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The acupuncture channels and Chinese herb flavors

8 December 2008 Classical Texts (general)

This is a guest post from my friend and colleague, Michael Givens.  Please enjoy and look forward to more posts from him in the future.  :)
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It’s been a while since I’ve submitted an article for this blog, but I recently read something both inspiring and provocative, which has moved me [...]

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Necessity is the mother of learning acupuncture points

31 October 2008 Acupuncture

One of the things I have noticed in my scant 20 or so weeks of hands-on clinical practice is the great difficulty of accurately locating acupuncture points.  At times the body seems an intolerably huge landscape – full of unfamiliar landmarks and confounding convolutions.  Yes, at other times the complications diminish and it seems as [...]

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Acupuncture is more than just needles

29 September 2007 Acupuncture

I consider myself an herbs man, primarily. During my first year in school, I decided that I was going to try to focus as quickly as possible. Now, granted, I need to learn as much as possible about the medicine as a whole. I need to know points, channel theory, point combinations, [...]

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How to learn the acupuncture points and channels deeply by engaging your whole Self

11 August 2007 Acupuncture

I found it extremely difficult to learn the acupuncture points and channels despite the expert instruction I received from Jim Cleaver, LAc. When I reach a difficult point in learning a subject, I have a simple strategy I use to break through the wall. I find a way to engage all of my [...]

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