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Chinese medicine and physical exercise

on 05/08/2008 by Eric Grey in Acupuncture, Herbs & Other modalities

Lately, I’ve been considering any holes I can find in my Classical Chinese Medicine education here at NCNM. Amazingly, there aren’t many. It’s hard to put together a top notch program in any topic, much less one as complicated as Chinese medicine. One place I have found myself without much to go on is in [...]

Multi-disciplinary herbal study – Huang Qi

on 04/08/2008 by Eric Grey in Acupuncture, Herbs & Other modalities

Last term at NCNM, the Classical Chinese Medicine students in my class took a course with Paul Kalnins, an anthroposophical researcher and natural medicine superstar, about the pharmacology of natural substances. We were asked to write a paper about a particular herb, bringing together Chinese and Western information about it. I asked my class if [...]

What do my personal finances have to do with Classical Chinese herbal formulas?

on 02/12/2008 by Eric Grey in Acupuncture, Herbs & Other modalities, Business and Productivity

As part of my February Year of Sagely Living commitment, I am listening to Steven Covey’s Principle Centred Leadership on audiobook. It’s a wonderful theory Mr. Covey has put forward and I look forward to discussing it in more detail here on the blog. There’s something else I’ve been doing that I didn’t announce as [...]

Why Chinese herbal formula science is the most advanced medicine out there

on 01/06/2008 by Eric Grey in Acupuncture, Herbs & Other modalities

I’ve been working on reviewing my Fall term notes. It’s been a fun process, one I haven’t done before. I can recommend it highly to any student. I find that it helps me consolidate the knowledge I internalized during the prior three months, making me feel much clearer and ready to receive the new influx. The [...]

Product Review: Living Meridian acupuncture charts

on 11/26/2007 by Eric Grey in Acupuncture, Herbs & Other modalities

I have had the distinct pleasure of working with the Living Meridian acupuncture charts these last weeks while studying for finals. I wanted to spend some quality time working with them before I wrote a review so I could get a full appreciation for their strengths and weaknesses. My one line impression is that these [...]