Mining for gold : Best of Deepest Health

Hey folks,

As I’m winding down on this crazy educational journey, I find myself nostalgic for those days of olde.  Back when I wrote posts with abandon.  Anyway, some pretty good discussions went on during some of those posts, and they can be hard to find in the archives.  I thought I would highlight some of the best here – for your weekend enjoyment.  One, the first listed, has a very recent discussion that has stirred up a lot of discussion among a few key folks at school – I expect it to blossom into a much larger conversation featuring several posts, at some point in the future.

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1. The differences between Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) and Classical Chinese Medicine (CCM) : this post was one of those things I wrote on the spur of the moment because I realized that not everyone was using the same terminology that I was using.  There are a lot of things I would do differently in that post, mostly make it longer and explain myself more clearly.  However, the discussion in the comments is the real gold.  Check it out.
2. 7 Keys to a balanced vegan diet in line with Chinese Medicine philosophy : again, this was something I wrote on a whim.  That seems to be what the readers like.  This is the highest ranking article in Google for “vegan chinese medicine” and has prompted a number of fascinating conversations.  Soon, I will publish a conversation between myself and an experienced practitioner about being vegan and prescribing Chinese herbs.  Look for it.
3. Reading widely to learn Chinese Medicine : This article got a lot of attention and I received more personal email about it than any other post I’ve written.  This is one of a rare class, a piece of writing that I look back at and find inspiration in even though I wrote it.
4. The Watershed posts : Although these posts didn’t receive much attention, they are among the closest to my heart.  I was truly engaged when writing all of them, and the ideas I express are going to be the heart of my practice for many years to come.  You can read about “What is a Watershed,” “The nuts and bolts of the Chinese Medicine Awareness experiment,” and “Entering the Flow.”
5. There are a lot of posts on Deepest Health about cosmology and symbolism.  While I could never speak as eloquently and practically on the topic as Heiner Fruehauf, people have found some of my posts on the subject to be useful basic introductions.  See “7 Keys to understanding the Classical Chinese Medicine concept of organs,” and the popular “Chinese Medical Symbolism: the Organ Clock.”

One day, in the not too distant future, I’ll be cranking out the content like I once did.  I’m really, really looking forward to that day.  For now, you can expect to hear from me this weekend about how I did in working through the first week of my 12 weeks of power.

Thanks everyone,

Eric

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