So, I passed my thesis defense! I have a few revisions to make – when I’m done with those and have final approval I will (a) breathe a big sigh of relief, (b) begin posting portions of my thesis for discussion on the blog. The thesis process was a good one, overall. I know that [...]
Continue reading...It’s been almost four years, now, that I’ve been doing focused and formal study of Chinese medicine. Over that time, I’ve tried many study methods. Some of them were only useful during some specific part of my education, and still others were rejected because they didn’t work for me over the long haul. Others did [...]
Continue reading...I’ve been thinking about writing for about two weeks – I looked back at a couple of posts I wrote recently and realized that I had resolved to write more frequently. The idea was to just put out there what I was learning. A noble goal – and one to which I am still committed. [...]
Continue reading...This is a guest post from my friend and colleague, Michael Givens. It’s been a while since I’ve submitted an article for this blog, but I recently read something both inspiring and provocative, which has moved me to writing; this, and that I am in the thick of writing my classical Chinese Medicine thesis for [...]
Continue reading...One of the things I have noticed in my scant 20 or so weeks of hands-on clinical practice is the great difficulty of accurately locating acupuncture points. At times the body seems an intolerably huge landscape – full of unfamiliar landmarks and confounding convolutions. Yes, at other times the complications diminish and it seems as [...]
Continue reading...As you all know, herbs are my passion. More accurately, formulas are my passion. Formula science is my passion! But, I do have a strong affinity for the herbs as plants and study them as such. Further, I have a real desire to get as close as possible to the original way of prescribing [...]
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