128 Saam Acupuncture, the Scholar Tradition • Andreas Bruch
Acupuncture The Saam tradition traces its roots back four hundred years to a monk who as part of his meditative practice received some insight into medicine that allowed him see and work simultaneously with the five phases and six conformations. But monks are not doctors, even if...
123 Creativity, Presence and Attention • Michael McMahon
Cultivation The practice of medicine is not completely about what we do, it’s also informed by how we are. How our presence, perception and allowing ourselves to abide in that space between knowing, sensing and being can invite a quiet, non-rational part of ourselves into the...
118 Daoism in the Modern World • Josh Paynter
Cultivation Daoism and Daoist thought is something that many acupuncturists have been exposed to. It might have been part of what launched our interest in studying medicine. And perhaps you’ve had the experience of reading books like the Dao De Jing and come away more with a...
113 Ripples in the Flow: Pulses, Nanjing and the Questioning Mind • Z’ev Rosenberg
Acupuncture The classics are helpful not just because they contain pointers to how medicine works. They are helpful because of the discussions they have generated amongst practitioners over the twin distances of time and space. They are a kind of thread that connects us with the...