358 History Series: Remember, Acupuncture is Fantastic • Julian Scott
Acupuncture While many are keen on looking to “science up” acupuncture and squeeze it into the thinking and theories of conventional medicine, others are quite content with the weirdness of it. And enjoy playing around in the territory that’s off the radar of Western science. ...
354 History Series: In the Footsteps of a Compleat Acupuncturist • Peter Eckman
Acupuncture In the late 60’s and early 70’s of the last century East Asian medicine began to emerge into mainstream culture. The Reston NY Times article is often cited as a catalytic moment that put the idea of Chinese acupuncture into the minds of Americans. But other streams of...
345 History Series – Things That Don’t Make Sense Will be Helpful to You Later • Ted Kaptchuk
History It was challenging enough for me in the 1990’s to set myself on the path of learning acupuncture. and by then, we had established schools and clear pathways to licensure and a livelihood. But back in the early days it took a rare kind of individual with a big spirit...