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Student Life

Frustrations on the path to Chinese medicine mastery

7 March 2010 Learning

I’ve been working with students explicitly for about a year now, teaching at NCNM. I think I will be continuing to do this, as the activity suits me and it also forces me to keep studying. I find that I want to teach about learning a lot, even though I do like teaching about herbs [...]

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The sages of Chinese antiquity stood facing South

3 November 2009 Character

Today, on a walk I was taught an important lesson by some late migrating geese. In the late summer and autumn, we get a whole lot of geese flying overhead in my neighborhood. We live pretty close to a couple of wildlife refuges, one being specifically devoted to waterfowl. In general, in Portland, the autumn [...]

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Setting yourself up for learning success : First, know thyself

1 September 2009 Herbal Medicine

In my last article, I mentioned my idea that the best way to learn Chinese herbs is through what I’m calling the “relational method.” Before we can dive headlong into the process I am describing, we need to prepare some ground. Today, I want to talk a little about learning in general, relationship styles and [...]

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How Devonthink is blowing my mind and rekindling my love for Chinese Medicine (Part 1/2)

11 August 2009 Blogging

I have a passion for organizing information in efficient ways. I’ve spent the better part of the last decade trying to find a system that meets the demands I place on it. As a Chinese medicine practitioner, why am I so obsessed with information management? Isn’t that something better left to corporate managers and computer [...]

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Acupuncture and Chinese medicine board exam preparation : the bad, the worse, and the ugly

21 July 2009 Book Reviews

I recently took and passed three NCCAOM board exams. I think I may have lost months and years of my life’s energy in doing so. It was one of the more annoying testing experiences of my life. This was the case due to a number of factors, and none of them have to do with [...]

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