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18 August 2010 Acupuncture

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So I got several hundred words into this evenings post when I realized that it wasn’t a blog [...]

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Regarding the Pericardium

11 August 2010 Acupuncture

Recently I found myself “eavesdropping” on an online conversation between two professors at NCNM, namely Roger Batchelor and Ed Neal, on the subject of the Pericardium in the Classics. What came out of it was more than a little enlightening and inspired me to talk about the Pericardium a bit this week.
 
The essential point of [...]

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Strategy in Chinese Medicine, pt 4: Timing and Momentum

7 July 2010 Acupuncture

Let’s conclude this series on strategy in Chinese medicine with our final two points.
 
Treating Erratically
Martin Luther once said that Mankind is like a drunkard who upon falling off his horse on one side overcompensates and promptly falls off the other side. In Chinese medicine, the opposite of sticking with the same protocol no matter the [...]

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Strategy in Chinese Medicine: Timing and Momentum, pt. 3

23 June 2010 Acupuncture

The past two weeks we’ve been discussing timing as it pertains to acupuncture and herbology. Let’s now tackle momentum.
As you may recall, the quote we have been referencing from the Art of War is this:
“When a falcon strike breaks the body of its prey, it is because of timing. When torrential water tosses boulders, it [...]

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Strategy in Chinese Medicine: Timing and Momentum, pt. 1

9 June 2010 Acupuncture

This week I’d like to introduce a vital concept from the world of Classical Chinese military strategy, namely that of timing and momentum.  In the Chinese military classic The Art of War, Sun Zi states:
“When a falcon strike breaks the body of its prey, it is because of timing. When torrential water tosses boulders, it [...]

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