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Issues of patient-doctor relationship, doctor-doctor relationship, mentorship, self cultivation, meditation, community interaction, professional development and so on

Love, inspiration and living Chinese medicine

on 04/12/2012 by Eric Grey in Community and Cultivation

So now Faith, Hope and Love abide, these three; but the greatest of these is love. (Corinthians 1:13) Have you ever found yourself frozen? In private practice in Chinese medicine (as in other medicine – I assume) this happens. A particularly difficult patient walks in, presenting with something you’ve never seen before. Or perhaps they [...]

7 features of great Chinese Medicine practitioners

on 10/02/2011 by Eric Grey in Community and Cultivation

I wrote this article in 2007, and have updated it a little bit. What’s interesting is that my view of what makes a great Chinese medicine practitioner hasn’t changed that much. That’s because I have created my ideas about this by watching those practitioners whom I respect the most, who take their cues primarily from [...]

Reintroducing Deepest Health – a center for learning and living deeply rooted Chinese medicine

on 09/22/2011 by Eric Grey in Community and Cultivation

Welcome (or welcome back!) For long time readers, especially those of you that read by email subscription or RSS, I implore you – come check out the site! It’s been entirely redesigned, and I would really love to hear your thoughts about the changes. For those of you who are new, you’ve come on board [...]

Dawn

on 09/20/2011 by Eric Grey in Community and Cultivation

It’s almost 1am, Pacific time, and I’m about ready to get in bed. I’ve got a full day ahead of me, but I just had to put out this quick blog entry. The day I’ve been promising is finally here. The blog has been redesigned, the purpose of the site reimagined, and from here on [...]

Spirituality and the practice of Chinese medicine

on 08/04/2010 by Eric Grey in Community and Cultivation

I want to start this post with a question. What role does your spiritual life play in your practice of Chinese medicine? For those of you who do not acknowledge having a “spiritual life,” what role does your “inner life” play in your practice of Chinese medicine? To say it another way, how does the [...]