I often hear people complain about how they don’t like to look at the computer, but I suspect the issue is more that...